Morrison, R John.

Overview

John Morrison is Emeritus Professor of Environmental Science at the University of Wollongong where he has worked since 1992. His expertise is in soil and water management with particular interest in marine pollution and soil resources (atolls and volcanic islands) in the South Pacific Region.
Current Position: Emeritus Professor of Environmental Science, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences (since 2014)
Previous positions: BHP Professor of Environmental Science University of Wollongong (1992-2014)
Professor of Chemistry University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji (1985-1992)
Prior appointments in Fiji, Uganda, USA and UK
PhD Queens University Belfast 1971.

Countries worked in:
United Kingdom, United States of America, Australia. New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Cook Islands, Kiribati, Nauru, Marshall Islands, Guam, Federated States of Micronesia, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Japan, Uganda, Ireland. Also visited or carried out short consultancies in about 20 other countries in Africa, S.E. Asia, Europe, South America and the Pacific.

Top Publications

Year	Title
2015	Mercury (Hg) speciation in coral reef systems of remote Oceania: Implications for the artisanal fisheries of Tutuila, Samoa Islands Published in Marine Pollution Bulletin
2013	Developing human capital for successful implementation of international marine scientific research projects Published in Marine Pollution Bulletin
2013	Anthropogenic biogeochemical impacts on coral reefs in the Pacific Islands-An overview Published in Deep-Sea Research Part 2: Topical Studies in Oceanography
2008	Arsenic speciation in marine fish and shellfish from American Samoa Published in Chemosphere

Research Areas

Research Overview

Research Interests
Scientific studies on Australian and Pacific Island lagoons and estuaries
Marine pollution problems in the South Pacific with specific interest in land-based sources, lagoons and river discharges into the marine environment
Ion exchange properties and mineralogy of soils, nutrient availability
Analytical methods for estimating the concentration, speciation and transformation.transport of pollutants in the coastal zone
Assessing organic carbon loads and processes in soils and sediments
Waste management issues in New South Wales and thew South Pacific with particular emphasis on the agricultural use on waste materials including sewage effluent and sludge, food wastes and industrial by-products such as slag and coal wash

