MDFRC supports a team of zooplankton ecologists who work in conjunction with scientists and technicians from multiple freshwater disciplines, to deliver high quality scientific research and synthesis.
These include:
- Zooplankton community and structure assessments
- Taxonomic identification to genus
- Assessment of zooplankton and their ecology
- Pond and mesocosm experiments and/or manipulative field trials
- Scientifically analyse data and deliver comprehensive reviews and reports, including reviews and recommendations for management actions
- Surveys and monitoring
- Mentoring and supervising university students
The team also has an interest in:
- The water requirements of zooplankton communities in wetland, riparian and floodplain communities
- Impacts of salinity on emergence of egg banks
- Resting stages of zooplankton assemblages
- Environmental requirements of zooplankton communities
Key Contacts
Dr Daryl Nielsen d.nielsen@latrobe.edu.au
Matthew Vogel m.vogel@latrobe.edu.au
Rochelle Petrie r.petrie@latrobe.edu.au
Reports and publications
Duggan, I.C., Green, J.D. and Shiel, R.J. (2002). Distribution of rotifer assemblages in North Island, New Zealand, lakes: relationships to environmental and historical factors. Freshwater Biology 47(2): 195-206.
Nielsen, D.L., Gigney, H. and Watson, G. (2010). Riverine habitat heterogeneity: the role of slackwaters in providing hydrologic buffers for benthic microfauna. Hydrobiologia 638(1):181-191. DOI 10.1007/s10750-009-0039-8.
Nielsen, D. L., Brock, M.A. Petrie, R. and Crossle, K. (2007) The impact of salinity pulses on the emergence of plant and zooplankton from wetland seed and egg banks. Freshwater Biology 52(5): 784-795.
Nielsen, D.L., Brock, M.A., Vogel, M. and Petrie, R. (2008). From fresh to saline: a comparison of zooplankton and plant communities developing under a gradient of salinity with communities developing under constant salinity levels. Marine and Freshwater Research 59(7): 549-559.
Ning, N.S.P., Nielsen, D.L., Hillman, T.J. and Suter, P.J. (2008). Evaluation of a new technique for characterizing resting stage zooplankton assemblages in riverine slackwater habitats and floodplain wetlands. Journal of. Plankton Research 30(4): 415-422.
An interim listing of http://MDFRC Publications List 1986 - August 2011 can be downloaded.
