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Papers in Refereed Journals:

Nicol, J, Muston, S, D’Santos, P, McCarthy, B & Zukowski, S (2007). The impact of sheep grazing on the soil seed bank of a managed ephemeral wetland: implications for management. Australian Journal of Botany 55: 103-109.

Garde, LM, Nicol, JM, & Conran, JG (2004). Changes in vegetation patterns on the margins of a constructed wetland after 10 years. Ecological Management and Restoration 5: 111-117.

Nicol, JM, Ganf, GG & Pelton, GA (2003). Seed banks of a southern Australian wetland: the influence of water regime on the final floristic composition. Plant Ecology 168: 191-205.

Nicol, J.M. & Ganf, G.G. (2000). Water regime, seedling recruitment and establishment in three wetland plant species. Marine and Freshwater Research 51: 305-309.

Conference Presentations:

Marsland, KB, Nicol, JM & Weedon, JT (2007). Short-term floristic changes of the Chowilla Floodplain, Lower River Murray, South Australia. Australian Society for Limnology 46th National Congress. Queenstown, New Zealand 3rd - 7th December 2007.

McEvoy, P, Aldridge, K, Brookes, J, Deegan, B, Tibby, J & Nicol, J (2007). The hard road-designing monitoring for short-term ecological responses to flow: Western Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia. 10th International Riversymposium and Environmental Flows Conference 3rd - 6th September 2007, Brisbane, Australia.

Nicol, JM & Weedon, JT (2006). Short-term responses of riparian vegetation to a high water event in the Chowilla Anabranch system, River Murray, South Australia. Society of Wetland Scientists 27th International Conference. Cairns, Queensland, July 9th - 14th 2006.

Nicol, JM, Bald, M & Gatti, S (2005). Riparian vegetation of the Onkaparinga River downstream of the Clarendon Weir. Australian Society for Limnology 44th Annual Congress. Hobart, Tasmania, November 28th - December 2nd 2005.

Nicol, JM (2004). Wetland plants.  Brenda Park Scotts Creek Wetland Conference. Linking wetlands, science and the community. Morgan, South Australia, December 9th.

Nicol, JM, Ganf, GG & Walker, KF (2004). Strandlines: desert lake seed bank hot spots? Australian Society for Limnology 43rd Annual Congress. Adelaide, South Australia, November 30th - December 3rd 2004.

Nicol, JM, Ganf, GG & Walker, KF (2003). Implications of managed variability: a model to describe plant recruitment in arid zone riverine lakes. Ninth International Conference on River Research and Applications. Albury, New South Wales, October 6th to 11th 2003.

Nicol, JM & Ganf, GG (2001). Water regimes and recruitment from the seed bank in Bool/Hacks Lagoon, South Australia.  Australian Society for Limnology 40th Annual Congress. Moama, New South Wales, September 27th - October 1st 2001.

Reports:

Frahn, K., Nicol, J and Strawbridge, A (2012). Current distribution and abundance of Ruppia tuberosa in the Coorong (PDF 1.6 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2012/000074-1. SARDI Research Report Series No. 615. 22pp.  

Gehrig, S., Nicol, J. and Bucater, L (2011). Aquatic and littoral vegetation monitoring of Goolwa Channel 2009-11 (PDF 6.7 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2010/000383-2. SARDI Research Report Series No. 555. 47pp.

Zampatti, B.P., Leigh, S.J. and Nicol, J.M (2011). Fish and Aquatic Macrophyte Communities in the Chowilla Anabranch System, South Australia. A report on investigations from 2004 – 2007 (PDF 2.8 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2010/000719-1. SARDI Research Report Series No. 525. 180pp.

Beyer, K., Gehrig, S., Leigh, S. J., Nicol, J. M. and Zampatti, B. P (2011). Intervention Monitoring at the Katarapko Native Fish Demonstration Reach (‘Katfish Reach’), South Australia: Progress Report. (PDF 1.8 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2010/000994-1. SARDI Research Report Series No. 520. 54pp.

Beyer, K., Marsland, K.B., Sharpe, C., Wallace, T., Zampatti, B.P. and Nicol, J.M (2010) Fish and Fish Habitats of the Pike River Anabranch and Floodplain Complex. (PDF 5.1 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2010/000090-1. SARDI Research Report Series No. 429.

Gehrig, S.L., Marsland, K.B., Nicol, J.M. and Weedon, J.T (2010). Chowilla Icon Site – Floodplain Vegetation Monitoring, 2010 Interim Report. (PDF 7.4 MB).  South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2010/000279-1. SARDI Research Report Series No. 445. 49p.