Geographic Focus

South Pacific Geographic Region

Available as Research Supervisor

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2020	A Methodology to Estimate Net Proton: Phosphorus Co-Adsorption Ratios for Acidic Soils Published In Advances in Chemical Research Volume 2 Pages 1 - 16 Altmetric
2020	Mollisols in the islands of the South-West Pacific: Occurrence, land uses and classification Published In Geoderma Regional Volume 21 Pages e00264-1 - e00264-12 Altmetric
2019	Distribution and sources of trace element pollutants in the sediments of the industrialised Port Kembla Harbour, New South Wales, Australia Published In Environmental Earth Sciences Volume 78 Pages 357-1 - 357-16 ISSN 1866-6299 Altmetric
2019	Talāsiga Lands in Fiji: Their Potential Expansion through Modern Farming Activities Published In Pacific Science: a quarterly devoted to the biological and physical sciences of the Pacific Region Volume 73 Pages 61 - 77 ISSN 0030-8870 Altmetric
2018	Concentrations of agronomically important nutrient elements in raw sugar produced in Fiji Published In Journal of Food Composition and Analysis Volume 71 Pages 72 - 76 ISSN 0889-1575 Altmetric
2018	Fire intensity drives post-fire temporal pattern of soil carbon accumulation in Australian fire-prone forests Published In Science of the Total Environment Volume 610-611 Pages 1113 - 1124 ISSN 0048-9697 Altmetric
2018	Soil carbon in Australian fire-prone forests determined by climate more than fire regimes Published In Science of the Total Environment Volume 639 Pages 526 - 537 ISSN 0048-9697 Altmetric
2016	Changes in the properties of Fijian Oxisols over 30 years of sugarcane cultivation Published In Soil Research Volume 54 Pages 418 - 429 ISSN 0004-9573 Altmetric
2016	Constructed wetlands as urban water constructed wetlands as urban water quality control ponds - studies on reliability and effectiveness Published In Wetlands Australia Journal Volume 28 Pages 2 - 14
2015	A golden anniversary for soil science in Fiji Published In Fiji Agricultural Journal Volume 55 Pages 29 - 30
2015	A golden anniversary for soil science in Fiji Published In Soil Science Australia Pages 23 - 23
2015	A golden anniversary for soil science in Fiji Published In New Zealand Soil News Volume 63 Pages 121 - 121
2015	Mercury (Hg) speciation in coral reef systems of remote Oceania: Implications for the artisanal fisheries of Tutuila, Samoa Islands Published In Marine Pollution Bulletin Volume 96 Pages 41 - 56 ISSN 0025-326X Altmetric
2015	Two lowland tropical spodosols from the Fiji Islands: first report from small islands Published In Pacific Science: a quarterly devoted to the biological and physical sciences of the Pacific Region Volume 69 Pages 399 - 409 ISSN 0030-8870 Altmetric
2015	Vegetation persistence and carbon storage: implications for environmental water management for Phragmites australis Published In Water Resources Research Volume 51 Pages 5284 - 5300 ISSN 0043-1397 Altmetric
2015	Weathering and soil genesis from the Nasinu Basalt, South-East Viti Levu, Fiji Published In The South Pacific Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences Volume 33 Pages 25 - 38 ISSN 1838-837X Altmetric
2014	Phosphorus requirements of some selected soil types in the Fiji sugarcane belt Published In The South Pacific Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences Volume 32 Pages 1 - 10 ISSN 1838-837X Altmetric
2014	Phosphorus speciation and changes with depth in the sediment of Lake Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia Published In Environmental Earth Sciences Volume 71 Pages 3529 - 3541 ISSN 1866-6299 Altmetric
2013	Anthropogenic biogeochemical impacts on coral reefs in the Pacific Islands-An overview Published In Deep-Sea Research Part 2: Topical Studies in Oceanography Volume 96 Pages 5 - 12 ISSN 0967-0645 Altmetric
