Professor Ross Thompson, Our People, Department of Zoology

Dame Carolyn Burns Chair in Freshwater Science

Teaching

Research Interests

Community and ecosystem ecology, food webs, ecology of streams, lakes and wetlands, urban ecology, multiple stressors in the environment, climate change, landscape ecology, the ecology of the Anthropocene, Indigenous knowledge systems, the science-policy nexus.

I am a freshwater ecologist with wide-ranging interests in community and ecosystem ecology. The fundamental part of my research program is in food-web ecology; seeking the rules that determine how natural communities assemble and persist. My applied research addresses the ways in which food webs can be influenced by anthropogenic factors including urbanisation, land clearance, pharmaceutical contamination, invasion and river flow management. My work has strong links to government and industry and I work closely with Indigenous groups.

Postgraduate students

I am currently accepting students interested in working on all aspects of freshwater ecology, but particularly on large rivers and lakes. I am also interested in hearing from students with interests in biodiversity theory and network theory.

The University of Otago offers PhD scholarships to candidates with excellent academic records (irrespective of nationality). Please feel free to contact me if you are interested my research and would like to do your PhD in New Zealand. More information can be found on the Scholarships page.

Current students

Ashimi Gamage (PhD Zoology). Factors influencing the ecological community structure and functioning of intermittently closed estuaries. Supervisors: Marc Schallenberg, Sami Khan (Otago Regional Council), Thompson
Alice Gilbert (MSc Zoology), Ecology and distribution of the invasive algae Didymosphenia geminate. Supervisors: Christoph Matthaei, Thompson,
Jasmine Lane (MSc Zoology). Sub-adult ecology of giant kōkopu, Galaxias argenteus. Supervisors: Gerry Closs, Clement Lagrue (Dept. of Conservation), Thompson
Hossein Valikhani (PhD Zoology) Developing a landscape management approach for non-migratory galaxiid fish in Southland, New Zealand. Supervisors: Gerry Closs, Thompson
Mark Shenton (PhD, University of Canberra) Forest fire effects on stream communities. Supervisors: Ben Kefford (University of Canberra), Thompson
Kishor Maharajan (PhD, University of Canberra) Effects of environmental flows on river invertebrates. Supervisors: Darren Giling (CSIRO), Thompson
Alana Corcoran (PhD, University of Canberra) Effects of environmental flows on riverine energy flow. Supervisors: Darren Giling (CSIRO), Thompson

Previous students

Anji Perera (PhD, University of Canberra). Connecting the drops, connecting communities: fostering water conservation through communication and engagement strategies. Supervisors: Sora Park (University of Canberra), Thompson
Cherie Campbell (PhD, University of Canberra)(w Fiona Dyer) Assessing condition for non-woody vegetation. Supervisors: Fiona Dyer (University of Canberra), Samantha Capon (Griffith University), Thompson.
Jollene Fraser (PhD, University of Canberra) Climate change and aquatic invertebrates. Supervisors: Ben Kefford (University of Canberra), LeRoy Poff (Colorado State University), Jane Hughes (Griffith University), Thompson
Munique Reid (PhD, University of New England) Ecosystem structure and function in a hydrogeomorphically complex riverine landscape. Supervisors: Sara Mika (University of New England), Thompson
Tuti Siregar (PhD, University of Canberra) Arsenic metabolism in marine organisms. Supervisors: Jill Bartlett (University of Canberra), Thompson
Beatrice Dewenter (PhD, University of Canberra) Ecophysiology of climate change in stream networks. Supervisors: Ben Kefford (University of Canberra), LeRoy Poff (Colorado State University), Jane Hughes (Griffith University), Thompson
Bradley Moggridge (PhD, University of Canberra) Cultural flows in riverine ecosystems. Supervisors: Peter Radoll (University of Canberra), Thompson
Haysem Alhassin (PhD, University of Canberra) Interacting effects of pharmaceuticals in the environment. Supervisors: Fiona Dyer (University of Canberra), Thompson
Mark Lintermans (PhD, University of Canberra) Australian native fish biology and conservation. Supervisors: John Koehn (Victorian government), Thompson.
Foyez Shams (PhD, University of Canberra) A genomic perspective on environmental flows. Supervisors: Tariq Ezaz (University of Canberra), Fiona Dyer (University of Canberra), Richard Duncan (University of Canberra), Thompson
Fayha Al-Shibli (PhD, University of Canberra) A water budget for Jordan. Supervisors: Bill Maher (University of Canberra), Thomposn
Adrian Dusting (PhD, University of Canberra) Invasion and evolution in the New Zealand mud snail (Potamopyrgus antipodarum). Supervisors: Paul Sunnucks (Monash University), Dianne Gleeson (University of Canberra), Thompson
Erinn Richmond (PhD, Monash University) Effects of pharmaceuticals on stream ecosystems. Supervisors: Mike Grace (Monash University), Emma Rosi-Marshall (Cary Institute), Thompson
Nicholas Moran (PhD, Monash University) Community assembly of fish in arid Australian waterholes – trophic roles and competition. Supervisors: Bob Wong (Monash University), Thompson
Teresa McKintosh (PhD, Monash University) Transmission of heavy metals through food webs of urban wetlands. Supervisors: Jenny Davis (Monash University), Thompson
Melissa Klamt (PhD, Monash University) Trophic relationships of the platypus. Supervisors: Jenny Davis (Monash University), Thompson
Darren Gilling (PhD, Monash University) Carbon dynamics in rural streams. Supervisors: Ralph MacNally (Monash University), Thompson
Giselle Perdomo (PhD, Monash University) Effects of climate change and habitat fragmentation on moss-microarthropod communities Supervisors: Paul Sunnucks (Monash University), Thompson
Susie Ho (PhD, Monash University) Effects of Gambusia on food webs. Supervisors: Nick Bond (Monash University), Thompson
Moss Imberger (PhD, Monash University) Litter dynamics in urban streams. Mike Grace (Monash University), Thompson

