Dr John Porter

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Dr John Porter is a Senior Scientist at Office of Environment & Heritage and also and Research Fellow at the Centre for Ecosystem Science UNSW. Dr Porter has 25 years experience in plant community ecology in temporary and permanent wetlands. Dr Porter also has extensive experience in landscape scale monitoring of biodiversity including waterbirds in Australian rivers and wetlands

Phone

02 9385 8296

E-mail

john.porter@unsw.edu.au

Location

Centre for Ecosystem Science School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences Level 5, E26 Biological Science South UNSW Australia Sydney NSW 2052

Publications

Book Chapters | 2016

Capon S; Porter J; James C, 2016, 'Vegetation of Australia's desert river landscapes', in Capon S; James C; Reid M (ed.), VEGETATION OF AUSTRALIAN RIVERINE LANDSCAPES: BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, CSIRO PUBLISHING, pp. 239 - 258, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000401972000014&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Book Chapters | 2012

Kingsford R; Porter , 2012, 'Waterbird Monitoring in Australia', in Lindenmayer D; Gibbons P (ed.), Biodiversity Monitoring in Australia, CSIRO PUBLISHING, Melbourne

Book Chapters | 2006

Pellow BJ; Porter J, 2006, 'Disturbance of plant communities dependent on desert rivers', in Kingsford R (ed.), The ecology of Desert Rivers, edn. Original, Cambridge University Press, pp. 100 - 132
Journal articles | 2021

Bino G; Brandis K; Kingsford RT; Porter J, 2021, 'Shifting Goalposts: Setting Restoration Targets for Waterbirds in the Murray-Darling Basin Under Climate Change', Frontiers in Environmental Science, vol. 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2021.785903

Journal articles | 2020

Bino G; Brandis K; Kingsford RT; Porter J, 2020, 'Waterbird synchrony across Australia's highly variable dryland rivers – Risks and opportunities for conservation', Biological Conservation, vol. 243, pp. 108497 - 108497, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108497

Journal articles | 2020

Kingsford RT; Porter JL; Brandis KJ; Ryall S, 2020, 'Aerial surveys of waterbirds in Australia', Scientific Data, vol. 7, pp. 172, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41597-020-0512-9

Journal articles | 2017

Kingsford RT; Bino G; Porter JL, 2017, 'Continental impacts of water development on waterbirds, contrasting two Australian river basins: Global implications for sustainable water use', Global Change Biology, vol. 23, pp. 4958 - 4969, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13743

Journal articles | 2015

Bino G; Kingsford RT; Porter J, 2015, 'Prioritizing wetlands for waterbirds in a boom and bust system: Waterbird refugia and breeding in the Murray-Darling Basin', PLoS ONE, vol. 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0132682

Journal articles | 2011

Porter JL; Kingsford R; Halse S, 2011, 'First National National Waterbird Survey', Wetlands Australia: National Wetlands Update, pp. 10 - 11

Journal articles | 2010

Kingsford R; Roshier D; Porter J, 2010, 'Australian waterbirds – time and space travellers in dynamic desert landscapes', Marine and Freshwater Research, vol. 61, pp. 875 - 884, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/MF09088

Journal articles | 2007

Porter J, 2007, 'Contrasting emergence patterns of Lamprothamnium macropogon (Characeae, Charophyceae) and Ruppia tuberosa (Potamogetonaceae) from arid-zone saline wetlands in Australia', Charophytes, vol. 1, pp. 19 - 27

Journal articles | 2005

Pellow BJ; Porter J, 2005, 'A new species of Goodenia (Goodeniaceae) from Nocoleche Nature Reserve, Far Western Plains, New South Wales', Telopea, vol. 11, pp. 31 - 41

Journal articles | 2004

Kingsford R; Jenkins K; Porter JL, 2004, 'Imposed hydrological stability on lakes in arid Australia and effects on waterbirds', Ecology, vol. 85, pp. 2478 - 2492, http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/03-0470

Journal articles | 2003

Casanova M; Garcia A; Porter J, 2003, 'Charophyte rediscoveries in Australia: What and why ?', Acta Micropalaeontologica Sinica, vol. 20, pp. 129 - 138

Journal articles | 2002

Dorfman EJ; Kingsford RT; Porter J, 2002, 'Use of natural and artificial wetlands by Australian waterbirds: implications for population growth and management', INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THEORETICAL AND APPLIED LIMNOLOGY, VOL 28, PT 2, PROCEEDINGS, vol. 28, pp. 687 - 691, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03680770.2001.11901801

