Ian Dixon

BSc, MSc

• Research Interests
• Current Projects
• Recently completed projects
• Publications
  • Papers
  • Conferences
  • Other

Contact details
Email: ian.dixon@cdu.edu.au

Phone: (08) 8946 6761
Fax: (08) 8946 7455
Office: 31.3.17

Research interests

Ian’s research has focused on tropical riparian ecology, specialising in assessment and monitoring of riparian health across northern Australia. He is currently part of a new research team investigating aquatic food webs and flow ecology in the Daly (NT), Fitzroy (WA) and Mitchell (Qld) catchments.

Current projects

• TRaCK Project 5.1: Bottom-up and top-down control of riverine food webs
• TRaCK Project 5.5: Flow-ecology relationships for biodiversity and ecosystem processes

Recently completed projects

• Riparian Health project for the Tropical Savannas CRC: Development of the Tropical Rapid Appraisal of Riparian Condition

Publications

Peer-reviewed papers

Johansen, K., Phinn, S., Dixon, I., Douglas, M.M. and Lowry, J. (2007) Comparison of Image and Rapid Field Assessments of Riparian Zone Condition in Australian Tropical Savannas. Forest Ecology and Management 240: 42-60

Conference Proceedings

Johansen, K., Phinn, S., Douglas, M., Dixon, I., and Lowry, J. (2006). Monitoring savanna riparian zone condition in north Australia using image and field based assessment method. In Proceedings of the 13th Australasian Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Conference, 20-24 November 2006, Canberra, Australia.

Johansen, K., Phinn, S., Dixon, I., and Douglas, M. (2006). Comparison of ground based and image based assessments of riparian zone health in Australian tropical savannas. In Society of Range Management 59th Annual Meeting, 12-17 February 2006, Vancouver, Canada.

Johansen, K., Phinn, S., Lowry, J., Douglas, M.M., and Dixon, I.H. (2007). A framework for riparian zone monitoring in Australian tropical savannas based on field survey data and high spatial resolution imagery. In American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Annual Conference: Identifying Spatial Solutions, 7-11 May 2007, Tampa, Florida, USA.

Dixon, I.H., Douglas, M.M., Dowe, J.L., Burrows, D.W. and Townsend, S.A. (2005) A Rapid Method for Assessing the Condition of Riparian Zones in the Wet/Dry Tropics of Northern Australia. In: Proceedings of the 4th Australian Stream Management Conference; Linking Rivers to Landscapes, (Eds, Rutherfurd, I.D., Wiszniewski, I., Askey-Doran, M.A. and Glazik, R.), Launceston, Tasmania, Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, Hobart, pp. 173-178.

Townsend, S.A., Dostine, P., Dixon, I., Karfs, R. and Douglas, M.M. (2005) The response of steam macro-invertebrate communities to catchment clearing and riparian condition in the Darwin region (tropical Australia). In: Proceedings of the 4th Australian Stream Management Conference; Linking Rivers to Landscapes, (Eds, Rutherfurd, I.D., Wiszniewski, I., Askey-Doran, M.A. and Glazik, R.), Launceston, Tasmania, Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, Hobart, pp. 618-622

Other

Dowe, J. and Dixon, I. (2007) Riparian Condition in the Gilbert River and Walsh River Catchments Using the Tropical Rapid Appraisal of Riparian Condition (TRARC) Method. Australian Centre for Tropical Freshwater Research, Townsville.

Dixon, I. and Douglas, M. (2007) A Field Guide to Assessing Australia’s Tropical Riparian Zones. Tropical Savannas Cooperative Research Centre, Darwin.

http://savanna.cdu.edu.au/publications/trarc_users.html

Dixon, I. and Douglas, M. (2007) Riparian Condition in the Ord River Catchment, Western Australia: Application of a Rapid Assessment Tool, Tropical Savannas Cooperative Research Centre, Darwin.

Dixon, I., Douglas, M., Dowe, J. and Burrows, D. (2006) Tropical Rapid Appraisal of Riparian Condition, Version 1 (for use in tropical savannas), River and Riparian Land Management Technical Guideline No. 7. Land & Water Australia, Canberra.

http://savanna.cdu.edu.au/publications/lwa_trarc_guide.html

Dixon, I., Douglas, M., Burrows, D., Dowe, J., Grice, T., Ludwig, J., Mitchell, S., Setterfield, S. and Werren, G. (2003) Savanna Riparian Health Workshop I: The Development of a Tropical Rapid Appraisal of Riparian Condition (TRARC), Internal Report. Tropical Savannas Cooperative Research Centre, Darwin.

Dixon, I.H. and Padovan, A.V. (2003) The Water Quality of the Blackmore Estuary, Darwin Harbour: May and June 2001, Report No. 19/3003D. Northern Territory Government.

Unrefereed Articles

Dixon, I., Dowe, J., Douglas, M. and Burrows, D. (2006) Development and implementation of the Tropical Rapid Appraisal of Riparian Condition (TRARC) method, RipRap 31: 44-46. Land & Water Australia.

Dixon, I.H., Douglas, M,M. and Schenkel, L. (2006) Educating tropical land and water managers through riparian assessment training. In: Proceedings of the 2nd National Water Education Conference; From the Waters Edge to the Red Centre. Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australian Water Association.

Dixon, I. (2005) Tropical Rapid Appraisal of Riparian Condition: Developing a Tool to Assess and Monitor Tropical Riverbank Condition, RipRap 28: 14. Land & Water Australia.

Dixon, I., Dowe, J. and Douglas, M.M. (2005) Assessing riparian health in tropical savannas, Australian Landcare, March 2005, p. 30.

Dixon, I. and Douglas, M.M. (2004) Expedition checks out river health, Savanna Links 30: 10-11. Tropical Savannas Cooperative Research Centre, Darwin.

Dixon, I. and Douglas, M.M. (2004) Riverbank health: a rapid assessment. Savanna Links 28: 4-6. Tropical Savannas Cooperative Research Centre, Darwin.

Dowe, J., Dixon, I., and Douglas, M.M. (2004) Trialling of the Tropical Rapid Appraisal of Riparian Condition (TRARC) method in the Burdekin River catchment, northeast Queensland. RipRap 26: 8-11. Land & Water Australia.

Douglas, M.M, Dixon, I., Burrows, D., Lukacs, G., Werren, G. (2004) Rapid appraisal of savanna riparian vegetation health. Sustainable futures for Australia’s Tropical Rivers Symposium, Darwin, NT