Ms Joan Gibbs

Adjunct Research Fellow UniSA STEM

Mawson Lakes Campus (H1-19)
tel +61 8 830 25164

email Joan.Gibbs@unisa.edu.au

Available for media comment
Research Degree Supervisor

About me

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Research

Research focus

Environmental Sciences
Biological Sciences
Engineering
Plant Biology
Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences

Highlights

Seed testing for restoration of threatened species - Seed Conservation Centre, SA; Fire Ecology of litter decomposition and fire regimes; Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK); Ecological Services of Welcome Swallows consuming mosquitoes bearing viruses; Ecology and Culture of the Parafield Vernal Pools;

Research

Outputs

Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Highlights

Year	Output
2020	Anderson, J, Keppel, G, Thomson, S, Gibbs, J & Brunetti, G 2020, 'High diversity of native plants and vegetation types in the Morialta Conservation Park and the threat of invasive species', Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, vol. 144, no. 2, pp. 180-199. Open access 10
2020	Petit, S, Stonor, MB, Weyland, JJ, Gibbs, J & Amato, B 2020, 'Camponotus ants mine sand for vertebrate urine to extract nitrogen', Austral Ecology: A Journal of Ecology in the Southern Hemisphere, vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 168-176. 9 9 124
2015	Aleman, R, Jusaitis, M, Gibbs, J, Ainsley, P, Tiver, F & Petit, S 2015, 'Influence of seed dimorphism and provenance on seed morphology, dispersal, germination and seedling growth of Brachyscome ciliaris (Asteraceae)', Australian Journal of Botany, vol. 63, no. 8, pp. 705-713. Open access 3 3
2013	Walker, AK, Al-Shatti, A, Nguyen, TM, Zheng, Y, Heath, M, Gibbs, J, Jusaitis, M & Petit, S 2013, 'The effect of fire on litter-dwelling invertebrate diversity in Bagdad Native Forest Reserve, Robe, South Australia', The South Australian Naturalist, vol. 87, no. 2, pp. 82-84.
2011	Kazemi, F, Beecham, S & Gibbs, J 2011, 'Streetscape biodiversity and the role of bioretention swales in an Australian urban environment', Landscape and Urban Planning, vol. 101, no. 2, pp. 139-148. 104 89

