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Biography
Dr Caroline Canham is a research fellow in the UWA School of Agriculture and Environment at UWA, funded by and working with the Australian Government’s National Environmental Science Program Resilient Landscapes Hub (NESP RLH). Her research focus is on investigating the water requirements for native plants that live on rivers, wetlands and shallow aquifers, and working with decision-makers to guide regulation to protect them.
Dr Canham completed her Honours (1st Class) and PhD at Edith Cowan University, studying the water requirements of native banksia woodland on the Gnangara mound in Perth. She joined UWA in 2017, with previous experience in the WA Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (Water Allocation Branch) and post-doctoral research at Edith Cowan University. Since 2017 Caroline’s research has focussed on tropical rivers in northern Australia, particularly the Fitzroy River in the Kimberley region working with the NESP Northern Australia Environmental Research Hub.
Dr Canham’s research is highly collaborative, working with government policy-makers, Aboriginal organisations, land-holders and researchers from a range of disciplines. She has experience in collecting and analysing data from plant ecophysiological studies and vegetation surveys in south-western and northern Australia to address critical knowledge gaps, which are common for many freshwater systems.
Previous Research
NESP Northern Australia Environmental Research Hub
- Environmental water needs for the Fitzroy River
https://nesplandscapes.edu.au/projects/nesp/environmental-water-needs-fitzroy-river/
- Managing savanna riparian zones
https://nesplandscapes.edu.au/projects/nesp/managing-savanna-riparian-zones/
- Transdisciplinary research for water management https://nesplandscapes.edu.au/projects/nesp/transdisciplinary/
- Tree water use and sensitivity to contaminated mine water https://nesplandscapes.edu.au/projects/nesp/riparian-vegetation-sensitivity/
Current projects
NESP Resilient Landscapes Hub
- Ecological and Indigenous values of south-western Australian rivers https://nesplandscapes.edu.au/projects/nesp-rlh/south-west-rivers/
- Enhancing the resilience of urban rivers: informing the regional restoration of the Djarlgaroo Beeliar (Canning River, Perth)
https://nesplandscapes.edu.au/projects/nesp-rlh/canning-river/ - Supporting the strategic management of invasive grasses
https://nesplandscapes.edu.au/projects/nesp-rlh/managing-invasive-grasses/
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Edith Cowan University
2007 → 2011
BSc Environmental Management (1st Class Hons)
2003 → 2006
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Functional traits of riparian trees in the lower Fitzroy River, Western Australia
Canham, C. A., Woods, C., Setterfield, S. A., Veneklaas, E. J., Freestone, F. L., Beesley, L. S. & Douglas, M. M., Jan 2023, In: Ecohydrology. 16, 1, 12 p., e2488.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Germinable soil seedbank composition in floodplain wetlands of the lower Fitzroy River, WA
Canham, C., Freestone, F., Brauhart, D., Tayer, T., Setterfield, S., Beesley, L. & Douglas, M., 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference presentation/ephemera
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Modelling the longitudinal distribution, abundance, and habitat use of the giant freshwater shrimp (Macrobrachium spinipes) in a large intermittent, tropical Australian river to inform water resource policy
Beesley, L. S., Killerby-Smith, S., Gwinn, D. C., Pusey, B. J., Douglas, M. M., Novak, P. A., Tayer, T. C., Keogh, C. S., Kennard, M. J., Canham, C. A. & Setterfield, S. A., Jan 2023, In: Freshwater Biology. 68, 1, p. 61-76 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The cost of not acting: Delaying invasive grass management increases costs and threatens assets in a national park, northern Australia
Rossiter-Rachor, N. A., Adams, V. M., Canham, C. A., Dixon, D. J., Cameron, T. N. & Setterfield, S. A., 1 May 2023, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 333, 116785.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Characterising the woody vegetation in contrasting habitat types in the lower Fitzroy River, Western Australia
Freestone, F., Canham, C., Setterfield, S., Douglas, M., Beesley, L. & Loomes, R. C., 14 Sept 2022, In: Australian Journal of Botany. 70, 6, p. 421-431 11 p., BT22039.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus)
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Functional traits of riparian trees in the lower Fitzroy River, Western Australia
Setterfield, S. (Creator), Canham, C. (Creator), Woods, C. (Creator), Veneklaas, E. (Creator), Freestone, F. (Creator), Beesley, L. (Creator) & Douglas, M. (Creator), The University of Western Australia, 2019
DOI: 10.26182/7g40-xv16
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The use of regional and alluvial groundwater by riparian trees in the wet-dry tropics of northern Australia
Setterfield, S. (Creator), Canham, C. (Creator), Duvert, C. (Creator), Beesley, L. (Creator), Douglas, M. (Creator), Freestone, F. (Creator), Clohessy, S. (Creator) & Loomes, R. (Creator), The University of Western Australia, 2021
DOI: 10.26182/0fkf-w295
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Effect of elevated magnesium sulfate on two riparian tree species potentially impacted by mine site contamination
Canham, C. (Creator), Cavalieri, O. Y. (Creator), Setterfield, S. (Creator), Freestone, F. (Creator) & Hutley, L. B. (Creator), The University of Western Australia, 19 Feb 2020
DOI: 10.26182/5e61d3ad6a460, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-59390-9
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Predicting the occurrence of riparian woody species to inform environmental water policies in an Australian tropical river
Setterfield, S. (Creator), Canham, C. (Creator), Beesley, L. (Creator), Gwinn, D. (Creator), Douglas, M. (Creator), Freestone, F. (Creator), Pusey, B. (Creator) & Loomes, R. (Creator), The University of Western Australia, 2018
DOI: 10.26182/fvxz-rg05
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Cherabin dataset Fitzroy River (Kimberley)
Beesley, L. (Creator), Killerby-Smith, S. (Contributor), Gwinn, D. (Contributor), Pusey, B. (Contributor), Douglas, M. (Contributor), Novak, P. (Contributor), Tayer, T. (Contributor), Keogh, C. (Contributor), Kennard, M. J. (Contributor), Canham, C. (Contributor) & Setterfield, S. (Contributor), The University of Western Australia, Jun 2024
DOI: 10.26182/0tbh-nh59, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/fwb.14009
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