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Distinguishing the impacts of human activities and climate variability on runoff and sediment load change based on paired periods with similar weather conditions: a case in the Yan River, China
Wang, Fei, Hessel, Rudi, Mu, Xingmin, Maroulis, Jerry, Zhao, Guangju, Geissen, Violette and Ritsema, Coen. 2015. "Distinguishing the impacts of human activities and climate variability on runoff and sediment load change based on paired periods with similar weather conditions: a case in the Yan River, China." Journal of Hydrology. 527, pp. 884-893. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.05.037

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Virtual discussions to support climate risk decision making on farms
Reardon-Smith, Kate, Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Farley, Helen S., Cliffe, Neil, Stone, Roger C., Ostini, Jenny, Doyle, Joanne, Martin, Neil, Loch, Adam, Maraseni, Tek, Marcussen, Torben and Lindesay, Janette. 2015. "Virtual discussions to support climate risk decision making on farms." Journal of Economic and Social Policy. 17 (2).

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Effect of summer livestock grazing on plant species richness and composition in the Himalayan rangelands
Aryal, Suman, Cockfield, Geoff and Maraseni, Tek. 2015. "Effect of summer livestock grazing on plant species richness and composition in the Himalayan rangelands." The Rangeland Journal. 37 (3), pp. 309-321. https://doi.org/10.1071/RJ14088

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The importance of fly ash property in the manufacture of geopolymers
Zhang, Zuhua, Zhu, Yingcan, Reid, Andrew and Wang, Hao. 2014. "The importance of fly ash property in the manufacture of geopolymers." Shi, Caijun and Shen, Xiaodong (ed.) 2nd International Conference on Advances in Chemically Activated Materials (CAM 2014). Changsha, China 01 - 03 Jun 2014 Bagneux, France.

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Developing forest-sector and REDD+ governance: a multi-stage, multi-level and multi-stakeholder approach in Nepal
Lopez-Casero, Federico, Cadman, Tim and Maraseni, Tek. 2014. "Developing forest-sector and REDD+ governance: a multi-stage, multi-level and multi-stakeholder approach in Nepal." Policy in Focus.

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Prioritising carbon sequestration areas in southern Queensland using time series MODIS net primary productivity (NPP) imagery
Apan, A., Suarez Cadavid, L. A., Richardson, L. and Maraseni, T.. 2014. "Prioritising carbon sequestration areas in southern Queensland using time series MODIS net primary productivity (NPP) imagery." Dadhwal, V. K., Seshasai, M. V. R., Hakeem, A., Diwakar, P. G. and Raju, P. L. N. (ed.) Technical Commission 8th Mid-Term Symposium (ISPRS 2014). Hyderabad, India 09 - 12 Dec 2014 Goettingen, Germany. https://doi.org/10.5194/isprsarchives-XL-8-549-2014

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Virtual world technologies to enhance climate risk management on Australian sugar cane farms
Reardon-Smith, Kate, Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Stone, Roger, Cliffe, Neil, Farley, Helen, Ostini, Jenny, Doyle, Joanne, Martin, Neil, Maraseni, Tek, Marcussen, Torben, Loch, Adam and Lindesay, Janette. 2014. "Virtual world technologies to enhance climate risk management on Australian sugar cane farms." Climate Adaptation (NCCARF 2014): Future Challenges. Gold Coast, Australia 30 Sep - 02 Oct 2014 Gold Coast, Australia.

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Integrated assessment of water-energy-GHG emissions tradeoffs in an irrigated lucerne production system in eastern Australia
Mushtaq, S., Maraseni, T. N., Reardon-Smith, K., Bundschuh, J. and Jackson, T.. 2015. "Integrated assessment of water-energy-GHG emissions tradeoffs in an irrigated lucerne production system in eastern Australia." Journal of Cleaner Production. 103, pp. 491-498. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.05.037

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Spectral discrimination of bulloak (Allocasuarina luehmannii) and associated woodland for habitat mapping of the endangered bulloak jewel butterfly (Hypochrysops piceata) in southern Queensland
Zainol Abdullah, Wan Nor Zanariah, Apan, Armando A., Maraseni, Tek N. and Le Brocque, Andrew F.. 2014. "Spectral discrimination of bulloak (Allocasuarina luehmannii) and associated woodland for habitat mapping of the endangered bulloak jewel butterfly (Hypochrysops piceata) in southern Queensland." Journal of Applied Remote Sensing. 8 (1), pp. 083561-1. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JRS.8.083561

