Publications: Robson, Belinda

Journal Article

Keith, D.A., Ferrer-Paris, J.R., Nicholson, E., Bishop, M.J., Polidoro, B.A., Ramirez-Llodra, E., Tozer, M.G., Nel, J.L., Mac Nally, R., Gregr, E.J., Watermeyer, K.E., Essl, F., Faber-Langendoen, D., Franklin, J., Lehmann, C.E.R., Etter, A., Roux, D.J., Stark, J.S., Rowland, J.A., Brummitt, N.A., Fernandez-Arcaya, U.C., Suthers, I.M., Wiser, S.K., Donohue, I., Jackson, L.J., Pennington, R.T., Iliffe, T.M., Gerovasileiou, V., Giller, P., Robson, B.J., Pettorelli, N., Andrade, A., Lindgaard, A., Tahvanainen, T., Terauds, A., Chadwick, M.A., Murray, N.J., Moat, J., Pliscoff, P., Zager, I. and Kingsford, R.T. (2022) A function-based typology for Earth’s ecosystems. Nature, 610 (7932). pp. 513-518.

Carey, N., Chester, E.T. and Robson, B.J. (2021) Flow regime change alters shredder identity but not leaf litter decomposition in headwater streams affected by severe, permanent drying. Freshwater Biology . Early View.

Carey, N., Chester, E.T. and Robson, B.J. (2021) Life‐history traits are poor predictors of species responses to flow regime change in headwater streams. Global Change Biology . Early View.

Atkinson, S.T., Cale, D., Pinder, A., Chambers, J.M., Halse, S.A. and Robson, B.J. (2021) Substantial long‐term loss of alpha and gamma diversity of lake invertebrates in a landscape exposed to a drying climate. Global Change Biology . Early View.

Santoro, A., Chambers, J.M., Robson, B.J. and Beatty, S.J.ORCID: 0000-0003-2620-2826 (2020) Land use surrounding wetlands influences urban populations of a freshwater turtle. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems . Early View.

Emery‐Butcher, H.E., Beatty, S.J.ORCID: 0000-0003-2620-2826 and Robson, B.J. (2020) The impacts of invasive ecosystem engineers in freshwaters: A review. Freshwater Biology . Early View.

Carey, N., Cross, A.T., Barrett, M.D. and Robson, B.J. (2019) Do active‐dispersing insects dominate the invertebrate fauna of rock pools in the wet–dry tropics, Kimberley, Australia? Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 29 (8). pp. 1175-1189.

Carey, N., Strachan, S.R. and Robson, B.J. (2018) Impacts of Indian waterfern (Ceratopteris thalictroides (L.) Brongn.) infestation and removal on macroinvertebrate biodiversity and conservation in spring-fed streams in the Australian arid zone. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 28 (2). pp. 466-475.

Hill, M.J., Hassall, C., Oertli, B., Fahrig, L., Robson, B.J., Biggs, J., Samways, M.J., Usio, N., Takamura, N., Krishnaswamy, J. and Wood, P.J. (2018) New policy directions for global pond conservation. Conservation Letters . Early View.

Robson, B.J., Chester, E.T., Matthews, T.G. and Johnston, K. (2018) Post-wildfire recovery of invertebrate diversity in drought-affected headwater streams. Aquatic Sciences, 80 (2). Article 21.

Paice, R.L., Chambers, J.M. and Robson, B.J. (2017) Native submerged macrophyte distribution in seasonally-flowing, south-western Australian streams in relation to stream condition. Aquatic Sciences, 79 (1). pp. 171-185.

Paice, R.L., Chambers, J.M. and Robson, B.J. (2017) Potential of submerged macrophytes to support food webs in lowland agricultural streams. Marine and Freshwater Research, 68 . pp. 549-562.

Strachan, S.R., Chester, E.T. and Robson, B.J. (2016) Fringing trees may provide a refuge from prolonged drying for urban wetland invertebrates. Urban Ecosystems, 19 (3). pp. 1213-1230.

Strachan, S.R., Chester, E.T. and Robson, B.J. (2016) Habitat alters the effect of false starts on seasonal-wetland invertebrates. Freshwater Biology, 61 (5). pp. 680-692.

O'Toole, P., Robson, B.J. and Chambers, J.M. (2016) Riparian vegetation condition is associated with invertebrate assemblage composition in intermittent and humic streams. Aquatic Sciences, 79 (2). pp. 277-289.

Chester, E.T., Miller, A.D., Valenzuela, I., Wickson, S.J. and Robson, B.J. (2015) Drought survival strategies, dispersal potential and persistence of invertebrate species in an intermittent stream landscape. Freshwater Biology, 60 (10). pp. 2066-2083.

