Interests
My research interest is the ecology and ecotoxicology of river and groundwater ecosystems. My background is in bioassessment and the use of invertebrate communities to reflect water quality and health of freshwater environments. Mostly now I work on groundwater ecosystems, their function and how they respond to contamination, but I remain interested and actively researching pesticide, metal and other contaminants on rivers, ponds and streams.
Working in groundwater ecosystems has unearthed a swag of undescribed species and opportunities for novel biological discoveries. We are working to provide assessments of groundwater ecosystem condition using microbial and invertebrate indicators, using traditional collect & count approaches as well as cutting edge genetic techniques. Through toxicity testing, we are also developing the worlds first guidelines to protect groundwater ecosystems from metals and various organic groundwater contaminants. Working in my lab requires a good sense of humour, willingness to help out across a range of projects and a passion for discovery.
Teaching
- BIOL362 Freshwater Ecology
- BIOL316 Invertebrates: Evolution, Behaviour and Diversity
- ENVE117 Biophysical Environments
- ENVE338 Environmental Quality and Assessment
- I am convenor for the Postgraduate Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma in Research Preparation in Biological Sciences
Potential Research Projects
- Tolerance and resilience of groundwater ecosystems to disturbance
- Phylogeography of stygofauna in eastern Australia
- A biological classification of groundwater ecosystems in NSW
- Developing a novel groundwater rotifer bioassay
- Dissolved organic carbon and its role in groundwater ecosystem functioning
- Metagenomics approaches to assess ecotoxicological impacts in rivers and groundwaters
- Community-level impacts to river and groundwater ecosystem
Selected Publications
- Korbel K, Hose GC. 2011. Defining and assessing groundwater ecosystem health. Hydrobiologia. 661:329–349
- Choung CB, Hyne RV, Stevens MM, Hose GC. 2011. Toxicity of the insecticide terbufos, its oxidation metabolites and the herbicide atrazine in binary mixtures to Ceriodaphnia cf dubia. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 60:417–425.
- Culp JM, Armanini DG, Dunbar MJ, Orlofske JM, Poff NL, Pollard AI, Yates AG, and Hose GC. 2011. Incorporating traits in aquatic biomonitoring to enhance causal diagnosis and prediction. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. 7(2):187-197.
- Ives C, Hose GC, Nipperess D, Taylor MP. 2011. The influence of riparian corridor width on ant and plant assemblages in a suburban municipality, Sydney, Australia. Urban Ecosystems.14 (1): 1-16.
- Lategan MJ, Torpy F, Newby S, Stephenson S, Hose, GC. Fungal communities vary among aquifers, providing potential indicators of groundwater contamination. Geomicrobiology Journal. In press.
- Colville A, Jones PRF, Pablo F, Krassoi R, Hose GC, Lim RP. 2008. Effects of chlorpyrifos on macroinvertebrate communities in coastal stream mesocosms. Ecotoxicology. 17: 173-180.
- Hills N, Hose GC, Cantlay AJ, Murray BR. 2008.Cave invertebrate assemblages differ between native and exotic leaf litter. Austral Ecology. 33: 271-277.
- Hose GC. 2005. Assessing the need for groundwater quality guidelines using the species sensitivity distribution approach. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment. 11:951-966.
- Gillies CL, Hose GC, Turak E. 2009. What do qualitative rapid assessment collections of macroinvertebrates represent? A comparison with extensive quantitative sampling. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 149, 99-112.
- Phyu YL, Warne MStJ, Lim RP, Chapman JC, Hose GC, Palmer C. A comparison of mixture toxicity assessment: examining the chronic toxicity of atrazine, permethrin and chlorothalonil in mixtures to Ceriodaphnia cf. dubia. Chemosphere. In press. Accepted 29-7-11
|
