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Grant Williamson

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Dr Grant Williamson is a landscape ecologist and spatial scientist, whose previous research, has included the impacts of mosquito control and climate change on mangrove communities, the climatic and human drivers of wildfires and fire danger across Australia, and the dynamics and human health impact of smoke wildfires and prescribed fires on human health. He completed his PhD at the University of Adelaide, and has worked in Darwin and Hobart, and is currently a post-doctoral fellow for the Centre for Air Quality & Health Research and Evaluation (CAR-CRE).

Biography

Grant completed his doctorate at the University of Adelaide, studying the impact of fine-scaled rainfall regime across a climate gradient on adaption in native Australian grasses. He took up a post-doctoral position at Charles Darwin University in an ARC-linkage project studying the impact of mosquito control measures on mosquito-borne disease on humans, and the ecology of the mangrove swamps in which they breed.

Grant moved to the University of Tasmania in 2008 and took up a post-doctoral position on the ARC-linkage Biomass Smoke Project, continuing his interest in the nexus between human health and ecology, studying the impact of smoke pollution from landscape fire on human health, and developing predictive models for smoke exposure.

During his career at the University of Tasmania, Grant was part of the NERP Landscapes and Policy hub, researching landscape-scale human-ecological interactions in the Australian Alps and Tasmanian Midlands. Grant received a post-doctoral scholarship from the Centre for Air Quality & Health Research and Evaluation at the University of Sydney in 2014 to continue his work studying human exposure to smoke pollution from landscape fires, and now a research fellow working with the NSW Advanced Bushfire Research Hub, developing modelling tools to understand fire history, and how Australian fire regimes and vegetation will shift under climate change.

Career summary

Qualifications

DegreeThesis titleUniversityCountryDate of award
PhDRainfall Regime and Optimal Root Distribution in the Australian Perennial Grass, Austrodanthonia caespitosa (Gaudich.)University of AdelaideAustralia2008
BSc (1st Class Hons) University of AdelaideAustralia2003

Memberships

Professional practice

2015 - : Centre for Air Quality & Health Research and Evaluation Executive Committee

Teaching

Landscape Ecology, Geographic Information Systems, Atmospheric Modelling, Spatial Statistics, Pyrogeography

Teaching responsibility

KPA302 – Australian Landscape Change

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Expertise

  • Landscape fire
  • Smoke pollution
  • Remote sensing
  • Environmental epidemiology

Research Themes

Grant's research aligns to the University's research themes of Better Health and Environment, Resources and Sustainability, including the increasingly recognized nexus between the fields of human health and landscape ecology.  Grant's current research into biomass smoke aims to improve our estimates of human exposure to the fine particulate pollution produced by landscape fires and wood heater usage. Smoke exposure can have significant impacts on human health for sufferers of asthma and cardio-vascular diseases, and biomass smoke is a significant contributor to atmospheric aerosol load in south-eastern Australia, where humans live in close proximity to vegetation that experiences significant wildfires in the summer, and undergoes prescribed burning to reduce fire risk in winter. In order to better understand the link between smoke exposure and human health impacts, we need improved models of smoke emissions from biomass burning, and smoke transport patterns. Grant is utilizing remotely-sensed data and geospatial modelling methods to improve empirical models of smoke exposure and physical atmospheric transport models, to better inform this epidemiological research.

Grant's research interests also include adapting real-time environmental data sources and the computing cloud to improve ecological and health knowledge. Grant has developed a real-time Forest Fire Danger Index map adopted by the Tasmanian Fire Service, a heat-wave warning system for the Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Resources, and is a lead developer on the Sense-T AirRater air pollution and pollen alert app project.

Collaboration

Grant has previously collaborated with NASA and South Dakota State University on a project understanding the dynamics of fire weather and occurrence using remotely sensed data. He was involved in the Fire and Vegetation team of the NERP Landscapes and Policy Hub, a multidisciplinary project involving the University of Tasmania, the Australian National University, Murdoch University, Griffith University and Charles Sturt University. Grant is currently working on the 'Bushfires, smoke and people' ARC linkage grant, a large project involving the University of Tasmania, the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, the Bushfire CRC, the CSIRO and a number of state Environmental Protection Authorities. He is also collaborating with the CSIRO and Victorian health authorities in modelling human exposure to smoke from the 2014 Hazelwood coal mine fire.

Current projects

  • AirRater (http://airrater.org)
  • Bushfires, Smoke and People ARC linkage grant
  • Hazelwood mine fire study

Fields of Research

  • Landscape ecology (410206)
  • Forestry fire management (300706)
  • Occupational and workplace health and safety (350505)
  • Epidemiology (420299)
  • Environmental epidemiology (420203)
  • Ecological impacts of climate change and ecological adaptation (410102)
  • Environmental management (410404)
  • Terrestrial ecology (310308)
  • Pollution and contamination (410599)
  • Atmospheric aerosols (370103)
  • Meteorology (370108)
  • Population ecology (310307)
  • Climate change processes (370201)
  • Global change biology (319902)
  • Palaeoecology (310306)
  • Biogeography and phylogeography (310402)
  • Public health (420699)
  • Ecosystem function (410203)
  • Fire ecology (410205)
  • Health services and systems (420399)
  • Respiratory diseases (320103)
  • Community child health (420601)
  • Adverse weather events (370101)
  • Conservation and biodiversity (410401)
  • Ecology (310399)
  • Preventative health care (420605)
  • Genetics (310599)
  • Natural hazards (370903)
  • Air pollution processes and air quality measurement (370102)
  • Data management and data science (460599)
  • Natural resource management (410406)
  • Biosecurity science and invasive species ecology (410202)
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander archaeology (450101)
  • Ecological physiology (310303)
  • Community ecology (excl. invasive species ecology) (310302)
  • Wildlife and habitat management (410407)
  • Forestry biomass and bioproducts (300705)
  • Infant and child health (321302)
  • Air pollution modelling and control (401101)
  • Forest ecosystems (300703)
  • Infectious diseases (320211)
  • Applied statistics (490501)
  • Tree improvement (incl. selection and breeding) (300709)
  • Software engineering (461299)
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, society and community (450599)
  • Environmental management (410499)
  • Environmental engineering (401199)
  • Forestry management and environment (300707)
  • Service oriented computing (460612)
  • Historical, comparative and typological linguistics (470406)
  • Human geography (440699)
  • Machine learning (461199)
  • Environmental assessment and monitoring (410402)
  • Disaster and emergency management (350703)
  • Communications engineering (400699)
  • Data communications (400602)
  • Surface water hydrology (370704)
  • Environment policy (440704)
  • Risk engineering (401005)
  • Spatial statistics (490507)
  • Allergy (320401)
  • Cultural geography (440601)

Research Objectives

  • Public health (excl. specific population health) (200499)
  • Terrestrial biodiversity (180606)
  • Natural hazards (190499)
  • Ecosystem adaptation to climate change (190102)
  • Climatological hazards (e.g. extreme temperatures, drought and wildfires) (190401)
  • Effects of climate change on Australia (excl. social impacts) (190504)
  • Health protection and disaster response (200406)
  • Assessment and management of freshwater ecosystems (180301)
  • Native forests (260204)
  • Clinical health (200199)
  • Air quality (180101)
  • Control of pests, diseases and exotic species in terrestrial environments (180602)
  • Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems (180601)
  • Assessment and management of Antarctic and Southern Ocean ecosystems (180403)
  • Neonatal and child health (200506)
  • Understanding climate change (190599)
  • Atmospheric processes and dynamics (180103)
  • Evaluation of health outcomes (200202)
  • Climate variability (excl. social impacts) (190502)
  • Control of pests, diseases and exotic species in coastal and estuarine environments (180204)
  • Evaluation, allocation, and impacts of land use (180603)
  • Other environmental management (189999)
  • Information systems, technologies and services (220499)
  • Prevention of human diseases and conditions (200104)
  • Climate change adaptation measures (excl. ecosystem) (190101)
  • Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences (280111)
  • Expanding knowledge in history, heritage and archaeology (280113)
  • Preventive medicine (200412)
  • Native and residual pastures (100503)
  • Air quality, atmosphere and weather (180199)
  • Soils (180605)
  • Atmospheric composition (incl. greenhouse gas inventory) (180102)
  • Harvesting and transport of forest products (260202)
  • Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences (280102)
  • Weather (180104)
  • Hardwood plantations (260201)
  • Electronic information storage and retrieval services (220302)
  • Expanding knowledge in engineering (280110)
  • Global effects of climate change (excl. Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and the South Pacific) (excl. social impacts) (190507)
  • Government and politics (230299)
  • Artificial intelligence (220403)

Publications

Total publications

113

Journal Article

(100 outputs)
YearCitationAltmetrics
2022Prior LD, Foyster SM, Furlaud JM, Williamson GJ, Bowman DMJS, 'Using permanent forest plots to evaluate the resilience to fire of Tasmania's tall wet eucalypt forests', Forest Ecology and Management, (01 February 2022) Article 119922. ISSN 0378-1127 (2022) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119922 [eCite] [Details]

Co-authors: Prior LD; Foyster SM; Furlaud JM; Bowman DMJS

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2021Bowman DMJS, Williamson GJ, 'River flows are a reliable index of forest fire risk in the temperate Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, Australia', Fire, 4, (2) Article 22. ISSN 2571-6255 (2021) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.3390/fire4020022 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 1

Co-authors: Bowman DMJS

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2021Bowman DMJS, Williamson GJ, Gibson RK, Bradstock RA, Keenan RJ, 'The severity and extent of the Australia 2019-20 Eucalyptus forest fires are not the legacy of forest management', Nature Ecology & Evolution pp. 1-11. ISSN 2397-334X (2021) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1038/s41559-021-01464-6 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 10

