Tyler Dornan

Mr Tyler Dornan

Higher Degree by Research Candidate

School of Biological Sciences

College of Sciences

I completed my Bachelor's degree with Honours in 2020, focusing my research on dendrochronology and modelling carbon accumulation in Blue Pine (Pinus wallichiana) across the Bhutanese Himalayas. This work contributed to informing strategies in forest management, carbon budgeting, and climate change mitigation.

Additionally, I have worked as a researcher exploring how flows and inundation levels affect the abundance and diversity of zooplankton in the Lower River Murray. This research aimed to uncover the ecological impacts of water management practices on aquatic ecosystems, offering insights into sustainable management practices.

Currently, I am exploring the interactions between the diet and gut microbiome of the top aquatic predators in Western Australia's Kimberley Region. Utilising genomic tools, this research aims to uncover how the paired diet-microbiome of species such as sawfish, sharks, and crocodiles interact, influencing the overall health of these animals.

Year Citation
2026 Dornan, T. N., Dorji, T., Chhetri, Y., Chilton, D., Delean, S., Keneally, C., . . . Brookes, J. (2026). Elevation, aspect, and climate shape blue pine (Pinus wallichiana) biomass and carbon dynamics in the Bhutanese Himalayas. Global Ecology and Conservation, 65, e03995.
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2026 Keneally, C., Gaget, V., Chilton, D., Dornan, T. N., Hensel, J., Keneally, A. E., . . . Brookes, J. D. (2026). Extreme Salinity Change Governs Microbial Community Assembly and Interactions. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 18(1), e70301-1-e70301-14.
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2025 Walsh, R., Dornan, T. N., Upadhyay Stæhr, S., Brookes, H. J., Hipsey, M. R., Laws, M., . . . Brookes, J. D. (2025). Carp carcass decomposition and water quality: implications for the release of CyHV-3 as a biocontrol agent for common carp in Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research, 76(2), MF24183-1-MF24183-13.
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2025 Keneally, C., Chilton, D., Dornan, T. N., Kidd, S. P., Gaget, V., Toomes, A., . . . Brookes, J. D. (2025). Multi-omics reveal microbial succession and metabolomic adaptations to flood in a hypersaline coastal lagoon.. Water Research, 280, 123511-1-123511-11.
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2023 Nava, V., Chandra, S., Aherne, J., Alfonso, M. B., Antão-Geraldes, A. M., Attermeyer, K., . . . Leoni, B. (2023). Plastic debris in lakes and reservoirs. Nature, 619(7969), 317-322.
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2023 Brookes, J. D., Busch, B., Cassey, P., Chilton, D., Dittmann, S., Dornan, T., . . . Gibbs, M. (2023). How well is the basin plan meeting its objectives? From the perspective of the Coorong, a sentinel of change in the Murray-Darling Basin. Australasian Journal of Water Resources, 27(2), 223-240.
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Year Citation
2024 Dornan, T., Bice, C., Deborah, F., Brookes, J., & Ye, Q. (2024). A Review of Critical Entrainment Thresholds for Riverine Microinvertebrates and Experimental Designs for the Lower River Murray. Report for the Department for Environment and Water (F2023/000284-1). South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI).
2022 Onley, I., Segaran, R., Abbasnejad, E., Prowse, T., Liu, L., Jackson, M., . . . Brookes, J. (2022). Innovation Sweep: Technological Insights for the Murray–Darling Basin Authority.
2021 Dornan, T. N., Mills, J. G., Shiel, R., Keneally, C., Dorji, T., Deane, D., . . . Brookes, J. D. (2021). Monitoring microinvertebrate response to environmental watering events in the SA River Murray in 2020.

Year Citation
2020 Dornan, T. (2020). Accumulating Carbon at Altitude: Blue Pine and Climate in the Bhutanese Himalaya. (The University of Adelaide).

Sawfish Conservation Society - Small Research Grant 2023

Ecological Society of Australia - Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment 2023

Adelaide Graduate Research School - Travel Grant 2024

Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name
2019 - 2019 Principal Supervisor How Diatoms Influence Ancient DNA Preservation in Antarctic Sediments The University of Adelaide Principles and Practice of Research III Other Part Time Tyler Dornan

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