Publications: McGrath, John
Journal Article
Harper, R.J., Sochacki, S.J. and McGrath, J.F. (2017) The development of reforestation options for dryland farmland in south-western Australia: a review. Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science, 79 (3). pp. 185-196.
McGrath, J.F., Goss, K.F., Brown, M.W., Bartle, J.R. and Abadi, A. (2016) Aviation biofuel from integrated woody biomass in southern Australia. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment, 6 (2). Article e221.
Harper, R.J., Smettem, K.R.J., Carter, J.O. and McGrath, J.F. (2009) Drought deaths in Eucalyptus globulus (Labill.) plantations in relation to soils, geomorphology and climate. Plant and Soil, 324 (1-2). pp. 199-207.
Radomiljac, A.M., McComb, J.A. and McGrath, J.F. (1999) Intermediate host influences on the root hemi-parasite Santalum album L. biomass partitioning. Forest Ecology and Management, 113 (2-3). pp. 143-153.
Aggangan, R.T., O’Connell, A.M., McGrath, J.F. and Dell, B. (1999) The effects of Eucalyptus globulus Labill. leaf letter on C and N mineralization in soils from pasture and native forest. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 31 (11). pp. 1481-1487.
Aggangan, R.T., O'Connell, A.M., McGrath, J.F. and Dell, B. (1998) Fertilizer and previous land use effects on C and N mineralization in soils from Eucalyptus globulus plantations. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 30 (13). pp. 1791-1798.
Conference Paper
Harper, R.J., Smettem, K.R.J., McGrath, J.F. and Bartle, J.D. (2007) Broad-scale restoration of landscape function with timber, carbon and bioenergy investment. In: In Stanturf, J. (ed.) Proceedings of the IUFRO Conference on Forest landscape restoration, 14 - 19 May, Seoul, South Korea pp. 132-135.
Barber, P.A., Archibald, R., Drake, P., Edwards, T., Eslick, H., Legault, A., Moore, N.A., Scott, P.M., Taylor, K., Bowen, B., Calver, M.C., Colquhoun, I.J., Dell, B., Hardy, G.E.St.J., Haswell, D., McCaw, L., McGrath, J. and Froend, R. (2005) Investigating the cause(s) of the Eucalyptus gomphocephala (Tuart) decline epidemic in Western Australian native forest. In: 15th Australasian Plant Pathology Society Conference, 26-29 September 2005, Geelong, Australia
Robinson, N., Harper, R.J., Smettem, K.R.J. and McGrath, J.F. (2004) Tree placement strategies for salinity control in dryland farming systems of southern Australia. In: ISCO 2004 - 13th International Soil Conservation Organisation Conference, 4 - 8 July, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
Harper, R.J., Mauger, G., Robinson, N., McGrath, J.F., Smettem, K.R.J., Bartle, J.R. and George, R.J. (2001) Manipulating catchment water balance using plantation and farm forestry: Case studies from south-western Australia. In: Plantations, Farm Forestry and Water Proceedings of a national workshop, 20 - 21 July 2000, Melbourne, Australia pp. 44-50.
Harper, R.J., Edwards, J.G., McGrath, J.F., Reilly, T.J. and Ward, S.L. (1999) Performance of Eucalyptus globulus plantations in south-western Australia in relation to soils and climate. In: Balancing Productivity and Drought Risk in Blue Gum Plantations: a Plantation Management Workshop, 9 - 10 November, Pemberton, Western Australia
Harper, R.J. and McGrath, J.F. (1997) Applications of soil survey to farm forestry site selection and management. In: Soils 97: Proceedings of the fourth triennial Western Australian Soil Science Conference, 30 September - 2 October, Geraldton, Western Australia pp. 22-27.
Conference Item
Harper, R., Brouwers, N., Dell, B., Elsworth, D., Hardy, G., Joyce, L., McGrath, J., McGuire, D., Mitchell, P., Stanturf, J. and Liu, S. (2014) Understanding past climate impacts on forests to devise future climate change management strategies. In: GCUA Workshop 5 “The Future of Forests – To Manage Forests for People”, 25 - 27 June, Uppsala, Sweden.
Harper, R.J., McGrath, J., Smettem, K.R.J., McGuire, D., Baker, T. and Evans, B. (2011) Drawing lessons for climate change adaptation from recurrent droughts in Australian plantation forests. In: Climate Change Research Strategy for Primary Industries (CCRSPI) Conference, 15 17 February, Melbourne, Australia.
McGrath, J.F., Dumbrell, I., Harper, R.J., Crombie, D.S. and White, D. (2011) Optimising water use and minimising drought risks in biomass production. In: Bioenergy Australia 2011 Conference, Towards 2020 – growing our sustainable future, 23 - 25 November, Sunshine Coast, Qld, Australia.
Book Chapter
Harper, R.J., Smettem, K.R.J., Townsend, P.V., Bartle, J.R. and McGrath, J.F. (2012) Broad-scale restoration of landscape function with timber, carbon and water investment. In: Stanturf, J., Lamb, D. and Madsen, P., (eds.) Forest Landscape Restoration: Integrating Natural and Social Sciences. Springer, Dordrecht, pp. 275-292.
Harper, R., Smettem, K., Reid, R., Callister, A., McGrath, J. and Brennan, P. (2009) Pulpwood production. In: Nuberg, I., George, B. and Reid, R., (eds.) Agroforestry for Natural Resource Management. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Vic, Australia, pp. 199-218.
Report
Harper, R.J., Sochacki, S.J., Smettem, K.R.J., Robinson, N., Silberstein, R.P., Clarke, C.J., McGrath, J.F., Crombie, D.S. and Hampton, C.E. (2009) Catchment scale evaluation of trees, water and salt. Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, May 2009.
