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A list of Honours theses completed under the supervision of DL Dunkerley

  • External funding and logistical support obtained to support the work of Honours students is indicated in this list. This list includes BA, BSc and BEnvSci Honours research projects.
  • Lammerts van Bueren, D.W.A. 1979.  Crotty Creek Catchment- aspects of solute and suspended sediment transport.  B.A. (Honours) thesis, 93pp.
  • Bergman, I.D. 1980.  A laboratory study of stream meandering.  B.Sc. (Honours) thesis, 137pp.
  • Boucher, S.C. 1980.  Field tunnel erosion in dispersive soils.  M.A. (preliminary) thesis, 208pp.
  • Vertessy, R.A. 1983.  The production of stormflow runoff from a burnt forested hillslope near Warburton, Victoria.  B.A. (Honours) thesis, 178pp. (Awarded Honours Class 1).
  • Elliott, L. 1984.  The dissolution of calcite.  B.Sc. (Honours) thesis, 73pp.
  • Martin, J. 1984.  The effect of farm dams on streamflow and stream sediment transport in a  section of the upper Yarra catchment.  B.Sc. (Honours) thesis, 123pp.
  • Canning, E.A. 1985.  An investigation of the mechanisms of calcium carbonate precipitation on straw speleothems in selected karst caves- Buchan.  B.A. (Honours) thesis, 158pp.
    (This thesis won the 1986 J.N. Jennings Travel Award).
  • Dix, A.E. 1985.  On the problems of predicting optimum conditions for the release of mining wastes into the Magela Creek, N.T. B.Sc. (Honours) thesis, 185pp.
    (This research project was funded and given logistic support by the Office of the Supervising Scientist, Alligator Rivers Region Research Laboratory).
  • Jay, A. 1988. An investigation into the use of oxygen-18 as a natural tracer for characterising stormflow in streams. B.Sc. (Honours) thesis, 80pp.
  • Aitken, C. 1988.  Domestic water use in Melbourne: consumption characteristics and demand management. B.A. (Honours) thesis, 113pp.
  • Brown, K. J. 1989.  Disturbance of sediment at low level fords as a result of 4WD activity. B.Sc. (Honours) thesis, 184pp.  (Won the J.N. Jennings Travel Award for 1989)
    (This research was supported by an award from the Museum of Victoria Research Grants Scheme). (Awarded Honours Class 1).
  • Edmondson, J.-J. 1989.  A study of the relict gravels of the east Buchan area.
    B.Sc. (Honours) thesis, 85pp. (This research was supported by a grant from the Rimstone Cooperative).
  • Davis, S. 1990.  Heavy metal transport in streams draining the Mt Buller region, Victoria.  B.A. (Honours) thesis, 75pp.
  • Neave, M. 1991.  Interrill erosion processes: A study of the degradation of the Ranger uranium mine waste         rock dump.  B.A. (Honours) thesis, 167pp. (Sponsored by the Office of the Supervising Scientist, Commonwealth Government). (Awarded Honours Class 1).
  • Maher, S. 1991.  An investigation of the effect of rill erosion on the long-term stability of above ground waste containment structures of the Ranger uranium mine, Northern Territory, Australia.  B.Sc. (Honours) thesis, 99pp. (Sponsored by the Office of the Supervising Scientist, Commonwealth Government).
  • Graeme, D. 1991. The effect of large trees growing within arid zone, ephemeral streams on flow characteristics. B.Sc. (Honours) thesis, 131pp.
  • O'Shanassy K. 1992. Morphological change in response to human impact at Bruthen Creek, South Gippsland, Victoria. B.Sc. (Honours) thesis, 86pp.
  • Collins A. 1993. Changes is surface litter and physical soil properties with age of Mountain Ash (Eucalyptus regnans) stands.  B.Sc. (Honours) thesis, 133pp.
  • Brown S. 1993. Predisposing factors of arroyo morphogenesis, in western New South Wales, Australia.  B.Sc. (Honours) thesis, 101pp.
  • Jaensch R. 1993.  Features, processes and natural reclamation of scald surfaces at Fowlers Gap, western New South Wales. B.Sc. (Honours) thesis, 100pp. (Awarded Honours Class 1).
