Dr Amelia Wenger
Dr

Amelia Wenger

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Background

I hold a joint position with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) as the Lead of the Water Pollution Program ( wcs.org/water-pollution) and with UQ as a Senior Research Fellow within the School of the Environment and the Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science (https://cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au/). My role at WCS involves co-developing strategic approaches to pollution assessment, monitoring, and management that integrate scientific insights to guide country programs effectively. My research at UQ identifies and critically assesses management gaps and conservation solutions to address water pollution and deliver co-benefits for nature and people. Paramount to all of my research is an interdisciplinary approach that emphasises the ecological and social connectivity of systems and the need for cross-sector collaboration.

Availability

Dr Amelia Wenger is:
Not available for supervision

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, James Cook University

Research interests

  • Wastewater pollution mangament

  • Integrated watershed management

  • Water pollution management

  • Coral reef conservation

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56 works between 2011 and 2024
All (56) Journal Article (52) Book Chapter (3) Conference Publication (1)

1 - 20 of 56 works

2024

Journal Article

Transforming place-based management within watersheds in Fiji: The watershed interventions for systems health project

Jupiter, Stacy D., Jenkins, Aaron P., Negin, Joel, Anthony, Shylett, Baleinamau, Ponipate, Devi, Rachel, Gavidi, Sikeli, Latinne, Alice, Mailautoka, Kini Koto, Mangubhai, Sangeeta, Naivalu, Kelera, Naivalulevu, Timoci, Naivalulevu, Vilisi, Nasim, Nabeela, Naucunivanua, Sikeli, Nelson, Sarah, Qauqau, Ingrid, Ratu, Anaseini, Ravoka, Mereia, Thomas, Jacqueline, Tukana, Andrew, van Nimwegen, Paul, Wakwella, Ama, Wenger, Amelia, Wilson, Donald and Horwitz, Pierre (2024). Transforming place-based management within watersheds in Fiji: The watershed interventions for systems health project. PLOS Water, 3 (7) e0000102, e0000102. doi: 10.1371/journal.pwat.0000102

Transforming place-based management within watersheds in Fiji: The watershed interventions for systems health project

2024

Book Chapter

Wastewater pollution impacts on estuarine and marine environments

Wear, Stephanie, Cunningham, Samantha, Feller, Ilka C., Fiorenza, Evan A., Frielaender, Ari, Halpern, Benjamin S., Hirashiki, Claire, Lamb, Joleah, Lovelock, Catherine E., McLean, Josette, Nichols, Ross C., Rogers, Ryan, Silliman, Brian, Silva, Denise da Piedade, Tuholske, Cascade, Thurber, Rebecca V. and Wenger, Amelia (2024). Wastewater pollution impacts on estuarine and marine environments. Reference module in earth systems and environmental sciences. (pp. 434-466) edited by Daniel Baird and Michael Elliott. London, United Kingdom: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-323-90798-9.00084-6

Wastewater pollution impacts on estuarine and marine environments

2024

Journal Article

A spatial framework for improved sanitation to support coral reef conservation

Kuempel, Caitlin D., Thomas, Jacqueline, Wenger, Amelia, Jupiter, Stacy D., Suárez-Castro, Andrés F., Nasim, Nabeela, Klein, Carissa and Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove (2024). A spatial framework for improved sanitation to support coral reef conservation. Environmental Pollution, 342 123003, 123003. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.123003

A spatial framework for improved sanitation to support coral reef conservation

2023

Journal Article

Diversification of refugia types needed to secure the future of coral reefs subject to climate change

McClanahan, T. R., Darling, E. S., Beger, M., Fox, H.E., Grantham, H. S., Jupiter, S. D., Logan, Cheryl A., Mcleod, E., McManus, L. C., Oddenyo, R. M., Surya, G. S., Wenger, A. S., Zinke, J. and Maina, J. M. (2023). Diversification of refugia types needed to secure the future of coral reefs subject to climate change. Conservation Biology, 38 (1) e14108, 1-19. doi: 10.1111/cobi.14108