Publications

Maharjan, K., Dyer, F., Thompson, R. M., & Giling, D. P. (2026). Influence of temperature on zooplankton emergence from a riverbank and floodplain sediments of a regulated temperate river. Marine & Freshwater Research, 77(3), MF25139. doi: 10.1071/MF25139 Journal - Research Article

Corman, J. R., Halvorson, H. M., Brucker, C., Costanza-Robinson, M. S., Edwards, J. H., Moody, E. K., … Thompson, R., … Zandonà, E. (2026). Limno-STOICH: A comprehensive database linking the elemental stoichiometry of organisms with inland aquatic habitats. Limnology & Oceanography Letters, 11(2), e70105. doi: 10.1002/lol2.70105 Journal - Research Article

Dewenter, B. S., Giling, D. P., Shah, A. A., Hughes, J., Poff, N. L., Ghalambor, C. K., … Thompson, R. M., & Kefford, B. J. (2025). Annual temperature range drives thermal breadth of freshwater insects across multiple spatial scales. Ecology Letters, 28(12), e70288. doi: 10.1111/ele.70288 Journal - Research Article

Stoffels, R. J., & Thompson, R. M. (2025). Avoiding the ‘one-size-fits-all’ trap in policy-based monitoring. River Research & Applications. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/rra.70087 Journal - Research Article

Bennett, J. M., Linke, S., Brooks, S., Bush, A., Hitchcock, J., Pollino, C., & Thompson, R. M. (2025). Conservation planning for environmental water to climate refugia in the manageable Murray-Darling Basin. Journal of Environmental Management, 393, 127184. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.127184 Journal - Research Article

2026

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2025

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Stoffels, R. J., & Thompson, R. M. (2025). Avoiding the ‘one-size-fits-all’ trap in policy-based monitoring. River Research & Applications. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/rra.70087

Hitchcock, J. N., Brooks, A. J., Haeusler, T., McInerney, P. J., Parsons, D. F., & Thompson, R. M. (2025). Inundation of different river bank heights influences organic matter concentrations and zooplankton abundance. Limnology & Oceanography. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/lno.70109

Kopf, R. K., McPhan, L., McInerney, P. J., Zampatti, B., Thiem, J., Koster, W., … Thompson, R. M. (2025). Intraspecific body size determines isotopic trophic structure of a large river fish community. Journal of Animal Ecology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.70069

Giling, D. P., Broadhurst, B., Dyer, F., Grace, M., Joehnk, K., McInerney, P. J., … Thompson, R. M. (2025). Season and flow drive productivity of a regulated river. Ecosystems, 28(1), 5. doi: 10.1007/s10021-024-00945-6

2024

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Thompson, R. M., Cunningham, S. C., Thomson, J. R., & Mac Nally, R. (2024). Drought, disturbance and river resilience in the southern Murray-Darling Basin, Australia. In M. Thoms & I. Fuller (Eds.), Resilience and riverine landscapes. (pp. 135-155). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-323-91716-2.00023-6

Moggridge, B. J., & Thompson, R. M. (2024). Indigenous engagement to support resilience: A case study from Kamilaroi Country (NSW, Australia). In M. Thoms & I. Fuller (Eds.), Resilience and riverine landscapes. (pp. 363-387). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-323-91716-2.00006-6

Journal - Research Article

Campbell, C. J., Lovett, S., Capon, S. J., Thompson, R. M., & Dyer, F. J. (2024). More than a service: Values of rivers, wetlands and floodplains are informed by both function and feeling. Environmental Management, 73, 130-143. doi: 10.1007/s00267-023-01900-2

Dewenter, B. S., Shah, A. A., Hughes, J., Poff, N. L., Thompson, R., & Kefford, B. J. (2024). The thermal breadth of temperate and tropical freshwater insects supports the climate variability hypothesis. Ecology & Evolution, 14, e10937. doi: 10.1002/ece3.10937

Reid, M. C., Reid, M. A., Miller, C., & Thompson, R. M. (2024). Hydrogeomorphology creates heterogeneous landscapes: But do fish care? Freshwater Science, 43(1), 1-17. doi: 10.1086/729358

2023

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Frost, L. K., Mika, S. J., Thompson, R. M., & Growns, I. (2023). Influence of hydroperiod on aquatic food-web structure and energy production in a floodplain wetland: Implications for environmental flow management. Marine & Freshwater Research, 75, MF23163. doi: 10.1071/MF23163

Campbell, C. J., Lovett, S., Capon, S. J., Thompson, R. M., & Dyer, F. J. (2023). Beyond a ‘just add water’ perspective: Environmental water management for vegetation outcomes. Journal of Environmental Management, 348, 119499. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119499

Alhassen, H. M., Dyer, F. J., & Thompson, R. M. (2023). The photolytic breakdown of caffeine and paracetamol residues in surface water. Water Environment Research, 95, e10909. doi: 10.1002/wer.10909

Journal - Research Other

Dielenberg, J., Bekessy, S., Cumming, G. S., Dean, A. J., Fitzsimons, J. A., Garnett, S., … Thompson, R. M., … Wintle, B. A. (2023). Australia's biodiversity crisis and the need for the Biodiversity Council. Ecological Management & Restoration, 24(2-3), 69-74. doi: 10.1111/emr.12594

Gawne, B., & Thompson, R. (2023). Adaptive water management in response to climate change: The case of the southern Murray-Darling Basin. Australasian Journal of Water Resources, 27(2), 271-288. doi: 10.1080/13241583.2023.2181844

Grigoropoulou, A., Ab Hamid, S., Acosta, R., Olusegun Akindele, E., Al-Shami, S. A., Altermatt, F., … Thompson, R., … Townsend, C., … Domisch, S. (2023). The global EPTO database: Worldwide occurrences of aquatic insects [Data article]. Global Ecology & Biogeography, 32, 642-655. doi: 10.1111/geb.13648

2022

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Thompson, R. M. (2022). Aquatic food webs in rivers. In D. Bouffard, M.-E. Perga & L. Poff (Eds.), Encyclopedia of inland waters (Vol. 2). (2nd ed.) (pp. 350-363). Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-819166-8.00084-0

