Professor Justin Brookes

Professor

School of Biological Sciences

Faculty of Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

My major research field is the quality of source water for potable supply and river and lake ecology. I also lead a large research project on the treatment of reuse water using biofiltration. The importance of water to Australia and Internationally with the threat of climate change and a drying climate mean that my skills are in demand for research, consulting and educating the next generation of water scientists.

I have broad research interests in limnology and water treatment. Primary research focus is coupling between hydrodynamics, biology and water quality contaminants such as cyanobacteria and pathogens. Currently leads several large inter-institutional projects examining degradation of chemical contaminants of concern (endocrine disruptors, pharmaceuticals), carbon cycling in lakes and rivers and the ecology of the Coorong and Lower Lakes of the River Murray.

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Collaboration
I have published journal articles with over seventy co-authors and one additional opinion piece with fifty authors. I lead several multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional projects related to environmental issues and the water industry.

I actively collaborate with CSIRO, The Australian Water Research Centre, SARDI Aquatic Sciences, Flinders University, The Centre for Water Research UWA, Griffith University, Griffith University. Internationally I am involved in research projects with The University of California, Santa Barbara, Univesity of Wisconsin, Virginia Tech, The Chinese Academy of Science Beijing, Waikato University, NZ and the TZW, Germany.

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Education

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
1994 - 1998	University of Adelaide	Australia	Doctor of Philosophy
1993 - 1994	University of Adelaide	Australia	Honours Botany
1990 - 1993	University of Adelaide	Australia	Bachelor of Science

Research Interests

Climatology Ecological Impacts of Climate Change Ecology Freshwater Ecology Surfacewater Hydrology

