Copies of author's previously published articles inserted. / Bibliography: leaves 142-159. / xiv, 159, [47] leaves : ill., maps ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Focuses on understanding the controls of distribution of continental deformation from the perspective of structural and metamorphic investigations, using the 500 Ma Adelaide Fold Belt in South Australia as a case study. Of particular interest is the relative roles of compositional, thermal and structural controls on the distribution of deformation at the scale of an orogen. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, 1999?

Copies of author's previously published articles inserted. / Bibliography: leaves 142-159. / xiv, 159, [47] leaves : ill., maps ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Focuses on understanding the controls of distribution of continental deformation from the perspective of structural and metamorphic investigations, using the 500 Ma Adelaide Fold Belt in South Australia as a case study. Of particular interest is the relative roles of compositional, thermal and structural controls on the distribution of deformation at the scale of an orogen. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, 1999?

Bibliography: leaves 137-158 / 158 leaves, [8] leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, 1987

Cover title. Includes bibliographical references.

Bibliography: leaves 121-151. Examines seasonal variation in population numbers of Diamondback moths, and estimates mortality, due to parasitoids, of larvae at different stages of development.

HomeLocater CD-ROM included as Appendix 8.3. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 233-250). An examination of residential mobility, and its outcomes focussing on the forced relocation of public housing tenants from The Parks area of metropolitan Adelaide. Investigates the process of public housing relocation and suggests means of improving relocation outcomes for individual tenants and their household. System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: IBM compatible computer. Other requirements: InstallShield Wizard set-up program ; Winzip. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view or print the PDF files.

Includes bibliographical references. Electronic publication; full text available in PDF format; abstract in HTML format. An examination of residential mobility, and its outcomes focussing on the forced relocation of public housing tenants from The Parks area of metropolitan Adelaide. Investigates the process of public housing relocation and suggests means of improving relocation outcomes for individual tenants and their household. Electronic reproduction.[Australia] :Australian Digital Theses Program,2001. x, 277 leaves : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 30 cm.

Typescript (Photocopy) / Bibliography: leaves 307-320 / vii, 320 leaves ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Dept. of Community Medicine, University of Adelaide, 1992

Trees represent important living components in many urban parkland spaces. As living landscape entities, they have the capacity for potentially long life spans. As a result of these longevities, issues concerning tree death or senescence are not often engaged until the end of tree life spans have been reached, or are fast approaching. As organisms with finite life spans, tree senescence must be expected at some future point in time, and due consideration of this inevitable change is imperative within an urban parkland context. An understanding of tree longevity in urban parkland spaces must therefore be considered advantageous to subsequent design, management, and planning decisions enacted upon these landscapes. For appropriate decision-making to take place with regard to urban tree populations, figures reflecting expected tree longevity could purvey estimations of future tree senescence, and assist in providing practical information for all stakeholders of urban landscapes. In addition to this, developed models of parkland spaces supplying visual and spatial analysis of future tree senescence patterns could indicate potential landscape scenarios, and highlight tree populations most at risk of senescence within the near future. The development of models predicting possible future tree senescence patterns required a review of various fields of research in order to establish appropriate models for use, and to assign confidence levels based upon the knowledge of tree growth, longevity, and senescence in predicted landscapes. This thesis examined the subjects of tree longevity and senescence, with a particular focus upon the Adelaide Park Lands region in Adelaide, South Australia. Various tree growth parameters were collected from the field and combined with assigned tree ages to create matrix models that represented expected tree growth trends. Through the incorporation of curves fitted to these matrix models, tree ages could be assigned to tree specimens of unknown age, to determine dates of establishment based upon key growth parameters. Tree longevity figures for each taxon were sourced from a peer reference group survey conducted specifically for this purpose. Through the combination of calculated tree age and predicted tree longevity, senescence patterns for a region of the Adelaide Park Lands were modelled. Interactive structured query-based GIS software was incorporated to display these senescence patterns visually, and to provide interpretations of future landscape scenarios. Results obtained from the peer reference group survey provided a range of valuable figures representing expected tree longevities for 131 taxa from within the Adelaide Park Lands environment. These longevity figures, combined with matrix models and GIS simulations, revealed that considerable populations of established trees within Tuttangga/Park 17 in the Adelaide Park Lands are at a high risk of reaching senescence within the near future. / Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, School of Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Design, 2008

