Career highlights
- two ARC Discovery Projects (in 2015 and 2016)
- two ARC Linkage Projects (in 2013 and 2019)
- grant income >$1.8m over a 4-y period
- 2015 NSW Office of Environment and Heritage Eureka Prize for Environmental Research
- 2019 Deakin Vice Chancellor’s Award for International Research Collaboration
- 2011 Australian Society for Limnology Early Career Research Awar
- 2011 Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand Early Career Research Achievement Award in 2011
Affiliations
- Australian Society for Limnology
- Ecological Society of Australia
- Australian Marine Sciences Association
- Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand
- Ecological Society of America
Teaching interests
- Freshwater biology
- Aquatic ecology
- Hydrology
Knowledge areas
My expertise is in integration of knowledge to create new understanding. My focus is the management of aquatic ecosystems, including the intersection with ecological theory, autecology, related disciplines (e.g. hydrology and geomorphology) and the social and economic impacts of natural resource management. I specialise in synthesising knowledge across disciplines, types of species (e.g. vegetation, invertebrates and fish) and in space and time, including developing predictive models. I bring expertise in experimental design, ecological statistics and modelling and challenge accepted maxims where appropriate. I collaborate widely and apply a range of field, laboratory and modelling approaches as best suit individual questions.
Projects
- Using fractals to describe physical and ecological complexity to describe species diversity
- Demonstrating species coexistence mechanisms in stream ecosystems
- Testing the scientific foundations of a method to identify threatened ecosystems
- Developing a framework for a Basin-wide ecological response model for the Murray-Darling Basin
- Understanding triggers and impacts of algal blooms in the Three Gorges Reservoir
- Regional development in Victoria
Publications
P Pickett, G Dwyer, A Macqueen, G Holt, B Halliday, J Barton, R Lester
(2024), Vol. 15, pp. 1-21, Ecosphere, Washington, D.C., C1
James Malcher, Kay Critchell, Ty Matthews, Rebecca Lester
(2023), Vol. 897, pp. 165342-165342, Science of The Total Environment, Netherlands, C1
Rebecca Lester, Ashley Macqueen, Emily Armstrong, David Dodemaide, Georgia Dwyer, Thomas Mock, Stephanie Payne, Michael Smith, Michaela Storen, Lawrence Webb
(2023), pp. 1-43, Science of The Total Environment, Amsterdam, Netherlands, C1
R Bandari, E Moallemi, R Lester, D Downie, B Bryan
(2022), Vol. 127, pp. 325-336, Environmental Science and Policy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
S Nicol, J Webb, R Lester, M Cooling, P Brown, I Cresswell, H McGinness, S Cuddy, L Baumgartner, D Nielsen, M Mallen-Cooper, D Stratford
(2021), Vol. 67, pp. 277-290, Environmental Management, United States, C1
Characteristics and consequences of a disease outbreak in aquatic insects
G Holt, G Dwyer, C Bourke, T Matthews, A Macqueen, R Lester
(2021), Vol. 66, pp. 1267-1281, Freshwater Biology, C1
J Lancaster, S Rice, L Slater, R Lester, B Downes
(2021), Vol. 66, pp. 1311-1327, Freshwater Biology, C1
Using Fractals to Describe Ecologically Relevant Patterns in Distributions of Large Rocks in Streams
G Dwyer, C Cummings, S Rice, J Lancaster, B Downes, L Slater, R Lester
(2021), Vol. 57, Water Resources Research, C1
Z Liu, P Tai, X Li, L Kong, T Matthews, R Lester, J Mondon
(2021), Vol. 40, pp. 2899-2911, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, United States, C1
