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Adam Richardson

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Position

Aquatic Technician

Email

info@mdfrc.org.au

Research themes

Flow Processes, Assessment, in particular;

  • environmental flows in rivers — the effects of hydrology on aquatic fauna, particularly fish and shrimp
  • life histories of riverine fish and shrimps.

Reports and Publications

Peer-reviewed publications

Richardson, A.J. and Cook, R.A. (2006) Habitat use by caridean shrimps in lowland rivers, Marine and Freshwater Research, 57: 695–701.

Hall, K., Baldwin, D.S., Rees, G.N. and Richardson, A.J. (in press) Distribution of inland wetlands with sulfidic sediments in the Murray–Darling Basin, Australia, Science of the Total Environment.

Humphries, P., Cook, R.A., Richardson, A.J. and Serafini, L.G. (2006) Creating a disturbance: manipulating slackwaters in lowland rivers, River Research and Applications, 22: 525–542.

Richardson, A.J., Growns, J.E & Cook, R.A. (2004) Distribution and life history of caridean shrimps in regulated lowland rivers in southern Australia, Marine and Freshwater Research, 55: 295-308.

Richardson, A.J. and Taylor, I.R. (2003) Are rice fields in south-eastern Australia an adequate substitute for natural wetlands as foraging areas for egrets? Waterbirds, 26(3): 353-363.

Richardson, A.J., Taylor, I.R. and Growns, J (2001) The foraging ecology of egrets in rice fields in southern New South Wales, Australia, Waterbirds, 24(1): 255-264.

Reports

Richardson, A.  (2007).  A  Review  of  Quality  Assurance  and  Quality  Control  Procedures  in  the  Sustainable  Rivers  Audit  Fish  Theme.  Report prepared for the Murray‐Darling Basin Commission, August, 45pp.  

Hall, K., Baldwin, D.S., Rees, G.N. and Richardson, A. (2006) Distribution of Sulfidic Sediments in Wetlands Along the Murray River. Report prepared for the NSW Murray Wetlands Working Group, February, 29 pp.

Hall, K., Baldwin, D.S., Rees, G.N. and Richardson, A. (2006) Distribution of Sulfidic Sediments in Inland Wetlands of New South Wales. Report prepared for the NSW Environment Trust, February, 33 pp.

Richardson, A, Meredith, S, Conallin, A. and Sharpe, C. (2005) Status of the Gunbower Island Fish community, June 2005 - Including Recommendations for Future Monitoring. Consultancy Report for North Central Catchment Management Authority. Murray Darling Freshwater Research Centre, Wodonga

Richardson, Adam, Rees, Gavin and Baldwin, Darren (2005) Review of the Existing Literature on the Environmental Effects of Wyangala Dam. Consultancy Report for NSW State Water. Murray Darling Freshwater Research Centre, Wodonga.

Richardson, Adam, Baldwin, Darren and Gawne, Ben (2004) Recommendations for Monitoring Program for Tuppal and Bullatale Creeks. Consultancy Report for NSW Department of Infrastructure Planning and Natural Resources. Murray Darling Freshwater Research Centre, Albury.

Taylor, Iain R. and Richardson, Adam (2000) The ecology and management of waterbirds on Fivebough Swamp. Johnstone Centre Report No.141, Albury, Charles Sturt University.