Mr. Daniel Bucher Lecturer (Biology, Ecology, Marine Biology, Fisheries Biology) Telephone: (02) 6620 3665, Facsimile: (02) 6621 2669, email: dbucher@scu.edu.au

Welcome to my website. I am just a beginner at html and haven't invested in fancy wysiwyg software, so this site is pretty simple at this stage. The site has 3 purposes: to provide some brief personal background to who I am and what I do to provide colleagues and potential research students with an idea of my research interests and a list of my publications to provide an alternative means by which undergraduate students may access some of my teaching materials I guess that fancy layout is not really necessary to achieve these aims, but it looks like fun, so I'll work on it gradually. If you've seen enough already then click here to return to the School of Resource Science & Management Home Page or the Southern Cross University Home page. Personal Background Qualifications Bachelor of Science, Honours (Zoology), University of Melbourne Thesis topic: Nutritional studies of Black Lip Abalone Haliotis rubra in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria. Ph.D. nearing submission, Southern Cross University Project topic: The Effects of Elevated Nutrients on the growth rate, tissue morphology and skeletal architecture of acroporid corals. Affiliations Malacological Society of Australia Australian Coral Reef Society Australian Marine Sciences Association National Association of Underwater Instructors (retired instructor) Interests Between work, study and family life, I try to find a little time for my chief recreational interests which are SCUBA diving and underwater photography (one day I will put up some examples of my favorite shots). Click here to return to the top of this page. Research Interests & Publications Current Research The subject of my research for my post-graduate thesis is the effects of nutrient pollution on corals. Specifically, I am looking at the changes that occur in coral tissues and skeletons when exposed to elevated ammonium and phosphate. My work is part of the ENCOREexperiment, which was conducted at One Tree Island and funded by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. I am also interested in the meiofauna of subtropical marine and estuarine sediments. Until the Ph.D. is out of the way (March 2000), I am unable to pursue this interest with much vigour myself, but I have supervised student projects in this field. Another interest is the diversity of terrestrial invertebrates in natural and disturbed habitats. I have supervised several students in topics of this kind. Publications Refereed Journal Articles: BUCHER, D, V. HARRIOTT & L. ROBERTS (1998) Skeletal micro-density, porosity and bulk density of acroporid corals. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 228(1)117-135. BUCHER, D. & P. SAENGER (1994) A Classification of tropical and subtropical Australian estuaries. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 4:1-19 BUCHER, D. & P. SAENGER (1991) An inventory of Australian estuaries and enclosed marine waters: an overview of results Aust. Geographical Studies 29(2):370-381 Consultancy and Technical Reports: DIGBY, M. J., SAENGER, P., WHELAN, M. B., McCONCHIE, D., EYRE, B., HOLMES, N. & BUCHER, D. (1998) A Physical Classification of Australian Estuaries. Report prepared for the Urban Water Research Association of Australia by the Centre for Coastal Management, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW. BUCHER, D. & P. SAENGER (1989) An Inventory of Australian Estuaries and Enclosed Marine Waters. 9 Volumes. Report and database prepared for the Australian Recreational & Sport Fishing Confederation and the Australian National Parks & Wildlife Service, Centre for Coastal Management, Northern Rivers College, Lismore, N.S.W. O'BRIEN, M., D. BUCHER, M. SAXON & B. DALE (1987) An Inventory of Vegetation Cover on Stream Frontages in Victoria. Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research. Technical Report Series No.38. Teaching Manuals: BUCHER, D. (2000) Marine Ecosystems Practical Manual. 7th Edition. School of Resource Science and Management, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW. BUCHER, D. (2000) A Practical Handbook for Biology. 11th Edition, School of Resource Science and Management, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW. BUCHER, D. (1999) A Practical Handbook for Ecology. 8th Edition, School of Resource Science and Management, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW. Click here to return to the top of this page. Teaching Materials Please note that all teaching material presented here is for use by students enrolled in the relevant degree courses at Southern Cross University. It may be used for personal study purposes by others but may not be used as teaching material in other courses or otherwise distributed without prior permission from the author. Access to all links listed below requires a username and password (assigned to all current Southern Cross students and staff). Click on the highlighted text if you wish to see, print or download material for the following units: Autumn Semester, 2000, 1st Year: BL201: Biology Autumn Semester, 2000, 2nd Year: BL232: Marine Ecosystems (formerly BL203: Marine Biology). Spring Semester, 1st Year, 1998: BL202: Ecology. Resource Science and Management Students find a new species Spring Semester, 2nd Year, 2000: BL105: Fisheries Biology (link not yet available). Both Semesters, 3rd Year, 2000: GG211: Integrated Project (link not yet available). Click here to return to the top of this page... ...or return to the School of Resource Science & Management Home Page or the Southern Cross University Home page.