J Lancaster, B Downes, R Lester, S Rice
(2020), Vol. 192, pp. 375-389, Oecologia, Germany, C1
Identifying multiple factors limiting long-term success in environmental watering
R Lester, H McGinness, A Price, A MacQueen, N Poff, B Gawne
(2020), Vol. 71, pp. 238-254, Marine and Freshwater Research, Melbourne, Vic., C1
The use of fatty acids to identify food sources of secondary consumers in wetland mesocosms
I Growns, D Ryder, P McInerney, N Bond, G Holt, R Lester, R Thompson
(2020), Vol. 35, pp. 173-189, Journal of freshwater ecology, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Basal resource quality and energy sources in three habitats of a lowland river ecosystem
P McInerney, G Holt, R Lester, R Thompson, B Robson, D Ryder, N Bond, D Baldwin, B Gawne, R Petrie
(2020), Vol. 65, pp. 2757-2771, Limnology and oceanography, Chichester, Eng., C1
R Lester, C Pollino, C Cummings
(2019), Vol. 111, pp. 72-93, Environmental modelling and software, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Z Liu, P Tai, X Li, L Kong, T Matthews, R Lester, J Mondon
(2019), Vol. 171, pp. 665-676, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Netherlands, C1
R Baring, R Lester, P Fairweather
(2019), Vol. 166, Marine Biology, C1
Wise use: using ecological models to understand and manage aquatic ecosystems
R Lester
(2019), Vol. 71, pp. 46-55, Marine and freshwater research, Clayton, Vic., C1
Anthropogenic water bodies as drought refuge for aquatic macroinvertebrates and macrophytes
D Dodemaide, T Matthews, D Iervasi, R Lester
(2018), Vol. 616-617, pp. 543-553, Science of the Total Environment, Netherlands, C1
Developing a standardized definition of ecosystem collapse for risk assessment
L Bland, J Rowland, T Regan, D Keith, N Murray, R Lester, M Linn, J Rodríguez, E Nicholson
(2018), Vol. 16, pp. 29-36, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, C1
B Halliday, S Wedderburn, J Barton, R Lester
(2018), Vol. 34, pp. 338-347, River research and applications, Chichester, Eng., C1
Selecting and applying indicators of ecosystem collapse for risk assessments
J Rowland, E Nicholson, N Murray, D Keith, R Lester, L Bland
(2018), Vol. 32, pp. 1233-1245, Conservation biology, Chichester, Eng., C1
Soil organic carbon variability in Australian temperate freshwater wetlands
A Pearse, J Barton, R Lester, A Zawadzki, P Macreadie
(2018), Vol. 63, pp. S254-S266, Limnology and Oceanography, C1
Nearshore drift dynamics of natural versus artificial seagrass wrack
R Baring, P Fairweather, R Lester
(2018), Vol. 202, pp. 164-171, Estuarine, coastal and shelf science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
A Dujon, G Schofield, R Lester, K Papafitsoros, G Hays
(2018), Vol. 39, Marine Ecology, C1
Trophic relationships among animals associated with drifting wrack
R Baring, R Lester, P Fairweather
(2018), Vol. 69, pp. 1248-1258, Marine and freshwater research, Clayton, Vic., C1
Modelling food-web mediated effects of hydrological variability and environmental flows
B Robson, R Lester, D Baldwin, N Bond, R Drouart, R Rolls, D Ryder, R Thompson
(2017), Vol. 124, pp. 108-128, Water research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
A framework for evaluating food-web responses to hydrological manipulations in riverine systems
R Rolls, D Baldwin, N Bond, R Lester, B Robson, D Ryder, R Thompson, G Watson
(2017), Vol. 203, pp. 136-150, Journal of Environmental Management, England, C1
A Dujon, G Schofield, R Lester, N Esteban, G Hays
(2017), Vol. 164, Marine Biology, C1
