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2024

Journal Article

Governance of coastal wetlands: beyond the community conservation paradigm

de Oliveira, Mayara, Morrison, Tiffany, O'Brien, Katherine R. and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2024). Governance of coastal wetlands: beyond the community conservation paradigm. Ocean and Coastal Management, 255 107253, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2024.107253

Governance of coastal wetlands: beyond the community conservation paradigm

2024

Journal Article

Heat loss from non-circulating domestic hot water pipes increases water consumption and energy demand

Hall, R., O'Brien, K.R., Kenway, S. and Memon, F.A. (2024). Heat loss from non-circulating domestic hot water pipes increases water consumption and energy demand. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 206 107658, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107658

Heat loss from non-circulating domestic hot water pipes increases water consumption and energy demand

2024

Journal Article

Having our kelp and eating it too: minimising trade-offs from seaweed farming

Spillias, Scott, Cottrell, Richard S., Layton, Cayne, O’Brien, Katherine R. and McDonald-Madden, Eve (2024). Having our kelp and eating it too: minimising trade-offs from seaweed farming. Journal of Cleaner Production, 448 141150. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.141150

Having our kelp and eating it too: minimising trade-offs from seaweed farming

2024

Journal Article

Urban greenery and alternative water sources critically interconnect water supply, cooling, and drainage in urban precincts

Swinbourne, Cassady, Kenway, Steven and O'Brien, Katherine R. (2024). Urban greenery and alternative water sources critically interconnect water supply, cooling, and drainage in urban precincts. Urban Climate, 53 101812, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.uclim.2024.101812

Urban greenery and alternative water sources critically interconnect water supply, cooling, and drainage in urban precincts

2023

Journal Article

TALKS: a systematic framework for resolving model-data discrepancies

Vilas, Maria P., Egger, Felix, Adams, Matthew P., Maier, Holger R., Robson, Barbara, Mestres, Jonathan Ferrer, Stewart, Lachlan, Maxwell, Paul and O'Brien, Katherine R. (2023). TALKS: a systematic framework for resolving model-data discrepancies. Environmental Modelling and Software, 163 105668, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2023.105668

TALKS: a systematic framework for resolving model-data discrepancies

2023

Journal Article

Reducing global land-use pressures with seaweed farming

Spillias, Scott, Valin, Hugo, Batka, Miroslav, Sperling, Frank, Havlík, Petr, Leclère, David, Cottrell, Richard S., O’Brien, Katherine R. and McDonald-Madden, Eve (2023). Reducing global land-use pressures with seaweed farming. Nature Sustainability, 6 (4), 380-390. doi: 10.1038/s41893-022-01043-y

Reducing global land-use pressures with seaweed farming

2023

Journal Article

Learning how to learn: the skill which underpins performance throughout one’s career

O'Brien, Kate, Howes, Tony and Birkett, Greg (2023). Learning how to learn: the skill which underpins performance throughout one’s career. The Chemical Engineer (982), 33-35.

Learning how to learn: the skill which underpins performance throughout one’s career

2023

Journal Article

The empirical evidence for the social-ecological impacts of seaweed farming

Spillias, Scott, Kelly, Rachel, Cottrell, Richard S., O’Brien, Katherine R., Im, Ran-Young, Kim, Ji Yoon, Lei, Chuan, Leung, Rainbow W. S., Matsuba, Misako, Reis, Juliana Albano, Sato, Yoichi, Sempert, Kai and McDonald-Madden, Eve (2023). The empirical evidence for the social-ecological impacts of seaweed farming. PLoS Sustainability and Transformation, 2 (2) e0000042, 1-23. doi: 10.1371/journal.pstr.0000042

The empirical evidence for the social-ecological impacts of seaweed farming

2022

Journal Article

Drivers of global mangrove loss and gain in social-ecological systems

Hagger, Valerie, Worthington, Thomas A., Lovelock, Catherine E., Adame, Maria Fernanda, Amano, Tatsuya, Brown, Benjamin M., Friess, Daniel A., Landis, Emily, Mumby, Peter J., Morrison, Tiffany H., O’Brien, Katherine R., Wilson, Kerrie A., Zganjar, Chris and Saunders, Megan I. (2022). Drivers of global mangrove loss and gain in social-ecological systems. Nature Communications, 13 (1) 6373, 1-16. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-33962-x

Drivers of global mangrove loss and gain in social-ecological systems

2022

Journal Article

Adult incontinence products are a larger and faster growing waste issue than disposable infant nappies (diapers) in Australia

Thompson Brewster, Emma, Rounsefell, Beth, Lin, Fangzhou, Clarke, William and O'Brien, Katherine R. (2022). Adult incontinence products are a larger and faster growing waste issue than disposable infant nappies (diapers) in Australia. Waste Management, 152, 30-37. doi: 10.1016/j.wasman.2022.07.038

Adult incontinence products are a larger and faster growing waste issue than disposable infant nappies (diapers) in Australia

2022

Journal Article

Expert perceptions of seaweed farming for sustainable development

Spillias, Scott, Cottrell, Richard S., Kelly, Rachel, O’Brien, Katherine R., Adams, John, Bellgrove, Alecia, Kelly, Bronagh, Kilpatrick, Carley, Layton, Cayne, Macleod, Catriona, Roberts, Shane, Stringer, Damien and McDonald-Madden, Eve (2022). Expert perceptions of seaweed farming for sustainable development. Journal of Cleaner Production, 368 133052, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.133052

Expert perceptions of seaweed farming for sustainable development

2022

Other Outputs

“The marriage of models and data”: a light-hearted animation with a serious purpose

O'Brien, Katherine R., Vilas, Maria P., Adams, Matthew P., Egger, Felix, Maxwell, Paul S., O'Neill, Andrew and Langsdorf, Hayley (2022). “The marriage of models and data”: a light-hearted animation with a serious purpose. figshare: Thoughts Drawn Out.