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Journals

Year	Citation
2020	Gaget, V., Hobson, P., Keulen, A., Newton, K., Monis, P., Humpage, A., . . . Brookes, J. (2020). Toolbox for the sampling and monitoring of benthic cyanobacteria. Water Research, 169, 115222. DOI
2019	Brookes, J., & Tomlinson, A. (2019). Pick your poison: do cyanotoxins or disinfection by-products pose the greater risk?. Inland Waters, 9(3), 345-347. DOI
2019	Zhou, Y., Zhou, L., He, X., Jang, K., Yao, X., Hu, Y., . . . Jeppesen, E. (2019). Variability in dissolved organic matter composition and biolability across gradients of glacial coverage and distance from glacial terminus on the Tibetan Plateau. Environmental Science and Technology, 53(21), 12207-12217. DOI
2019	Mills, J., Brookes, J., Gellie, N., Liddicoat, C., Lowe, A., Sydnor, H., . . . Breed, M. (2019). Relating urban biodiversity to human health with the ‘holobiont’ concept. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10(MAR), 8 pages. DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2019	Qin, B., Paerl, H., Brookes, J., Liu, J., Jeppesen, E., Zhu, G., . . . Deng, J. (2019). Why Lake Taihu continues to be plagued with cyanobacterial blooms through 10 years (2007–2017) efforts. Science Bulletin, 64(6), 354-356. DOI Scopus4 WoS4
2019	Zhou, Y., Ma, J., Zhang, Y., Li, J., Feng, L., Zhang, Y., . . . Jeppesen, E. (2019). Influence of the Three Gorges Reservoir on the shrinkage of China's two largest freshwater lakes. Global and Planetary Change, 177, 45-55. DOI Scopus1
2019	Dorji, T., Brookes, J. D., Facelli, J., Sears, R. R., Norbu, T., Dorji, K., . . . Baral, H. (2019). Socio-Cultural Values of Ecosystem Services from Oak Forests in the Eastern Himalaya. Sustainability, 11(8), 20 pages. DOI
2019	Wu, T., Qin, B., Brookes, J., Yan, W., Ji, X., & Feng, J. (2019). Spatial distribution of sediment nitrogen and phosphorus in Lake Taihu from a hydrodynamics-induced transport perspective. Science of the Total Environment, 650(Pt 1), 1554-1565. DOI Scopus9 WoS9 Europe PMC1
2019	Li, Z., Ma, J., Guo, J., Paerl, H., Brookes, J., Xiao, Y., . . . Lunhui, L. (2019). Water quality trends in the Three Gorges Reservoir region before and after impoundment (1992–2016). Ecohydrology and Hydrobiology, 19(3), 317-327. DOI Scopus1
2018	Mantzouki, E., Beklioglu, M., Brookes, J., Domis, L., Dugan, H., Doubek, J., . . . Ibelings, B. (2018). Snapshot surveys for lake monitoring, more than a shot in the dark. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 6(NOV), 5 pages. DOI
2018	Deane, D., Harding, C., Aldridge, K., Goodman, A., Gehrig, S., Nicol, J., & Brookes, J. (2018). Predicted risks of groundwater decline in seasonal wetland plant communities depend on basin morphology. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 26(3), 359-372. DOI
2018	Bruce, L., Frassl, M., Arhonditsis, G., Gal, G., Hamilton, D., Hanson, P., . . . Hipsey, M. (2018). A multi-lake comparative analysis of the General Lake Model (GLM): Stress-testing across a global observatory network. Environmental Modelling and Software, 102, 274-291. DOI Scopus13 WoS11
2018	Zhou, Y., Yao, X., Zhang, Y., Zhang, Y., Shi, K., Tang, X., . . . Jeppesen, E. (2018). Response of dissolved organic matter optical properties to net inflow runoff in a large fluvial plain lake and the connecting channels. Science of the Total Environment, 639, 876-887. DOI Scopus7 WoS4
2017	Woolway, R., Verburg, P., Merchant, C., Lenters, J., Hamilton, D., Brookes, J., . . . Jones, I. (2017). Latitude and lake size are important predictors of over-lake atmospheric stability. Geophysical Research Letters, 44(17), 8875-8883. DOI Scopus6
2017	Brookes, J. D., Aldridge, K., Dalby, P., Oemcke, D., Cooling, M., Daniell, T., . . . Wood, C. (2017). Integrated science informs forest and water allocation policies in the South East of Australia. Inland Waters, 7(3), 358-371. DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2017	Gaget, V., Keulen, A., Lau, M., Monis, P., & Brookes, J. (2017). DNA extraction from benthic Cyanobacteria: comparative assessment and optimization. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 122(1), 294-304. DOI Scopus7 WoS5 Europe PMC3
2017	Deane, D., Nicol, J., Gehrig, S., Harding, C., Aldridge, K., Goodman, A., & Brookes, J. (2017). Hydrological-niche models predict water plant functional group distributions in diverse wetland types. Ecological Applications, 27(4), 1351-1364. DOI Scopus3 WoS3
2017	Zhou, Y., Ma, J., Zhang, Y., Qin, B., Jeppesen, E., Shi, K., . . . Gao, G. (2017). Improving water quality in China: Environmental investment pays dividends. Water Research, 118, 152-159. DOI Scopus33 WoS26
2017	Shi, X., Li, S., Wei, L., Qin, B., & Brookes, J. (2017). CO₂ alters community composition of freshwater phytoplankton: a microcosm experiment. Science of the Total Environment, 607-608, 69-77. DOI Scopus5 WoS4 Europe PMC1
2017	Gaget, V., Humpage, A., Huang, Q., Monis, P., & Brookes, J. (2017). Benthic cyanobacteria: a source of cylindrospermopsin and microcystin in Australian drinking water reservoirs. Water Research, 124, 454-464. DOI Scopus20 WoS16 Europe PMC6
2016	Ma, J., Qin, B., Paerl, H., Brookes, J., Hall, N., Shi, K., . . . Long, S. (2016). The persistence of cyanobacterial (Microcystis spp.) blooms throughout winter in Lake Taihu, China. Limnology and Oceanography, 61(2), 711-722. DOI Scopus40 WoS31
2016	Lamontagne, S., Deegan, B., Aldridge, K., Brookes, J., & Geddes, M. (2016). Fish diets in a freshwater-deprived semiarid estuary (The Coorong, Australia) as inferred by stable isotope analysis. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 178, 1-11. DOI Scopus3 WoS3
2016	Tomlinson, A., Drikas, M., & Brookes, J. (2016). The role of phytoplankton as pre-cursors for disinfection by-product formation upon chlorination. Water Research, 102, 229-240. DOI Scopus24 WoS18 Europe PMC3
