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Assessment of check dams’ role in flood hazard mapping in a semi-arid environment
Sepehri, Mehdi, Ildoromi, Ali Reza, Malekinezhad, Hossein, Ghahramani, Afshin, Ekhtesasi, Mohammad Reza, Cao, Chen and Kiani-Harchegani, Mahboobeh. 2019. "Assessment of check dams’ role in flood hazard mapping in a semi-arid environment." Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk. 10 (1), pp. 2239-2256. https://doi.org/10.1080/19475705.2019.1692079

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Effectiveness of Gravity Goods Ropeways in market participation of smallholder farmers in uplands
KC, Diwakar, Maraseni, Tek, Jamir, Chubamenla, Thapa Magar, Ritendra and Tuladhar, Florencia. 2020. "Effectiveness of Gravity Goods Ropeways in market participation of smallholder farmers in uplands." Transportation. 47 (3), pp. 1393-1414. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-018-9970-8

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Re-examining the flocculating power of sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium for a broad range of soils
Zhu, Yingcan, Ali, Aram, Dang, Aaditi, Wandel, Andrew P. and Bennett, John McLean. 2019. "Re-examining the flocculating power of sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium for a broad range of soils." Geoderma. 352, pp. 422-428. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.05.041

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The role of forage management in addressing challenges facing Australasian dairy farming
Cranston, Lydia M., Pembleton, Keith G., Burkitt, Lucy L., Curtis, Andrew, Donaghy, Daniel J., Gourley, Cameron J. P., Harrington, Kerry C., Hills, James L., Pembleton, Luke W. and Rawnsley, Richard P.. 2019. "The role of forage management in addressing challenges facing Australasian dairy farming." Animal Production Science. 60 (1), pp. 26-35. https://doi.org/10.1071/AN18570

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Climate change amplifies plant invasion hotspots in Nepal
Shrestha, Uttam Babu and Shrestha, Bharat Babu. 2019. "Climate change amplifies plant invasion hotspots in Nepal." Diversity and Distributions. 25, pp. 1599-1612. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.27257r3.

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The provision and utility of science and uncertainty to decision‑makers: earth science case studies
Quigley, Mark C., Bennetts, Luke G., Durance, Patricia, Kuhnert, Petra M., Lindsay, Mark D., Pembleton, Keith G., Roberts, Melanie E. and White, Christopher J.. 2019. "The provision and utility of science and uncertainty to decision‑makers: earth science case studies." Environment Systems and Decisions. 39 (3), pp. 307-348. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10669-019-09728-0

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Cost analysis of FSC forest certification and opportunities to cover the costs a case study of Quang Tri FSC group in Central Vietnam
Hoang, Hai Thi, Hoshino, Satoshi, Onitsuka, Kenichiro and Maraseni, Tek. 2019. "Cost analysis of FSC forest certification and opportunities to cover the costs a case study of Quang Tri FSC group in Central Vietnam." Journal of Forest Research. 24 (3), pp. 137-142. https://doi.org/10.1080/13416979.2019.1610993

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Towards an economic decision support system for amelioration of soil constraints in the Northern Grains Region
Ghahramani, Afshin, An-Vo, Duc-Anh, Rochecouste, John, Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Roberton, Stirling, Bennett, John McLean and Cockfield, Geoff. 2018. Towards an economic decision support system for amelioration of soil constraints in the Northern Grains Region. Toowoomba, Australia. University of Southern Queensland.

Technical report

Developing HowLeaky platform for improved governance, facilitation of development, and open reproducible science: final report
Ghahramani, Afshin, Anderson, Roy and Doherty, Al. 2019. Developing HowLeaky platform for improved governance, facilitation of development, and open reproducible science: final report. Toowoomba, Australia. University of Southern Queensland.