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Moggridge, B. J., Thompson, R. M., & Radoll, P. (2022). Indigenous research methodologies in water management: Learning from Australia and New Zealand for application on Kamilaroi country. Wetlands Ecology & Management, 30, 853-868. doi: 10.1007/s11273-022-09866-4

Thompson, R. M., Barbour, E. J., Bradshaw, C. J. A., Briggs, S., Byron, N., Grace, M., … Webb, J. A. (2022). Principles for scientists working at the river science-policy interface. River Research & Applications, 38, 819-831. doi: 10.1002/rra.3951

Greig, H. S., McHugh, P. A., Thompson, R. M., Warburton, H. J., & McIntosh, A. R. (2022). Habitat size influences community stability. Ecology, 103(1), e03545. doi: 10.1002/ecy.3545

Journal - Research Other

Kefford, B. J., Bray, J. P., Nichols, S. J., Reich, J., Mac Nally, R., O'Reilly-Nugent, A., … Thompson, R. (2022). Exploring the interplay of biotic interactions and salinity stress in freshwater invertebrate assemblages: Reply to Chessman (2022). Marine & Freshwater Research, 73(5), 585-587. doi: 10.1071/MF22043

Felipe-Lucia, M. R., Guerrero, A. M., Alexander, S. M., Ashander, J., Baggio, J. A., Barnes, M. L., … Thompson, R. M., … Dee, L. E. (2022). Conceptualizing ecosystem services using social-ecological networks. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 37(3), 211-222. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2021.11.012

Campbell, C. J., Thompson, R. M., Capon, S. J., & Dyer, F. J. (2022). Rethinking condition: Measuring and evaluating wetland vegetation responses to water management. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 9, 801250. doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2021.801250

Kefford, B. J., Ghalambor, C. K., Dewenter, B., Poff, N. L., Hughes, J., Reich, J., & Thompson, R. (2022). Acute, diel, and annual temperature variability and the thermal biology of ectotherms. Global Change Biology, 28, 6872-6888. doi: 10.1111/gcb.16453

2021

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Bray, J., Miranda, A., Keely-Smith, A., Kaserzon, S., Elisei, G., Chou, A., … Thompson, R., … Kefford, B. J. (2021). Sub-organism (acetylcholinesterase activity), population (survival) and chemical concentration responses reinforce mechanisms of antagonism associated with malathion toxicity. Science of the Total Environment, 778, 146087. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146087

Bray, J. P., O'Reilly-Nugent, A., King, G. K. K., Kaserzon, S., Nichols, S. J., Mac Nally, R., Thompson, R. M., & Kefford, B. J. (2021). Can SPEcies At Risk of pesticides (SPEAR) indices detect effects of target stressors among multiple interacting stressors? Science of the Total Environment, 763, 142997. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142997

Reid, M. C., Miller, C., Reid, M. A., & Thompson, R. M. (2021). The importance of spatial and temporal scale in describing hydrogeomorphic character of riverine landscapes. Landscape Ecology, 36, 2763-2779. doi: 10.1007/s10980-021-01269-9

Stewardson, M. J., Bond, N., Brookes, J., Capon, S., Dyer, F., Grace, M., … Thompson, R., … Western, A. W. (2021). The politicisation of science in the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia: Discussion of ‘Scientific integrity, public policy and water governance’. Australasian Journal of Water Resources, 25(2), 141-158. doi: 10.1080/13241583.2021.1996681

Moggridge, B. J., & Thompson, R. M. (2021). Cultural value of water and western water management: An Australian Indigenous perspective. Australasian Journal of Water Resources, 25(1), 4-14. doi: 10.1080/13241583.2021.1897926

Caron, V., Brim Box, J., Dobson, V. P., Dobson, V., Richmond, L., Thompson, R. M., & Dyer, F. (2021). Restoring cultural plant communities at sacred water sites. Australasian Journal of Water Resources, 25(1), 70-79. doi: 10.1080/13241583.2021.1888854

Journal - Research Other

Kefford, B. J., Bray, J. P., Nichols, S. J., Reich, J., Mac Nally, R., O'Reilly-Nugent, A., … Thompson, R. (2021). Understanding salt-tolerance and biota-stressor interactions in freshwater invertebrate communities. Marine & Freshwater Research, 73, 140-146. doi: 10.1071/MF21164

2020

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McInerney, P. J., Holt, G., Lester, R. E., Thompson, R. M., Robson, B., Ryder, D. S., … Petrie, R. (2020). Basal resource quality and energy sources in three habitats of a lowland river ecosystem. Limnology & Oceanography, 65, 2757-2771. doi: 10.1002/lno.11548

Shams, F., Dyer, F., Thompson, R., Duncan, R. P., Thiem, J. D., Enge, T. G., & Ezaz, T. (2020). Multiple lines of evidence indicate limited natural recruitment of golden Perch (Macquaria ambigua) in the highly regulated Lachlan River. Water, 12, 1636. doi: 10.3390/w12061636

Growns, I., Ryder, D., McInerney, P., Bond, N., Holt, G., Lester, R., & Thompson, R. (2020). The use of fatty acids to identify food sources of secondary consumers in wetland mesocosms. Journal of Freshwater Ecology, 35(1), 173-189. doi: 10.1080/02705060.2020.1761463

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Kefford, B. J., Botwe, P. K., Brooks, A. J., Kunz, S., Marchant, R., Maxwell, S., … Thompson, R. M. (2020). An integrated database of stream macroinvertebrate traits for Australia: Concept and application. Ecological Indicators, 114, 106280. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106280

Jacob, U., Beckerman, A. P., Antonijevic, M., Dee, L. E., Eklöf, A., Possingham, H. P., Thompson, R., … Halpern, B. S. (2020). Marine conservation: Towards a multi-layered network approach. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 375, 20190459. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2019.0459