Diversification of refugia types needed to secure the future of coral reefs subject to climate change

2023

Journal Article

Integrated watershed management solutions for healthy coastal ecosystems and people

Wakwella, Ama, Wenger, Amelia, Jenkins, Aaron, Lamb, Joleah, Kuempel, Caitlin D., Claar, Danielle, Corbin, Chris, Falinski, Kim, Rivera, Antonella, Grantham, Hedley S. and Jupiter, Stacy D. (2023). Integrated watershed management solutions for healthy coastal ecosystems and people. Cambridge Prisms: Coastal Futures, 1 e27, 1-41. doi: 10.1017/cft.2023.15

Integrated watershed management solutions for healthy coastal ecosystems and people

2022

Journal Article

Common characteristics of successful water quality improvement through point source pollution management

Thompson-Saud, Gabriela and Wenger, Amelia S. (2022). Common characteristics of successful water quality improvement through point source pollution management. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 185 (Part A) 114281, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114281

Common characteristics of successful water quality improvement through point source pollution management

2022

Journal Article

The global rarity of intact coastal regions

Williams, Brooke A., Watson, James E. M., Beyer, Hawthorne L., Klein, Carissa J., Montgomery, Jamie, Runting, Rebecca K., Roberson, Leslie A., Halpern, Benjamin S, Grantham, Hedley S., Kuempel, Caitlin D., Frazier, Melanie, Venter, Oscar and Wenger, Amelia (2022). The global rarity of intact coastal regions. Conservation Biology, 36 (4) e13874, 1-12. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13874

The global rarity of intact coastal regions

2022

Journal Article

A trait‐based framework for assessing the vulnerability of marine species to human impacts

Butt, Nathalie, Halpern, Benjamin S., O'Hara, Casey C., Allcock, A. Louise, Polidoro, Beth, Sherman, Samantha, Byrne, Maria, Birkeland, Charles, Dwyer, Ross G., Frazier, Melanie, Woodworth, Bradley K., Arango, Claudia P., Kingsford, Michael J., Udyawer, Vinay, Hutchings, Pat, Scanes, Elliot, McClaren, Emily Jane, Maxwell, Sara M., Diaz‐Pulido, Guillermo, Dugan, Emma, Simmons, Blake Alexander, Wenger, Amelia S., Linardich, Christi and Klein, Carissa J. (2022). A trait‐based framework for assessing the vulnerability of marine species to human impacts. Ecosphere, 13 (2) e3919. doi: 10.1002/ecs2.3919

A trait‐based framework for assessing the vulnerability of marine species to human impacts

2021

Journal Article

A global map of human pressures on tropical coral reefs

Andrello, Marco, Darling, Emily S., Wenger, Amelia, Suárez‐Castro, Andrés F., Gelfand, Sharla and Ahmadia, Gabby N. (2021). A global map of human pressures on tropical coral reefs. Conservation Letters, 15 (1) e12858. doi: 10.1111/conl.12858

A global map of human pressures on tropical coral reefs

2021

Journal Article

Limited progress in improving gender and geographic representation in coral reef science

Ahmadia, Gabby N., Cheng, Samantha H., Andradi-Brown, Dominic A., Baez, Stacy K., Barnes, Megan D., Bennett, Nathan J., Campbell, Stuart J., Darling, Emily S., Estradivari, Emily S., Gill, David, Gress, Erika, Gurney, Georgina G., Horigue, Vera, Jakub, Raymond, Kennedy, Emma V., Mahajan, Shauna L., Mangubhai, Sangeeta, Matsuda, Shayle B., Muthiga, Nyawira A., Navarro, Michael O., Santodomingo, Nadia, Vallès, Henri, Veverka, Laura, Villagomez, Angelo, Wenger, Amelia S. and Wosu, Adaoma (2021). Limited progress in improving gender and geographic representation in coral reef science. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8 731037. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.731037

