Professor

Stuart Bunn

FAA

Stuart Bunn
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Stuart Bunn is internationally recognised for his research on the structure and function of freshwater ecosystems. His work challenges established wisdom about aquatic food webs, establishing a new understanding that emphasises the key role of high-quality algae as a basal resource, and the connectivity of energy and nutrient flows across rivers, floodplains and estuaries, along with terrestrial inputs. Bunn has played key roles in building Australia’s national research capacity in freshwater ecology, forging international connections and visibility, and translating his deep knowledge of ecosystem function to guide management of flow regimes of freshwater systems in Australia and internationally.

Fields of research

31 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
  • 3103 ECOLOGY
    • 310304 Freshwater Ecology
41 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
  • 4102 ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
    • 410203 Ecosystem Function
  • 4104 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT
    • 410401 Conservation and biodiversity
    • 410404 Environmental Management

For full list of research codes, please visit the ARC Website .

Expertise type

  • Applied Ecology
  • Water Management
  • Biofilms
  • Bioindicators
  • Stable Isotopes
  • Ecology
  • River Ecology
  • Ecosystems
  • Lakes and Rivers
  • Predators
  • Water Quality
  • Wetlands
  • Biology

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