The quantity of stormwater runoff from the city of Adelaide almost matches the demand for drinking water. It therefore becomes increasingly important as an alternative source for water supply. This research focused at the Parafield Stormwater Harvesting Facility near Adelaide in order to better understand: (1) nutrient dynamics between the water column, sediments and plant community, (2) allochthonous and autochthonous sources of nutrients and (3) nutrient retention capacity of the reed bed. A weekly monitoring programme for the physical and chemical parameters of the water column, sediment and plant community was carried out over three years for specific locations within the reed bed. Ordination and clustering of the time series data revealed distinctive seasonal and spatial nutrient patterns. The concentrations for total nitrogen (TN) showed high concentrations for the summer period (1.04 to 1.86 mg/L) and low concentration for the winter season (0.25 to 0.46 mg/L). For the other nitrogen fractions in form of nitrate (NO₃⁻) and ammonium (NH₄⁺) the seasonal patterns were different to that of TN. In NO₃⁻ the concentrations were high during the summer and winter seasons and NH₄⁺ showed high concentration during the spring. The seasonality for total phosphorus (TP) showed high concentration for the spring period (0.049 to 0.163 mg/L) and low concentration for the other seasons (0.01 to 0.019 mg/L). A similar pattern has been observed for phosphate (PO₄³ ⁻) as well. The dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentrations showed high concentrations during the summer period (21.36 to 31.64 mg/L) and low concentration during the winter seasons (5.48 to 7.14 mg/L). The seasonal pattern for the nutrient contents of the plant community showed highest concentrations during summer (5.5 to 34.2 gTN/kg) and lowest concentrations in winter (0.2 to 7.7 gTN/kg). Nutrient concentrations in the sediments were highest during the non-growing seasons (autumn and winter). This result indicated that the function of sediments changes seasonally from being a sink during the non-growing season by accumulating both allochthonous and autochthonous nutrients in the rainy season, and becoming a source during the growing seasons due to nutrient release from anaerobic sediments supporting the growth of the macrophyte community. Overall the function of sediment in reed bed pond of the Stormwater Harvesting Facility was to be a source of nutrients and therefore no accumulation of nutrients occurred during the study period. The research has demonstrated that the reed bed currently performs as a reasonable nutrient retention system with following nutrient removal rates: 0.85 mg TN /m²/day, 0.79 mg NO₃⁻ /m²/day, 0.28 mg NH₄⁺/m²/day, 0.05 mg TP /m²/day, 0.04 mg PO₄³ ⁻ /m²/day, and 5.75 mg DOC /m²/day. Seasonal difference in the water retention time showed that the for most of the nutrients the removal performance was most effective during autumn and winter with the exception of the removal performance of P forms, which most effective during spring and summer. For TN, NO₃⁻ and DOC the RE was most efficient at a residence time > 15days, for TP and PO₄³ ⁻ it is 5-10 days and for NH₄⁺ it is <;5days. Time–series modelling of the monitoring data resulted in rule-based prediction models for the different nutrients. Sensitivity analyses of the models revealed key driving variables for the nutrient dynamics of the reed bed. The prediction results revealed that the DO was the key driving variable influencing the nutrient concentrations in the water column and therefore to improve the water quality of the treatment water DO levels have to maintained above the threshold of 4 mg/L. Beside DO other key driving variables were turbidity, ORP and the nutrient levels from the previous site. Therefore the control of these parameters would be the start to develop a management plan for best-practice management in terms of water quality at the Parafield Stormwater Harvesting Facility. / http://proxy.library.adelaide.edu.au/login?url= http://library.adelaide.edu.au/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=1458926 / Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, School of Earth and Environmental Science, 2010