Co-authors: Bowman DMJS; Bradstock RA

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2021Campbell SL, Remenyi T, Williamson GJ, Rollins D, White CJ, et al., 'Ambulance dispatches and heatwaves in Tasmania, Australia: A case-crossover analysis', Environmental Research, 202 Article 111655. ISSN 0013-9351 (2021) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111655 [eCite] [Details]

Co-authors: Campbell SL; Remenyi T; Rollins D; White CJ; Johnston F

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2021Ellis TM, Bowman DMJS, Jain P, Flannigan MD, Williamson GJ, 'Global increase in wildfire risk due to climate-driven declines in fuel moisture', Global Change Biology Article 16006. ISSN 1354-1013 (2021) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1111/gcb.16006 [eCite] [Details]

Co-authors: Ellis TM; Bowman DMJS

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2021Furlaud JM, Prior LD, Williamson GJ, Bowman DMJS, 'Bioclimatic drivers of fire severity across the Australian geographical range of giant Eucalyptus forests', Journal of Ecology, 109, (6) pp. 2514-2536. ISSN 0022-0477 (2021) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.13663 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 2

Co-authors: Furlaud JM; Prior LD; Bowman DMJS

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2021Furlaud JM, Prior LD, Williamson GJ, Bowman DMJS, 'Fire risk and severity decline with stand development in Tasmanian giant Eucalyptus forest', Forest Ecology and Management, 502 Article 119724. ISSN 0378-1127 (2021) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119724 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 1

Co-authors: Furlaud JM; Prior LD; Bowman DMJS

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2021Hemstock EJ, Shao J, Zhao B, Hall GL, Wheeler AJ, et al., 'Associations between respiratory and vascular function in early childhood', Respirology pp. 1-7. ISSN 1323-7799 (2021) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1111/resp.14117 [eCite] [Details]

Co-authors: Hemstock EJ; Shao J; Wheeler AJ; Melody SM; Dalton MF; Chappell KJ; Negishi K; Johnston FH; Zosky GR

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2021Jones PJ, Koolhof IS, Wheeler AJ, Williamson GJ, Lucani C, et al., 'Characterising non-linear associations between airborne pollen counts and respiratory symptoms from the AirRater smartphone app in Tasmania, Australia: A case time series approach', Environmental Research Article 111484. ISSN 0013-9351 (2021) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111484 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1

Co-authors: Jones PJ; Koolhof IS; Wheeler AJ; Lucani C; Campbell SL; Bowman DMJS; Cooling N; Johnston FH

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2021Jones PJ, Koolhof IS, Wheeler AJ, Williamson GJ, Lucani C, et al., 'Characterising non-linear associations between airborne pollen counts and respiratory symptoms from the AirRater smartphone app in Tasmania, Australia: A case time series approach', Environmental Research pp. 1-11. ISSN 0013-9351 (2021) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111484 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1

Co-authors: Jones PJ; Koolhof IS; Wheeler AJ; Lucani C; Campbell SL; Bowman DMJS; Cooling N; Johnston FH

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2021Wheeler AJ, Allen RW, Lawrence K, Roulston CT, Powell J, et al., 'Can public spaces effectively be used as cleaner indoor air shelters during extreme smoke events?', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, (8) Article 4085.. ISSN 1661-7827 (2021) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18084085 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2

Co-authors: Wheeler AJ; Jones PJ; Johnston FH

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2021Workman A, Jones PJ, Wheeler AJ, Campbell SL, Williamson GJ, et al., 'Environmental hazards and behavior change: User perspectives on the usability and effectiveness of the AirRater Smartphone App', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, (7) Article 3591. ISSN 1660-4601 (2021) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18073591 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Web of Science - 1

Co-authors: Workman A; Jones PJ; Wheeler AJ; Campbell SL; Lucani C; Bowman DMJS; Cooling N; Johnston FH

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2020Borchers Arriagada N, Palmer AJ, Bowman DMJS, Williamson GJ, Johnston FH, 'Health impacts of ambient biomass smoke in Tasmania, Australia', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17, (9) Article 3264. ISSN 1661-7827 (2020) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17093264 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 10Web of Science - 10

Co-authors: Borchers Arriagada N; Palmer AJ; Bowman DMJS; Johnston FH

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2020Bowman D, Williamson G, Yebra M, Lizundia-Loiola J, Lucrecia Pettinari M, et al., 'Wildfires: Australia needs national monitoring agency', Nature, 584, (7820) pp. 188-191. ISSN 1476-4687 (2020) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1038/d41586-020-02306-4 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Web of Science - 26

Co-authors: Bowman D

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2020Bowman DMJS, Williamson GJ, Price OF, Ndalila MN, Bradstock RA, 'Australian forests, megafires and the risk of dwindling carbon stocks', Plant Cell and Environment, 44, (2) pp. 347-355. ISSN 0140-7791 (2020) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1111/pce.13916 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 11Web of Science - 12

Co-authors: Bowman DMJS; Ndalila MN

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2020Campbell SL, Jones PJ, Williamson GJ, Wheeler AJ, Lucani C, et al., 'Using digital technology to protect health in prolonged poor air quality episodes: a case study of the AirRater App during the Australian 2019-20 fires', Fire, 3, (3) Article 40. ISSN 2571-6255 (2020) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.3390/fire3030040 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 7Web of Science - 7

Co-authors: Campbell SL; Jones PJ; Wheeler AJ; Lucani C; Bowman DMJS; Johnston FH

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2020Johnson AL, Abramson MJ, Dennekamp M, Williamson GJ, Guo Y, 'Particulate matter modelling techniques for epidemiological studies of open biomass fire smoke exposure: a review', Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health, 13 pp. 35-75. ISSN 1873-9318 (2020) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1007/s11869-019-00771-z [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 4Web of Science - 3

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2020Johnson AL, Gao CX, Dennekamp M, Williamson GJ, Carroll MTC, et al., 'Coal-mine fire-related fine particulate matter and medical-service utilization in Australia: a time-series analysis from the Hazelwood Health Study', International Journal of Epidemiology, 49, (1) pp. 80-93. ISSN 0300-5771 (2020) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyz219 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 11

Co-authors: Johnston FH

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2020Johnston FH, Borchers-Arriagada N, Morgan GG, Jalaludin B, Palmer AJ, et al., 'Unprecedented health costs of smoke-related PM2.5 from the 2019-20 Australian megafires', Nature Sustainability, (September) pp. 1-12. ISSN 2398-9629 (2020) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1038/s41893-020-00610-5 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 31Web of Science - 35

Co-authors: Johnston FH; Borchers-Arriagada N; Palmer AJ; Bowman DMJS

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2020Jones PJ, Koolhof IS, Wheeler AJ, Williamson GJ, Lucani C, et al., 'Can smartphone data identify the local environmental drivers of respiratory disease?', Environmental Research, 182 Article 109118. ISSN 0013-9351 (2020) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109118 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 12Web of Science - 10

Co-authors: Jones PJ; Koolhof IS; Wheeler AJ; Lucani C; Campbell SL; Bowman DMJS; Johnston FH

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2020Luhar AK, Emmerson KM, Reisen F, Williamson GJ, Cope ME, 'Modelling smoke distribution in the vicinity of a large and prolonged fire from an open-cut coal mine', Atmospheric Environment, 229 Article 117471. ISSN 1352-2310 (2020) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2020.117471 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 18Web of Science - 17

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2020Melody SM, Wheeler AJ, Dalton M, Williamson GJ, Negishi K, et al., 'Cohort Profile: The Hazelwood Health Study Latrobe Early Life Follow-Up (ELF) Study', International Journal of Epidemiology, 49, (6) pp. 1779-1780. ISSN 0300-5771 (2020) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyaa136 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 6

Co-authors: Melody SM; Wheeler AJ; Dalton M; Shao J; Chappell K; Wills K; Reeves M; Venn A; Zosky GR; Johnston F

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2020Ndalila MN, Williamson GJ, Fox-Hughes P, Sharples J, Bowman DMJS, 'Evolution of a pyrocumulonimbus event associated with an extreme wildfire in Tasmania, Australia', Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 20 pp. 1497-1511. ISSN 1561-8633 (2020) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.5194/nhess-20-1497-2020 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 3

Co-authors: Ndalila MN; Bowman DMJS

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2020Porfirio LL, Antille DL, Watson I, Abbott BN, Bowman DMJS, et al., 'Productivity and biomass of Australia's rangelands: towards a national database', Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, 128 pp. 75-98. ISSN 0080-469X (2020) [Refereed Article]

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Co-authors: Bowman DMJS; Prior LD

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2020Prior LD, French BJ, Storey K, Williamson GJ, Bowman DMJS, 'Soil moisture thresholds for combustion of organic soils in western Tasmania', International Journal of Wildland Fire pp. 1-11. ISSN 1049-8001 (2020) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1071/WF19196 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 6

Co-authors: Prior LD; French BJ; Bowman DMJS

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2020Prior LD, Whiteside TG, Williamson GJ, Bartolo RE, Bowman DMJS, 'Multi-decadal stability of woody cover in a mesic eucalypt savanna in the Australian monsoon tropics', Austral Ecology pp. 1-15. ISSN 1442-9985 (2020) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1111/aec.12877 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 3

Co-authors: Prior LD; Bowman DMJS

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2020Shao J, Zosky GR, Hall GL, Wheeler AJ, Dharmage S, et al., 'Early life exposure to coal mine fire smoke emissions and altered lung function in young children', Respirology, 25, (2) pp. 198-205. ISSN 1323-7799 (2020) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1111/resp.13617 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 13Web of Science - 12

