Professor Peter Gell
Emeritus Professor
Campus
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- Publications
Exploring the Interface Between Planetary Boundaries and Palaeoecology
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1111/gcb.70017
Find the Future from the Past: Diatoms as Bioindicator of Water Quality
- Conference Proceedings
- DOI reference: 10.1007/978-3-031-93887-0_16
Abrupt historical change in the nature of a Ramsar Wetland: Seaford Swamp, greater Melbourne, Australia
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1071/MF25095
Paleoecology as a means of understanding wetland change
- Book Chapters
- DOI reference: 10.4324/9781003219644-13
Cascading Effects of Surface Water Pollution and Land Subsidence in Indonesia
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1080/08920753.2025.2590399
From degradation to restoration: Using the past to shine the pathway to waterway recovery
- Conference Proceedings
- DOI reference: 10.1051/bioconf/202519602002
Ecological and statistical models to configure flow regime for environment benefit in highly engineered rivers: a case study in the MacKenzie River, Southeast Australia
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1007/s11356-023-31596-0
Contribution of mangrove forest carbon stocks on climate change mitigation: a case study at Tuntang Estuary, Central Java
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1007/s11852-024-01059-w
The carbon stock potential of the restored mangrove ecosystem of Pasarbanggi, Rembang, Central Java
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2023.106257
Trees, carbon, and the psychology of landscapes
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.tree.2023.11.008
Comparing catastrophes: The influence of impacts and timelines on prioritising crises
- Conference Proceedings
- DOI reference: 10.1063/5.0125153
Ramsar Wetlands: Values, Assessment, Management
- Book
- DOI reference: 10.1016/C2018-0-02282-3
What’s happening to the world’s wetlands?
- Book Chapters
- DOI reference: 10.1016/B978-0-12-817803-4.00019-X
Management effectiveness of wetland-protected areas
- Book Chapters
- DOI reference: 10.1016/B978-0-12-817803-4.00002-4
Cultural landscapes: Human impacts on wetlands
- Book Chapters
- DOI reference: 10.1016/B978-0-12-817803-4.00013-9
Wetlands and future change—Implications and opportunities with the Ramsar Convention
- Book Chapters
- DOI reference: 10.1016/B978-0-12-817803-4.00017-6
Preface - Ramsar Wetlands: Values, Assessment, Management
- Book Chapters
- DOI reference: 10.1016/B978-0-12-817803-4.09987-3
The response of wetlands to long-term climate change
- Book Chapters
- DOI reference: 10.1016/B978-0-12-817803-4.00009-7
An introduction to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
- Book Chapters
- DOI reference: 10.1016/B978-0-12-817803-4.00018-8
Diatom index of Galela Lake, Halmahera, Indonesia in relation to human activities
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1007/s13762-022-04463-7
Discussion of Bourman, R. P., Murray-Wallace, C. V., Wilson, C., Mosley, L., Tibby, J., Ryan, D. D., De Carli, E. D., Tulley, A., Belperio, A. P., Haynes, D., Roberts, A., Westell, C., Barnett, E. J., Dillenburg, S., Beheregaray, L. B., Hesp, P. A. (2022). Holocene freshwater history of the Lower River Murray and its terminal lakes, Alexandrina and Albert, South Australia, and its relevance to contemporary environmental management. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 69(6), 605–629
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1080/08120099.2023.2175907
Fire responses by bird guilds and species in heathy dry forests in central Victoria, Australia
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.foreco.2023.120877
Water Quality Status of Mangrove Ecosystem in Bedono, Sayung, Demak, Central Java
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.22059/POLL.2023.355899.1803
Multiproxy approach to track changes in the ecological condition of wetlands in the Gunbower Forest, a Ramsar site
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1071/MF21249
Using long-term data to inform a decision pathway for restoration of ecosystem resilience
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.ancene.2021.100315
Community structure and ecological responses to hydrological changes in benthic algal assemblages in a regulated river: application of algal metrics and multivariate techniques in river management
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1007/s11356-021-13546-w
Continuing the discussion about ecological futures for the lower Murray River (Australia) in the Anthropocene
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1071/MF20344
Land-use changes concerning the riparian vegetation in Galela Lake, North Maluku, Indonesia
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2021.106368
Background concentrations of mercury in Australian freshwater sediments: The effect of catchment characteristics on mercury deposition
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1525/elementa.019
Restoring Murray River floodplain wetlands: Does the sediment record inform on watering regime?
