Science, Technology and Engineering

School of Life Sciences

Department of Environmental Management & Ecology

	Dr Roger Croome
	Associate Professor
	PO Box 821, Wodonga VIC 3689
	Tel: (02) 6024 9872
	Fax: (02) 6024 9888
	Email: r.croome@latrobe.edu.au

Dr Roger Croome

Dr Roger Croome's background is in aquatic ecology and applied water resource management, particularly with respect to the maintenance of water supplies and the ecological management of both lakes and rivers. Much of Roger's experience in water quality, algal taxonomy and ecology, environmental monitoring, and the conduct and overview of ecological research was gained while working within State and Federal water resource agencies, and at several Universities. His interests now lie in descriptive and applied aquatic ecology, with a focus on algae.

Current research:

• Phytoplankton taxonomy and ecology
• Water quality of lakes and rivers
• The use of planktonic algae in environmental assessment.
• Lake and river management.
  

Complete List of Publications

Croome, R.L. & Tyler, P.A. (1972). Physical and chemical limnology of Lake Leake and Tooms Lake, Tasmania. Archiv fur Hydrobiologie 70, 3, 341-354.

Croome, R.L. (1972). Preliminary investigations on the nitrogen status of the Marion Island ecosystem.Marion and Prince Edward Islands Biological-Geological Research. Report on the 1971/72 Expedition. University of Orange Free State, South Africa. Pages 1-81.

Croome, R.L. (1973). Nitrogen fixation in the algal mats on Marion Island. South African Journal of Antarctic Research 3, 64-67.

Croome, R.L. & Tyler, P.A. (1973). Plankton populations of Lake Leake and Tooms Lake - oligotrophic Tasmanian lakes. British Phycological Journal 8, 3, 239-247.

Croome, R.L., Tyler, P.A., Walker, K.F. & Williams, W.D. (1974). Aquatic ecology. In River Murray in Relation to Albury-Wodonga. Report by Gutteridge, Haskins and Davey, Cities Commission, Canberra.

Croome, R.L. & Tyler, P.A. (1975). Phytoplankton biomass and primary productivity of Lake Leake and Tooms Lake, Tasmania. Hydrobiologia 46, 4, 435-443.

Croome, R.L., Tyler, P.A., Walker, K.F. & Williams, W.D. (1976). A limnological survey of the River Murray in the Albury-Wodonga area. Search 7, 1-2, 14-17.

Croome, R.L. (1978). Stratification and its effects on water quality. Australian National Committee on Large Dams. Bulletin 52, 47-48.

Croome, R.L. (1978). Metropolitan Adelaide Reservoirs. Destratification/Aeration Studies. South Australian Engineering and Water Supply Department Report. Lib. ref. No. 79/1 June 1978.

Croome, R.L. (1980). Lake Hume. p 305-310 in W.D. Williams (Ed.), An Ecological Basis for Water Resource Management. ANU Press.

Coucouvinis, D.M. & Croome, R.L. (1980). River Murray Commission Water Quality Monitoring Programme. Australian National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage Journal No 8, 20-23.

Croome, R.L. (1980). Internal River Murray Commission report on Turbidity, Colour, Nutrients and Plankton of the River Murray. 37pp. 

Croome, R.L. (1981). Artificial destratification of two South Australian Reservoirs. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Artificial Destratification. Melbourne, 1979, AGPS. 

Croome, R.L. (1983). Mallomonas plumosa (Chrysophyceae), a new species from Australia. British Phycological Journal 18, 383-389.

Croome, R.L. & Tyler, P.A. (1983). Mallomonopsis tasmanica sp. nov. (Chrysophyceae) and Mallomonopsis elliptica Matvienko from Australia. British Phycological Journal 18, 337-365.

Croome, R.L. & Tyler, P.A. (1984). Mallomonas morrisonensis (Chrysophyceae) a new species from Australia. British Phycological Journal 18, 383-389.

