Peter Gell
Professor
Environmental and geoscience
University of Ballarat
Australia
Biography
Peter Gell completed B.Sc.(Hons) and PhD in Monash University
Research Interest
Peter Gell is a paleoecologist who examines change in the condition of wetlands over culturally relevant timelines. He has a particular interest in contributing to a better understanding of natural ecological character under the Ramsar Convention. He specialises in the use of diatoms as indicators of present, and past, river and lake condition, particularly in coastal systems and across Australia's Murray Darling Basin. An emerging interest is the use of paleoecological approaches to reveal past instances of regimes shifts and tipping points in wetland ecosystems. He also continues his interests in the use of birds as indicators of ecosystem health.
Publications
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When trends collide: the challenge of protecting freshwater ecosystems under multiple land use and hydrological intensification scenarios. Science of the Total Environment.
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Regime shifts, thresholds and multiple stable states in freshwater ecosystems; a critical appraisal of the evidence. Science of the Total Environment.
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Increasing the understanding and use of natural archives of ecosystem services, resilience and thresholds to improve policy, science and practice.