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1002/rra.3439
Ten complementary measures to assist with environmental watering programs in the Murray–Darling river system, Australia
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1002/rra.3438
Prescribed burn severity has minimal effect on common bird species in a fire-prone forest ecosystem
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118437
Integration of palaeo-and-modern food webs reveal slow changes in a river floodplain wetland ecosystem
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1038/s41598-020-69829-8
Watching the Tide Roll Away - reply to Tibby et al. (2020)
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1071/PC20057
Using the past to manage the future: the role of palaeoecological and long-term data in ecological restoration
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1111/rec.13285
Wetland management: Preparing for climate and coastal change using adaptation pathways
- Conference Proceedings
- DOI reference: 10.1051/e3sconf/202020201004
Watching the tide roll away-contested interpretations of the nature of the Lower Lakes of the Murray Darling Basin
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1071/PC18085
Management pathways for the floodplain wetlands of the southern Murray-Darling Basin: Lessons from history
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1002/rra.3515
Paleolimnology Record of Human Impact on a Lake Ecosystem: The Case of Shallow Lakes in Central Java
- Conference Proceedings
- DOI reference: 10.1088/1755-1315/276/1/012015
Emerging threats and persistent conservation challenges for freshwater biodiversity
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1111/brv.12480
Managing freshwater protected areas in the global landscape
- Book Chapters
- DOI reference: 10.4324/9781315226385-12
The Coorong: Murray-Darling River Basin (Australia)
- Book Chapters
- DOI reference: 10.1007/978-94-007-4001-3_210
Management to Insulate Ecosystem Services from the Effects of Catchment Development
- Conference Proceedings
- DOI reference: 10.1051/e3sconf/20183108001
First human impacts and responses of aquatic systems: A review of palaeolimnological records from around the world
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1177/2053019617740365
Biogeochemical Responses to Holocene Catchment-Lake Dynamics in the Tasmanian World Heritage Area, Australia
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1029/2017JG004136
Diatom assemblage in the 24 cm upper sediment associated with human activities in Lake Warna Dieng Plateau Indonesia
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.eti.2018.03.007
Changes Over Time
- Book Chapters
- DOI reference: 10.1093/oso/9780198766384.003.0013
Using paleoecology to understand natural ecological character in Ramsar wetlands
Introduction to the Application of Paleoecological Techniques in Estuaries
- Book Chapters
- DOI reference: 10.1007/978-94-024-0990-1_1
Paleoecological Evidence for Variability and Change in Estuaries: Insights for Management
- Book Chapters
- DOI reference: 10.1007/978-94-024-0990-1_4
Applications of Paleoenvironmental Techniques in Estuarine Studies
- Book
- DOI reference: 10.1007/978-94-024-0990-1
Paleolimnological History of the Coorong: Identifying the Natural Ecological Character of a Ramsar Wetland in Crisis
- Book Chapters
- DOI reference: 10.1007/978-94-024-0990-1_23
Deciphering long-term records of natural variability and human impact as recorded in lake sediments: a palaeolimnological puzzle
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1002/wat2.1195
Past and Future Ecosystem Change in the Coastal Zone
- Conference Proceedings
- DOI reference: 10.1088/1755-1315/55/1/012001
Palaeoecological evidence for sustained change in a shallow Murray River (Australia) floodplain lake: regime shift or press response?