2016	Wallace, T., Ganf, G., & Brookes, J. (2016). Sediment oxygen demand in a constructed lake in south-eastern Australia. Journal of Environmental Management, 181, 449-454. DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2016	Chacko, P., Drew, G., & Brookes, J. (2016). Could bio-toilets solve India's sanitation problems and save the Yamuna River?. The Conversation, OnlinePubl.
2015	Kim, D., Aldridge, K. T., Ganf, G. G., & Brookes, J. D. (2015). Physicochemical influences on Ruppia tuberosa abundance and distribution mediated through life cycle stages. INLAND WATERS, 5(4), 451-460. DOI WoS1
2015	Rigosi, A., Hanson, P., Hamilton, D., Hipsey, M., Rusak, J., Bois, J., . . . Brookes, J. (2015). Determining the probability of cyanobacterial blooms: the application of Bayesian networks in multiple lake systems. Ecological Applications, 25(1), 186-199. DOI Scopus53 WoS44 Europe PMC5
2015	Wu, T., Qin, B., Brookes, J., Shi, K., Zhu, G., Zhu, M., . . . Wang, Z. (2015). The influence of changes in wind patterns on the areal extension of surface cyanobacterial blooms in a large shallow lake in China. Science of the Total Environment, 518-519, 24-30. DOI Scopus44 WoS35 Europe PMC8
2015	Ma, J., Qin, B., Paerl, H., Brookes, J., Wu, P., Zhou, J., . . . Li, Z. (2015). Green algal over cyanobacterial dominance promoted with nitrogen and phosphorus additions in a mesocosm study at Lake Taihu, China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 22(7), 5041-5049. DOI Scopus8 WoS7 Europe PMC3
2015	Creighton, C., Boon, P., Brookes, J., & Sheaves, M. (2015). Repairing Australia's estuaries for improved fisheries production - what benefits, at what cost?. Marine and Freshwater Research, 66(6), 493-507. DOI Scopus39 WoS35
2015	Sharma, S., Gray, D., Read, J., O'Reilly, C., Schneider, P., Qudrat, A., . . . Woo, K. (2015). A global database of lake surface temperatures collected by in situ and satellite methods from 1985-2009. Scientific Data, 2, 150008-1-150008-19. DOI Scopus71 WoS62 Europe PMC13
2015	Hamilton, D., Carey, C., Arvola, L., Arzberger, P., Brewer, C., Cole, J., . . . Brookes, J. (2015). A Global lake ecological observatory network (GLEON) for synthesising high-frequency sensor data for validation of deterministic ecological models. Inland Waters, 5(1), 49-56. DOI Scopus34 WoS32
2015	Brookes, J., Aldridge, K., Bice, C., Deegan, B., Ferguson, G., Paton, D., . . . Zampatti, B. (2015). Fish productivity in the lower lakes and Coorong, Australia, during severe drought. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 139(2), 189-215. DOI Scopus7 WoS6
2015	Hipsey, M., Hamilton, D., Hanson, P., Carey, C., Coletti, J., Read, J., . . . Brookes, J. (2015). Predicting the resilience and recovery of aquatic systems: a framework for model evolution within environmental observatories. Water Resources Research, 51(9), 7023-7043. DOI Scopus40 WoS39
2015	O'Reilly, C., Sharma, S., Gray, D., Hampton, S., Read, J., Rowley, R., . . . Zhang, G. (2015). Rapid and highly variable warming of lake surface waters around the globe. Geophysical Research Letters, 42(24), 10773-10781. DOI Scopus315 WoS321
2014	Furst, D., Aldridge, K., Shiel, R., Ganf, G., Mills, S., & Brookes, J. (2014). Floodplain connectivity facilitates significant export of zooplankton to the main River Murray channel during a flood event. Inland Waters, 4(4), 413-424. DOI Scopus9 WoS7
2014	Wallace, T., Ganf, G., & Brookes, J. (2014). Rapid utilisation of storm water-derived dissolved organic carbon and its fractions in an urban lake. Marine and Freshwater Research, 65(4), 370-377. DOI Scopus3 WoS3
2014	Moran, N., Ganf, G., Wallace, T., & Brookes, J. (2014). Flow variability and longitudinal characteristics of organic carbon in the Lachlan River, Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research, 65(1), 50-58. DOI Scopus2 WoS1
2014	Ma, J., Brookes, J., Qin, B., Paerl, H., Gao, G., Wu, P., . . . Niu, H. (2014). Environmental factors controlling colony formation in blooms of the cyanobacteria Microcystis spp. in Lake Taihu, China. Harmful Algae, 31, 136-142. DOI Scopus66 WoS52 Europe PMC14
2014	Skinner, D., Oliver, R., Aldridge, K., & Brookes, J. (2014). Extreme water level decline effects sediment distribution and composition in Lake Alexandrina, South Australia. Limnology, 15(2), 117-126. DOI Scopus8 WoS7
2014	Brookes, J., Carey, C., Hamilton, D., Ho, L., Van Der Linden, L., Renner, R., & Rigosi, A. (2014). Emerging challenges for the drinking water industry. Environmental Science & Technology, 48(4), 2099-2101. DOI Scopus17 WoS17 Europe PMC4
2014	Sheaves, M., Brookes, J., Coles, R., Freckelton, M., Groves, P., Johnston, R., & Winberg, P. (2014). Repair and revitalisation of Australia's tropical estuaries and coastal wetlands: opportunities and constraints for the reinstatement of lost function and productivity. Marine Policy, 47, 23-38. DOI
2014	Rigosi, A., Carey, C., Ibelings, B., & Brookes, J. (2014). The interaction between climate warming and eutrophication to promote cyanobacteria is dependent on trophic state and varies among taxa. Limnology and Oceanography, 59(1), 99-114. DOI Scopus141 WoS131
2014	Fan, J., Hobson, P., Ho, L., Daly, R., & Brookes, J. (2014). The effects of various control and water treatment processes on the membrane integrity and toxin fate of cyanobacteria. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 264, 313-322. DOI Scopus33 Europe PMC12
2013	Kim, D., Aldridge, K., Brookes, J., & Ganf, G. (2013). The effect of salinity on the germination of Ruppia tuberosa and Ruppia megacarpa and implications for the Coorong: A coastal lagoon of southern Australia. Aquatic Botany, 111, 81-88. DOI Scopus8 WoS10
2013	Upadhyay, S., Bierlein, K., Little, J., Burch, M., Elam, K., & Brookes, J. (2013). Mixing potential of a surface-mounted solar-powered water mixer (SWM) for controlling cyanobacterial blooms. Ecological Engineering, 61, 245-250. DOI Scopus11 WoS8