2013	Coral reefs under the climate and anthropogenic perturbations (CorReCAP): an IOC/WESTPAC approach Published In Deep-Sea Research Part 2: Topical Studies in Oceanography Volume 96 Pages 1 - 4 ISSN 0967-0645 Altmetric
2013	Developing human capital for successful implementation of international marine scientific research projects Published In Marine Pollution Bulletin Volume 77 Pages 11 - 22 ISSN 0025-326X Altmetric
2013	Phytoplankton assemblages of two intermittently open and closed coastal lakes in SE Australia Published In Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science Volume 132 Pages 45 - 55 ISSN 0272-7714 Altmetric
2013	Sequential extraction procedures for the determination of phosphorus forms in sediment Published In Limnology Volume 14 Pages 147 - 157 Altmetric
2012	Soil chemistry: understanding phosphorus in the environment Published In Chemistry in Australia Pages 26 - 29
2012	Weathering, bauxitisation and soil genesis from the Nakobalevu Basalt, South-East Viti Levu, Fiji Published In The South Pacific Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences Volume 30 Pages 1 - 17 ISSN 1838-837X Altmetric
2011	Analysis of macrobenthic assemblages of Lake Illawarra, New South Wales Published In Transitional Waters Bulletin Volume 5 Pages 11 - 20 Altmetric
2011	Integrated coastal zone management research in Australia and China Published In Labour and management in development Volume 11 Pages 1 - 17 ISSN 1443-6698
2011	Matrix-bound phosphine in sediments from Lake Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia Published In Marine Pollution Bulletin Volume 62 Pages 1744 - 1750 ISSN 0025-326X Altmetric
2011	Oxygen exchange during the reaction of POCl3 and water Published In Australian Journal of Chemistry: an international journal for chemical science Volume 64 Pages 1360 - 1365 ISSN 0004-9425 Altmetric
2010	Elemental composition and mineralogical characteristics of coastal marine sediments of Tutuila, American Samoa Published In Marine Pollution Bulletin Volume 60 Pages 925 - 930 ISSN 0025-326X Altmetric
2009	Impact of a coastal dump in a tropical lagoon on trace metal concentrations in surrounding marine biota: A case study from Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Published In Marine Pollution Bulletin Volume 58 Pages 424 - 431 ISSN 0025-326X Altmetric
2009	Nutrient Pollution in Laucala Bay, Fiji Islands Published In Water, Air and Soil Pollution: an international journal of environmental pollution Volume 204 Pages 363 - 372 ISSN 0049-6979 Altmetric
2009	The impact of a rudimentary landfill on the trace metal status of Pago Bay, Guam Published In Marine Pollution Bulletin Volume 58 Pages 150 - 162 ISSN 0025-326X Altmetric
2009	The soils of Kiritimati (Christmas) Island, Kiribati, Central Pacific: new information and comparison with previous studies Published In Pacific Science: a quarterly devoted to the biological and physical sciences of the Pacific Region Volume 63 Pages 397 - 411 ISSN 0030-8870 Altmetric
2009	Trace element concentrations in sediments from Kadavu passage, Fiji Published In The South Pacific Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences Volume 27 Pages 1 - 5 ISSN 1838-837X Altmetric
2008	Arsenic speciation in marine fish and shellfish from American Samoa Published In Chemosphere Volume 71 Pages 484 - 492 ISSN 1879-1298 Altmetric
2007	Safety culture and hazard risk perception of Australian and New Zealand maritime pilots Published In Marine Policy Volume 31 Pages 736 - 745 ISSN 0308-597X Altmetric
2007	Spatial and Temporal Variability in Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen Fluxes at the Sediment-Water Interface in Lake Illawarra, Australia Published In Water, Air and Soil Pollution: an international journal of environmental pollution Volume 186 Pages 15 - 28 ISSN 0049-6979 Altmetric
2007	Water quality in Tom Thumb Lagoon, a highly disturbed urban estuary in Port Kembla, New South Wales, Australia Published In Wetlands (Australia) Volume 24 Pages 44 - 66

