Griffith University

BSc(AES), BSc(Hons), PGDip(Phil), MGIS, PhD

Research Fellow, Australian Rivers Institute

Contact details for Dr Jon Knight

Research expertise

• Ecohydrology
• Remote Sensing
• Mangrove habitats & mosquitoes
• GIS
• Large-area analysis
• Large dataset processing

Publications

• Knight J, Griffin L, Dale P, Phinn S. (2012). Oviposition and larval habitat preferences of the saltwater mosquito, Aedes vigilax, in a subtropical mangrove forest in Queensland, Australia. Journal of Insect Science 12:6 available online: insectscience.org/12.6
  
• Knight, J.M (2011). A model of mosquito–mangrove basin ecosystems with implications for management. Ecosystems 14(8): 1382-1395
  
• Dale, P., Dale, M., Dowe, D., Knight, J., Lemckert, C., Low Choy, D., Sheaves, M. and Sporne, I. (2010). A conceptual roadmap for integrating coastal wetland research and management: an example from Queensland, Australia.  Progress in Physical Geography 34(5): 605-624
• Griffin LF, Knight JM, Dale PER (2010) Identification of microtopography in a Southeast Queensland mangrove forest using LiDAR derived elevation data. Wetlands 30: 929-937
• Brooks AP, Shellberg JG, Knight J, Spencer J (2009) Alluvial gully erosion: an example from the Mitchell fluvial megafan, Queensland, Australia. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 34, 1951-1969
• Knight JM, Dale PER, Spencer J, Griffin L (2009) Exploring LiDAR data for mapping the micro-topography and tidal hydro-dynamics of mangrove systems: An example from southeast Queensland, Australia. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 85, 593-600
• Minnery J, Knight J, Byrne J, Spencer J (2009) Bounding Neighbourhoods: How Do Residents Do It? Planning Practice and Research 24, 471-493
  
• Dale, P. E. R. and J. M. Knight (2008). Wetlands and Mosquitoes: a review. Wetlands Ecology and Management 16:255-276
• Dale, P. E. R., J. Knight, B. H. Kay, H. Chapman, S. A. Ritchie, and M. D. Brown (2008). Habitat characteristics and eggshell distribution of the salt marsh mosquito, Aedes vigilax, in marshes in subtropical eastern Australia. Journal of Insect Science 8:25 available online: insectscience.org/8.25
• Knight, J.M., Dale, P.E.R., Dunn, R.J.K., Broadbent, J.Z., and Lemckert, C.J. (2008). Patterns of tidal flushing and connectivity within a mangrove forest: Lake Coombabah, South East Queensland Australia. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 76, 580-593
• Brooks, A., Spencer, J., and Knight, J. (2007). Riparian gully erosion in Australia's tropical rivers: a conceptual model as a basis for a remote sensing mapping procedure. In A.L. Wilson, R.L. Dehaan, R.J. Watts, K.J. Page, K.H. Bowmer and A. Curtis (Eds.), 5th Australian Stream Management Conference (pp. 43-48). Albury, NSW
• Dale, P., and Knight, J. (2007). Large-scale thermal remote sensing as a tool for mosquito management in a mangrove system. . In A. Koronios, C. Zhou, Y. Yang, S. Zhang, Y. Liang and G. J. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 1st  International Conference of ICT Innovation and Application (ICIIA) (pp. 176-182). Zhuhai China, 15- 17 November 2007
• Knight, J., Spencer, J., Brooks, A., and Phinn, S. (2007). Large-area, high-resolution remote sensing based mapping of alluvial gully erosion in Australia's tropical rivers. In A.L. Wilson, R.L. Dehaan, R.J. Watts, K.J. Page, K.H. Bowmer and A. Curtis (Eds.), Proceedings of the 5th Australian Stream Management Conference. Australian Rivers: making a difference, 21-25 May 2007, (pp. 199-204). Thurgoona, NSW
• Spencer, J., Brooks, A., and Knight, J. (2007). Towards an objective approach for a regional - continental scale geomorphic river classification. In A.L. Wilson, R.L. Dehaan, R.J. Watts, K.J. Page, K.H. Bowmer and A. Curtis (Eds.), 5th Australian Stream Management Conference (pp. 372-377). Albury, NSW
• Dale, P.E.R., Dale, M.B., Anorov, J., Knight, J.M., Minno, M.C., Powell, B., Raynie, R.C., and Visser, J.M. (2006). Aspects of adaptive management of coastal wetlands: Case studies of processes, conservation, restoration, impacts and assessment. In J.T.A. Verhoeven, B. Beltman, R. Bobbink and D.F. Whigham (Eds.), Wetlands as a Natural Resource. Volume 2. Wetlands: functioning, biodiversity conservation and restoration (pp. 197-222). Berlin: Springer
• Dale, P., and Knight, J. (2006). Managing Salt Marshes for Mosquito Control: Impacts of Runnelling, Open Marsh Water Management and Grid-ditching in Sub-tropical Australia. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 14, 211-220
• Knight, J.M., Dale, P.E.R., Dunn, R.J.K., and Lemckert, C.J. (2006). Patterns of tidal flushing at the mangrove fringe of the lake. In S.Y. Lee, R.M. Connolly, P.E.R. Dale, R.J.K. Dunn, J.M. Knight, C.J. Lemckert, S. McKinnon, B. Powell, P.R. Teasdale, D.T. Welsh and R. Young (Eds.), The Impact of urbanisation on coastal wetlands: a case study of Coombabah Lake, southeast Queensland (pp. 129-155.  Cooperative Research Centre for Coastal Zone, Estuary and Waterway Management Indooroopilly, Australia:
• Dale, P., Knight, J., Ritchie, S., and Kay, B. (2005). A practical tool to identify water bodies with potential for mosquito habitat under mangrove canopy: Large-scale airborne scanning in the thermal band 8-13um. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 13, 389-394
• Gabric, A.J., Shephard, J.M., Knight, J.M., and Jones, G. (2005). Correlations between the satellite-derived seasonal cycles of phytoplankton biomass and aerosol optical depth in the Southern Ocean: Evidence for the influence of sea ice. Global Biogeochemical Research, 19, doi:10.1029/2005GB002546
• Knight, J.M., Dale, P.E.R., and Phinn, S.R. (2005). Oc. vigilax breeding within mangrove basin forests: informatin requirements for remote sensing. Arbovirus Research in Australia, 9, 179-183
• Knight, J.M. (2004). Using Remote Sensing to Monitor Hydrologic Processes in Mangrove Forests. In, 7th International Wetlands Symposium (INTECOL 2004). Utrecht, Netherlands
• Knight, J.M., Phinn, S.R., and Dale, P.E.R. (2003). Mapping mosquito breeding habitats in mangrove forest wetlands: Defining an appropriate spatial metric. In, 30th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment (pp. 1-4). Honolulu Sheraton Hawaii
• Dale, P.E.R., Chapman, H., Brown, M.D., Richie, S.A., Knight, J.M., and Kay, B.H. (2002b). Does Habitat modification affect oviposition by the salt marsh mosquito Ochlerotatus vigilax (Skuse) (Diptera:Culicidae)? Australian Journal of Entomology, 41, 49-54
• Knight, J.M., Dale, P.E.R., and Phinn, S.R. (2002). Airborne thermal imaging for mapping mosquito breeding habitats (water bodies) under mangrove canopies. In, 11th Australasian Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Conference.