BSc (Hons), PhD
Adjunct Member, Environmental Futures Centre
Email: j.furse@griffith.edu.au
Research Expertise
- freshwater crayfish and their biotic and abiotic interactions (ecosystem services) (PhD studies)
- water quality/nutrient cycling in freshwater systems (PhD studies)
- disturbance ecology in freshwater ecosystems (PhD studies)
- conservation and conservation assessments (IUCN) of freshwater crayfish, including distribution and conservation genetics of genus Tenuibranchiurus
- effects of climate change on restricted-range freshwater crayfish species, including thermal tolerance of high altitude Euastacus spp. and ectosymbiont fauna
- optimisation of extensive Cherax quadricarinatus (Redclaw) culture systems (in conjunction with the Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries and the Queensland Redclaw Farmers Association)
- effects of exotic species on restricted-range freshwater crayfish species
- behaviour and ecology of phoretic turbellarian flatworms (Temnocephalan spp.)
- behaviour of the Mexican staring frog from southern Sri Lanka
- development of video cameras as a method of monitoring aquatic macroinvertebrates
Current Projects
- Ecosystem engineering by Euastacus sulcatus (Decapoda: Parastacidae) in the Hinterland of the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Teaching Areas
- Climate Change Adaptation
- Earth Science and GIS
- The Global Environment
- Planning and Environmental Law
- Geographic Information Systems
- Terrestrial Invertebrates
- Scientific Computing
Recent Publications
- Furse, J.M. & Coughran, J. (2011). An assessment of the distribution, biology, threatening processes and conservation status of the freshwater crayfish, genus Euastacus (Decapoda: Parastacidae) in continental Australia. I. Biological background and current status. Crustaceana Monographs: New Frontiers in Crustacean Research. 241-252.
- Furse, J.M. & Coughran, J. (2011). An assessment of the distribution, biology, threatening processes and conservation status of the freshwater crayfish, genus Euastacus (Decapoda: Parastacidae) in continental Australia. II. Threats, conservation assessments and key findings. Crustaceana Monographs: New Frontiers in Crustacean Research. 253-263.
- Furse, J.M. & Coughran, J. (2011). An assessment of the distribution, biology, threatening processes andconservation status of the freshwater crayfish, genus Euastacus (Decapoda: Parastacidae) in continental Australia. III. Case studies and recommendations. Crustaceana Monographs: New Frontiers in Crustacean Research. 265-274.