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1007/s10750-016-2970-9
PROSPECTS FOR ECOLOGICAL RECOVERY IN WETLANDS LIMITED BY MUDDY MURRAY FLOWS
Resilience in aquatic ecosystems: Developing predictive models to explain the effects of anthropogenic stressors on Murray-Darling Basin billabongs
Using palaeoenvironmental histories to trace the links between river, sea and esturary: Changes in conection and condition
Paleolimnological evidence for the independent evolution of neighbouring terminal lakes, the Murray Darling Basin, Australia
The impact of regulation and salinisation on floodplain lakes: The lower River Murray, Australia
LIMPACS - Human and climate with lake ecosystems: Setting research priorities in the study of the impact of salinisation and climate change on lakes, 2005-2010
Sensitivity of wetlands and water resources in south-eastern Australia to climate and catchment change
Against the tide: The freshening of naturally saline coastal lakes, southeastern South Australia
Diatoms and ostracods as mid-Holocene palaeoenvironmental indicators, North Stromatolite Lake, Coorong National Park, South Australia
Development of diatom-based tools for assessing stream water quality in south-eastern Australia: assessment of environmental transfer functions
Tareena billabong - A palaeolimnological history of an everchanging wetland, Chowilla floodplain, lower Murray-Darling Basin
Accessing limnological change and variability using fossil diatom assemblages, south-east Australia
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1002/rra.845
Natural and post-European settlement variability in water quality of the lower Snowy River floodplain, eastern Victoria, Australia
Heavy metal pollution and coastal environmental change in South Australia: evidence from carbonate sediments in the lower Coorong
Chemical diversity in south-eastern Australian saline lakes I: Geochemical causes
Changing fluxes of sediments and salts as recorded in lower River Murray wetlands, Australia
Long term water quality changes in Murrumbidgee floodplain wetlands revealed by fossil diatom assemblages
Diatoms as biomonitors in two temporary streams affected by acid drainage from disused mines
Distribution of modern diatom assemblages among small playas
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1071/BT06099
wetland and terrestrial vegetation change since European settlement on the Fleutieu Peninsula, South Australia
Local knowledge and environmental management: a cautionary tale from Lake Ainsworth, New South Wales, Australia
The OZPACS database: A resource for understanding recent impacts on Australian ecosystems.
Changes in the chemistry of sedimentary organic matter within the Coorong over space and time
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1007/s10533-008-9236-1
Anthropogenic acceleration of sediment accretion in lowland floodplain wetlands, Murray-Darling Basin, Australia
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2007.12.020
Seasonal and interannual variations in diatom assemblages in Murray River connected wetlands in north-west Victoria, Australia
Role of substrate type on Benthic Diatom assemblages in the Daly and Roper Rivers of the Australian Wet/Dry tropics
Diatom-salinity relationships in wetlands: Assessing the influence of salinity variability on the development of inference models
Holocene Climate Change in the Asian Region
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.22498/pages.17.3.124a
History of local and regional atmospheric lead, copper and arsenic pollution in South Australia: a reconnaissance in dolomitic lagoon sediments in the lower Coorong.
The role of substrate type on benthic diatom assemblages in the Daly and Roper Rivers of the Australian wet/dry
Complex reservoir sedimentation revealed by an unusual combination of sediment records, Kangaroo Creek Reservoir, South Australia
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1007/s10933-009-9349-0
Local knowledge as a basis for environmental management: a cautionary tale from Lake Ainsworth, New South Wales, Australia
The palaeolimnological record from lake Cullulleraine, lower Murray River (south-east Australia): implications for understanding riverine histories
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1007/s10933-009-9333-8
Past,recent,and future climate-change impacts on hydrologic and environmental variability in selected regions of Asia
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.quaint.2009.08.008
With the Benefit of Hindsight: The utility of palaeoecology in wetland condition assessment and identification of restoration targets.
