I have a deep interest in coastal landscape ecology and processes, in particular, urban ecology.  To achieve this requires cooperation and integration from a multidisciplinary team of scientists, managers and policy makers. 

My working career has focused on understanding fisheries sustainability, nutrient processes, landscape restoration, stormwater quality and quantity, geomorphic processes, erosion and sediment control, and contamination.

I believe that every opportunity to restore river systems should be taken, particularly those small actions which are often completed by community members: it is the accumulative impact of these which leads to the greatest achievements and success in protection and restoration. In doing this, I believe it is important to engage local partners (e.g. land holders, industry, indigenous groups, government agencies) to capture their values, build capacity/trust, and encourage community ownership of the project and to share in the success.

Teaching

• EV5961: Ecosystem Dynamics - Ridge to Reef (Level 5; TSV)
• MB3270: Coastal, Estuarine and Mangrove Ecosystems (Level 3; TSV)
• MB5270: Coastal, Estuarine and Mangrove Ecosystems (Level 5; TSV)

Interests

Research

• Aquatic ecology

Research Disciplines

• Environmental Science and Management (0502)
• Ecology (0602)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Ecosystem Assessment and Management (9605)
• Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity (9608)
• Control of Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species (9604)

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Dunn R, Waltham N, Teasdale P, Roberston D and Welsh D (2017) Short-term nitrogen and phosphorus release during the disturbance of surface sediments: a case study in an urbanised estuarine system (Gold Coast Broadwater, Australia). Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 5 (2). pp. 1-13
• James C, Reside A, VanDerWal J, Pearson R, Burrows D, Capon S, Harwood T, Hodgson L and Waltham N (2017) Sink or swim? potential for high faunal turnover in Australian rivers under climate change. Journal of Biogeography, 44 (3). pp. 489-501
• Wallace J, Waltham N and Burrows D (2017) A comparison of temperature regimes in dry-season waterholes in the Flinders and Gilbert catchments in northern Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research, 68 (4). pp. 650-667
• Sheaves M, Coles R, Dale P, Grech A, Pressey R and Waltham N (2016) Enhancing the value and validity of EIA: serious science to protect Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Conservation Letters, 9 (5). pp. 377-383
• Waltham N (2016) Unravelling life history of the Inland Freshwater Crab Austrothelphusa transversa in seasonal tropical river catchments. Australian Zoologist, 38 (2). pp. 217-222
• Connolly R and Waltham N (2015) Spatial analysis of carbon isotopes reveals seagrass contribution to fishery food web. Ecosphere, 6 (9). pp. 1-12
• Dafforn K, Mayer-Pinto M, Morris R and Waltham N (2015) Application of management tools to integrate ecological principles with the design of marine infrastructure. Journal of Environmental Management, 158. pp. 61-73
• Wallace J, Waltham N, Burrows D and McJannet D (2015) The temperature regimes of dry-season waterholes in tropical northern Australia: potential effects on fish refugia. Freshwater science, 34 (2). pp. 663-678
• Waltham N and Sheaves M (2015) Expanding coastal urban and industrial seascape in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area: critical need for coordinated planning and policy. Marine Policy, 57. pp. 78-84
• Waltham N, Reichelt-Brushett A, McCann D and Eyre B (2014) Water and sediment quality, nutrient biochemistry and pollution loads in an urban freshwater lake: balancing human and ecological services. Environmental Science Processes and Impacts, 16 (12). pp. 2804-2813
• Waltham N, Hughes J and Davie P (2014) Freshwater crabs occupying tropical north Queensland coastal creeks. Australian Zoologist, 37 (2). pp. 256-262

Book Chapters

• Dunn R, Waltham N, Benfer N, King B, Lemckert C and Zigic S (2014) Gold Coast Broadwater: southern Moreton Bay, Southeast Queensland (Australia). In: Estuaries of Australia in 2050 and Beyond. Estuaries of the World. Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, pp. 93-110

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 21+ research outputs authored by Dr Nathan Waltham from 2012 onwards.

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Current

• Habitat Configuration and Utility of Tropical Estuaries Exposed to Different Extents of Human Development (PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Dissolved Oxygen as a Constraint for the Structure of Mangrove Fish Ossemblages Assemblages and Their Patterns of Mangrove Utilisation: A Comparison Between Natural and Disturbed Mangrove Ecosystems Through the Australian and Caledonian Coastlines. (PhD , Secondary Advisor)

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