Griffith University

BSc (California State University), MSc (University of Washington), PhD (Griffith University)

Research Fellow, Australian Rivers Institute, Nathan campus

Contact details for Dr Jeffrey Shellberg 

 

Research expertise

• Fluvial geomorphology
• Stream hydrology
• Soil and gully erosion
• Riparian zone management
• Land use impact assessment
• Fish habitat assessment
• Stream gauging and water quality monitoring
• Dam impacts and dam removal
• Indigenous natural resource management
• River restoration emphasizing natural processes

Publications

Peer Reviewed Papers

• Shellberg, J.G., Brooks, A.P., Spencer, J. and Ward, D., 2012. The hydrogeomorphic influences on alluvial gully erosion along the Mitchell River fluvial megafan, northern Australia. Hydrological Processes. DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9240. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hyp.9240/abstract
  
• Shellberg, J., Brooks, A. and Spencer, J., 2010. Land-use change from indigenous management to cattle grazing initiates the gullying of alluvial soils in northern Australia, Soil Solutions for a Changing World, 19th World Congress of Soil Science, 1 - 6 August 2010. Brisbane, Australia, pp. 59-62. http://www.mitchell-river.com.au/news-and-issues/MitchellCattleAnd%20ErosionShellberg.pdf
• Shellberg, J.G., Bolton, S.M. and Montgomery, D.R., 2010. Hydrogeomorphic Effects on Bedload Scour in Bull Char (Salvelinus confluentus) Spawning Habitat, Western Washington, USA. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 67: 626-640. http://gis.ess.washington.edu/grg/publications/pdfs/Shellberg_etal_Scour_CharSpawning_Washington.pdf
  
• Brooks, A.P., Shellberg, J.G., Spencer, J. and Knight, J., 2009. Alluvial gully erosion: an example from the Mitchell fluvial megafan, Queensland, Australia. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 34: 1951-1969, + 2010. Erratum. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 35: 242–245. 
  http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/esp.1883/abstract
  http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/esp.1993/abstract
• Brooks, A.P., Spencer, J., Shellberg, J.G., Knight, J. and Lymburner, L., 2008. Using remote sensing to quantify sediment budget components in a large tropical river - Mitchell River, Gulf of Carpentaria, Sediment Dynamics in Changing Environments (Proceedings of a symposium held in Christchurch, New Zealand, December 2008). IAHS Publication 325, pp. 225-236. http://www.mitchell-river.com.au/news-and-issues/SedimentBudgets_RemoteSensing_IAHS_2008_Brooks_et_al_Final_Published.pdf
• Gibbins, C., Shellberg, J., Moir, H. and Soulsby, C., 2008. Hydrological influences on adult salmonid migration, spawning, and embryo survival. In: D.A. Sear and P. DeVries (Editors), Salmonid Spawning Habitat in Rivers: Physical Controls, Biological Responses, and Approaches to Remediation. American Fisheries Society, pp. 195-223.

Reports

• Shellberg, J.G. 2011. Alluvial Gully Erosion Rates and Processes Across the Mitchell River Fluvial Megafan in Northern Queensland, Australia. Griffith University, PhD Thesis, Brisbane, Australia, 257pp.
  
• Rustomji, P., Shellberg, J., Brooks, A., Spencer, J. and Caitcheon, G. 2010. A catchment sediment and nutrient budget for the Mitchell River, Queensland. A report to the Tropical Rivers and Coastal Knowledge (TRaCK) Research Program. CSIRO Water for a Healthy Country National Research Flagship. 119 pp. http://www.clw.csiro.au/publications/waterforahealthycountry/2010/wfhc-Mitchell-River-sediment-nutrient-budget.pdf
• Shellberg, J.G., Brooks, A.P., Spencer, J., Knight, J., Pietsch, T., 2009. Alluvial gully erosion rates and processes in Northern Queensland: an example from the Mitchell River fluvial megafan. Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University; Produced for The Caring for Our Country (CfoC) Initiative; Managed by the Northern Gulf Natural Resource Management Group and Land & Water Australia, December 2009, Nathan, Queensland, Australia, 91 pp. http://www.mitchell-river.com.au/news-and-issues/Mitchell_Alluvial_Gully_Erosion_Dec_2009.pdf
• Shellberg, J.G. and Monohan, C., 2008. Recommendations for an Expanded Fluvial Sediment and Water Quality Monitoring Program at the Proposed Vital Metal Ltd. ‘Watershed Project’ Northern Queensland, Australia. Prepared for the Western Yalangi Aboriginal Group and the Mitchell River Watershed Management Group Inc (MRWMG), 44 pp.
• Shellberg, J.G., Brooks, A. 2007. Bed Instability in the Hunter River between Aberdeen and Muswellbrook: An Assessment of Channel Disturbance, Channel Evolution, and Rehabilitation Potential. Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane Australia, Report to the Central Rivers-Hunter Catchments Management Authority, 168p.
• Shellberg, J.G., Brooks, A. 2007. A Fluvial Audit of the Upper Brisbane River: A Basis for Assessing Catchment Disturbance, Sediment Production, and Rehabilitation Potential. Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane Australia, Report to the Southeast Queensland (SEQ) Catchments Management Authority, 149pp. http://tinyurl.com/upper-brisbane-r-report  (Log in as Guest).
• Haggerty, M.J., Ritchie, A.R.; Shellberg, J.G.; Crewson, M.J. 2009. Lake Ozette Sockeye Limiting Factors Analysis. Prepared for NOAA Fisheries and the Makah Indian Tribe, in Cooperation with the Lake Ozette Sockeye Steering Committee, Port Angeles, WA, 566p. http://www.nwr.noaa.gov/Salmon-Recovery-Planning/Recovery-Domains/Puget-Sound/Ozette-LFA.cfm
• Bridge, G. and Shellberg, J. 2006. Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP): Continuous Turbidity and Sediment Monitoring in the Makah U&A. Prepared for the Washington Department of Ecology, 136p.
• Channel Migration Zone Technical Workgroup (Shellberg, J. and 12 coauthors) 2004. Standard Methods for Identifying Bankfull Channel Features and Channel Migration Zones, Washington State DNR Forest Practice Board Manual, 69p. http://www.dnr.wa.gov/Publications/fp_board_manual_section02.pdf
• Shellberg, J.G. 2002. Hydrologic, Geomorphic, and Biologic Influences on Redd Scour in Bull Char (Salvelinus confluentus) Spawning Streams. M.S. Thesis, University of Washington, Seattle, 223p. 
• Bolton, S. and Shellberg, J.G. 2001. Ecological Issues in Floodplains and Riparian Corridors, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Seattle, WA, 152p. http://wdfw.wa.gov/publications/00058/wdfw00058.pdf