Gehrig, S. and Nicol, J. (2010). Aquatic and littoral vegetation of the Murray River downstream of Lock 1, the Lower Lakes, Murray Estuary and Coorong. A literature review. (PDF 763.3 KB).  South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide, 65pp. SARDI Publication Number F2010/000297-1. SARDI Research Report Series No. 482.

Gehrig, S.L. and Nicol, J.M (2010). Aquatic and littoral vegetation monitoring of Goolwa Channel 2009-10. (PDF 1.6 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2010/000383-1. SARDI Research Report Series No. 488. 22pp.

Gehrig, S. L. and Nicol, J.M. (2010). Relationship between floodplain black box (Eucalyptus largiflorens) woodlands and soil condition on the Pike River Floodplain. (PDF 2.7 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide, 23pp. SARDI Publication Number F2010/000634-1. SARDI Research Report Series No. 479.

Gehrig, S.L., Nicol, J.M. and Marsland, K.B (2010). Lower Lakes Aquatic and Littoral Vegetation Condition Monitoring 2009-10. (PDF 1.6 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2010/000370-2. SARDI Research Report Series No. 495. 54pp.

Leigh, S. J., Zampatti, B. P. and Nicol, J. M (2010). Chowilla Icon Site – Fish Assemblage Condition Monitoring 2005 – 2010. (PDF 2.1 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2008/000907-2. SARDI Research Report Series No. 517. 37pp.

Marsland, K.B., Nicol, J.M. and McNeil, D.M. (2010). Fish habitat in the Lower River Murray: an analysis of the nature, extent and the associated fish assemblages. Final report. (PDF 3.2 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide, 47pp. SARDI Publication No. F2007/000973-2. SARDI Research Report Series No. 418.

Nicol, J.M. (2010). Vegetation Monitoring of River Murray Wetlands Downstream of Lock 1. (PDF 3.3 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide, 61pp. SARDI Publication No. F2009/000416-1. SARDI Research Report Series No. 420.

Nicol, J., Doody, T. and Overton, I. (2010). An evaluation of the Chowilla Creek environmental regulator on floodplain understorey vegetation. (PDF 6.2 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2010/000317-1. SARDI Research Report Series No. 500. 81pp.

Nicol, J.M. and Marsland, K.B. (2010). Vegetation monitoring in the Lower Finniss River, Currency Creek and Tookayerta Creek. (PDF 467.0 KB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide, 17pp. SARDI Publication No. F2009/000674-1. SARDI Research Report Series No. 419.

Nicol, J. and Ward, R. (2010). Seed bank assessment of Dunn’s and Shadow’s Lagoons. (PDF ). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide, 21pp. SARDI Publication Number F2010/000594-1  SARDI Research Report Series No. 472.

Nicol, J. and Ward, R (2010). Seed bank assessment of Goolwa Channel, Lower Finniss River and Lower Currency Creek. (PDF 1.8 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication No. F2010/000303-1. SARDI Research Report Series No. 489. 39pp.

Marsland, KB & Nicol, JM (2009).  Penfolds Lagoon Baseline Vegetation survey. (PDF 951.7 KB). SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No. F2008/001130-1. SARDI Research Report Series No.330. January 2009.

Marsland, KB & Nicol, JM (2009).  Markaranka Flat Floodplain Vegetation Monitoring - initial survey. (PDF 253.7 KB). SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No F2008/000059-2. SARDI Research Report Series No 332. February 2009.

Marsland, K.B., Nicol, J.M. and Weedon, J.T. (2009) Chowilla Icon Site – Floodplain Vegetation Monitoring 2009 Interim Report. South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide, 42pp. SARDI Publication Number F2007/000543-4. SARDI Research Report Series No. 366. (report 69MB) 

Marsland, K.B. and Nicol, J.M. (2009). Lower Lakes vegetation condition monitoring-2008/09. (PDF 2.3 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide, 45pp. SARDI Publication Number F2009/000370-1. SARDI Research Report Series No. 396.

