selected publications
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academic article
- Nielsen DLCampbell CRees GNDurant RLittler RPetrie R. Seed bank dynamics in wetland complexes associated with a lowland river. Aquatic Sciences: research across boundaries. 80. 2018
- Bond NRGrigg NRoberts JMcginness HNielsen DO'Brien MOverton IPollino CReid JRWStratford D. Assessment of environmental flow scenarios using state-and-transition models. Freshwater Biology. 63:804-816. 2018
- Laco Portinho JNielsen DLDaré LHenry ROliveira RCBranco CCZ. Mixture of commercial herbicides based on 2,4-D and glyphosate mixture can suppress the emergence of zooplankton from sediments. Chemosphere. 203:151-159. 2018
- Campbell DHumphries PMcCasker NNielsen D. Subfossil chironomid head capsules reveal assemblage differences in permanent and temporary wetlands of south-eastern Australia. Hydrobiologia: the international journal on limnology and marine sciences. 809:91-110. 2018
- Stenert CWüsth RPires MMFreiry RFNielsen DMaltchik L. Composition of cladoceran dormant stages in intermittent ponds with different hydroperiod lengths. Ecological Research. 32:921-930. 2017
- Freestone FLBrown PCampbell CJWood DBNielsen DLHenderson MW. Return of the lignum dead: resilience of an arid floodplain shrub to drought. Journal of Arid Environments. 138:9-17. 2017
- Portinho JLNielsen DLNing NPaul WNogueira M. Spatial variability of aquatic plant and microfaunal seed and egg bank communities within a forested floodplain system of a temperate Australian river. Aquatic Sciences: research across boundaries. 79:515-527. 2017
- Nielsen DLCook RANing NGawne BPetrie R. Carbon and nutrient subsidies to a lowland river following floodplain inundation. Marine and Freshwater Research. 67:1302-1312. 2016
- Freiry RFEsquinatti FMStenert CArenzon ANielsen DLMaltchik L. Effects of spatial scale and habitat on the diversity of diapausing wetland invertebrates. Aquatic Biology. 25:173-181. 2016
- Durant RANielsen DLWard KA. Evaluation of Pseudoraphis spinescens (Poaceae) seed bank from Barmah Forest floodplain. Australian Journal of Botany. 64:669-677. 2016
- Nielsen DLJasper EWNing NLawler S. High sediment temperatures influence the emergence of dormant aquatic biota. Marine and Freshwater Research. 66:1138-1146. 2015
- Ning NSPPetrie RGawne BNielsen DLRees GN. Hypoxic blackwater events suppress the emergence of zooplankton from wetland sediments. Aquatic Sciences: research across boundaries. 77:221-230. 2015
- King AJGawne BBeesley LKoehn JDNielsen DLPrice A. Improving Ecological Response Monitoring of Environmental Flows. Environmental Management (New York): an international journal for decision-makers, scientists and environmental auditors. 55:991-1005. 2015
- Capon SJLynch AJJBond NChessman BCDavis JDavidson NFinlayson MGell PAHohnberg DHumphrey CKingsford RTNielsen DThomson JRWard KMac Nally R. Regime shifts, thresholds and multiple stable states in freshwater ecosystems; a critical appraisal of the evidence. Science of the Total Environment. 534:122-130. 2015
- Cook RAGawne BPetrie RBaldwin DSRees GNNielsen DLNing NSP. River metabolism and carbon dynamics in response to flooding in a lowland river. Marine and Freshwater Research. 66:919-927. 2015
- Beesley LGwinn DPrice AKing AGawne BKoehn JNielsen D. Juvenile fish response to wetland inundation: how antecedent conditions can inform environmental flow policies for native fish. Journal of Applied Ecology. 51:1613-1621. 2014
- Beesley LKing AGawne BKoehn JPrice ANielsen DAmtstaetter FMeredith S. Optimising environmental watering of floodplain wetlands for fish. Freshwater Biology. 59:2024-2037. 2014
- Campbell CJNielsen DLJohns CV. The value of plant functional groups in demonstrating and communicating vegetation responses to environmental flows. Freshwater Biology. 59:858-869. 2014
- Nielsen DLPodnar KWatts RJWilson AL. Empirical evidence linking increased hydrologic stability with decreased biotic diversity within wetlands. Hydrobiologia: the international journal on limnology and marine sciences. 708:81-96. 2013
