Doctor Charles Morris

Doctor Charles Morris

DAP - BSc & BSc (Adv),
Science (SoSH)

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR,
Dean's Unit - School of Science and Health

Personal

Qualifications

  • PhD University of Sydney
  • BSc University of New South Wales

UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)

  • Science (SoSH)
  • Dean's Unit - School of Science and Health

Contact

Email:C.Morris@uws.edu.au
Extension:1635
Mobile:
Location:M15.G.62
Hawkesbury
Website:

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Publications

Journal Articles

  • Pinto, U., Maheshwari, B., Shrestha, S. and Morris, C. (2012), 'Understanding the meaning of river health for a community: perspectives from the peri-urban region of the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment, Australia', Water Policy, 18.
  • Pinto, U., Maheshwari, B., Shrestha, S. and Morris, C. (2012), 'Modelling eutrophication and microbial risks in peri-urban river systems using discriminant function analysis', Water Research, 13.
  • Zhang, W., Xin, J., Morris, C., Morris, E., Bai, Y. and Wang, G. (2012), 'Stem, branch and leaf biomass-density relationships in forest communities', Ecological Research, 7.
  • Pinto, U., Maheshwari, B. and Morris, C. (2012), 'Understanding the meaning of river health for a community : perspectives from the peri-urban region of the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment, Australia', Water Policy, 18.
  • Pinto, U., Maheshwari, B. and Morris, C. (2012), 'Understanding the meaning of river health for a community : perspectives from the peri-urban region of the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment, Australia', Water Policy, 18.
  • Pinto, U., Maheshwari, B. and Morris, C. (2012), 'Modelling eutrophication and microbial risks in peri-urban river systems using discriminant function analysis', Water Research, 13.
  • Zhang, W., Xin, J., Morris, C., Bai, Y. and Wang, G. (2012), 'Stem, branch and leaf biomass-density relationships in forest communities', Ecological Research, 7.
  • Morris, E. (2012), 'Stem, branch and leaf biomass-density relationships in forest communities', Ecological Research, 7.
  • Thomas, P., Morris, C., Auld, T. and Haigh, T. (2010), 'The interaction of temperature, water availability and fire cues regulates seed germination in a fire-prone landscape', Oecologia, 10.
  • Chu, C., Weiner, J., Maestre, F., Wang, Y., Morris, C., Xiao, S., Yuan, J., Du, G. and Wang, G. (2010), 'Effects of positive interactions, size symmetry of competition and abiotic stress on self-thinning in sumulated plant populations', Annals of Botny, 6.
  • Nichols, P., Morris, C. and Keith, D. (2010), 'Testing a facilitation model for ecosystem restoration: Does tree planting restore ground layer species in a grassy woodland?', Austral Ecology, 10.
  • Watson, P., Bradstock, R. and Morris, C. (2009), 'Fire frequency influences composition and structure of the shrub layer in an Australian subcoastal temperate grassy woodland', Austral Ecology, 15.
  • Briggs, C. and Morris, C. (2008), 'Seed-coat dormancy in Grevillea linearifolia: Little change in permeability to an apoplastic tracer after treatment with smoke and heat', Annals of Botany, 10.
  • Thomas, P., Morris, C. and Auld, T. (2007), 'Response surfaces for the combined effects of heat shock and smoke on germination of 16 species forming soil seed banks in south-eastern Australia', Austral Ecology, 12.
  • Deng, J., Wang, G., Morris, C., Wei, X., Li, D., Chen, B. and + 3 Externals, . (2006), 'Plant mass-density relationship along moisture gradient in north-west China', Journal of Ecology, 6.
  • Wangiyana, W., Cornish, P. and Morris, C. (2006), 'Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi dynamics in contrasting cropping systems on vertisol and regisol soils of Lombok, Indonesia', Experimental Agriculture, 13.
  • Popov, V., Cornish, P., Sultana, K. and Morris, C. (2005), 'Atrazine degradation in soils: the role of microbial communities, atrazine applicatione history, and soil carbon', Australian Journal of Soil Research, 11.
  • Briggs, C., Morris, C. and Ashford, A. (2005), 'Investigations into seed dormancy in Grevillea linearifolia, G. buxifolia and G. sericea; anatomy and histochemistry of the seed coat.', Annals of Botany, 16.
  • Thomas, P., Morris, C. and Auld, T. (2003), 'Interactive effects of heat shock and smoke on germination of nine species forming soil seed banks within the Sydney region', Austral Ecology, 10.
  • Morris, C. (2003), 'How does fertility of the substrate affect intraspecific competition: Evidence and synthesis from self-thinning', Ecological Research, 19.
  • Morris, C. (2003), 'Increased death of new leaves of coastal banksia (Banksia integrifolia L.f) around ocean sewage outfall sites', Austral Ecology, 7.
  • Morris, C. (2002), 'Self-thinning lines differ with fertility level', Ecological Research, 12.
  • Rymer, P., Morris, C. and Richardson, B. (2002), 'The breeding system and population genetics of the vulnerable plant Dillwynia tenuifolia (Fabaceae).', Austral Ecology, 8.
  • Jobson, R. and Morris, C. (2001), 'Feeding ecology of a carnivorous bladderwort (utricularia uliginosa, Llentibulariaceae)', Austral Ecology, 12.