Co-authors: Shao J; Zosky GR; Wheeler AJ; Melody S; Dalton M; O'Sullivan T; Chappell K; Johnston FH

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2020Wheeler AJ, Jones PJ, Reisen F, Melody SM, Williamson G, et al., 'Roof cavity dust as an exposure proxy for extreme air pollution events', Chemosphere, 244 Article 125537. ISSN 0045-6535 (2020) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125537 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 3

Co-authors: Wheeler AJ; Jones PJ; Melody SM; Blizzard L; Chappell K; Zosky GR; Johnston F

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2020Williamson GJ, Lucani C, 'AQVx - an interactive visual display system for air pollution and public health', Frontiers in Public Health, 8 Article 85. ISSN 2296-2565 (2020) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00085 [eCite] [Details]

Co-authors: Lucani C

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2020Zhao B, Johnston FH, O'Sullivan T, Williamson G, Melody S, et al., 'Early life exposure to coal mine fire and tobacco smoke affect subclinical vascular function', Archives of Disease in Childhood, 105, (6) pp. 539-544. ISSN 0003-9888 (2020) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2019-317528 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 5

Co-authors: Johnston FH; O'Sullivan T; Melody S; Dalton M; Venn A; Negishi K

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2019Campbell SL, Remenyi TA, Williamson GJ, White CJ, Johnston FH, 'The value of local heatwave impact assessment: a case-crossover analysis of hospital emergency department presentations in Tasmania, Australia', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16, (19) Article 3715. ISSN 1661-7827 (2019) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16193715 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 8Web of Science - 8

Co-authors: Campbell SL; Remenyi TA; White CJ; Johnston FH

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2019Johnson AL, Dipnall JF, Dennekamp M, Williamson GJ, Gao CX, et al., 'Fine particulate matter exposure and medication dispensing during and after a coal mine fire: a time series analysis from the Hazelwood Health Study', Environmental Pollution, 246 pp. 1027-1035. ISSN 0269-7491 (2019) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.12.085 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 14Web of Science - 14

Co-authors: Johnston FH

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2019Johnson AL, Gao CX, Dennekamp M, Williamson GJ, Brown D, et al., 'Associations between respiratory health outcomes and coal mine fire PM2.5 smoke exposure: a cross- sectional study', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16, (21) Article 4262. ISSN 1661-7827 (2019) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16214262 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 7Web of Science - 7

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2019Jones PJ, Williamson GJ, Bowman DMJS, Lefroy EC, 'Mapping Tasmania's cultural landscapes: using habitat suitability modelling of archaeological sites as a landscape history tool', Journal of Biogeography, 46, (11) pp. 2570-2582. ISSN 0305-0270 (2019) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1111/jbi.13684 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 9

Co-authors: Jones PJ; Bowman DMJS; Lefroy EC

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2019Roos CI, Williamson GJ, Bowman DMJS, 'Is anthropogenic pyrodiversity invisible in paleofire records?', Fire, 2, (3) Article 42. ISSN 2571-6255 (2019) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.3390/fire2030042 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 11Web of Science - 10

Co-authors: Bowman DMJS

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2019Shao J, Zosky GR, Wheeler AJ, Dharmage S, Dalton M, et al., 'Exposure to air pollution during the first 1000 days of life and subsequent health service and medication usage in children', Environmental Pollution pp. 1-8. ISSN 0269-7491 (2019) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113340 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 7Web of Science - 5

Co-authors: Shao J; Zosky GR; Wheeler AJ; Dalton M; O'Sullivan T; Chappell K; Johnston FH

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2018Bowman DMJS, Daniels LD, Johnston FH, Williamson GJ, Jolly WM, et al., 'Can air quality management drive sustainable fuels management at the temperate wildland-urban interface?', Fire, 1, (2) pp. 27. ISSN 2571-6255 (2018) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.3390/fire1020027 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 6

Co-authors: Bowman DMJS; Johnston FH

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2018Bowman DMJS, Moreira-Munoz A, Kolden CA, Chavez RO, Munoz AA, et al., 'Human-environmental drivers and impacts of the globally extreme 2017 Chilean fires', Ambio, 48, (4) pp. 350-362. ISSN 0044-7447 (2018) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1007/s13280-018-1084-1 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 65Web of Science - 60

Co-authors: Bowman DMJS; Borchers Arriagada N; Johnston FH

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2018Edwards LJ, Williamson G, Williams SA, Veitch MGK, Salimi F, et al., 'Did fine particulate matter from the summer 2016 landscape fires in Tasmania increase emergency ambulance dispatches? a case crossover analysis', Fire, 1, (2) Article 26. ISSN 2571-6255 (2018) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.3390/fire1020026 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 4Web of Science - 4

Co-authors: Edwards LJ; Salimi F; Johnston FH

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2018Hanigan IC, Morgan GG, Williamson GJ, Salimi F, Henderson SB, et al., 'Extensible database of validated biomass smoke events for health research', Fire, 1, (3) Article 50. ISSN 2571-6255 (2018) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.3390/fire1030050 [eCite] [Details]

Co-authors: Bowman DMJS; Johnston FH

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2018Harris RMB, Beaumont LJ, Vance TR, Tozer CR, Remenyi TA, et al., 'Biological responses to the press and pulse of climate trends and extreme events', Nature Climate Change, 8 pp. 579-587. ISSN 1758-678X (2018) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1038/s41558-018-0187-9 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 180Web of Science - 174

Co-authors: Harris RMB; Vance TR; Tozer CR; Remenyi TA; Bowman DMJS

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2018Holz A, Hart SJ, Williamson GJ, Veblen TT, Aravena JC, 'Radial growth response to climate change along the latitudinal range of the world's southernmost conifer in southern South America', Journal of Biogeography, 45, (5) pp. 1140-1152. ISSN 0305-0270 (2018) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1111/jbi.13199 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 10Web of Science - 15

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2018Johnson CN, Prior LD, Archibald S, Poulos HM, Barton AM, et al., 'Can trophic rewilding reduce the impact of fire in a more flammable world?', Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences, 373, (1761) Article 20170443. ISSN 0962-8436 (2018) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2017.0443 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 27Web of Science - 27

Co-authors: Johnson CN; Prior LD; Bowman DMJS

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2018Johnston FH, Salimi F, Williamson GJ, Henderson S, Yao J, et al., 'Ambient particulate matter and paramedic assessments of acute diabetic, cardiovascular, and respiratory conditions', Epidemiology, 30, (1) pp. 11-19. ISSN 1044-3983 (2018) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000929 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 14Web of Science - 14

Co-authors: Johnston FH; Salimi F

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2018Johnston FH, Wheeler AJ, Williamson GJ, Campbell SL, Jones PJ, et al., 'Using smartphone technology to reduce health impacts from atmospheric environmental hazards', Environmental Research Letters, 13, (4) pp. 1-11. ISSN 1748-9326 (2018) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aab1e6 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 29Web of Science - 26

Co-authors: Johnston FH; Wheeler AJ; Campbell SL; Jones PJ; Koolhof IS; Lucani C; Cooling NB; Bowman DMJS

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2018Mariani M, Holz A, Veblen TT, Williamson G, Fletcher M-S, et al., 'Climate change amplifications of climate-fire teleconnections in the Southern Hemisphere', Geophysical Research Letters, 45, (10) pp. 5071-5081. ISSN 0094-8276 (2018) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1029/2018GL078294 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 32Web of Science - 33

Co-authors: Bowman DMJS

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2018Murphy BP, Prior LD, Cochrane MA, Williamson GJ, Bowman DMJS, 'Biomass consumption by surface fires across Earth's most fire prone continent', Global Change Biology, 25, (1) pp. 254-268. ISSN 1354-1013 (2018) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1111/gcb.14460 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 26Web of Science - 24

Co-authors: Prior LD; Bowman DMJS

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2018Ndalila MN, Williamson GJ, Bowman DMJS, 'Geographic patterns of fire severity following an extreme Eucalyptus forest fire in Southern Australia: 2013 Forcett-Dunalley fire', Fire, 1, (3) Article 40. ISSN 2571-6255 (2018) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.3390/fire1030040 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 18Web of Science - 16

Co-authors: Ndalila MN; Bowman DMJS

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2018Price OF, Purdam PJ, Williamson GJ, Bowman DMJS, 'Comparing the height and area of wild and prescribed fire particle plumes in south-east Australia using weather radar', International Journal of Wildland Fire, 27, (8) pp. 525-537. ISSN 1049-8001 (2018) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1071/WF17166 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 36

Co-authors: Bowman DMJS

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2018Smith AMS, Lutz JA, Hoffman CM, Williamson GJ, Hudak AT, 'Preface: special issue on wildland fires', Land, 7, (2) Article 46. ISSN 2073-445X (2018) [Non Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.3390/land7020046 [eCite] [Details]

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2018Yao J, Raffuse SM, Brauer M, Williamson GJ, Bowman DMJS, et al., 'Predicting the minimum height of forest fire smoke within the atmosphere using machine learning and data from the CALIPSO satellite', Remote Sensing of Environment, 206 pp. 98-106. ISSN 0034-4257 (2018) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2017.12.027 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 28Web of Science - 23

Co-authors: Bowman DMJS; Johnston FH

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2017Bowman DMJS, Williamson GJ, Abatzoglou JT, Kolden CA, Cochrane MA, et al., 'Human exposure and sensitivity to globally extreme wildfire events', Nature Ecology & Evolution, 1 Article 0058. ISSN 2397-334X (2017) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1038/s41559-016-0058 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 201Web of Science - 193

