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RESEARCH UNIT NAME: Centre for Ecosystem Management

RESEARCH UNIT LEVEL (tick):

Level I Research Group*  Level II Research Centre

Level III Research Institute Centre of Excellence

Research Group may not be able to address questions with an asterisk below

REPORTING YEAR: 2013

BRIEF OVERVIEW AND HIGHLIGHTS (Outline major activities conducted in past year) In 2013, CEM member research activities have resulted in an increase in research income with 17 new projects totalling more than $2.7 million, including 3 Category 1 projects (totalling >$1.5 million). Research outputs have been maintained with 45 publications, including 5 books/book chapters, 25 peer-reviewed papers, 5 conferences papers and 10 reports.

Events/Achievements A major highlight for 2013 was the substantial engagement activities undertaken by members to promote CEM and ECU research outcomes and expertise. A total of 33 engagement activities with state, national international entities were undertaken.

Other highlights included a half- day research symposium. This was held during the ECU Research Week and was well attended. The symposium topic, Ecosystem Management in a Drying Landscape, was of particular interest to over 90 research collaborators from outside the university. The outcome of the research day has already led to new collaborative projects and we hope that such partnerships continue to grow into the future.

MEMBERSHIP (Full Title of Researchers, including staff, research students, adjuncts in the past year)

Director Professor Ray Froend

Management Committee Professor Will Stock Associate Professor Andrea Hinwood Associate Professor Mark Lund

Academic Staff Dr Mary Boyce Dr Robert Davis Professor Pierre Horwitz

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Dr Annette Koenders Dr Kristina Lemson Dr Clint McCullough Dr Eddie van Etten Dr Magda Wajrak

Post Doctoral Research Fellows Dr Melanie Blanchette Dr Anna Callan Dr. Caroline Canham Dr. Jason Coughran Dr Megan Huggett Dr Bea Sommer Dr Amanda Wheeler

Honorary Research Associates Professor David Goodall

Adjunct Staff Dr Allan Burbidge Associate Professor Rod Giblett Associate Professor Adrianne Kinnear Dr Alan Needham Dr Naresh Radhakrishnan Emeritus Professor Harry Recher Dr. Pascal Scherrer Ms Esmee Webb

Research Staff Ms Muriel Davies Dr Simon Judd Ms Colleen Lindberg Ms Michelle Newport Ms Jennifer Wilson Ms Lorraine Wyse

Research Students

PhD Mr David Blake Mr John Bunn Mr Quinton Burnham Ms Kelly Chapman Mr Timothy Doherty Mr Kwasi Frimpong Mr Chatchai Intatha Mr. Aaron P. Jenkins Ms Umme Kalsoom Ms Patcharasorn Karatna Mr Christopher Kavazos Ms Karunia Fatien MacDonald Mr Shaun Molloy Ms Ana Muler Mr Craig Pentland

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Mr Rylan Shearn Ms Katesuda Sitthisuntikul Ms Meenu Vitarana

MSc Ms Gemma Broderick Mr Marcus Cosentino Ms Natasha Dunham Ms Lauren Hibbird Ms Teagan Johnston Mr Justin King Ms Megan Ladbrook Peter Malanczak Ms Michelle Newport Mr Michael Pezzaniti Mr William Phelps Ms Maria Ramirez Caro Mr Justin Reynolds Ms Heather Salomons Ms Alice Sedgman Ms Megan Stalker Mr Badin Thornton Ms Joyleen Unno Ms Sharon Zuiddam Ms Katesuda Sitthisuntikul Ms Meenu Vitarana

NEW GRANTS (Identify Funding Body, Value of grant, Years funded, Chief Investigator, collaborators, title)

Chief Value of Funding Years Title of Grant/Project Collaborators Investigator Grant Body Funded A/Prof. Mark LUND, Microbial metagenomics: A A/Prof. next-generation DNA Edith Richard BLANCHETT sequencing approach to $13,450 Cowan 1 ALLCOCK E, Melanie improving river condition University (UWA), assessment Prof. Andrew WHITELEY (UWA) A/Prof. Mark LUND, Mining for microbes: The A/Prof. application of next-generation Edith Richard BLANCHETT DNA sequencing technology $7,500 Cowan 1 ALLCOCK E, Melanie to mine lake remediation. University (UWA), Prof. Andrew WHITELEY (UWA)

