Mandy Gravina

• Ecosystem development
• Seed biology
• Rehabilitation success indicators

• Assessment of the rehabilitation success at Tarong Coal Meandu Mine, South east Queensland. 2006.
• Vegetation and soil development on rehabilitated tailings and waste rock dumps at Kidston Gold mine, North west Queensland. 2001-ongoing.
• Rehabilitation monitoring following heavy mineral sand mining on North Stradbroke Island, Queensland.  2002 - ongoing.
• Development of a long-term monitoring program for rehabilitated areas at Mount Isa, Queensland. 2004.
• Identification and assessment of rehabilitation reference sites, development of rehabilitation success criteria, and rehabilitation media assessment at Ensham mine, Central Queensland. 2004.
• Vegetation assessment of rehabilitation at Oaky Ck Coal Mine, Central Queensland. 2003-2004.
• Revegetation of bauxite residues at Alcan’s Gove refinery. Northern Territory. 2001-2003.
• Assessing the landscape, vegetation and habitat parameters for end-uses of rehabilitated land at Moura coal mine, Central Queensland.  2001-2002.
• The effects of fire on the quality of the soil seed bank in areas of native vegetation on North Stradbroke Island, South east Queensland. 2000.
• Investigating the seed biology and germination strategies of the vulnerable plant species Tetratheca juncea occurring over coal leases in New South Wales. 1999.

Conference Proceedings and Journal Publications

• Mulligan, D., Gillespie, M.J., Gravina, M. and Currey N. (2006). An assessment of the direct revegetation strategy on the tailings storage facility at Kidston Gold Mine. In: Proceedings of the First International Seminar on Mine Closure. Perth, 13 - 15 September 2006.

• Bellairs, S.M., Bartier, F.V., Gravina, A.J. and Baker, K. (2006). Seed biology implications for the maintenance and establishment of Tetratheca juncea (Tremendraceae), a vulnerable Australian species. Australian Journal of Botany 54, 35-41.   

• Gravina, A.J., Bellairs, S.M. and Bartier F.V. (2002). Tetratheca juncea: seed biology of a threatened species. In: VII international Workshop on Seed Biology, May 12–16 2002, Salamanca, Spain. P 166.

• Bellairs, S.M. and Gravina, A.J. (2002). Seedbank ecology of Australian native vegetation. In: VII international Workshop on Seed Biology, May 12–16 2002, Salamanca, Spain. P 158.

• Adkins, S.W., Dixon, K., Bellairs, S.M., Preston, C., Tieu, A., Thompson, L., Farley, G. and Gravina, A.  (2001). Identifying Dormancy Mechanisms of Australian Native Plant Species. In: Proceedings of the Fourth Australian Workshop on Native Seed Biology for Revegetation. (Eds. S.W. Adkins and S.M. Bellairs) Mildura, 3-4 September 2001.  Australian Centre for Minesite Rehabilitation Research, Pinjarra Hills, Brisbane.

• Bellairs, S.M. and Gravina, A.J. (2000). Assessment of long term vegetation development after mining in Western Australia and central Queensland.  In: Remade Lands 2000 International Conference on the Remediation and Management of Degraded Lands, 30 November - 2 December 2000, Fremantle, Western Australia.

• Gravina, A.J., and Bellairs, S.M. (2000). Viability testing of Australian native species using tetrazolium. In: Proceedings of the Third Australian Workshop on Native Seed Biology for Revegetation. (Eds. C.J. Asher and L.C. Bell)  Perth, 17 - 18 May 1999.  Australian Centre for Minesite Rehabilitation Research, Pinjarra Hills, Brisbane.  pp. 85-90

• Gravina, A.J. and Bellairs, S.M. (1999). Ecological Control of Parthenium Weed. In ‘Proceedings of the 24^th Annual Environmental Workshop. Minerals Council of Australia’. 10 -15 October 1999, Townsville, Queensland. p 291.

Recent Research Reports

• Gravina, M. (2006). Tarong Coal Meandu Mine Rehabilitation Monitoring and Compliance with EA Criteria, 2006 Assessment. Report to Tarong Coal, September 2006. Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, The University of Queensland. 74pp.

• Gravina, M., Grigg, A. and Mulligan, D. (2004). Mt Isa Mine Rehabilitation Monitoring and Recommendations 2004 Assessment. Final Report to Mt Isa Mines Limited, December 2004. Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, The University of Queensland. 82pp.