2013	Fan, J., Ho, L., Hobson, P., & Brookes, J. (2013). Evaluating the effectiveness of copper sulphate, chlorine, potassium permanganate, hydrogen peroxide and ozone on cyanobacterial cell integrity. Water Research, 47(14), 5153-5164. DOI Scopus75 WoS71 Europe PMC26
2013	Brookes, J., O'Brien, K., Burford, M., Bruesewitz, D., Hodges, B., McBride, C., & Hamilton, D. (2013). Effects of diurnal vertical mixing and stratification on phytoplankton productivity in geothermal Lake Rotowhero, New Zealand. Inland Waters, 3(3), 369-376. DOI Scopus4 WoS3
2013	Fan, J., Daly, R., Hobson, P., Ho, L., & Brookes, J. (2013). Impact of potassium permanganate on cyanobacterial cell integrity and toxin release and degradation. Chemosphere, 92(5), 529-534. DOI Scopus42 Europe PMC10
2012	Ding, Y., Qin, B., Xu, H., Dong, B., & Brookes, J. (2012). Comparison of efficacy of two P-inactivation agents on sediments from different regions of Lake Taihu: sediment core incubations. Fundamental and Applied Limnology, 181(4), 271-281. DOI Scopus4 WoS2
2012	Read, J., Hamilton, D., Desai, A., Rose, K., MacIntyre, S., Lenters, J., . . . Wu, C. (2012). Lake-size dependency of wind shear and convection as controls on gas exchange. Geophysical Research Letters, 39(9), 1-5. DOI Scopus125 WoS119
2012	Ho, L., Hoefel, D., Grasset, C., Palazot, S., Newcombe, G., Saint, C., & Brookes, J. (2012). Removal of cyanobacterial metabolites through wastewater treatment plant filters. Water Science and Technology, 65(7), 1244-1251. DOI Scopus3 WoS3
2012	Carey, C., Ibelings, B., Hoffmann, E., Hamilton, D., & Brookes, J. (2012). Eco-physiological adaptations that favour freshwater cyanobacteria in a changing climate. Water Research, 46(5), 1394-1407. DOI Scopus284 WoS264 Europe PMC78
2011	Aldridge, K., Lamontagne, S., Deegan, B., & Brookes, J. (2011). Impact of a drought on nutrient concentrations in the Lower Lakes (Murray Darling Basin, Australia). Inland Waters, 1(3), 159-176. DOI WoS9
2011	Brookes, J., & Carey, C. (2011). Resilience to blooms. Science, 333(6052), 46-47. DOI Scopus148 WoS135 Europe PMC44
2011	Ho, L., Grasset, C., Hoefel, D., Dixon, M., Leusch, F., Newcombe, G., . . . Brookes, J. (2011). Assessing granular media filtration for the removal of chemical contaminants from wastewater. Water Research, 45(11), 3461-3472. DOI Scopus46 WoS43 Europe PMC16
2010	Brookes, J., Ainger, C., Howe, C., Norton, J., & Schladow, G. (2010). Water and climate change: Challenges for the 21st century. Journal of Water and Climate Change, 1(1), 1. DOI Scopus5 WoS1
2010	Deegan, B., Ganf, G., & Brookes, J. (2010). Assessment of riverine ecological condition in the Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia: implications for restoration. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 134(2), 228-242. DOI
2010	Lewis, D., Lambert, M., Burch, M., & Brookes, J. (2010). Field measurements of mean velocity characteristics of a large-diameter swirling jet. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 136(9), 642-650. DOI Scopus1 WoS2
2010	Hobson, P., Fabris, R., Develter, E., Van Der Linden, L., Burch, M., & Brookes, J. (2010). Reservoir inflow monitoring for improved management of treated water quality - a South Australian experience. Water Resources Management, 24(14), 4161-4174. DOI Scopus6 WoS7
2010	Ho, L., Hoefel, D., Palazot, S., Sawade, E., Newcombe, G., Saint, C., & Brookes, J. (2010). Investigations into the biodegradation of microcystin-LR in wastewaters. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 180(1-3), 628-633. DOI Scopus46 WoS43 Europe PMC16
2010	Aldridge, K., Brookes, J., & Ganf, G. (2010). Changes in abiotic and biotic phosphorus uptake across a gadient of stream condition. River Research and Applications, 26(5), 636-649. DOI Scopus16 WoS15
2010	Hamilton, D., O'Brien, K., Burford, M., Brookes, J., & McBride, C. (2010). Vertical distributions of chlorophyll in deep, warm monomictic lakes. Aquatic Sciences, 72(3), 295-307. DOI Scopus37 WoS33
2010	Aldridge, K., Cook, P., Lamontagne, S., & Brookes, J. (2010). Retention of nitrogen, phosphorus and silicon in a large semi-arid riverine lake system. Biogeochemistry, 99(1-3), 49-63. DOI Scopus45 WoS43
2009	Wang, H., Lewis, D., Newcombe, G., Brookes, J., & Ho, L. (2009). Separated adsorption and bacterial degradation of microcystins in GAC filtration. International Journal of Environment and Waste Management, 3(1-4), 236-243. DOI Scopus4
2009	Paton, D., Rogers, D., Aldridge, K., Deegan, B., & Brookes, J. (2009). A future for the Coorong and Lower Lakes. Pacific Conservation Biology, 15(1), 7-10. Scopus5
2009	Likens, G., Walker, K., Davies, P., Brookes, J., Olley, J., Young, W., . . . Oliver, R. (2009). Ecosystem science: toward a new paradigm for managing Australia's inland aquatic ecosystems. Marine and Freshwater Research, 60(3), 271-279. DOI Scopus41 WoS38
2009	O'Brien, K., Burford, M., & Brookes, J. (2009). Effects of light history on primary productivity in a phytoplankton community dominated by the toxic cyanobacterium Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii. Freshwater Biology, 54(2), 272-282. DOI Scopus27 WoS26
2009	Aldridge, K., Brookes, J., & Ganf, G. (2009). Rehabilitation of stream ecosystem functions through the reintroduction of coarse particulate organic matter. Restoration Ecology, 17(1), 97-106. DOI Scopus23 WoS25
2008	Wallace, T., Ganf, G., & Brookes, J. (2008). A comparison of phosphorus and DOC leachates from different types of leaf litter in an urban environment. Freshwater Biology, 53(9), 1902-1913. DOI Scopus40 WoS40
2008	Hipsey, M., Antenucci, J., & Brookes, J. (2008). A generic, process-based model of microbial pollution in aquatic systems. Water Resources Research, 44(7), W07408-01-W07408-26. DOI Scopus71 WoS55
2008	Gilbert, P., Azanza, R., Burford, M., Furuya, K., Abal, E., Al-Azri, A., . . . Zhu, M. (2008). Ocean urea fertilization for carbon credits poses high ecological risks. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 56(6), 1049-1056. DOI Scopus41 WoS33 Europe PMC7
