Past Reports

Options for the assessment and monitoring of wetland condition in Victoria. Butcher, R. 2003. Report to the Victorian Catchment Management Council.
A discussion paper on how to develop a statewide assessment and monitoring of wetland condition program.

“The committee is very pleased with the final version and would like to congratulate you on your comprehensive and informative report…thank you for your tremendous contribution and we look forward to working with you closely in the future.”

Chair, State Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Committee, Victorian Catchment Management Council, 12th Feb 2003.

  Scoping study for the Narran Lakes and lower Balonne floodplain management study. Thoms, M., Quinn, G., Butcher, R., Phillips, B., Wilson, G., Brock, M., and Gawne, B. 2002. Cooperative Research Centre for Freshwater Ecology Technical report 3/2002.
A multi-disciplinary project which reviewed the hydrological, cultural and ecological aspects of the Ramsar listed Narran Lakes and tributaries. 
 
  Wetland prioritisation scoping study for the Mallee Catchment Management Authority. Heron, S., Butcher, R., Doeg, T., and Sovitslis, A. 2004.
Provided advice on the most appropriate prioritisation method for determining high value wetlands within the Mallee CMA region, including review of relevant national and international literature. 
 
  “Overview of the conservation of non-marine invertebrates in Australia.” Yen and Butcher, 1997.
This book details the first truly continental review of invertebrate conservation issues in the world – a leading publication in its field.