Limited progress in improving gender and geographic representation in coral reef science

2021

Journal Article

Effects of suspended coal particles on gill structure and oxygen consumption rates in a coral reef fish

Berry, K. L.E., Hess, S., Clark, T. D., Wenger, A. S., Hoogenboom, M. O. and Negri, A. P. (2021). Effects of suspended coal particles on gill structure and oxygen consumption rates in a coral reef fish. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 169 112459, 112459. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112459

Effects of suspended coal particles on gill structure and oxygen consumption rates in a coral reef fish

2021

Journal Article

Biodiversity needs every tool in the box: use OECMs

Gurney, Georgina G., Darling, Emily S., Ahmadia, Gabby N., Agostini, Vera N., Ban, Natalie C., Blythe, Jessica, Claudet, Joachim, Epstein, Graham, Estradivari, , Himes-Cornell, Amber, Jonas, Harry D., Armitage, Derek, Campbell, Stuart J., Cox, Courtney, Friedman, Whitney. R., Gill, David, Lestari, Peni, Mangubhai, Sangeeta, McLeod, Elizabeth, Muthiga, Nyawira A., Naggea, Josheena, Ranaivoson, Ravaka, Wenger, Amelia, Yulianto, Irfan and Jupiter, Stacy D. (2021). Biodiversity needs every tool in the box: use OECMs. Nature, 595 (7869), 646-649. doi: 10.1038/d41586-021-02041-4

Biodiversity needs every tool in the box: use OECMs

2020

Journal Article

Evaluating the effect of data-richness and model complexity in the prediction of coastal sediment loading in Solomon Islands

Hutley, Nicholas, Boselalu, Mandus, Wenger, Amelia, Grinham, Alistair, Gibbes, Badin and Albert, Simon (2020). Evaluating the effect of data-richness and model complexity in the prediction of coastal sediment loading in Solomon Islands. Environmental Research Letters, 15 (12) 124044, 1-11. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/abc8ba

Evaluating the effect of data-richness and model complexity in the prediction of coastal sediment loading in Solomon Islands

2020

Journal Article

Author Correction: Area-based conservation in the twenty-first century (Nature, (2020), 586, 7828, (217-227), 10.1038/s41586-020-2773-z)

Maxwell, Sean L., Cazalis, Victor, Dudley, Nigel, Hoffmann, Michael, Rodrigues, Ana S. L., Stolton, Sue, Visconti, Piero, Woodley, Stephen, Kingston, Naomi, Lewis, Edward, Maron, Martine, Strassburg, Bernardo B. N., Wenger, Amelia, Jonas, Harry D., Venter, Oscar and Watson, James E. M. (2020). Author Correction: Area-based conservation in the twenty-first century (Nature, (2020), 586, 7828, (217-227), 10.1038/s41586-020-2773-z). Nature, 588 (7837), E14-E14. doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2952-y

Author Correction: Area-based conservation in the twenty-first century (Nature, (2020), 586, 7828, (217-227), 10.1038/s41586-020-2773-z)

2020

Journal Article

Area-based conservation in the twenty-first century

Maxwell, Sean L., Cazalis, Victor, Dudley, Nigel, Hoffmann, Michael, Rodrigues, Ana S. L., Stolton, Sue, Visconti, Piero, Woodley, Stephen, Kingston, Naomi, Lewis, Edward, Maron, Martine, Strassburg, Bernardo B. N., Wenger, Amelia, Jonas, Harry D., Venter, Oscar and Watson, James E. M. (2020). Area-based conservation in the twenty-first century. Nature, 586 (7828), 217-227. doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2773-z

Area-based conservation in the twenty-first century

2020

Journal Article

Best‐practice forestry management delivers diminishing returns for coral reefs with increased land‐clearing