2008	Smith, M., Shaw, G., Eaglesham, G., Ho, L., & Brookes, J. (2008). Elucidating the factors influencing the biodegradation of cylindrospermopsin in drinking water sources. Environmental Toxicology, 23(3), 413-421. DOI Scopus49 WoS44 Europe PMC16
2007	Wang, H., Ho, L., Lewis, D., Brookes, J., & Newcombe, G. (2007). Discriminating and assessing adsorption and biodegradation removal mechanisms during granular activated carbon filtration of microcystin toxins. Water Research, 41(18), 4262-4270. DOI Scopus98 WoS83 Europe PMC28
2007	Daly, R., Ho, L., & Brookes, J. (2007). Effect of chlorination on Microcystis aeruginosa cell integrity and subsequent microcystin release and degradation. Environmental Science & Technology, 41(12), 4447-4453. DOI
2006	Brookes, J., Davies, C., Hipsey, M., & Antenucci, J. (2006). Association of Cryptosporidium with bovine faecal particles and implications for risk reduction by settling within water supply reservoirs. Journal of Water and Health, 4(1), 87-98. DOI
2006	Ho, L., Meyn, T., Keegan, A., Hoefel, D., Brookes, J., Saint, C., & Newcombe, G. (2006). Bacterial degradation of microcystin toxins within a biologically active sand filter. Water Research, 40(4), 768-774. DOI
2006	Ho, L., Hoefel, D., Aunkofer, W., Meyn, T., Keegan, A., Brookes, J., . . . Newcombe, G. (2006). Biological filtration for the removal of algal metabolites from drinking water. Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 6(2), 153-159.
2006	Hipsey, M., Brookes, J., Regel, R., Antenucci, J., & Burch, M. (2006). In situ evidence for the association of total coliforms and escherichia coli with suspended inorganic particles in an Australian reservoir. Water Air and Soil Pollution, 170(1-4), 191-209. DOI
2005	Ptacnik, R., Jenerette, G., Verschoor, A., Huberty, A., Solimini, A., & Brookes, J. (2005). Applications of ecological stoichiometry for sustainable acquisition of ecosystem services. Oikos, 109(1), 52-62. DOI
2005	Brookes, J., Aldridge, K., Wallace, T., Van Der Linden, L., & Ganf, G. (2005). Multiple interception pathways for resource utilisation and increased ecosystem resilience. Hydrobiologia, 552(1), 135-146. DOI Scopus13
2005	Brookes, J., Hipsey, M., Burch, M., Regel, R., Van Der Linden, L., Ferguson, C., & Antenucci, J. (2005). Relative value of surrogate indicators for detecting pathogens in lakes and reservoirs. Environmental Science & Technology, 39(22), 8614-8621. DOI
2005	Antenucci, J., Brookes, J., & Hipsey, M. (2005). Simple model for quantifying Cryptosporidium transport, dilution, and potential risk in reservoirs. Journal American Water Works Association, 97(1), 86-93.
2004	Van Der Linden, L., Lewis, D., Burch, M., & Brookes, J. (2004). Interannual variability in rainfall and its impact on nutrient load and phytoplankton in Myponga Reservoir, South Australia. International Journal of River Basin Management, 2(3), 169-179. DOI Scopus11
2004	Regel, R., Brookes, J., Ganf, G., & Griffiths, R. (2004). The influence of experimentally generated turbulence on the Mash01 unicellular Microcystis aeruginosa strain. Hydrobiologia, 517(1-3), 107-120. DOI
2004	Regel, R., Brookes, J., & Ganf, G. (2004). Vertical migration, entrainment and photosynthesis of the freshwater dinoflagellate Peridinium cinctum in a shallow urban lake. Journal of Plankton Research, 26(2), 143-157. DOI
2004	Lewis, D., Brookes, J., & Lambert, M. (2004). Numerical models for management of anabaena circinalis. Journal of Applied Phycology, 16(6), 457-468. DOI Scopus11 WoS10
2004	Brookes, J., Antenucci, J., Hipsey, M., Burch, M., Ashbolt, N., & Ferguson, C. (2004). Fate and transport of pathogens in lakes and reservoirs. Environment International, 30(5), 741-759. DOI
2004	Hipsey, M., Antenucci, J., Brookes, J., Burch, M., Regel, R., & Van Der Linden, L. (2004). A three dimensional model for Cryptosporidium dynamics in lakes and reservoirs. International Journal of River Basin Management, 2(3), 181-197.
2003	Lewis, D., Elliott, J., Brookes, J., Irish, A., Lambert, M., & Reynolds, C. (2003). Modelling the effects of artificial mixing and copper sulphate dosing on phytoplankton in an Australian reservior. Lakes and Reservoirs: Research and Management, 8(1), 31-40. DOI Scopus11
2003	Brookes, J., Regel, R., & Ganf, G. (2003). Changes in the photo-chemistry of Microcystis aeruginosa in response to light and mixing. New Phytologist, 158(1), 151-164. DOI
2002	Regel, R., Ferris, J., Ganf, G., & Brookes, J. (2002). Algal esterase activity as a biomeasure of environmental degradation in a freshwater creek. Aquatic Toxicology, 59(3-4), 209-223. DOI
2002	Brookes, J., Lewis, D., Van Der Linden, L., & Burch, M. (2002). On-line monitoring of reservoirs for risk management. Water, 29(5), 20-29. Scopus2
2002	Lewis, D., Brookes, J., Antenucci, J., & Lambert, M. (2002). Surface mixing for destratification: Simulating the impact. Water, 29(1), 27-29. Scopus1
2001	Brookes, J., & Ganf, G. (2001). Variations in the buoyancy response of Microcystis aeruginosa to nitrogen, phosphorus and light. Journal of Plankton Research, 23(12), 1399-1411. DOI
2000	Baker, P., Brookes, J., Burch, M., Maier, H., & Ganf, G. (2000). Advection, growth and nutrient status of phytoplankton populations in the lower River Murray, South Australia. River Research and Applications: an international journal devoted to river research and management, 16(4), 327-344. DOI Scopus22 WoS25
2000	Brookes, J., Ganf, G., & Oliver, R. (2000). Heterogeneity of cyanobacterial gas-vesicle volume and metabolic activity. Journal of Plankton Research, 22(8), 1579-1589. DOI Scopus32 WoS27
2000	Brookes, J., Geary, S., Ganf, G., & Burch, M. (2000). Use of FDA and flow cytometry to assess metabolic activity as an indicator of nutrient status in phytoplankton. Marine and Freshwater Research, 51, 817-823. DOI