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Durability of alkali-activated fly ash concrete: chloride penetration in pastes and mortars
Zhu, Huajun, Zhang, Zuhua, Zhu, Yingcan and Tian, Liang. 2014. "Durability of alkali-activated fly ash concrete: chloride penetration in pastes and mortars." Construction and Building Materials. 65, pp. 51-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.04.110

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Re-evaluating the rationale for irrigation technology adoption through an integrated trade-off analysis: case study of a cotton farming system in Australia
Maraseni, T. N., Mushtaq, S. and Reardon-Smith, K.. 2014. "Re-evaluating the rationale for irrigation technology adoption through an integrated trade-off analysis: case study of a cotton farming system in Australia." Journal of Water and Climate Change. 5 (3), pp. 328-340. https://doi.org/10.2166/wcc.2014.046

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Carbon stock dynamics in different vegetation dominated community forests under REDD+: a case from Nepal
Pandey, Shiva Shankar, Maraseni, Tek Narayan and Cockfield, Geoff. 2014. "Carbon stock dynamics in different vegetation dominated community forests under REDD+: a case from Nepal." Forest Ecology and Management. 327, pp. 40-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2014.04.028

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Tree species diversity in community managed and national park forests in the mid-hills of central Nepal
Pandey, Shiva Shankar, Maraseni, Tek Narayan, Cockfield, Geoff and Gerhard, Karin. 2014. "Tree species diversity in community managed and national park forests in the mid-hills of central Nepal." Journal of Sustainable Forestry. 33 (8), pp. 796-813. https://doi.org/10.1080/10549811.2014.925811

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An assessment of the impacts of the REDD+ pilot project on community forests user groups (CFUGs) and their community forests in Nepal
Maraseni, T. N., Neupane, P. R., Lopez-Casero, F. and Cadman, T.. 2014. "An assessment of the impacts of the REDD+ pilot project on community forests user groups (CFUGs) and their community forests in Nepal." Journal of Environmental Management. 136, pp. 37-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.01.011

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An assessment of willingness to pay to avoid climate change induced flood
Devkota, Rohini Prasad, Maraseni, Tek Narayan and Cockfield, Geoff. 2014. "An assessment of willingness to pay to avoid climate change induced flood." Journal of Water and Climate Change. 5 (4), pp. 569-577. https://doi.org/10.2166/wcc.2014.134

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The development of virtual world tools to enhance learning and real world decision making in the Australian sugar farming industry
Reardon-Smith, Kathryn, Farley, Helen, Cliffe, Neil, Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Stone, Roger, Doyle, Joanne, Martin, Neil, Ostini, Jenny, Maraseni, Tek, Marcussen, Torben, Loch, Adam and Lindesay, Janette. 2014. "The development of virtual world tools to enhance learning and real world decision making in the Australian sugar farming industry." International Journal of Advanced Corporate Learning. 7 (3), pp. 17-23. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijac.v7i3.4002

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Climate change and indigenous people: perceptions of transhumant herders and implications to the transhumance system in the Himalayas
Aryal, Suman, Maraseni, Tek N. and Cockfield, Geoff. 2014. "Climate change and indigenous people: perceptions of transhumant herders and implications to the transhumance system in the Himalayas." Geology and Geosciences. 3 (4), pp. 1-5. https://doi.org/10.4172/2329-6755.1000162

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Can vegetation types work as an indicator of soil organic carbon? An insight from native vegetations in Nepal
Maraseni, T. N. and Pandey, S. S.. 2014. "Can vegetation types work as an indicator of soil organic carbon? An insight from native vegetations in Nepal." Ecological Indicators. 46, pp. 315-322. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2014.06.038

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Using fly ash to partially substitute metakaolin in geopolymer synthesis
Zhang, Zuhua, Wang, Hao, Zhu, Yingcan, Reid, Andrew, Provis, John L. and Bullen, Frank. 2014. "Using fly ash to partially substitute metakaolin in geopolymer synthesis." Applied Clay Science. 88-89, pp. 194-201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2013.12.025

