Overview
Availability
- Associate Professor Michael Warne is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Griffith University
Research interests
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The fate and effects of pollutants on ecosystems
Environmental Sciences, Ecotoxicology, Effects of pollutants on plants and animals, fate and tranpsport of pollutants, ecotoxicity of mixtures, environmental quality guidelines, effects of multiple stressors, ecological risk assessment
Works
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2021
Journal Article
Combined impacts of photosystem II-inhibiting herbicides and light availability on seagrass and marine microalgae
King, Olivia C., Smith, Rachael A., Warne, Michael St.J, van de Merwe, Jason P., Connolly, Rod M. and Brown, Christopher J. (2021). Combined impacts of photosystem II-inhibiting herbicides and light availability on seagrass and marine microalgae. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 668, 215-230. doi: 10.3354/meps13717
2020
Journal Article
Risk Assessment of Pesticide Mixtures in Australian Rivers Discharging to the Great Barrier Reef
Spilsbury, Francis D., Warne, Michael St. J. and Backhaus, Thomas (2020). Risk Assessment of Pesticide Mixtures in Australian Rivers Discharging to the Great Barrier Reef. Environmental Science and Technology, 54 (22), 14361-14371. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.0c04066
2020
Journal Article
Analysis of pesticide mixtures discharged to the lagoon of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Warne, M. St.J., Smith, R. A. and Turner, R. D.R. (2020). Analysis of pesticide mixtures discharged to the lagoon of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Environmental Pollution, 265 (Pt A) 114088, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114088
2020
Journal Article
Pervasive pesticide contamination of wetlands in the Great Barrier Reef catchment area
Vandergragt, Maria L., Warne, Michael St J., Borschmann, Geoffrey and Johns, Caitlin V. (2020). Pervasive pesticide contamination of wetlands in the Great Barrier Reef catchment area. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, 16 (6) ieam.4298, 968-982. doi: 10.1002/ieam.4298
2020
Book Chapter
Regulation and management of chemicals in Australia: A 2019 update
Warne, Michael StJ. and van Dam, Rick (2020). Regulation and management of chemicals in Australia: A 2019 update. Fundamentals of ecotoxicology . (pp. 473-481) edited by Michael C. Newman. Boca Raton, FL, United States: CRC Press.
2020
Journal Article
Adjusting tropical marine water quality guideline values for elevated ocean temperatures
Negri, Andrew P., Smith, Rachael A., King, Olivia, Frangos, Julius, Warne, Michael St. J. and Uthicke, Sven (2020). Adjusting tropical marine water quality guideline values for elevated ocean temperatures. Environmental Science and Technology, 54 (2), 1102-1110. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.9b05961
2019
Journal Article
Improving environmental risk assessments of chemicals: steps towards evidence-based ecotoxicology
Martin, Olwenn V., Adams, Julie, Beasley, Amy, Belanger, Scott, Breton, Roger L., Brock, Theo C. M., Buonsante, Vito A., Galay Burgos, Malyka, Green, John, Guiney, Patrick D., Hall, Tilghman, Hanson, Mark, Harris, Meagan J., Henry, Tala R., Huggett, Duane, Junghans, Marion, Laskowski, Ryszard, Maack, Gerd, Moermond, Caroline T. A., Panter, Grace, Pease, Anita, Poulsen, Veronique, Roberts, Mike, Rudén, Christina, Schlekat, Christian E., Schoeters, Ilse, Solomon, Keith R., Staveley, Jane, Stubblefield, Bill ... Ågerstrand, Marlene (2019). Improving environmental risk assessments of chemicals: steps towards evidence-based ecotoxicology. Environment International, 128, 210-217. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.04.053
2019
Journal Article
Development and application of a multispecies toxicity test with tropical freshwater microalgae
Stone, S., Adams, M. S., Stauber, J. L., Jolley, D. F. and Warne, M. St J. (2019). Development and application of a multispecies toxicity test with tropical freshwater microalgae. Environmental Pollution, 250, 97-106. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.03.058
2019
Journal Article
Greywater irrigation as a source of organic micro-pollutants to shallow groundwater and nearby surface water
