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George G. Ganf is affiliated with the University of Adelaide in Australia and has contributed to research primarily within the Agricultural and Biological Sciences field. Their work spans subfields such as Ecology, Plant Science, Soil Science, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Their research interests include several interconnected topics:

  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies
  • Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
  • Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics

George G. Ganf has a body of published work comprising papers in different peer-reviewed venues. Recent publications include:

  • "Rapid measurement of algal biomass, species composition and physiological condition," 2023, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • "Endemic macrophyte is more plastic than two cosmopolitan species in fluctuating water levels and nutrient-enriched conditions," 2020, Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia
  • "Comments on the Ecological Case for a Flow Regulator on Chowilla Creek, SA," 2023, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • "Expert Panel Evaluation of Risk Assessment for Chowilla Regulator," 2023, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • "Chromosome numbers in Bolboschoenus (Cyperaceae) correspond to main morphotypes at a worldwide scale," 2024, Plant Systematics and Evolution

The primary venues for their publications include:

  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia
  • Plant Systematics and Evolution

Frequent collaborators in their research are:

  • Justin D. Brookes
  • Darren S. Baldwin
  • Jasmin G. Packer
  • Christoph Kueffer
  • José M. Facelli

The scope of their work engages with ecological assessments, measurements of aquatic and plant systems, and the study of plant taxonomy and chromosome variation at global scales. Their research outputs contribute to ongoing studies in wetland ecosystems, sediment transport, and plant science disciplines.

Best Publications

  • Tolerance of riverine plants to flooding and exposure indicated by water regime

    Stuart J. Blanch;Stuart J. Blanch;George G. Ganf;Keith F. Walker

  • VERTICAL SEPARATION OF LIGHT AND AVAILABLE NUTRIENTS AS A FACTOR CAUSING REPLACEMENT OF GREEN ALGAE BY BLUE-GREEN ALGAE IN THE PLANKTON OF A STRATIFIED LAKE

    G. G. Ganf;R. L. Oliver

  • Variations in the buoyancy response of Microcystis aeruginosa to nitrogen, phosphorus and light

    Justin D. Brookes;George G. Ganf

  • Diurnal Mixing and the Vertical Distribution of Phytoplankton in a Shallow Equatorial Lake (Lake George, Uganda)

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  • The influence of water level fluctuations on the growth of four emergent macrophyte species

    Brian M. Deegan;Sean D. White;George G. Ganf

  • Diurnal stratification, photosynthesis and nitrogenfixation in a shallow, equatorial Lake (Lake George, Uganda)

    G. G. Ganf;A. J. Horne

  • Algal esterase activity as a biomeasure of environmental degradation in a freshwater creek.

    Rudi H Regel;John M Ferris;George G Ganf;George G Ganf;Justin D Brookes

  • Seed banks of a southern Australian wetland: the influence of water regime on the final floristic composition

    Jason M. Nicol;Jason M. Nicol;George G. Ganf;George G. Ganf;Grant A. Pelton

  • The biomass and distribution of organisms in Lake George, Uganda

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  • Feeding and assimilation rates of Daphnia pulex fed Aphanizomenon flos‐aquae1

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  • Physiology, Blooms and Prediction of Planktonic Cyanobacteria

    Roderick L. Oliver;David P. Hamilton;Justin D. Brookes;George G. Ganf

  • Ecological stability in a shallow equatorial lake (Lake George, Uganda)

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  • Physiology of Geosmin Production by Anabaena circinalis Isolated from the Murrumbidgee River, Australia

    K. H. Bowmer;A. Padovan;R. L. Oliver;W. Korth

  • Oxygen uptake, ammonia and phosphate excretion by zooplankton of a shallow equatorial lake (Lake George, Uganda)

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  • Growth and resource allocation in response to flooding in the emergent sedge Bolboschoenus medianus

    Stuart J Blanch;George G. Ganf;Keith F Walker

  • The influence of light and nutrients on buoyancy, filament aggregation and flotation of Anabaena circinalis

    J. D. Brookes;G. G. Ganf;D. Green;J. Whittington

  • Use of FDA and flow cytometry to assess metabolic activity as an indicator of nutrient status in phytoplankton

    Justin D. Brookes;Sean M. Geary;George G. Ganf;Michael D. Burch

  • The influence of experimentally generated turbulence on the Mash01 unicellular Microcystis aeruginosa strain

    Rudi H. Regel;Rudi H. Regel;Justin D. Brookes;Justin D. Brookes;George G. Ganf;George G. Ganf;Ross W. Griffiths

  • A comparison of phosphorus and DOC leachates from different types of leaf litter in an urban environment.

    Todd A. Wallace;Todd A. Wallace;George G. Ganf;Justin D. Brookes;Justin D. Brookes

  • How emergent plants experience water regime in a Mediterranean-type wetland

    Naomi Rea;George G. Ganf

  • Water regimes and littoral plants in four weir pools of the River Murray, Australia

    Stuart J. Blanch;Stuart J. Blanch;Keith F. Walker;Keith F. Walker;George G. Ganf

  • Modification of sediment redox potential by three contrasting macrophytes: implications for phosphorus adsorption/desorption

    Kane T. Aldridge;George G. Ganf

  • Effects of an enhanced flood on riparian plants of the River Murray, South Australia

    Mark A. Siebentritt;George G. Ganf;Keith F. Walker

  • Growth and recruitment in Vallisneria americana as related to average irradiance in the water column

    Stuart J. Blanch;Stuart J. Blanch;George G. Ganf;Keith F. Walker

  • Heterogeneity of cyanobacterial gas-vesicle volume and metabolic activity.

    Justin D. Brookes;George G. Ganf;Roderick L. Oliver

  • Water regimes, seedling recruitment and establishment in three wetland plant species.

    Jason M. Nicol;George G. Ganf

  • Changes in the photo‐chemistry of Microcystis aeruginosa in response to light and mixing

    Justin D. Brookes;Rudi H. Regel;George G. Ganf

Frequent Co-Authors

Justin D. Brookes
Justin D. Brookes University of Adelaide
Keith F. Walker
Keith F. Walker University of Adelaide
Russell J. Shiel
Russell J. Shiel University of Adelaide
Holger R. Maier
Holger R. Maier University of Adelaide
Graeme C. Dandy
Graeme C. Dandy University of Adelaide
Ross W. Griffiths
Ross W. Griffiths Australian National University
David C. Green
David C. Green Imperial College London
David P. Hamilton
David P. Hamilton Griffith University
Petr Pyšek
Petr Pyšek Czech Academy of Sciences
José M. Facelli
José M. Facelli University of Adelaide

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