Publications: Valesini, Fiona

2013

Valesini, F., Tweedley, J., Coulson, P. and Travers, M. (2013) Fish and invertebrate faunas in Kimberley estuaries. In: North West Australia Marine Science Symposium, 21 February, Fremantle, Western Australia.

Tonge, J., Valesini, F.J., Moore, S.A., Beckley, L.E. and Ryan, M.M. (2013) The relation between place attachment and management preferences of visitors at remote coastal campsites in Western Australia. Visitor Studies, 16 (1). pp. 39-58.

2012

Hallett, C.S., Valesini, F.J., Clarke, K.R., Hesp, S.A. and Hoeksema, S.D. (2012) Development and validation of fish-based, multimetric indices for assessing the ecological health of Western Australian estuaries. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 104-105 (1 June). pp. 102-113.

Hallett, C.S. and Valesini, F.J. (2012) Responses of fish-based, estuarine health indices to algal bloom events of differing severity. In: Estuarine and Coastal Sciences Association Conference, 7 - 13 July, Venice, Italy.

Hallett, C.S. and Valesini, F.J. (2012) Validation of the Fish Community Index of Estuarine Condition and development of a monitoring regime for the Swan-Canning Riverpark. Centre for Fish, Fisheries and Aquatic Ecosystems Research, Murdoch University.

Hallett, C.S., Valesini, F.J. and Clarke, K.R. (2012) A method for selecting health index metrics in the absence of independent measures of ecological condition. Ecological Indicators, 19 . pp. 240-252.

Tweedley, J.R., Warwick, R.M., Valesini, F.J., Platell, M.E. and Potter, I.C. (2012) The use of benthic macroinvertebrates to establish a benchmark for evaluating the environmental quality of microtidal, temperate southern hemisphere estuaries. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 64 (6). pp. 1210-1221.

2011

Valesini, F., Hallett, C. and Hoeksema, S. (2011) Changes in the fish fauna of the Swan-Canning Estuary since the 1970s - How, why and what does it mean? In: Swan River Trust Forum, 2 November, Perth, Western Australia.

Valesini, F., Hourston, M., Wildsmith, M., Coen, N., Tweedley, J., Hallett, C., Linke, T. and Potter, I. (2011) Classifying estuarine habitats and predicting their fish faunas – tools for managers and ecologists. In: 48th Annual Conference of the Australian Marine Science Association, 3 - 7 July, Fremantle, Western Australia.

Valesini, F.J., Hallett, C.S., Cottingham, A., Hesp, S.A., Hoeksema, S.D., Hall, N.G., Linke, T.E. and Buckland, A.J. (2011) Development of biotic indices for establishing and monitoring ecosystem health of the Swan-Canning Estuary. Centre for Fish and Fisheries Research, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia.

Hallett, C. and Valesini, F.J. (2011) Establishing reference conditions for multimetric health indices: the benefits and challenges of historical data sets. In: 48th Annual Conference of the Australian Marine Science Association, 3 - 7 July, Fremantle, Western Australia.

Hallett, C. and Valesini, F. (2011) How healthy is the Swan-Canning Estuary? Assessing ecological health using fish-based indices. In: Swan River Trust Forum, 2 November, Perth, Western Australia.

Gillanders, B.M., Elsdon, T.S., Halliday, I.A., Jenkins, G.P., Robins, J.B. and Valesini, F.J. (2011) Potential effects of climate change on Australian estuaries and fish utilising estuaries: a review. Marine and Freshwater Research, 62 (9). pp. 1115-1131.

Tweedley, J., Valesini, F., Hoeksema, S. and Potter, I. (2011) Relationships between fish and benthic macroinvertebrate faunas and habitat types in Broke Inlet, Western Australia. In: 48th Annual Conference of the Australian Marine Science Association, 3 - 7 July, Fremantle, Western Australia.

Hallett, C. and Valesini, F. (2011) Spatial and temporal variability of multimetric health index scores: implications for management. In: 48th Annual Conference of the Australian Marine Science Association, 3 - 7 July, Fremantle, Western Australia.

Hourston, M., Potter, I.C., Warwick, R.M. and Valesini, F.J. (2011) The characteristics of the nematode faunas in subtidal sediments of a large microtidal estuary and nearshore coastal waters differ markedly. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 94 (1). pp. 68-76.

2010

Hallett, C.S., Valesini, F.J. and Clarke, K.R. (2010) Developing a multimetric estuarine health index for the Swan Estuary, Western Australia: An approach for selecting fish community metrics in the absence of independent measures of ecological condition. In: Estuarine and Coastal Sciences Association Conference, 14 - 19 September, Figueira de Foz, Portugal.

Valesini, F.J., Hourston, M., Wildsmith, M.D., Coen, N.J. and Potter, I.C. (2010) New quantitative approaches for classifying and predicting local-scale habitats in estuaries. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 86 (4). pp. 645-664.

2009

Wildsmith, M.D., Rose, T.H., Potter, I.C., Warwick, R.M., Clarke, K.R. and Valesini, F.J. (2009) Changes in the benthic macroinvertebrate fauna of a large microtidal estuary following extreme modifications aimed at reducing eutrophication. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 58 (9). pp. 1250-1262.

Tweedley, J., Valesini, F.J., Hoeksema, S. and Potter, I. (2009) Inter-relations between fish faunas and habitat types in a seasonally-open estuary in south-western Australia. In: 8th Indo Pacific Fish Conference and 2009 ASFB Workshop and Conference, 31 May - 5 June, Fremantle, Western Australia.

Valesini, F.J., Coen, N.J., Wildsmith, M.D., Hourston, M., Tweedley, J.R., Hallett, C.S., Linke, T.E. and Potter, I.C. (2009) Relationships between fish faunas and habitat type in south-western Australian estuaries. Fisheries Research and Development Corporation Final Report, July 2009. Centre for Fish and Fisheries Research, Murdoch University.

Hallett, C. and Valesini, F. (2009) The development and validation of an Estuarine Health Index using fish community characteristics. In: Swan River Trust’s River Forum 2011, 2 November, Perth, Western Australia.

Hallett, C.S. and Valesini, F.J. (2009) The development and validation of an estuarine health index using fish community characteristics. In: 8th Indo Pacific Fish Conference and 2009 ASFB Workshop and Conference, 31 May - 5 June 2009, Fremantle, Western Australia.

Hallett, C. and Valesini, F. (2009) The development of a multimetric index of ecosystem health for the Swan Estuary, Western Australia. In: Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation Conference, 1 - 5 November, Portland, Oregon, USA.

2008

Fairclough, D.V., Clarke, K.R., Valesini, F.J. and Potter, I.C. (2008) Habitat partitioning by five congeneric and abundant Choerodon species (Labridae) in a large subtropical marine embayment. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 77 (3). pp. 446-456.

Tweedley, J.R. and Valesini, F.J. (2008) Inter-relationships between benthic macroinvertebrates and habitat types in Broke Inlet, south-western Australia. Report to the Ernest Hodgkin Trust for Estuary Education and Research, September 2008. Centre for Fish and Fisheries Research, Murdoch University.