Journal articles | 2002

Porter J, 2002, 'Effects of salinity, turbidity and water regime on seed banks of arid zone wetlands', INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THEORETICAL AND APPLIED LIMNOLOGY, VOL 28 PT 3, PROCEEDINGS, vol. 28, pp. 1468 - 1471, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03680770.2001.11902700
Reports | 2019

Bino G; Brandis K; Kingsford R; Porter J, 2019, Waterbird expected outcomes modelling analysis – priority scenarios for 2019 BWS update

Reports | 2019

Porter J; Kingsford R; Brandis K, 2019, Aerial Survey of Wetland Birds in Eastern Australia -October 2019 Annual Summary Report, University of NSW, Sydney, https://www.ecosystem.unsw.edu.au/sites/default/files/2020-03/2019-Eastern-Australia-Waterbird-Survey-Summary-Report.pdf

Reports | 2018

Porter J; Kingsford R; Brandis K, 2018, Aerial Survey of Wetland Birds in Eastern Australia - October 2018 Annual Summary Report, University of New South Wales, Sydney

Reports | 2017

Porter J; Kingsford R; Brandis K, 2017, Aerial Survey of Wetland Birds in Eastern Australia -October 2017 Annual Summary Report

Reports | 2016

Porter J; Kingsford RT; Brandis KJ, 2016, Aerial Survey of Wetland Birds in Eastern Australia - October 2016 Annual Summary Report, NSW Office of Environment & Heritage, http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.18928.87049

Reports | 2015

Porter J; Kingsford RT; Brandis KJ, 2015, Aerial Survey of Wetland Birds in Eastern Australia - October 2015 Annual Summary Report, NSW Office of Environment and Heritage

Reports | 2014

Porter J; Kingsford RT; Brandis KJ, 2014, Aerial Survey of Wetland Birds in Eastern Australia - October 2014 Annual Summary Report

Reports | 2012

Kingsford R; Porter, J. L. , 2012, Survey of waterbird communities of the Living Murray icon sites - November 2010, Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA), Canberra, ACT, Report to Murray-Darling Basin Authority

Reports | 2011

Spencer JA; Heagney EC; Porter JL, 2011, Final report on the Gwydir waterbird and fish habitat study, DECCWA, Sydney

Reports | 2010

Kingsford R; Porter JL, 2010, Survey of waterbird communities of the Living Murray icon sites - November 2009, UNSW, UNSW

Reports | 2010

Porter JL; Kingsford R, 2010, Aerial Survey of Wetland Birds in Eastern Australia -October 2010 Annual Summary Report, UNSW, UNSW

Reports | 2008

Kingsford R; Porter, J. L. , 2008, Survey of waterbird communities of the Living Murray icon sites: November 2007, Canberra, ACT

Reports | 2008

Kingsford RT; Halse, S. A. ; Porter, J. L. , 2008, Aerial surveys of waterbirds: assessing wetland condition, National Land & Water Resources Audit, Final report to the National Land and Water Resources Audit

Conference Presentations | 2006

Porter J, 2006, 'Aerial Surveys of Waterbirds & Wetlands: what have we learnt after 23 years ?', presented at Society of Wetland Scientists, International Conference, Cairns, Australia

Conference Presentations | 2005

Porter J, 2005, 'Macrophyte Biomass In Saline Wetlands– ‘Boom And Bust’ or Seasonal Patterns?', presented at International Society for Salt Lake Research 2005 Conference, Curtin University of Technology, Perth

Conference Presentations | 2005

Porter J, 2005, 'Waterbird community dynamics in saline wetlands', presented at International Society for Salt Lake Research 2005 Conference, Curtin University of Technology, Perth

Conference Presentations | 2004

Porter J, 2004, 'Arid zone charophyte communities and their responses to disturbance', presented at International Research Group for Charophytes 2004 Conference, Robertson NSW

Conference Presentations | 2003

Porter J, 2003, 'Seed bank dynamics in an arid zone saline wetland', presented at Ecological Society of Australia 2003 National Conference, University of New England, Armidale

Conference Presentations | 2003

Porter J, 2003, 'Spatial patterns in the seed banks of arid zone wetlands', presented at International Association of Landscape Ecologists, World Congress

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