Johnston, K. and Robson, B.J. (2015) Experimental effects of ash deposition on macroinvertebrate assemblages in peatland streams. Marine and Freshwater Research, 69 (11). pp. 1681-1691.

Strachan, S.R., Chester, E.T. and Robson, B.J. (2015) Freshwater invertebrate life history strategies for surviving desiccation. Springer Science Reviews, 3 (1). pp. 57-75.

Paice, R.L., Chambers, J.M. and Robson, B.J. (2015) Outcomes of submerged macrophyte restoration in a shallow impounded, eutrophic river. Hydrobiologia, 778 (1). pp. 179-192.

Aldum, N., Duggie, J. and Robson, B.J. (2014) Climate change adaptation support tools in Australia. Regional Environmental Change, 14 (1). pp. 401-411.

Chester, E.T., Matthews, T.G., Howson, T.J., Johnston, K., Mackie, J.K., Strachan, S.R. and Robson, B.J. (2014) Constraints upon the response of fish and crayfish to environmental flow releases in a regulated headwater stream network. PLoS ONE, 9 (3).

Chester, E.T. and Robson, B.J. (2014) Do recolonisation processes in intermittent streams have sustained effects on benthic algal density and assemblage composition? Marine and Freshwater Research, 65 (9). pp. 784-790.

Johnston, K., Matthews, T.G., Robson, B.J. and Chester, E.T. (2014) Impacts of extreme events on southeastern Australian freshwater crayfish. Freshwater Crayfish, 20 (1). pp. 61-72.

Strachan, S.R., Chester, E.T. and Robson, B.J. (2014) Microrefuges from drying for invertebrates in a seasonal wetland. Freshwater Biology, 59 (12). pp. 2528-2538.

Chester, E.T. and Robson, B.J. (2013) Anthropogenic refuges for freshwater biodiversity: Their ecological characteristics and management. Biological Conservation, 166 . pp. 64-75.

Robson, B.J., Chester, E.T., Mitchell, B.D. and Matthews, T.G. (2013) Disturbance and the role of refuges in mediterranean climate streams. Hydrobiologia, 719 (1). pp. 77-91.

Mackie, J.K., Chester, E.T., Matthews, T.G. and Robson, B.J. (2013) Macroinvertebrate response to environmental flows in headwater streams in western Victoria, Australia. Ecological Engineering, 53 . pp. 100-105.

Wickson, S., Chester, E.T. and Robson, B.J. (2012) Aestivation provides flexible mechanisms for survival of stream drying in a larval trichopteran (Leptoceridae). Marine and Freshwater Research, 63 (9). pp. 821-826.

Rackemann, S.L., Robson, B.J. and Matthews, T.G. (2012) Conservation value of waterfalls as habitat for lotic insects of western Victoria, Australia. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 23 (1). pp. 171-178.

Howson, T.J., Robson, B.J., Matthews, T.G. and Mitchell, B.D. (2012) Size and quantity of woody debris affects fish assemblages in a sediment-disturbed lowland river. Ecological Engineering, 40 . pp. 144-152.

Chester, E.T. and Robson, B.J. (2011) Drought refuges, spatial scale and recolonisation by invertebrates in non-perennial streams. Freshwater Biology, 56 (10). pp. 2094-2104.

Robson, B.J., Chester, E.T. and Austin, C.M. (2011) Why life history information matters: drought refuges and macroinvertebrate persistence in non-perennial streams subject to a drier climate. Marine and Freshwater Research, 62 (7). pp. 801-810.

Robson, B.J., Mitchell, B.D. and Chester, E.T. (2011) An outcome-based model for predicting recovery pathways in restored ecosystems: The Recovery Cascade Model. Ecological Engineering, 37 (9). pp. 1379-1386.

Johnston, K., Robson, B.J. and Austin, C.M. (2010) Population structure and life history characteristics of the freshwater crayfish Gramastacus insolitus and Geocharax falcata (Parastacidae) in the Grampians National Park, Australia. Freshwater Crayfish, 17 . pp. 245-253.

Johnston, K., Robson, B.J. and Fairweather, P.G. (2010) Trophic positions of omnivores are not always flexible: Evidence from four species of freshwater crayfish. Austral Ecology, 36 (3). pp. 269-279.

Johnston, K. and Robson, B.J. (2009) Commensalism used by freshwater crayfish species to survive drying in seasonal habitats. Invertebrate Biology, 128 (3). pp. 269-275.

Johnston, K. and Robson, B.J. (2009) Habitat use by five sympatric Australian freshwater crayfish species (Parastacidae). Freshwater Biology, 54 (8). pp. 1629-1641.