Technical report

Roost selection in concrete culverts by the large-footed myotis (Myotis macropus) is limited by the availability of microhabitat
Gorecki, Vanessa, Rhodes, Monika and Parsons, Stuart. 2020. "Roost selection in concrete culverts by the large-footed myotis (Myotis macropus) is limited by the availability of microhabitat." Australian Journal of Zoology. 67 (6), pp. 281-289. https://doi.org/10.1071/ZO20033

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Study on the State of Agriculture in the Caribbean
Swinnen, Johan, Sabrie, Roble, Francescutti, Dino, Francken, Nathalie, Opazo, Cristian Morales, Ignaciuk, Adriana, Kuijpers, Rob, Mielitz, Carlos, Grewer, Uwe, Bubbico, Antonio and Veljanoska, Stefanija. 2020. Study on the State of Agriculture in the Caribbean. Italy. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). https://doi.org/10.4060/ca7190en

Technical report

Local sensitivity analysis of AquaCrop model for wheat and maize in Qazvin Plain and Moghan Pars-Abad in Iran
Adabi, Vahid, Azizian, Asghar, Ramezani-Etedali, Hadi, Kaviani, Abbas and Ababaei, Behnam. 2020. "Local sensitivity analysis of AquaCrop model for wheat and maize in Qazvin Plain and Moghan Pars-Abad in Iran." Iranian Journal of Irrigation and Drainage. 13 (6), pp. 1565-1579.

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Use of Gridded Weather Datasets in Simulation of Wheat Yield and Water Requirement (Case Study: Iran’s Qazvin Plain)
Bahroloum, Rezvan, Ramezani-Etedali, Hadi, Azizian, Asghar and Ababaei, Behnam. 2020. "Use of Gridded Weather Datasets in Simulation of Wheat Yield and Water Requirement (Case Study: Iran’s Qazvin Plain) ." Journal of Ecohydrology. 7 (3), pp. 691-706. https://doi.org/10.22059/ije.2020.303567.1339

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Heat shocks increasingly impede grain filling but have little effect on grain setting across the Australian Wheatbelt
Collins, Behnam and Chenu, Karine. 2020. "Heat shocks increasingly impede grain filling but have little effect on grain setting across the Australian Wheatbelt." Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 284. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2019.107889

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Detection of major weather patterns reduces number of simulations in climate impact studies
Collins, Behnam and Najeeb, Ullah. 2020. "Detection of major weather patterns reduces number of simulations in climate impact studies." Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science. 206 (3), pp. 376-389. https://doi.org/10.1111/jac.12388

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Spatio-temporal variations of seven weather variables in Iran: application of CRU TS and GPCC data sets
Ababaei, Behnam. 2020. "Spatio-temporal variations of seven weather variables in Iran: application of CRU TS and GPCC data sets." Irrigation and Drainage. 69 (1), pp. 164-185. https://doi.org/10.1002/ird.2399

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The impact of climate variability on water footprint components of rainfed wheat and barley in Qazvin province of Iran
Nazari, Rasta, Ramezani-Etedali, Hadi, Nazari, Bijan and Collins, Brian. 2020. "The impact of climate variability on water footprint components of rainfed wheat and barley in Qazvin province of Iran." Irrigation and Drainage. 69 (4), pp. 826-843. https://doi.org/10.1002/ird.2487

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Pan-European multi-crop model ensemble simulations of wheat and grain maize under climate change scenarios
Webber, Heidi, Cooke, Diane Kathleene, Ewert, Frank, Olesen, Jørgen E., Fronzek, Stefan, Ruane, Alex C., Martre, Pierre, Collins, Brian, Bindi, Marco, Ferrise, Roberto, Fodor, Nándor, Gabaldón-Leal, Clara, Gaiser, Thomas, Jabloun, Mohamed, Kersebaum, Kurt, Lizaso, Jon I., Lorite, Ignacio J., Manceau, Loic, Moriondo, Marco, ..., Trombi, Giacomo. 2020. "Pan-European multi-crop model ensemble simulations of wheat and grain maize under climate change scenarios ." Open Data Journal for Agricultural Research. 6, pp. 21-27. https://doi.org/10.18174/odjar.v6i0.16326

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Assessing the Sensitivity of Site-Specific Lime and Gypsum Recommendations to Soil Sampling Techniques and Spatial Density of Data Collection in Australian Agriculture: A Pedometric Approach
Roberton, Stirling, Bennett, John McL., Lobsey, Craig R. and Bishop, Thomas F. A.. 2020. "Assessing the Sensitivity of Site-Specific Lime and Gypsum Recommendations to Soil Sampling Techniques and Spatial Density of Data Collection in Australian Agriculture: A Pedometric Approach ." Agronomy. 10 (11), pp. 1-18. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10111676

