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Dominic Blackham: Hydraulic influences on herbaceous riparian vegetation: implications for stream geomorphology

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Supervisors

• Associate Professor Ian Rutherfurd The University of Melbourne
• Dr Mike Stewardson The University of Melbourne

CRCCH project links

• Program 6: River Restoration

Personal background

• B.Sc (Hons) Geography, University of Leeds, UK
• M.Sc (Eng) Water Resources Technology and Management, University of Birmingham, UK

Anticipated research outcomes/products

• Analysis of spatial distribution of riparian vegetation types within Victoria, at catchment, sub-catchment and reach-scales, using the DSE Index of Stream Condition dataset
• Determination of resistance to hydraulic scour and erosion of key riparian grass species using a laboratory flume facility. Investigation of variation in resistance to scour for different species, and a range of substrates
• Development of hydraulic models of study streams to simulate the magnitude and duration of shear stress in those streams during large flow events
• Development of a model of response of riparian grasses to extreme flow events (is this type of vegetation effective at controlling erosion?).

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