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Biography
My research explores the spatial and temporal interactions between soils, sediments and water at a range of scales. I am interested in the role of soil-surface water-shallow groundwater processes ranging from the micron scale to the landscape scale in landscape function. I seek to understand how these biogeochemical processes occur in a range of environments. This has allowed me to work closely with industry, government organisations (local, state and federal) and catchment management authorities to develop and apply findings from my research to improve land and water management strategies.
Specific areas include:
- Assessing the effects of land degradation processes like increasing salinity, sodicity and acidity
- Remediation of degraded environments
- Soil organic carbon dynamics
- Assessing acid sulfate soil environments
- Understanding the interactions between the hydrology, geomorphology, and soil and water biogeochemistry
- Determining the effects of waste application on agricultural land
- Developing new techniques for rapidly mapping soil and shallow groundwater properties in coastal floodplain environments
- Examining how climate change and climate variability influences the above processes
Keywords
- Geochemistry
- Land management
- Land use
- Soil Sciences
- Soil Sciences, Conservation
- Water Quality
- Waterway management
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Projects 2011 2022
Improving coastal erosion assessments for Victoria – Embayments and Living Shorelines
Wong, V., Reef, R., Rogers, K., Saintilan, N. & Kennedy, D.
Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (VIC)
15/12/18 → 30/05/22
Project: Research
The role of vegetated foreshores in stabilising Australia's shorelines
Reef, R., Kennedy, D., Wong, V., Spencer, T., Brooks, S. & Moller, I.
1/08/18 → 30/07/21
Project: Research
Soil fertility assessments to improve taro production
Wong, V. & Macdonald, B.
26/11/18 → 1/03/19
Project: Other
Australia's Plutonium Source Term: Plutonium Speciation, Fate and Transport in the Australian Environment
Wong, V. & Cook, M. L.
20/11/18 → 26/11/18
Project: Research
Field study of the application of AQUA-SIL to soil grown processing tomatoes under commercial management conditions
Wong, V., Patti, A., Little, K. & Jackson, R.
14/05/18 → 14/11/18
Project: Research
Research Output 2005 2019
A slow release brown coal-urea fertiliser reduced gaseous N loss from soil and increased silver beet yield and N uptake
Saha, B. K., Rose, M. T., Wong, V. N. L., Cavagnaro, T. R. & Patti, A. F., 1 Feb 2019, In : Science of the Total Environment. 649, p. 793-800 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Climate affects fish-kill events in subtropical estuaries of eastern Australia
Wong, V. N. L., Walsh, S. & Morris, S., 2018, In : Marine and Freshwater Research. 69, 11, p. 1641–1648 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Invasive cordgrass (Spartina spp.) in south-eastern Australia induces island formation, salt marsh development, and carbon storage
Kennedy, D. M., Konlechner, T., Zavadil, E., Mariani, M., Wong, V., Ierodiaconou, D. & Macreadie, P., 1 Feb 2018, In : Geographical Research. 56, 1, p. 80-91 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Nitrogen Dynamics in Soil Fertilized with Slow Release Brown Coal-Urea Fertilizers
Saha, B. K., Rose, M. T., Wong, V. N. L., Cavagnaro, T. R. & Patti, A. F., 1 Dec 2018, In : Scientific Reports. 8, 1, p. 1-10 10 p., 14577.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Towards sustainable agriculture for the salt-affected soil
Shao, H., Chu, L., Lu, H., Qi, W., Chen, X., Liu, J., Kuang, S., Tang, B. & Wong, V., 2018, In : Land Degradation and Development. 30, 5, p. 574–579 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Activities 2012 2016
Wetlands (Journal)
Vanessa Wong (Associate editor)1 Feb 2016 → 30 Sep 2017
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
Land Degradation & Development (Journal)
Vanessa Wong (Editorial board member)1 Jun 2015 → 31 Jan 2018
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
President - Australian Regolith Geoscientists Association
Vanessa Wong (Chair/ Co-Chair)15 Feb 2014 → 15 Feb 2016
Activity: External Academic Engagement › Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
President - Victorian Branch of Soil Science Australia
Vanessa Wong (Chair/ Co-Chair)17 Feb 2014 → 24 Nov 2014
Activity: External Academic Engagement › Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
Chair - Soil, Environment and Ecosystem Interactions Sub-Division
Vanessa Wong (Chair/ Co-Chair)24 Nov 2012 → 28 Apr 2016
Activity: External Academic Engagement › Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries