Fidelman, P., Morrison, R. J. & West, R. J. (2005) Development of Watershed Management in New South Wales, Australia: A Coastal Perspective. In '14th Biennial Coastal Zone Conference New Orleans, Louisiana USA'. (US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Coastal Services Center, Charleston SC USA: Louisiana USA).
Jones, M. & West, R. J. (2005) Spatial and temporal variability of seagrass fishes in intermittently closed and open coastal lakes in southeastern Australia. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 64, 277 - 288.
Qu, W., West, R. J., Morrison, R. J. & Chenwei Su (2005) Diagenetic stoichiometry and benthic nutrient fluxes at the sediment-water interface of Lake Illawarra, Australia. Hydrobiologia, 537, 249 - 264.
West, R. J. (2005). Coastal lagoons of south-eastern australia: impacts of human-induced stresses and climate. In: 'Lagoons and coastal wetlands in the global change context: impacts and management issues, Proceedings of the International Conference, Venice, 26-28 April 2004'. (Ed. P. Campostrini, P. Lasserre & P. Viaroli.) pp. 32 - 38. (UNESCO ROSTE: Venezia, Italy.)
Qu, W., Morrison, R. J., West, R. J. & Su, C. (2006) Organic matter and benthic metabolism in Lake Illawarra, Australia. Continental Shelf Research, 26, 15, 1756 - 1774.
Griffiths, S., Davis, A. R. & West, R. J. (2006) Role of habitat complexity in structuring temperate rockpool ichthyofaunas. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 313, 227 - 239.
West, R. J., Jones, M. V., Parsons, B. W., Annese, D. M. & Barker, D. T. (2006). Life history, reproductive biology, habitat use and fishery status of eastern sea garfish (Hyporhamphus australis) and river garfish (H. regularis ardelio) in NSW waters. FRDC Project No. 2001/027. Supplementary Report. (University of Wollongong, Australia).
Tsamenyi, M., West, R. J. & Palma, M. (Ed.) (2006). Bilateral Workshop to Combat IUU Fishing in the Sulawesi Sea. (Centre for Maritime Policy: Wollongong).
Rotherham, D. & West, R. J. (2007) Spatial and temporal patterns of abundance and recruitment of ghost shrimp Trypaea australiensis across hierarchical scales in south-eastern Australia. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 341, 165 - 175.
West, E. J. & West, R. J. (2007) Growth and survival of the invasive alga, Caulerpa taxifolia, in different salinities and temperatures: implications for coastal lake management. Hydrobiologia, 577, 1, 87 - 94.
Nottage, J. D., West, R. J., Montgomery, S. S. & Graham, K. (2007) Cephalopod diversity in commercial fisheries landings of New South Wales, Australia. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 17, 2-3, 271 - 281.
Qu, W., Morrison, R. J., West, R. J. & Su, C. (2007) Spatial and Temporal Variability in Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen Fluxes at the Sediment-Water Interface in Lake Illawarra, Australia. Water Air Soil Pollution, 186, DOI 10.1007/s11270-007-9459-0, 15 - 28.
Searchable Publication List
PhD Students:
Nathan Miles:
Ecology and Biology of Diadromous Fish of South Eastern Australia.
Danielle Annese:
The impact of the introduced green alga, Caulerpa taxifolia, on fish communities in southern NSW coastal lakes.
Pedro Fidelman:
Strategic Analysis of the Coastal Zone Definition of Integrated CZM Boundaries (Joint with J. Morrison).
Dongyen Liu:
Influence of Nutrient Loadings on Plankton Diversity in Intermittantly Closed and Open Lakes and Lagoons of South East Australia (Joint with J. Morrison).
Lara Manarangi-Trott:
Fisheries Data and Western and Central Pacific Tuna Fisheries Management: The interfaces of Science, Law and Policy (Joint with M. Tsamenyi).
Peter Peshut:
Mercury Bioaccumulation Relationships along a Tropic Gradient in the Marine Environment of American Samoa (Joint with J. Morrison).
David Roberts:
Hybridization in Bream (Joint with D. Ayre).
Karin Rutten:
Macrophytes in Lake Illawarra - role in nutrient budget and impact of harvesting (Joint with J. Morrison).
Ulukalesi Bale Tamata:
Impacts of Sewage-Related Nutrient Enrichment on Fringing Reefs in Viti Levu, Fiji (Joint with J. Morrison).
Melissa Thompson:
Melissa completed her Ph.D. in 2006, entitled, 'The Role of Science in the Management of Estuaries in Southeastern Australia: The NSW Experience'. (Joint with J. Morrison).
Pia Carmen Winberg: Human Impacts on Mud Flats (Joint with A. Davis).
Masters Students:
David Barker:
Environmental Effects of Fish Farm in Botany Bay.
Mandi McKaig: Recreational Fishing in NSW.
Marcus Miller: The fisheries ecology of ocean leatherjackets in eastern Australia.
Nichanan Tadkaew:
Assessment of Seagrass Community Changes in NSW South Coast Lakes and Estuaries (Joint with J. Morrison).
Honours students
Aimee Beardsmore:
Epifaunal communities of seagrasses
Kate O’Brien:
Bundeena Creek (NSW): the management of an intermittently open creek
Chris White:
Recreational fishing in Lake Illawarra (NSW): catch, effort and impact.
Suggested Topics for Future Students
Fish, fisheries and fish habitats studies.
Seagrass biology and ecology, including fishes and other seagrass fauna and flora.
Estuarine wetlands, including algae, seagrasses, mangroves and saltmarshes.
Coastal lake systems in SE Australia.
Phytoplankton and harmful algal blooms.
Fisheries policy and management.
Coastal and oceans policy.
Abbreviated CV
Associate Professor Ron West is a member of the Institute of Conservation Biology (http://www.uow.edu.au/science/biol/icb/) and the Australian National Centre for Oceans Resources and Security (http://www.ancors.uow.edu.au/). Prior to joining the university, he held many senior research and policy positions in government, and provided research and policy advice on natural resources management, including fish and fisheries, threatened species, estuary and river management, marine impact assessment, marine park selection and forest policy.
He is currently Chair of the NSW Fisheries Scientific Committee, dealing with threatened aquatic species, and a member of several government advisory committees, in particular the Southern Coalfields Inquiry.
Ron has over 70 research publications dealing with fish and fisheries, estuaries, wetlands, coastal lakes and marine ecology. He has several major research projects, in Australia, Indonesia and Philippines.
Ron lectures in environmental science and fisheries science and is supervising a large number of research students completing PhD, Masters and Honours degrees.
