Stone, C., Chisholm, L., McDonald, S. (2005) Effects of leaf age and psyllid damage on the spectral reflectance properties of Eucalyptus saligna foliage, Australian Journal of Botany, 53(1), 45-54
Coops, N.C., Stone, C., Culvenor, D.S., Chisholm, L (2004) Assessment of crown condition in eucalypt vegetation by remotely sensed optical indices, Journal of Environmental Quality, 33(3):956-964.
Stone, C., Chisholm, L.A., McDonald, S. (2003) Spectral reflectance characteristics of Pinus radiata needles infected with Dothistroma blight, Canadian Journal of Botany, 81(6): 560-569
Various authors, Expert Panel Member, Preliminary Investigations into Observed River Red Gum Decline along the River Murray below Euston¸ Technical Report 03/03, Final Report, Murray-Darling Basin Commission.
Coops, N.C., Stone, C., Culvenor, D.S., Chisholm, L.A., Merton, R. (2002) Chlorophyll content in eucalypt vegetation at the leaf and canopy level as derived from high spectral resolution data, Tree Physiology, 23, 000-000.
Stone, C., Chisholm, L.A. (2002) Spectral reflectance characteristics of Pinus radiata needles infected with Dothistroma blight, Canadian Journal of Botany, submitted.
Stone, C., Chisholm, L., Coops, N. (2001) Spectral reflectance characteristics of eucalypt foliage damaged by insects, Australian Journal of Botany, 49:687-698.
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Conference Proceedings
Demuro, M., Chisholm, L.A. (2003) Assessment of EO-1 Hyperion for characterising mangrove communities, Proceedings of the 2003 NASA JPL AVIRIS Airborne Earth Science and Applications Workshop, JPL Publication 03-1, February 25 – 28, Pasadena, CA, USA.
Chisholm, L.A. (2002) Spectral response of E. camaldulensis to moisture stress recovery, Proceedings of the 11th Australasian Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Association Conference, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, September 2-6, pp. 524-531.
Chisholm, L.A. (2002) Spectral indicators of river red gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) moisture stress, Proceedings of the Association of American Geographers 2002 Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, March 17-23.
Stone, C., Coops, N., Culvenor, D., Chisholm, L., Old, K. (2001) Assessing eucalypt canopy condition using hyperspectral remote sensing imagery, 2001 Ecological Society of Australia Annual Meeting, University of Wollongong, 26-28 September.
Coops, N.C., Stone, C., Merton, R., Chisholm, L. (2001) Assessing eucalypt foliar health with field-based spectra and high spatial resolution hyperspectral imagery, Proceedings of the IEEE 2001 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 9-13 July.
Paterson, M., Lucas, R.M., Chisholm, L. (2001) Differentiation of selected Australian woodland species using CASI data, Proceedings of the IEEE 2001 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 9-13 July.
Michael Ashcroft, PhD, "The spatial variation of environmental factors on the Illawarra Escarpment and their influence on vegetation patterns". Includes the development of a Generalised Additive Model (GAM) to predict the relationship between environmental factors and the distribution of each species; analysis of hyperspectral imagery to identify individual tree species.
Agnes Burra, MSc, “Evaluation of GIS as a tool in identifying geological and geotechnical hazards in an underground coal mining environment”. Includes the creation of a geotechnical and geological GIS database for the purpose of evaluating its potential for use as a hazard identification tool with particular emphasis on roof strata conditions in an underground coal mine.
Susan Fyfe, “Hyperspectral remote sensing of seagrass health”. Characterisation of spectral variability of seagrass species, controlled laboratory experiments to examine seagrass health (spectral reflectance, leaf pigment content); temporal changes in seagrass spectral signatures.
Luke Collins, Env Sci, “Bushfire hazard reduction activities and biodiversity in the Shoalhaven”
Jessica Herder, Env Sci, “Mapping, assessment & management of Bitou Bush in the Culburra area”
Kelley Parker, Env Sci, “‘Greenweb’ for Shellharbour LGA”
Research topics fall under the broad areas of biogeography, ecology, and coastal/marine processes, with emphasis on the application of appropriate spatial technologies to investigate long and short-term impacts of disturbances. Student projects can involve a variety of methods ranging from field experiments, spatial analysis (pattern analysis, spectral analysis), and/or modelling to address questions of fundamental research.
Currently there are extensive, state-of-the–art, spatial datasets covering the Wollongong local area that include: Hymap hyperspectral imagery (3m), LIDAR, high resolution digital orthophotographs (.15m), and extensive GIS coverages. Hyperion, ASTER and MODIS imagery are also available. These datasets are capable of supporting a range of research topics, suitable from honours to PhD levels.
Excellent facilities are provided by the Spatial Analysis Laboratories (SAL). In addition, a successful 2005 LIEF grant with the University of New England and the University of Southern Queensland provides access to chlorophyll fluorometers (PAM2100 and Water PAM) to investigate photosynthetic characteristics of plants. Two ASD Fieldspec spectroradiometers are available to acquire in situ hyperspectral data.
• Discrimination, mapping, modeling of vegetation communities, and/or species associated with ecological disturbance.
• Discrimination, mapping, and modelling of wetland invasive weeds specifically
• Assessment of vegetation stress or tolerance using multiple bio-indicators.
• Integration of LIDAR and hyperspectral imagery for wetland classification and delineation OR analysis of wetland vegetation types OR threatened species mapping and prediction.
• Examination of multi-scale properties of ecological communities using remote sensing data and model simulation to assess fragmentation and of patch dynamics.
• Distribution of invasive plants in relationship to urban, residential and disturbed areas
• Estuarine community ecology: species discrimination and interactions in estuarine habitats.
• Coastal zone ecosystem analysis.
• Habitat fragmentation related to biodiversity loss.
• Cross-sensor comparisons / calibrations using vegetation or coastal process mapping results.
• Land use/land cover change dynamics.
• Extrapolating existing geological mapping onto the Woronora plateau to facilitate seamless coverage
• Atmospheric chemistry, remote sensing and leaf area index combo - in conjunction with the Atmospheric Chemistry Research Group. Could include topics such as: retrieval of cloud and aerosol properties from satellite data (eg MODIS); leaf area index (LAI) and remote sensing to evaluate fire chronosequences; evaluation of the MODIS LAI product; using fine resolution plant species data for biogenic emission simulations.