2019

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Richmond, E. K., Rosi, E. J., Reisinger, A. J., Hanrahan, B. R., Thompson, R. M., & Grace, M. R. (2019). Influences of the antidepressant fluoxetine on stream ecosystem function and aquatic insect emergence at environmentally realistic concentrations. Journal of Freshwater Ecology, 34(1), 513-531. doi: 10.1080/02705060.2019.1629546

Brose, U., Archambault, P., Barnes, A. D., Bersier, L.-F., Boy, T., Canning-Clode, J., … Thompson, R. M., … Iles, A. C. (2019). Predator traits determine food-web architecture across ecosystems. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 3, 919-927. doi: 10.1038/s41559-019-0899-x

Thompson, R. M., Bond, N., Poff, N. L., & Byron, N. (2019). Towards a systems approach for river basin management: Lessons from Australia's largest river. River Research & Applications, 35, 466-475. doi: 10.1002/rra.3242

Moran, N. P., Wong, B. B. M., & Thompson, R. M. (2019). Communities at the extreme: Aquatic food webs in desert landscapes. Ecology & Evolution, 9, 11464-11475. doi: 10.1002/ece3.5648

Shams, F., Dyer, F., Thompson, R., Duncan, R. P., Thiem, J. D., Majtánová, Z., & Ezaz, T. (2019). Karyotypes and sex chromosomes in two Australian native freshwater fishes, golden perch (Macquaria ambigua) and Murray cod (maccullochella peelii) (Percichthyidae). International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 20, 4244. doi: 10.3390/ijms20174244

Shams, F., Dyer, F., Thompson, R., Duncan, R. P., Thiem, J. D., Kilian, A., & Ezaz, T. (2019). Application of DArT seq derived SNP tags for comparative genome analysis in fishes: An alternative pipeline using sequence data from a non-traditional model species, Macquaria ambigua. PLoS ONE, 14(12), e0226365. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0226365

Kopf, R. K., Humphries, P., Bond, N. R., Sims, N. C., Watts, R. J., Thompson, R. M., … McDonald, S. (2019). Macroecology of fish community biomass-size structure: Effects of invasive species and river regulation. Canadian Journal of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences, 76, 109-122. doi: 10.1139/cjfas-2017-0544

Pomeranz, J. P. F., Thompson, R. M., Poisot, T., & Harding, J. S. (2019). Inferring predator-prey interactions in food webs. Methods in Ecology & Evolution, 10, 356-367. doi: 10.1111/2041-210X.13125

Bray, J. P., Nichols, S. J., Keely-Smith, A., Thompson, R., Bhattacharyya, S., Gupta, S., … Kefford, B. J. (2019). Stressor dominance and sensitivity-dependent antagonism: Disentangling the freshwater effects of an insecticide among co-occurring agricultural stressors. Journal of Applied Ecology, 56, 2020-2033. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13430

Bray, J. P., Reich, J., Nichols, S. J., King, G. K. K., Mac Nally, R., Thompson, R., O'Reilly-Nugent, A., & Kefford, B. J. (2019). Biological interactions mediate context and species-specific sensitivities to salinity. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 374, 20180020. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2018.0020

Moggridge, B. J., Betterridge, L., & Thompson, R. M. (2019). Integrating Aboriginal cultural values into water planning: A case study from New South Wales, Australia. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 26(3), 273-286. doi: 10.1080/14486563.2019.1650837

2018

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Thompson, R. M., & Williams, R. (2018). Unpacking resilience in food webs: An emergent property or a sum of the parts? In J. C. Moore, P. C. de Ruiter, K. S. McCann & V. Wolters (Eds.), Adaptive food webs: Stability and transitions of real and model ecosystems. (pp. 88-104). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781316871867.009

Bridgewater, P., Guarino, E., & Thompson, R. M. (2018). Hydrology in the anthropocene. In D. A. Dellasala & M. I. Goldstein (Eds.), Encyclopedia of the anthropocene (Vol. 1). (pp. 87-92). Kidlington, UK: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-809665-9.09916-X

Jellyman, P. G., McHugh, P. A., Simon, K. S., Thompson, R. M., & McIntosh, A. R. (2018). The effects of brown trout on the trophic webs of New Zealand streams. In J. Lobón-Cerviá & N. Sanz (Eds.), Brown trout: Biology, ecology and management. (pp. 569-597). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781119268352.ch22

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Saulino, H. H. L., Thompson, R. M., & Trivinho-Strixino, S. (2018). Herbivore functional traits and macroinvertebrate food webs have different responses to leaf chemical compounds of two macrophyte species in a tropical lake’s littoral zone. Aquatic Ecology, 52, 165-176. doi: 10.1007/s10452-018-9652-9

Thompson, R. M., King, A. J., Kingsford, R. M., Mac Nally, R., & Poff, N. L. (2018). Legacies, lags and long-term trends: Effective flow restoration in a changed and changing world. Freshwater Biology, 63, 986-995. doi: 10.1111/fwb.13029

Davis, J., Sim, L., Thompson, R. M., Pinder, A., Brim Box, J., Murphy, N. P., … Sunnucks, P. (2018). Patterns and drivers of aquatic invertebrate diversity across an arid biome. Ecography, 41, 375-387. doi: 10.1111/ecog.02334

Kath, J., Thomson, J. R., Thompson, R. M., Kefford, B. J., Dyer, F. J., & Mac Nally, R. (2018). Interactions among stressors may be weak: Implications for management of freshwater macroinvertebrate communities. Diversity & Distributions, 24, 939-950. doi: 10.1111/ddi.12737

Rolls, R. J., Heino, J., Ryder, D. S., Chessman, B. C., Growns, I. O., Thompson, R. M., & Gido, K. B. (2018). Scaling biodiversity responses to hydrological regimes. Biological Reviews, 93, 971-995. doi: 10.1111/brv.12381

2017

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Moran, N. P., Mossop, K. D., Thompson, R. M., Chapple, D. G., & Wong, B. B. M. (2017). Rapid divergence of animal personality and syndrome structure across an arid-aquatic habitat matrix. Oecologia, 185, 55-67. doi: 10.1007/s00442-017-3924-2