- Vilizzi LPrice ABeesley LGawne BKing AJKoehn JDMeredith SNNielsen DL. Model development of a Bayesian Belief Network for managing inundation events for wetland fish. Environmental Modelling and Software. 41:1-14. 2013
- Ning NSPGawne BCook RANielsen DL. Zooplankton dynamics in response to the transition from drought to flooding in four Murray–Darling Basin rivers affected by differing levels of flow regulation. Hydrobiologia: the international journal on limnology and marine sciences. 702:45-62. 2013
- Watkins SCNing NSPGawne BNielsen DL. Managing wetlands as off-river storages: impacts on zooplankton communities. Hydrobiologia: the international journal on limnology and marine sciences. 701:51-63. 2013
- BEESLEY LKING AJAMTSTAETTER FKOEHN JDGAWNE BPRICE ANIELSEN DLVILIZZI LMEREDITH SN. Does flooding affect spatiotemporal variation of fish assemblages in temperate floodplain wetlands?. Freshwater Biology. 57:2230-2246. 2012
- Ning NSPWatkins SCGawne BNielsen DL. Assessing the potential for using wetlands as intermediary storages to conjunctively maintain ecological values and support agricultural demands. Journal of Environmental Management. 107:19-27. 2012
- NIELSEN DLSMITH DPETRIE R. Resting egg banks can facilitate recovery of zooplankton communities after extended exposure to saline conditions. Freshwater Biology. 57:1306-1314. 2012
- Hladyz SNielsen DLSuter PJKrull ES. Temporal variations in organic carbon utilization by consumers in a lowland river. River Research and Applications: an international journal devoted to river research and management. 28:513-528. 2012
- Gawne BPrice AKoehn JDKing AJNielsen DLMeredith SBeesley LVilizzi L. A Bayesian Belief Network Decision Support Tool for Watering Wetlands to Maximise Native Fish Outcomes. Wetlands: the journal of the Society of Wetland Scientists. 32:277-287. 2012
- Vilizzi LPrice ABeesley LGawne BKing AJKoehn JDMeredith SNNielsen DLSharpe CP. The belief index: An empirical measure for evaluating outcomes in Bayesian belief network modelling. Ecological Modelling. 228:123-129. 2012
- Ning NSPHladyz SGawne BMaffei SPrice ANielsen DL. Morphological, physiological and behavioural response patterns of carp gudgeon Hypseleotris spp. to food deprivation: implications for assessing health. Journal of Fish Biology. 80:218-224. 2012
- WATKINS SCNIELSEN DQUINN GPGAWNE B. The influence of leaf litter on zooplankton in floodplain wetlands: changes resulting from river regulation. Freshwater Biology. 56:2432-2447. 2011
- NING NSPNIELSEN DLBALDWIN DS. Assessing the potential for biotic communities to recolonise freshwater wetlands affected by sulfidic sediments. Freshwater Biology. 56:2299-2315. 2011
- Hladyz SCook RAPetrie RNielsen DL. Influence of substratum on the variability of benthic biofilm stable isotope signatures: implications for energy flow to a primary consumer. Hydrobiologia: the international journal on limnology and marine sciences. 664:135-146. 2011
- Ning NSPNielsen DL. Community structure and composition of microfaunal egg bank assemblages in riverine and floodplain sediments. Hydrobiologia: the international journal on limnology and marine sciences. 661:211-221. 2011
- Barrett RNielsen DLCroome R. Associations between the plant communities of floodplain wetlands, water regime and wetland type. River Research and Applications: an international journal devoted to river research and management. 26:866-876. 2010
- Ning NSPNielsen DLHillman TJSuter PJ. The influence of planktivorous fish on zooplankton resting-stage communities in riverine slackwater regions. Journal of Plankton Research. 32:411-421. 2010
- NING NSPNIELSEN DLHILLMAN TJSUTER PJ. The influence of planktivorous fish on zooplankton communities in riverine slackwaters. Freshwater Biology. 55:360-374. 2010
- Nielsen DLGigney HWatson G. Riverine habitat heterogeneity: the role of slackwaters in providing hydrologic buffers for benthic microfauna. Hydrobiologia: the international journal on limnology and marine sciences. 638:181-191. 2010