Marsland, K., Nicol J,  (2007). 2006 River Murray Wetlands Baseline Survey Vegetation Component (PDF 14.9 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication Number RD04/0245-4. 59p. Research Report Series No. 193

Nicol, J. (2007) Risk of pest plant recruitment as a result of the operation of Chowilla environmental regulator. (PDF 972.5 KB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide. SARDI Publication Number F2007/000253-1. 51p. SARDI Research Report Series No: 214

Nicol, J.M. (2007). Current Ecological Knowledge of the Flora of Coastal Lagoon Estuary Systems in South-Eastern Australia. A Literature Review. (PDF 1.1 MB). South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide, 16pp. SARDI Publication Number F2007/000252-1. SARDI Research Report Series No. 210

Weedon, JT, Nicol, JM & Marsland, KB (2007) Chowilla Icon Site – Floodplain Vegetation Monitoring 2006-07 Interim Report. South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide, 32pp. SARDI Publication Number RD06/0334-2. SARDI Research Report Series No: 242 (report 66MB)

Marsland, K and Nicol, J (2006) Current and proposed monitoring activities in relation to The Living Murray Lower Lakes, Coorong and Murray Mouth Icon Site Environmental Management Plan. (PDF 367.6 KB) Aquatic Sciences Publication No. F2006/000081. Research Report Series No. 187

Nicol, JM and Weedon, JT (2006) Chowilla Significant Ecological Asset - Floodplain Vegetation Monitoring Interim Report. Aquatic Sciences Publication No. RD06/0334. Research Report Series No. 179

Nicol, JM (2006). Baseline vegetation survey of Lake Bonney SE, Admella Flats and Bucks Lake.  Final technical report to the South Australian Department for Environment and Heritage. South Australian Research and Development Institute (Aquatic Sciences), Adelaide, 36pp. SARDI Publication Number RD06/0475. Research Report Series No: 177

Nicol, J and Bald, M (2006) In-stream and Riparian Vegetation of the Onkaparinga River between Clarendon Weir and Old Noarlunga - Implications for Environmental Water Provisions. Aquatic Sciences Publication No. RD04/0199. Research Report Series No. 170

Weedon, J, Nicol, J and Doonan, A (2006) Mannum Swamps Baseline Vegetation Survey. (PDF 436.3 KB) Aquatic Sciences Publication No. RD04/0245-2. Research Report Series No. 133

Nicol, JM, Weedon, JT & Doonan, A (2006). Vegetation Surveys. In ‘River Murray Wetlands Baseline Survey-2005.’ (Eds Simpson, D., Holt, M., Champion, T., Horan, A and Shirley, M.). (South Australian Murray Darling Basin Natural Resources Management Board: Berri).

Nicol, JM (2005). The ecology of Ruppia spp. in South Australia, with reference to the Coorong. A literature review. SARDI Aquatic Sciences Publication No. RD04/0247-2.  SARDI Research Report Series No. 88.

Muston, S, Nicol, J, McCarthy, B & Zukowski, S (2004). Ecological responses to inundation of grazed and ungrazed sediments of Thegoa Lagoon, NSW. Report for the New South Wales Murray Wetlands Working Group. Murray Darling Freshwater Research Centre, Mildura.

Jensen, A, Nichols, S & Nicol, J (2000). Lake Woolpolool Management Plan (Lake Merreti Complex). Report for the Renmark to Border Local Action Planning Association and Bookmark Biosphere Reserve (BBT Services Pty Ltd). Wetland Care Australia, Berri.

Jensen, A, Nichols, S & Nicol, J (2000). Lock 4 Wetlands Management Strategy (Incorporating Clarks Sandbar and Ajax Achilles Wetland Complexes). Report for the Loxton to Bookpurnong Local Action Planning Association and Lock 4 Wetlands Management Group. Wetland Care Australia, Berri.

Jensen, A & Nicol, J (2000). Marne River Mouth Wetland Complex Management Brief. Report for the Mid Murray Local Action Planning Association. Wetland Care Australia, Berri.

Jensen, A, Marsh, F, Nicol, J & Nichols, S (2000). Toolunka Flat Wetland Complex Management Plan. Report for the Riverland West Local Action Planning Association and Toolunka Wetland Working Group. Wetland Care Australia, Berri.

Jensen, A, Marsh, F, Nicol, J & Nichols, S (2000). Kroehns Landing Wetland Complex Management Brief. Report for the Mid Murray Local Action Planning Association and Kroehns Landing Wetland Stakeholders. Wetland Care Australia, Berri.

Jensen, A, Marsh, F & Nicol, J (2000). Murrundi Reserve Wetland Complex Management Plan. Report for the Mannum to Wellington Local Action Planning Committee and Wellington Progress Association. Wetland Care Australia, Berri.

Jensen, A, Marsh, F and Nicol, J (2000). Swanport Wetland Management Plan. Report for the Mannum to Wellington Local Action Planning Committee. Wetland Care Australia, Berri.

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