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Water Science Pty Ltd undertakes most of its research in collaboration with the Water Studies Centre, Monash University
The current focus of this research is the development and application of Bayesian Network models to assist natural resource managers
[see Information ERA-BN.pdf], being done in collaboration with WSC, Integrated Catchment Assessment and Management Centre at ANU and Australian Centre of Excellence in Risk Analysis at University of Melbourne. |
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| LWA environmental flows Project (2006-2008) |
This Land and Water Australia funded project will develop and test Bayesian Network models that will assist decision-makers in making environmental flow allocations for rivers and wetlands, taking into consideration environmental and regulatory factors.
Reports : [will be posted when available] Link : www.lwa.gov.au
| Qualitative modelling for risk-based biosecurity decision-making in complex systems (2006-2007) |
This Monash-CSIRO collaborative project, funded by the new Australian Centre of Excellence in Risk Analysis (ACERA), will investigate the application of qualitative modelling and Bayesian belief networks within the context of biosecurity risk problems. The first application was to develop a simple Bayesian Network model for managing red imported fire ant outbreaks.
Reports: [will be posted when available]
| Seagrass Bayesian Network model for the Great Barrier Reef (PhD) |
This PhD research (Candidate - Collette Thomas) will develop a quantitatively Bayesian Network model for predicting the effects of land-based contaminants on seagrass communities in the Great Barrier Reef. The work will be completed in 2007.
Reports: [will be posted when available]
| Risk-based Approaches for Managing Contaminants in Catchments (2003-2006) |
This LWA-funded project aimed to develop risk-based approaches for managing contaminants in catchments. The project focused on ecological risk assessment at the catchment scale and built on the ERA Framework developed earlier by Hart et al. (2005).
Two case studies were undertaken to trial the development and application of Bayesian Network models as a quantitative risk-based assessment tool to provide guidance to assist in improving the management of diffuse contaminants in catchments. These were: (a) managing a Eucalyptus camphora wetland, and (b) managing environmental flows in the lower Wimmera River. Such BN models will eventually be used to link catchment contaminant reduction targets (e.g. end-of-valley targets for nutrients, salinity and sediment) with the ecological benefits in receiving water bodies.
| Delivering Sustainability through Risk Management (2003-2006) |
This National Program for Sustainable Irrigation (NPSI) funded project was designed to raise awareness of the Australian irrigation industry in adopting risk-based environmental management approaches. The project built on an earlier project that developed an Ecological Risk
Assessment framework for the Australian irrigation industry (Hart et al., 2005). The overall aim of this project was to achieve an improved level of adoption of ecological risk assessment and risk management methods in the Australian irrigation industry and in regulatory agencies.
Lake Coleman biogeochemical study (2004-2006)
A 2-year study was undertaken to investigate the biogeochemical cycling of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus in Lake Coleman, and to assess the potential for Lake Coleman to influence water quality in Lake Wellington (particularly by contributing additional nutrients). The study was funded by Gippsland Water.
Report : Lake Coleman Study (final draft).pdf
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