Using multiple lines of evidence to assess the risk of ecosystem collapse
L Bland, T Regan, M Dinh, R Ferrari, D Keith, R Lester, D Mouillot, N Murray, H Nguyen, E Nicholson
(2017), Vol. 284, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, England, C1
An ecological trajectories architecture for use in the Murray-Darling Basin
D Stratford, P Bridgeman, C Pollino, S Cuddy, A Freebairn, K Joehnk, D Stevens, S Nicol, R Lester
(2017), pp. 908-914, MODSIM 2017 : Proceedings of the 22nd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Hobart, Tasmania, E1
Establishing precise estimates of abundance in patchy habitats of the marine nearshore
R Baring, R Lester, P Fairweather
(2016), Vol. 120, pp. 68-77, Marine environmental research, London, Eng., C1
S Brown, V Versace, R Lester, M Walter
(2015), Vol. 74, pp. 6047-6063, Environmental earth sciences, Berlin, Germany, C1
T Matthews, R Lester, C Cummings, A Lautenschlager
(2015), Vol. 54, pp. 331-339, Environmental science and policy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Potential for water-resource infrastructure to act as refuge habitat
B Halliday, T Matthews, D Iervasi, D Dodemaide, P Pickett, M Linn, A Burns, I Bail, R Lester
(2015), Vol. 84, pp. 136-148, Ecological engineering, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
R Baring, P Fairweather, R Lester
(2014), Vol. 461, pp. 397-406, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, Amsterdam , Netherlands, C1
S Wickson, E Chester, I Valenzuela, B Halliday, R Lester, T Matthews, A Miller
(2014), Vol. 18, pp. 1037-1046, Journal of insect conservation, Berlin, Germany, C1
Hydrologic llandscape regionalisation using deductive classification and random forests
S Brown, R Lester, V Versace, J Fawcett, L Laurenson
(2014), Vol. 9, pp. 1-20, PloS one, San Francisco, Calif., C1
B Robson, E Chester, M Allen, S Beatty, J Chambers, P Close, B Cook, C Cummings, P Davies, R Lester, A Lymbery, T Matthews, D Morgan, M Stock
(2013), Perth, W.A., A1-1
C Cummings, T Matthews, R Lester
(2013), Gold Coast, Qld., A1
Scientific foundations for an IUCN red list of ecosystems
D Keith, J Rodriguez, K Rodriguez-Clark, E Nicholson, K Aapala, A Alonso, M Asmussen, S Bachman, A Basset, E Barrow, J Benson, M Bishop, R Bonifacio, T Brooks, M Burgman, P Comer, F Comin, F Essl, D Faber-Langendoen, P Fairweather, R Holdaway, M Jennings, R Kingsford, R Lester, R Mac Nally, M McCarthy, J Moat, M Oliveira-Miranda, P Pisanu, B Poulin, T Regan, U Riecken, M Spalding, S Zambrano-Martinez
(2013), Vol. 8, pp. 1-25, PLoS one, San Francisco, Calif., C1
R Bark, L Peeters, R Lester, C Pollino, N Crossman, J Kandulu
(2013), Vol. 33, pp. 97-108, Environmental science and policy, Amsterdam, Netherlands, C1
R Lester, P Fairweather, I Webster, R Quin
(2013), Vol. 23, pp. 984-998, Ecological applications, Washington, D. C., C1
Ecohydrological and socioeconomic integration for the operational management of environmental flows
B Bryan, A Higgins, I Overton, K Holland, R Lester, D King, M Nolan, D MacDonald, J Connor, T Bjornsson, M Kirby
(2013), Vol. 23, pp. 999-1016, Ecological applications, Washington, D. C., C1
R Lester, R Langley, I Webster, P Fairweather
(2012), Adelaide, S. Aust., A6-1
A Ramsar wetland in crisis the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth, Australia
R Kingsford, K Walker, R Lester, W Young, P Fairweather, J Sammut, M Geddes
(2011), Vol. 62, pp. 255-265, Marine and freshwater research, Collingwood, Vic., C1-1
R Lester, P Fairweather
(2011), Vol. 222, pp. 2690-2703, Ecological modelling, Amsterdam, Netherlands, C1-1