Co-authors: Bowman DMJS

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2017Furlaud JM, Williamson GJ, Bowman DMJS, 'Simulating the effectiveness of prescribed burning at altering wildfire behaviour in Tasmania, Australia', International Journal of Wildland Fire, 27, (1) pp. 15-28. ISSN 1049-8001 (2017) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1071/WF17061 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 23Web of Science - 8

Co-authors: Furlaud JM; Bowman DMJS

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2017Hanigan IC, Williamson GJ, Knibbs LD, Horsley J, Rolfe MI, et al., 'Blending multiple nitrogen dioxide data sources for neighborhood estimates of long-term exposure for health research', Environmental Science and Technology, 51, (21) pp. 12473-12480. ISSN 0013-936X (2017) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b03035 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 3

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2017Holz A, Paritsis J, Mundo IA, Veblen TT, Kitzberger T, et al., 'Southern Annular Mode drives multicentury wildfire activity in southern South America', National Academy of Sciences of The United States of America. Proceedings, 114, (36) pp. 9552-9557. ISSN 0027-8424 (2017) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1705168114 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 35Web of Science - 36

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2017Ondei S, Prior LD, Williamson GJ, Vigilante T, Bowman DMJS, 'Water, land, fire, and forest: Multi-scale determinants of rainforests in the Australian monsoon tropics', Ecology and Evolution, 7, (5) pp. 1592-1604. ISSN 2045-7758 (2017) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1002/ece3.2734 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 15Web of Science - 16

Co-authors: Ondei S; Prior LD; Bowman DMJS

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2017Prior LD, Murphy BP, Williamson GJ, Cochrane MA, Jolly WM, et al., 'Does inherent flammability of grass and litter fuels contribute to continental patterns of landscape fire activity?', Journal of Biogeography, 44, (6) pp. 1225-1238. ISSN 0305-0270 (2017) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1111/jbi.12889 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 25Web of Science - 22

Co-authors: Prior LD; Murphy BP; Bowman DMJS

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2017Worth JRP, Jordan GJ, Marthick JR, Sakaguchi S, Colhoun EA, et al., 'Fire is a major driver of patterns of genetic diversity in two co-occurring Tasmanian palaeoendemic conifers', Journal of Biogeography, 44, (6) pp. 1254-1267. ISSN 0305-0270 (2017) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1111/jbi.12919 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 6

Co-authors: Jordan GJ; Marthick JR; Bowman DMJS

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2016Balch JK, Nagy RC, Archibald S, Bowman DMJS, Moritz MA, et al., 'Global combustion: the connection between fossil fuel and biomass burning emissions (1997-2010)', Royal Society of London. Philosophical Transactions. Biological Sciences, 371, (1696) Article 20150177. ISSN 0962-8436 (2016) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2015.0177 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 11Web of Science - 9

Co-authors: Bowman DMJS

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2016Bowman DMJS, Williamson GJ, Prior LD, Murphy BP, 'The relative importance of intrinsic and extrinsic factors in the decline of obligate seeder forests', Global Ecology and Biogeography, 25, (10) pp. 1166-1172. ISSN 1466-822X (2016) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1111/geb.12484 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 38Web of Science - 36

Co-authors: Bowman DMJS; Prior LD

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2016French BJ, Prior LD, Williamson GJ, Bowman DMJS, 'Cause and effects of a megafire in sedge-heathland in the Tasmanian temperate wilderness', Australian Journal of Botany, 64, (6) pp. 513-525. ISSN 0067-1924 (2016) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1071/BT16087 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 10Web of Science - 11

Co-authors: French BJ; Prior LD; Bowman DMJS

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2016Harris RMB, Remenyi TA, Williamson GJ, Bindoff NL, Bowman DMJS, 'Climate-vegetation-fire interactions and feedbacks: trivial detail or major barrier to projecting the future of the Earth system?', Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, 7, (6) pp. 910-931. ISSN 1757-7799 (2016) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1002/wcc.428 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 51Web of Science - 47

Co-authors: Harris RMB; Remenyi TA; Bindoff NL; Bowman DMJS

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2016Johnston O, Johnston F, Todd J, Williamson G, 'Community-wide distribution of a catalytic device to reduce winter ambient fine particulate matter from residential wood combustion: a field study', PLoS One, 11, (11) Article e0166677. ISSN 1932-6203 (2016) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0166677 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 3

Co-authors: Johnston O; Johnston F

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2016Jordan GJ, Harrison PA, Worth JRP, Wiliamson GJ, Kirkpatrick JB, 'Palaeoendemic plants provide evidence for persistence of open, well-watered vegetation since the Cretaceous', Global Ecology and Biogeography, 25, (2) pp. 127-140. ISSN 1466-822X (2016) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1111/geb.12389 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 30Web of Science - 30

Co-authors: Jordan GJ; Harrison PA; Worth JRP; Kirkpatrick JB

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2016Prior LD, Williamson GJ, Bowman DMJS, 'Impact of high-severity fire in a Tasmanian dry eucalypt forest', Australian Journal of Botany, 64, (3) pp. 193-205. ISSN 0067-1924 (2016) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1071/BT15259 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 29Web of Science - 28

Co-authors: Prior LD; Bowman DMJS

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2016Williamson GJ, Bowman DMJS, Price OF, Henderson SB, Johnston FH, 'A transdisciplinary approach to understanding the health effects of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke regimes', Environmental Research Letters, 11 Article 125009. ISSN 1748-9326 (2016) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/11/12/125009 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 54Web of Science - 56

Co-authors: Bowman DMJS; Johnston FH

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2016Williamson GJ, Prior LD, Jolly WM, Cochrane MA, Murphy BP, et al., 'Measurement of inter- and intra-annual variability of landscape fire activity at a continental scale: the Australian case', Environmental Research Letters, 11, (3) Article 035003. ISSN 1748-9326 (2016) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/11/3/035003 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 36Web of Science - 36

Co-authors: Prior LD; Bowman DMJS

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2015Beeton NJ, McMahon CR, Williamson GJ, Potts J, Bloomer J, et al., 'Using the Spatial Population Abundance Dynamics Engine for conservation management', Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 6, (12) pp. 1407-1416. ISSN 2041-210X (2015) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1111/2041-210X.12434 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 10Web of Science - 8

Co-authors: Beeton NJ; McMahon CR; Forbes LK; Johnson CN

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2015Jolly WM, Cochrane MA, Freeborn PH, Holden ZA, Brown TJ, et al., 'Climate-induced variations in global wildfire danger from 1979 to 2013', Nature Communications, 6 Article 7537. ISSN 2041-1723 (2015) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1038/ncomms8537 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 700Web of Science - 676

Co-authors: Bowman DMJS

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2015Romanin LM, Prior LD, Williamson GJ, Bowman DMJS, 'Trajectory of change in land cover and carbon stocks following European settlement in Tasmania, Australia', Anthropocene, 9 pp. 33-40. ISSN 2213-3054 (2015) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1016/j.ancene.2015.07.001 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 7

Co-authors: Romanin LM; Prior LD; Bowman DMJS

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2015Trauernicht C, Brook BW, Murphy BP, Williamson GJ, Bowman DMJS, 'Local and global pyrogeographic evidence that indigenous fire management creates pyrodiversity', Ecology and Evolution, 5, (9) pp. 1908-1918. ISSN 2045-7758 (2015) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1002/ece3.1494 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 73Web of Science - 73

Co-authors: Trauernicht C; Bowman DMJS

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2015Worth JRP, Harrison PA, Williamson GJ, Jordan GJ, 'Whole range and regional-based ecological niche models predict differing exposure to 21st century climate change in the key cool temperate rainforest tree southern beech (Nothofagus cunninghamii)', Austral Ecology, 40, (2) pp. 126-138. ISSN 1442-9985 (2015) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1111/aec.12184 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Web of Science - 8

Co-authors: Worth JRP; Harrison PA; Jordan GJ

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2014Bowman DMJS, Murphy BP, Neyland DLJ, Williamson GJ, Prior LD, 'Abrupt fire regime change may cause landscape-wide loss of mature obligate seeder forests', Global Change Biology, 20, (3) pp. 1008-1015. ISSN 1354-1013 (2014) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12433 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 121Web of Science - 117

Co-authors: Bowman DMJS; Neyland DLJ; Prior LD

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2014Bowman DMJS, Murphy BP, Williamson GJ, Cochrane MA, 'Pyrogeographic models, feedbacks and the future of global fire regimes', Global Ecology and Biogeography, 23, (7) pp. 821-824. ISSN 1466-822X (2014) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1111/geb.12180 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 39Web of Science - 42

Co-authors: Bowman DMJS

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2014Bowman DMJS, Williamson GJ, Keenan RJ, Prior LD, 'A warmer world will reduce tree growth in evergreen broadleaf forests: evidence from Australian temperate and subtropical eucalypt forests', Global Ecology and Biogeography, 23, (8) pp. 925-934. ISSN 1466-822X (2014) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1111/geb.12171 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 51Web of Science - 52

Co-authors: Bowman DMJS; Prior LD

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2014Haberle SG, Bowman DMJS, Newnham RM, Johnston FH, Beggs PJ, et al., 'The macroecology of airborne pollen in Australian and New Zealand urban areas', PLoS One, 9, (5) Article e97925. ISSN 1932-6203 (2014) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0097925 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 47Web of Science - 43