- Nielsen DLBrock MA. Modified water regime and salinity as a consequence of climate change: prospects for wetlands of Southern Australia. Climatic Change: an interdisciplinary, international journal devoted to the description, causes and implications of climatic change. 95:523-533. 2009
- Ning NSPNielsen DLPaul WLHillman TJSuter PJ. Microinvertebrate dynamics in riverine slackwater and mid-channel habitats in relation to physico-chemical parameters and food availability. River Research and Applications: an international journal devoted to river research and management. 26:n/a-n/a. 2009
- Alexander PNielsen DLNias D. Response of wetland plant communities to inundation within floodplain landscapes. Ecological Management and Restoration. 9:187-195. 2008
- Nielsen DLWatson G. The response of epibenthic rotifers and microcrustacean communities to flow manipulations in lowland rivers. Hydrobiologia: the international journal on limnology and marine sciences. 603:117-128. 2008
- Ning NSPNielsen DLHillman TJSuter PJ. Evaluation of a new technique for characterizing resting stage zooplankton assemblages in riverine slackwater habitats and floodplain wetlands. Journal of Plankton Research. 30:415-422. 2008
- Nielsen DLBrock MAVogel MPetrie R. From fresh to saline: a comparison of zooplankton and plant communities developing under a gradient of salinity with communities developing under constant salinity levels. Marine and Freshwater Research. 59:549-549. 2008
- NIELSEN DLBROCK MAPETRIE RCROSSLÉ K. The impact of salinity pulses on the emergence of plant and zooplankton from wetland seed and egg banks. Freshwater Biology. 52:784-795. 2007
- BROCK MANIELSEN DLCROSSLE K. Changes in biotic communities developing from freshwater wetland sediments under experimental salinity and water regimes. Freshwater Biology. 50:1376-1390. 2005
- Nielsen DWatson GPetrie R. Microfaunal communities in three lowland rivers under differing flow regimes. Hydrobiologia: the international journal on limnology and marine sciences. 543:101-111. 2005
- Rees GNBaldwin DSWatson GOPerryman SNielsen DL. Ordination and significance testing of microbial community composition derived from terminal restriction fragment length polymorphisms: application of multivariate statistics. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek: international journal of general and molecular microbiology. 86:339-347. 2004
- Nielsen DLBrock MACrossle KHarris KHealey MJarosinski I. The effects of salinity on aquatic plant germination and zooplankton hatching from two wetland sediments. Freshwater Biology. 48:2214-2223. 2003
- Brock MANielsen DLShiel RJGreen JDLangley JD. Drought and aquatic community resilience: the role of eggs and seeds in sediments of temporary wetlands. Freshwater Biology. 48:1207-1218. 2003
- Nielsen DLBrock MARees GNBaldwin DS. Effects of increasing salinity on freshwater ecosystems in Australia. Australian Journal of Botany. 51:655-655. 2003
- Nielsen DLHillman TJSmith FJShiel RJ. The influence of seasonality and duration of flooding on zooplankton in experimental billabongs. River Research and Applications: an international journal devoted to river research and management. 18:227-237. 2002
- Nielsen DLHillman TJSmith FJShiel RJ. The influence of a planktivorous fish on zooplankton assemblages in experimental billabongs. Hydrobiologia: the international journal on limnology and marine sciences. 434:1-9. 2000
- Nielsen DL. Impact of water regime and fish predation on zooplankton resting egg production and emergence. Journal of Plankton Research. 22:433-446. 2000
- Nielsen DLHillman TJSmith FJ. Effects of hydrological variation and planktivorous competition on macroinvertebrate community structure in experimental billabongs. Freshwater Biology. 42:427-444. 1999
- Nielsen D. Flooding: The lifeblood of our billabongs. Water. 25:22. 1998
- Baldwin DFord PNielsen D. Resolution of the spatial variability in sediment composition within and between water-storage reservoirs using non-parametric statistical techniques. Water Research. 32:826-830. 1998
