Damien Burrows
Aquatic & mangrove ecologist
Email: damien.burrows@jcu.edu.au
Phone: 07 4781 4262
Location: DB19 110
Damien Burrows is a Senior Research Scientist specialising in freshwater, estuarine and coastal aquatic ecosystems and catchment management. He has a BSc and PhD from James Cook University.
He has 14 years research experience in the tropics. This includes having conducted research into the plants and insect faunas of aquatic systems, forested freshwater wetlands and coastal ecosystems, particularly mangroves. Damien majored in Zoology and Marine Biology for his degree. His PhD was in mangrove ecology and has spent most of his professional life working on freshwater ecosystems. This includes extensive experience in the ecology of wetlands, water quality, biological control of weeds, the ecology of fish and invertebrates, grazing management in riparian ecosystems, wetland management in cropping catchments, planning for water resource developments, fisheries management, catchment planning and management.
Current projects include:
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whole of catchment wetland assessment, Burdekin catchment
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water quality and aquatic habitat assessment of the Northern Gulf NRM planning region
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wetland management and weed control in wetlands of the lower Burdekin
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turbidity effects of the Burdekin Dam on the lower Burdekin River
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assessment and analysis of Australia's tropical rivers
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managing for riparian health in Australia's tropical savannas
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environmental monitoring of Defence properties 1996-present
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riparian fencing and grazing management in dry tropical catchments
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historical landscape change
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tolerance of fishes to low dissolved oxygen
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improved usage of dissolved oxygen guidelines in water monitoring programs