Sardiña, P., Beardall, J., Beringer, J., Grace, M., & Thompson, R. M. (2017). Consequences of altered temperature regimes for emerging freshwater invertebrates. Aquatic Sciences, 79, 265-276. doi: 10.1007/s00027-016-0495-y

McHugh, I. D., Beringer, J., Cunningham, S. C., Baker, P. J., Cavagnaro, T. R., Mac Nally, R., & Thompson, R. M. (2017). Interactions between nocturnal turbulent flux, storage and advection at an “ideal” eucalypt woodland site. Biogeosciences, 14, 3027-3050. doi: 10.5194/bg-14-3027-2017

Razeng, E., Smith, A. E., Harrisson, K. A., Pavlova, A., Nguyen, T., Pinder, A., … Thompson, R., … Sunnucks, P. (2017). Evolutionary divergence in freshwater insects with contrasting dispersal capacity across a sea of desert. Freshwater Biology, 62, 1443-1459. doi: 10.1111/fwb.12959

Mackintosh, T. J., Davis, J. A., & Thompson, R. M. (2017). The effects of urbanization on trophic relationships in constructed wetlands. Freshwater Science, 36(1), 138-150. doi: 10.1086/690674

Journal - Research Other

Nichols, S. J., Barmuta, L. A., Chessman, B. C., Davies, P. E., Dyer, F. J., Harrison, E. T., … Thompson, R. M. (2017). The imperative need for nationally coordinated bioassessment of rivers and streams. Marine & Freshwater Research, 68, 599-613. doi: 10.1071/MF15329

Robson, B. J., Lester, R. E., Baldwin, D. S., Bond, N. R., Drouart, R., Rolls, R. J., … Thompson, R. M. (2017). Modelling food-web mediated effects of hydrological variability and environmental flows. Water Research, 124, 108-128. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.07.031

Dee, L. E., Thompson, R., Massol, F., Guerrero, A., & Bohan, D. A. (2017). Do social-ecological syndromes predict outcomes for ecosystem services? A reply to Bodin et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 32(8), 549-552. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2017.06.001

Dee, L. E., Allesina, S., Bonn, A., Eklöf, A., Gaines, S. D., Hines, J., … Thompson, R. M. (2017). Operationalizing network theory for ecosystem service assessments. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 32(2), 118-130. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2016.10.011

Rolls, R. J., Baldwin, D. S., Bond, N. R., Lester, R. E., Robson, B. J., Ryder, D. S., Thompson, R. M., & Watson, G. A. (2017). A framework for evaluating food-web responses to hydrological manipulations in riverine systems. Journal of Environmental Management, 203, 136-150. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.07.040

Moran, N. P., Wong, B. B. M., & Thompson, R. M. (2017). Weaving animal temperament into food webs: Implications for biodiversity [Forum]. Oikos, 126, 917-930. doi: 10.1111/oik.03642

2016

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Klamt, M., Davis, J. A., Thompson, R. M., Marchant, R., & Grant, T. R. (2016). Trophic relationships of the platypus: Insights from stable isotope and cheek pouch dietary analyses. Marine & Freshwater Research, 67, 1196-1204. doi: 10.1071/MF15004

Giling, D. P., Mac Nally, R., & Thompson, R. M. (2016). How sensitive are invertebrates to riparian-zone replanting in stream ecosystems? Marine & Freshwater Research, 67, 1500-1511. doi: 10.1071/MF14360

Mackintosh, T. J., Davis, J. A., & Thompson, R. M. (2016). Impacts of multiple stressors on ecosystem function: Leaf decomposition in constructed urban wetlands. Environmental Pollution, 208, 221-232. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.08.038

Mackintosh, T. J., Davis, J. A., & Thompson, R. M. (2016). Tracing metals through urban wetland food webs. Ecological Engineering, 94, 200-213. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2016.05.057

Moran, N. P., Mossop, K. D., Thompson, R. M., & Wong, B. B. M. (2016). Boldness in extreme environments: Temperament divergence in a desert-dwelling fish. Animal Behaviour, 122, 125-133. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2016.09.024

Sowersby, W., Thompson, R. M., & Wong, B. B. M. (2016). Invasive predator influences habitat preferences in a freshwater fish. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 99, 187-193. doi: 10.1007/s10641-015-0466-5

Swirepik, J. L., Burns, I. C., Dyer, F. J., Neave, I. A., O'Brien, M. G., Pryde, G. M., & Thompson, R. M. (2016). Establishing environmental water requirements for the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia's largest developed river system. River Research & Applications, 32, 1153-1165. doi: 10.1002/rra.2975

Razeng, E., Morán-Ordóñez, A., Brim Box, J., Thompson, R., Davis, J., & Sunnucks, P. (2016). A potential role for overland dispersal in shaping aquatic invertebrate communities in arid regions. Freshwater Biology, 61, 745-757. doi: 10.1111/fwb.12744

Richmond, E. K., Rosi-Marshall, E. J., Lee, S. S., Thompson, R. M., & Grace, M. R. (2016). Antidepressants in stream ecosystems: Influence of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) on algal production and insect emergence. Freshwater Science, 35(3), 845-855. doi: 10.1086/687841

Journal - Research Other

Woodward, G., Bonada, N., Brown, L. E., Death, R. G., Durance, I., Gray, C., … Thompson, R. M., & Pawar, S. (2016). The effects of climatic fluctuations and extreme events on running water ecosystems. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 371, 20150274. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2015.0274

Kefford, B. J., Buchwalter, D., Cañedo-Argüelles, M., Davis, J., Duncan, R. P., Hoffmann, A., & Thompson, R. (2016). Salinized rivers: Degraded systems or new habitats for salt-tolerant faunas? Biology Letters, 12, 20151072. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2015.1072

2015

Journal - Research Article

Mackintosh, T. J., Davis, J. A., & Thompson, R. M. (2015). The influence of urbanisation on macroinvertebrate biodiversity in constructed stormwater wetlands. Science of the Total Environment, 536, 527-537. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.07.066