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Resistance is useful: Edith CANHAM, Characterising plant resistance $16,877 Cowan Caroline to water stress in a drying University landscape Gundawa Regional Impacts of fire on semi-arid Conservati Davis, Robert $ 20,000 shrubland birds on Associatio n ANZ Executors Understanding the trophic DOHERTY, and ecology and impact of feral $ 6,500 Tim Trustee cats in Australia’s rangelands Company Limited Grains Research & Pilot Malting Australia - $478,803 DUNN, Hugh Developm 4 Commercial Validation Project ent Corporatio n Australian Australian Export Grains Export $460,000 DUNN, Hugh Innovation Centre – Financial Grains

Assistance Agreement Innovation Centre BHP Billiton Iron Ore BHP (BHPBIO) Ecological Water Billiton FROEND, Ray Asset Project - Regional $266,342 2 BHP Billiton Iron Ore Ecohydrology Monitoring (BHPBIO) Network Environmental Monitoring and Departme Investigations for the nt of FROEND, Ray Gnangara and Jandakot $ 58,037 1 Water Mounds – Wetland Vegetation (WA) Monitoring Departme nt of Parks Provision of Ecohydrological FROEND, Ray $ 64,700 and 1 Study of Riparian Vegetation Wildlife WA Water Ecohydrological States on the UWA FROEND, Ray $441,000 Corporatio 3 Gnangara Mound CSIRO n, DPaW Environmental Monitoring and Departme Investigations for the HORWITZ, nt of Gnangara and Jandakot $ 41,615 Pierre Water Mounds - Macroinvertebrate (WA) and Water Quality Monitoring

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Foundational aspects for a research consortium on health, Edith HORWITZ, $ 37,252 water and landscapes: a Cowan Pierre database and a learning University network Rottnest Island Salt Lakes – Rottnest HORWITZ, Feasibility of a Ramsar Site $ 5,000 Island Pierre Nomination Authority Foundational aspects for a research consortium on health, Edith HORWITZ, water and landscapes: a $ 80,624 Cowan Pierre database and a learning University network LUND, Mark Australian Coal pit lake closure by river Lund; $631,715 Coal flow-through: Risks and BLANCHETT Associatio opportunities E, Melanie n VAN ETTEN, Topsoil Assessment for Roy $ 56,875 Roy Hill Eddie Hill Project Area Evaluation of Dewatech Water WAJRAK, Treatment Plant - Laboratory $ 32,226 Magda Tests to Evaluate the Adsorption Capacity of DM165

PUBLICATIONS, REFERRED BOOKS, CHAPTERS, JOURNAL ARTICLES, CONFERENCE PAPERS, REPORTS

Books Sommer, B., McGuinness, S., Froend, R. and Horwitz, P. (2013). Assessing risks to groundwater dependent wetland ecosystems in a drying climate: an approach to facilitate adaptation to climate change. Supporting document 2 for the NCCARF project – Adapting to climate change: a risk assessment and decision framework for managing groundwater dependent ecosystems with declining water levels, NCCARF Publication 65/13, ISBN: 978-1-925039-36-8. National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility, Canberra, Australia.

Chambers, J., Nugent, G., Sommer, B., Speldewinde, P., et al. Froend, R. and Horwitz, P. (2013). Adapting to climate change: a risk assessment and decision framework for managing groundwater dependent ecosystems with declining water levels. Development and Case Studies. NCCARF Publication 51/13, ISBN: 978-1-925039-22-1. National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility, Canberra, Australia.

Chambers, J., Nugent, G., Sommer, B., Speldewinde, P., et al. Froend, R. and Horwitz, P. (2013). Adapting to climate change: a risk assessment and decision framework for managing groundwater dependent ecosystems with declining water levels. Guidelines for Use. NCCARF Publication 51/13, ISBN: 978-1-925039-23-8. National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility, Canberra, Australia.

Book Chapters

Froend R., Davies M. and Martin M (2013) A shift in ecohydrological state of groundwater dependent vegetation due to climate change and groundwater drawdown on the Swan Coastal Plain of Western

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Australia. In, Ribeiro, L., Stigter, T.Y., Chambel, A., Condesso de Melo, M.T., Monteiro, J. P., Medeiros, A. (Eds) IAH Selected papers on Hydrogeology 18 - Groundwater and Ecosystems. ISBN- 13: 9781138000339. CRC Press.

