Publications: McComb, Arthur

2013

Qiu, S., Bell, R.W., Hobbs, R.J. and McComb, A.J. (2013) Overstorey and juvenile response to thinning and drought in a jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata Donn ex Sm.) forest of southwestern Australia. Plant and Soil, 365 (1-2). pp. 291-305.

2012

Qiu, S., Bell, R.W., Hobbs, R.J. and McComb, A.J. (2012) Estimating nutrient budgets for prescribed thinning in a regrowth eucalyptus forest in south-west Australia. Forestry, 85 (1). pp. 51-61.

2009

Qiu, S., Bell, R. and McComb, A. (2009) Soil microbial biomass and sustainable farming —enhancing nutrient retention in soils through management of microbial biomass. In: Lucero, D.P. and Boggs, J.E., (eds.) Soil Fertility. Nova Science Publishers, New York, pp. 93-102.

2008

Lepesteur, M., Wegner, A., Moore, S.A. and McComb, A. (2008) Importance of public information and perception for managing recreational activities in the Peel-Harvey estuary, Western Australia. Journal of Environmental Management , 87 (3). pp. 389-395.

Qiu, S., McComb, A.J. and Bell, R.W. (2008) Ratios of C, N and P in soil water direct microbial immobilisation–mineralisation and N availability in nutrient amended sandy soils in southwestern Australia. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 127 (1-2). pp. 93-99.

Qiu, S., McComb, A.J. and Bell, R.W. (2008) Role of catchment litter in wetland P cycling-recent experience from Western Australia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences India Section B - Biological Sciences, 78 (Spec.). pp. 21-27.

2007

McComb, A.J., Qiu, S., Bell, R.W. and Davis, J.A. (2007) Catchment litter: a phosphorus source mobilized during seasonal rainfall. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 77 (2). pp. 179-186.

Qiu, S., McComb, A.J. and Bell, R.W. (2007) Measuring microbial uptake of nitrogen in nutrient-amended sandy soils—A mass-balance based approach. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 39 (2). pp. 581-589.

Qiu, S., McComb, A.J. and Bell, R.W. (2007) A mass-balance approach to measuring microbial uptake and pools of phosphorus in nutrient-amended soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 39 (1). pp. 187-193.

2006

Lepesteur, M., McComb, A. and Moore, S.A. (2006) Do we all face the same risk when bathing in the estuary? Water Research, 40 (14). pp. 2787-2795.

McComb, Arthur James (2006) Plants and the environment. Professional Doctorate thesis, Murdoch University.

2005

Qiu, S., McComb, A.J., Bell, R.W. and Davis, J.A. (2005) Estimating production of gilvin from catchment leaf litter during seasonal rains. Marine and Freshwater Research, 56 (6). pp. 843-849.

Qiu, S., McComb, A., Bell, R.W. and Davis, J.A. (2005) Leaf-litter application to a sandy soil modifies phosphorus leaching over the wet season of southwestern Australia. Hydrobiologia, 545 (1). pp. 33-44.

Qiu, S., McComb, A.J., Bell, R.W. and Davis, J.A. (2005) Response of soil microbial activity to temperature, moisture, and litter leaching on a wetland transect during seasonal refilling. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 13 (1). pp. 43-54.

Strehlow, K., Davis, J., Sim, L.L., Chambers, J., Halse, S., Hamilton, D., Horwitz, P., McComb, A. and Froend, R. (2005) Temporal changes between ecological regimes in a range of primary and secondary salinised wetlands. Hydrobiologia, 552 (1). pp. 17-31.

2004

Qiu, S. and McComb, A. (2004) Groundwater-induced accumulation of iron oxides and phosphorus retention in severely leached soils. Marine and Freshwater Research, 55 (2). pp. 213-222.

Qiu, S., McComb, A.J., Bell, R.W. and Davis, J.A. (2004) Partitioning processes controlling water column phosphorus concentrations in a shallow wetland. Freshwater Biology, 49 (5). pp. 563-575.

Qiu, S., McComb, A.J., Bell, R.W. and Davis, J.A. (2004) Phosphorus dynamics from vegetated catchment to lakebed during seasonal refilling. Wetlands, 24 (4). pp. 828-836.