McBurnie, G., Davis, J., Thompson, R. M., Nano, C., & Brim-Box, J. (2015). The impacts of an invasive herbivore (Camelus dromedaries) on arid zone freshwater pools: An experimental investigation of the effects of dung on macroinvertebrate colonisation. Journal of Arid Environments, 113, 69-76. doi: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2014.09.011

Giling, D. P., Mac Nally, R., & Thompson, R. M. (2015). How might cross-system subsidies in riverine networks be affected by altered flow variability? Ecosystems, 18, 1151-1164. doi: 10.1007/s10021-015-9889-2

Grace, M. R., Giling, D. P., Hladyz, S., Caron, V., Thompson, R. M., & Mac Nally, R. (2015). Fast processing of diel oxygen curves: Estimating stream metabolism with BASE (BAyesian Single-station Estimation). Limnology & Oceanography: Methods, 13, 103-114. doi: 10.1002/LOM3.10011

Cunningham, S. C., Cavagnaro, T. R., Mac Nally, R., Paul, K. I., Baker, P. J., Beringer, J., … Thompson, R. M. (2015). Reforestation with native mixed-species plantings in a temperate continental climate effectively sequesters and stabilizes carbon within decades. Global Change Biology, 21, 1552-1566. doi: 10.1111/gcb.12746

McHugh, P. A., Thompson, R. M., Greig, H. S., Warburton, H. J., & McIntosh, A. R. (2015). Habitat size influences food web structure in drying streams. Ecography, 38, 700-712. doi: 10.1111/ecog.01193

Morán-Ordóñez, A., Pavlova, A., Pinder, A. M., Sim, L., Sunnucks, P., Thompson, R. M., & Davis, J. (2015). Aquatic communities in arid landscapes: Local conditions, dispersal traits and landscape configuration determine local biodiversity. Diversity & Distributions, 21, 1230-1241. doi: 10.1111/ddi.12342

Sardiña, P., Beringer, J., Roche, D., & Thompson, R. M. (2015). Temperature influences species interactions between a native and a globally invasive freshwater snail. Freshwater Science, 34(3), 933-941. doi: 10.1086/681639

Heino, J., Melo, A. S., Bini, L. M., Altermatt, F., Al-Shami, S. A., Angeler, D. G., … Thompson, R. M., & Townsend, C. R. (2015). A comparative analysis reveals weak relationships between ecological factors and beta diversity of stream insect metacommunities at two spatial levels. Ecology & Evolution, 5(6), 1235-1248. doi: 10.1002/ece3.1439

Journal - Research Other

Kingsford, R. T., Mac Nally, R., King, A., Walker, K. F., Bino, G., Thompson, R., … Humphries, P. (2015). A commentary on 'Long-term ecological trends of flow-dependent ecosystems in a major regulated river basin', by Matthew J. Colloff, Peter Caley, Neil Saintilan, Carmel A. Pollino and Neville D. Crossman. Marine & Freshwater Research, 66, 970-980. doi: 10.1071/MF15185

Cunningham, S. C., Mac Nally, R., Baker, P. J., Cavagnaro, T. R., Beringer, J., Thomson, J. R., & Thompson, R. M. (2015). Balancing the environmental benefits of reforestation in agricultural regions. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution & Systematics, 17, 301-317. doi: 10.1016/j.ppees.2015.06.001

Murphy, A. L., Pavlova, A., Thompson, R., Davis, J., & Sunnucks, P. (2015). Swimming through sand: Connectivity of aquatic fauna in deserts. Ecology & Evolution, 5(22), 5252-5264. doi: 10.1002/ece3.1741

2014

Journal - Research Article

Giling, D. P., Grace, M. R., Thomson, J. R., Mac Nally, R., & Thompson, R. M. (2014). Effect of native vegetation loss on stream ecosystem processes: Dissolved organic matter composition and export in agricultural landscapes. Ecosystems, 17, 82-95. doi: 10.1007/s10021-013-9708-6

Monk, A., Charlton-Robb, K., Buddhadasa, S., & Thompson, R. M. (2014). Comparison of mercury contamination in live and dead dolphins from a newly described species, Tursiops australis. PLoS ONE, 9(8), e104887. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104887

Imberger, S. J., Cook, P. L. M., Grace, M. R., & Thompson, R. M. (2014). Tracing carbon sources in small urbanising streams: Catchment-scale stormwater drainage overwhelms the effects of reach-scale riparian vegetation. Freshwater Biology, 59, 168-186. doi: 10.1111/fwb.12256

Journal - Research Other

Thompson, R. M., Beardall, J., Beringer, J., Grace, M., & Sardina, P. (2014). Moving beyond methods: The need for a diverse programme in climate change research. Ecology Letters, 17, 125-e2. doi: 10.1111/ele.12202

2013

Chapter in Book - Research

Stewart, R. I. A., Dossena, M., Bohan, D. A., Jeppesen, E., Kordas, R. L., Ledger, M. E., … Thompson, R., … Woodward, G. (2013). Mesocosm experiments as a tool for ecological climate-change research. In G. Woodward & E. J. O'Gorman (Eds.), Advances in ecological research (Vol. 48). (pp. 71-181). London, UK: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-417199-2.00002-1

Journal - Research Article

Hurry, C. R., James, E. A., & Thompson, R. M. (2013). Connectivity, genetic structure and stress response of Phragmites australis: Issues for restoration in a salinising wetland system. Aquatic Botany, 104, 138-146. doi: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2012.08.001

Giling, D. P., Grace, M. R., Mac Nally, R., & Thompson, R. M. (2013). The influence of native replanting on stream ecosystem metabolism in a degraded landscape: Can a little vegetation go a long way? Freshwater Biology, 58, 2601-2613. doi: 10.1111/fwb.12236

Ho, S. S., Bond, N. R., & Thompson, R. M. (2013). Does seasonal flooding give a native species an edge over a global invader? Freshwater Biology, 58, 159-170. doi: 10.1111/fwb.12047