Chapter

Year	Title
2017	The pattern of Holocene basaltic soils on Taveuni, Fiji Islands Published In Soil landscape relationships, the Soil Taxonomy and soil fertility in Fiji and Niue Publisher Lincoln: Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research New Zealand Pages 66 - 92
2016	Sinter plant operations: hazardous emissions Published In Ironmaking and Steelmaking Processes: Greenhouse Emissions, Control, and Reduction Publisher Switzerland: Springer Pages 75 - 98 ISBN 9783319395272 Altmetric
2016	Sinter plant operations: raw materials Published In Ironmaking and Steelmaking Processes: Greenhouse Emissions, Control, and Reduction Publisher Switzerland: Springer Pages 3 - 26 ISBN 9783319395272 Altmetric
2015	Land mismanagement and the development imperative in Fiji Published In Land Degradation and Society Publisher UK: Routledge Pages 176 - 185 ISBN 9781138923027
2015	Regional assessment of soil change in the Southwest Pacific Published In Status of the World’s Soil Resources (SWSR) – Main Report Publisher Rome, Italy: FAO and ITPS Pages 476 - 519 ISBN 9789251090046
2014	Phytoplankton assemblages as an indicator of water quality in seven temperate estuarine lakes in south-east Australia Published In Eutrophication: Causes, Consequences and Control Volume 2 Publisher Dordrecht: Springer Pages 191 - 202 ISBN 9789400778139 Altmetric
2013	Soil description procedures for use in geomorphological studies Published In Treatise on Geomorphology: Volume 14: Methods in Geomorphology Publisher London: Elsevier Inc Pages 170 - 182 ISBN 9780123983534 Altmetric
2013	Soils Published In The Pacific Islands: Environment and Society Publisher Honolulu, USA: University of Hawaii Press Pages 59 - 69 ISBN 9780824835866 Edition 2
2011	Soils of low elevation coral structures Published In Encylopedia of Modern Coral Reefs: Structure, Form and Process Publisher Netherlands: Springer Pages 1019 - 1024 ISBN 9789048126385 Altmetric
2010	Coastal lagoon management in three Pacific island situations: Is scientific knowledge used effectively? Published In Saving Small Island Developing States Publisher Marlborough House, Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5HX, United Kingdom: Commonwealth Secretariat Pages 172 - 187 ISBN 9781849290319
2008	Natural Waters in the South Pacific Islands Published In Chemistry Serves the South Pacific Publisher Fiji: Chemical Society of the South Pacific Pages 19 - 27 ISBN 9789829117014
2008	Pesticides Published In Chemistry Serves the South Pacific Publisher Sava, Fiji: Chemical Society of the South Pacific Pages 40 - 49 ISBN 9789829117014

