Author Archives: Dr Joe Greet
Levee bank removal works at Yellingbo
As part of a Linkage Project I am working on, we are assessing the response of declining wetland forests to hydrology works aimed at naturalising water regimes and restoring wetland forests within the Yellingbo Nature Conservation Reserve – the … Continue reading
Comment on State Government’s policy limiting riparian revegetation within the Yarra Valley
Along with several of my colleagues from the Waterway Ecosystem Research Group, we were quoted in a recent Age article on recent State Government policy limiting riparian revegetation within the Yarra Valley: http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/states-controversial-vegetation-policy-bad-news-for-environment-scientists-say-20170215-gudq4v.html
Controlling Phragmites
Phragmites or Common Reed (Phragmites australis) is a natural component of many wetlands but can be highly invasive. I recently worked on a project with Paul Rees from Melbourne Water at the Ramsar-listed Seaford Wetlands (Melbourne, Victoria), where Phragmites is … Continue reading
Current projects
I am currently coordinating two major projects: An assessment of methods to promote the restoration of swamp forests at Yellingbo This project has involved both surveys and experiments looking at ways to promote the success of revegetation within the Yellingbo … Continue reading
Hello
My name is Joe Greet. I am riparian ecologist with a penchant for plants. I am currently employed as a research fellow within the Department of Resource Management and Geography at the The University of Melbourne. I am a member … Continue reading