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Selected Journal Papers

2022

Survival estimates across five life stages of redfin (Perca fluviatilis) exposed to simulated pumped-storage hydropower stressors
Doyle, KE, Ning, N, Silva, LGM , Brambilla, EM, Deng, ZD, Fu, T, Boys, C, Robinson, W, du Preez, JA, Baumgartner, LJ
Diverse migration tactics of fishes within the large tropical Mekong River system
Vu, AV, Baumgartner, LJ, Mallen‐Cooper, M, Doran, GS, Limburg, KE, Gillanders, BM, Thiem, JD, Howitt, JA, Kewish, CM, Reinhardt, J, Cowx, IG
Mass fish kills catalyse improved water and fisheries management
Boys, CA, Rayner, TS, Mitrovic, SM, Doyle, KE, Baumgartner, LJ, Koehn, JD
A review of the applicability of the motivations and abilities (MOTA) framework for assessing the implementation success of water resources management plans and policies
Conallin, J, Ning, N, Bond, J, Pawsey, N, Baumgartner, LJ, Atminarso, D, McPherson, H, Robinson, W, Thorncraft, G
Life history strategies of Mekong pangasiid catfishes revealed by otolith microchemistry
Vu, AV, Baumgartner, LJ, Limburg, KE, Doran, GS, Mallen-Cooper, M, Gillanders, BM, Thiem, JD, Howitt, JA, Kewish, CM, Reinhardt, J, Cowx, IG

2021

Achieving fish passage outcomes at irrigation infrastructure; a case study from the Lower Mekong Basin
Baumgartner, LJ, Barlow, C, Mallen-Cooper, M, Boys, C, Marsden, T, Thorncraft, G, Phonekhampheng, O, Singhanouvong, D, Rice, W, Roy, M, Crase, L & Cooper, B
Assessing temporal patterns and species composition of glass eel (Anguilla spp.) cohorts in Sumatra and Java using DNA barcodes
Wibowo, A, Hubert, N, Dahruddin, H, Steinke, D, Suhaimi, R A, Alexander, S, Atminarso, D, Anggraeni, D P, Trismawanti, I, Baumgartner, L J & Ning, N
Fish for whom?: Integrating the management of social complexities into technical investments for inclusive, multi-functional irrigation
Duncan, N, Silva, S, D, Conallin, J, Freed, S, Akester, M, Baumgartner, L, McCartney, M, Dubois, M, Sellamuttu, S, S
Native fish losses due to water extraction in Australian rivers: Evidence, impacts and a solution in modern fish- and farm-friendly screens
Boys, C, A, Rayner, T, S, Baumgartner, L, J, Doyle, K, E
Priority knowledge needs for management of migratory fish species in Cambodia
Loury, E, K, Elliott, V, L, Ainsley, S, M, Baird, I, G, Baumgartner, L, J, Chhuoy, S, Lee, D, J, Ngor, P, B, Touch, B, Vu, A,V, Hogan, Z, S
Variability in water chemistry in the Lower Mekong Basin: Considerations for fish life history reconstruction
Vu, A, V, Baumgartner, L, J, Doran, G, S, Mallen-Cooper, M, Thiem, J, D, Howitt, J, A, Limburg, K, E, Gillanders, B, M, Cowx, I,G
Optimizing efforts to restore aquatic ecosystem connectivity requires thinking beyond large dams
Baumgartner, LJ, Marsden, T, Duffy, D, Horta, A, Ning, N
Assessment of the causes and solutions to the significant 2018-19 fish deaths in the Lower Darling River, New South Wales, Australia
Sheldon, F, Barma, D, Baumgartner, LJ, Bond, N, Mitrovic, SM, Vertessy, R
Balancing hydropower and freshwater environments in the global south
Baumgartner, LJ, Girard, P, Kaplan, D, Collischonn, W