Croome, R.L. & Tyler, P.A. (1984). Microbial microstratification and crepuscular photosynthesis in meromictic Tasmanian lakes. Verhandlungen Internationale Vereinigung Limnologie 22, 1216-1223.

Croome, R.L. & Tyler, P.A. (1984). The micro-anatomy and ecology of "Chlorochromatium aggregatum" in two meromictic lakes in Tasmania. Journal of General Microbiology 130, 2717-2733.

Croome, R.L. (1984). Limnological studies on Macquarie Island. The Tasmanian Naturalist 78, 26-27. 

Croome, R.L. & Tyler, P.A. (1985). The micro-anatomy and ecology of Scourfieldia caeca (Korsh.) Belcher et Swale in two meromictic lakes in Tasmania. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 36, 413-419.

Croome, R.L., Dürrschmidt, M. & Tyler, P.A. (1985). A light and electron microscopical investigation of Mallomonas splendens (West) Playfair. Nova Hedwigia 41, 463-470.

Croome, R.L. & Tyler, P.A. (1985). A light and electron microscopical investigation of Synura australiensis Playfair (Mallomonadaceae, Chrysophyceae). Nordic Journal of Botany 4, 399-401.

Dürrschmidt, M. & Croome, R.L. (1985). Mallomonadaceae (Chrysophyceae) from Malaysia and Australia. Nordic Journal of Botany 5, 285-289.

Croome, R.L. & Tyler, P.A. (1985). Distribution of silica-scaled Chrysophyceae (Paraphysomonadaceae and Mallomonadaceae) in Australian inland waters. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 36, 839-853.

Croome, R.L. & Tyler, P.A. (1985). Mallomonas sabulosa (Chrysophyceae). A new species from Australia. British Phycological Journal 21, 93-96.

Croome, R.L. & Tyler, P.A. (1985). Taxonomy and ecology of the phytoplankton of Lake Fidler and Sulphide Pool, meromictic Tasmanian Lakes. Hydrobiologia 140, 135-141.

Croome, R.L. & Tyler, P.A. (1985). Prorocentrum playfairi sp. nov. and P. foveolata sp. nov. (Dinophyta: Prorocentrales) from Australian freshwaters. British Phycological Journal 22, 67-75.

Croome, R.L. (1986). Observations of the Heliozoan genera Acanthocystis and Raphidocystis from Australia. Archiv fur Protistenkunde 131, 189-199.

Croome, R.L. (1986). Biological studies of meromictic lakes. In 'Limnology in Australia' (Eds. P. deDeckker & W.D. Williams) CSIRO, Melbourne. pp 113-130.

Croome, R.L. (1987). Pinaciophora columna n. sp., P. tasmanica n. sp. and P. apora n. sp., new Heliozoeans from Australia, and a report of P. fluviatilis Greef from Antarctica. Archiv fur Protistenkunde 133, 15-20.

Croome, R.L. (1987). Observations of the genera Acanthocystis, Raphidiophrys, Clathrulina and Pompholyxophyrs (Protozoa, Sarcodina) from Australian freshwaters. Archiv fur Protistenkunde 133, 237-243.

Croome, R.L., van den Hoff, J. & Burton, H.R. (1987). Observations of the Heliozoean genera Pinaciophora and Acanthocystis (Heliozoea, Sarcodina, Protozoa) from Ellis Fjord, Antarctica. Polar Biology 8, 23-28.

Croome, R.L., Hallegraeff, G.M. & Tyler, P.A. (1987). Thecadiniopsis tasmanica gen. et sp. nov. (Dinophyta: Thecadiniaceae) from Tasmanian freshwaters. British Phycological Journal 22, 325-333.

Croome, R.L. (1987). Unusual organisms in Tasmanian lakes. The Tasmanian Naturalist 89, 2-6.

Croome, R.L. (1987). Pinaciophora ovalis (Rotosphaerida, Heliozoea) a new species from Australia. Archiv fur Protistenkunde 134, 343-346.

Croome, R.L. (1988). The "Hot" Spring at Kimberley. The Tasmanian Naturalist 92, 1-5.  

Croome, R.L., Ling, H.U. & Tyler, P.A. (1988). Dinobryon unguentariforme (Chrysophyceae), a new species from Australia. British Phycological Journal 23, 129-133.

Croome, R.L. & Tyler, P.A. (1988). Microbial microcosms and devolving meromixis in Tasmania. Verhandlungen Internationale Vereinigung Limnologie 23, 594-597.

Croome, R.L. & Tyler, P.A. (1988). Phytoflagellates and their ecology in Tasmanian polyhumic lakes. Hydrobiologia 161, 245-253.

Croome, R.L. & Tyler, P.A. (1988). Further observations of silica-scaled Chrysophyceae (Paraphysomonadaceae and Mallomonadaceae) from Australian freshwaters. Nova Hedwigia 46, 481-489.

Nicol, D.J. & Croome, R.L. (1988). Trends in the Tasmanian cetacean stranding record. Pp 59-70 in Augee, M.L. (Ed.) Marine Mammals of Australasia - field biology and captive management, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, March 1988. 

Croome, R.L. & Welsh, D. (1988). Lake Dartmouth Artificial Destratification Trial, 8 December 1987 - 3 January 1988. Rural Water Commission, WMES Report No. 95, September 1988.

Tozer, R., Croome, R. & Phillips, S. (1989). An examination of water quality characters in Lake Eppalock and its catchment, 1983-1988. Rural Water Commission, WMES Report No. 97,January 1989.

Phillips, S.F., McGuckin, J.M., Croome, R.L. & Wallis, I.G. (1989). The slow sand filtration plant at Pyalong, Victoria - operation and performance, January 1987 to June 1988. Proceedings AWWA 13th Federal Convention, Canberra, March 1989, pp. 386-390.

Ling, H.U., Croome, R.L. & Tyler, P.A. (1989). Freshwater dinoflagellates of Tasmania, a taxonomic and ecological survey. British Phycological Journal 24, 111-129. 

Sullivan, C., Croome, R. & Welsh, D. (1989). Nutrient and algal monitoring of the Deakin Main Drain. Rural Water Commission, WMES Report No. WQ-20, March 1989.  

Tyler, P.A., Pipes, L., Croome, R.L. & Leedale, G.F. (1989). Tessellaria volvocina Rediscovered. British Phycological Journal 24, 329-337.

Harries, D.N. & Croome, R.L. (1989). A review of past and present gill netting in Tasmania with particular reference to the Bastard Trumpeter, Latridopsis forsteri Castelneau. Paper and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 123, 97-110.

Cutler, L.J., Kinrade, P.A., Sawyer, N.A., Stephenson, L.H. & Croome, R.L. (1990). Lakes Sorell and Crescent: Their irrigation history, hydrology and ecology, with particular reference to the proposal to raise the level of Lake Crescent. Centre for Environmental Studies Project Report 1990/1, University of Tasmania. 

Harrison, J., Schalken, A., Rankin, T. & Croome, R. (1990). Lake Mokoan and the Broken River: factors affecting water quality. Rural Water Commission WMES Report No. 105, October 1990.

Harrison, J., Schalken, A. & Croome, R. (1990). Microcystis aeruginosa Blooms in Lake Mokoan, North-Eastern Victoria. pp. 41-49 of Proceedings of Blue-green Algae Seminar, Sydney, November 21-22, 1990. Water Board, Sydney-Illawarra-Blue Mountains.

Shafron, M., Croome, R. & Rolls, J. (1991). Water Quality. In Mackay, N. & Eastburn, D. (Eds.), The Murray. Murray-Darling Basin Commission, Canberra. 

Miracle, R.M., Vicente, E., Croome, R.L. & Tyler, P.A. (1991). Microbial microcosms of the chemocline of a meromictic lake in relation to changing levels of PAR. Verhandlungen Internationale Vereinigung Limnologie 24, 1139-1144.

Metzeling, L., Newall, P. & Croome, R. (1993). Biological monitoring of the invertebrates, phytoplankton and diatoms of the Wimmera River. Environment Protection Authority Report SRS 90/019, August 1993. 

Bowling, L.C., Banks, M.R., Croome, R.L. & Tyler, P.A. (1993). Reconnaissance limnology of Tasmania. II. Limnological features of Tasmanian freshwater coastal lagoons. Archiv fur Hydrobiologie 126, 385-403.

Croome, R. (1994). The Murray Valley and the need for water management. Water quality issues. Proceedings of Soil and Water Conservation Association of Australia Conference, Albury, April 1994.

Hötzel, G. & Croome, R. (1994). Long-term phytoplankton monitoring of the Darling River at Burtundy, New South Wales: Incidence and significance of cyanobacterial blooms. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 45: 747-759.

Croome, R. (1995). Algal ecology and management. Proceedings of Victorian River Basin Management Society Conference: Algal and Nutrient Management - Problems and Solutions, Successes and Challenges, Kerang 18-19 May 1995. RBMS, Melbourne. ISBN 0 646 24268 7.

Hötzel, G. & Croome, R. (1996). Population dynamics of Aulacoseira granulata (Ehr.) Simonson (Bacillariophyceae, Centrales), the dominant alga in the Murray River, Australia. Archiv fur Hydrobiologie 136/2: 191-215.

Hötzel, G. & Croome, R. (1996). Development of a phytoplankton bioassessment protocol for Australian rivers. pp. 21-22 of Proceedings of Third Monitoring River Health Initiative (MRHI) Bioassessment Workshop, 22-24 October 1996. Land and Water Resources Research Development Corporation, Canberra. ISBN 0642206546.

Croome, R. & Hotzel, G. (1997). The use of phytoplankton in assessing "river health". Proceedings of Victorian River Basin Management Society Conference: Monitoring River Health, Melbourne 7 July 1997. RBMS, Melbourne. ISBN 0 9586668 1 4.

Raisin, G., Mitchell, D. & Croome, R. (1997). The effectiveness of a small constructed wetland in ameliorating pulsed diffuse nutrient loads from an Australian rural catchment. Ecological Engineering 9, 19-35.

Croome, R. (1997). Tertiary studies in environmental management and ecology: ecological studies of lakes and rivers. pp. 1-19, Proceedings of International Seminar on Environmentally-Oriented Developments within the IMTGT Regional Ecosystems, 27-28 November 1996, Medan, Indonesia.

Hötzel, G. & Croome, R. (1997). Phytoplankton composition in the Murray River, Australia. Presentation at Sixth International Phycological Congress, 9-16 August 1997, Leiden, The Netherlands. 

Croome, R. (1998). Dryland salinity impacts on the Ovens River, North-Eastern Victoria. Natural Resource Management 1(1), 8-11.

Croome, R. (1998). Emerging issues in aquatic management and research. pp. 159-161. Proceedings of Third Yunnan University- La Trobe University International Conference, Kunming, Yunnan, P. R. China, 26-27 October, 1998.

Croome, R., Kristiansen, J. & Tyler, P. (1998). A description of Mallomonas marsupialis (Synurophyceae), a new species from Australia, with comments on the endemicity of Australian freshwater algae. Nordic Journal of Botany 18 (5), 633-639.

Hötzel, G. & Croome, R. (1998). River Murray phytoplankton: The role and population dynamics of the dominant alga Melosira granulata (now Aulacoseira granulata). Riverine Environment Forum, October 1996, pp. 39-48. Murray-Darling Basin Commission, Canberra.

Hötzel, G. & Croome, R. (1998). A Phytoplankton Methods Manual for Australian Rivers. Land & Water Resources Research Development Corporation, Canberra. 52pp.

Mikrjukov, K. & Croome, R. (1998). Observations of Heliozoans in ice-covered ponds on Mount Buffalo. The Victorian Naturalist 115(5), 239-241.

Raisin, G., Bartley, J. & Croome, R. (1998). Groundwater influence on the water balance and nutrient budget of a small natural wetland in North-eastern Victoria, Australia. Ecological Engineering 12, 133-147.

Thomas, P. & Croome, R. (1998). Engineering flavour in environmental science and management studies. Global Journal of Engineering Education 2(2), 205-207.

Griggs, J. Shiel, R. & Croome, R. (1999). A guide to the identification of Chydorids (Branchiopoda: Anomopoda) from Australian inland waters. Murray-Darling Freshwater Research Centre, Albury. 82pp.

Hötzel, G. & Croome, R. (1999). Phytoplankton monitoring manual for Australian rivers. Water 26(4), 44-46.

Hötzel, G. & Croome, R. (1999). A Phytoplankton Methods Manual for Australian Freshwaters. Occasional Paper 22/99, Land & Water Resources Research Development Corporation, Canberra. 58pp. 

Hötzel, G. & Croome, R. (1999) Phytoplankton monitoring in Australian rivers. Rivers for the Future 9, 8-9.  

Griggs, J. A., Shiel, R. J. & Croome, R. L. (1999). Australian Chydoridae (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Anomopoda): taxonomic impediments. Pp. 205-209 in Ponder, W. & Lunney, D. (Eds.) The Other 99%. The Conservation and Biodiversity of Invertebrates. Trans. Roy. Soc. NSW., Mosman.

Croome, R. L. & Mikrjukov, K. A. (2000). A study of the species composition of heliozoa (Protista) in frozen reservoirs. Vestnik Mosk. Univ., Ser. 16, Biology, 2000: 31-36.

Carr, E., Eason, H., Fend, S., Hoogenraad, A., Croome, R., Soddell, J., Lindrea, K. & Seviour, R. (2001). RAPD-PCR typing of Acinetobacter isolates from activated sludge systems designed to remove phosphorus microbiologically. Journal of Applied Microbiology 90, 1-11.

Thomas, P. & Croome, R. (2001). The use of reclaimed waster for irrigation: some issues. Water 28(6): 53-56. 

Thomas, P. & Croome, R. (2001). An evaluation of initial variation in soil and groundwater characteristics due to reclaimed water irrigation. IWA Conference for Water & Wastewater Conference Management for Developing Countries, 29-31 October 2001, Kuala Lumpur.

Przybylaka, M. & Croome, R. (2002). River phytoplankton. In: Periphyton and Phytoplankton Response to Reduced Dry Season Flows in the Daly River (Ed. Townsend, S.A.) pp. 15-59. Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment, Darwin, NT. ISBN 1 920 77215 4.

Gribben, D., Rees, G. & Croome, R. (2003). Development of substantial populations of anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria and aerobic phototrophs in Normans Lagoon, a "billabong" adjacent to the Murray River, South-eastern Australia. Lake & Reservoirs, Research & Management 8: 95-104.

Croome, R. (2003). Managing the Murray: acknowledging the Sadim Touch and moving towards redemption. La Trobe University Jonathan Mann Memorial Lecture, 30 October 2003, 27pp. ISSN 1443-7007.

Cornforth, R., Rees, G., Croome, R. & Baldwin, D. (2004). Bacterial abundance and extracellular enzyme activity in the surface microlayer of Normans Lagoon, near Albury, New South Wales. Environmental Engineering Research Event 2004, Environmental Change: Make it happen, pp. 145-151. University of Wollongong Press. ISBN 1 74128 080 X.

Croome, R. & Fabbro, L. (2005). Pediastrum wintoni sp. nov. (Hydrodictyaceae, Neochloridales, Chlorophyceae), a new species from Australia. – The Victorian Naturalist 122(5): 231-235.

Butler, J., Croome, R. & Rees, G. (2007). The composition and importance of the phytoneuston in two floodplain lakes in south-eastern Australia. Hydrobiologia 579:135-145.