Co-authors: Bowman DMJS; Johnston FH

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2014Potts JM, Beeton NJ, Bowman DMJS, Williamson GJ, Lefroy EC, et al., 'Predicting the future range and abundance of fallow deer in Tasmania, Australia', Wildlife Research, 41, (8) pp. 633-640. ISSN 1035-3712 (2014) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1071/WR13206 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 15Web of Science - 12

Co-authors: Beeton NJ; Bowman DMJS; Lefroy EC; Johnson CN

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2014Williamson GJ, Murphy BP, Bowman DMJS, 'Cattle grazing does not reduce fire severity in eucalypt forests and woodlands of the Australian Alps', Austral Ecology, 39, (4) pp. 462-468. ISSN 1442-9985 (2014) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1111/aec.12104 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 12Web of Science - 13

Co-authors: Murphy BP; Bowman DMJS

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2014Williamson GJ, Prior LD, Grose MR, Harris RMB, Bowman DMJS, 'Projecting canopy cover change in Tasmanian eucalypt forests using dynamically downscaled regional climate models', Regional Environmental Change, 14, (4) pp. 1373-1386. ISSN 1436-3798 (2014) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1007/s10113-013-0577-5 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 15Web of Science - 15

Co-authors: Prior LD; Grose MR; Harris RMB; Bowman DMJS

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2014Worth JRP, Williamson GJ, Sakaguchi S, Nevill PG, Jordan GJ, 'Environmental niche modelling fails to predict Last Glacial Maximum refugia: niche shifts, microrefugia or incorrect palaeoclimate estimates?', Global Ecology and Biogeography, 23, (11) pp. 1186-1197. ISSN 1466-822X (2014) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1111/geb.12239 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 38Web of Science - 36

Co-authors: Worth JRP; Jordan GJ

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2013Murphy BP, Bradstock RA, Boer MM, Carter J, Cary GJ, et al., 'Fire regimes of Australia: a pyrogeographic model system', Journal of Biogeography, 40, (6) pp. 1048-1058. ISSN 0305-0270 (2013) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1111/jbi.12065 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 154Web of Science - 153

Co-authors: Murphy BP; Bowman DMJS

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2013Williamson GJ, Price OF, Henderson SB, Bowman DMJS, 'Satellite-based comparison of fire intensity and smoke plumes from prescribed fires and wildfires in south-eastern Australia', International Journal of Wildland Fire, 22, (2) pp. 121-129. ISSN 1049-8001 (2013) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1071/WF11165 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 23Web of Science - 24

Co-authors: Bowman DMJS

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2012Little JK, Prior LD, Williamson GJ, Williams SE, Bowman DMJS, 'Fire weather risk differs across rain forest-savanna boundaries in the humid tropics of north-eastern Australia', Austral Ecology, 37, (8) pp. 915-925. ISSN 1442-9985 (2012) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2011.02350.x [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 37Web of Science - 37

Co-authors: Prior LD; Bowman DMJS

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2012Murphy BP, Williamson GJ, Bowman DMJS, 'Did central Australian megafaunal extinction coincide with abrupt ecosystem collapse or gradual climate change?', Global Ecology and Biogeography, 21, (2) pp. 142-151. ISSN 1466-822X (2012) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2011.00668.x [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 18Web of Science - 20

Co-authors: Murphy BP; Bowman DMJS

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2012Price OF, Williamson GJ, Henderson SB, Johnston F, Bowman DMJS, 'The relationship between particulate pollution levels in Australian cities, meteorology, and landscape fire activity detected from MODIS hotspots', PL o S One, 7, (10) Article e47327. ISSN 1932-6203 (2012) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0047327 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 28Web of Science - 24

Co-authors: Johnston F; Bowman DMJS

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2012Tng DYP, Murphy BP, Weber E, Sanders G, Williamson GJ, et al., 'Humid tropical rain forest has expanded into eucalypt forest and savanna over the last 50 years', Ecology and Evolution, 2, (1) pp. 34-45. ISSN 2045-7758 (2012) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1002/ece3.70 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 30Web of Science - 29

Co-authors: Tng DYP; Murphy BP; Sanders G; Bowman DMJS

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2012Tng DYP, Williamson GJ, Jordan GJ, Bowman DMJS, 'Giant eucalypts - globally unique fire-adapted rain-forest trees?', New Phytologist, 196, (4) pp. 1001-1014. ISSN 0028-646X (2012) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04359.x [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 81Web of Science - 78

Co-authors: Tng DYP; Jordan GJ; Bowman DMJS

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2012de Little SC, Williamson GJ, Bowman DMJS, Whelan PI, Brook BW, et al., 'Experimental comparison of aerial larvicides and habitat modification for controlling disease-carrying Aedes vigilax mosquitoes', Pest Management Science, 68, (5) pp. 709-717. ISSN 1526-498X (2012) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1002/ps.2317 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 3

Co-authors: Bowman DMJS

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2011Johnston FH, Hanigan IC, Henderson SB, Morgan GG, Portner T, et al., 'Creating an Integrated Historical Record of Extreme Particulate Air Pollution Events in Australian Cities from 1994 to 2007 ', Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, 61, (4) pp. 390-398. ISSN 1096-2247 (2011) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.3155/1047-3289.61.4.390 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 29Web of Science - 27

Co-authors: Johnston FH; Hanigan IC; Henderson SB; Portner T; Bowman DMJS

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2011McMahon CR, Brook BW, Bowman DMJS, Williamson GJ, Bradshaw CJA, 'Fertility partially drives the relative success of two introduced bovines (Bubalus bubalis and Bos javanicus) in the Australian tropics', Wildlife Research, 38, (5) pp. 386-395. ISSN 1035-3712 (2011) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1071/WR10174 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 3

Co-authors: Bowman DMJS

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2011Williamson GJ, Boggs GS, Bowman DMJS, 'Late 20th century mangrove encroachment in the coastal Australian monsoon tropics parallels the regional increase in woody biomass ', Regional Environmental Change, 11, (1) pp. 19-27. ISSN 1436-3798 (2011) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1007/s10113-010-0109-5 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 22Web of Science - 20

Co-authors: Bowman DMJS

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2011Williamson GJ, Christidis L, Norman J, Brook BW, MacKey B, et al., 'The use of Australian bioregions as spatial units of analysis to explore relationships between climate and songbird diversity', Pacific Conservation Biology, 17, (4) pp. 354-360. ISSN 1038-2097 (2011) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1071/PC110354 [eCite] [Details]

Co-authors: Brook BW; Bowman DMJS

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2010Barbour RC, Wise S, McKinnon GE, Vaillancourt RE, Williamson G, et al., 'The potential for gene flow from exotic eucalypt plantations into Australia's rare native eucalypts', Forest Ecology and Management, 260, (12) pp. 2079-2087. ISSN 0378-1127 (2010) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2010.08.049 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 25Web of Science - 24

Co-authors: Barbour RC; Wise S; McKinnon GE; Vaillancourt RE; Potts BM

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2010Garnett ST, Williamson GJ, 'Spatial and temporal variation in precipitation at the start of the rainy season in tropical Australia', Rangeland Journal, 32, (2) pp. 215-226. ISSN 1036-9872 (2010) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1071/RJ09083 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 17Web of Science - 16

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2010Johnston FH, Williamson GJ, Bowman DMJS, 'A review of approaches to monitoring smoke from vegetation fires for public health ', Air Quality and Climate Change, 44, (2) pp. 17-21. ISSN 1836-5876 (2010) [Refereed Article]

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Co-authors: Johnston FH; Bowman DMJS

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2010Prior LD, Lee ZE, Brock C, Williamson G, Bowman DMJS, 'What limits the distribution and abundance of the native conifer Callitris glaucophylla (Cupressaceae) in the West MacDonnell Ranges, central Australia?', Australian Journal of Botany, 58, (7) pp. 554-564. ISSN 0067-1924 (2010) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1071/BT10045 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 10Web of Science - 9

Co-authors: Prior LD; Lee ZE; Bowman DMJS

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2010Wiggins NL, Williamson GJ, McCallum HI, McMahon CR, Bowman DMJS, 'Shifts in macropod home ranges in response to wildlife management interventions', Wildlife Research, 37, (5) pp. 379-391. ISSN 1035-3712 (2010) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1071/WR09144 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 21Web of Science - 20

Co-authors: Wiggins NL; McCallum HI; Bowman DMJS

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2009Bisevac L, Franklin DC, Williamson G, Whelan PI, 'A comparison of two generic trap types for monitoring mosquitoes through an annual cycle in tropical Australia', American Mosquito Control Association. Journal, 25, (1) pp. 58-65. ISSN 8756-971X (2009) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.2987/08-5814.1 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 9Web of Science - 9

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2009Bowman DMJS, Prior LD, Williamson G, 'The roles of statistical inference and historical sources in understanding landscape change: the case of feral buffalo in the freshwater floodplains of Kakadu National Park', Journal of Biogeography, 37, (1) pp. 193-199. ISSN 0305-0270 (2009) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2009.02244.x [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 7Web of Science - 8

Co-authors: Bowman DMJS; Prior LD

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2008Franklin DC, Petty AM, Williamson G, Brook BW, Bowman DMJS, 'Monitoring contrasting land management in the savanna landscapes of northern Australia', Environmental Management, 41, (4) pp. 501-515. ISSN 0364-152X (2008) [Refereed Article]

DOI: 10.1007/s00267-007-9006-1 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 26Web of Science - 24

Co-authors: Bowman DMJS

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Review

(1 outputs)
YearCitationAltmetrics
2011Murphy B, Williamson GJ, Bowman DMJS, 'Fire regimes: moving from a fuzzy concept to geographic entity', New Phytologist, 192 pp. 316-318. (2011) [Other Review]