Loomes R., Froend R. and Sommer, B. (2013) Response of wetland vegetation to climate change and groundwater decline on the Swan Coastal Plain, Western Australia: Implications for management. In, Ribeiro, L., Stigter, T.Y., Chambel, A., Condesso de Melo, M.T., Monteiro, J. P., Medeiros, A. (Eds) IAH Selected papers on Hydrogeology 18 - Groundwater and Ecosystems. ISBN-13: 9781138000339. CRC Press

Journal Articles

Barron, O., Froend, R., Hodgson, G., Ali, R., Dawes, W., Davies, P., & McFarlane, D. (2013). Projected risks to groundwater-dependent terrestrial vegetation caused by changing climate and groundwater abstraction in the Central Perth Basin, Western Australia. Hydrological Processes, n/a- n/a. doi: 10.1002/hyp.10014 Blanchette, M. L., & R. G. Pearson. 2013. Dynamics of habitats and macroinvertebrate assemblages in rivers of the Australian dry tropics. Freshwater Biology. 58(4), 742-757. Callan, A. C., Hinwood, A. L., Heffernan, A., Eaglesham, G., Mueller, J., & Odland, J. O. (2013). Urinary bisphenol A concentrations in pregnant women. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 216(6), 641-644. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2012.10.002 Callan, A. C., Hinwood, A. L., Ramalingam, M., Boyce, M., Heyworth, J., McCafferty, P., & Odland, J. O. (2013). Maternal exposure to metals-Concentrations and predictors of exposure. Environmental Research, 126, 111-117. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2013.07.004 Davis, R. A., Gole, C., & Roberts, J. D. (2013). Impacts of urbanisation on the native avifauna of Perth, Western Australia. Urban Ecosystems, 16(3), 427-452. doi: 10.1007/s11252-012-0275-y Davis, R. A., & Wilcox, J. A. (2013). Adapting to suburbia: Bird ecology on an urbanbushland interface in Perth, Western Australia. Pacific Conservation Biology, 19(2), 110-120. Doherty, T. S., Davis, R. A., & van Etten E. J. B. (2013). A game of cat-and-mouse: do habitat structure and fire history influence native rodent foraging behaviour? Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia, 96(2), 85. Drake, P. L., Froend, R. H., & Franks, P. J. (2013). Smaller, faster stomata: scaling of stomatal size, rate of response, and stomatal conductance. Journal of Experimental Botany, 64(2), 495-505. doi: 10.1093/jxb/ers347 Hinwood, A. L., Callan, A. C., Ramalingam, M., Boyce, M., Heyworth, J., McCafferty, P., & Odland, J. Ø. (2013). Cadmium, lead and mercury exposure in non smoking pregnant women. Environmental Research, 126(0), 118-124. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2013.07.005 Horwitz, P. (2012). From Pillars to Principles: Affirming the Field of Ecohealth (vol 9, pg 361, 2012). Ecohealth, 9(4), 506-506. doi: 10.1007/s10393-012-0802-6 Kalsoom, U., Boyce, M. C., Bennett, I. J., & Veraplakorn, V. (2013). Simultaneous Determination of Key Osmoregulants in Halophytes Using HPLC-ELSD. Chromatographia, 76(17-18), 1125-1130. doi: 10.1007/s10337-013-2494-7