Book Chapters

Year	Citation
2012	Oliver, R., Hamilton, D., Brookes, J., & Ganf, G. (2012). Physiology, blooms and prediction of planktonic cyanobacteria. In B. Whitton (Ed.), Ecology of Cyanobacteria II: Their Diversity in Space and Time (Vol. 9789400738553, 2 ed., pp. 155-194). United Kingdom: Springer. DOI Scopus50
2012	Brookes, J., Schmid, M., Skinner, D., & Wüest, A. (2012). In search of strategies to mitigate the impacts of global warming on aquatic ecosystems. In C. Goldman, M. Kumagai, & R. Robarts (Eds.), Climatic change and global warming of inland waters: impacts and mitigation for ecosystems and societies (pp. 429-448). United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell. DOI
2012	van der Linden, L., Hipsey, M., Burch, M., & Brookes, J. (2012). Myponga Reservoir, South Australia: the influence of nutrients, phytoplankton, pathogens, and organic carbon on water quality. In Encyclopedia of Lakes and Reservoirs, 2012 (pp. 530-539). Springer. DOI Scopus1
2009	Brookes, J., & Hamilton, D. (2009). Lakes and Reservoirs of Australia and New Zealand. In Encyclopedia of Inland Waters (pp. 513-523). DOI Scopus3

Conference Papers

Year	Citation
2012	Hipsey, M., Hamilton, D., Hanson, P., Brookes, J., Trolle, D., & Bruce, L. (2012). Blueprint for a unifying framework for synthesis of aquatic ecodynamics. In R. Seppelt, A. Voinov, S. Lange, & D. Bankamp (Eds.), International Environmental Modelling and Software Society (iEMSs) 2012 International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software, Managing Resources of a Limited Planet: Pathways and Visions under Uncertainty, Sixth Biennial Meeting, Leipzig, Germany (pp. 301-308). Leipzig, Germany: International Environmental Modelling and Software Society.
2008	Lambert, M., Brookes, J., Kildea, M., Grantham, T., & McFarlane, B. (2008). Understanding the impact of biofilm growth on pipe roughness. In Proceedings of the World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2008 Vol. 316 (pp. 1-10). CD: American Society of Civil Engineers. DOI Scopus3
2006	Wang, H., Lewis, D., Newcombe, G., Brookes, J., & Ho, L. (2006). Separated absorption and bacterial degradation of microcystins in GAC filtration. In B. Young, D. Patterson, & X. Chen (Eds.), Proceedings of Chemeca 2006 (pp. CDROM1-CDROM5). CDROM: University of Auckland.
2003	Wallace, T., Ganf, G., & Brookes, J. (2003). The role of in-stream physical structure in regulating DOC transport in the Torrens River Catchment. In Proceedings. Oral Presentation: Australian Society for Limnology and New Zealand Limnological Society joint congress (42nd Annual ASL Congress). Warnambool, Victoria. 1 - 5th December, 2003. Warnambool, Vic., Australia.
2001	Lewis, D., Antenucci, J., Brookes, J., & Lambert, M. (2001). Numerical simulation of surface mixers used for artificial mixing in reservoirs. In Proceedings Environmental Engineering Research Event 2001[electronic resource]. on line: Environmental Engineering Research Event.
2001	Lewis, D., Antenucci, J., Brookes, J., & Lambert, M. (2001). Numerical simulation of surface mixers used for destratification of reservoirs. In F. Ghassemi, D. Post, M. Sivapalan, & R. Vertessy (Eds.), Proceedings of MODISM 2001 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (pp. 311-316). CANBERRA, ACT 0200: THE MODELLING & SIMULATION SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND.