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Co-authors: Murphy B; Bowman DMJS

Conference Publication

(1 outputs)
YearCitationAltmetrics
2018Johnston F, Wheeler A, Williamson G, Jones P, Koolhof IS, 'AirRater Tasmania: Using smartphone technology to understand local environmental drivers of symptoms in people with asthma and allergic rhinitis', Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 141 (2) Article AB84. ISSN 0091-6749 (2018) [Conference Extract]

DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2017.12.272 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Web of Science - 1

Co-authors: Johnston F; Wheeler A; Jones P; Koolhof IS

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Contract Report, Consultant's Report

(5 outputs)
YearCitationAltmetrics
2018Williamson G, O'Sullivan TC, 'Victorian Wood Heater Inventory Report', EPA Victoria, Australia (2018) [Consultants Report]

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Co-authors: O'Sullivan TC

2014Richards R, Ferguson S, Cornish K, Whight S, Williamson G, 'Bushfire in Tasmania: a new approach to reducing our Statewide relative risk', State Fire Management Council, Tasmania, Australia (2014) [Consultants Report]

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2013Williamson G, 'Tasmanian heat wave history and forecasting', Tasmanian State Government (2013) [Consultants Report]

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2012Jordan GJ, Williamson G, 'IVG Forest Conservation Report 3B', Independent Verification Group of the Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement (2012) [Consultants Report]

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Co-authors: Jordan GJ

2011Prior LD, Williamson G, Bowman D, 'Using permanent forestry plots to understand the possible effects of climate change on Australia's production forest estate', University of Tasmania, ISBN: 978-186295-748 (2011) [Contract Report]

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Co-authors: Prior LD; Bowman D

Other Public Output

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YearCitationAltmetrics
2020Williamson G, Mocatta G, Harris R, Remenyi T, 'Yes, the Australian bush is recovering from bushfires - but it may never be the same', The Conversation, The Conversation Media Group Ltd, Australia, 19 February 2020 (2020) [Newspaper Article]

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Co-authors: Mocatta G; Harris R; Remenyi T

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2019Glassey M, Creagh S, Mountain W, Williamson G, ''This crisis has been unfolding for years': 4 photos of Australia from space, before and after the bushfires', The Conversation, The Conversation Media Group Ltd, Australia, 7 January 2020 (2019) [Newspaper Article]

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2019Lucas C, Williamson GJ, Bowman D, 'Bushfire Preparedness and Risk Reduction in Hobart Pilot Study 2019 Final Report', Hobart, Tasmania, pp. 1-40. (2019) [Government or Industry Research]

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Co-authors: Lucas C; Bowman D

2013Williamson G, 'Tasmanian Heat Wave History and Forecasting', Tasmanian Heat Wave History and Forecasting, University of Tasmania, Tasmania, pp. 1-30. (2013) [Report of Restricted Access]

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2012Potts BM, Tilyard PA, Williamson G, 'Report for the Independent Verification Group of the Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement on Tasmania's eucalypt diversity', IVG Forest Conservation Report 3C, Independent Verification Group of the Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement on Tasmania's eucalypt diversity, Tasmania (2012) [Government or Industry Research]

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Co-authors: Potts BM; Tilyard PA

2011Tng YPD, Williamson GJ, Jordan GJ, Bowman DMJS, 'Giant Eucalypt forests - A globally unique fire-adapted rain forest', IVG Forest Conservation Report 5B: Giant Eucalypt Forests, Australian Government, Australia, pp. 1-41. (2011) [Government or Industry Research]

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Co-authors: Tng YPD; Jordan GJ; Bowman DMJS