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2020	Anderson, J, Keppel, G, Thomson, S, Gibbs, J & Brunetti, G 2020, 'High diversity of native plants and vegetation types in the Morialta Conservation Park and the threat of invasive species', Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, vol. 144, no. 2, pp. 180-199. Open access 10
2020	Petit, S, Stonor, MB, Weyland, JJ, Gibbs, J & Amato, B 2020, 'Camponotus ants mine sand for vertebrate urine to extract nitrogen', Austral Ecology: A Journal of Ecology in the Southern Hemisphere, vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 168-176. 9 9 124
2018	Aleman, R, Jusaitis, M, Gibbs, J, Ainsley, P & Tiver, F 2018, 'The influence of ethanol as a solvent on the gibberellic acid-induced germination of Brachyscome and Allittia (Asteraceae) seeds', Australian Journal of Botany, vol. 66, no. 2, pp. 101-107. Open access 3 3
2017	Thomson, S-M, Droogan-Turniski, A, Wotton, J, Gibbs, J & Petit, S 2017, 'Estimating house mouse ('Mus musculus') densities in a primary and a secondary dune at Little Dip C.P., Robe, S.A.', The South Australian Naturalist, vol. 91, no. 1, pp. 21-24.
2016	Erdem, RM, Kamp, MJ, Gibbs, J & Petit, S 2016, 'Density and live biomass of the Portuguese millipede 'Ommatoiulus moreleti' in two vegetation communities at Cullen Reserve, Robe, South Australia', The South Australian Naturalist, vol. 90, no. 2, pp. 93-96.
2015	Aleman, R, Jusaitis, M, Gibbs, J, Ainsley, P, Tiver, F & Petit, S 2015, 'Influence of seed dimorphism and provenance on seed morphology, dispersal, germination and seedling growth of Brachyscome ciliaris (Asteraceae)', Australian Journal of Botany, vol. 63, no. 8, pp. 705-713. Open access 3 3
2014	Digby, R, Finos, P, Giacopini, S, Jusaitis, M, Gibbs, J & Petit, S 2014, 'Density of four mid-storey plant species in burnt and unburnt habitat in Bagdad Native Forest Reserve, South Australia', The South Australian Naturalist, vol. 88, no. 1, pp. 12-15.
2014	Murphy, BP, Underwood, T, Halliday, M, Forbes, T, Fielke, J, Suljagic, T, Drummond, A, Heath, M, Gibbs, J, Jusaitis, M & Petit, S 2014, 'Small vertebrate captures two years after prescribed fire in stringybark open forest at Bagdad native forest reserve, Robe, South Australia', The South Australian Naturalist, vol. 88 no. 1, pp. 7-11.
2013	Murphy, BP, Taylor, CM, Heath, M, Gibbs, J & Petit, S 2013, 'Ground cover two years after prescribed fire in stringybark open forest at Bagdad Native Forest Reserve, Robe, South Australia', The South Australian Naturalist, vol. 87, no. 2, pp. 85-89.
2013	Walker, AK, Al-Shatti, A, Nguyen, TM, Zheng, Y, Heath, M, Gibbs, J, Jusaitis, M & Petit, S 2013, 'The effect of fire on litter-dwelling invertebrate diversity in Bagdad Native Forest Reserve, Robe, South Australia', The South Australian Naturalist, vol. 87, no. 2, pp. 82-84.
2012	Bolan, N, Kunhikrishnan, A & Gibbs, J 2012, 'Rhizoreduction of arsenate and chromate in Australian native grass, shrub and tree vegetation', Plant and Soil: International Journal on Plant-Soil Relationships, vol. 367, no. 1/2. pp. 615-625. 24 20
2012	Mapletoft, EA, Robyn H Rawlings, Rietveld, D, Petit, S & Gibbs, J 2012, 'The relationship between above- and below- ground biomass of bridal creeper Asparagus asparagoides as a land management tool', The South Australian Naturalist, vol. 86, no. 1, pp. 18-21.
2011	Kazemi, F, Beecham, S & Gibbs, J 2011, 'Streetscape biodiversity and the role of bioretention swales in an Australian urban environment', Landscape and Urban Planning, vol. 101, no. 2, pp. 139-148. 104 89
2010	Kazemi, F, Gibbs, J & Beecham, S 2010, 'Bioretention swales as multifunctional landscapes and their influence on Australian urban biodiversity: Hymenoptera as biodiversity indicators', Acta Horticulturae, vol. 881, pp. 221-227. 5 3
2009	Gibbs, J, Kazemi, F & Beecham, S 2009, 'Streetscape bioretention basins in Melbourne and their effect on local biodiversity', Ecological Engineering, vol. 35, no. 10, pp. 1454-1465. 55 49
2009	Kazemi, F, Beecham, S, Gibbs, J & Clay, RE 2009, 'Factors affecting terrestrial invertebrate diversity in bioretention basins in an Australian urban environment', Landscape and Urban Planning, vol. 92, no. 3-4, pp. 304-313. 41 41
2008	Calliss, DS, Gemmell, SJ, Gibbs, J, Petit, S & Arnold, ME 2008, 'Estimating Portugese millipede (Ommatoiulus moreleti) biomass in coastal dune and mallee woodland at Robe, South Australia', vol. 82, no. 2, pp. 62-65.

Reports

Year	Output
2011	Fernando, D, Gibbs, J, Wyld, FM & Rola-Rubzen, F 2011, Networking for critical mass: the west coast Aboriginal Network (WestCAN) case study, Ninti One Limited, Australia. Open access
2011	Rola-Rubzen, FM, Gibbs, J, Gabunada, FM, Burritt, R, Altangerel, D, Fung, L, Rubzen, B & Carter, AJ 2011, Growing businesses in the desert: case studies of Australian desert micro, small and medium enterprises, Ninti One, Alice Springs.

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Adelaide Zoo	AUSTRALIA
Botanic Gardens & Parks Authority	AUSTRALIA
Curtin University	AUSTRALIA
Department for Environment and Heritage	AUSTRALIA
Hong Kong Baptist University	HONG KONG
Kangaroo Island Research Station	AUSTRALIA
Private Individual	UNITED KINGDOM
Sax Institute	AUSTRALIA
University of Adelaide	AUSTRALIA
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA

Teaching & student supervision

Teaching strengths

Biodiversity, Ecology of: Restoration, Fire, Seeds

Highlights

36 Years of teaching courses for ecosystem management, Courses and Titles of Specific Lectures: Restoration Ecology and Landcare, Biodiversity for the Environment, Sustainable Ecosystems, Ecosystem Monitoring, Environmental Monitoring, seed testing technology, germination ecology, Fire management,Traditional ecological knowledge, plant ecology and ecophysiology

Teaching & student supervision

Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
Response of Herpetofauna to fire in the Adelaide Mount Lofy Ranges, South Australia	Current
The role of native pollinators and vegetation as drivers of agricultural productivity in the context of resource scarcity	Current
What factors are causing the decline of the threatened Bibron's toadlet (Pseudophryne bibronii) in the Mount Lofty Ranges?	Current
Biodiversity in street-scale vegetated water sensitive urban design systems	Completed
Direct seeding for the restoration of vascular plants and re-establishment of macro-invertebrates on vacant arid agricultural land, Port Wakefield, South Australia	Completed
Seed biology and germination requirements of Brachyscome species in South Australia	Completed

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