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Vulnerability of Himalayan transhumant communities to climate change
Aryal, Suman, Cockfield, Geoff and Maraseni, Tek Narayan. 2014. "Vulnerability of Himalayan transhumant communities to climate change." Climatic Change: an interdisciplinary, international journal devoted to the description, causes and implications of climatic change. 125 (2), pp. 193-208. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-014-1157-5

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Addressing the participation gap in institutional investment: an assessment framework and preliminary results
Cadman, Tim and Maraseni, Tek. 2014. "Addressing the participation gap in institutional investment: an assessment framework and preliminary results." Hawley, James P., Hoepner, Andreas G. F., Johnson, Keith L., Sandberg, Joakim and Waitzer, Edward W. (ed.) Cambridge handbook of institutional investment and fiduciary duty. Cambridge, United Kingdom. Cambridge University Press. pp. 452-465

Edited book (chapter)

Using a virtual world to enable real world decision making
Reardon-Smith, Kate, Farley, Helen, Stone, Roger, Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Cliffe, Neil, Doyle, Joanne, Martin, Neil, Maraseni, Tek, Marcussen, Torben, Lindesay, Janette, Loch, Adam and Kealley, Matt. 2013. "Using a virtual world to enable real world decision making." Lamb, David (ed.) 1st Digital Rural Futures Conference: Smart Farms - Smart Regions (DRF 2013). Armidale, Australia 26 - 28 Jun 2013 Armidale, Australia.

Poster

Dynamics of carbon and biodiversity under REDD+ regime: a case from Nepal
Pandey, Shiva Shankar, Cockfield, Geoff and Maraseni, Tek Narayan. 2014. "Dynamics of carbon and biodiversity under REDD+ regime: a case from Nepal." Environmental Science and Policy. 38, pp. 272-281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2014.01.005

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Evaluating the Clean Development Mechanism
Maraseni, Tek Narayan. 2013. "Evaluating the Clean Development Mechanism ." Cadman, Timothy (ed.) Climate Change and Global Policy Regimes:Towards Institutional Legitimacy. United Kingdom. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 96-110

Edited book (chapter)

I just want to count them! Considerations when choosing a deer population monitoring method
Amos, Matthew, Baxter, Greg, Finch, Neal, Lisle, Allan and Murray, Peter. 2014. "I just want to count them! Considerations when choosing a deer population monitoring method." Wildlife Biology. 20 (6), pp. 362-370. https://doi.org/10.2981/wlb.00080

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Payments to landholders for managing water, land and ecosystems (WLE) in coastal agricultural catchments for protecting the Great Barrier Reef
Maraseni, Tek N. and Hanjra, Munir A.. 2014. "Payments to landholders for managing water, land and ecosystems (WLE) in coastal agricultural catchments for protecting the Great Barrier Reef." Mohammed, Essam Yassin (ed.) Economic incentives for marine and coastal conservation: prospects, challenges and policy implications. Abingdon, Oxon. United Kingdom. Routledge. pp. 190-209

Edited book (chapter)

Major drivers of deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries and REDD+
Pandey, Shiva S., Cockfield, Geoff and Maraseni, Tek Narayan. 2013. "Major drivers of deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries and REDD+." International Journal of Forest Usufructs Management. 14 (1), pp. 99-107.

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Quality-of-governance standards for carbon emissions trading: developing REDD+ governance through a multi-stage, multi-level and multi-stakeholder approach
Lopez-Casero, Federico, Cadman, Tim and Maraseni, Tek. 2013. Quality-of-governance standards for carbon emissions trading: developing REDD+ governance through a multi-stage, multi-level and multi-stakeholder approach. Hayama, Japan. Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES).

Other

Agriculture: energy use and conservation
Chen, Guangnan and Maraseni, Tek Narayan. 2013. "Agriculture: energy use and conservation." Jorgensen, S. E. (ed.) Encyclopedia of environmental management. New York, NY. United States. CRC Press. pp. 129-137

Edited book (chapter)

Assessment of gases emission from the operation of the semi-aerobic landfill site by solid waste of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
Devkota, Rohini Prasad, Cockfield, Geoff, Maraseni, Tek Narayan, Bhattarai, Rabi and Devkota, Bhupendra. 2012. "Assessment of gases emission from the operation of the semi-aerobic landfill site by solid waste of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal." Environmental Research Journal. 6 (3), pp. 182-186. https://doi.org/10.3923/erj.2012.182.186

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The tradeoffs between water savings and GHG emissions in irrigated agriculture
Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Maraseni, Tek and Reardon-Smith, Kate. 2013. "The tradeoffs between water savings and GHG emissions in irrigated agriculture." Quarisa, Iva (ed.) Irrigation Australia Regional Conference 2013: Sharing Irrigation Knowledge for Better Outcomes. Griffith, Australia 28 - 30 May 2013 Sydney, Australia.

Presentation

More equal than others? A comparative analysis of state and non-state perceptions of interest representation and decision-making in REDD+ negotiations
Cadman, Tim and Maraseni, Tek. 2013. "More equal than others? A comparative analysis of state and non-state perceptions of interest representation and decision-making in REDD+ negotiations." Innovation: the European Journal of Social Science Research. 26 (3), pp. 214-230. https://doi.org/10.1080/13511610.2013.771880

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Indigenous knowledge for climate change induced flood adaptation in Nepal
Devkota, Rohini Prasad, Maraseni, Tek Narayan, Cockfield, Geoff and Devkota, Laxmi Prasad. 2013. "Indigenous knowledge for climate change induced flood adaptation in Nepal." The International Journal of Climate Change: Impacts and Responses. 5 (1), pp. 35-46.

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Perceived community-based flood adaptation strategies under climate change in Nepal
Devkota, Rohini Prasad, Cockfield, Geoff and Maraseni, Tek Narayan. 2014. "Perceived community-based flood adaptation strategies under climate change in Nepal." International Journal of Global Warming. 6 (1), pp. 113-124. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJGW.2014.058758

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Climate change and water security: estimating the greenhouse gas costs of achieving water security through investments in modern irrigation technology
Mushtaq, S., Maraseni, T. N. and Reardon-Smith, K.. 2013. "Climate change and water security: estimating the greenhouse gas costs of achieving water security through investments in modern irrigation technology." Agricultural Systems. 117, pp. 78-89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2012.12.009

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Flood vulnerability through the eyes of vulnerable people in mid-western Terai of Nepal
Devkota, Rohini Prasad, Maraseni, Tek Narayan, Cockfield, Geoff and Devkota, Laxmi Prasad. 2013. "Flood vulnerability through the eyes of vulnerable people in mid-western Terai of Nepal." Journal of Earth Science and Climactic Change. 4 (1), pp. 1-7. https://doi.org/10.4172/2157-7617.1000132

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Governing the forests: an institutional analysis of REDD+ and community forest management in Asia
de Oliveira, Jose Puppim, Cadman, Tim, Ma, Hwan Ok, Maraseni, Tek, Koli, Anar, Jadhav, Yogesh D. and Prabowo, Dede. 2013. Governing the forests: an institutional analysis of REDD+ and community forest management in Asia. Yokohama, Japan. International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) / United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS), Yokohama, Japan.

Project report

Development of draft quality-of-governance standards for climate change mitigation and beyond: groundtruthing of developed verifiers in REDD+ pilot area, Nepal
Maraseni, Tek, Neupane, Prem Raj, Lopez, Federcio and Cadman, Tim. 2012. Development of draft quality-of-governance standards for climate change mitigation and beyond: groundtruthing of developed verifiers in REDD+ pilot area, Nepal. Brisbane, Australia. Griffith University.

Project report

Household carbon dioxide emissions from peasants and herdsmen in northwestern arid-alpine regions, China
Qu, Jiansheng, Zeng, Jingjing, Li, Yan, Wang, Qin, Maraseni, Tek, Zhang, Lihua, Zhang, Zhiqiang and Clarke-Sather, Abigail. 2013. "Household carbon dioxide emissions from peasants and herdsmen in northwestern arid-alpine regions, China." Energy Policy. 57, pp. 133-140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2012.12.065

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Assessing riparian zone impacts on water and sediment movement: a new approach
Keesstra, S. D., Kondrlova, E., Czajka, A., Seeger, M. and Maroulis, J.. 2012. "Assessing riparian zone impacts on water and sediment movement: a new approach." Netherlands Journal of Geosciences. 91 (1/2), pp. 245-255. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0016774600001633

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