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2016	Modeling of phosphorus sorption and buffering mechanisms in selected soils of Fiji Published In Environmental Science and Technology (2016). Volume 2: Proceedings from the 8th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology Pages 13 - 18
2012	Anthropogenic factors and nutrient variability along the Coral Coast, Fiji Published In Proceedings of the 12th International Coral Reef Symposium Pages 1 - 5
2007	An alternative approach to coal mine site water management: a case study on West Cliff Colliery Published In Water Quality in the Illawarra-South Coast Region of New South Wales Pages 187 - 201
2007	Water quality assessment - issues from a laboratory management perspective Published In Water Quality in the Illawarra-South Coast Region of New South Wales Pages 35 - 40
2007	Water quality in the Illawarra-South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia Published In Water Quality in the Illawarra-South Coast Region of New South Wales Pages 1 - 13

Investigator On

Year	Title
2010	Improving the link between scientific research and policy/planning activities for coastal zone management Awarded by: Australian Academy of Science Funding Scheme: Scientific Visits
2009	Environmental change studies in NSW South Coast lakes using sediment diatom frustule assemblage variations Awarded by: Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE) Funding Scheme: Research Award
2007	Eutrophication of Lake Illawarra, NSW, as observed through sediment diatom frustule assemblage changes over time Awarded by: Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE) Funding Scheme: Grant

Available as Research Supervisor

Potential Supervision Topics

- Genesis and management of black headland soils of SE Australia
- Nutrient impacts on NSW estuaries
- Water quality issues in the South Pacific region

Top Publications

Year	Title
2015	Mercury (Hg) speciation in coral reef systems of remote Oceania: Implications for the artisanal fisheries of Tutuila, Samoa Islands Published in Marine Pollution Bulletin
2013	Developing human capital for successful implementation of international marine scientific research projects Published in Marine Pollution Bulletin
2013	Anthropogenic biogeochemical impacts on coral reefs in the Pacific Islands-An overview Published in Deep-Sea Research Part 2: Topical Studies in Oceanography
2008	Arsenic speciation in marine fish and shellfish from American Samoa Published in Chemosphere

Research Areas

Research Overview

Research Interests
Scientific studies on Australian and Pacific Island lagoons and estuaries
Marine pollution problems in the South Pacific with specific interest in land-based sources, lagoons and river discharges into the marine environment
Ion exchange properties and mineralogy of soils, nutrient availability
Analytical methods for estimating the concentration, speciation and transformation.transport of pollutants in the coastal zone
Assessing organic carbon loads and processes in soils and sediments
Waste management issues in New South Wales and thew South Pacific with particular emphasis on the agricultural use on waste materials including sewage effluent and sludge, food wastes and industrial by-products such as slag and coal wash