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Kumar, R. N., McCullough, C. D., & Lund, M. A. (2013). Upper and Lower Concentration Thresholds for Bulk Organic Substrates in Bioremediation of Acid Mine Drainage. Mine Water and the Environment, 32(4), 285-292. doi: 10.1007/s10230-013-0242-8 McCullough, C., Marchand, G., & Unseld, J. (2013). Mine Closure of Pit Lakes as Terminal Sinks: Best Available Practice When Options are Limited? Mine Water and the Environment, 32(4), 302-313. doi: 10.1007/s10230-013-0235-7 Molloy, S. W., Davis, R. A., & Van Etten, E. J. B. (2013). Species distribution modelling using bioclimatic variables to determine the impacts of a changing climate on the western ringtail possum (Pseudocheirus occidentals; Pseudocheiridae). Environmental Conservation, FirstView, 1-11. doi: doi:10.1017/S0376892913000337 Ndilila, W., Callan, A. C., McGregor, L. A., Kalin, R. M., & Hinwood, A. L. (2014). Environmental and toenail metals concentrations in copper mining and non mining communities in Zambia. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 217(1), 62-69. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2013.03.011 Reid, A., Callan, A., Stasinska, A., Heyworth, J., Phi, D. T., Odland, J. O., & Hinwood, A. (2013). Maternal exposure to organochlorine pesticides in Western Australia. Science of the Total Environment, 449, 208-213. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.01.067 Sampson, J. F., Byrne, M., Yates, C. J., Gibson, N., Thavornkanlapachai, R., Stankowski, S., . . . Bennett, I. (2014). Contemporary pollen-mediated gene immigration reflects the historical isolation of a rare, animal-pollinated shrub in a fragmented landscape. Heredity, 112(2), 172-181. doi: 10.1038/hdy.2013.89 Scherrer, P., & Doohan, K. (2013). ‘It's not about believing’: Exploring the transformative potential of cultural acknowledgement in an Indigenous tourism context. Asia Pacific Viewpoint, 54(2), 158-170. doi: 10.1111/apv.12016 Scherrer, P., & Doohan, K. (2013). Taming wicked problems: Towards a resolution of tourism access to Traditional Owner lands in the Kimberley region, Australia. Journal of Sustainable Tourism. doi: 10.1080/09669582.2013.847943 Stasinska, A., Reid, A., Hinwood, A., Stevenson, G., Callan, A., Odland, J. O., & Heyworth, J. (2013). Concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in residential Cross Mark dust samples from Western Australia. Chemosphere, 91(2), 187-193. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.12.044 Stock, W. D., Finn, H., Parker, J., & Dods, K. (2013). Pine as Fast Food: Foraging Ecology of an Endangered Cockatoo in a Forestry Landscape. Plos One, 8(4). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0061145

Scott, R. H., & van Etten, E. (2013). Environmental and conservation volunteering as workplace integrated learning for university students. Issues in Educational Research, 23(2), 242-257. Taylor, C. K., Gunawardene, N. R., & Kinnear, A. (2013). A new species of Neocaeculus (Acari: Prostigmata: Caeculidae) from Barrow Island, Western Australia, with a checklist of world Caeculidae. Acarologia, 53(4), 439-452. van Etten, E. J. B. (2013). Changes to land tenure and pastoral lease ownership in Western Australia’s central rangelands: implications for co-operative, landscape-scale management. The Rangeland Journal, 35(1), 37-46. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/RJ11088

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Veraplakorn, V., Nanakorn, M., Bennett, I. J., Kaveeta, L., & Suwanwong, S. (2013). Antioxidant enzyme activity in salt tolerant selected clones of stylo 184 (Stylosanthes guianensis CIAT 184), an important forage legume. Kasetsart Journal - Natural Science, 47(4), 516-527.

Conference Papers Doherty, T. S., Davis, R. A., & van Etten E. J. B. (2013). A game of cat-and-mouse: do habitat structure and fire history influence native rodent foraging behaviour? Paper presented at Royal Society of Western Australia Postgraduate Symposium, Murdoch, Western Australia. Lund, M., van Etten, E., & McCullough, C. D. (2013). Importance of catchment vegetation and design to long-term rehabilitation of acidic pit lakes. Paper presented at the International Mine Water Association Conference, Golden, Colorado, USA

McCullough, C. D., Ballot, E., & Short, D. (2013). Breach and decant of an acid mine lake by a eutrophic river: river water quality and limitations of use. Paper presented at the Mine Water Solutions 2013 Congress, Lima, Peru.

Scott, R. H., & van Etten, E. (2013). Environmental and conservation volunteering as workplace integrated learning. Paper presented at the 22nd Annual Teaching Learning Forum, Perth.

