Griffith University

BEng (Environmental Engineering)  (Hons), PhD (Chemical Engineering)

Contact Details for Dr Russell Richards

Research Interests

• Marine ecological modelling
• systems dynamics
• Bayesian statistical methods
• climate change adaptation
• ocean acidification dynamics
• marine restoration
• shellfish population modelling
• water quality assessments
• bioaccumulation modelling

Publications

• Bussey, M., Carter, R.W., Keys, N., Carter, J., Mangoyana, R., Matthews, J., Nash, D., Oliver, J., Richards, R., Roiko, A., Sano, M., Thomsen, D., Weber, E., Smith, T.F. 2011. Framing Adaptive Capacity through a History-Futures Lens: Lessons from the South East Queensland Climate Adaptation Research Initiative. Futures. doi:10.1016/j.futures.2011.12.002
• Richards R., Sano, M., Roiko, A., Carter, R.W., Bussey, M., Matthews, J., Smith, T.F., 'Integrated modelling of climate change impacts better informs regional adaptation options'. Submitted to Environmental Modelling & Software.
• Sano, M., Bussey, M., Richards, R., Roiko, A., Matthews, J., Carter, R.W., Thomsen, D.C., Smith, T.F., 'A Systems approach for identifying pathways towards effective climate change adaptation'. Submitted to Global Environmental Change.
• Sano, M., Richards, R., Medina, R., 'A participatory approach for system conceptualization and analysis. An application to Integrated Coastal Zone Management'. Submitted to Environmental Modelling & Software.
• Richards, R.G., Chaloupka, M., Strauss, D., Tomlinson, R. 'Using generalized additive modelling to understand the drivers of long-term nutrient dynamics in a sub-tropical estuary'. Submitted to Estuarine, Coastal & Shelf Sciene.
• Richards, R.G., Chaloupka, M., Sano, M., Tomlinson, R., (2011), 'Modelling the effects of ‘coastal’ acidification on copper speciation'. Ecological Modelling 222: 3559– 3567.
• Richards, R.G., Chaloupka, M., Tomlinson, R., (2010), 'Towards an Integrated Ecosystem-based Bioaccumulation and Metal Speciation Model'. Ecosystems 13: 1303–1318.
• Richards, R.G., Chaloupka, M., (2009), 'Temperature-dependent bioaccumulation of copper in an estuarine oyster'. Science of the Total Environment 407:5901–5906.
• Richards, R.G., Chaloupka, M., (2008), 'Does oyster size matter for modelling trace metal bioaccumulation?' Science of the Total Environment 389: 339-344.
  

Conference Papers

• Sano, M., Baum, S., Bussey, M., Carter, R.W., Crick, F., Golshani, A., Low Choy, D., Richards, R., Roiko, A., Serrao-Neumann, S., Splinter, K., Smith, T.F., Tomlinson, R., 2012. Adapting Coasts to Climatic Futures. An Australian Perspective. International Conference on Coastal Engineering 2012, Santander, Spain, 1-6 July, 2012.
• Meynecke, J-O., Richards, R., 2012. Marine protected areas and giant mud crabs (Scylla serrata) – an individual based model approach from Moreton Bay, Australia. Oceans of Change: ICES/PICES Conference for Early Career Scientists. Calvià, Majorca, Spain, 23–27 April, 2012.
• Tiller, R., Richards, R., Gentry, R., 2012. Stakeholder driven future scenarios as an element of interdisciplinary management tools: the case of future offshore aquaculture development and the potential effects on fishermen in Santa Barbara, California. Conference of the International Studies Association, San Diego, California, 1-4 April, 2012.
• Marcello Sanò, Scott Baum, Marcus Bussey, Bill Carter, Florence Crick, Aliasghar Golshani, Darryl Low-Choy, Russell Richards, Anne Roiko, Silvia Serrao-Neumann, Kristen Splinter, Tim Smith, Rodger Tomlinson (2011), 'Adapting coasts to climate variability and change: integrating outcomes from "Future Coastlines" and the "South East Queensland Climate Adaptation Research Initiative"'. Coasts & Ports 2011, Perth, September 2011.
  
• Sanò M., Richards R., Smith T. (2010), 'Integrating models for assessing adaptive capacity in coastal communities: a case study in South East Queensland (SEQ), Australia'. Coastal Zone Asia Pacific Conference 2010, Bangkok 17-22 October 2010.
• Richards, R., Mullins, B. (2011). ‘Modelling the kinetics of leachate remediation using microalgae’. Modsim 2011: International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Perth, 12-16 December.
  
• Hughes, L.P., Richards, R., 2009. “An Acoustic and Wireless Network Linking an Offshore Seabed Current and Wave Monitoring Station to a Shore Based Receiver”, The Journal of Coastal Research 56, pp1-4. SI 56 ICS2009 (Proceedings) Portugal ISSN: 0749-0258.
• Richards, R., 2005. Rock oysters as water quality barometers. Cooperative Research Centres Association Annual General Conference, 17 – 19 May 2005, Melbourne, Victoria.

Book Chapter

• Scheltinga, D., Richards, R., Barchiesi, D., Pinjuh, P., (2007). Client-focus projects - the local government example. In Building the Bridges: Seven years of Australian coastal cooperative research.

Reports

• Richards, R. (2011). An Individual-Based Model (IBM) for exploring the dynamics of oyster growth in coastal and estuarine areas - Technical Report. Griffith Centre for Coastal Management Report No 126 ISBN: 978-1-0921760-61-7.
• Richards, R. (2011). A statistical assessment of water quality dynamics for Currumbin Creek, Queensland. Griffith Centre for Coastal Management Report No 120-7, June 2011.
• Tomlinson, R., Williams, P., Richards, R., Weigand, A., Schlacher, T., Butterworth, V., Gaffet, N. (2010). Lake Currimundi Dynamics Study: Final Report, Griffith Centre for Coastal Management Report No 75, January 2010.
• Richards, R. (2009). Bayesian Simulation Model of Eastern North Pacific Gray Whale Population Dynamics Incorporating Arctic Ice-sheet Effects. Griffith Centre for Coastal Management Research Report No 102. September 2009.