Research Publications and Conference Papers
Refereed Papers and Book Chapters (reverse chronological order)
Terry, J.P. 2006 Lagoon degradation and management in Yanuca Channel on the Coral Coast in Fiji.
South Pacific Journal of Natural Science, v.24, 1-10.
Terry, J.P. 2006 Yoron Island in southern Japan - Quaternary geology and solution controls on surface
landforms. South Pacific Studies, v.26, 111-123.
Terry, J.P., Kostaschuk, R.A. and Garimella, S. 2005 Sediment deposition rate in the Falefa Riverbasin, Upolu Island, Samoa. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, v.86, 45-63.
Terry, J.P. 2005 Limestone geomorphology on Yoron Island, central Ryukyu Island Arc, southern Japan.
In: J. Tsukahara and S. Nagashima (Eds), Social Homeostasis of Small Islands in an Island-Zone:
Interdisciplinary Approach to Satsunan Islands Focussing on Yoron Island. Kagoshima University
Research Center for the Pacific Islands, Japan, Occasional Papers No.42, 25-34.
Terry, J.P. 2005 Karst distribution and controls on Yoron-jima, an emerged reef island in sub-tropicalJapan. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies, v.67, 48-54.
Terry, J. 2005 Hazard warning! Hydrological responses in the Fiji Islands to climate variability andsevere meteorological events. In: S. Franks, T. Wagener, E. Bøgh, H.V. Gupta, L. Bastidas, C. Nobreand C. de Oliveira Galvão (Eds), Regional Hydrological Impacts of Climatic Change—Hydroclimatic
Variability. International Association of Hydrological Sciences, Publication 296, 33-41.
Cronin, S.J., Ferland, M.A. and Terry, J.P. 2004 Nabukelevu volcano (Mt. Washington), Kadavu – asource of hitherto unknown volcanic hazard in Fiji. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal
Research, v.131, 371-396.
Murray, W.E. and Terry, J.P. 2004 Niue’s Place in the Pacific. In: J.P. Terry and W.E. Murray (Eds),
Niue Island, Geographical Perspectives on the Rock of Polynesia. International Scientific Council for
Island Development, UNESCO, Paris, 9-29.
Terry, J.P. 2004 Geomorphic features of Niue Island: chasms, caves and other karst varieties. In: J.P.
Terry and W.E. Murray (Eds), Niue Island, Geographical Perspectives on the Rock of Polynesia.
International Scientific Council for Island Development, UNESCO, Paris, 75-88.
Terry, J.P. 2004 Climatic hazards facing Niue. In: J.P. Terry and W.E. Murray (Eds), Niue Island,
Geographical Perspectives on the Rock of Polynesia. International Scientific Council for Island
Development, UNESCO, Paris, 113-124.
Terry, J.P. 2004 Shoreline erosion on a low coral island in Fiji – causes and consequences. South
Pacific Studies v.24, 55-66.
Terry, J.P. 2004 The problems of tropical cyclones in the South Pacific. South Pacific Newsletter, v.14,
1-5.
Terry, J.P., McGree, S. and Raj., R. 2004 The exceptional floods on Vanua Levu Island, Fiji, during
Tropical Cyclone Ami in January 2003. Journal of Natural Disaster Science, v.26, 27-36.
Kostaschuk, R., Terry, J. and Raj, R. 2003 Suspended sediment transport during tropical cyclone floods
in Fiji. Hydrological Processes, v.17, 1149-1164.
Terry, J.P. and Nunn, P.D. 2003 Interpreting features of carbonate geomorphology on Niue Island, a raisedcoral atoll. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie, Supplementary Volume 131, 43-57.
Bettencourt, S., Campbell, J., de Wet, N., Falkland, A., Feresi, J., Jones, R., Kench, P., Kenny, G., King,
W., Lehodey, P., Limalevu, L., Raucher, R., Taeuea, T., Terry, J., Teutabo, N. and Warrick, R. 2002
The impacts of climate change in Pacific Island economies: policy and development implications.
Asia Pacific Journal on Environment and Development, v.9, 142-165.
Terry, J.P. 2002 Water Resources, Climate Variability and Climate Change in Fiji. Asia Pacific Journal
on Environment and Development, v.9, 86-120.
Terry, J.P., Ollier, C.D. and Pain, C.F. 2002 Geomorphological evolution of the Navua River, Fiji.
