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DR GARY JAMES SHERIDAN



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Organization: Forest and Ecosystem Science
Position: SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW
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Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Doctor of Philosophy The University of Queensland 01-Dec-2001

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
DEVELOPING A DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF ROAD RUNOFF FOR WATER QUALITY PROTECTION Chief Investigator UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES Linkage Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) 05/09/2008

Contracts

Title Role Funding Source Award Date
GIPPSLAND LAKES Chief Investigator DEPT OF SUSTAINABILITY & ENVIRONMENT - USE CUST 57383 01/07/2004
PROJECT 3.3- MINIMIZING THE IMPACT OF UNSEALED FOREST ROADS ON CATCHMENT WATER QUALITY - ANAYLSIS AND PUBLICATION OF RECENT RESEARCH DATA. Chief Investigator DEPT OF SUSTAINABILITY & ENVIRONMENT 01/07/2005
PROJECT 3.5 - MANAGING THE IMPACT OF FUEL REDUCTION BURNING ON STREAM HEALTH AND STREAM POLLUTION. Chief Investigator DEPT OF SUSTAINABILITY & ENVIRONMENT 01/07/2005
MONITORING THE HYDROLOGIC IMPACT OF THE 2003 BUSHFIRES AT THE EAST KIEWA RESEARCH SITES. Chief Investigator NORTH EAST CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY 09/06/2006
COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENT - WILDFIRE AND WATER SECURITY RESEARCH PROGRAM: RISK ANALYSIS OF BUSHFIRE AS A MAJOR RISK TO THE UNINTERRUPTED DELIVERY OF WATER Chief Investigator MELBOURNE WATER CORP 09/10/2007

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2007

Journal Articles

  • A quantitative study of sediment delivery and stream pollution from different forest road types


    Year: 2007
    Journal: Hydrological Processes
    Volume: 21
    Page numbers: 387-398
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  • Catchment-scale contribution of forest roads to stream exports of sediment, phosphorus and nitrogen


     


    Year: 2007
    Journal: Hydrological Processes
    Volume: 21
    Page numbers: 3107-3122
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  • Quantification of hillslope runoff and erosion processes before and after wildfire in a wet Eucalyptus forest


    Year: 2007
    Journal: Journal of Hydrology
    Volume: 343
    Page numbers: 12-28
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Estimating increased sediment loads following wildfire: sampling strategies and stochastic uncertainty


    Year: 2007
    Event name: Land, Water & Environment Management: Integrated Systems for Sustainability
    Conference Publication: International congress on Modelling and Simulation
    Page numbers: 2410-2416
    Publisher: Modelling and Simulation Society of Australasia(Canberra)
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  • Runoff generation from water repellent soils with high infiltration capacity
    Year: 2007
    Event name: Land, Water & Environmental Management: Integrated Systems for Sustainability
    Conference Publication: International Congress on Modelling and Simulation
    Page numbers: 1245-1251
    Publisher: Modelling and Simulation Society of Australasia(Canberra)
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    URL - open access http://www.mssanz.org.au/modsim07/papers/20_s49/RunoffGeneration_s49_Sheridon_.pdf

Publications in 2006

Journal Articles

  • The effect of truck traffic and road water content on sediment delivery from unpaved forest roads


    Year: 2006
    Journal: Hydrological Processes
    Volume: 20
    Page numbers: 1683-1699
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  • Changes in sediment loads and discharge from small mountain catchments following wildfire in south eastern Australia
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Journal of Hydrology
    Volume: 331
    Page numbers: 495-510
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  • The effect of organic mulch amendments on the physical and chemical properties and revegetation succes of a saline-sodic minespoil from central Queensland, Australia
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Australian Journal of Soil Research
    Volume: 44
    Page numbers: 97-105
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  • The effect of traffic volume and road water-status on water quality from forest roads
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Hydrological Processes
    Volume: 20
    Issue: 8
    Page numbers: 1683-1699
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Reports

  • Estimated changes in stream water quality following the 2003 bushfires in Eastern Victoria
    Year: 2006
    Customer: Department of Sustainability and Environment and Bushfire Recovery Program
    Publisher: The University of Melbourne(Melbourne)
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  • Modelling the impacts of the 2003 bushfires on water quality in catchments in Victoria and New South Wales
    Year: 2006
    Publisher: Department of Sustainability and Environment(Melbourne)
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  • Modelling the impacts of the 2003 bushfires on water quality in the Gippsland Lakes catchments
    Year: 2006
    Publisher: Department of Sustainability and Environment(Melbourne)
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Publications in 2005

Conference Publications/Papers

  • Development of a hillslope model for predicting erosion and water quality impacts of wildfire in SE Australia
    Year: 2005
    Event name: Modsim05. International Congress on Modelling and Simuulation Advances and Applications for Management and Decision Making
    Conference Publication: Modsim05. International Contresson Modelling and Simulation Advances and Applications for Management and Decision Making
    Page numbers: 2755-2761
    Publisher: Modelling & Simulation Society of Australia & New Zealand(Melbourne)
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  • Modelling the water quality impacts of forest roads at the catchment scale
    Year: 2005
    Event name: Modsim05. International Congress on Modelling and Simulation Advances and Applications for Management and Decision Making
    Conference Publication: Modsim05. International Congress on Modelling and Simulation Advances and Applications for Management and Decision Making
    Page numbers: 2762-2768
    Publisher: Modelling & Simulation Society of Australia & New Zealand(Melbourne)
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  • Using E2 to model the impacts of bushfires on water quality in south-eastern Australia
    Year: 2005
    Event name: MODSIM 2005 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation
    Conference Publication: MODSIM 2005 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation
    Page numbers: 1126-1132
    Publisher: The Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand(Canberra)
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Publications in 2003

Journal Articles

  • Improved slope adjustment functions for soil erosion prediction


    Year: 2003
    Journal: Australian Journal of Soil Research
    Volume: 41
    Issue: 8
    Page numbers: 1489-1508
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  • A comparison of rubber-tyred and steel-tracked skidders on forest soil physical properties
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Australian Journal of Soil Research
    Volume: 41
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 1063-1075
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  • An improved Victorian erosivity map
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Australian Journal of Soil Research
    Volume: 41
    Page numbers: 141-149
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Publications in 2002

Books

  • Environmental practices manual for rural sealed and unsealed roads
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    Publisher: ARRB Transport Research Ltd(Vermonth South)

Journal Articles

  • Impact of an unsealed forest stream crossing: water quality and sediment sources.
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Hydrological Processes
    Volume: 16
    Page numbers: 2599-2612
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Publications in 2001

Journal Articles

  • A multi-purpose rainfall simulator for field infiltration and erosion studies
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Australian Journal of Soil Research
    Volume: 39
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 599-610
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