Johnston, K., Robson, B.J. and Austin, C.M. (2008) Population structure and life history characteristics of Euastacus bispinosus and Cherax destructor (Parastacidae) in the Grampians National Park, Australia. Freshwater Crayfish, 16 . pp. 165-173.

Johnston, K. and Robson, B.J. (2005) Habitat use by the hymenosomatid crab Amarinus lacustris (Chilton) in two south-eastern Australian rivers. Marine and Freshwater Research, 56 (1). pp. 37-44.

Robson, B.J., Chester, E.T. and Davis, J.A. (1999) Manipulating the intensity of near-bed turbulence in rivers: effects on benthic invertebrates. Freshwater Biology, 42 (4). pp. 645-653.

Robson, B.J. and Barmuta, L.A. (1998) The effect of two scales of habitat architecture on benthic grazing in a river. Freshwater Biology, 39 (2). pp. 207-220.

Conference Item

Strachan, S.R., Robson, B.J., Chester, E.T. and Chambers, J. (2014) South Lake, I know what you did last summer. In: 53st Australian Society for Limnology Congress, 30 June - 4 July, Darwin, NT, Australia.

Strachan, S.R., Robson, B.J., Chester, E.T. and Chambers, J. (2013) Drying and life history traits of wetland invertebrates. In: 52nd Australian Society for Limnology Congress, 2 - 5 December, Canberra, ACT, Australia.

O'Toole, P., Chambers, J., Robson, B. and Bell, R.W.ORCID: 0000-0002-7756-3755 (2012) Assessing the effectiveness of riparian vegetation in a flat sandy soiled system. In: Australian Society for Limnology Congress 2012, 26 - 29 November, Armidale, NSW, Australia.

Strachan, S.R., Robson, B.J., Chester, E.T. and Chambers, J. (2012) The effects of climate change on invertebrates in refuges. In: 51st Australian Society for Limnology Congress, 26 - 29 November, Armadale, NSW, Australia.

Book

Chambers, J.M., Nugent, G., Sommer, B., Speldewinde, P., Neville, S., Beatty, S.ORCID: 0000-0003-2620-2826, Chilcott, S., Eberhard, S., Mitchell, N., D’Souza, F., Barron, O., McFarlane, D., Braimbridge, M., Robson, B., Close, P., Morgan, D., Pinder, A., Froend, R., Horwitz, P., Cook, B. and Davies, P. (2013) Adapting to climate change: A risk assessment and decision making framework for managing groundwater dependent ecosystems with declining water levels. Guidelines for use. National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility, Gold Coast, Australia.

Chambers, J., Nugent, G., Sommer, B., Speldewinde, P., Neville, S., Beatty, S.ORCID: 0000-0003-2620-2826, Chilcott, S., Eberhard, S., Mitchell, N., D’Souza, F., Barron, O., McFarlane, D., Braimbridge, M., Robson, B., Close, P., Morgan, D., Pinder, A., Froend, R., Horwitz, P., Cook, B. and Davies, P. (2013) Adapting to climate change: a risk assessment and decision making framework for managing groundwater dependent ecosystems with declining water levels. Development and case studies. National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility, Gold Coast, Australia.

Robson, B.J., Chester, E.T., Allen, M., Beatty, S.ORCID: 0000-0003-2620-2826, Chambers, J.M., Close, P., Cook, B., Cummings, C.R., Davies, P.M., Lester, R.E., Lymbery, A.ORCID: 0000-0002-0542-3446, Matthews, T.G., Morgan, D. and Stock, M. (2013) Novel methods for managing freshwater refuges against climate change in southern Australia. National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility, Gold Coast, Australia.

Thesis

Robson, Belinda (1990) The effect of salinisation on the structure and function of the macroinvertebrate communities of streams in the Wandoo Forest, Western Australia. Honours thesis, Murdoch University.

Other

Chester, E.T. and Robson, B.J. (2017) Can human-created wetlands sustain urban freshwater biodiversity? 2017 Research Findings: Bulletin 5.13 Ecology, People & Environment .

O'Toole, P., Chambers, J., Robson, B. and Bell, R.ORCID: 0000-0002-7756-3755 (2016) Do riparian zones improve stream water quality in flat, sandy catchments? 2016 Research Findings: Bulletin 4.03 Marine, Estuarine & Freshwater Science .

Strachan, S.R., Robson, B.J., Chester, E.T. and Chambers, J. (2016) Will our drying climate lead to the extinction of Perth's wetland fauna? 2016 Research Findings: Bulletin 5.08 Ecology, People & Environment .