Grants & Funding

Funding Summary

Number of grants

39

Total funding

$22,709,833

Projects

AirRater in the NT - 2021-2023 (2021 - 2023)$60,000
Description
This project will support the AirRater app service to operate in the NT from 2021-2023.
Funding
Northern Territory Dept of Health ($60,000)
Scheme
Contract Research
Administered By
University of Tasmania
Research Team
Johnston F; Jones PJ; Campbell S; Williamson G
Period
2021 - 2023
DHHS Tasmania Heatwave Warning System (2021 - 2025)$3,557
Description
Maintain Tasmanian Heatwave Warning System. This system was developed by Grant Williamson to automatically generate a daily predictive forecast model of 3-day heatwave risk, which produces a web-based map and sends email and SMS alerts to staff of the Tasmanian DHHS and Ambulance Tasmania. Project includes improvements to the system, annual maintenance and testing of the system, maintenance of the alerts contact list, as well as managing the server hosting and SMS message sending systems.
Funding
Department of Health (Tasmania) ($3,557)
Scheme
Consultancy
Administered By
University of Tasmania
Research Team
Williamson G
Period
2021 - 2025
AirRater in the ACT 2021 to 2023 (2021 - 2023)$123,000
Description
We will operate AirRater in the ACT for the period 2021-2023. These funds will specifically support AirRaters contribution towards funding the ANU for year-round, full taxa pollen monitoring, ongoing server and technical support costs, app user support and a contribution to ongoing upgrades of the AirRater app.
Funding
ACT Health ($123,000)
Scheme
Contract Research
Administered By
University of Tasmania
Research Team
Johnston F; Jones PJ; Williamson G; Haberle Simon
Period
2021 - 2023
The Social and Biophysical Effects of Alternative Strategies to Reduce Bushfire Danger in Hobart (2021 - 2022)$199,039
Description
This project aims to evaluate the social and biophysical effects of innovative bushfire risk reduction strategies undertaken by the City of Hobart. It further aims to recommend ways to maximise the effectiveness of future interventions.
Funding
Tasmanian State Emergency Services ($199,039)
Scheme
Grant-Natural Disaster Resilience Grants Program
Administered By
University of Tasmania
Research Team
Bowman DMJS; Williamson G; Furlaud J; Lucas CH
Period
2021 - 2022
NESP 2 Sustainable Communities and Waste hub : IP4 (2021 - 2022)$74,000
Description
NESP 2 is the second round of the National Environmental Science Program, a $149 M, 7 year, program funded by the federal Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, to:o Conserve, protect and sustainably manage Australias biodiversity, ecosystems, environment and heritage through research, information management, supporting natural resource management, establishing and managing Commonwealth protected areas, and reducing and regulating the use of pollutants and hazardous substances.The Sustainable Communities and Waste hub is a new hub, that will be funded with $20M over 7 years to deliver research that supports:otargeted information and management tools to reduce the impact of plastic and other material on the environmentoapplied scenario modelling to support sustainable people-environment interactions in communities including urban heat island impacts and liveability analysisoeffective and efficient management options for hazardous waste, substances and pollutants throughout their lifecycle to minimise environmental and human health impactsomaintained and improved air qualityTwo key aspects of the new hub structure particularly relevant to UTas are:oA focus on research on, and delivery to, urban and regional communitiesoIndigenous leadership is embedded throughout the program, and the hub must establish and maintain long-term, two-way partnerships with traditional owners and Indigenous communities.The proposed consortia will be led by UNSW, and includes CSIRO and Monash, Swinburne and Curtin universities, in addition to UTas.UTas is leading or co-leading 2 of the 4 themes (IP1 people-nature interactions and IP4 air quality) and has one of the three strategic lead positions (knowledge broker)There final allocation of funds is determined annually #this project links back to K0028098 which will serve as the umbrella agreement for this project.
Funding
Department of Agriculture Water and the Environment ($74,000)
Scheme
Grant-National Environmental Science Prgm (NESP)
Administered By
University of Tasmania
Research Team
Jones PJ; Johnston F; Williamson G; Sahajwalla V
Period
2021 - 2022
National Environmental Research Program 2: Sustainable Communities and Waste Hub - NESP 2 (2021 - 2027)$20,000,000
Description
NESP 2 is the second round of the National Environmental Science Program, a $149 M program funded by the federal Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, to:oConserve, protect and sustainably manage Australias biodiversity, ecosystems, environment and heritage through research, information management, supporting natural resource management, establishing and managing Commonwealth protected areas, and reducing and regulating the use of pollutants and hazardous substances.The Sustainable Communities and Waste hub is a new hub, that will be funded with $20M over 7 years to deliver research that supports:otargeted information and management tools to reduce the impact of plastic and other material on the environmentoapplied scenario modelling to support sustainable people-environment interactions in communities including urban heat island impacts and liveability analysisoeffective and efficient management options for hazardous waste, substances and pollutants throughout their lifecycle to minimise environmental and human health impactsomaintained and improved air qualityTwo key aspects of the new hub structure particularly relevant to UTas are:oA focus on research on, and delivery to, urban and regional communitiesoIndigenous leadership is embedded throughout the program, and the hub must establish and maintain long-term, two-way partnerships with traditional owners and Indigenous communities.The proposed consortia will be led by UNSW, and includes CSIRO and Monash, Swinburne and Curtin universities, in addition to UTas.UTas is leading or co-leading 2 of the 4 themes (people-nature interactions and air quality)
Funding
Department of Agriculture Water and the Environment ($20,000,000)
Scheme
Grant-National Environmental Science Prgm (NESP)
Administered By
University of New South Wales
Research Team
Kendal DJ; Sahajwalla V; Byrne JA; Anders RJ; Williamson G; Flies E; Jones PJ; Johnston F; Marsh P; Vince JZ
Period
2021 - 2027
OzAirRater: Evaluation of AirRater as a public health surveillance system (2020)$35,000
Description
We will operate AirRater in the ACT for the duration of 2020. We will evaluate AirRater as a respiratory symptom surveillance tool.
Funding
ACT Health ($35,000)
Scheme
Contract Research
Administered By
University of Tasmania
Research Team
Johnston F; Jones PJ; Williamson G; Wheeler A; Haberle Simon
Year
2020
AQVx (Air Quality Visualisation) (2020 - 2021)$44,589
Description
Operation and maintenance of the Air Quality Visualisation framework developed as part of a prior project funded by a subcontract with CSIRO. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) will fund the continuation of the tool under a consultancy. This will provide opportunity to assess the tool under a range of fire risks.
Funding
Dept of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (Vic) ($44,589)
Scheme
Consultancy
Administered By
University of Tasmania
Research Team
Johnston F; Williamson G; Jones PJ; Wheeler A
Period
2020 - 2021
AirRater NT Health air quality analysis (2020)$10,490
Description
We will provide the NT Department of Health with an analysis of air quality (PM2.5) trends, including GIS-based source apportionment. We will provide policy recommendations based on this analysis.
Funding
Northern Territory Dept of Health ($10,490)
Scheme
Contract Research
Administered By
University of Tasmania
Research Team
Johnston F; Jones PJ; Williamson G
Year
2020
Peat - Thresholds of Combustion in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area (2019)$30,000
Description
We will determine experimentally the moisture threshold of peat combustion from a range of sites sampled in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area
Funding
Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment ($30,000)
Scheme
Contract Research
Administered By
University of Tasmania
Research Team
Bowman DMJS; Williamson G
Year
2019
OzAirRater: Evaluation of AirRater as a public health surveillance system (2019)$24,751
Description
We will operate AirRater in the ACT for the duration of 2019. We will use the data to conduct epidemiological and pollen-based research. We will implement a collaborative project with ACT Health to design and evaluate an AirRater-based respiratory health surveillance system for the ACT.
Funding
ACT Health ($24,751)
Scheme
Contract Research
Administered By
University of Tasmania
Research Team
Johnston F; Jones PJ; Williamson G; Wheeler A; Haberle Simon; Lucani CJ
Year
2019
Evaluation of AirRater (2019)$26,000
Description
We will operate AirRater in Tasmania for the duration of 2019. We will use the data to conduct epidemiological and pollen-based research. We will implement a collaborative project with Tas DoH to design and evaluate an AirRater-based respiratory health surveillance system for Tasmania. We will conduct qualitative evaluations of AirRater as a clinical tool as well as metagenomic and immunological studies designed to identify the key aeroallergens impacting Tasmanians.
Funding
Department of Health (Tasmania) ($26,000)
Scheme
Contract Research
Administered By
University of Tasmania
Research Team
Johnston F; Jones PJ; Williamson G; Wheeler A; Lucani CJ
Year
2019
How well can we track population exposure to smoke in southwest WA using the AirRaterSmoke smartphone app? (2019 - 2020)$29,200
Description
The AirRaterSmoke app has been developed by a joint Menzies-Biological Sciences team at the University of Tasmania. We have developed a customised version of the AirRater system entitled AirRaterSmoke. This provides communities with access to data on current smoke episodes; provides a tool for individuals to report their health symptoms and; a method to report their perception of smoke impacts. This will be provided to Department of Health Western Australia to disseminate to the public for use during planned burns and bushfires. It will provide the department with much needed information on how such activities impact on communities and the publics health.
Funding
Department of Health Western Australia ($29,200)
Scheme
Contract Research
Administered By
University of Tasmania
Research Team
Johnston F; Jones PJ; Wheeler A; Williamson G; Lucani CJ
Period
2019 - 2020
The legal, technical and administrative framework for public release of Firewatch (2019)$22,355
Description
'Fireboss' is a mobile phone application developed under the Tasmanian Bushfire Mitigation Grants Program 2016 to provide information about bushfire preparation and prevention, and real-time and future risk of bushfires. The app was tested by over 150 users drawn from TFS staff and volunteer brigades, DPFEM, Parks and Wildlife Service and selected community stakeholders across Tasmania. The response from testers was overwhelmingly positive with > 80% of respondents to a post-testing evaluation survey agreeing the app was useful, made it easy to find fire information, and improved awareness of fire danger. The current project will complete the necessary steps to prepare the app for public release. There are four key objectives of this project: (1) Develop operating guidelines, (2) Determine running and support costs and resources, (3) Upgrade and prepare the app for public release, and (4) Establish a framework for ongoing community and stakeholder engagement.
Funding
Tasmanian Community Fund ($22,355)
Scheme
Grant
Administered By
University of Tasmania
Research Team
Bowman DMJS; Williamson G; Lucani CJ
Year
2019
Using pre and post LIDAR to assess the severity of the 2019 Tasmanian Bushfires (2019)$88,105
Description
This project aims to use pre and post fire high resolution three-dimensional remote sensing data (LiDAR) to understand the geographic variation of the environmental impacts of bushfire in unlogged and logged forested landscapes in southern Tasmania and develop new tools for post fire fuel hazard score assessment.
Funding
Bushfire and Natural Hazard CRC ($88,105)
Scheme
Grant
Administered By
University of Tasmania
Research Team
Bowman DMJS; Leonard S; Baker SC; Harris R; Jordan GJ; Lucieer A; Wardlaw TJ; Turner DJ; Williamson G; Turner PAM; Styger JK
Year
2019
AirRater Darwin app (2018)$22,790
Description
To roll-out the AirRater App to the Northern Territory.
Funding
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NT) ($22,790)
Scheme
Contract Research
Administered By
University of Tasmania
Research Team
Johnston F; Bowman DMJS; Wheeler A; Williamson G; Jones PJ
Year
2018
Update Victoria's Air Pollution Inventory (2018)$25,800
Description
Technical and scientific assistance to update Victorias Air Pollution Inventory for the estimation of 2016 wood heater pollution emissions in Victoria.
Funding
Environment Protection Authority Victoria ($25,800)
Scheme
Contract Research
Administered By
University of Tasmania
Research Team
Bowman DMJS; Johnston F; Williamson G
Year
2018
Statistical identification of the direction, rate and magnitude of tree cover change in the Ranger lease area within Kakadu National Park, NT (2018)$40,000
Description
We will use geospatial statistics to understand the drivers of tree cover change in the savannas surrounding the Ranger Uranium Lease within Kakadu national park, NT
Funding
Department of Environment and Energy (Cwth) ($40,000)
Scheme
Contract Research
Administered By
University of Tasmania
Research Team
Bowman DMJS; Prior LD; Williamson G
Year
