CDU Researcher Profile

PhD, BSc (Hons),
Associate Diploma in Applied Biology

• Research interests
• Publications
• Current projects
• Recent completions supervised

Research Interests

Lindsay's research interests include:

• Tropical Savannas
• Plant Ecology & Botany in northern Australia
• Carbon and water balance of tropical savannas
• Impact of fire on savanna productivity and climate
• Impact of invasive grasses on savanna function

Recent Publications

Refereed papers

1. Beringer, J., Hutley, L. B. and Tapper, N. J. (2004). Savanna fires and their impact on net ecosystem productivity and climate. 26th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 23-27 August 2004, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
2. Chen, X., Hutley, L. B. and Eamus D. (2004). Soil organic carbon content at a range of north Australian tropical savannas with contrasting site histories. Plant and Soil, in press.
3. Williams. R. J., Hutley, L. B., Cook, G. D., Russell-Smith, J., Edwards, A. and Chen. X. (2004). Assessing the carbon sequestration potential of mesic savannas in the Northern Territory, Australia: approaches, uncertainties and potential impacts of fire. Functional Plant Biology, in press.
4. Setterfield, S. A., Douglas, M. D. and Hutley, L. B. (2004). Establishment of the invasive tropical grass Andropogon gayanus in an Australian savanna: the effect of canopy cover and ground layer disturbance. Biotropica, in press.
5. Chen, X., Eamus D. and Hutley, L. B. (2004). Seasonal patterns of fine-root productivity and turnover in a tropical savanna of northern Australia. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 20, pp 221-224.
6. Chen, X., Hutley, L. B. and Eamus D. (2003). Carbon balance of a tropical savanna in northern Australia. Oecologia, 137, pp 405-416.
7. Rossiter, N. A., Setterfield, S. A., Douglas, M. M. and Hutley, L. B. (2003). Testing the grass-fire cycle: exotic grass invasion in the tropical savannas of northern Australia. Diversity and Distributions, 9, pp 169-176.
8. Beringer, J., Hutley, L. B., Tapper, N. J., Coutts, A., Kerley, A. and O'Grady. A. P. (2003). Fire impacts on surface heat, moisture and carbon fluxes from a tropical savanna in north Australia. International Journal of Wildland Fire, in press.
9. Chen, X., Eamus, D. and Hutley, L. B. (2002). Seasonal patterns of soil carbon dioxide efflux from a wet-dry tropical savanna of northern Australia. Australian Journal of Botany, 50, pp 43-51.
10. Eamus, D., Chen, X. and Hutley, L. B. (2002). Root biomass and root fractal analyses of an open Eucalyptus forest in a savanna of north Australia. Australian Journal of Botany, 50, pp 31-41.
11. Cook, G. D., Williams, D., Hutley, L. B. and O'Grady, A. P. (2002). Variation in vegetative water use in the savannas of the North Australian Tropical Transect. Journal of Vegetation Science, 13, pp 413-418.
12. Eamus, D., Hutley, L. B. and O'Grady, A. P. (2001). Daily and seasonal patterns of carbon and water fluxes above a north Australian savanna. Tree Physiology, 21, pp 977-988.
13. Hutley, L. B., O'Grady, A. P. and Eamus, D. (2001). Monsoonal influences on evapotranspiration of savanna vegetation of northern Australia. Oecologia, 126, pp 434-443
14. O'Grady, A. P., Eamus, D. and Hutley, L. B. (1999). Transpiration increases during the dry season: patterns of tree water use in Eucalypt open-forests of Northern Australia. Tree Physiology, 19, pp 591-597.
15. O'Grady, A. P., Eamus, D. and Hutley, L. B. (2000). Dry season conditions determine wet season water use in the wet-dry tropical savanna of northern Australia. Tree Physiology, 20, pp 1219-1226.
16. O'Grady, A. P., Chen, X., Eamus, D. and Hutley, L. B. (2000). Composition, structure, leaf area index and standing biomass of a eucalypt open forest near Darwin in the Northern Territory. Australian Journal of Botany, 48, pp 629-638.
17. Hutley, L. B., O'Grady, A. P. and Eamus, D. (2000). Evapotranspiration from Eucalypt open-forest savanna of Northern Australia. Functional Ecology, 14, pp 183-194.

