Over 200 publications including more than 80 papers in refereed journals, over 30 book chapters and over 20 major technical reports on marine pollution, estuarine and lagoon water quality, soil genesis and management, environmental impact assessment, sediment quality, port environments, hazardous chemicals management. Some recent publications include:
R.J. Morrison, 1990. Pacific atoll soils: chemistry, mineralogy and classification. Atoll Research Bulletin, 339, 1-25.
R.J. Morrison, 1991. Variability of the Fagaga series soils of Western Samoa. Geoderma, 49, 105-116.
R.J. Morrison, 1991. Some Andisols from Savai'i, Western Samoa. Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. J., 55, 159-164.
C.S. Weeraratna, R.J. Morrison and S.T. Willatt, 1992. Wet soils of the Pacific Islands. In: J.M. Kimble (Editor) Characterization, Classification and Utilization of Wet Soils. USDA Soil Conservation Service, Washington, D.C., pp 313-326.
E.T. Craswell and R.J. Morrison, 1994. Resource-poor farmers in small nations - the Pacific perspective. In: Transactions, 15th Int. Congress of Soil Science, Acapulco, 9, 397-415.
M.Asquith, F.Kooge, and R.J. Morrison, 1994. Transporting Sediments via Rivers to the Ocean and the Role of Sediments as Pollutants in the South Pacific. SPREP Reports and Studies No. 72, South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, Apia, 79 p.
R.J. Morrison, P Geraghty and L. Crowl (Editors) 1994 – The Science of Pacific Island Peoples. 4 Volumes. Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific, Suva.
R.J. Morrison, 1995. Coastal and maritime zone planning and management - relationships between Australia and the south-west Pacific. In: M. Tsamenyi, S. Bateman and J. Delaney (Editors) Coastal and Maritime Planning and Management: Transnational and Legal Considerations. Centre for Maritime Policy, University of Wollongong, pp 75-98.
R.J. Morrison and J.R. Delaney, 1996. Marine pollution in the Arafura and Timor Seas. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 32, 327-334.
R.J. Morrison, P. Gangaiya and K. Koshy, 1996. Contaminated soils in the South Pacific Islands. In: R. Naidu, R.S. Kookana, D.P. Oliver, S. Rogers, M.J. McLaughlin (Editors)Contaminants and the Soil Environment in the Australasia - Pacific Region. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Amsterdam, pp 659-675.
R.J. Morrison, N.L. Harrison and P. Gangaiya, 1996. Organochlorines in the estuarine and coastal marine environment of the Fiji Islands. Environmental Pollution, 93, 159-167.
R.Naidu, R.J. Morrison, L. Janik and M. Asghar, 1997. Charge characteristics of basaltic soils from Western Samoa. Clay Minerals, 32, 545-556.
C.L. Mo, C.S. Teo, I. Hamilton and R.J. Morrison, 1997. Admixing hydrocarbons in raw mix to reduce NOx emission in iron ore sintering process. Iron and Steel Industry of Japan International, 37, 351-359.
R.J. Morrison, 1998. Soil erosion in high islands of the South Pacific - some comments on processes and measurements. In: D. Glatthaar and J. Herget (Editors) Physische Geographie und Landeskunde - Festschrift fur Herbert Liedtke: Bochumer Geographische Arbeiten Sonderreihe: Band 13, 66-71.
B. Blunden, B. Indraratna, R.J. Morrison and A. Nethery, 1998. Influence of water table management on the behaviour of acid sulphate soils on the New South Wales South Coast. In: M. Sivakumar and R.N. Chowdhury (Editors) Environmental Management, Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp 583-590.
C. Miller and R.J. Morrison, 1999. Lake Illawarra, New South Wales. In: S.V. Smith and C.J. Crossland (Editors) Australasian Estuarine Systems: Carbon, Nitrogen and Phosphorus Fluxes, LOICZ Reports and Studies No. 12, Texel, pp. 29-38.
R.J. Morrison, 1999. The regional approach to management of marine pollution in the South Pacific. Ocean and Coastal Management, 42, 503-521.
R.J. Morrison and M.R. Naqasima, 1999. Fiji's Great Astrolabe Lagoon: Baseline study and management issues for a pristine marine environment. Ocean and Coastal Management, 42, 617-636.
R.J. Morrison and A.J. Munro, 1999. Waste management in small island developing sdtates of the South Pacific: An overview. Aust. J. Envir. Management, 6, 232-246.
S.L. Kubuabola, R.J. Morrison and U Singh, 2000. Magnesium budget for a taro cropping system. Comm. Soil Sci Plant Anal., 31, 2273-2282.
R.J. Morrison. 2000. Issues with the land-sea interface in coastal, estuarine and port management. In: C. Hawksley and C. Baldwin (Editors) Preservation and Protection of the Marine Environment, Centre for Maritime Policy, University of Wollongong, pp. 187-201.
Zhijia He and R.J. Morrison. 2001. Changes in the marine environment of Port Kembla Harbour, NSW, Australia, 1975-1995: A Review. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 42, 193-201.