2018
OzAirRater: Investigating smoke, pollen and meteorological hazards in ACT (2018)$20,000
Funding
ACT Health ($20,000)
Scheme
Contract Research
Administered By
University of Tasmania
Research Team
Johnston F; Wheeler A; Williamson G; Jones PJ; Haberle Simon; Lucani CJ
Year
2018
Determining moisture thresholds for combustion of organic soils for key vegetation types in western Tasmania (2018)$54,132
Description
This project will define the moisture thresholds at which organic soils in western Tasmania become combustible, information critical for effective fire management.
Funding
Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management [TAS] ($54,132)
Scheme
Grant - Tasmanian Bushfire Mitigation Program
Administered By
University of Tasmania
Research Team
Bowman DMJS; Williamson G; Storey K
Year
2018
An assessment of the viability of prescribed burning as a management tool under a changing climate - Stage 2 (2018 - 2019)$136,533
Description
Recent research by the ACE CRC suggests there may be fewer opportunities for prescribed burning in the future as autumn and spring become warmer and drier. Changes to vegetation may also need to be considered when planning fuel management. In workshops associated with the research, Tasmanian fire managers identified several aspects that would enhance the research to help them make decisions about the timing of prescribed burning in the future. These are to:i)assess changes in plant productivity throughout the year, to indicate potential changes to fuel growth in the future;ii)further refine the vegetation model to incorporate fire intensity and improve the representation of fuel treatments;iii)model the future distributions of target species and vegetation communities (eg. Athrotaxis, alpine/subalpine communities) that may not persist under climate change;iv)assess combinations of extreme events that may occur simultaneously or successively to influence bushfire behaviour or amplify its severity in the autumn/spring periods.
Funding
Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management [TAS] ($136,533)
Scheme
Grant - Tasmanian Bushfire Mitigation Program
Administered By
University of Tasmania
Research Team
Harris R; Remenyi TA; Love PT; Bindoff NL; White CJ; Williamson G; Bowman DMJS; Fox-Hughes P
Period
2018 - 2019
Can portable air cleaners protect health? (2018)$18,285
Description
We will evaluate whether different interventions to improve residential indoor air qualitycan protect the health of Tasmanians exposed to wood smoke.The intended NHMRC partnership will incorporate measures of cardiorespiratory healthoutcomes.
Funding
University of Tasmania ($18,285)
Scheme
Grant- Research Enhancement Program
Administered By
University of Tasmania
Research Team
Wheeler A; Johnston F; Williamson G; Reisen F; Innis J; Garvey K; Longley I
Year
2018
Using geographic information systems to apply fire break guidelines in the Hobart City Council area (2017)$15,012
Funding
Hobart City Council ($15,012)
Scheme
Contract Research
Administered By
University of Tasmania
Research Team
Bowman DMJS; Williamson G
Year
2017
Understanding the impacts of high-intensity fire on the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area (2017 - 2020)$16,501
Description
The Tasmania Wilderness World Heritage Area is characterised by its richness of natural and cultural values. However, the increase in large, high-intensity fires as a result of climate change and cessation of Aboriginal management presents a risk to the survival of native species. The context of this study is the 2016 bushfires in Tasmania, which had significant impacts on endemic species and peatlands across the Heritage Area. This project aims to advance knowledge in the fire ecology of temperate forest landscapes by understanding the spatial distribution of fire severity and the biological response of endemic species to large-scale, severe wildfires.
Funding
Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment ($16,501)
Scheme
Grant
Administered By
University of Tasmania
Research Team
Ellingsen SP; Rodriguez-Cubillo D; Williamson G; Prior LD
Period
2017 - 2020
EOI 5 Community Impacts of Smoke (2017)$179,782
Description
This project will build a seamless methodology and physical system for generating real-time and 24-72 hour forward predictive intelligence of smoke transport (sourced from both within and outside of Victoria), smoke exposure and community impacts as sourced from social media and the AirRater app technology.
Funding
Bushfire and Natural Hazard CRC ($179,782)
Scheme
Grant
Administered By
CSIRO-Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation
Research Team
Cope M; Johnston F; Wheeler A; Jones PJ; Williamson G
Year
2017
Assessing inflammatory responses to smoke-derived particles following short term exposure among asthmatics (2017)$19,626
Description
This pilot study will evaluate the effectiveness of HEPA air cleaners at reducing indoor levels of wood smoke particulates in the homes of individuals with asthma.
Funding
Centre for Air Quality and Health Research Evaluation ($19,626)
Scheme
Grant-Seeding
Administered By
University of Tasmania
Research Team
Dennekamp M; Johnston F; Wheeler A; Williamson G; Reisen F; Hinwood A
Year
2017
Towards integrated forecasts of pollen and smoke exposure: a Tasmanian pilot of the CSIRO CTM (2017)$19,286
Description
This project will trial a highly promising approach to pollen and pollution forecasting, utilising an innovative type of atmospheric model. Ultimately, this type of modelling has the potential to help reduce the health impacts of these atmospheric hazards by providing the public with accurate, cost-effective short-term forecasts.
Funding
Centre for Air Quality and Health Research Evaluation ($19,286)
Scheme
Grant-Seeding
Administered By
University of Tasmania
Research Team
Williamson G; Johnston F; Wheeler A; Cope M; Jones PJ
Year
2017
A TFS app to empower landowners to prepare, act and survive bushfires (2016)$38,000
Description
Develop a smart phone app that is geographically enabled to deliver real time and location specific bushfire information andwarning across Tasmania.
Funding
Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management [TAS] ($38,000)
Scheme
Grant - Tasmanian Bushfire Mitigation Program
Administered By
University of Tasmania
Research Team
Bowman DMJS; Williamson G
Year
2016
The UTAS Smoke Lab: A request for CAR to fund essential equipment for an Australian facility for inter-disciplinary air quality research (2016)$17,683
Description
CAR collaborators have been working with researchers across a range of disciplines and institutions to establish a facility at the University of Tasmania for controlled combustion experiments, particle generation, emissions characterisation and testing of appliances such as biomass stoves. Existing facilities in Australia have capability for some of these functions, however coordinated research is limited by a range of different academic and commercial institutions which are geographically dispersed. Access to these facilities for public health research in particular, is limited and often very expensive (e.g. the cost of appliance emissions testing)..
Funding
Centre for Air Quality and Health Research Evaluation ($17,683)
Scheme
Grant-Project
Administered By
University of Tasmania
Research Team
Johnston F; Wheeler A; Williamson G; Zosky GR; Hinwood A; Todd J; Rein G; Strandberg B; Cope M
Year
2016
Understanding the global distribution of the tropical savanna biome (2016)$14,016
Description
The aim of this project is to use readily available global satellite-derived datasets of tree cover, fire activityand land-use, to objectively classify tropical vegetation (predominantly into savanna and closed forest classes).I will produce the first map of the Earths tropical savannas and forests. This new product will be used tovalidate the predictions of the adaptive DGVM (aDGVM) of Scheiter and Higgins (2009) predictions for regionsoutside Africa. This project builds upon an existing collaboration with Prof. Steven Higgins (University of Otago,NZ), a world leader in global vegetation modelling. Prof. Higgins is collaborating on several other projectswithin Prof. David Bowmans Environmental Change Biology lab at UTAS.
Funding
University of Tasmania ($14,016)
Scheme
Grant-Research Enhancement (REGS)
Administered By
University of Tasmania
Research Team
Williamson G
Year
2016
Alpine Peatlands Fire Risk Mitigation Planning (2015)$56,296
Description
This is a large program focussing on the health and resilience of the Alpine Sphagnum Bogs and associated fens, aiming to conserve and protect this important and sensitive vegetation community. The objectives are to determine the elements and influences that affect the impact of fire on Peatlands and their condition It will develop objectives for alpine Peatland condition and prioritise spatially alpine Peatlands for conservation and protection.
Funding
Parks Victoria ($56,296)
Scheme
Contract Research
Administered By
University of Tasmania
Research Team
Lefroy EC; Magierowski RH; Bowman DMJS; Williamson G; Wild AS
Year
2015
Sense-T Stage 2: AirRater (2015 - 2016)$842,956
Description
A $1 million partnership between the University of Tasmania, the Tasmanian Environment Protection Agency, CSIRO, the Australian National University, and the Tasmanian Government's Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The AirRater project will build a Tasmania-wide sensor network to measure real-time air quality, and develop a smartphone app to provide individualised alerts to people whose health is at risk from smoke, pollen, heat or pollution. The sensor network will also be used to support community-wide air pollution health advisories, heatwave forecasting and alerts, and fire weather mapping to assist firefighters, landowners and government.
Funding
University of Tasmania ($842,956)
Scheme
Grant - Institutional
Administered By
University of Tasmania
Research Team
Johnston F; Bowman DMJS; Williamson G; Cooling NB; Wheeler A
Period
2015 - 2016
Bushfire & Natural Hazards CRC Scholarship for Mercy Nelima Ndalila (2015 - 2019)$34,955
Funding
Bushfire and Natural Hazard CRC ($34,955)
Scheme
Scholarship
Administered By
University of Tasmania
Research Team
Bowman DMJS; Williamson G
Period
2015 - 2019
Characterizing fire behaviour in Tasmanias wet forest types through improved models (2015 - 2018)$98,000
Funding
Bushfire and Natural Hazard CRC ($98,000)
Scheme
Scholarship
Administered By
University of Tasmania
Research Team
Bowman DMJS; Williamson G
Period
2015 - 2018
Understanding and ameliorating the human health effects of exposure to air pollution: from knowledge to policy and public health practice (2015 - 2017)$165,824
Description
The Hazelwood coal mine fire at Morwell in Victoria lasted 6 weeks. It was an unprecedented event that produced some of the most extreme concentration of PM2.5 ever measured in Australia. The public health response to this was hampered by the paucity of published evidence, particularly concerning the risk of longer term impacts on the health of those exposed. The purpose of the proposed research is to address this gap.
Funding
National Health & Medical Research Council ($165,824)
Scheme
Grant-Centre of Research Excellence
Administered By
University of Tasmania
Research Team
Williamson G; Johnston F
Period
2015 - 2017
Grant Reference
1030259
Assessment of fuel treatments for bushfire risk reduction in Tasmania (2014)$50,000
Description
The target outcomes of this research are: 1) produce a statistical summary of wildfire risk to assets; 2) present summary to meeting of State Fire Management Council; 3) produce research paper detailing the methodology and results of this work.
Funding
State Fire Commission ($50,000)
Scheme
Contract Research
Administered By
University of Tasmania
Research Team
Bowman DMJS; Williamson G
Year
2014
Assessment of fire refugia of possible high conservation Tasmania eucalypt forest and literature review of ecology of gigantic eucalypt forests (2012)$29,205
Funding
Professor Jonathan West ($29,205)
Scheme
Contract Research
Administered By
University of Tasmania
Research Team
Bowman DMJS; Williamson G
Year
2012
Assessment of areas of significance for the conservation of Tasmania's eucalypt genetic resources and locations of evolutionary refugia within possible high conservation Tasmanian eucalypt forest (2012)$20,000
Funding
Professor Jonathan West ($20,000)
Scheme
Contract Research
Administered By
University of Tasmania
Research Team
Potts BM; Jordan GJ; Williamson G
Year
2012
Visiting Scholarship for Sarah Henderson, UBC (2010)$5,065
Funding
University of Tasmania ($5,065)
Scheme
Grant-Visiting Fellowships & Visiting Scholarships
Administered By
University of Tasmania
Research Team
Johnston F; Bowman DMJS; Williamson G
Year
2010

Research Supervision

Current

3

Completed

4

Current

DegreeTitleCommenced
MastersAn Analysis of Existing and Experimental Weather Based Ratings, Indicators and Metrics in Reference to Fire Potentiality and Behaviour in Australia2019
PhDDynamic Mapping and Analysis of NSW Fire Regimes: Past, present and future2019
PhDUnderstanding Environmental Drivers of Everyday Symptoms in People with Asthma, Hay Fever and Other Respiratory Problems in Tasmania: spatial clustering and longitudinal analysis of the AirRater data2021

Completed

DegreeTitleCompleted
PhDA Study of Fire Severity across Three Spatiotemporal Scales using Remote Sensing, Environmental Factors and Plant Ecology
Candidate: Dario Rodriguez Cubillo		2021
PhDThe 2013 ForcettDunalley Fire: A geospatial analysis of fire severity, pyrocumulonimbus dynamics, and smoke emissions
Candidate: Mercy Nelima Ndalila		2020
PhDHow Do Wet Forests Burn? Fuels and fire danger in the world's tallest flowering forest
Candidate: James Mortimer Furlaud		2020
PhDReconstructing 600 Years of Landscape Change in the Grassy Woodlands of the Tasmanian Midlands
Candidate: Louise Marie Romanin		2019