  • Booth T. 1996. Canopy interception in some Australian desert shrubs. B.Sc. (Honours) thesis, 95pp. plus unpaginated Appendixes.
  • De Jong J. M. 1999. The environmental impact of mine tailings, Endurance tin mine, north-eastern Tasmania. Unpublished B.Sc. (Honours) thesis, 120pp. (Co-supervisor: Dr D.C. McPhail, Department of Earth Sciences). (awarded Honours Class 1).
  • Hill, M.  2000.  Aspects of the role of groundwater in an anabranch river system, north-eastern Victoria. BSc(Honours) thesis, 106pp.
  • Hudson, E. 2001.  The impacts of recreational horse riding on erosion and runoff in a Victorian riparian area: a case study of the Howqua River, Alpine National Park. BSc(Env) (Honours) thesis, 97pp.
  • Hall, G. 2001.  Observed impacts of camping and associated activities on the physical and hydraulic properties of soil in three camping grounds along the Howqua. Bsc(Env) (Honours) thesis, 86pp.
  • Curl, A. 2001.  Willy willies in the Australian landscape: Environmental controls and dust transport characteristics. BSc(Honours) thesis, 122pp. (Awarded Honours Class 1).
  • Webster, M. 2002.  Environmental effects of fuel reduction burning, Mornington Peninsula National Park. Bsc(Honours) thesis, 80pp. (Awarded Honours Class 1).
  • Berg, S.S. 2002.  Patterned mulga near Alice Springs, Central Australia, and the potential threat of firewood collection on this vegetation community. BEnvSci (Honours) thesis, 85pp. (Awarded Honours Class 1).
  • Brown, D., 2003.  The status, measurement and management of river health in Victoria. BEnvSci (Honours) thesis, 95pp. (Awarded Honours Class 1).
  • Ham, J. 2003.  An assessment of the impact of fire control lines on soil properties and the local environment:  A case study of Bunyip State Park, Vic. BEnvSci (Honours) thesis, pp. (Awarded Honours Class 1).
  • Duncan R 2003. An investigation into the performance of the Soil Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) within the Maroochydore Basin. BEnvSci (Honours) thesis, 184pp. (Awarded Honours Class 1). Awarded the JS Duncan Honours Prize, Monash University.
  • Hamilton, G. 2004.  The effect of fire on soil erosion on steep slopes on the Bogong High Plains: Can magnetic susceptibility measurements indicate erosion-prone vegetation communities? BEnvSci (Honours) thesis,  114pp. (Awarded Honours Class 1).
  • Schultz, B. 2005.  Stream morphological response to high intensity fire in small montane catchments, north east Victoria. BEnvSci (Honours) thesis, 82pp.
  • Hobgen, S. 2005.  The effects of high intensity bushfire on sediment movement in a small steep catchment in north eastern Victoria. BEnvSci (Honours) thesis,  83pp. (Awarded Honours Class 1).
  • Cowe, S. 2005.  Groundwater management in rural Victoria:  A case study of the Gippsland Basin. BSc (Honours) thesis,  78pp.
  • Davin K. 2005. Literature review of arroyo formation and expansion in view of 1986-2005 field measurements of creeks in semi-arid far western New South Wales, Australia. BEnvSci (Honours) thesis, 109pp.
  • Neve MJA. 2006. Spatial variability of changes to physical soil properties due to high severity fire in west coast Victorian heathland. BEnvSci (Honours) thesis, 147pp.
  • Hoang, Lan Ngoc. 2007. The dynamic nature of transmission losses in a mud-dominated ephemeral stream. BA (Honours) thesis, 115pp.
  • Iwanov, N. 2007. The impact of prescribed burning on soil carbon and nitrogen levels and water repellency rates in the Great Otway National Park, Lorne. BEnvSci (Honours) thesis, 77pp.
  • Cull, AD. 2008. Rainfall partitioning and soil repellency in the Royal Botanic Gardens of Melbourne, Australia. BSc (Honours) thesis, 82pp.
  • Prohasky KV. 2008. The nature and hydrological significance of Sphagnum mossbeds on the Bogong High Plains during recovery from fire and grazing pressures, Alpine National Park. BEnvSci (Honours) thesis, 101pp.
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