Floodplain lakes: Evolution and response
- Conference Proceedings
- DOI reference: 10.1029/2011EO180009
Lakes, rivers and floodplains: Evolving relations
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.22498/pages.19.1.36
Regional wetland response typology: Murray-Darling Basin, Australia
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.22498/pages.19.2.62
A history of aquatic plants in the Coorong, a Ramsar-listed coastal wetland, South Australia
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1007/s10933-011-9510-4
The diatom stratigraphy of Rawapening Lake, implying eutrophication history
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.3844/ajessp.2012.334.344
Interaction between a river and its wetland: evidence from the Murray River for spatial variability in diatom and radioisotope records
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1007/s10933-011-9572-3
Editorial: Understanding change in the ecological character of wetlands
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1071/MF16092
The status of wetlands and the predicted effects of global climate change: the situation in Australia
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1007/s00027-011-0232-5
Human impacts on lacustrine ecosystems
- Book Chapters
- DOI reference: 10.4135/9781446253052.n27
Configuring consumptive water transfers for ecological benefit: An algal response model for water resource operations
Father Zimmermann (1871-1950): the first Brazilian diatomist
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1080/0269249X.2012.698646
Management Strategies for Large River Floodplain Lakes Undergoing Rapid Environmental Changes
Diatom Stratigraphy of Mangrove Ecosystems on the Northern Coast of Central Java
Paleoclimate studies and natural-resource management in the Murray-Darling Basin I: past, present and future climates
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1080/08120099.2013.804879
A legacy of climate and catchment change: the real challenge for wetland management
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1007/s10750-012-1163-4
Paleoclimate studies and natural-resource management in the Murray-Darling Basin II: unravelling human impacts and climate variability
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1080/08120099.2013.823463
Understanding change in the ecological character of Ramsar wetlands: Perspectives from a deeper time - Synthesis
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1071/MF16075
Environmental science and experiential learning : A conversation
- Book Chapters
- DOI reference: 10.1007/978-94-6209-278-5_6
Looking forward through the past: identification of 50 priority research questions in palaeoecology
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1111/1365-2745.12195
Social-ecological systems in the Anthropocene: The need for integrating social and biophysical records at regional scales
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1177/2053019615579128
Climate variability in south-eastern Australia over the last 1500 years inferred from the high-resolution diatom records of two crater lakes
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2014.05.001
Morphology, ecology and biogeography of Stauroneis pachycephala PT Cleve (Bacillariophyta) and its transfer to the genus Envekadea
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1080/0269249X.2014.927006
Assessing change in floodplain wetland condition in the Murray Darling Basin, Australia
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.ancene.2014.12.002
Development of an algal response model to inform water resource system operations
Increasing the understanding and use of natural archives of ecosystem services, resilience and thresholds to improve policy, science and practice
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1177/0959683614558650
Hydrological Change in the Coorong Estuary, Australia, Past and Present: Evidence from Fossil Invertebrate and Algal Assemblages
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1007/s12237-014-9920-4
Tracking a century of change in trophic structure and dynamics in a floodplain wetland: integrating palaeoecological and palaeoisotopic evidence
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1111/fwb.12521
Identifying coherent patterns of environmental change between multiple, multivariate records: an application to four 1000-year diatom records from Victoria, Australia
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2015.04.010
Regime shifts, thresholds and multiple stable states in freshwater ecosystems; a critical appraisal of the evidence
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.02.045
When trends intersect: The challenge of protecting freshwater ecosystems under multiple land use and hydrological intensification scenarios
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.03.127
A global perspective on wetland salinization: ecological consequences of a growing threat to freshwater wetlands
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1890/ES14-00534.1
Implications of environmental trajectories for Limits of Acceptable Change: A case study of the Riverland Ramsar site, South Australia
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1071/MF14187
Industrial past, urban future: Using palaeo-studies to determine the industrial legacy of the Barwon Estuary, Victoria, Australia
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1071/MF15344
Role of palaeoecology in describing the ecological character of wetlands
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1071/MF15293
Blooms of cyanobacteria in a temperate Australian lagoon system post and prior to European settlement
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.5194/bg-13-3677-2016
Biases encountered in long-term monitoring studies of invertebrates and microflora: Australian examples of protocols, personnel, tools and site location
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1007/s10661-016-5478-x
Muddied Waters: The Case for Mitigating Sediment and Nutrient Flux to Optimize Restoration Response in the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.3389/fevo.2016.00016
Ecological response to hydrological variability and catchment development: Insights from a shallow oxbow lake in Lower Mississippi Valley, Arkansas
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.06.174
An assessment of the monitoring methods and data limitations for inflow and infiltration in sewer networks
The water quality parameters controlling diatoms assemblage in Rawapening lake, Indonesia
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.13057/biodiv/d170239
The minimum number of valves for diatoms identification in Rawapening Lake, Central Java
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.11598/btb.2016.23.2.486