• Gravina, A. and Georgeff, J. (2004). Monitoring and assessment of rehabilitation for the closure of Kidston Gold Mine.  Final report to Placer Dome Asia Pacific, December 2004.  Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, The University of Queensland. 90p.

• Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation (Grigg, A and Gravina, M.) (2004). Ensham Coal Mine Rehabilitation Resource Survey. Interim report to Ensham Resources Pty Ltd. 8 November 2004. Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, The University of Queensland. 73p.

• Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation (Grigg, A., Gravina, A. and Georgeff, J.)  (2004). Interpretation and Reporting of 2003 Rehabilitation Monitoring Data from Oaky Creek Coal Mine. Report Sections 5, 6 and 7. September 2005. Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, The University of Queensland. 61p, 18p, 7p.

• Gravina, M. and Grigg, A. (2004). Mt Isa Mine Rehabilitation Monitoring 2004 Assessment. Final Report to Mt Isa Mines Limited, August 2004. Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, The University of Queensland. 82pp.

• Grigg, A.H. and Gravina, A.J. (2004). Monitoring and assessment of rehabilitation for the closure of Kidston Gold Mine. 2003 Assessment. Final report to Placer Dome Asia Pacific, January 2004. Centre for Mined land Rehabilitation, The University of Queensland. 83 pp. + appendices

• Grigg, A.H. and Gravina, A.J. (2003). Monitoring and assessment of rehabilitation for the closure of Kidston Gold Mine. 2002 Assessment. Final report to Placer Dome Asia Pacific, November 2003. Centre for Mined land Rehabilitation, The University of Queensland. 54 pp.

• Grigg, A.H. and Gravina, A.J. (2002). Rehabilitation Monitoring at the Moura Mine (2002). Assessment of Vegetation, Habitat, Soil and Erosion Parameters. Final report prepared for Moura mine, December 2002. Centre for Mined land Rehabilitation, The University of Queensland. 94 pp.

• Grigg, A., Gravina, M., Madsen, T. and Bellairs, S. (2002) Monitoring and assessment of rehabilitation for the closure of Kidston Gold Mine. 2001 Assessment. Report to Kidston Gold Mines Limited. September 2002. Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, The University of Queensland. 52pp.

• Bellairs, S.M. and Gravina, A.J. (2002) Success of Rehabilitation at Blair Athol Coal Mine and Compliance with Emos Criteria. Report to Blair Athol Coal March 2002. Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, The University of Queensland. 150pp.

• Bellairs, S.M. and Gravina, A.J. (2001). Success of rehabilitation at Tarong Coal’s Meandu Mine and compliance with EMOS criteria. Report to Tarong Coal June 2001. Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation. The University of Queensland, St Lucia. 82pp.

• Bellairs, S. and Gravina, M. (2000). Compositional and functional assessment of rehabilitation of Astrebla grassland at the BHP Cannington minesite.  Report to BHP Cannington on experimental work associated with the November 1998 and August 1999 field assessments.  June 2000.  Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia.  85 pp.

• Bellairs, S.M. and Gravina, A.J.  (2000). Vegetation development on rehabilitation areas at the Blair Athol coal mine.  Report to Blair Athol Coal Project February 2000.  Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia.  40 pp.

• Bellairs, S.M. and Gravina, A.J.  (2000). Landscape Function Analysis assessment of rehabilitation at the Kidston Minesite.  Report to Kidston Gold Ltd on the field assessment carried out in April 2000.  July 2000.  Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia.  31 pp.

• Bellairs, S.M. and Gravina, A.J., Farley, G., Francis, D. and Loch, D.  (2000). Native grass species and provenances most suitable for planting on main road verges.  A collaborative project between The University of Queensland, Greening Australia and Queensland Department of Primary Industries.  Report to Department of Main Roads, Queensland, November 2000.  Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia.  49 pp.

• Preston, C., Bellairs, S.M., Farley, G., Adkins, S. and Gravina, A.J. (2000). Identifying Dormancy Mechanisms of Australian Native Plant Species. Report on progress of The University of Queensland component of the project. Report to Australian Centre for Mining Environmental Research. School of Land and Food and Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, The University of Queensland.

• Bellairs, S.M. and Gravina, A.J.  (1999). Preliminary assessment of viability and germination of Boronia safrolifera, Calytrix tetragona, Leucopogon lanceolatus, Monotoca elliptica and Monotoca scoparia.  Preliminary report to CRL January 1999.  Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia.  12 pp.