C.D. Woodroffe and R.J. Morrison, 2001. Reef-island accretion and soil development on Makin, Kiribati, Central Pacific. Catena, 44, 245-261.
R.J. Morrison. S.P. Narayan and P. Gangaiya. 2001. Trace metal studies in Laucala Bay, Suva, Fiji. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 42, 397-404.
R.J. Morrison and P.L. Brown, 2003. Trace Metals in Fanga’uta Lagoon, Kingdom of Tonga. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 46, 139-152.
Wenchuan Qu, R.J. Morrison and R.J. West, 2003. Inorganic nutrients and oxygen fluxes across the sediment-water interface in inshore macrophyte areas of a shallow estuary (Lake Illawarra, Australia). Hydrobiologia, 492, 119-127.
D. Jolley, G. O’Brien and R.J. Morrison, 2003. Evolution of chemical contaminant and toxicology studies: Part 1 – An overview. S. Pac. J. Natural Science, 21, 1-5
J.S. Gawander. P Gangaiya and R.J. Morrison, 2004. Potassium responses and budgets in the growth of sugarcane in Fiji. . Sugar Cane International, 22, 3-8.
Wenchuan Qu, Chenwei Su, R.J. West and R.J. Morrison, 2004. Photosynthetic characteristics of benthic microalgae and seagrass in Lake Illawarra Australia. Hydrobiologia, 515, 147-159.
N.S. Tuivavalagi and R.J. Morrison, 2004. Land-based activities and impacts on coral reefs and the marine environment of the Pacific Islands. In: H. Yukihira (Editor) Towards the Desirable Future of Coral Reefs in Palau and the Western Pacific (proceedings of the Palau Coral reef Conference), Palau International Coral Reef Center, pp. 69-86.
K. Rutten, R.J. Morrison and R.J. West, 2004. Macroalgae in Lake Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia. Wetlands (Australia), 21, 104-114.
C. Howley, R. J. Morrison and R.J. West, 2004. Accumulation of metals by the seagrass, Z. capricorni in Lake Illawarra. Wetlands (Australia), 21, 138-151.
R.J. Morrison and R.J. West, 2004. The health of Lake Illawarra – a status report. Wetlands (Australia), 21, 290-303.
Wenchuan Qu, R.J. Morrison, R.J. West and Chenwei Su, 2005. Diagenetic stoichiometry and benthic fluxes at the water-sediment interface of Lake Illawarra, Australia. Hydrobiologia, 537, 249-264.
R.J. Morrison, J.S. Gawander and A.N. Ram, 2005. Changes in the properties of a Fijian Oxisol over 25 years of sugarcane cultivation. In: D.M. Hogarth (Editor) Proceedings International Society of Sugar Cane Technologies XXV Congress, Guatemala, Volume 2, pp. 139-146.
P.I.J. Fidelman, R.J. Morrison and R.J. West, 2005. Development of watershed management in New South Wales, Australia: A coastal perspective. In: Coastal Zone 05. Proceedings of the 14th Biennial Coastal Zone Conference, New Orleans, La. US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Coastal Services Center, Charleston SC. NOAA/CSC/20518-CD CD-ROM.
R.J. Morrison and H.I. Manner, 2005. The pre-mining pattern of soils on Nauru, Central Pacific. Pacific Science, 59, 523-540.
R.J. Morrison and S.K. Kubuabola, 2005. The magnesium status of the soils of Fiji. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 36, 2343-2358.
G.R.W. Denton, Lucrina P. Concepcion, H.R. Wood and R.J. Morrison, 2005. Trace metals in sediments of four harbours in Guam. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 50, 1133-1141.
E.A. Bryant, L. Head and R.J. Morrison, 2005. Planning for natural hazards – how can we mitigate the impacts? In: R.J. Morrison, S. Quin and E.A. Bryant (Editors) Planning for Natural Hazards – How Can We Mitigate the Impacts? GeoQuEST Research Centre, University of Wollongong, pp 1-11.
G.R.W. Denton, Lucrina P. Concepcion, H.R. Wood and R.J. Morrison, 2006. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in organisms from four harbours in Guam. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 52, 214-226
G.R.W. Denton, B.G. Bearden, Lucrina P. Concepcion, H.R. Wood and R.J. Morrison, 2006. Contaminant assessment of surface sediments from Tanapag Lagoon, Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 52, 703-710.
Qu Wenchuan, R.J. Morrison, R.J. West and Chenwei Su, 2006. Organic matter and benthic metabolism in Lake Illawarra, Australia. Continental Shelf Research, 26, 1756-1774.
G.R.W. Denton, Lucrina P. Concepcion, H.R.Wood and R.J. Morrison, 2006. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in small island coastal environments: A case study from harbours in Guam, Micronesia. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 52, 1090-1098.
G.R.W. Denton, Lucrina P. Concepcion, H.R. Wood and R.J. Morrison, 2006. Trace metals in organisms from four harbours in Guam. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 52, 1784-1804.
R.J. Morrison, B.A. Fadhel and K.G. Goss, 2006. Dust deposition patterns in the Wollongong-Port Kembla area, NSW, Australia. Clean Air and Environmental Quality, 40(4), 48-54.
