Publications

Peer-Reviewed Publications

  • Verlis, K.M.  & Wilson, S.P. (2020). Paradise Trashed: Sources and solutions to marine litter in a small island developing state. Journal of Waste Management, 103, 128-136.
  • Verlis, K.M., Campbell, M.J. & Wilson, S.P. (2018). Seabirds and plastics don’t mix: Examining the differences in marine plastic ingestion in wedge-tailed shearwater chicks at near-shore and offshore locations. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 135, 852-861. Citations 5.
  • Wilson, S.P. & Verlis, K.M. (2017). The ugly face of tourism. Marine debris pollution linked to visitor numbers in the southern Great Barrier Reef. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 117, 239-246. Impact factor 3.4. Citations 11.
  • Verlis, K.M., Campbell, M.J. & Wilson, S.P. (2014). Marine debris is selected as nesting material by the Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster) within the Swain Reefs, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 87, 180-190. Impact factor 3.4. Citations 34.
  • Verlis, K.M., Campbell, M.J. & Wilson, S.P. (2013). Ingestion of marine debris plastic by the wedge-tailed shearwater Ardenna pacifica in the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 72, 244-249. Impact factor 3.4. Citations 71.

Commissioned Reports – Full List Available Upon Request

  • Verlis, K.M. & Wilson, S.P. (2018). Are coral reefs around French Polynesia at risk from marine debris pollution? Final Report for the IRCP Grant 2017. Macquarie University, Sydney.
  • Wilson, S.P. & Verlis, K.M. (2018). Gladstone catchment care marine debris – Final Report. Report for Conservation Volunteers Australia and the Gladstone Port Corporation. Macquarie University and The Litter Lab.
  • Wilson, S.P. & Verlis, K.M. (2017). ‘Taking the lead on litter’: Follow-up litter survey of the Burnett Mary Region, Queensland. Final Report for the Burnett Mary Regional Group. Macquarie University and The Litter Lab.
  • Wilson, S.P. & Verlis, K.M. (2017). Analysis of the ‘Take-3 Campaign’ using contributed photos and a refined data entry tool. Report to Take3 and the New South Wales Environmental Protection Authority, Sydney.
  • Benham, C., Ridgeway, T., Verlis, K., Dodgen, T. and Hussey, K. (2016). Plastic pollution in the ocean: towards a methodology for prioritising abatement strategies in Queensland. Report to the Queensland Government Department of Environment and Heritage Protection, Brisbane.
  • Wilson, S.P. & Verlis, K.M. (2016). Review of degradable plastic bags. Report to NSW Environment Protection Authority. Macquarie University and The Litter Lab.
  • Wilson, S.P. & Verlis, K.M. (2016). Addition of volume calculations to the NSW Local Litter Check. Report to NSW Environment Protection Authority. Macquarie University and The Litter Lab.
  • Flint, N., Jackson, E., Wilson, S., Verlis, K. & Rolfe, J. (2015). Synthesis of water quality influences in ports of the Fitzroy region, Queensland. A report to the Fitzroy Basin Association for the Fitzroy Water Quality Improvement Plan. CQUniversity Australia, North Rockhampton, Queensland. Citations 1.
  • Wilson, S.P. & Verlis, K.M. (2015). Gladstone catchment care marine debris quarterly report September – December 2015. The Litter Lab, Gladstone.
  • Wilson, S.P. & Verlis, K.M. (2015). Gladstone catchment care marine debris quarterly report June-July 2015. The Litter Lab, Gladstone.
  • Yu, B., Verlis, K., Hyde, R. & Washburn, E. (2011). Economic prosperity (unemployment). State of the Great Lake Report 2011. (pp242-258). Environment Canada, Hamilton.
  • Yu, B., Verlis, K., Hyde, R., & Washburn, E. (2011). Energy consumption. State of the Great Lakes Report 2011. (pp250-253). Environment Canada, Hamilton
  • Yu, B., O’Farrell, D., von Heusden, A., Hyde, R. & Verlis, K., Vezina, C. (2011). Greenhouse gas emissions. State of the Great Lakes Report 2011. (pp280-288). Environment Canada, Hamilton.
  • Yu, B., Verlis, K., Hyde, R., Holland-Hibbert, S. & Washburn, E. (2011). Ecological condition. State of the Great Lakes Report 2011. (pp307-316). Environment Canada, Hamilton.

Conferences

Verlis, K.M. & Wilson, S.P. (2018). How science can help you with your litter problem. KAB NSW Litter Congress 2018, Sydney, NSW. 2-3 August 2018. [Oral].

Verlis, K.M. & Wilson, S.P. (2018). Paradise trashed? Understanding the types and sources of marine debris in French Polynesia as a means of assessing local mitigation strategies. The 6th International Marine Debris Conference. San Diego, California, USA. 12-16 March 2018. [Oral]

Wilson, S.P. & Verlis, K.M. (2017). Identifying litter hotspots within the urban landscape: a case study of the Burnett Mary Region, QLD. NSW Litter Congress Green Paper. Sydney: Keep NSW Beautiful. 25 July 2017. [Oral]

Wilson, S.P. & Verlis, K.M. (2016). Working towards a comprehensive micro-plastic pollution assessment scheme. SETAC Asia/Pacific 2016 conference. SETAC, Singapore. 16-19 September 2016.

Wilson, S.P. & Verlis, K.M. (2016). The Gladstone Region TAngler Bin Programme, a successful community engagement in litter reduction at source.  NSW Litter Congress Green Paper. Sydney: Keep NSW Beautiful. 1 September 2016.

Wilson, S.P. & Verlis, K.M. (2015). Boldly going where no one has gone before: working towards an Australian Marine Litter Grading System. NSW Litter Congress Green Paper. Sydney: Keep NSW Beautiful.

Verlis, K.M., Wilson, S.P., Matthews, B. & Campbell, M.L. (2014). Seabirds and marine debris of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Ocean Science Meeting, Honolulu, HI, USA. February 2014. [Poster]

Verlis, K.M., Campbell, M.L. & Wilson, S.P. (2013). Chemical contaminants in seabirds and ingested plastic as vectors. SETAC, Melbourne, VIC. October 2013. [Oral]

Verlis, K.M., Campbell, M.L. & Wilson, S.P. (2012). What are we doing to our seabirds? How Australasian seabirds on the Great Barrier Reef are being impacted by marine debris. AMSA-NZMSS, Hobart, TAS. [Poster]