Thompson, R. M., Beardall, J., Beringer, J., Grace, M., & Sardina, P. (2013). Means and extremes: Building variability into community-level climate change experiments [Review]. Ecology Letters, 16, 799-806. doi: 10.1111/ele.12095

Thompson, R. M., Poulin, R., Mouritsen, K. N., & Thieltges, D. W. (2013). Resource tracking in marine parasites: Going with the flow? Oikos, 12(8), 1187-1194. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2012.00245.x

Journal - Research Other

Davis, J., Pavlova, A., Thompson, R., & Sunnucks, P. (2013). Evolutionary refugia and ecological refuges: Key concepts for conserving Australian arid zone freshwater biodiversity under climate change. Global Change Biology, 19, 1970-1984. doi: 10.1111/gcb.12203

2012

Journal - Research Article

Giling, D. P., Reich, P., & Thompson, R. M. (2012). Riparian vegetation removal alters consumer-resource stoichiometry in an Australian lowland stream. Marine & Freshwater Research, 63, 1-8. doi: 10.1071/MF11092

Perdomo, G., Evans, A., Maraun, M., Sunnucks, P., & Thompson, R. (2012). Mouthpart morphology and trophic position of microarthropods from soils and mosses are strongly correlated. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 53, 56-63. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2012.05.002

Thomson, J. R., Bond, N. R., Cunningham, S. C., Metzeling, L., Reich, P., Thompson, R. M., & Mac Nally, R. (2012). The influences of climatic variation and vegetation on stream biota: Lessons from the Big Dry in southeastern Australia. Global Change Biology, 18, 1582-1596. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2011.02609.x

Perdomo, G., Sunnucks, P., & Thompson, R. M. (2012). The role of temperature and dispersal in moss-microarthropod community assembly after a catastrophic event. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 367, 3042-3049. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2012.0241

Journal - Research Other

Thompson, R. M., Brose, U., Dunne, J. A., Hall, R. O., Jr, Hladyz, S., Kitching, R. L., … Tylianakis, J. M. (2012). Food webs: Reconciling the structure and function of biodiversity. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 27(12), 689-697. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2012.08.005

Thompson, R. M., Dunne, J. A., & Woodward, G. (2012). Freshwater food webs: Towards a more fundamental understanding of biodiversity and community dynamics. Freshwater Biology, 57, 1329-1341. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2012.02808.x

2011

Journal - Research Article

Thompson, R., & Parkinson, S. (2011). Assessing the local effects of riparian restoration on urban streams. New Zealand Journal of Marine & Freshwater Research, 45(4), 625-636. doi: 10.1080/00288330.2011.569988

Charlton-Robb, K., Gershwin, L.-A., Thompson, R., Austin, J., Owen, K., & McKechnie, S. (2011). A new dolphin species, the burrunan dolphin Tursiops australis sp. nov., endemic to Southern Australian coastal waters. PLoS ONE, 6(9), e24047. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024047

Owen, K., Charlton-Robb, K., & Thompson, R. (2011). Resolving the trophic relations of cryptic species: An example using stable isotope analysis of dolphin teeth. PLoS ONE, 6(2), e16457. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0016457

Morris, K., Raulings, E. J., Melbourne, W. H., Mac Nally, R., & Thompson, R. M. (2011). A novel trap for quantifying the dispersal of seeds by wind. Journal of Vegetation Science, 22, 807-817. doi: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2011.01290.x

Klamt, M., Thompson, R., & Davis, J. (2011). Early response of the platypus to climate warming. Global Change Biology, 17, 3011-3018. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2011.02472.x

Raulings, E., Morris, K., Thompson, R., & Mac Nally, R. (2011). Do birds of a feather disperse plants together? Freshwater Biology, 56, 1390-1402. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2011.02576.x

Imberger, S. J., Thompson, R. M., & Grace, M. R. (2011). Urban catchment hydrology overwhelms reach scale effects of riparian vegetation on organic matter dynamics. Freshwater Biology, 56, 1370-1389. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2011.02575.x

Riede, J. O., Brose, U., Ebenman, B., Jacob, U., Thompson, R., Townsend, C. R., & Jonsson, T. (2011). Stepping in Elton's footprints: A general scaling model for body masses and trophic levels across ecosystems. Ecology Letters, 14(2), 169-178. doi: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2010.01568.x

2010

Journal - Research Article

Walker, M. K., & Thompson, R. M. (2010). Consequences of realistic patterns of biodiversity loss: An experimental test from the intertidal zone. Marine & Freshwater Research, 61, 1015-1022. doi: 10.1071/MF09244

Thompson, R. M., & Lake, P. S. (2010). Reconciling theory and practise: The role of stream ecology. River Research & Applications, 26, 5-14. doi: 10.1002/rra.1284

Imberger, S. J., Thompson, R. M., & Grace, M. R. (2010). Searching for effective indicators of ecosystem function in urban streams: Assessing cellulose decomposition potential. Freshwater Biology, 55, 2089-2106. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2010.02469.x

2009

Journal - Research Article

Giling, D., Reich, P., & Thompson, R. M. (2009). Loss of riparian vegetation alters the ecosystem role of a freshwater crayfish (Cherax destructor) in an Australian intermittent lowland stream. Journal of the North American Benthological Society, 28(3), 626-637. doi: 10.1899/09-015.1

Thompson, R. M., Phillips, N. R., & Townsend, C. R. (2009). Biological consequences of clear-cut logging around streams: Moderating effects of management. Forest Ecology & Management, 257(3), 931-940. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.10.025

Journal - Research Other

Likens, G. E., Walker, K. F., Davies, P. E., Brookes, J., Olley, J., Young, W. J., … Thompson, R., & Oliver, R. L. (2009). Ecosystem science: Toward a new paradigm for managing Australia's inland aquatic ecosystems. Marine & Freshwater Research, 60, 271-279. doi: 10.1071/MF08188

2008

Journal - Research Article

Thompson, R. M., & Ryder, G. R. (2008). Effects of hydro-electrically induced water level fluctuations on benthic communities in Lake Hawea, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine & Freshwater Research, 42(2), 197-206. doi: 10.1080/00288330809509948

2007

Chapter in Book - Research

Townsend, C. R., & Thompson, R. M. (2007). Body size in streams: Macroinvertebrate community size composition along natural and human-induced environmental gradients. In A. G. Hildrew, D. G. Raffaelli & R. Edmonds-Brown (Eds.), Body size: The structure and function of aquatic ecosystems. (pp. 77-97). Cambridge University Press.