Scott, R. H., & van Etten, E. University student volunteering alignment with sustainability principles. Paper presented at the 13th International Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability (ACTS) Conference Olympic Park, Sydney

Reports

Chambers, J., Nugent, G., Sommer, B.., Speldewinde, P., Neville, S., Beatty, S., Chilcott, S., Eberhard, S., Mitchell, N., D'Souza, F., Barron, O., McFarlane, D., Braimbridge, M., Robson, B., Close, P., Morgan, D., Pinder, A., Froend, R., Horwitz, P., Cook, B., Davies, P. (2013). Adapting to climate change: a risk assessment and decision framework for managing groundwater dependent ecosystems with declining water levels. Guidelines for Use. Report to the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility, Canberra, Australia.

McCullough, C. D. (2013). Western Australian closure practice assisting planning in Laos. AusIMM Bulletin February 70-71.

Mitchell, N., Sommer, B., and Speldewinde, P. (2013). Identifying thresholds for responses of amphibians to groundwater and rainfall decline. Supporting document 3 2 for the NCCARF project – Adapting to climate change: a risk assessment and decision framework for managing groundwater dependent ecosystems with declining water levels, National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility, Canberra, Australia.

Sommer, B., McGuinness, S., Froend, R. and Horwitz, P. (2013). Assessing risks to groundwater dependent wetland ecosystems in a drying climate: an approach to facilitate adaptation to climate change. Supporting document 2 for the NCCARF project – Adapting to climate change: a risk assessment and decision framework for managing groundwater dependent ecosystems with declining water levels, National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility, Canberra, Australia.

CEM Reports

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Coughran, J., Wilson, J. and Froend, R. 2013. Wetland values of the eastern Pilbara: diversity and distribution of ecohydrological assets. A report prepared for BHP Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd. Centre for Ecosystem Management Report No. CEM 2013-12. Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Australia.

Coughran, J., Froend, R., Wilson, J. and Sommer, B. 2013. Wetland values of the eastern Pilbara: prioritisation of ecohydrological features. Centre for Ecosystem Management Report No. CEM 2013– 14, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Australia. Lund, M.A., Wyse, L., Kumar, R.N, and McCullough, C.D. (2013). Evaluation of the usefulness of mulch in the bioremediation of the Spoonbill-Shearwater Reserve lakes. Mine Water and Environment Unpublished report to the City of Stirling, Western Australia. Centre for Ecosystem Management Report No. CEM 2013-13, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Australia.

Sommer, B. and Froend, R. (2013). Identifying wetlands of significance within the Gnangara pine plantations – Final Report (G1000885 - SUB/38105). Report to Emerge Associates. Centre for Ecosystem Management Report No. CEM 2013-7. Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Australia. Wilson, J., McGuinness, S. & Froend, R. (2013). Wetland Vegetation Monitoring 2012 – Survey of Gnangara Wetlands. A report to the Department of Water. Centre for Ecosystem Management Report No. CEM 2013-5. Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Australia. Wilson, J., & McGuinness, S., & Froend, R. (2013). Wetland Vegetation Monitoring Jandakot Wetlands 2012 Survey. A report to the Department of Water. Centre for Ecosystem Management Report No. CEM 2013- 4. Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Australia.

PERFORMANCE AGAINST ANNUAL OBJECTIVES*

CEM initiatives according to the Centre Business Plan (ongoing and specific to 2013):  In association with SoNS and CMER the CEM will continue to organise a weekly seminar series for members, postgraduate students and visitors on topics related to the activities of the CEM.  The Centre will organise an annual one-day postgraduate seminar for its affiliated postgraduate students. o CEM organised a series of seminars under the theme ‘Ecosystem Management in a Drying Landscape’ during research week 2013, which involved a number of postgraduate presenters and guest speakers, covering recent research on ecosystems affected by drying climate, land use change and increased water resource use.  The CEM will continue to foster post-doctoral appointments to promote early career researchers at ECU. o The CEM contributed to ongoing post-doc appointments and provided research funds to support purchase of capital items and travel to conferences.  The CEM will continue to support visiting scholars and speakers. o Support for visiting fellows (in conjunction with Faculty Scheme) was provided through the CEM Member Research Support scheme.  Members of the CEM will continue to strengthen research links, collaborations and engagement with government agencies, industry and non-governmental organizations active in the environmental field. o CEM members achieved ongoing success in securing research funds from nationally competitive grant schemes, government agencies and industry partners.  The CEM will, funding permitting, initiate a staff small grants scheme to promote the research of early career academic staff. o The CEM has established a CEM Member Research Support scheme since 2010 and in 2013 over $30,000 was committed to supporting staff applications for capital items, travel, sample analysis costs.  The CEM will contribute to ERA FOR codes (ranks for 2012): o 0501 Ecological Applications – Not Assessed.