A Higgins, B Bryan, I Overton, K Holland, R Lester, D King, M Nolan, J Connor
(2011), Vol. 47, pp. 1-14, Water resources research, Washington, D. C., C1-1
R Lester, I Webster, P Fairweather, W Young
(2011), Vol. 62, pp. 279-289, Marine and freshwater research, Collingwood, Vic., C1-1
R Lester, B Hamilton, P Fairweather
(2011), [Adelaide, S.Aust.], A6-1
B Hamilton, R Lester, P Fairweather
(2011), [Adelaide, S.Aust.], A6-1
R Lester, P Fairweather, T Heneker, J Higham, K Muller
(2011), Adelaide, S.Aust., A6-1
R Lester, C Pollino, C Cummings
(2011), pp. 2458-2464, MODSIM 2011 : Sustaining our future, understanding and living with incertainty : Proceedings of the Modelling and Simulation 2011 international congress, Perth, W. A., E1-1
Ecosystem response modelling of the Murray Mouth and Coorong lagoons
R Lester, P Fairweather
(2010), pp. 373-390, Ecosystem response modelling in the Murray-Darling basin, Collingwood, Vic, B1-1
Predicting future ecological degradation based on modelled thresholds
P Fairweather, R Lester
(2010), Vol. 413, pp. 291-304, Marine ecology progress series, Oldendorf, Germany, C1-1
R Lester, P Fairweather
(2010), [Adelaide, S.Aust.], A6-1
Overcoming data constraints to create meaningful ecological models
R Lester, P Fairweather
(2010), pp. 1-9, IEMSS 2010 : Modelling for environment's sake : Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software, Ottawa, Ontario, E1-1
R Lester, P Fairweather
(2009), Vol. 85, pp. 1-11, Estuarine coastal and shelf science, New York, N.Y., C1-1
R Lester, W Wright
(2009), Vol. 25, pp. 376-392, River research and applications, Malden, Mass., C1-1
Large versus small wood in streams : the effect of wood dimension on macroinvertebrate communities
R Lester, W Wright, M Jones-Lennon, P Rayment
(2009), Vol. 174, pp. 339-351, Fundamental and applied limnology, Stuttgart, Germany, C1-1
R Lester, I Webster, P Fairweather, R Langley
(2009), Canberra, ACT, A6-1
Predicting the ecosystem response of the Coorong to the Coorong South Lagoon Flow Restoration Scheme
R Lester, I Webster, P Fairweather, R Langley
(2009), [Adelaide, S. Aust.], A6-1
I Webster, R Lester, P Fairweather
(2009), Canberra, A. C. T., A6-1
R Lester, I Webster, P Fairweather, R Langley
(2009), Adelaide, S.Aust., A6-1
R Lester, P Fairweather
(2009), Adelaide, S.Aust., A6-1
R Lester, P Fairweather
(2009), Adelaide, S.Aust., A6-1
Rehabilitating agricultural streams in Australia with wood : a review
R Lester, A Boulton
(2008), Vol. 42, pp. 310-326, Environmental management, New York, N.Y., C1-1
R Lester, I Webster, P Fairweather, R Langley
(2008), Adelaide, S.Aust., A6-1
Does adding wood to agricultural streams enhance biodiversity? An experimental approach
R Lester, W Wright, M Jones-Lennon
(2007), Vol. 58, pp. 687-698, Marine and freshwater research, Collingwood, Vic., C1-1
R Lester, W Wright, M Jones-Lennon
(2006), Vol. 21, pp. 71-78, Ecological engineering, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Red listing ecosystems - testing the new global standard for conservation
Prof David Keith, Prof Richard Kingsford, Prof Mark Burgman, Prof Emily Nicholson, Dr Tony Auld, A/Prof Jon Rodriguez, Dr Tracey Regan, Dr Philip Pisanu, Prof Rebecca Lester
ARC Linkage - Projects
- 2016: $5,940
- 2015: $6,120
- 2014: $5,940
Explaining species diversity in a fractal world
A/Prof Barbara Downes, Prof Rebecca Lester, Prof Stephen Rice
ARC - Discovery Projects
- 2018: $10,000
- 2017: $20,000
- 2016: $15,000
Species coexistence in the real world: novel field tests of complex theory