2020

A cone fishway facilitates lateral migrations of tropical river-floodplain fish communities
Baumgartner, L, Boys, C, Marsden, T, McPherson, J, Ning, N, Phonekhampheng, O, Robinson, W, Singhanouvong, D, Stuart, I, Thorncraft, G
Gambusia holbrooki survive shear stress, pressurization and avoid blade strike in a simulated pumped hydroelectric scheme
Doyle, K, E, Ning, N, Silva, L, G, M, Brambilla, E, M, Boys, C, A, Deng, Z, D, Fu, T, du Preez, J, A, Robinson, W, Baumgartner, L, J
Ten complementary measures to assist with environmental watering programs in the Murray–Darling river system, Australia
Baumgartner, L, J, Gell, P, Thiem, J, D, Finlayson, C, M, Ning, N
Diadromy in a large tropical river, the Mekong: More common than assumed, with greater implications for management
Vu, A, V, Baumgartner, L, J, Mallen-Cooper, M, Howitt, J, A, Robinson, W, A, So, N, Cowx, I, G
Dispersal of fish eggs and larvae in a cascade of small hydropower plants with fish ladders
Brambilla, E, M, Silva, L, Baumgartner, L, J, Bialetzki, A, Nogueira, M, G
Mortality events resulting from Australia's catastrophic fires threaten aquatic biota
Silva, L, G, M, Doyle, K, E, Duffy, D, Humphries, P, Horta, A, Baumgartner, L, J

2019

Irrigation, fisheries and Sustainable Development Goals: the importance of working collaboratively to end world hunger and malnutrition
Baumgartner, LJ, Deng, ZD, Ning, N, Conallin, J, Lynch, A
Global advances in fish passage research and practice
Baumgartner, LJ
100 pressing questions on the future of global fish migration science, conservation, and policy
Lennox, RJ, Paukert, C, Aarestrup, K, Auger, MM, Baumgartner, LJ, Birnie-Gauvin, K, Boe, K, Brink, K, Brownscommbe, JW, Chen, Y, Davidsen, JG, Eliason, E, Filous, A, Gillanders, BM, Helland, I, Horodysky, AZ, Januchowski-Hartley, SR, Lowerre-Barbieri, S, Lucas, MC, Martins, E, Murchie, KJ, Pmopeu, PS, Power, M, Ragavan, R, Rahel, F, Secor, D, Thiem, JD, Thorstad, EB, Ueda, H, Cooke, SJ
Migratory fishes in Myanmar rivers and wetlands: challenges for sustainable development between irrigation water control infrastructure and sustainable inland capture fisheries
Conallin, J, Baumgartner, LJ, Lunn, Z, Akester, M,Tun, N N, Nyunt, MMM, Swe, AM, Chan, N, Cowx, IG
Challenges balancing fisheries resource management and river development in Indonesia
Utomo, AD, Wibowo, A, Suhaimi RA, Atminarso, D, Baumgartner, LJ
A cautionary tale about the inhibitory effects of gated culverts on fish passage restoration efforts
Baumgartner, L, Boys, C, Marsden, T, McPherson, J, Ning, N, Phonekhampheng, O, Robinson, W, Singhanouvong, D, Stuart, I, Thorncraft, G
Tolerable ranges of fluid shear for early life-stage fishes: implications for safe fish passage at hydropower and irrigation infrastructure
Navarro, A, Boys, CA, Robinson, W, Baumgartner, LJ, Miller, B, Deng, ZD, Finlayson, CM
Estimating benefits and costs: A case of fish passages in Lao PDR and the development of the Lower Mekong Fishway support tool
Cooper, B, Crase, L, Baumgartner, LJ
Achieving fish passage outcomes at irrigation infrastructure: A case study from the Lower Mekong Basin
Baumgartner, LJ, Barlow, C, Mallen-Cooper, M, Boys, C, Marsden, T, Thorncraft, G, Phonekhampheng, O, Singhanouvong, D, Rice, W, Roy, M, Crase, L, Cooper, B
Global advances in fish passage research and practice
Baumgartner, LJ

Selected Reports

2021

Reassessing Macquarie perch populations and habitat in Mannus Creek: Final Report
Doyle, K, Pearce, L, Ning, N, McGregor, C, Duffy, D, Weatherman, K & Baumgartner, L J
Quantifying biophysical and community impacts of improved fish passage in Lao PDR and Myanmar
Baumgartner, LJ, Collier, P, Conallin, J, Ning, N, Robinson, W, Cooper, B, Crase, L, Homsombath, K, Singhanouvong, D, Phonekhampeng, O, Thorncraft, G, Win, N, Htun, N, Swe, AM, Lunn, Z, Marsden, T
The practical guide to modern fish-protection screening in Australia
Boys, C, Rayner, T, Kelly, B, Doyle, K, Baumgartner, LJ
Training manual for the JEM of Mekong Mainstream Hydropower Projects: Acoustic tagging
Weatherman, K, Baumgartner, LJ, Wooden, I, Thiem, J, Robinson, W, Thorncraft, G, Pomorin, K, Ning, N
Training manual for the JEM of Mekong Mainstream Hydropower Projects: PIT tagging
Weatherman, K, Baumgartner, LJ, Robinson, W, Thorncraft, G, Pomorin, K, Ning, N, McPherson, J
Mekong Integrated Water Resources Management Project: Assessment of fisheries productivity and biodiversity changes following refurbishment of floodgates on floodplains of the lower Xe Beng Fei catchment
Robinson, W, Thorncraft, G, Baumgartner, L, Marsden, T, Ning, N