Geographic Focus

South Pacific Geographic Region

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2020	A Methodology to Estimate Net Proton: Phosphorus Co-Adsorption Ratios for Acidic Soils Published In Advances in Chemical Research Volume 2 Pages 1 - 16 Altmetric
2020	Mollisols in the islands of the South-West Pacific: Occurrence, land uses and classification Published In Geoderma Regional Volume 21 Pages e00264-1 - e00264-12 Altmetric
2019	Distribution and sources of trace element pollutants in the sediments of the industrialised Port Kembla Harbour, New South Wales, Australia Published In Environmental Earth Sciences Volume 78 Pages 357-1 - 357-16 ISSN 1866-6299 Altmetric
2019	Talāsiga Lands in Fiji: Their Potential Expansion through Modern Farming Activities Published In Pacific Science: a quarterly devoted to the biological and physical sciences of the Pacific Region Volume 73 Pages 61 - 77 ISSN 0030-8870 Altmetric
2018	Concentrations of agronomically important nutrient elements in raw sugar produced in Fiji Published In Journal of Food Composition and Analysis Volume 71 Pages 72 - 76 ISSN 0889-1575 Altmetric
2018	Fire intensity drives post-fire temporal pattern of soil carbon accumulation in Australian fire-prone forests Published In Science of the Total Environment Volume 610-611 Pages 1113 - 1124 ISSN 0048-9697 Altmetric
2018	Soil carbon in Australian fire-prone forests determined by climate more than fire regimes Published In Science of the Total Environment Volume 639 Pages 526 - 537 ISSN 0048-9697 Altmetric
2016	Changes in the properties of Fijian Oxisols over 30 years of sugarcane cultivation Published In Soil Research Volume 54 Pages 418 - 429 ISSN 0004-9573 Altmetric
2016	Constructed wetlands as urban water constructed wetlands as urban water quality control ponds - studies on reliability and effectiveness Published In Wetlands Australia Journal Volume 28 Pages 2 - 14
2015	A golden anniversary for soil science in Fiji Published In Fiji Agricultural Journal Volume 55 Pages 29 - 30
2015	A golden anniversary for soil science in Fiji Published In Soil Science Australia Pages 23 - 23
2015	A golden anniversary for soil science in Fiji Published In New Zealand Soil News Volume 63 Pages 121 - 121
2015	Mercury (Hg) speciation in coral reef systems of remote Oceania: Implications for the artisanal fisheries of Tutuila, Samoa Islands Published In Marine Pollution Bulletin Volume 96 Pages 41 - 56 ISSN 0025-326X Altmetric
2015	Two lowland tropical spodosols from the Fiji Islands: first report from small islands Published In Pacific Science: a quarterly devoted to the biological and physical sciences of the Pacific Region Volume 69 Pages 399 - 409 ISSN 0030-8870 Altmetric
2015	Vegetation persistence and carbon storage: implications for environmental water management for Phragmites australis Published In Water Resources Research Volume 51 Pages 5284 - 5300 ISSN 0043-1397 Altmetric
2015	Weathering and soil genesis from the Nasinu Basalt, South-East Viti Levu, Fiji Published In The South Pacific Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences Volume 33 Pages 25 - 38 ISSN 1838-837X Altmetric
2014	Phosphorus requirements of some selected soil types in the Fiji sugarcane belt Published In The South Pacific Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences Volume 32 Pages 1 - 10 ISSN 1838-837X Altmetric
2014	Phosphorus speciation and changes with depth in the sediment of Lake Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia Published In Environmental Earth Sciences Volume 71 Pages 3529 - 3541 ISSN 1866-6299 Altmetric
2013	Anthropogenic biogeochemical impacts on coral reefs in the Pacific Islands-An overview Published In Deep-Sea Research Part 2: Topical Studies in Oceanography Volume 96 Pages 5 - 12 ISSN 0967-0645 Altmetric
2013	Coral reefs under the climate and anthropogenic perturbations (CorReCAP): an IOC/WESTPAC approach Published In Deep-Sea Research Part 2: Topical Studies in Oceanography Volume 96 Pages 1 - 4 ISSN 0967-0645 Altmetric
2013	Developing human capital for successful implementation of international marine scientific research projects Published In Marine Pollution Bulletin Volume 77 Pages 11 - 22 ISSN 0025-326X Altmetric
2013	Phytoplankton assemblages of two intermittently open and closed coastal lakes in SE Australia Published In Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science Volume 132 Pages 45 - 55 ISSN 0272-7714 Altmetric
2013	Sequential extraction procedures for the determination of phosphorus forms in sediment Published In Limnology Volume 14 Pages 147 - 157 Altmetric
2012	Soil chemistry: understanding phosphorus in the environment Published In Chemistry in Australia Pages 26 - 29
2012	Weathering, bauxitisation and soil genesis from the Nakobalevu Basalt, South-East Viti Levu, Fiji Published In The South Pacific Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences Volume 30 Pages 1 - 17 ISSN 1838-837X Altmetric
2011	Analysis of macrobenthic assemblages of Lake Illawarra, New South Wales Published In Transitional Waters Bulletin Volume 5 Pages 11 - 20 Altmetric
2011	Integrated coastal zone management research in Australia and China Published In Labour and management in development Volume 11 Pages 1 - 17 ISSN 1443-6698
2011	Matrix-bound phosphine in sediments from Lake Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia Published In Marine Pollution Bulletin Volume 62 Pages 1744 - 1750 ISSN 0025-326X Altmetric
2011	Oxygen exchange during the reaction of POCl3 and water Published In Australian Journal of Chemistry: an international journal for chemical science Volume 64 Pages 1360 - 1365 ISSN 0004-9425 Altmetric
2010	Elemental composition and mineralogical characteristics of coastal marine sediments of Tutuila, American Samoa Published In Marine Pollution Bulletin Volume 60 Pages 925 - 930 ISSN 0025-326X Altmetric
2009	Impact of a coastal dump in a tropical lagoon on trace metal concentrations in surrounding marine biota: A case study from Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Published In Marine Pollution Bulletin Volume 58 Pages 424 - 431 ISSN 0025-326X Altmetric
2009	Nutrient Pollution in Laucala Bay, Fiji Islands Published In Water, Air and Soil Pollution: an international journal of environmental pollution Volume 204 Pages 363 - 372 ISSN 0049-6979 Altmetric
2009	The impact of a rudimentary landfill on the trace metal status of Pago Bay, Guam Published In Marine Pollution Bulletin Volume 58 Pages 150 - 162 ISSN 0025-326X Altmetric
2009	The soils of Kiritimati (Christmas) Island, Kiribati, Central Pacific: new information and comparison with previous studies Published In Pacific Science: a quarterly devoted to the biological and physical sciences of the Pacific Region Volume 63 Pages 397 - 411 ISSN 0030-8870 Altmetric
2009	Trace element concentrations in sediments from Kadavu passage, Fiji Published In The South Pacific Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences Volume 27 Pages 1 - 5 ISSN 1838-837X Altmetric
2008	Arsenic speciation in marine fish and shellfish from American Samoa Published In Chemosphere Volume 71 Pages 484 - 492 ISSN 1879-1298 Altmetric
2007	Safety culture and hazard risk perception of Australian and New Zealand maritime pilots Published In Marine Policy Volume 31 Pages 736 - 745 ISSN 0308-597X Altmetric
2007	Spatial and Temporal Variability in Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen Fluxes at the Sediment-Water Interface in Lake Illawarra, Australia Published In Water, Air and Soil Pollution: an international journal of environmental pollution Volume 186 Pages 15 - 28 ISSN 0049-6979 Altmetric
2007	Water quality in Tom Thumb Lagoon, a highly disturbed urban estuary in Port Kembla, New South Wales, Australia Published In Wetlands (Australia) Volume 24 Pages 44 - 66