A/Prof Barbara Downes, Prof Rebecca Lester, Prof Peter Chesson
ARC - Discovery Projects
- 2019: $9,790
- 2018: $17,494
- 2017: $80,420
Ecosystem risk assessment: new solutions to the global biodiversity crisis
Prof David Keith, Prof Emily Nicholson, Prof Rebecca Lester, A/Prof Susanna Venn, Dr Lucie Bland, Mr Mark Tozer
ARC Linkage - Projects
- 2022: $35,750
- 2021: $70,750
- 2020: $68,250
- 2019: $33,250
Identifying how a non-stationary environment affects species persistence
Prof Rebecca Lester, Prof Peter Chesson, A/Prof Louise Slater
ARC - Discovery Projects
- 2024: $45,654
- 2023: $172,525
- 2022: $161,507
Can Freshwater Plants Act as a Feed Supplement to Reduce Methane Emissions from Cattle ?
Prof Rebecca Lester, Dr Ashley Macqueen, Mr David Dodemaide, Prof John Hornbuckle, Mr Michael Smith
AgriFutures Australia
- 2022: $43,840
- 2021: $93,160
Pasture 365 - Can more diverse pastures to build resilience to support 365 days of feed production?
Prof Rebecca Lester, Dr George Cunningham, Prof Rosanne Guijt, Prof Lambert Brau, A/Prof Robert Faggian
DAFF Future Drought Fund -Long-term Trials...
- 2024: $1,018,351
Other Public Sector Funding
Report on the implications of the different scenarios presented within the Guide to the Proposed Murray-darling Basin Plan, on the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth Region
Prof Rebecca Lester
CSIRO Grant - Research - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
- 2011: $7,700
CSIRO subcontract - MDBA project Multi-valuation of MDB Basin
Prof Rebecca Lester
CSIRO Grant - Research - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
- 2012: $14,300
- 2011: $11,000
Interactions between barrage flows and upper south east flows in the Coorong
Prof Rebecca Lester
DEWNR Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
- 2012: $18,700
- 2011: $8,800
Stage 1 - Impact of the Basin Plan options on the ecology of the Coorong; Stage 2 - Impact of additional Basin Plan option on the ecology of the Coorong
Prof Rebecca Lester
DEWNR Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
- 2013: $2,141
- 2012: $7,031
Ecological limits of acceptable change (LACs) in the CLLMM region
Prof Rebecca Lester
DEWNR Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
- 2013: $16,185
- 2012: $13,750
Grampians National Park Post Flood Recovery of Aquatic Values
Dr Ty Matthews, Prof Rebecca Lester
Parks Victoria Grant - Research
- 2013: $65,000
Assessment of aquatic fauna and flora occurring in water supply and sewerage treatment infrastructure
Dr Ty Matthews, Prof Rebecca Lester
WW Grant - Research - Wannon Region Water Corporation (Wannon Water)
- 2013: $25,000
Development and validation of key components for an ecosystem response forecasting tool
Prof Rebecca Lester, Dr Jan Barton
DEWNR Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, Murray-Darling Basin Authority
- 2015: $65,579
- 2014: $163,142
- 2013: $34,000
Basin Plan Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment Ecological Elements Method Development
Prof Rebecca Lester
DEWNR Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
- 2014: $7,260
Provision of Vector Scripts
Prof Rebecca Lester, Dr Jan Barton
DEWNR Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
- 2014: $3,883
Wetland Monitoring Program Development
Prof Peter Macreadie, Dr Paul Carnell, Dr Jan Barton, Prof Rebecca Lester
Local Land Services
- 2016: $10,000
- 2015: $70,000
Enviornmental Water Knowledge and Research
Prof Rebecca Lester
Department of the Environment and Energy (C'Wealth)
- 2016: $39,150
