Prof George Ganf
Qualifications
- B.Sc
- PhD
Fields of Research (water related)
Management of Ecosystems through Improved Understanding, Allocation and Use of Water
Senior Appointments and Awards
- Jolly Award for outstanding contributions to limnological research. Australian Society for Limnology 1985
- Runner up PGSA "Supervisor of the Year" University of Adelaide 1994
- Stephen Cole the Elder Award for teaching excellence, University of Adelaide 1994-95
- Dean`s Certificate for excellence in undergraduate teaching in the discipline of Botany 1994 - 95
Research Areas
- Response of aquatic, riparian and flood plain vegetation to water regimes
- The ecology of cyanobacteria
- Urban lakes, water quality and ephemeral creeks
- Artificial destratification
- Algal blooms in the lower Murray River
- Dissolved organic carbon and phosphorus ñ natural interception pathways
- Wetlands
Research Interests
Our interests focus on the ecology and physiology of algae and aquatic plants in relation to:
Water regime, mixing regimes, nutrients, salinity and light
via field (Six creeks draining the Torrens Catchment, Torrens Lake, Murray River, Darling River & Menindee Lakes, Wetlands of the SE of SA) and laboratory projects. For the laboratory projects we have available 6 experimental ponds and a range of equipment (flow cytometer, respirometers, light meters etc). We use fluorescent probes to analyse the viability and metabolic activity of individual cells within populations to provide insight into the growth potential and toxicity responses.
Funding Sources
- Catchment Boards
- Land and Water Australia
- CRC`s
Collaborations
CRC Water Quality & Treatment
CRC Freshwater Ecology
University of Canberra
Griffith University
Torrens Water Management Catchment Board
Land & Water Australia
Publications
White SD and Ganf GG (2002) A comparison of the morphology, gas space anatomy and potential for internal aeration in Phragmites australis under variable and static water regimes. Aquatic Botany 73: 115-127.
Westwood KJ and Ganf GG (in press) Effect of mixing patterns and light dose on growth of Anabaena circinalis in a turbid lowland river. River Research & Applications.
Regel RH Ferris JM and Ganf GG (2002) Algal esterase activity as a biomeasure of environmental degradation in a freshwater creek. Aquatic Toxicology 59:209-223.
Morris K and Ganf, GG (2001) The response of an emergent sedge Bolboschoenus medianus to salinity and nutrients. Aquatic Botany 70: 311-328
Brookes JD and Ganf GG (2001) Variations in the buoyancy response of Microcystis aeruginosa to nitrogen, phosphorus and light. J Plankton Res. 23:1399-1411.
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Contact Details
Prof George Ganf
North Terrace
Adelaide
SA 5005
Ph 83035292
Fax
Em george.ganf@adelaide.edu.au
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