Report for External Bodies

Year	Citation
2015	Deane, D., Harding, C., Brookes, J., Gehrig, S., Turner, D. P., Nicol, J., . . . Lewis, M. (2015). Developing ecological response models and determining water requirements for wetlands in the South-East of South Australia. Synthesis Report (Goyder Institute for Water Research Technical Report Series No. 15/24). Adelaide, South Australia: Goyder Institute for Water Research.
2015	Gehrig, S., Harding, C., Turner, D. P., Nicol, J., Clarke, K., Clark, M., . . . Lewis, M. (2015). Developing ecological response models and determining water requirements for wetlands in the South-East of South Australia. Task 1: Data review and methodological framework (Goyder Institute for Water Research Technical Report Series No. 15/23). Adelaide, Australia: Goyder Institute for Water Research.
2012	Hobson, P., Dickson, S., Burch, M., Thorne, O., Tsymbal, L., House, J., . . . Lin, T. -F. (2012). Alternative and Innovative Methods for Source Water Management of Algae and Cyanobacteria. Water Research Foundation.
2008	Brookes, J., Burch, M., Hipsey, M., Linden, L., Antenucci, J., Steffensen, D., . . . Ramussen, P. (2008). Practical guide to reservoir management. Australia: Water Quality Research Australia Limited.

Research Grants

Project/No.	Investigators	Funding Body	Amount (AUD)
Hydrodynamic Distribution of Pathogens in Lakes and Reservoirs	Justin Brookes, Mike Burch, Nicholas Ashbolt, Jason Antennuci	AWWA Research foundation RFP 2752	$1,002,000
Velocity profiling around the submerged aerators in the Torrens Lake	Justin Brookes, George Ganf, David Lewis, Rudi Regel	Torrens Catchment Water Management Board	$4,252
Carbon Sources in the Torrens Catchment	Justin Brookes, George Ganf, Todd Wallace	Torrens Catchment Water Management Board	$10,511
Impacts of de-stratification of reservoir waters on the character of natural organic matter and on the removal of NOM	John van Leeuwen, Mike Burch, Justin Brookes, Alan Wade	The CRC for Water Quality and Treatment	$184,950
Assessment and evaluation of changes in water quality in the Patawalonga Catchment	Justin Brookes, John Howard	Torrens Catchment Water Management Board	$6,330.50
Implications of Murray Mouth closure and/or restriction on water quality	Justin Brookes	Murray Darling Division of the Department of Water Resources	$3000
Reservoir Management for Control and Degradation of Algal Toxins	Justin Brookes, Mark O'Donohue, Mike Burch	AWWARF South East Queensland Water Corporation CRC for Water Quality and Treatment Veolia	$1,667,057
Raw Water Quality Objectives for Reservoirs in the Torrens Catchment Water Management Board's Operational Area	Justin Brookes, Amber Lang, Thorsten Mosich, and John Howard	Torrens Catchment Water Management Board	$16,000
Evaluation of Water Quality Changes at various sites in the Torrens and Patawalonga Catchments	Justin Brookes and John Howard	Torrens Catchment Water Management Board	$15,658
Flow requirements and resource delivery to the Lower Lakes and Northern Coorong	Justin Brookes and Sebastien Lamontagne	Land and Water Australia SA Water	$941,255
Water resources in the Maralinga Tjarutja Lands	David Lewis and Justin Brookes	Alinytjara Wilurara Natural Resources Management Board	$120,000
Development of monitoring methodologies to assess the condition of water dependent ecosystems	David Lewis and Justin Brookes	Alinytjara Wilurara Natural Resources Management Board	$65,000
Managing stormwater and reducing fish kills in the Patawalonga	Qifeng Ye and Justin Brookes		$40,000
CLLAMM Ecology - Flow requirements of the Coorong, Lower lakes and Murray Mouth	Mike Geddes, Justin Brookes, Anthony Cheshire, Jason Tanner, Peter Fairweather, David Paton	CSIRO Water for a Healthy Country Flagship	$2.2m
Ecological Case for a Flow Regulator on Chowilla Creek SA	Justin Brookes, Darren Baldwin, George Ganf, Keith Walker and Brenton Zampatti	Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation	$18,820
Implications of the drought for blue-green algal blooms in the River murray, South Australia, Summer 2006-2007	Justin Brookes and Mike Burch	SA Water	$6000
Ecological response to watering trials on Chowilla Floodplain, 2005-2006	Kane Aldridge, Brian Deegan, Jason Nicol, Mike Burchand Justin Brookes	Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation	$22,000
Integrated Models and Guidance Manual for Reservoir Management (2005-2007)	Justin Brookes	CRC for Water Quality and Treatment	$146,828
The Ecology of Lake George (2007)	Qi Feng Ye, Justin Brookes	Centre for NRM	$430,000
The risk of black water events and cyanobacteria in Chowilla under flow regulation (2007)	Justin Brookes, Mike Burch, Todd Wallace, Darren Baldwin	Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation	$46,765
Sediment oxygen demand and nutrient release in Lake George, SE Australia	Justin Brookes, Kane Aldridge	SE Drainage Board	$15,000
Sediment nutrient flux in the River Murray under extreme low flows	Justin Brookes	SA Water	$10,000
Scoping a River Murray Model	Justin Brookes	SA MDB NRM Board	$30,000
Expanding markets for reuse water by innovative treatment (2007)	Justin Brookes	WSAA Melbourne Water SA Water United Water Power and Water Ecowise AusIndustry	$600,000
Iron and Manganese flux in the River Murray and the threat to drinking water offtakes	Justin Brookes	SA Water	$15,000
Lower River Murray Hydrodynamic and Water Quality Model	Justin Brookes and Matthew Hipsey	SA Water	$470,000
Flow Ready : Ecosystem science based strategies for the recovery of the Lower Lakes	Justin Brookes and collaborators	National Flagship Collaboration MDBC SA Water security & technical group	$4.5m
Lower Lakes Water Quality Monitoring	Kane Aldridge and Justin Brookes	Murray Darling Basin NRM Board	$282,000

