Position
Research Scientist
Email
info@mdfrc.org.au
Research Themes
Wetland ecology, secondary production, terrestrial-aquatic (riparian) interactions, land use. Assessment
Tertiary Education
BA/BSc (Hons), PhD - Monash University
Reports and Publications
Watkins, S.C. (2008) The importance of riparian vegetation and inundation patterns for billabongs of the Murray River. PhD thesis, Monash University.
Bailey P.C.E., Watkins S.C., Morris K.L. & Boon P.I. (2003) Do Melaleuca ericifolia SM. leaves suppress organic matter decay in freshwater wetlands? Archiv für Hydrobiologie, 156, 225-240.
Conference and Workshop Presentations
Effects of river red gum riparian zone clearing in seasonally inundated billabongs of the Murray River. Joint meeting of the New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society and the Australian Society for Limnology, Queenstown, New Zealand, December 2007.
The role of river red gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) leaf litter in seasonally inundated floodplain wetlands of the Murray River, Australia. International Conference on Riverine Hydroecology: Advances in Research and Applications, Stirling, Scotland, August 2006.
Ecological responses of Murray River billabongs to River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) leaf litter input. Australian Society for Limnology 43rd Annual Congress, Adelaide, December 2004