Conference Papers

1. Rossiter, N., Setterfield, S. A., Douglas, M. M., Hutley, L. B. and Cook, G. D. (2004). Exotic grass invasion in the tropical savanna of northern Australia: Ecosystem consequences. Southern Connections, Cape Town, South Africa.
2. Setterfield, S. A., Douglas, M. M., Barratt, J., Rossiter, N., Hutley, L. B. and Cook G.D. (2004). Effects of an exotic pasture grass on ecosystem processes in Australia's tropical savannas. Poster Abstract, Australian Weeds Conference.
3. Beringer, J., Hutley, L. B., Tapper, N. J. (2003). Impact of savanna fires on the atmospheric fluxes of carbon, water and energy, and feedbacks to climate.Proceedings of the Tropical Savannas and Seasonally Dry Forests, Royal Botanic Garden, 14-20 Sept 2003, Edinburgh, Scotland. pp 19.
4. Tapper, N. J., Beringer, J., Hutley, L. B. and Coutts, A. (2003). The long term recovery of heat and moisture fluxes to the atmosphere following fire in Australia's tropical savanna. EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly, 06 - 11 April 2003, Nice, France. Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 5, 03544.
5. Hutley, L. B., Beringer J., Tapper N., Kerley A. and Coutts A. (2002). Impact of savanna fires on carbon dioxide fluxes to the atmosphere. Savanna Landscapes in Northern Australia - fire and heterogeneity, Northern Territory University, 8-10 July 2002, Darwin, Australia.
6. Beringer, J., Tapper, N.J. and Hutley, L. B. (2002). Impact of savanna fires on the heat, moisture and CO2 budgets and possible feedbacks to regional climate. The climatology Commission of the International Geographical Union, 28 July- 3 August 2002, Richards Bay.
7. Hutley, L. B.., Eamus D. and O'Grady A.P. (2002). Seasonal extremes of carbon sink strength of tropical savannas of northern Australia. 3rd International Canopy Conference, 23 - 28 June 2002, Cairns, Australia.
8. Eamus, D., O'Grady, A. P., Hutley, L. B. and Cook, P. G. (2002). Catchment water balance and tree water use of tropical savanna. CRC For Plant-Based Management Of Dryland Salinity Workshop, Designing New Land Use Systems to Manage Recharge, CSIRO, Floreat, 18 June 2002.
9. Kelley, G., Hutley, L. B., Eamus, D. and Jolly, P. (2002). Role of savanna vegetation in soil and groundwater dynamics in a wet-dry tropical climate. In: Haig,T., Knapton, A. and Ticknel, S. (eds). Proceedings of the International Groundwater Conference 'Balancing The Groundwater Budget', International Association of Hydrogeologists, Northern Territory Branch, 12-17 May 2002, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.pp1-8.
10. Tapper, N., Beringer, J., Kerley, A., Coutts, A. and Hutley, L. B. (2002). Impacts of savanna fire scars on heat and moisture input to the atmosphere: some preliminary results from the Savanna Fire Experiment (SaFE). 9th National Conference, Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society, 18-20 February 2002, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
11. Beringer, J. and Hutley, L. B. (2001). Impact of fire on the inputs of heat, moisture and carbon dioxide to the atmosphere in the Australian tropical savanna and feedbacks to regional climate.In: 'Life in the Tropics', 14th Australia New Zealand Climate Forum, 18-21 September 2001, Darwin, Australia.
12. Cook, G. D. and Hutley, L. B.. (2001). The big effects of little differences: Climate and north Australian ecosystems. In: 'Life in the Tropics', 14th Australia New Zealand Climate Forum, 18-21 September 2001, Darwin, Australia.
13. Hutley, L. B., Eamus, D. and O'Grady, A. P. (1999). Daily and seasonal patterns of carbon and water vapour from open-forests in northern Australia. IUFRO Workshop, 'Canopy Dynamics and Forest Management - A Missing Link?', Estonia, Finland and Sweden, 1-11 August 1999.
14. Eamus, D., Hutley, L. B., O'Grady, A. P., Cook, P., Hatton, T. and Kelley, G. (1999). Integration of ecophysiological, hydrological and environmental chemistry studies of open-forests and the sustainable use of groundwater resources in northern. IUFRO Workshop, 'Canopy Dynamics and Forest Management - A Missing Link?', Estonia, Finland and Sweden, 1-11 August 1999.
15. Hutley, L. B., Doley D. and Yates D. J. (1998). Canopy meteorological conditions during fog deposition to an Australian rainforest at the end of the dry season. In: Schemenauer, R. (ed). Proceedings of the First International Conference on Fog and Fog Collection, 19-24 July 1998, Vancouver, Canada.
16. Yates, D. J., Hutley, L. B., Doley D. and Boonsaner A. B. (1998). The Ecological and Physiological Significance of Occult Precipitation in an Australian Rainforest. In: Schemenauer, R. (ed). Proceedings of the First International Conference on Fog and Fog Collection, 19-24 July 1998, Vancouver, Canada.