2020

Houay Mak Hiew Fishway: Design criteria and concept
Thorncraft, G, Baumgartner, L, Mallen-Cooper, M, Thew, P, Phonekhampeng, O, Phonekhampheng, T, Robinson, W, Vorsane, P
Shan Gaing Sluice Fishway: Proposed design criteria and concept
Conallin, J, Baumgartner, L, Mallen-Cooper, M, Marsden, T, Mwint Swe, A, Lunn, Z, Tun, NN, Nyunt, MMM
Improving the design of irrigation infrastructure to increase fisheries production in floodplain wetlands of the Lower Mekong and Murray-Darling Basins
Boys, C, Pflugrath, B, D, Singhanouvong, D, Phonekhampeng, O, Thorncraft, G, Phommavong, T, Vorsane, P, Homsombath, K, Baumgartner, L, J, Fowler, T, Kelly, B

2019

Masterclass in Fish Passage Engineering Design, Construction, Ecology and Monitoring
Baumgartner, LJ, Roy, M, Techasarin, KA
International Conference on River Connectivity (Fish Passage 2018) and First Symposium on Hydropower and Fish Management
Baumgartner, LJ, Ning, N, Doyle, K
ACIAR launch fund summary report: International Conference on River Connectivity (Fish Passage 2018) and First Symposium on Hydropower and Fish Management
Baumgartner, L, Ning, N, Doyle, K
Independent assessment of the 2018-19 fish deaths in the Lower Darling: Final report
Vertessy, R, Barma, D, Baumgartner, L, Mitrovic, S, Sheldon, F, Bond, N

2018

Stung Pursat barrage fishway: Proposed fishway design criteria and concept for Damnak Chheukrom Irrigation Scheme
Marsden, M, Mallen-Cooper, M, Stuart, I, Rice, W, Thorncraft, G, Baumgartner, L
An ecosystem approach to promote the integration and coexistence of fisheries within irrigation systems
Gregory, R, Funge-Smith, S, Baumgartner, LJ
Finding forgotten fishes, the search for two endangered species in the NSW Murray Catchment
Pearce, L, Silva, L, G, M, Mabon, S, Horta, A, Duffy, D, Ning, N, Baumgartner, L, J
Macca’s in the Mannus, Macquarie perch refuge in the Upper Murray
Silva, L, G, M, Pearce, L, Mabon, S, Horta, A, Duffy, D, Kopf, S, Ning, N, Baumgartner, L, J

2017

Clean-up procedures applied for global fish kill events: A review for the national carp control plan
Baumgartner, L, Marsden, T, Millar, M, Thorncraft, G, Phonekhampheng, O, Singhanouvong, D, Homsombath, K, Robinson, W, McPherson, J, Martin, K, Boys, C

2016

Development of fish passage technology to increase fisheries production on floodplains in the Lower Mekong Basin
Baumgartner, L, Marsden, T, Millar, M, Thorncraft, G, Phonekhampheng, O, Singhanouvong, D, Homsombath, K, Robinson, W, McPherson, J, Martin, K, Boys, C

2014

Guideline to prioritising fish passage barriers and creating fish friendly irrigation structures
Marsden, T, Peterken, C, Baumgartner, L, Thorncraft, G
Prioritising barriers – Xe Champhone catchment
Marsden, M, Moore, M, O’Brien, A, McPherson, J, Baumgartner, L, Peterken, C, Thorncraft, G
Lessons being learnt right now: Water infrastructure and fish passage in the Mekong. In Reports of Experts Meeting on Mekong Cooperation on Fisheries, Aquatic Resources and Wetlands: 20 years lessons learnt
Baumgartner, L