Turner, Ryan D.R., Warne, Michael St.J., Dawes, Les A., Thompson, Kristie and Will, Geoffrey D. (2019). Greywater irrigation as a source of organic micro-pollutants to shallow groundwater and nearby surface water. Science of the Total Environment, 669, 570-578. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.073
2019
Journal Article
Benthic diatoms as indicators of herbicide toxicity in rivers – a new SPEcies At Risk (SPEARherbicides) index
Wood, Rebecca J., Mitrovic, Simon M., Lim, Richard P., Warne, Michael St. J., Dunlop, Jason and Kefford, Ben J. (2019). Benthic diatoms as indicators of herbicide toxicity in rivers – a new SPEcies At Risk (SPEARherbicides) index. Ecological Indicators, 99, 203-213. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.12.035
2018
Journal Article
Validation of the nickel biotic ligand model for locally relevant species in Australian freshwaters
Peters, Adam, Merrington, Graham, Schlekat, Christian, De Schamphelaere, Karel, Stauber, Jennifer, Batley, Graeme, Harford, Andrew, van Dam, Rick, Pease, Ceiwen, Mooney, Tom, Warne, Michael, Hickey, Chris, Glazebrook, Peter, Chapman, John, Smith, Ross and Krassoi, Rick (2018). Validation of the nickel biotic ligand model for locally relevant species in Australian freshwaters. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 37 (10), 2566-2574. doi: 10.1002/etc.4213
2018
Journal Article
Transcriptomic, lipid, and histological profiles suggest changes in health in fish from a pesticide hot spot
Hook, Sharon E., Mondon, Julie, Revill, Andrew T., Greenfield, Paul A., Smith, Rachael A., Turner, Ryan D. R., Corbett, Patricia A. and Warne, Michael St J. (2018). Transcriptomic, lipid, and histological profiles suggest changes in health in fish from a pesticide hot spot. Marine Environmental Research, 140, 299-321. doi: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.06.020
2018
Journal Article
Support for improved quality control but misplaced criticism of GBR science. Reply to viewpoint "The need for a formalised system of Quality Control for environmental policy-science" by P. Larcombe and P. Ridd (Marine Pollution Bulletin 126: 449-461, 2018)
Schaffelke, Britta, Fabricius, Katharina, Kroon, Frederieke, Brodie, Jon, De'ath, Glenn, Shaw, Roger, Tarte, Diane, Warne, Michael and Thorburn, Peter (2018). Support for improved quality control but misplaced criticism of GBR science. Reply to viewpoint "The need for a formalised system of Quality Control for environmental policy-science" by P. Larcombe and P. Ridd (Marine Pollution Bulletin 126: 449-461, 2018). Marine Pollution Bulletin, 129 (1), 357-363. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.02.054
2018
Journal Article
Prospective aquatic risk assessment for chemical mixtures in agricultural landscapes
Holmes, Christopher M., Brown, Colin D., Hamer, Mick, Jones, Russell, Maltby, Lorraine, Posthuma, Leo, Silberhorn, Eric, Teeter, Jerold Scott, Warne, Michael St J. and Weltje, Lennart (2018). Prospective aquatic risk assessment for chemical mixtures in agricultural landscapes. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 37 (3), 674-689. doi: 10.1002/etc.4049
2018
Journal Article
Histopathology, vitellogenin and chemical body burden in mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) sampled from six river sites receiving a gradient of stressors
Scott, Philip D., Coleman, Heather M., Khan, Stuart, Lim, Richard, McDonald, James A., Mondon, Julie, Neale, Peta A., Prochazka, Erik, Tremblay, Louis A., Warne, Michael St.J. and Leusch, Frederic D.L. (2018). Histopathology, vitellogenin and chemical body burden in mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) sampled from six river sites receiving a gradient of stressors. Science of the Total Environment, 616-617, 1638-1648. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.10.148
2018
Conference Publication
Ecotoxicity thresholds for ametryn, diuron, hexazinone and simazine in fresh and marine waters
Warne, Michael St J., King, Olivia and Smith, Rachael A. (2018). Ecotoxicity thresholds for ametryn, diuron, hexazinone and simazine in fresh and marine waters. 2nd International Conference on Deriving Environmental Quality Standards for the Protection of Aquatic Ecosystems (EQSPAE), Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 18-20 June 2016. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/s11356-017-1097-5
2018
Journal Article
The good, the bad, and the ugly of environmental quality benchmarks: EQSPAE-2016 dedicated to Dr. Peter Michael Chapman (1951–2017)