“The marriage of models and data”: a light-hearted animation with a serious purpose

2022

Journal Article

Modeling total predation to avoid perverse outcomes from cat control in a data‐poor island ecosystem

Plein, Michaela, O'Brien, Katherine R., Holden, Matthew H., Adams, Matthew P., Baker, Christopher M., Bean, Nigel G., Sisson, Scott A., Bode, Michael, Mengersen, Kerrie L. and McDonald‐Madden, Eve (2022). Modeling total predation to avoid perverse outcomes from cat control in a data‐poor island ecosystem. Conservation Biology, 36 (5) e13916. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13916

Modeling total predation to avoid perverse outcomes from cat control in a data‐poor island ecosystem

2021

Journal Article

Connecting targets for catchment sediment loads to ecological outcomes for seagrass using multiple lines of evidence

Lambert, Victoria, Bainbridge, Zoe T., Collier, Catherine, Lewis, Stephen E., Adams, Matthew P., Carter, Alex, Saunders, Megan I., Brodie, Jon, Turner, Ryan D.R., Rasheed, Michael A. and O'Brien, Katherine R. (2021). Connecting targets for catchment sediment loads to ecological outcomes for seagrass using multiple lines of evidence. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 169 112494, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112494

Connecting targets for catchment sediment loads to ecological outcomes for seagrass using multiple lines of evidence

2021

Journal Article

Introducing ‘Concept Question’ writing assignments into upper-level engineering courses

Davis, Kirsten A., Mogg, William A., Callaghan, David P., Birkett, Greg R., Knight, David B. and O'Brien, Katherine R. (2021). Introducing ‘Concept Question’ writing assignments into upper-level engineering courses. European Journal of Engineering Education, 46 (6), 1-20. doi: 10.1080/03043797.2021.1943649

Introducing ‘Concept Question’ writing assignments into upper-level engineering courses

2020

Journal Article

An evidence-based approach for setting desired state in a complex Great Barrier Reef seagrass ecosystem: a case study from Cleveland Bay

Collier, C. J., Carter, A. B., Rasheed, M., McKenzie, L., Udy, J., Coles, R., Brodie, J., Waycott, M., O’Brien, K. R., Saunders, M., Adams, M., Martin, K., Honchin, C., Petus, C. and Lawrence, E. (2020). An evidence-based approach for setting desired state in a complex Great Barrier Reef seagrass ecosystem: a case study from Cleveland Bay. Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, 7 100042, 100042. doi: 10.1016/j.indic.2020.100042

An evidence-based approach for setting desired state in a complex Great Barrier Reef seagrass ecosystem: a case study from Cleveland Bay

2020

Journal Article

Predicting seagrass decline due to cumulative stressors

Adams, Matthew P., Koh, Edwin J. Y., Vilas, Maria P., Collier, Catherine J., Lambert, Victoria M., Sisson, Scott A., Quiroz, Matias, McDonald-Madden, Eve, McKenzie, Len J. and O'Brien, Katherine R. (2020). Predicting seagrass decline due to cumulative stressors. Environmental Modelling and Software, 130 104717, 104717. doi: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2020.104717

Predicting seagrass decline due to cumulative stressors

2019

Journal Article

What is gender equality in science?

O'Brien, Katherine R., Holmgren, Milena, Fitzsimmons, Terrance, Crane, Margaret E., Maxwell, Paul and Head, Brian (2019). What is gender equality in science?. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 34 (5), 395-399. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2019.02.009

What is gender equality in science?

2019

Journal Article

Do sustainability rating schemes capture climate goals?

Rekker, Saphira A. C., Humphrey, Jacquelyn E. and O’Brien, Katherine R. (2019). Do sustainability rating schemes capture climate goals?. Business & Society, 60 (1), 000765031982576-160. doi: 10.1177/0007650319825764

Do sustainability rating schemes capture climate goals?

2018

Journal Article

Seagrass ecosystem trajectory depends on the relative timescales of resistance, recovery and disturbance

O'Brien, Katherine R., Waycott, Michelle, Maxwell, Paul, Kendrick, Gary A., Udy, James W., Ferguson, Angus J. P., Kilminster, Kieryn, Scanes, Peter, McKenzie, Len J., McMahon, Kathryn, Adams, Matthew P., Samper-Villarreal, Jimena, Collier, Catherine, Lyons, Mitchell, Mumby, Peter J., Radke, Lynda, Christianen, Marjolijn J. A. and Dennison, William C. (2018). Seagrass ecosystem trajectory depends on the relative timescales of resistance, recovery and disturbance. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 134, 166-176. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.09.006

Seagrass ecosystem trajectory depends on the relative timescales of resistance, recovery and disturbance