- Nielsen DLChick AJ. Flood-mediated changes in aquatic macrophyte community structure. Marine and Freshwater Research. 48:153-153. 1997
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conference paper
- Ning NNielsen DHillman TSuter P. Resting stage and active zooplankton dynamics within slackwater zones of an Australian floodplain river.. American Society for Limnology and Oceanography. 62-63. 2008
- Nielsen DWatkins SSuter S. Inhibitory effects of low DO on zooplankton emergence.. New Zealand Freshwater Science Society and Australian Society for Limnology Conference. 77-77. 2007
- Ning NHillman TNielsen DSuter P. Microinvertebrate dynamics within slackwater and flowing habitats of a temperate Australian floodplain river.. New Zealand Freshwater Science Society and Australian Society for Limnology Conference. 62-62. 2007
- Croome RNielsen DSmith D. The impact of fire on wetland seed and egg banks.. New Zealand Freshwater Science Society and Australian Society for Limnology Conference. 74-74. 2007
- Smith DNielsen D. Development of zooplankton communities along a decreasing salinity gradient.. 46-46. 2006
- Ning NNielsen DHillman TSuter P. Evaluation of a new technique for characterizing resting stage zooplankton assemblages. 39-39. 2006
- Barrett RCroome RNielsen D. The relationship between vegetation, water regimes and wetland type in wetlands of the Murray River floodplain.. 17-17. 2006
- Langley JMShiel RJNielsen DLGreen JD. Hatching from the sediment egg-bank, or aerial dispersing? - The use of mesocosms in assessing rotifer biodiversity. Hydrobiologia: the international journal on limnology and marine sciences. 203-211. 2001
- Nielsen D. Ecology versus taxonomy: Is there a middle ground?. Hydrobiologia: the international journal on limnology and marine sciences. 451-457. 1998
- Shiel RJGreen JDNielsen DL. Floodplain biodiversity: Why are there so many species?. Hydrobiologia: the international journal on limnology and marine sciences. 39-46. 1998
- HILLMAN TJNIELSEN DL. Chironomid assemblages of temporal and permanent water bodies in an Australian floodplain forest. CHIRONOMIDS. 197-203. 1994
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report
- Cresswell IBaumgartner LBond NBrown PChua SCooling MCuddy SHillman TKingsford RLester RMallen-Cooper MMcGinness HNicol SNielsen DRobson BStratford DWebb A. Scoping the development of a method to assess the relative environmental benefits of Complementary Measures : a report to the Murray Darling Basin Authority. Version 2.0 2017
- Durant RWilson JCampbell CCapon SJames CMorris KNicol JNielsen DThomas R. Recruitment of long-lived floodplain vegetation: Mesocosm study experimental design. Final Report. 1-28. 2016
- Nielsen DRees GBrown PBaldwin DStoffels RGawne BBond N. The MDBA–MDFRC Collaboration Project – stocktake report. Final Report. 1-52. 2016
- Ning NSPStratford DNielsen DBaldwin DBrown PDavis JMcGinness H. A Review of Climate Refuge Science and its application in the Basin. Final Report.. 1-65. 2015
- Overton ICPollino CARoberts JReid JRWBond NMcGinness HMGawne BStratford DSMerrin LEBarma DCuddy SMNielsen DLSmith THenderson BLBaldwin DSChiu GSDoody TM. Development of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan SDL Adjustment Ecological Elements Method. i-168. 2015
- Rees GNielsen DBaldwin DGawne BBaumgartner LBrown P. MDFRC Research Strategy. Draft Report.. 1-38. 2015
- Durant RWatson GONielsen DLRees GN. Moira Grass seed bank study (Barmah Forest). Final Report.. 1-25. 2015
- Nielsen DLDurant RPetrie RRees G. Wetland Carbon Dynamics Monitoring Program 2013/14. Final Report.. 1-30. 2014
- Bond NBoon PNielsen DVietz GNeal BCottingham P. Broken River environmental watering plan. Final Report.. 1-64. 2013
- Campbell CJNielsen DHawking JHGawne BButcher R. IECA Proof of Concept Trial - Technical report: Indicator identification. Milestone 4 Draft Report. 1-24. 2013
- Gawne BButcher RDurant RNielsen DEllis EHenderson MNing NCampbell CHawking J. IECA Proof of Concept Trial – Technical report. Final Report.. 1-158. 2013
