Session: OS-5E
Non-indigenous and Invasive species: what have we learned?

Chair

J. Lewis

Time

13:20 - 15:00 on Tuesday, 7th of July 2015

Venue

Lecture Theatre D2.212

13:20

Range expansion of Asterias amurensis along the east coast of Victoria via larval dispersal

Alastair Hirst (Deakin University), Nathan Bott (RMIT University), Randall Lee (Environment Protection Authority Victoria), Mark Richardson (Deakin University), Craig Sherman (Deakin University)
13:40

Emergency response to an incursion of Northern Pacific Seastar at Tidal River - applied science on the run

Steffan Howe (Parks Victoria), Brett Mitchell (Parks Victoria), John Barker (Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning)
14:00

Risk and reward for invasive seastar feeding aggregations at Victorian shellfish farms

Luke Barrett (School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne), Steve Swearer (School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne), Tim Dempster (School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne)
14:20

Long-term, indirect consequences of herbicide treatment to control the invasive saltmarsh grass, Spartina anglica

Jeff Shimeta (RMIT University), Lynnette Saint (RMIT University), Emily Verspaandonk (RMIT University), Dayanthi Nugegoda (RMIT University), Steffan Howe (Parks Victoria)
14:40

Effects of Herbicide Treatments on Spartina anglica and Invertebrates in an Australian Saltmarsh

Emily Verspaandonk (RMIT University), Linda Kleinhenz (RMIT University), Dayanthi Nugegoda (RMIT University), Steffan Howe (Parks Victoria), Jeff Shimeta (RMIT University)