Mrs Rowena Morris

Telephone	+61 8 8313 6794
Position	Postgraduate
Email	rowena.morris@adelaide.edu.au
Fax	+61 8 8313 6717
Building	John Davies Building
Floor/Room	M 05a
Campus	Waite
Org Unit	Ecology Evolution and Landscape Science

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Research Interests

Bushfire management , soil erosion, marine management, community education, geodiversity and geotourism

Publications

Morris R, Dragovich D, Ostendorf B (2012) Hillslope erosion and post-fire sediment trapping at Mount Bold, South Australia. In Stone M, Collins A, Martin T (Eds) 'Wildfire and water quality: processes, impacts and challenges '. Banff, Canada, 11–14 June 2012. IAHS Publication 354, 42-50. (IAHS Publication: Oxfordshire)

Morris R, Buckman S, Connelly P, Dragovich D, Ostendorf B, Bradstock R. (2011) The dirt on assessing post-fire erosion in the Mount Lofty Ranges: comparing methods. In Thornton RP (Ed) ‘Proceedings of Bushfire CRC & AFAC 2011 Conference Science Day’ 1 September 2011, Sydney, Australia, 152-169. (Bushfire CRC: Melbourne)

Morris R, Calliss S (2009) Does an emergency response protect our water reservoirs? AFAC 2009 Conference Meeting Expectations, 21-24 Sept 2009, Surfers Paradise, QLD, 595-600. (AFAC: Melbourne)

Buckman S, Brownlie KC, Bourman RP, Murray-Wallace CV, Morris RH, Lachlan TJ, Roberts RG, Arnold LJ, Cann JH (2009) Holocene palaeofire records in a high-level, proximal valley-fill (Wilson Bog), Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia. Holocene 19, 1017-1029. doi: 10.1177/0959683609340998

Morris R, Calliss S, Frizenschaf J, Blason M, Dragovich D, Henderson M, Ostendorf B (2008) Controlling sediment movement following bushfire - a case study in managing water quality, Mount Bold, South Australia. In Lambert M, Daniell T, Leonard M (Eds) ‘Proceedings, Water Down Under 2008 Conference, incorporating 31st Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium and 4th International Conference on Water Resources and Environment Research’, 14-17 April 2008, Adelaide, Australia, 1937-1947. (Engineers Australia: Modbury)

Morris R, Connelly P, Bradstock R, Dragovich D, Henderson M, Ostendorf B (2008) Sediment movement following prescribed burning - A comparison of three techniques including visual observations, erosion pins and digital close range photogrammetry. International Fire 2008 Conference, 1-3 Sept 2008, Adelaide. 293-300.

Dragovich D, Morris, R. (2002) Fire intensity, runoff and sediment movement in eucalypt forest near Sydney, Australia. In Allison RJ (Eds) Applied Geomorphology: theory and practice, John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 145-163.

Dragovich D, Morris R (2002) Sediment and organic matter movement following bushfires in the Blue Mountains, Australia. In Dyer FJ, Thoms MC, Olley JM (Eds) The structure, function and management implications of fluvial sedimentary systems, IAHS Publ no. 276, 325-331.

Dragovich D, Morris R (2002) Fire intensity, slopewash and bio-transfer of sediment in eucalypt forest, Australia. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 27,1309-1319.

Morris RH (1993) The vegetation of Narrabeen, Dee Why and Harbord Catchments. In Chapman D. (Ed.) Environmental quality of the Narrabeen Catchment, Sydney University, Sydney., 11-24.

Files

Bushfire CRC Fire Note: Protecting our water reservoirs with sediment traps - MorrisFireNote.pdf [405.3K] (application/pdf)
Case Study: ISite measuring sediment movement - Case_Study_ISite_Measuring_sediment.pdf [495.3K] (application/pdf)
Poster: Managing post-fire soil erosion in the Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia - Morris_Bushfire_CRC_Conference_Perth_2012.pdf [960.4K] (application/pdf)
Poster: The dirt on assessing post-fire erosion - Morris_Bushfire_CRC_Conference_Sydney_2011.pdf [618.8K] (application/pdf)
Poster: Prescribed burning and sediment movement in the Mount Lofty Ranges - Morris_Bushfire_CRC_Conference_Darwin_2010.pdf [483.6K] (application/pdf)
Poster: Does an emergency response protect our water reservoirs? - Morris_Bushfire_CRC_Conference_Surfers_2009.ppt.pdf [1.3MB] (application/pdf)
Poster: Trapping sediment following bushfire at Mount Bold Water Reservoir, South Australia - Morris_Bushfire_CRC_Conference_Adelaide_2008.pdf [268.1K] (application/pdf)
Poster: 3D laser scanning of sediment movement following bushfire at Mount Bold Reservoir - Morris_Bushfire_CRC_Conference_Tassie_2007.pdf [204.4K] (application/pdf)
Poster: The effect of prescribed burning on sediment movement in the Mount Lofty Ranges - Morris_Bushfire_CRC_Conference_Melbourne_2006.pdf [116.5K] (application/pdf)

Entry last updated: Friday, 25 Jan 2013

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