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Implications of selective harvesting of natural forests for forest product recovery and forest carbon emissions: cases from Tarai Nepal and Queensland Australia
Poudyal, Bishnu Hari, Maraseni, Tek Narayan and Cockfield, Geoff. 2019. "Implications of selective harvesting of natural forests for forest product recovery and forest carbon emissions: cases from Tarai Nepal and Queensland Australia." Forests. 10 (8), pp. 1-19. https://doi.org/10.3390/f10080693

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Improved prediction of farm nitrous oxide emission through an understanding of the interaction among climate extremes, soil nitrogen dynamics and irrigation water
Maraseni, Tek and Kodur, Shreevatsa. 2019. "Improved prediction of farm nitrous oxide emission through an understanding of the interaction among climate extremes, soil nitrogen dynamics and irrigation water." Journal of Environmental Management. 248, pp. 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109278

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Valuing seasonal climate forecasts in the northern Australia beef industry
Cobon, D. H., Darbyshire, R., Crean, J., Kodur, S., Simpson, M. and Jarvis, C.. 2020. "Valuing seasonal climate forecasts in the northern Australia beef industry." Weather, Climate and Society. 12 (1), pp. 3-14. https://doi.org/10.1175/WCAS-D-19-0018.1

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Monthly rainfall forecasting with Markov Chain Monte Carlo simulations integrated with statistical bivariate copulas
Ali, Mumtaz, Deo, Ravinesh C., Downs, Nathan J. and Maraseni, Tek. 2020. "Monthly rainfall forecasting with Markov Chain Monte Carlo simulations integrated with statistical bivariate copulas." Samui, Pijush, Bui, Dieu Tien, Chakraborty, Subrata and Deo, Ravinesh C. (ed.) Handbook of probabilistic models. Oxford, United Kingdom. Elsevier. pp. 89-105

Edited book (chapter)

Effect of stubble height management on perennial ryegrass, tall fescue, and chicory crown temperature
Langworthy, Adam D., Rawnsley, Richard P., Freeman, Mark J,, Corkrey, Ross, Harrison, Matthew T., Pembleton, Kieth G., Lane, Peter A. and Henry, David A.. 2019. "Effect of stubble height management on perennial ryegrass, tall fescue, and chicory crown temperature." Crop and Pasture Science. 70 (2), pp. 183-194. https://doi.org/10.1071/CP18313

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Yartsagunbu: transforming people's livelihoods in the Western Himalaya
Yadav, Pramod Kumar, Saha, Subhajit, Mishra, Ashish Kumar, Kapoor, Mohnish, Kaneria, Manendra, Kaneria, Manish, Dasgupta, Sabyasachi and Shrestha, Uttam Babu. 2019. "Yartsagunbu: transforming people's livelihoods in the Western Himalaya." Oryx: journal of fauna and flora international. 53 (2), pp. 247-255. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605318000674

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Soil organic carbon in semiarid alpine regions: the spatial distribution, stock estimation, and environmental controls
Zhu, Meng, Feng, Qi, Zhang, Mengxu, Liu, Wei, Deo, Ravinesh C., Zhang, Chengqi and Yang, Linshan. 2019. "Soil organic carbon in semiarid alpine regions: the spatial distribution, stock estimation, and environmental controls." Journal of Soils and Sediments: protection, risk assessment and remediation. 19 (10), pp. 3427-3441. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-019-02295-6

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Spatial and temporal variations of embodied carbon emissions in China’s infrastructure
Bai, Jing, Qu, Jiansheng, Maraseni, Tek Narayan, Wu, Jinjia, Xu, Li and Fan, Yujie. 2019. "Spatial and temporal variations of embodied carbon emissions in China’s infrastructure." Sustainability. 11 (3), pp. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11030749

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Value of seasonal climate forecasts in reducing economic losses for grazing enterprises: Charters Towers case study
An-Vo, Duc-Anh, Reardon-Smith, Kate, Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Cobon, David, Kodur, Shreevatsa and Stone, Roger. 2019. "Value of seasonal climate forecasts in reducing economic losses for grazing enterprises: Charters Towers case study." The Rangeland Journal. 41 (3), pp. 165-175. https://doi.org/10.1071/RJ18004

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Rescuing forests from the carbon trap
Ojha, Hemant, Maraseni, Tek, Nightingale, Andrea, Bhattarai, Basundhara and Khatri, Dil. 2019. "Rescuing forests from the carbon trap." Forest Policy and Economics. 101, pp. 15-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2019.01.007