2013

Pilot study for development of fish friendly irrigation and mini hydro design criteria for application in the Mekong and Murray-Darling basins
Boys, C, Phonekhampeng, O, Singhanouvong, D, Thorncraft, G, Baumgartner, L
Optomising fish friendly criteria for incorporation into the design of mini hydro schemes in the Lower Mekong Basin. Report MK15.
Thorncraft, G, Phonekhampeng, O, Baumgartner, L, Martin, K, Pflugrath, B, Brown, R, Deng, ZD, Boys, C, Navarro, A

2010

Development of fish passage criteria for floodplain species of Central Laos
Baumgartner, L, Thorncraft, G, Marsden, T, Phonekhampheng, O, Singhanouvong, D, Stuart, I, Suntornratana, U

Selected Media

2022

Fish-friendly irrigation
Delia Paul
Charles Sturt leads FishTech initiative to boost food security and climate resilience in the Mekong
Lee Baumgartner
Australia to scale-out fish-saving technology in Southeast Asia
Lee Baumgartner
International students welcomed back to Albury for graduation
Lee Baumgartner and Nyi Nyi Tun

2021

New megadams threaten world’s biggest fish
Stefan Lovgren
Concept design for Shan Gaing Fishway in the Bago-Sittaung region of Myanmar
IFRG
Concept design for Perjaya Dam Fishway, Indonesia
IFRG
Concept design for the Houay Mak Hiew Fishway in central Lao PDR
IFRG
Extension and Training Material
Acoustic tagging instructional movies
IFRG
Extension and Training Material
Sensor Fish instructional movies
IFRG
Crayfish rescue and release video
IFRG

2020

Before and after: see how bushfire and rain turned the Macquarie perch’s home to sludge
Baumgartner, L, Doyle, K, Silva, LGM, Pearce, L, Ning, N
Tagging fish from afar
Crawford Fund
PIT tagging instructional movies
Baumgartner, L
Connectivity of Mekong fishes between freshwater and marine habitats
Vu, A, Baumgartner, LJ, Howitt, J, Limburg, K, Reinhardt, J, Mallen-Cooper, M, Cowx, I

2019

Ladders of success
ACIAR
Fish Passage Masterclass, Thailand
Crawford Fund
A good plan to help Darling River fish recover exists, so let’s get on with it
Baumgartner, L, J, Finlayson, M
We wrote the report for the minister on fish deaths in the lower Darling – here’s why it could happen again
Vertessy, R, Sheldon, F, Baumgartner, L, J, Bond, N, Mitrovic, S, M

2018

2016

Does the economic benefit of building a fishway justify the cost?
Cooper, B, Starr, P
Passage to prosperity
Barry, C

2015

Socio-economic study of fish harvesting and use at Pak Peung wetland in Laos
Mekong Fish Network

2013

Free-flowing fish for food security
ACIAR

2012

Lao fishway development takes shape
Baumgartner, L

2009

Fishways break down the barriers
ACIAR

Selected Fact Sheets

2020

Quantifying biophysical and community impacts of improved fish passage in Lao PDR and Myanmar - Masterclass
Aung, ZT
Quantifying biophysical and community impacts of improved fish passage in Lao PDR and Myanmar
Aung, ZT

2018

Poster on the Lao PDR fishway project presented at the poster session at Fish Passage 2018
ACIAR
Elder knowledge of tranditional wetland management and concerns for Pak Peung wetland
Millar, J, Robinson, W
Fish harvesting and use in Pak Peung wetland
Millar, J, Robinson, W
Local knowledge of fish species in Pak Peung wetland
Millar, J, Robinson, W

2016

Quantifying biophysical and community impacts of improved fish passage in Laos
Baumgartner, L
Improving fish passage in the Mekong and Murray-Darling basins
Baumgartner, L, McPherson, J, Boys, C, Singhanouvong, D, Phonekhampheng, O

Theses

2022

Diversity in migration patterns of selected Mekong River fishes
Vu, AV

2016

Retention of Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) Tags in two species of selected Mekong River fishes
Grieve, B

Policy Briefs

2020

Diversion weirs and fish passages for smallscale irrigation Lao People's Democratic Republic
ADB

2016

Sustainable fisheries and irrigation expansion in Lao PDR
ACIAR

Books

2022

Climate change and fishes in estuaries
Gillanders, BM, McMillan, MN, Reis‐Santos, P, Baumgartner, LJ, Brown, LR, Conallin, J, Feyrer, FV, Henriques, S, James, NC, Jaureguizar, AJ, Pessanha, ALM, Vasconcelos, RP, Vu, AV, Walther, B, Wibowo, A