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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2018	Co-Supervisor	Environmental Watering and Ecological Restoration in the Murray Darling Basin	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Ms Elizabeth Anne Lescheid
2017	Principal Supervisor	Himalayan Forests: Indicators of Changing Climate, Resource for Rural Communities and a Global Carbon Sink	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Tshewang Dorji

Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2015 - 2018	Principal Supervisor	The role of phytoplankton as pre-cursors for disinfection by-product formation upon chlorination	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Adam John Tomlinson
2013 - 2018	Principal Supervisor	Food web dynamics in the benthic habitat of a groundwater-fed, freshwater pond	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Yang Liu
2013 - 2017	Principal Supervisor	Responses in Aquatic Ecosystem Metabolism to Managed Inundation of a Regulated Dryland River Floodplain	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mrs Sanjina Upadhyay
2012 - 2017	Principal Supervisor	Impacts of Climate Change and Nutrients on Phytoplankton, Especially on Cyanobacteria	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Chaturangi Wickramaratne
2012 - 2019	Co-Supervisor	Factors Affecting Cadmium Uptake and Distribution in Barley	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Part Time	Ms Merrine Thomas
2010 - 2014	Principal Supervisor	Patterns and processes in zooplankton and water quality across the Chowilla Floodplain during a large flood	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Dr Deborah Jane Furst
2009 - 2013	Principal Supervisor	Evaluating the effectiveness of various control and water treatment processes on the membrane integrity and toxin fate of cyanobacteria	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Jiajia Fan
2008 - 2012	Principal Supervisor	Sediment Resuspension and Water Quality During Declining Water Levels in a Shallow Lake: A Case Study of Lake Alexandrina South Australia	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Dominic Skinner
2008 - 2014	Principal Supervisor	The Influence of Salinity on Various Life Stages of Ruppia tuberosa and implications for its distribution in the Coorong, South Australia	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Dae Heui Kim
2007 - 2011	Co-Supervisor	Nutrient Retention Capacity of a Constructed Wetland in the Cox Creek Sub-Catchment of the Mt Bold Reservoir, South Australia	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Nor Azman Kasan
2007 - 2011	Co-Supervisor	Spatial and Temporal Features of Hydrodynamics and Biogeochemistry in Myponga Reservoir, South Australia	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Wai Chan
2006 - 2006	Co-Supervisor	Adsorption and Biological Filtration of Microcystins	Master of Engineering Science	Master	Full Time	Miss Haixiang Wang
2004 - 2007	Co-Supervisor	Dynamics of Microbial Pollution in Aquatic Systems	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Matthew Richard Hipsey
2002 - 2008	Co-Supervisor	Impacts of reservoir storage on natural organic matter and its treatment by conventional treatment processes	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Leon Van Der Linden
2002 - 2006	Co-Supervisor	Composition and Bioavailability of DOC across a Rural-Urban Gradient	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Todd Wallace
2002 - 2005	Co-Supervisor	Phosphorus Retention and Metabolism: Indicators of sStream Deterioration Across a Rural-Urban Gradient?	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Dr Kane Aldridge
1999 - 2003	Co-Supervisor	Phytoplankton and turbulence at selected scales	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Rudi Regel

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Memberships

Date Role Membership Country
2010 - ongoing Member Australian Water Association Australia

Date	Role	Membership	Country
2010 - ongoing	Member	Australian Water Association	Australia

Position: Professor
Phone: 83133747
Email: justin.brookes@adelaide.edu.au
Fax: 8313 6222
Campus: North Terrace
Building: Benham Laboratories, floor G
Room: G 18
Org Unit: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Professor Justin Brookes

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