Basin Plan Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment Efficiency Measures and Environmental Outcomes
Prof Rebecca Lester
DEWNR Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
- 2016: $10,740
Painkalac Reservoir Environmental Flow Project
Prof Rebecca Lester
Barwon Water
- 2019: $20,000
- 2018: $60,000
Basin Plan Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment Efficiency Measures and Environmental Outcomes
Prof Rebecca Lester
DEWNR Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
- 2017: $6,600
Complementary Measures Method Development
Prof Rebecca Lester
CSIRO Grant - Research - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
- 2017: $23,692
Ruppia trajectories
Prof Rebecca Lester, Dr Ashley Macqueen
Murray-Darling Basin Authority
- 2017: $47,954
CSIRO-MDBA Ecohydrology Partnership
Prof Rebecca Lester
Murray-Darling Basin Authority
- 2018: $12,000
- 2017: $12,000
Ecosystem risk assessment: new solutions to the global biodiversity crisis
Prof David Keith, Prof Emily Nicholson, Prof Rebecca Lester, A/Prof Susanna Venn, Dr Lucie Bland, Mr Mark Tozer
ARI Contract Research - Arthur Rylah Institute - DSE
- 2019: $15,000
Environmental Water Knowledge Research - Food web modelling
Prof Rebecca Lester, Dr Ashley Macqueen, Dr Galen Holt
Department of the Environment and Energy (C'Wealth)
- 2019: $30,000
- 2018: $110,000
Local SDGs: A general framework for charting pathways to sustainability to future-proof local communities
Prof Brett Bryan, Prof Rebecca Lester, Prof Euan Ritchie, A/Prof Kelly Miller, A/Prof Robert Faggian, Prof Emily Nicholson, Dr Asef Nazari, Dr Don Gunasekera, A/Prof Timothy Neale, Dr Michalis Hadjikakou
NCCMA Grant - Research - North Central Catchment Management Authority
- 2019: $15,000
What are the potential water quality and ecological futures for the rehabilitation of the coal mine-pits? A case study of the Alcoa coal mine at Anglesea
Dr Ashley Macqueen, Dr Galen Holt, Prof Rebecca Lester
Environmental Protection Authority
- 2019: $20,000
- 2018: $50,000
GMID Pilot Study
Prof Rebecca Lester, Mr David Downie
Department of Environment Land Water and Planning
- 2019: $60,000
- 2018: $60,000
Great South Coast Economic Futures
Mr David Downie, Prof Rebecca Lester
WW Grant - Research - Wannon Region Water Corporation (Wannon Water), Moyne Shire Council, Glenelg Shire Council, WCC Grant - Research - Warrnambool City Council, Corangamite Shire Council, Southern Grampians Shire Council
- 2020: $165,000
- 2018: $165,000
Loddon Mallee Significant Opportunities.
Prof Rebecca Lester, Mr David Downie
Department of Jobs, Precincts & Regions
- 2019: $45,339
Basin Scale Research and Evaluation Project, Stage 1
Prof Rebecca Lester, Dr Ashley Macqueen, Dr Galen Holt
Department of Environment and Energy
- 2019: $24,981
Summary of Key Australian and International Agri / Agri-tech Exp.
Prof Rebecca Lester, Mr David Downie
Department of Jobs, Precincts & Regions
- 2019: $3,000
A road map for commercialised international educaton and training and innovation in farming and agribusiness.
Prof Rebecca Lester, Mr David Downie, Dr Risti Permani
Department of Jobs, Precincts & Regions
- 2020: $2,250
- 2019: $42,704
Basin-scale Evaluation & Research Services - Stage 2
Prof Rebecca Lester, Dr Ashley Macqueen, Dr Galen Holt
CSIRO Grant - Research - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Department of the Environment and Energy (C'Wealth)
- 2023: $16,850
- 2022: $72,727
- 2021: $72,727
- 2020: $72,727
Evaluating Riparian Buffer Zones in Temperate Streams (HDR component).