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Effect of stubble height and irrigation management on the growth, botanical composition and persistence of perennial ryegrass, tall fescue and chicory swards in cool-temperate Tasmania
Langworthy, Adam D., Rawnsley, Richard P., Freeman, Mark J., Corkrey, Ross, Pembleton, Keith G., Harrison, Matthew T., Lane, Peter A. and Henry, David A.. 2019. "Effect of stubble height and irrigation management on the growth, botanical composition and persistence of perennial ryegrass, tall fescue and chicory swards in cool-temperate Tasmania." Crop and Pasture Science. 70 (2), pp. 169-182. https://doi.org/10.1071/CP18311

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The provision and utility of earth science to decision-makers: synthesis and key findings
Quigley, Mark C., Bennetts, Luke G., Kuhnert, Petra M., Durance, Patricia, Lindsay, Mark D., Pembleton, Keith G., Roberts, Melanie E. and White, Christopher J.. 2019. "The provision and utility of earth science to decision-makers: synthesis and key findings." Environment Systems and Decisions. 39 (3), pp. 349-367. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10669-019-09737-z

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Impacts of forest management on tree species richness and composition: Assessment of forest management regimes in Tarai landscape Nepal
Poudyal, Bishnu Hari, Maraseni, Tek Narayan and Cockfield, Geoff. 2019. "Impacts of forest management on tree species richness and composition: Assessment of forest management regimes in Tarai landscape Nepal." Applied Geography. 111, pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2019.102078

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Magnesic soils: first principle soil management strategies for increased productivity
Zhu, Yingcan. 2019. Magnesic soils: first principle soil management strategies for increased productivity. PhD Thesis Doctor of Philosophy. University of Southern Queensland. https://doi.org/10.26192/fp4j-sj70

PhD Thesis

Science in South Asia
Shrestha, Uttam Babu and Bhadra, Anindita. 2019. "Science in South Asia." Science. 364 (6447), p. 1211. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aay4475

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Climate change in Nepal: a comprehensive analysis of instrumental data and people’s perceptions
Shrestha, Uttam Babu, Shrestha, Asheshwor Man, Aryal, Suman, Shrestha, Sujata, Gautam, Madhu Sudan and Ojha, Hemant. 2019. "Climate change in Nepal: a comprehensive analysis of instrumental data and people’s perceptions." Climatic Change: an interdisciplinary, international journal devoted to the description, causes and implications of climatic change. 154 (3-4), pp. 315-334. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-019-02418-5

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Improving SPI-derived drought forecasts incorporating synoptic-scale climate indices in multi-phase multivariate empirical mode decomposition model hybridized with simulated annealing and kernel ridge regression algorithms
Ali, Mumtaz, Deo, Ravinesh C., Maraseni, Tek and Downs, Nathan J.. 2019. "Improving SPI-derived drought forecasts incorporating synoptic-scale climate indices in multi-phase multivariate empirical mode decomposition model hybridized with simulated annealing and kernel ridge regression algorithms." Journal of Hydrology. 576, pp. 164-184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2019.06.032

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Local users and other stakeholders’ perceptions of the identification and prioritization of ecosystem services in fragile mountains: a case study of Chure Region of Nepal
Acharya, Ram Prasad, Maraseni, Tek Narayan and Cockfield, Geoff. 2019. "Local users and other stakeholders’ perceptions of the identification and prioritization of ecosystem services in fragile mountains: a case study of Chure Region of Nepal." Forests. 10 (5), pp. 1-20. https://doi.org/10.3390/f10050421

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Meeting national emissions reduction obligations: a case study of Australia
Maraseni, Tek and Reardon-Smith, Kathryn. 2019. "Meeting national emissions reduction obligations: a case study of Australia." Energies. 12 (3), pp. 1-13. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12030438

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Incorporating forests, agriculture, and energy consumption in the framework of the Environmental Kuznets Curve: a dynamic panel data approach
Parajuli, Rajan, Joshi, Omkar and Maraseni, Tek. 2019. "Incorporating forests, agriculture, and energy consumption in the framework of the Environmental Kuznets Curve: a dynamic panel data approach." Sustainability. 11 (9), pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11092688

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A soil temperature decision support tool for agronomic research and management under climate variability: adapting to earlier and more variable planting conditions
Kath, Jarrod and Pembleton, Keith. 2019. "A soil temperature decision support tool for agronomic research and management under climate variability: adapting to earlier and more variable planting conditions." Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 162, pp. 783-792. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2019.05.030

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