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Ben Kefford

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PhD projects

The effects of chemical stressors (e.g. salinity, pesticides or metals) on freshwater ecological systems: • The effect of chemicals on individuals, populations and/or community in real streams • Ecosystems functions/processes and services • Comparing the effects of chemicals in the laboratory, mesocosms and real streams • The importance of indirect effects Improved ecological realistic methods of assessing the risk of environmental stressors/contaminants • Obtaining representative samples of species sensitivity to toxicants • New statistical methods How do environmental stressors affect the traits of freshwater organisms? • Stream invertebrates • Diatoms sensitivity to herbicides • Trait based diagnostic biomonitoring The ecology of streams in the Australian Alps along an altitude gradient • Population and community dynamics • Ecosystem functions/processes

19982020

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Ecological effects of contaminants and other stressors in freshwater ecological systems.

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Projects

Developing a mechanistic impact of the effect of fires on stream macroinvertebrates.

Kefford, B., Hughes, J., Thompson, R., Poff, N. L., Reich, J. & Dewenter, B.

1/07/20 → 30/06/23

Project: Other

Future proofing Australia's high country for climate change

Kefford, B., Nicotra, A., Moles, A. & Hovenden, M.

1/03/19 → 31/12/19

Project: Research

Stable isotope analysis on trout in the Snowy Lakes

Thompson, R., Kefford, B. & Broadhurst, B.

15/06/18 → 14/06/19

Project: Research

Mallett Honours NSW DPI - Stable isotope analysis on trout in the Snowy Lakes

Thompson, R., Kefford, B. & Broadhurst, B.

15/06/18 → 14/06/19

Project: Other

Diagnosing river health using invertebrate traits and DNA barcodes

Kefford, B., Chessman, B., Goonan, P., Hoffman, A., Mac Nally, R., Metzeling, L., Nichols, S., Ramos, M. J. G. & Warne, M.

Australian Research Council, Environment Protection Authority Victoria, Office of Environment and Heritage (New South Wales), E-Water CRC, Department of Land Resource Management, Department of Primary Industries, Department of Water (Western Australia), ACT Environment and Planning Directorate, Kosciuszko Thredbo Pty Ltd, Department of Science Information Technology and Innovation, Environment Protection Authority, Icon Water

15/12/16 → 15/12/19

Project: Research

Research Output

An integrated database of stream macroinvertebrate traits for Australia: concept and application

Kefford, B. J., Botwe, P. K., Brooks, A. J., Kunz, S., Marchant, R., Maxwell, S., Metzeling, L., Schäfer, R. B. & Thompson, R. M., 1 Jul 2020, In : Ecological Indicators. 114, p. 1-10 10 p., 106280.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

    • Towards routine DNA metabarcoding of macroinvertebrates using bulk samples for freshwater bioassessment: Effects of debris and storage conditions on the recovery of target taxa

    Nichols, S. J., Kefford, B. J., Campbell, C. D., Bylemans, J., Chandler, E., Bray, J. P., Shackleton, M., Robinson, K. L., Carew, M. E. & Furlan, E. M., 1 Apr 2020, In : Freshwater Biology. 65, 4, p. 607-620 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • Benthic diatoms as indicators of herbicide toxicity in rivers: A new SPEcies At Risk (SPEARherbicides ) index

    Wood, R., Mitrovic, S., Lim, R., Warne, M., Dunlop, J. & KEFFORD, B., 1 Apr 2019, In : Ecological Indicators. 99, p. 203-213 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • 7 Citations (Scopus)

    Biological interactions mediate context and species-specific sensitivities to salinity

    Bray, J. P., Reich, J., Nichols, S. J., Kon Kam King, G., Mac Nally, R., Thompson, R., O’Reilly-Nugent, A. & Kefford, B. J., 21 Jan 2019, In : Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 374, 1764, p. 1-10 10 p., 20180020.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • 15 Citations (Scopus)

    Identifying sex-linked markers in Litoria aurea: a novel approach to understanding sex chromosome evolution in an amphibian

    Sopniewski, J., Shams, F., Scheele, B. C., Kefford, B. & Ezaz, T., 12 Nov 2019, In : Scientific Reports. 9, 1, p. 1-10 10 p., 16591 .

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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