Chapter

Year	Title
2017	The pattern of Holocene basaltic soils on Taveuni, Fiji Islands Published In Soil landscape relationships, the Soil Taxonomy and soil fertility in Fiji and Niue Publisher Lincoln: Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research New Zealand Pages 66 - 92
2016	Sinter plant operations: hazardous emissions Published In Ironmaking and Steelmaking Processes: Greenhouse Emissions, Control, and Reduction Publisher Switzerland: Springer Pages 75 - 98 ISBN 9783319395272 Altmetric
2016	Sinter plant operations: raw materials Published In Ironmaking and Steelmaking Processes: Greenhouse Emissions, Control, and Reduction Publisher Switzerland: Springer Pages 3 - 26 ISBN 9783319395272 Altmetric
2015	Land mismanagement and the development imperative in Fiji Published In Land Degradation and Society Publisher UK: Routledge Pages 176 - 185 ISBN 9781138923027
2015	Regional assessment of soil change in the Southwest Pacific Published In Status of the World’s Soil Resources (SWSR) – Main Report Publisher Rome, Italy: FAO and ITPS Pages 476 - 519 ISBN 9789251090046
2014	Phytoplankton assemblages as an indicator of water quality in seven temperate estuarine lakes in south-east Australia Published In Eutrophication: Causes, Consequences and Control Volume 2 Publisher Dordrecht: Springer Pages 191 - 202 ISBN 9789400778139 Altmetric
2013	Soil description procedures for use in geomorphological studies Published In Treatise on Geomorphology: Volume 14: Methods in Geomorphology Publisher London: Elsevier Inc Pages 170 - 182 ISBN 9780123983534 Altmetric
2013	Soils Published In The Pacific Islands: Environment and Society Publisher Honolulu, USA: University of Hawaii Press Pages 59 - 69 ISBN 9780824835866 Edition 2
2011	Soils of low elevation coral structures Published In Encylopedia of Modern Coral Reefs: Structure, Form and Process Publisher Netherlands: Springer Pages 1019 - 1024 ISBN 9789048126385 Altmetric
2010	Coastal lagoon management in three Pacific island situations: Is scientific knowledge used effectively? Published In Saving Small Island Developing States Publisher Marlborough House, Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5HX, United Kingdom: Commonwealth Secretariat Pages 172 - 187 ISBN 9781849290319
2008	Natural Waters in the South Pacific Islands Published In Chemistry Serves the South Pacific Publisher Fiji: Chemical Society of the South Pacific Pages 19 - 27 ISBN 9789829117014
2008	Pesticides Published In Chemistry Serves the South Pacific Publisher Sava, Fiji: Chemical Society of the South Pacific Pages 40 - 49 ISBN 9789829117014

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2016	Modeling of phosphorus sorption and buffering mechanisms in selected soils of Fiji Published In Environmental Science and Technology (2016). Volume 2: Proceedings from the 8th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology Pages 13 - 18
2012	Anthropogenic factors and nutrient variability along the Coral Coast, Fiji Published In Proceedings of the 12th International Coral Reef Symposium Pages 1 - 5
2007	An alternative approach to coal mine site water management: a case study on West Cliff Colliery Published In Water Quality in the Illawarra-South Coast Region of New South Wales Pages 187 - 201
2007	Water quality assessment - issues from a laboratory management perspective Published In Water Quality in the Illawarra-South Coast Region of New South Wales Pages 35 - 40
2007	Water quality in the Illawarra-South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia Published In Water Quality in the Illawarra-South Coast Region of New South Wales Pages 1 - 13

Investigator On

Year	Title
2010	Improving the link between scientific research and policy/planning activities for coastal zone management Awarded by: Australian Academy of Science Funding Scheme: Scientific Visits
2009	Environmental change studies in NSW South Coast lakes using sediment diatom frustule assemblage variations Awarded by: Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE) Funding Scheme: Research Award
2007	Eutrophication of Lake Illawarra, NSW, as observed through sediment diatom frustule assemblage changes over time Awarded by: Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE) Funding Scheme: Grant

Potential Supervision Topics

- Genesis and management of black headland soils of SE Australia
- Nutrient impacts on NSW estuaries
- Water quality issues in the South Pacific region

Morrison, R John. Emeritus Professor

Emeritus Professor

Overview

Overview

Top Publications

Research Areas

Research Overview

Geographic Focus

Available as Research Supervisor

Publications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Chapter

Conference Paper

Funding

Investigator On

Supervision

Available as Research Supervisor

Potential Supervision Topics

Overview

Top Publications

Research Areas

Research Overview

Geographic Focus

Publications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Chapter

Conference Paper

Funding

Investigator On

Supervision

Potential Supervision Topics

Visualisations

Research Areas

Geographic Focus