Javier Leon
Lecturer
Physical Geography
University of Sunshine Coast
Australia
Biography
"Dr Javier Leon is a geographer with broad interests in geomorphology and is particularly interested in the study and management of coastal systems including sandy beaches and coral reefs. He has developed and collaborated in multidisciplinary research projects combining field data, geospatial techniques and modelling in study sites across the Great Barrier Reef and Eastern coast of Australia and Pacific Islands including Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. His aim is to answer questions related to links between morphology, ecology and management in the current changing climate and sea-level rise context. Program Coordinator for Bachelor of Environmental Science."
Research Interest
Coastal geography, coral reefs and islands, remote sensing and GI science, climate and sea-level rise.
Publications
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Leon JX, Hardcastle J, James R, Albert S, Kereseka J, Woodroffe CD. Supporting local and traditional knowledge with science for adaptation to climate change: lessons learned from participatory three-dimensional modeling in BoeBoe, Solomon Islands. Coastal Management. 2015 Jul 4;43(4):424-38.
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Koci J, Jarihani B, Leon JX, Sidle RC, Wilkinson SN, Bartley R. Assessment of UAV and Ground-Based Structure from Motion with Multi-View Stereo Photogrammetry in a Gullied Savanna Catchment. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information. 2017 Oct 30;6(11):328.
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Koci J, Leon JX, Jarihani B, Sidle RC, Wilkinson SN, Bartley R. Strengths and Limitations of UAV and Ground-based Structure from Motion Photogrammetry in a Gullied Savanna Catchment. Preprints. 2017 Jul 13.
