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Kingsford, R.T. (2007). Heritage Rivers: new directions for the protection of Australia's high conservation rivers, wetlands and estuaries. School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney. (pdf)

Kingsford, R.T. (ed). Ecology of desert rivers. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.(book brochure pdf )

Kingsford, R.T. (2006). Changing desert rivers. In Ecology of desert rivers, Kingsford, R.T. (Ed.), pp 3-10. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

Kingsford, R.T. and Thompson, J.R. (2006). Desert or dryland rivers of the world: an introduction. In Ecology of desert rivers, Kingsford, R.T. (Ed.), pp 336-345. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

Kingsford, R.T., Georges, A. and Unmack, P.J. (2006). Vertebrates of desert rivers: meeting the challenges of temporal and spatial unpredictability. In Ecology of desert rivers, Kingsford, R.T. (Ed.), pp 3-10. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

Kingsford, R.T., Lemly, A.D. and Thompson, J.R. (2006). Impacts of dams, river management and diversions on desert rivers. In Ecology of desert rivers, Kingsford, R.T. (Ed.), pp 203-247. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

Young, W., Brandis, K., Kingsford, R.T. (2006). Modelling monthly streamflows in two Australian dryland rivers: matching model complexity to spatial scale and data availability. Journal of Hydrology (in press)

Young, W. and Kingsford, R.T. (2006). Flow variability in large unregulated dry rivers. In Ecology of desert rivers, Kingsford, R.T. (Ed.), pp 47-75. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

Porter, J.L., Kingsford, R.T., Brock, M.A. (2006). Seed banks in arid wetlands with contrasting flooding, salinity and turbidity regimes. Plant Ecology (in press)

Kingsford, R.T. & Nevill, J. (2006). Urgent need for systematic expansion of freshwater protected areas in Australia. Pacific Conservation Biology 12, 7-14.

Kingsford, R.T. and Nevill J. (2005). Scientists recommend a systematic expansion of freshwater protected areas in Australia. Ecological Management and Restoration 6: 161-163. For a fuller statement representing the views of 40 Australian scientists see the Scientists Consensus Statement (pdf).

Kingsford, R.T. and Auld, K.M. (2005). Waterbird breeding and environmental flow management in the Macquarie Marshes, arid Australia. Rivers Research and Applications 21, 187-200.

Rhymer, J.M., Williams, M. J. and Kingsford, R.T. (2004). Implications of phylogeography and population genetics for subspecies taxonomy of Grey (Pacific Black) Duck Anas superciliosa and its conservation in New Zealand. Pacific Conservation Biology 10, 57-66.

Kingsford, R.T. and Thomas, R.F. (2004). Destruction of wetlands and waterbird populations by dams and irrigation on the Murrumbidgee River in arid Australia. Environmental Management 34, 383-396.

Kingsford, R.T., Brandis, K., Thomas, R.F., Knowles, E., Crighton, P., Gale, E. (2004). Classifying landform at broad landscape scales: the distribution and conservation of wetlands in New South Wales, Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research 55, 17-31.

Kingsford, R.T., Jenkins, K.M. and Porter, J.L. (2004). Imposed hydrological stability on lakes in arid Australia and effect on waterbirds. Ecology 85, 2478-2492.

Kingsford, R.T. (2003). Social, institutional and economic drivers for water resource development - a case study of the Murrumbidgee River, Australia. Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management 6, 69-79.

Roshier D.A., Robertson A.I. & Kingsford R.T. (2002) Responses of waterbirds to flooding in an arid region of Australia and implications for conservation. Biological Conservation 106:399-411

Porter, J. (2002) Effects of salinity, turbidity and water regime on arid zone wetland seed banks. Verh. Internat. Verein. Limnol. 28(3), 1468-1471

Kingsford R.T. & Norman F.I. (2002) Australian waterbirds - products of the continent's ecology. Emu 102, 47-69

Kingsford, R.T. & Thomas, R.F. (2002). Use of satellite image analysis to track wetland loss on the Murrumbidgee River floodplain in arid Australia, 1975-1998. Water Science and Technology 45(1), 45-53

Roshier D.A., Robertson A.I., Kingsford R.T., Green D.G. (2001) Continental-scale interactions with temporary resources may explain the paradox of large populations of desert waterbirds in Australia. Landscape Ecology 16:547-556

Kingsford, R.T., Thomas, R.F., Curtin, A.L. (2001). Challenges for the conservation of wetlands on the Paroo and Warrego Rivers. Pacific Conservation Biology 7:21-33

Dorfman, E.J., Kingsford, R.T., Porter, J. (2002). Use of natural and artificial wetlands by Australian waterbirds: implications for population growth and management. Verh Internat. Verein. Limnol. 28, 687-691

Dorfman, E. & Kingsford, R.T. (2001). Movements of cormorants in arid Australia. J. of Arid Environments 49: 677-694

Lemly, D., Kingsford, R.T., Thompson, J.R. (2000) Irrigated agriculture and wildlife conservation: Conflict on a global scale. Environmental Management 25: 485-512.

