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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2019-02-19 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006295b.htm person Walker Keith Forbes AACR2 20 June 1946 27 February 2016 Place of Birth Aberdeen, Scotland Place of Death Parawa, South Australia, Australia Limnologist Freshwater ecologist Keith Walker was a limnologist and expert on the ecology of river flood plains, including their hydrology and hydraulics, geomorphology and biota. He was Australia's most well-regarded authority of the Murray-Darling River system, and served on a number of expert panels that published key reports of the Murray Darling Basin Commission. In 1986 he co-founded the leading international journal on river research, Regulated rivers: research and management. Walker was also recognised internationally as a leading researcher on the ecology and taxonomy of freshwater mussels, publishing Ecology of freshwater mussels in Australia for the Australian Water Resources Council in 1981. 1951 1951 Life event - Migrated to Australia with this family 1975 2007 Career position - Associate Professor in Environmental Biology, University of Adelaide 1985 1985 Career position - Visiting Scientist, Freshwater Biological Association River Laboratory, Wareham, United Kingdom 1986 2016 Career position - Member, Editorial Board, Regulated rivers: research and management (later River research and management) 1992 1992 Award - Stephen Cole the Elder Prize for Excellence in Teaching, University of Adelaide 1992 1993 Career position - Project Leader, Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, FAO, China 1993 1993 Award - Hilary Jolly Medal, Australian Society for Limnology 1997 1999 Career position - Sub-Program Leader, Australian Agency for International Development, Bangkok, Thailand 2000 2000 Award - Unsung Hero of South Australian Science Award, Australian Science Communicators 2001 2002 Career position - Editor, Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 2007 2007 Life event - Retired 2007 2016 Career position - Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide 2013 2013 Award - Whitley Medal (joint with Paul Humphries), Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 2013 2015 Career position - Adjunct Professor, Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University Hilary Jolly Medal, Australian Freshwater Sciences Society (1974 - )

Awarded the Medal 1993

 The University of Adelaide (1874 - 2026)

Associate Professor in Environmental Biology 1975 - 2007

 Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia (1880 - )

Editor 2001 - 2002

 'Walker, Keith Forbes', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Walker, Keith Forbes Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Vale Keith Walker 1946 - 2016 Sheldon, F.; and Geddes, M. Vale Keith Walker 1946 - 2016 2016 River research and applications 32 5 1138-9 Journal Article: Advances in the study of River Murray ecology and the legacy of Keith Forbes Walker (1946 - 2016) Geddes, Mike, Sheldon, Fran, Jillman, Terry, Zampatti, Brenton and Williams, Craig Advances in the study of River Murray ecology and the legacy of Keith Forbes Walker (1946 - 2016) 2017 Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 141 2 87-9 Journal Article: A botanical, ecological and hydrological contribution to understanding the Lower River Murray and beyond Nicol, Jason M.; and Ganf, George G. A botanical, ecological and hydrological contribution to understanding the Lower River Murray and beyond 2017 Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 141 2 92-107