2003

McComb, A.J., Qiu, S., Bell, R.W. and Davis, J.A. (2003) Biological processing of organics: the fate of leaf litter in the natural environment. In: ORBIT 2003 Organic Recovery and BIological Treatment Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference of ORBIT Association on Biological Processing of Organics: Advances for a Sustainable Society, 30 April - 2 May 2003, Perth, Western Australia.

Lepesteur, M., Pond, D., McComb, A., Ho, G. and Moore, S.A. (2003) Faecal waste and the natural environment: Water quality and epidemiological implications. In: ORBIT 2003 Organic Recovery and BIological Treatment Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference of ORBIT Association on Biological Processing of Organics: Advances for a Sustainable Society, 30 April - 2 May 2003, Perth, Western Australia.

Qiu, S., McComb, A.J., Bell, R.W. and Davis, J.A. (2003) Nutrient response to soil and litter metabolic activity in a transect across a seasonal wetland. Marine and Freshwater Research, 54 (3). pp. 243-252.

2002

Qiu, S. and McComb, A.J. (2002) Interrelations between iron extractability and phosphate sorption in reflooded air-dried sediments. Hydrobiologia, 472 (1/3). pp. 39-44.

Qiu, S., McComb, A.J. and Bell, R.W. (2002) Phosphorus-leaching from litterfall in wetland catchments of the Swan Coastal Plain, southwestern Australia. Hydrobiologia, 472 (1/3). pp. 95-105.

2000

Qiu, S. and McComb, A. (2000) Properties of sediment phosphorus in seven wetlands of the Swan Coastal Plain, South-Western Australia. Wetlands, 20 (2). pp. 267-279.

McComb, A.J., Qiu, S., Paling, E.I. and Hill, N.A. (2000) Sediments of Leschenault Inlet: A comparison with other estuaries in South-Western Australia. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia, 83 (4). pp. 275-284.

1998

McAuliffe, T.F., Lukatelich, R.J., McComb, A.J. and Qiu, S. (1998) Nitrate applications to control phosphorus release from sediments of a shallow eutrophic estuary: an experimental evaluation. Marine and Freshwater Research, 49 (6). pp. 463-473.

McComb, A.J., Qiu, S., Lukatelich, R.J. and McAuliffe, T.F. (1998) Spatial and temporal heterogeneity of sediment phosphorus in the Peel-Harvey Estuarine System. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 47 (5). pp. 561-577.

1996

Qiu, S. and McComb, A.J. (1996) Drying-induced stimulation of ammonium release and nitrification in reflooded lake sediment. Marine and Freshwater Research, 47 (3). pp. 531-536.

1995

Murray, R., Kobryn, H.T., Latchford, J.A. and McComb, A.J. (1995) Extent and composition of the samphire marshes of the Peel-Harvey system. In: McComb, A.J., Kobryn, H.T. and Latchford, J.A. (eds) Samphire marshes of the Peel-Harvey estuarine system Western Australia. Peel Preservation Group and Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia.

Rose, T.H. and McComb, A.J. (1995) Recommendations for the future management and conservation of saltmarshes in the Peel-Harvey estuarine system. In: McComb, A.J., Kobryn, H.T. and Latchford, J.A. (eds) Samphire marshes of the Peel-Harvey estuarine system Western Australia. Peel Preservation Group and Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia.

McComb, A.J., Kobryn, H.T. and Latchford, J.A. (eds) (1995) Samphire marshes of the Peel-Harvey estuarine system Western Australia. Peel Preservation Group and Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia.

Murray, R., Latchford, J.A. and McComb, A.J. (1995) Water regimes and marsh distribution. In: McComb, A.J., Kobryn, H.T. and Latchford, J.A. (eds) Samphire marshes of the Peel-Harvey estuarine system Western Australia. Peel Preservation Group and Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia.

Rose, T.H. and McComb, A.J. (1995) The ecological significance of saltmarshes to the Peel-Harvey Estuarine system. In: McComb, A.J., Kobryn, H.T. and Latchford, J.A. (eds) Samphire marshes of the Peel-Harvey estuarine system Western Australia. Peel Preservation Group and Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia.

Latchford, J.A. and McComb, A.J. (1995) The significance of saltmarshes. In: McComb, A.J., Kobryn, H.T. and Latchford, J.A. (eds) Samphire marshes of the Peel-Harvey estuarine system Western Australia. Peel Preservation Group and Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia.