Neil Saintilan

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Biography

Climate change is altering the distribution of organisms and the structure of ecosystems across the globe, and one of the most dramatically effected biomes are wetlands. My research has explored the impact of climate change across different types of wetlands- from coastal wetlands impacted by sea-level rise, to freshwater wetlands subject to the dual stressors of altered climatic conditions and water extraction. Our team has identified new approaches to wetland management, drawing attention to the benefits of carbon sequestration (“blue carbon”) in coastal wetlands, and pioneering tools helping river managers better accommodate the needs of wetlands when planning water allocations. This work has proceeded in partnership with the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, ANSTO, the University of Wollongong, the US Geological Survey, and Beijing Forestry University.

Research interests

Response of wetlands to climate change, including sea-level rise, elevated atmospheric CO₂, temperature, hydrological modification. Geomorphology and landscape evolution in the coastal zone.

Link through to Saintilan et al. (2020) Thresholds of mangrove response to rapid sea-level rise. Science. 368(6495) 1118-1121

https://science.sciencemag.org/content/368/6495/1118.full?ijkey=CF6GjowPFI92w&keytype=ref&siteid=sci

Education/Academic qualification

Biogeography, PhD, University of Sydney

External positions

Senior Principal Research Science and Senior Team Leader, Water and Wetlands, Office of Environment and Heritage, NSW

1 Jan 2012 → 17 Feb 2015

Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO

1 Jul 2011 → 30 Jun 2012

Head, Rivers and Wetlands Unit, Office of Environment and Heritage, NSW

1 Feb 2007 → 1 Jan 2012

Associate Professor and Director, Centre for Environmental Restoration and Stewardship, Australian Catholic University

1 Jan 2004 → 31 Jan 2006

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer, Australian Catholic University

21 Feb 1994 → 31 Dec 2003

Lecturer , University of Sydney

1 Jan 1993 → 31 Dec 1993

Lecturer, The University of New South Wales

1 Jan 1987 → 31 Dec 1987

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Projects

1 Not started
5 Finished
11 Active

Can coastal floodplains of north Australia survive ferals and rising seas?

Ens, E., Gore, D., Saintilan, N., Ralph, T., Skidmore, A., Wunungmurra, J. Y. & Preece, D.

3/06/20 → 2/06/23

Project: Research

Estuarine forests: the rising frontier of coastal carbon

Saintilan, N.

1/01/20 → 31/12/22

Project: Research

MQRIS: DIVING-PAM-II: deepening our understanding of human impacts on aquatic photosynthesis

Bishop, M., Dafforn, K., Saintilan, N., Hose, G. & Williamson, J.

1/01/20 → 31/12/20

Project: Other

Micro GC for in-situ measurement of volatiles

Strezov, V., Jiang, Y., Taylor, M., Town, G., Saintilan, N., Abbassi, R. & Kan, T.

1/01/20 → 31/12/20

Project: Other

Improving Coastal Erosion and Hazard Assessment

Wong, V., Reef, R., Saintilan, N., Rogers, K. & Kennedy, D.

7/06/19 → 6/06/22

Project: Other

Research Outputs

3196 Citations
33 h-Index
98 Article
11 Conference proceeding contribution
7 Chapter
5 Review article
10 More

Thirty-year repeat measures of mangrove above- and below-ground biomass reveals unexpectedly high carbon sequestration

Lamont, K., Saintilan, N., Kelleway, J. J., Mazumder, D. & Zawadzki, A., Mar 2020, In : Ecosystems. 23, 2, p. 370-382 13 p.