Wenger, Amelia S., Harris, Daniel, Weber, Samuel, Vaghi, Ferguson, Nand, Yashika, Naisilisili, Waisea, Hughes, Alec, Delevaux, Jade, Klein, Carissa J., Watson, James, Mumby, Peter J. and Jupiter, Stacy D. (2020). Best‐practice forestry management delivers diminishing returns for coral reefs with increased land‐clearing. Journal of Applied Ecology, 57 (12) 1365-2664.13743, 2381-2392. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13743

Best‐practice forestry management delivers diminishing returns for coral reefs with increased land‐clearing

2020

Journal Article

Coastal urbanization influences human pathogens and microdebris contamination in seafood

Littman, Raechel A., Fiorenza, Evan A., Wenger, Amelia S., Berry, Kathryn L.E., van de Water, Jeroen A.J.M., Nguyen, Lily, Aung, Soe Tint, Parker, Daniel M., Rader, Douglas N., Harvell, C. Drew and Lamb, Joleah B. (2020). Coastal urbanization influences human pathogens and microdebris contamination in seafood. Science of the Total Environment, 736 139081, 139081. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139081

Coastal urbanization influences human pathogens and microdebris contamination in seafood

2020

Journal Article

Predicting and managing plant invasions on offshore islands

Butt, Nathalie, Wenger, Amelia S., Lohr, Cheryl, Woodberry, Owen, Morris, Keith and Pressey, Robert L. (2020). Predicting and managing plant invasions on offshore islands. Conservation Science and Practice, 3 (2) e192. doi: 10.1111/csp2.192

Predicting and managing plant invasions on offshore islands

2019

Journal Article

Enhanced fast-start performance and anti-predator behaviour in a coral reef fish in response to suspended sediment exposure

Hess, Sybille, Allan, Bridie J. M., Hoey, Andrew S., Jarrold, Michael D., Wenger, Amelia S. and Rummer, Jodie L. (2019). Enhanced fast-start performance and anti-predator behaviour in a coral reef fish in response to suspended sediment exposure. Coral Reefs, 38 (1), 103-108. doi: 10.1007/s00338-018-01757-6

Enhanced fast-start performance and anti-predator behaviour in a coral reef fish in response to suspended sediment exposure

2019

Journal Article

A guide to modelling priorities for managing land-based impacts on coastal ecosystems

Brown, Christopher J., Jupiter, Stacy D., Albert, Simon, Anthony, Kenneth R. N., Hamilton, Richard J., Fredston-Hermann, Alexa, Halpern, Benjamin S., Lin, Hsien-Yung, Maina, Joseph, Mangubhai, Sangeeta, Mumby, Peter J., Possingham, Hugh P., Saunders, Megan I., Tulloch, Vivitskaia J. D., Wenger, Amelia and Klein, Carissa J. (2019). A guide to modelling priorities for managing land-based impacts on coastal ecosystems. Journal of Applied Ecology, 56 (5), 1106-1116. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13331

A guide to modelling priorities for managing land-based impacts on coastal ecosystems

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2026
    Delivering co-benefits for climate resilience, biodiversity, health, and well-being through nature-based solutions in Melanesian watersheds
    Wildlife Conservation Society (USA)
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2027
    CLEAN REEFS: a dynamic pollution mapping and risk assessment tool for global coral reefs
    Coral Accelerator Program
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2022 - 2023
    Effects of TSS on key fish species
    Curtin University
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2023
    SNAPP - Improving human and coastal ecosystem health through better wastewater pollution management
    The Nature Conservancy Limited
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2022
    Dr Amelia Wenger - AQ WRAP
    Advance Queensland Women's Research Assistance Program
    Open grant
  • 2021
    Improving human and coastal ecosystem health through better wastewater pollution management
    The Nature Conservancy
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2022
    Improving marine ecosystem health through better wastewater pollution management
    Thomas Davies Research Grant for Marine, Soil and Plant Biology
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2022
    Integrated land-sea conservation planning for human and ecosystem health
    Wildlife Conservation Society (USA)
    Open grant

Availability

Dr Amelia Wenger is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Current supervision

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