Research

Current Projects

Title:Forest ecosystem water use: Does species diversity matter?
Years:2009-10-14 - 2013-12-31
ID:P00016591
UWS Researchers:David Ellsworth and Charles Morris
Funding:
  • Australian Research Council (ACRG)
  • Penrith Lakes Development Corporation Ltd
Title:Overcoming barriers to restoring Cumberland Plain Woodland: a comparison of methods
Years:2013-02-19 - 2014-01-31
ID:P00021177
UWS Researchers:Charles Morris
Funding:
  • University of Western Sydney
  • Greening Australia (NSW) Ltd

Previous Projects

Title:The impact of fire season on germination cues in species with soil seed banks
Years:1999-01-01 - 2001-12-31
ID:P0009524
UWS Researchers:Charles Morris
Funding:
  • Australian Research Council (ACRG)
  • National Parks and Wildlife Service
Title:Morris Soil Seed Banks Cumberland
Years:2000-01-01 - 2001-01-31
ID:P0013470
UWS Researchers:Charles Morris
Funding:
  • University of Western Sydney
Title: A comparison of mulches for roadside Revegetation by the RTA
Years:2004-09-14 - 2006-07-31
ID:P0014396
UWS Researchers:Charles Morris and Kamali Kannangara
Funding:
  • Roads and Traffic Authority
Title:Restoration of temperate eucalypt woodlands: getting it right
Years:2003-03-11 - 2009-03-30
ID:P0012596
UWS Researchers:Charles Morris
Funding:
  • Australian Research Council (ACRG)
  • Greening Australia (NSW) Ltd
  • National Parks and Wildlife Service
Title:Predicting the likely impact of fire intensity on wet and dry heath species
Years:2005-08-22 - 2007-08-31
ID:P0014774
UWS Researchers:Charles Morris
Funding:
  • University of Western Sydney
  • NSW Department of Environment and Conservation
Title:Rehabilitation of mining land: the agronomy of native grass seed and turf
Years:2007-07-02 - 2010-12-31
ID:P0015666
UWS Researchers:Charles Morris
Funding:
  • University of Western Sydney
  • Penrith Lakes Development Corporation Ltd
Title:Mechanical constraint model of seed coat dormancy in Grevillea
Years:2007-02-11 - 2011-03-30
ID:P0015150
UWS Researchers:Charles Morris
Funding:
  • Australian Flora Foundation Incorporated
Title:The impact of vegetation in the ecological function of road bridges
Years:2004-09-23 - 2005-09-30
ID:P0014403
UWS Researchers:Pauline Ross and Charles Morris
Funding:
  • Roads and Traffic Authority
Title:Fuel loads and fire responses of Cumberland Plain Woodland
Years:2001-01-01 - 2005-04-30
ID:P0009618
UWS Researchers:Charles Morris
Funding:
  • Australian Research Council (ACRG)
  • New South Wales Rural Fire Service
Title:Role of fire in regenerating Cumberland Plain Woodland
Years:2001-12-01 - 2002-12-31
ID:P0010736
UWS Researchers:Charles Morris
Funding:
  • University of Western Sydney
  • National Parks and Wildlife Service
Title:Plant Diversity in Restored Native Vegetation of Agricultural Landscapes
Years:2002-04-30 - 2005-04-29
ID:P0012710
UWS Researchers:Charles Morris
Funding:
  • Australian Research Council (ACRG)
  • National Parks and Wildlife Service
Title:Do heat and smoke affect the permeability of the Grevillea seed coat to large molecular weight compounds?
Years:2005-11-25 - 2006-09-24
ID:P0014802
UWS Researchers:Charles Morris
Funding:
  • Australian Flora Foundation Incorporated
Title:Growth Media for Roof-top Gardens
Years:2009-09-14 - 2011-06-30
ID:P00017584
UWS Researchers:Charles Morris
Funding:
  • The Hills Bark Blower
Title:Multiplex PCR reactions for the amplification of microsatellites for a population genetics study of Melaleuca deanei
Years:2010-04-29 - 2012-12-30
ID:P00018383
UWS Researchers:Paul Holford, Charles Morris and Adrian Renshaw
Funding:
  • Australian Plants Society
Title:Response of native and exotic grasses of Cumberland Plain Woodland to a nitrogen gradient
Years:2009-04-22 - 2009-12-31
ID:P00016951
UWS Researchers:Charles Morris and Tony Haigh
Funding:
  • Australian Plants Society
Title:The restricted distribution of Micromyrtus minutiflora
Years:2011-04-07 - 2012-04-06
ID:P00020090
UWS Researchers:Tony Haigh and Charles Morris
Funding:
  • Australian Plants Society

Supervision

Doctor Morris is available to be a principal supervisor for doctoral projects

Current Supervision

Title:Reproductive ecology of Sydney Melalevca species.
Field of Research:

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