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o 0502 Environmental Science and Management – Rank 3. o 0602 Ecology – Rank 3. o 0607 Plant Biology – Rank 3.

COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES* n/a

HIGHER DEGREE BY RESEARCH LOAD (list name of candidate and degree type)

David Blake - PhD Gemma Broderick, MSc John Bunn - PhD Quinton Burnham - PhD Kelly Chapman - PhD Marcus Cosentino - MSc Timothy Doherty - PhD Natasha Dunham - MSc Kwasi Frimpong - PhD Lauren Hibbird - Msc Chatchai Intatha - PhD Aaron P. Jenkins - PhD Teagan Johnston - MSc Umme Kalsoom, PhD Patcharasorn Karatna - PhD Christopher Kavazos - PhD Megan Ladbrook, MSc Karunia MacDonald - PhD Peter Malanczak, MSc Shaun Molloy - PhD Ana Muler - PhD Craig Pentland - PhD Michael Pezzaniti - MSc William Phelps - MSc Maria Ramirez Caro – MSc Justin Reynolds, MSc Heather Salomons - MSc Rylan Shearn - PhD Katesuda Sitthisuntikul - PhD Megan Stalker - MSc Joyleen Unno - MSc Meenu Vitarana - PhD Sharon Zuiddam - MSc

HIGHER DEGREE BY RESEARCH COMPLETIONS (List name, degree, title of thesis)

HDR Graduations

Teagan Johnston, MSc., Food resource availability for Carnaby's cockatoo Calyptorhynchus latirostris on the Swan Coast Plain

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Dave Blake, PhD, Inorganic hydrogeochemical responses to fires in wetland sediments on the Swan Coastal Plain, Western Australia

Robert Campbell, MSc., Understanding and disrupting institutional settings : using networks of conversations to re-imagine future farming lives Kelly Chapman, PhD, Complexity & creative capacity: reformulating the problem of knowledge transfer in environmental management. Belinda Delaney, MSc., Verticordia micropropagation through direct ex vitro rooting David Galeotti, MSc., Metapopulation theory explains Black-stripe Minnow (Pisces: Galaxiidae, Galaxiella nigrostriata) distribution in seasonal wetlands in south-west Western Australia Chatchai Intatha, PhD, Factors Influencing The Capacity Of Communities To Respond To Coastal Erosion In The Upper Gulf Of Thailand.

Katesuda Sitthisuntikul, PhD, The Relationship Between The Meaning Of After And Sense Of Place: A Grounded Theory Study From Northern Thailand. Meenu Vitarana, PhD, Lichens as a biomonitoring tool for detecting heavy metal air pollution associated with industrial activities in Collie, south-western Australia

HDR Submissions Shaun Molloy, PhD, Applying the principles of spatial modelling to the management of biodiversity in the fragmented landscapes of south-western Australia Craig Pentland, PhD, Behaviour and population dynamics of translocated populations of the black- flanked rock wallaby, Petrogale lateralis lateralis.

VISITORS AND COLLABORATIONS AND OTHER ENGAGED ACTIVITIES (List the organisation’s name and short summary of the nature of the collaboration. Separate into local, national and international)

Visitors

A/Prof. Anssi Laurila from Uppsala University visited under an ECU Visiting Researcher grant to work with Robert Davis on scoping an amphibian research project

Prof. Koen Martens and Prof. Isa Schoen, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels visited ECU. Biodiversity of WA ostracods from temporary water bodies. Collaborative research and supervision of SoNS PhD student. – Annette Koenders

Other Engaged Activities

Tim Doherty - Online opinion piece for The Conversation: 15/02/13 Feral felines: managing their impact on native fauna.

Ray Froend - Invited presentation titled 'Gnangara vegetation change and ecohydrological states' to Dept of Environment and Conservation staff at the WA office, 21/02/13.

Pierre Horwitz - Attended the Ramsar STRP Meeting, 23/02/13.

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Hugh Dunn - Crafty brewers see off big boys - West, Australian Business News - 05/03/13.

