David Weaver

Dave Weaver is a Research Scientist and Project Manager, based at the Albany offices of the Department of Agriculture and Food, working in the fields of catchment management and hydrology to minimise eutrophication of waterbodies.

He is also responsible for Catchment Management Plans which provide for environmentally sound land-uses that sustain agricultural production and protect water resources and waterways from nutrient enrichment, and for monitoring the effectiveness of catchment plans in reducing nutrient loss.

He is involved in several national and state level programs including the National Eutrophication Management Program. Dave was selected as part of an expert panel for provision of overview of research into diffuse nutrient loss processes in Australia.

For the National Riparian Zone Program Dave provides local field expertise in the establishment, operation and interpretation of data collected in the physical and chemical transport components of the program.

He is also a participant in the Better Fertiliser Decisions network, the
CCI/NHT program guiding BMP adoption, the Nutrient Hotspot Identification and Management project and Watershed Torbay - a National Rivers Consortium funded project.

Dave is a manager of the new Nutrient Analysis Laboratory in the Albany Office of Department of Agriculture.

Dave has also worked with the EPA and with the UWA Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition.

dweaver@agric.wa.gov.au

REVIEWER

• Austral Ecology (formerly Australian Journal of Ecology)
• Journal of Environmental Quality
• Journal of Hydrology

PUBLICATIONS

Books

Dynamics and Biogeochemistry of River Corridors and Wetlands (ICWQ, ICSW, ICGW) (in press) Proceedings of the S#4 symposium held as part of the VIIth IAHS Scientific Assembly, Freshwater : Sustainability within Uncertainty, Foz do Iguaçu (Brazil), 3-9 April / Avril 2005. Edited by Louise Heathwaite, Bruce W. Webb, Masaki Hayashi, Don Rosenberry, Walter Collischonn, and David Weaver

Refereed publications and invited articles

McKergow, L.A , Prosser, I.P., Weaver, D.M., Grayson, R.B. and Reed, A.E.G. (2005). Performance of grass and eucalyptus riparian buffers in a pasture catchment, Western Australia. 1. Riparian hydrology. Journal of Hydrology (in press)

McKergow, L.A , Prosser, I.P., Weaver, D.M., Grayson, R.B. and Reed, A.E.G. (2005). Performance of grass and eucalyptus riparian buffers in a pasture catchment, Western Australia. 2. Water quality. Journal of Hydrology (in press)

McKergow, L.A., Weaver, D.M., Prosser, I.P., Grayson, R.B. and Reed, A.E.G. (2003) Before and after riparian management: sediment and nutrient exports from a small agricultural catchment, Western Australia. Journal of Hydrology 270, 253–272

Weaver, D.M., Neville, S.D and Deeley, D.M. (2003) Addressing off-site nutrient pollution through conventional management actions: a modelling case study. In proceedings of 28th International Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium 10 - 14 November 2003, Wollongong, NSW, Volume 2, 123-130

Weaver, D.M., Neville, S.D and Deeley, D.M. (2005) Addressing off-site nutrient pollution through conventional management actions: a modelling case study. Australian Journal of Water Resources, 8, 2: 165-179 invited paper

Conference and workshop preparations

Lavell, K., Summers, R.N., Weaver, D.M., Clarke, M.F., Grant, J. and Neville, S.D. (2004) An audit of the uptake of agricultural nutrient management practices in the Peel-Harvey catchment. Presented at the 7th International RiverSymposium, Brisbane Australia, Aug 31st – 3rd Sept 2004

McKergow, L.A., Prosser, I.P., Grayson, R.B., Weaver, D.M and Heiner, D. (2004) Grass or trees? Performance of riparian buffers under natural rainfall conditions, Australia. Presented at the 2004 Summer Speciality Conference, California, June 2004

Neville, S.D., Weaver, D.M., Lavell, K., Clarke, M.F., Summers, R.N., Ramsey, H and Grant, J. (2004) Nutrient balance case studies of agricultural activities in south west Western Australia. Presented at the 7th International RiverSymposium, Brisbane Australia, Aug 31st – 3rd Sept 2004

Neville, S.D., Weaver, D.M.,Summers, R.N. and Lavell, K. (2005) Farm gate nutrient balances in south west Western Australia – an eco-efficiency indicator? Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand, Environmental Sustainability in Practice Conference, 29 Mar - 1 Apr 2005, Hotel Grand Chancellor, Christchurch.

Weaver, D.M. (2004) An overview of eutrophication and agriculture on the south coast of Western Australia. Nutrient Management Forum, Dymesbury Lodge, King River, April 5^th -7^th 2004

Weaver, D.M. and Neville, S.D. (2005) SSPRED - Support System for Phosphorus Reduction Decisions (poster presentation) Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand, Environmental Sustainability in Practice Conference, 29 Mar - 1 Apr 2005, Hotel Grand Chancellor, Christchurch.

Weaver, D.M., Neville, S.D., Summers, R.N. and Clarke M.F. (2004) Reducing nutrient discharge from agriculture through the implementation of BMPs – how far can we go? Presented at the 7th International RiverSymposium, Brisbane Australia, Aug 31st – 3rd Sept 2004