Dr Ty Matthews, Mr David Dodemaide, Ms Mariah Jane Sampson, Prof Rebecca Lester
Barwon Water
- 2023: $20,000
- 2021: $20,000
- 2020: $29,000
Gellibrand River Catchment State of Knowledge Review.
Dr Georgia Dwyer, Prof Rebecca Lester
CCMA Grant - Research Corangamite Catchment Management Authority
- 2021: $21,000
- 2020: $14,000
The Living Moorabool: Evaluating the effects of Human-Driven Change on River Health.
Dr Ty Matthews, Prof Rebecca Lester
Corangamite Catchment Management Authority
- 2023: $19,000
- 2022: $19,000
- 2021: $19,000
Victorian Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub.
Prof Rebecca Lester, Dr Ashley Macqueen, Mr David Downie, Prof Kristy Hess
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
- 2024: $125,000
- 2023: $250,000
- 2022: $250,000
- 2021: $375,000
Water and Environment Research Program (WERP).
Prof Rebecca Lester, Dr Galen Holt, Dr Georgia Dwyer, Mr David Downie
Murray Darling Basin Authority
- 2023: $300,000
- 2022: $228,000
- 2021: $218,341
Investigating the sources of nutrients in the Curdies River
Prof Rebecca Lester, Dr Galen Holt, Dr George Cunningham
CCMA Grant - Research Corangamite Catchment Management Authority
- 2023: $18,850
- 2022: $11,150
Victorian Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub - Agri - innovation extension.
Prof Rebecca Lester, Dr Ashley Macqueen, Prof Kristy Hess, Ms Kirsten Diprose
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
- 2023: $22,890
- 2022: $549,361
NCCMA River Blackfish Translocation Study.
Prof Rebecca Lester, Dr Ty Matthews, Mr Benjamin Woolcock
NCCMA Grant - Research - North Central Catchment Management Authority
- 2023: $30,000
- 2022: $14,040
Interim sampling for riparian electromagnetic frequencies
Prof Rebecca Lester, Dr Emily Armstrong, Dr George Cunningham, Dr Ty Matthews
Barwon Water
- 2023: $18,200
Investigating the efficacy of erosion mitigation strategies.
Dr George Cunningham, Prof Rebecca Lester, Ms Mariah Jane Sampson
CCMA Grant - Research Corangamite Catchment Management Authority
- 2023: $5,556
Effect of EMF on Platypus.
Prof Rebecca Lester, Dr Emily Armstrong, Dr George Cunningham, Dr Ty Matthews
Barwon Region Water Corporation
- 2023: $8,066
Short listing for the Food and Fibre Regional Investment Attraction project.
