Current Research:

Interactions between predatory insects of south eastern Australia and Mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) (Funded by Melbourne Water)

Evaluaton of an environmental education and enforcement programfor urban stormwater.(Funded by City of Kingston)

Waterways investigations and monitoring program (Funded by Melbourne Water) 

Recent Publications:

Anson J, Pettigrove V, Hoffmann AA, Carew ME (in press).  High molecular weight hydrocarbons differentially impair freshwater benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages  Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry

Carew ME, Pettigrove V, Cox RL, Hoffmann AA. (2007).  DNA identification of urban Tanytarsini chironomids (Diptera: Chironomidae).  Journal of the North American Benthological Society 26(4): 586-599.

Marshall S, Pettigrove V, Potter M, Barrett T, Pfitzner M.  (in press).  Bagging industrial drains: a solid media survey of stormwater contamination.  Rainwater and urban design conference, Sydney, August 2007.

Carew ME, Pettigrove V, Cox RL, Hoffmann AA. (in press).  The response of Chironomidae to sediment pollution and other environmental characteristics in urban wetlands.  Freshwater Biology

Pettigrove V. (2007).  Is catchment imperviousness a good indicator of ecosystem health?  In: Proceedings of the Highways & Urbanisation Symposium, 385-398.  Springer Press.

Pettigrove V, Marshall S, Ryan B. Hoffmann A. (2007).  A field microcosm method to determine the impact of sediments and soils contaminated by road runoff on indigenous macroinvertebrates.  In: Proceedings of the Highways & Urbanisation Symposium, 385-398.  Springer Press.

Marshall S, V Pettigrove and J Kearns (2006).  A toxicant treatment facility for the field evaluation of filtration media for urban stormwater treatment. In: Proceedings of the 7^th International Conference on Urban Drainage Modelling & the 4^th International Conference on Water Sebsitive Urban Design, Melbourne, Australia, 2 – 7^th April.  Volume 1, 501-508.

Bahrndorff S, J Ward, V Pettigrove & A Hoffmann.  (2006).  A microcosm test of adaptation and species specific responses to polluted sediments applicable to indigenous chironomids (Diptera).  Environmental Pollution 139(3): 550-560.

Carew M, V Pettigrove and A Hoffmann (2005).  The utility of DNA markers in classical taxonomy: using cytochrome oxidase I markers to differentiate Australian Cladopelma (Diptera: Chironomidae) midges.  Annuals of the Entomological Society of America 98 (4): 587-594.

Serena M and Pettigrove V. (2005).  Relationship of sediment toxicants and water quality to the distribution of platypus populations in urban streams.  Journal of North American Benthological Society 24(3): 679-689.

Pettigrove V and A Hoffmann (2005).  Effects of long chain hydrocarbon polluted sediment on freshwater macroinvertebrates.  Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry.24(10): 2500-2508.

Pettigrove V and A Hoffmann (2005).  A field-based microcosm method to assess the effects of polluted urban stream sediments on aquatic macroinvertebrates.  Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry 24: 170-180.

Sharley D, V Pettigrove and YM Parsons (2004).  Molecular identification of Chironomus spp. (Diptera) for biomonitoring of aquatic ecosystems.  Australian Journal of Entomology 43: 359-365.

Pettigrove V and A Hoffmann (2003).  Major sources of heavy metal pollution during base flows from sewered urban catchments in the City of Melbourne.  Proceedings: Third South Pacific Conference on Stormwater and Aquatic Resource Protection combined with the 10th Annual Conference of the Australasian Chapter of the International Erosion Control Association, Auckland, New Zealand, May 14-16.

Carew M, Pettigrove V and A Hoffmann (2003). Identifying chironomids (Diptera: Chironomidae) for biological monitoring with PCR-RFLP.  Bulletin Entomological Research 93: 483-490.

Pettigrove V and A Hoffmann (2003).  Impact of urbanization on heavy metal contamination in urban stream sediments: influence of catchment geology.  Australasian Journal of Ecotoxicology 9: 119-128.

Pettigrove V and A Hoffmann (2003).  Toxicants in Melbourne’s streams and wetlands: An emerging threat to healthy aquatic ecosystems.  Proceedings: Australian Water Association Convention and Exhibition, Perth, WA, Australia, April 6-10, paper oz214.

Pettigrove V  (2000).  Managing Melbourne’s waterways: the Urban Platypus Study.  Journal of the Australian Water and Wastewater Association.  September/ October 2000 edition, pp. 51-54.

Pettigrove V. (1999).  Aquatic ecosystem management in Melbourne's waterways - the urban platypus study.  Comprehensive Stormwater & Aquatic Ecosystem Management South Pacific Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, February 1999.  Vol. 1: pp. 223-231.

Pettigrove V. (1999) Temporal changes in heavy metal concentrations in sediments from Melbourne's waterways.  In: Proceedings of Second Australian Stream Management Conference, Adelaide, February 1999.  Vol.2: 505-510.

Coleman R and Pettigrove V.  (1999).  Managing Melbourne's waterways: the Tributary Investigation Program.  In: Proceedings of Second Australian Stream Management Conference, Adelaide, February 1999.  Vol. 1: 187-192.

Pettigrove V  (1998).  An assessment of metal contamination in sediments from Melbourne's waterways - implcations for stream health and waterway management. In: Proceedings of International Erosion Control Association (Australasia) 6th Annual Soil & Water Management Conference.  Melbourne.

Fletcher T, PF Breen and V Pettigrove (1997).         Influences of geology and landuse on surface water turbidity and suspended solids: Implications for stormwater management.  In: Proceedings of 24th Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium.  Auckland, New Zealand.  Nov. 1997.

Franklin Jm, V Pettigrove and B Mason (1995).  Shankland drain wetland - an offline wetland for improvement of urban drainage water quality.  Second International Symposium on Urban Stormwater Management.  July 1995.

Pettigrove V, W Korth, M Thomas and KH Bowmer (1995).  The impact of pesticides used in rice agriculture on larval chironomid morphology. In: Cranston, P (ed) "Midges - from genes to ecosystems."  CSIRO publications, Melbourne.

Nowak B, G Clarke, V Pettigrove, J Hughes and C Madden (1993).  Biological indicators and biomonitoring of water quality in agricultural areas. In: Proceedings of the ecotoxicology specialist workshop Myall Vale Research Station, Wee Wah, NSW. Published by the Land and Water Resources Research Development Corporation.

Pettigrove V. (1990). The importance of site selection in monitoring the macroinvertebrate communities of the Yarra River, Victoria. Environmental  Monitoring & Assessment. 14: 297-314.

Pettigrove V. 1989.  Larval mouthpart deformities in Procladius paludicola Skuse (Diptera: Chironomidae) from the Murray and Darling Rivers, Australia.  Hydrobiologia 179: 111-117.

Horne PA. and Pettigrove V. (1989). A new record of Cnephia umbratorum (Tonnoir) (Diptera: Simuliidae) and Apsectrotanypus pallipes (Freeman) (Diptera: Chironomidae) from the Otway Ranges. Entomology Magazine 6(1):21-26.