Technical Reports

1. Cook, P. J., Hatton, T. J., Eamus, D. and Hutley, L. B. (1998).Hydrological investigation at Howard East, NT 4. Executive Summary and Recommendations. CSIRO Technical Report #41/98.
2. Hatton, T. J., Cook, P. J., Kelley, G., O'Grady, A. P., Hutley, L. B., Reece, P., Farrow, R., Eamus, D. and Pidsley, D. (1998). Hydrological investigation at Howard East, N.T. 3. Paperbark swamp site: ecophysiology, soil physics and groundwater chemistry. CSIRO Technical Report No 41/98.
3. O'Grady A, Eamus D., Cook P., Lamonte S., Kelley G., Hutley, L. B. (2002). Groundwater Dependence and Environmental Flow Requirements of Riparian Vegetation along the Daly River, Northern Territory. Report to Environment Australia (EFI) October 2002.
   

Popular Articles

1. Hutley, L. B. (2000). Water use by vegetation. In: Managing for Healthy Country in the VRD, Tropical Savanna CRC Publication, NTU, Darwin. 56 pages.
2. Hutley, L. B., Eamus, D. and O'Grady, A. (1999). Study taps into future of water resources. Savanna Links Nov-Dec 1999, Tropical Savanna CRC, NTU, Darwin. pp 6-7.

Journal Reviewer

1. Austral Ecology
2. Global Ecology and Biogeography Letters
3. Australian Journal of Botany
4. Ecological Applications
5. The Rangelands Journal
6. Journal of Tropical Ecology
7. International Journal of Wildland Fire
8. Functional Plant Biology
9. Plant Ecology
10. ARC Discovery Program - Assessor 2003
    
    

Current Projects

• ARC Discovery Grant, 2004-2006, Dr J Beringer, Dr LB Hutley, Prof. D McGuire, $440 000 "Sustainable futures of Australian temperate forests: An investigation of coupled carbon, water and energy exchanges from hourly to centennial timescales". DP0451247
• Member, ARC Network for Australian Earth System Science 2005-2009 $1.94M
• ARC Discovery, "Fire scar impacts on surface heat and moisture fluxes in Australia's tropical savannas and feedbacks to local and regional climate", 2003-2005, Tapper, Beringer, Siems, Hutley, Lynch. $210,000
• NTU Project Grant, Hydrological implications of exotic grass invasions of tropical savanna ecosystems, 2002- , Hutley, Douglas and Setterfield, $7890
• NTU Project Grant, Exotic grass impacts on microclimate and seedling recruitment in tropical savannas, Hutley, Setterfield, Douglas and Christian 2003- $7800
• Tropical Savanna CRC, Impacts of fire and grazing on carbon stocks in savannas, 2002- , Williams and Hutley, $35 500
  
  

Recent Completions Supervised

Student Supervision

• Georgina Kelley (PhD) 1997 - 2002
  Tree, soil and groundwater dynamics of savanna vegetation Co-supervisor with Prof Derek Eamus
• Chen Xiaoyong (PhD) 1998 - 2002
  Carbon balance of tropical savanna of northern Australia Co-supervisor with Prof Derek Eamus
• Natalie Rossiter (BSc Hons) 2001 (1st Class Hons)
  Comparative ecophysiology and fire ecology of native and exotic savanna grasses Co-supervisor with Dr Michael Douglas and Dr Samantha Setterfield
• Paul Davey (MTEM) (currently enrolled) 2001-2002 (completed) Soil carbon stocks in semi-arid savanna under differing land-uses Co-supervisor with Dr Dick Williams, CSIRO, Darwin
• Ms Michelle Allnutt (MTEM) (currently enrolled) 2001-2002 (completed)
  Coarse and fine root biomass and distribution, in semi-arid savanna
  Co-supervisor with Dr Dick Williams, CSIRO, Darwin
• Mr Christopher Wendt (PhD) (currently enrolled, joint Monash-NTU student) Savanna fire scar impacts on regional climate 2002-2005
  Co-supervisor with Prof Nigel Tapper and Dr Jason Beringer, Monash University
• Mr Peter Clifton (BSc Hons) (currently enrolled) 2003-2004 Germination microclimate of invaded tropical savannas Co-supervisor with Dr Samantha Setterfield and Dr Michael Douglas, CDU
• Mr James Collins (BSc Hons) (currently enrolled) 2004
  Use of radar for biomass estimation in tropical savannas
  Co-supervisor with Dr Guy Boggs and Dr Dick Williams (CSIRO)

Post Doctoral Fellows

• Dr Lucas Cernusak April 2004-