Prof Rebecca Lester, Dr George Cunningham, Mr David Downie
CSIRO
- 2023: $29,645
Industry and Other Funding
Ecological Resilience Advisory Network
Prof Rebecca Lester
Murray Darling Freshwater Research Centre
- 2013: $2,109
- 2012: $1,120
Making every drop count: functional connectivity and habitat patch use for small-bodied fish in semi-arid aquatic ecosystems
Prof Rebecca Lester, Mr Bryce Halliday
ANZCT Grant - Holsworth Wildlife Research Fund - closed
- 2016: $7,000
- 2015: $7,000
- 2014: $7,000
Carbon sequestration by wetlands: A fresh(water) approach to tackling climate change
Prof Rebecca Lester, Prof Peter Macreadie, Dr Jan Barton
Australia Academy of Science
- 2016: $1,000
- 2014: $8,942
Environmental Water Knowledge and Research
A/Prof David Francis, Prof Rebecca Lester
Murray Darling Freshwater Research Centre
- 2018: $25,000
- 2017: $10,100
Ecosystem risk assessment: new solutions to the global biodiversity crisis
Prof David Keith, Prof Emily Nicholson, Prof Rebecca Lester, A/Prof Susanna Venn, Dr Lucie Bland, Mr Mark Tozer
Provita, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Wildlife Conservation Society
- 2021: $37,939
- 2020: $37,939
- 2019: $51,122
Local SDGs: A general framework for charting pathways to sustainability to future-proof local communities
Prof Brett Bryan, Prof Rebecca Lester, Prof Euan Ritchie, A/Prof Kelly Miller, A/Prof Robert Faggian, Prof Emily Nicholson, Dr Asef Nazari, Dr Don Gunasekera, A/Prof Timothy Neale, Dr Michalis Hadjikakou
Forrest District Community Group, Ian Potter Foundation Grant - Research
- 2020: $190,000
- 2019: $205,909
- 2018: $195,000
Research Internship Austral Consulting and Research
Prof Rebecca Lester, Mr Bryce Halliday
Austral Research and Consulting
- 2018: $26,000
How do primary producers respond to small environmental flow releases?
Prof Rebecca Lester, Ms Krista Lynn Bonfantine, Dr Ty Matthews
ESA - Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment - 20 571 098 795
- 2020: $7,500
- 2019: $6,705
North Adelaide Irrigation Scheme (NAIS) Barossa Expansion
Prof Rebecca Lester
Inside Infrastructure Pty Ltd
- 2019: $112,615
Evaluating Riparian Buffer Zones in Temperate Streams (HDR component).
Dr Ty Matthews, Mr David Dodemaide, Ms Mariah Jane Sampson, Prof Rebecca Lester
Water Research Australia Limited
- 2023: $7,500
- 2022: $7,500
Evaluating Riparian Buffer Zones in Temperate Streams
Ms Mariah Jane Sampson, Prof Rebecca Lester, Dr Ty Matthews
ESA - Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment - 20 571 098 795
- 2022: $6,665
STUDENT APPLICATION - Climate change effects on emergent disease mechanisms in stream insects
Miss Sarah Anne Taig, Dr Georgia Dwyer, Dr Galen Holt, Prof Rebecca Lester
ESA - Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment - 20 571 098 795
- 2024: $5,900
- 2022: $5,345
STUDENT APPLICATION - Evaluating Riparian Buffer Zones in Temperate Streams
Prof Rebecca Lester, Ms Mariah Jane Sampson, Dr Ty Matthews, Dr Kay Critchell
ESA - Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment - 20 571 098 795
- 2023: $7,500
Turnip Creek Landscape Rehydration Project.
Prof Rebecca Lester, Prof Lambert Brau, Dr Emily Armstrong, Dr Aydin Enez
Bush Heritage Australia
- 2023: $22,500
Other Funding Sources
Novel methods for managing freshwater refuges against climate change in southern Australia - Evaluating the utility of cold water releases
Dr Ty Matthews, Prof Rebecca Lester
Murdoch University
- 2013: $6,184
- 2012: $7,000
- 2011: $20,000
Supervisions
Bryce Thomas Halliday
Thesis entitled: Water Level and Habitat Affect Small-Bodied Fish in Semi-Arid Lakes.
Master of Science (Ecology & Environment), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Jessica Rowland
Thesis entitled: Indicators of ecosystem change for effective biodiversity conservation
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Zhi Hong Liu
Thesis entitled: Deriving applicable ammonia Water Quality Criteria for Liao River China
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Antoine Marie Dujon
Thesis entitled: New technologies reveal insights on the behaviour of marine vertebrates
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Stuart Brown
Thesis entitled: Assessing spatio-temporal hydrologic variability: a case-study in western victoria
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Steven John Wickson
Thesis entitled: Life History of a Leptocerid Caddisfly in a Drying Environment
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences