Emeritus Professor Peter Saenger BSc(Hons)(Melb), PhD(Melb) Peter Saenger led the Coastal Management Program in the School of Environmental Science and Management at Southern Cross University from 1985 until his recent retirement. He received his Ph.D. in Marine Botany at the University of Melbourne and after a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Uppsala, Sweden, he went on to hold a number of academic positions at Australian and overseas Universities. Subsequently, he worked as an Environmental Consultant in Brisbane for a decade and studied Law at the University of Queensland before returning to academia. He has worked on mangrove ecology and related management problems in Africa, the Middle East, South-east Asia and in Central America and advises several UN agencies for projects dealing with the international management of the coastal zone and sustainable development. He has published extensively in international and Australian scientific journals as well as written several books on mangrove and coral reef ecology and management. Please contact Peter if you would like further information about any of these papers.
Journal articles
Molecular phylogeny and evidence for natural hybridization and historical introgression between Ceriops species (Rhizophoraceae) (with Chi-Chu Tsai, Shu-Ju Li, Ju-Yen Su, Jean WH Yong, Peter Chesson, Sauren Das, Glenn Wightman, Yuen-Po Yang, Ho-Yi Liu, and Chiou-Rong Sheue), Biochemical Systematics and Ecology (2012)
Ceriops (Rhizophoraceae) is a genus comprised of five species of mangroves distributed in tropical and...
Reevaluating the taxonomic status of Ceriops australis (Rhizophoraceae) based on morphological and molecular evidence (with Chiou-Rong Sheue, Yuen-Po Yang, Ho-Yi Liu, Fu-Shan Chou, Hsiu-Chin Chang, Christopher P. Mangion, Glenn Wightman, Jean WH Yong, and Chi-Chu Tsai), Botanical Studies (2009)
Ceriops australis (White) Ballment, Smith & Stoddart, a member of the mangrove family Rhizophoraceae, was...
Logging activities in mangrove forests: a case study of Douala Cameroon (with Ndongo Din, Priso Richard Jules, Dibong Didier Siegried, and Francois Basco), African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology (2008)
The Cameroon mangroves are exploited by local communities through fishing, hunting, and especially logging for...
Phenotypic leaf variation in Avicennia marina in tropical Australia: can discrete subpopulations be recognised in the field? (with Lyndon O. Brooks), Australian Journal of Botany (2008)
The geographic patterns of phenotypic variation in leaf morphology traits were studied in the mangrove...
Vegetation dynamics in the Bangladesh Sundarbans mangroves: a review of forest inventories (with M S. Iftekhar), Wetlands Ecology and Management (2008)
The Sundarbans, the largest contiguous mangrove forest in the world, covers 6,017 km2 of the...
Books
Queensland's western afterthought: 150 years of ups and downs, School of Environment, Science and Engineering (2012)
Mangrove ecology, silviculture and conservation, School of Environmental Science and Management Papers (2002)
The John Brewer Reef floating hotel : a case study in marine environmental monitoring : proceedings of a GBRMPA workshop reviewing the environmental monitoring program (with Vicki J. Harriot), School of Environmental Science and Management Papers (1995)
The mangrove vegetation of the Atlantic Coast of Africa: a review (with M F. Bellan), School of Environmental Science and Management Papers (1995)
Environmental management of tourism in coastal areas : proceedings training workshop held in Bogor and Bali, Indonesia, 4-24 July 1989 (with I M. Dutton), School of Environmental Science and Management Papers (1990)
Book chapters
The Australian pearl-shell and pearl industries: from resource raiding to sustainable farming (with B J. Stubbs), Abu Dhabi and pearls: a story with a history (2012)
Mangroves: sustainable management in Bangladesh, Silviculture in the tropics (2011)
Bangladesh faces two mangrove management challenges: the first is the management of the resources of...
The biogeography of the coastal vegetation of the Abu Dhabi gulf coast (with Benno Böer), Sabkha ecosystems (2006)
Book reviews
Conference publications
Using biologically important physical characteristics of estuaries to classify Australian and New Zealand estuaries (with M Whelan, M Digby, and T Hume), Proceedings of the Coastal Society, 19th International Conference (2004)
Developing a protocol for in vitro propagation of the grey mangrove – Avicennia marina (with Jan Cousins), The Importance of plant tissue culture and biotechnology in plant sciences: International Association for Plant Tissue Culture & Biotechnology, Australian Branch: Refereed proceedings of the 7th meeting (2002)
Mangrove forests are a feature of the intertidal zone of tropical and subtropical coastlines. They...
Actual acidity and its assessment in acid sulfate soils (with Chuxia Lin, Graham Lancaster, Leigh A. Sullivan, David McConchie, and M D. Melville), Proceedings of Workshop on Remediation & Assessment of Broadacre Acid Sulfate Soils (2000)
Sustainable management of mangroves, Integrated coastal and marine resource management: Proceedings of International Symposium (1999)
Mangroves are unique and valuable ecosystems which occur throughout the tropics and subtropics, occupying around...
Genetic diversity and propagation of mangroves (with Tina L. Maguire, Robert J. Henry, Peter R. Baverstock, and J Cousins), Third National Conference of the Australian Network for Plant Conservation (1997)
Reports
Regional guidelines for mangrove restoration in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden (with Khalil A), PERSGA Guidelines no. GD-0010 (2011)
Regional action plan for the conservation of mangroves (with Ahmed SM Khalil), Regional action plan for the conservation of marine turtles, seabirds and mangroves in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden (2007)
Draft regional action plan for the conservation of mangroves (with Ahmed SM Khalil), Draft regional action plan for the conservation of mangroves (2004)
A physical classification of Australian estuaries (with M J. Digby, M B. Whelan, David McConchie, Bradley D. Eyre, N Holmes, and Daniel J. Bucher), National River Health Program, Urban sub-program Report (1999)
The need for practical estuarine classification schemes as resource management tools is becoming more apparent...