R.J. Morrison, 2006. Science and management of urbanised coastal lakes and lagoons. In: R.J. Morrison and W.G.L. Aalbersberg (Editors) At the Crossroads - Science and Management of Suva Lagoon, University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji, pp 3-14.
R.J. Morrison, P. Gangaiya, S. Garimella, S. K. Singh, M. Maata and A. Chandra, 2006. Contamination of Suva Lagoon. In: R.J. Morrison and W.G.L. Aalbersberg (Editors) At the Crossroads - Science and Management of Suva Lagoon, University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji, pp 146-155.
R.J. Morrison, 2006. The future of Suva Lagoon: a synthesis of research and management issues. In: R.J. Morrison and W.G.L. Aalbersberg (Editors) At the Crossroads - Science and Management of Suva Lagoon, University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji, pp 165-170.
R.M. Darbra, J.F.E. Crawford, C.W. Haley and R.J. Morrison, 2007. Safety culture and hazard risk perception of Australian and New Zealand maritime pilots. Marine Policy, 31, 736-745.
Josephine L.D. Woods, T.H. Brown, Philomena Gangaiya and R. J. Morrison. 2007. Water quality in Tom Thumb Lagoon, a highly disturbed urban estuary in Port Kembla, New South Wales, Australia. Wetlands (Australia), 24, 44-66.
Qu Wenchuan, R.J. Morrison, R.J. West and Chenwei Su. 2007. Spatial and temporal variability in dissolved inorganic nitrogen fluxes at the sediment-water interface in Lake Illawarra, Australia. Water Air and Soil Pollution, 186, 15-28.
R.J. Morrison and M.R. O’Donnell. 2007. Water quality in the Illawarra-South Coast Region of New South Wales, Australia. In: R.J. Morrison, M.R. O’Donnell and S. Quin (Editors) Water Quality in the Illawarra-South Coast Region of New South Wales, GeoQuest Research Centre, University of Wollongong, pp 1-13.
D. Springer, R.J. Morrison and M.R. O’Donnell. 2007. Water quality assessment – issues from a laboratory management perspective. In: R.J. Morrison, M.R. O’Donnell and S. Quin (Editors) Water Quality in the Illawarra-South Coast Region of New South Wales, GeoQuest Research Centre, University of Wollongong, pp 35-40.
A. Volcich, S.A. Short, A.C. Hutton and R.J. Morrison. 2007. An alternative approach to coal mine site water management: A case study on West Cliff Colliery. In: R.J. Morrison, M.R. O’Donnell and S. Quin (Editors) Water Quality in the Illawarra-South Coast Region of New South Wales, GeoQuest Research Centre, University of Wollongong, pp 187-204.
P.J. Peshut, R.J. Morrison and B.A. Brooks, 2008. Arsenic speciation in marine fish and shellfish from American Samoa. Chemosphere, 71, 484-492.
P. Gangaiya and R.J. Morrison, 2008. Natural waters in the South Pacific Islands. In: S. Sotheeswaran and J.A. Bonato (Editors) Chemistry Serves the South Pacific, (Revised Edition), Chemical Society of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji, pp 19-27
S. Prasad and R.J. Morrison. 2008. Pesticides. In: Sotheeswaran and J.A. Bonato (Editors) Chemistry Serves the South Pacific, (Revised Edition), Chemical Society of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji, pp 40-49.
G.R.W. Denton and R.J. Morrison, 2009. The impact of a landfill on the trace metal status of Pago Bay, Guam. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 58, 150-162.
G.R.W. Denton, R.J. Morrison, B.G. Bearden, P. Houk, J.A. Starmer and H.R. Wood, 2009. Impact of a coastal landfill in a tropical lagoon on trace metal concentrations in surrounding marine biota: A case study from Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). Marine Pollution Bulletin, 58, 424-431.
R.J. Morrison and C.D. Woodroffe, 2009. The soils of Kiritimati (Christmas) Island, Kiribati, Central Pacific: New information and comparison with previous studies. Pacific Science, 63, 397-411.
R.J. Morrison, accepted for publication. Soils of the Pacific Islands. In: M. Rappaport (Editor) The Pacific Islands Environment & Society, Second Edition, University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu.
R.J. Morrison and U.L. Kaly, accepted for publication. Coastal lagoon management in three Pacific Island situations – is scientific knowledge used effectively? In: S. Nath, J.L. Roberts and Y.N.Madhoo (Editors), Saving Small Island States: Environmental and Natural Resource Challenges, Commonwealth Secretariat, London.
S. Singh, W.G.L. Aalbersberg and R.J. Morrison, in press. Nutrient pollution in Laucala Bay, Fiji. Water Air and Soil Pollution.
S. Garimella, Rajeev Lal, Ravin Deo, and R.J. Morrison, in press. Trace element concentrations in sediments from the Kadavu Passage, Fiji. South Pac. J. Natural Science.
R.J. Morrison, accepted for publication. Soils of low elevation coral structures. In: D. Hopley (Editor), Encyclopedia of Modern Coral Reefs, Springer, New York.