Hugh Dunn - Gave a talk at Badgingarra Crop - Central Midlands & Coastal Advocate, Morra WA - Industry engagement. 14/03/12.

Tim Doherty - Video interview with The Weekend Australian Magazine ‘Wild Australia: natural selection’ 16/03/2013.

Rob Davis - Birdlife Australia Board Meeting, Melbourne, 22/03/13.

Meenu Vitarana - Lichen measures atmospheric heavy-metal levels in Collie, Article on Science Network WA. 22/03/2013.

Kristina Lemson - Earth Day Presentation to students - 04/04/13.

Pierre Horwitz - Earth Day Presentation to students - 04/04/13.

Annette Koenders - Australian endangered species: Hairy Marron, article for The Conversation. 04/04/2013.

Magda Wajrak - Joondalup at Risk students - Early April 2013 Chemistry Prac for Year 11 and 12.

Rob Davis - Attended NIEF mid-west tour (Non-government organisation and Industry Environment Forum) at Charles Darwin Reserve and promoted ECU research. 11/04/13

Ray Froend - Invited presentation to the Wildflower Society, Northern Branch, on Drought mortality of vegetation in the Southwest – 23/04/13.

Annette Koenders - Interview by ABC AM Program from Bunbury on the Conservation of Hairy Marron - 24/04/13.

Eddie van Etten - Interview with The West Australian on rangeland ownership and management – article ‘Miners take over grazing land’. 01/05/13

Hugh Dunn - ABC Landline on television - Filming of the pilot malting plant as part of a larger story on the Australian Export Grain Innovation Centre (AEGIC) - 05/05/13.

Eddie van Etten - Interview with ABC Rural for Rural and Resources Report, WA Country Hour and WA Rural News. Pastoral land ownership changes in WA. 22/05/13.

Rob Davis - Re-elected to Board of Directors, Birdlife Australia at AGM in Melbourne. 25/05/13.

Rob Davis - Invited speaker on ecological linkages for Quinns Rock Environment Group/Perth Biodiversity Project workshop on northern Swan Coastal Plain linkages. 15/06/13.

Caroline Canham – Article on Science Network WA. 29/06/13.

Hugh Dunn - Science Week presentation: Science in the pub.

Tim Doherty - Magazine article with Australian Geographic ‘Satellites spy on feral cats’ July-August issue

Annette Koenders, Pierre Horwitz & Quinton Burnham - Australian endangered species: Margaret River burrowing crayfish, article for The Conversation. 18/07/13.

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Hugh Dunn and Jon Luff - Pilot Malting Australia hosted the Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre training day for Cooperative Bulk Handling staff. The day included lectures and tours of the malting and brewing facilities. 12/08/13.

Clint McCullough - PNG Government Mine Closure Workshop, Papua New Guinea, Keynote presentation.

Tim Doherty - Radio interview with ABC Radio National Bush Telegraph program ‘Bush Heritage celebrates a decade in the wild west.’ 08/10/13.

Meenu Vitarana - Lichens reveal pollution from WA coal-fired power plant. Presented on ABC Radio National Science Show. 24/08/13.

Tim Doherty - Radio interview with ABC Radio National Drive program ‘WA sterilises its cats’ 17/10/13.

Caroline Canham - Article on ABC Radio National Science Show discussing vegetation response to drying climate. 26/10/13.

Tim Doherty M Calver - Online opinion piece for The Conversation: How desexing cats saves lives. 14/11/13.

Melanie Blanchette - Boom and Bust in tropical rivers – when and why? Cohesion: a magazine showcasing research in the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science at Edith Cowan University. November 2013.

Amanda Wheeler - Attendance at the Centre for Air Quality and Health Research and Evaluation workshop.

Amanda Wheeler - Member of Department of Health's Air Pollution Health Network.

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FINANCIAL REPORT (Include report on how the Faculty/University/School contributions were used)

INCOME

FCHS contribution $ 40,000 Total $ 40, 000 EXPENDITURE

Salaries and on-costs $10,199 Contractor costs $ 3,000 Travel and Training $12,000 Research expenses $ 616 Hire of external facilities $ 2,500 Software licences $ 2,000 Equipment purchase $ 5,500 Postage and printing $ 4,185 Total $ 40,000 Income-Expenditure $ 0

PRIORITIES FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR*

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