Kingsford, R.T. (2000) Protecting or pumping rivers in arid regions of the world? Hydrobiologia 427, 1-11.

Kingsford, R.T. (2000) Review: Ecological impacts of dams, water diversions and river management on floodplain wetlands in Australia. Austral Ecology 25. 109-127.

Kingsford, R.T., Wong, P.S., Braithwaite, L.W. and Maher, M.T. (1999) Waterbird abundance in eastern Australia, 1983-1992. Wildlife Research 26: 351-366.

Kingsford, R.T., Curtin, A.L. and Porter, J.L. (1999) Water flows on Cooper Creek determine 'boom' and 'bust' periods for waterbirds. Biological Conservation 88: 231-248.

Kingsford, R.T. (1999) Managing the water of the Border Rivers in Australia: Irrigation, government and the wetland environment. Wetlands Ecology and Management 7: 25-35.

Kingsford, R.T. (1999) Aerial surveys as a measure of river and landscape and floodplain health. Freshwater Biology 41: 425-438.

Kingsford, R.T. (1999) Counting the costs on wetlands of taking water from our rivers: The Macquarie Marshes as a test case. In Preserving Rural Australia (eds.) A.I. Robertson and R. Watts. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood: 125-143.

Kingsford, R.T. (ed.) (1999) A Free-flowing River: The Ecology of the Paroo River, New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service, Sydney.

Kingsford, R.T. and Johnson, W. (1998) Impact of water diversions on colonially nesting waterbirds in the Macquarie Marshes in arid Australia. Colonial Waterbirds 21: 159-170.

Kingsford, R.T. and Halse, S.A. (1998) Waterbirds as a 'flagship' for wetland conservation in arid Australia. In Wetlands for the Future. Proceedings of INTECOL's V International Wetlands Conference (eds.) A.J. McComb and J.A. Davis. Gleneagles Press, Adelaide: 139-160.

Kingsford, R.T. (1998) Management of wetlands for waterbirds. In Management of Australian Wetlands (ed.) W.D. Williams. Environment Australia and Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation, Canberra: 111-122.

Kingsford, R.T., Boulton, A.J. and Puckridge, J.M. (1998) Challenges in managing dryland rivers crossing political boundaries: Lessons from Cooper Creek and the Paroo River, central Australia. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 8: 361-378.

Morrison, M.D. and Kingsford, R.T. (1997) The management of inland wetlands and river flows and the importance of economic valuation in New South Wales. Wetlands (Australia) 16: 83-98.

Kingsford, R.T., Thomas, R.F. and P.S. Wong. (1996) Significant wetlands for waterbirds in the Murray-Darling Basin. Report to the Murray-Darling Basin Commission.

Kingsford, R.T. (1996) Wildfowl (Anatidae) movements in arid Australia. In Proceedings of the Anatidae 2000 Conference, Strasbourg, France 5-9 December 1994, (eds.) M. Birkan, J. van Vessem, P. Havet, J. Madsen, B. Trolliet and M. Moser. Gibier Faune Sauvage, Game Wildlife 13: 141-155.

Kingsford, R.T. and Thomas, R.F. (1995) The Macquarie Marshes and its waterbirds in arid Australia: A 50-year history of decline. Environmental Management 19: 867-878.

Kingsford, R.T. (1995) Ecological effects of river management in New South Wales. In Conserving Biodiversity: Threats and Solutions (eds.) R.A. Bradstock, T.D. Auld, D.A. Keith, R.T. Kingsford, D. Lunney, and D.P. Sivertsen. Surrey Beatty & Sons, Sydney: 144-161.

Kingsford, R.T. (1995) Occurrence of high concentrations of waterbirds in arid Australia. Journal of Arid Environments 29: 421-425.

Cairns, S. and Kingsford, R.T. (1995) Harvesting wildlife: Kangaroos and ducks. In Conserving Biodiversity: Threats and Solutions (eds.) R.A. Bradstock, T.D. Auld, D.A. Keith, R.T. Kingsford, D. Lunney, and D.P. Sivertsen. Surrey Beatty & Sons, Sydney: 260-272.

Bradstock, R.A., Auld, T.D. Keith, D.A., Kingsford, R.T., Lunney, D. and Sivertsen, D.P. (eds.) (1995) Conserving Biodiversity: Threats and Solutions, Surrey Beatty & Sons, Sydney. Received first prize from Royal Zoological Society for proceedings of a conference in 1995.