- Baldwin DGawne BHenderson MNielsen DNing NPrice AStoffels RWatson G. The Living Murray icon sites: a synthesis of monitoring outcomes from 2012–13. Draft Report.. 1-92. 2013
- Nielsen DVogel M. Broken River Restoration Project. Final Report.. 1-18. 2012
- Cook RNing NNielsen DGawne BVilizzi L. Changes to the structure and function of Murray-Darling Basin rivers in response to the transition from drought. Draft Final Report 2011.. 1-145. 2012
- Cook RANing NNielsen DGawne BVilizzi L. Changes to the structure and function of Murray-Darling Basin rivers in response to the transition from drought. Final Report 2011.. 1-71. 2012
- Ning NSPCook RVilizzi LGawne BNielsen DPetrie R. Ecological Resilience in the Murray Darling Basin 2011-12 (MD2009): Floodplain Response Project. Final Report.. 1-135. 2012
- Nielsen DNing NCook R. Ecological Resilience in the Murray Darling Basin 2011-12 (MD2009): Floodplain Response Project. Progress Report.. 1-9. 2012
- Nielsen DGawne BWheaton L. Evaluation of the ecological benefits of Commonwealth environmental water 2011 -12. Final Report.. 1-52. 2012
- Ning NSPCook RVilizzi LGawne BNielsen DPetrie R. Impacts of the 2010/2011 and 2011/2012 flooding events on the structure and function of the Murray Darling Basin rivers. Draft Final Report.. 1-135. 2012
- Cook RNielsen DPetrie R. Monitoring dissolved oxygen and water quality around the Barmah-Millewa Forest. Final Report.. 1-16. 2012
- Wallace TBaldwin DStoffels RRees GNielsen DJohns CCampbell CSharpe C. 'Natural' versus 'Artificial' watering of floodplains and wetlands. 1-28. 2011
- Cook RNing NNielsen DVogel MGawne B. A Preliminary Analysis of the Response of Regulated and Unregulated Rivers in the Transition from Drought to Flood in the Southern Murray-Darling Basin. Milestone Report.. 1-47. 2011
- Vilizzi LPrice AGawne BBeesley LKing AKoehn JNielsen D. Fish in Wetlands Decision Support Tool: User Manual.. 1-53. 2011
- Durant RNielsen DGawne BBeesley L. Management Plan for Coonancoocabil Lagoon. Final Report 2011.. 1-29. 2011
- King APetrie RNielsen DMahoney J. Monitoring fish recruitment, water quality and secondary production in Barmah-Millewa Forest, 2010/11. Progress Report 1.. 1-13. 2011
- Ning NNielsen DBaldwin D. The Impact of Sulfidic Sediments on the Zooplankton and Aquatic Plant Communities Developing from Wetland Sediments in Inland New South Wales. 1-26. 2011
- Cook RANing NNielsen DVogel MGawne B. The analysis of the response of a large lowland river in the transition from drought to flood at key sites around Barmah - Millewa. Progress Report. 1-26. 2011
- Beesley LPrice AKing AGawne BNielsen DKoehn JMeredith SVillizzi LHladyz S. Watering Floodplain Wetlands in the Murray-Darling Basin for Native Fish. 1-217. 2011
- Nielsen DStoffels RVogel M. Broken River Rehabilitation Project 2009 2010
- Holland GWatson GNielsen DPurbrick SCollett K. Salinity Targets Review: A Process for Developing Objectives and Targets 2010
- Vogel MPetrie RNielsen DStoffels R. Broken River Rehabilitation Project 2008
- Nielsen DWallace TMcCarthy BDurant RReid C. Monitoring of Temporarily Disconnected River Murray Wetlands: Refilling Recommendations 2008
- Nielsen DReid C. Weir Pool Manipulation (In-channel and Wetland Effects): Report on Pre-drawdown Monitoring Weir Pools and Wetlands 2008
- McCarthy BNielsen DBaldwin DMeredith SRoberts JKing AReid JWard K. Barmah Wetland System Environmental Monitoring Program, Part B : Monitoring Program 2006
- Gigney HPetrie RGawne BNielsen DHowitt J. The Exchange of Material between the Murray River Channel and Barmah-Millewa Forest during the 2005/2006 Floodplain Watering 2006
- McCarthy BNielsen DBaldwin DMeredith S. Barmah Wetland System Environmental Monitoring Program, Part A : Background Information 2005
- Gawne BCook RGigney HHawking JMitchell ANielsen DWatson G. Successional processes in lowland river slackwaters 2005
- Gawne BCook RGigney HMitchell AHawking JNielsen DWatson G. Ecological response to manipulations of the hydrology in slackwater and flow patches on the Broken River 2004