Leung, Kenneth M. Y., Merrington, Graham, Warne, Michael St. J., Wenning, Richard J. and Wu, Fengchang (2018). The good, the bad, and the ugly of environmental quality benchmarks: EQSPAE-2016 dedicated to Dr. Peter Michael Chapman (1951–2017). Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 25 (4), 3038-3042. doi: 10.1007/s11356-017-1056-1
2017
Journal Article
Hepatic transcriptomic profiles from barramundi, Lates calcarifer, as a means of assessing organism health and identifying stressors in rivers in northern Queensland
Hook, Sharon E., Kroon, Frederieke J., Greenfield, Paul A., Warne, Michael St J., Smith, Rachael A. and Turner, Ryan D. (2017). Hepatic transcriptomic profiles from barramundi, Lates calcarifer, as a means of assessing organism health and identifying stressors in rivers in northern Queensland. Marine Environmental Research, 129, 166-179. doi: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2017.05.006
2017
Journal Article
An improved method for calculating toxicity-based pollutant loads: part 2. application to contaminants discharged to the great barrier reef, Queensland, Australia
Smith, Rachael A., Warne, Michael St J., Mengersen, Kerrie and Turner, Ryan D. R. (2017). An improved method for calculating toxicity-based pollutant loads: part 2. application to contaminants discharged to the great barrier reef, Queensland, Australia. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, 13 (4), 754-764. doi: 10.1002/ieam.1860
2017
Journal Article
An improved method for calculating toxicity-based pollutant loads: part 1. method development
Smith, Rachael A., Warne, Michael St J., Mengersen, Kerrie and Turner, Ryan D. R. (2017). An improved method for calculating toxicity-based pollutant loads: part 1. method development. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, 13 (4), 746-753. doi: 10.1002/ieam.1854
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Michael Warne is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Honours Project
Honours Projects with the Reef Catchments Science Partnership
We are interested in supervising honours students in the following broad areas:
- Risk and hazard based projects
- Analysing temporal trends in data projects
- GIS-based projects
- Pesticide mixtures projects
- Maximising the value of real-time water quality monitoring projects
- Miscellaneous projects.
There are a number of priority projects that we will give priority to undertaking in the student selection process. These are of greatest interest and will be of greatest scientific value.
Students undertaking priority projects are guaranteed a $5 000 stipend, however we can only supervise three honours students per year.
The priority projects are:
- Statistical analysis of temporal trends in nitrate loads in rivers that discharge to the Great Barrier Reef
- Statistical analysis of temporal trends in pesticide concentrations in rivers that discharge to the Great Barrier Reef
- Statistical analysis of temporal trends in sediment loads non-PSII herbicides in rivers that discharge to the Great Barrier Reef
- Statistical analysis of temporal trends in the toxicity of pesticide mixtures in rivers that discharge to the Great Barrier Reef
- Using GIS techniques to predict the toxicity of pesticide mixtures for every one-kilometre reach of rivers that drain to the GBR
- Fingerprinting Water: Using real-time monitoring spectra to predict the concentrations of pesticides
Process for applying and selecting honours students
- Students email Assoc. Prof. Michael Warne (michael.warne@uq.edu.au) or Dr Ryan Turner (ryan.turner@uq.edu.au) expressing an interest in working on one of more honours projects.
- Students will be selected on the following basis:
- preference will be given to students interested in working on the priority honours projects
- preference will be given to students who have completed Pollution Science
- their grade point average of students
- the eagerness of the students to work on projects.
Projects will be supervised by staff from the Reef Catchments Science Partnership, the Queensland Department of Environment and Science and other UQ departments.
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Land use change effects on sediment and nutrient dynamics: Fitzroy River catchment, Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ryan Turner
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Doctor Philosophy
eDNA citizen science in Great Barrier Reef (GBR) catchments
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ryan Turner
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