Journal - Research Article

Bates, C. R., Scott, G., Tobin, M., & Thompson, R. (2007). Weighing the costs and benefits of reduced sampling resolution in biomonitoring studies: Perspectives from the temperate rocky intertidal. Biological Conservation, 137, 617-625. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2007.03.019

Marczak, L. B., Thompson, R. M., & Richardson, J. S. (2007). Meta-analysis: Trophic level, habitat, and productivity shape the food web effects of resource subsidies. Ecology, 88(1), 140-148. doi: 10.1890/0012-9658(2007)88[140:MTLHAP]2.0.CO;2

Journal - Research Other

Thompson, R., & Starzomski, B. M. (2007). What does biodiversity actually do? A review for managers and policy makers. Biodiversity & Conservation, 16, 1359-1378. doi: 10.1007/s10531-005-6232-9

Thompson, R. M., Hemberg, M., Starzomski, B. M., & Shurin, J. B. (2007). Trophic levels and trophic tangles: The prevalence of omnivory in real food webs [Report]. Ecology, 88(3), 612-617. doi: 10.1890/05-1454

2006

Journal - Research Article

Thompson, R., & Townsend, C. (2006). A truce with neutral theory: Local deterministic factors, species traits and dispersal limitation together determine patterns of diversity in stream invertebrates. Journal of Animal Ecology, 75(2), 476-484.

2005

Chapter in Book - Research

Woodward, G., Thompson, R., Townsend, C. R., & Hildrew, A. G. (2005). Pattern and process in food webs: Evidence from running waters. In A. Belgrano, U. M. Scharler, J. Dunne & R. E. Ulanowicz (Eds.), Aquatic food webs: An ecosystem approach. (pp. 51-66). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198564836.003.0006

Journal - Research Article

Thompson, R. M., & Townsend, C. R. (2005). Energy availability, spatial heterogeneity and ecosystem size predict food-web structure in streams. Oikos, 108(1), 137-148.

Thompson, R. M., & Townsend, C. R. (2005). Food-web topology varies with spatial scale in a patchy environment. Ecology, 86(7), 1916-1925.

Thompson, R. M., Mouritsen, K. N., & Poulin, R. (2005). Importance of parasites and their life cycle characteristics in determining the structure of a large marine food web. Journal of Animal Ecology, 74, 77-85.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Townsend, C., & Thompson, R. (2005, September). Body size in the stream habitat templet: Community size composition along natural and human-induced environmental dimensions. Verbal presentation at the British Ecological Society 2005 Special Symposium: Body Size and the Organisation of Aquatic Ecosystems

2004

Journal - Research Article

Thompson, R. M., & Townsend, C. R. (2004). Land-use influences on New Zealand stream communities: Effects on species composition, functional organisation, and food-web structure. New Zealand Journal of Marine & Freshwater Research, 38, 595-608.

Thompson, R. M., & Townsend, C. R. (2004). Impacts of riparian afforestation on stream biofilms: An exotic forest-native grassland comparison. New Zealand Journal of Marine & Freshwater Research, 38, 895-902.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Thompson, R. M., & Townsend, C. R. (2004). Spatial variability in stream habitats and food web architecture. Bulletin of the North American Benthological Society. 1(21), (pp. 192). [Abstract]

2003

Journal - Research Article

Thompson, R. M., & Townsend, C. R. (2003). Impacts on stream food webs of native and exotic forest: An intercontinental comparison. Ecology, 84(1), 145-161.

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Thompson, R. M., & Ryder, G. R. (2003). Waituna Lagoon: Summary of existing knowledge and identification of knowledge gaps [Science for Conservation 215]. Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Conservation. Retrieved from https://www.doc.govt.nz

2001

Journal - Research Article

Thompson, R. M., Townsend, C. R., Craw, D., & Frew, R. D. (2001). (Further) links from rocks to plants. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 16, 543-544.

Thompson, R. M., Edwards, E., McIntosh, A. R., & Townsend, C. R. (2001). Allocation of effort in stream food-web studies: The best compromise? Marine & Freshwater Research, 52, 339-345.

2000

Chapter in Book - Research

Thompson, R. M., & Townsend, C. R. (2000). New Zealand's stream invertebrate communities: An international perspective. In K. Collier & M. Winterbourn (Eds.), New Zealand Stream Invertebrates: Ecology and Implications for Management. (pp. 53-74). Christchurch: New Zealand Limnological Society, The Caxton Press.

Journal - Research Article

Thompson, R. M., & Townsend, C. R. (2000). Is resolution the solution?: The effect of taxonomic resolution on the calculated attributes of three stream food webs. Freshwater Biology, 44, 413-422.

1999

Journal - Research Article

Thompson, R. M., & Townsend, C. R. (1999). The effect of seasonal variation on the community structure and food-web attributes of two streams: implications for food-web science. Oikos, 87, 75-88.

1998

Journal - Research Article

Jaarsma, N. G., De Boer, S. M., Townsend, C. R., Thompson, R. M., & Edwards, A. D. (1998). Characterising food-webs in two New Zealand streams. New Zealand Journal of Marine & Freshwater Research, 32, 271-286.

Townsend, C. R., Thompson, R. M., McIntosh, A. R., Kilroy, C., Edwards, E., & Scarsbrook, M. R. (1998). Disturbance, resource supply and food-web architecture in streams. Ecology Letters, 1, 200-209.