Luke McPhan

Quantitative Ecologist studying river and floodplain ecology at the Centre for Freshwater Ecosystems at La Trobe University.

[Luke McPhan @LukeMcPhan]

Great to get this work out and be getting the R package together for floodplain vegetation state and transition models. Watch this space 😁

[La Trobe Agriculture, Biomedicine & Environment @SABE_latrobe]

Dr @LukeMcPhan's research explores how river flow shapes communities of Australian flora and fauna.
His work has highlighted the importance of returning flow events to rivers for the health of vegetation and aquatic populations. 🌦️https://t.co/C3tVxUu8Xt

[ASFB @AustSocFishBiol]

New study: Using radiotelemetry to monitor the habitat preferences and environmental flow requirements of juvenile sooty grunter (Hephaestus fuliginosus).

https://t.co/5TTcpOY2Ay

[Luke McPhan @LukeMcPhan]

Good news everybody! #getbusy

[Environmental Water @theCEWH]

Murray cod are breeding in the north! Scientists are finding larvae in Macquarie River near Trangie, where we are delivering #WaterForTheEnvironment. Spring water temps in this part of the river are above 18 degrees– just how our native fish like it @nswenviromedia #iheartrivers

[Luke McPhan @LukeMcPhan]

@JamesUVanDyke @Prof_TurtleAU @donaldmcknight2 @ericjnordberg @ASIHCopeia @AusSocHerp @TurtleSurvival @LazerUne Likewise, can't wait to get the first animations out.

[MurrumbidgeeMER @BidgeeMER]

Check out the teeth on this beauty! The carnivorous flat-headed gudgeon was seldom detected in the early days of monitoring but through targeted delivery of #environmentalwater to key wetlands in the mid-Murrumbidgee, numbers have increased @theCEWH @ilwscsu @FMerproject

[Australian Freshwater Sciences Society (AFSS) @AusFreshwater]

“The reality is that this combination of events have not been experienced by our fauna before, so the risk of things being extinct or being dramatically reduced is high." - @ProfRossatUC
https://t.co/9ZZl6s3Fq8

[UNSW @UNSW]

“There is an urgent need to implement national conservation efforts for this unique mammal."

A new study led by UNSW's Centre for Ecosystem Science has found Australia’s devastating drought is having a critical impact on the iconic #platypus. https://t.co/wsezt9Toy0

[Luke McPhan @LukeMcPhan]

Worrying signs for our aquatic #Nativespecies in the #MDbasin.

[MD Basin Authority @MD_Basin_Auth]

The latest snapshot of water quality shows possible algal blooms forming in most #MDBasin rivers in NSW and Vic, and bushfire contamination in the Upper Murray. https://t.co/9Go845F0Mk

[Prof Emma L Johnston AO FAA FTSE @DrEmmaLJohnston]

“These are very tired and very old conspiracy theories that get a run after most major fires,” says Prof Ross Bradstock, “They’ve been extensively dealt with in many inquiries.” #bushfirecrisis #ClimateEmergency #AustralianFires https://t.co/RcdqlhDmpN

[Luke McPhan @LukeMcPhan]

@PatrickRothfuss shortened it for your convenience, thanks for the good times. that smile helps many through tough times https://t.co/8RV32pUy4P

[Farmers for Climate Action @farmingforever]

Why Barnaby Joyce and Andrew Forrest have got it wrong on the drought https://t.co/ad0ntSR8MP
“This will not overcome our continent’s changing climate cycle. Unfortunately, all the scientific evidence is pointing to harsher and longer droughts, with higher temperatures.”

[Ecosystem Science @CES_UNSW]

Open conference on platypus, May 30 @tarongazoo. Breeding, feeding, threats and genetics. Agenda and registration https://t.co/tTcRh5vQJ0

[Aquatic Ecology @Rheophillic]

Zooplankton allochthony is spatially heterogeneous in a boreal lake https://t.co/kq2CoYy0iS

[Ecosystem Science @CES_UNSW]

Useful UAVs- Drone monitoring of crocodile nesting areas in the Kimberley https://t.co/chyD9CyH9C via @abcnews

[Ecosystem Science @CES_UNSW]

CES student Justin McCann collaborating with @BushHeritageAus at Naree Station https://t.co/P6konTZAB7

[Hugh Possingham @HugePossum]

Barnaby Joyce sending Murray River to 'certain slow death', says South Australia https://t.co/2aScVx98No via @theage

[Ann Jones @jones_ann]

Prof Kingsford has spent < 30 years counting Aus waterbirds. Listen to his story here: https://t.co/gs5tF3rEfF @UNSW @UNSWScience

[Laura Poole-Warren @la_warren]

@DrEmmaLJohnston @UNSW winner of the @FinancialReview higher ed emerging leader award https://t.co/06W1aYd2bW

[Ecosystem Science @CES_UNSW]

Floods boost bird populations across Murray Darling, Eyre Basin river systems. https://t.co/37gXiPcylV @UNSWScience https://t.co/hqvxGxEi15

[Prof Emma L Johnston AO FAA FTSE @DrEmmaLJohnston]

First paper for our fab PhD student @damon_bolton & he made an infographic! #lightpollution https://t.co/Ubc5fisaoL