Physical Geography, v.23, 418-426.
Terry, J.P., Garimella, S. and Kostaschuk, R.A. 2002 Rates of floodplain accretion in a tropical island
river system impacted by cyclones and large floods. Geomorphology, v.42, 171-183.
Terry, J.P. and Raj, R. 2002 The 1997-98 El Niño and drought in the Fiji Islands. In: Hydrology andWater Management in the Humid Tropics. Technical Documents in Hydrology No.52, UNESCO
International Hydrology Programme-V, Paris, 80-93.
Kostaschuk, R., Terry, J. and Raj, R. 2001 The impact of tropical cyclones on river floods in Fiji.
Hydrological Sciences Journal, v.46, 435-450.
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Terry, J.P., and Kostaschuk, R.A. 2001 Rapid rates of channel migration in a Pacific island river. Journalof Pacific Studies, v.25, 277-289.
Terry, J.P., Raj, R., and Kostaschuk, R.A. 2001 Links between the Southern Oscillation Index andhydrological hazards on a tropical Pacific island. Pacific Science, v.55, 275-283.
Ollier, C.D. and Terry, J.P. 1999 The volcanic geomorphology of northern Viti Levu. Australian Journalof Earth Science, v.46, 515-522.
Terry, J.P. 1999 Kadavu Island, Fiji – fluvial studies of a volcanic island in the humid tropical South
Pacific. Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography, v.20, 86-98.
Terry, J.P. 1999 Investigating the use of the turbidity tube device for measuring suspended sedimentconcentration in humid tropical rivers – examples from Viti Levu island, Fiji. South Pacific Journal of
Natural Science, v.18, 36-40.
Terry, J.P. and Raj, R. 1999 Island environment and landscape responses to 1997 tropical cyclones in Fiji.
Pacific Science, v.13, 257-272.
Terry, J.P. and Vakatawa, L. 1999 Physiography, ethnobotany and cultural importance of the fluvial
environment, interpreted from stream names on Kadavu Island, Fiji. Domodomo, Journal of the Fiji
Museum, v.12, 55-63.
Barbour, P. and Terry, J.P. 1998 The hidden economic costs of soil erosion: a case study of the ginger
industry in Fiji. Journal of South Pacific Agriculture, v.5, 1-8.
Garimella, S., Terry, J.P. and Kostaschuk, R. 1998 Study of floodplain sedimentation in Fiji using the137
Cs technique (Research Note). South Pacific Journal of Natural Science, v.16, 65-66.
Terry, J.P. 1998 A rainsplash component analysis to define mechanisms of soil detachment andtransportation. Australian Journal of Soil Research, v.36, 525-542.
Terry, J.P. and Raj, R. 1998 Hydrological drought in western Fiji and the contribution of tropical cyclones.
In: Climate and Environmental Change in the Pacific, J.P. Terry (Ed.), School of Social and Economic
Development, University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji, 73-85.
Terry, J.P. 1996 Erosion pavement formation and slope process interactions in commercial forestry
plantations, northern Portugal. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie, v.40, 97-115.
Shakesby, R.A., Coelho, C.O.A., Ferreira, A.J.D., Terry, J.P. and Walsh, R.P.D. 1994 Fire, post-burn land
use and soil erosion response curves in eucalyptus and pine forests, Portugal. In: Soil Erosion as aConsequence of Forest Fires, M. Sala and J.L. Rubio (Eds), Geoforma Ediciones, Logroño, Spain, 111132.
Terry, J.P. 1995 Portuguese forestry management and soil quality degeneration: evidence from soil andlitter invertebrate macrofauna. Swansea Geographer, v.32, 48-62.
Terry, J.P. 1994 Soil loss from erosion plots of differing post-burn forest cover, Portugal. In: Soil Erosion
as a Consequence of Forest Fires. M. Sala and J.L. Rubio (Eds), Geoforma Ediciones, Logrono, Spain,
133-147.
Shakesby, R.A., Coelho, C.O.A., Ferreira, A.J.D., Terry, J.P. and Walsh, R.P.D. 1993 Wildfire impacts on
soil erosion and hydrology in wet Mediterranean forest. International Journal of Wildland Fire, v.3, 95110.
Terry, J.P. and Shakesby, R.A. 1993 Soil hydrophobicity effects on rainsplash: simulated rainfall andphotographic evidence. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, v.18, 519-525.
Walsh, R.P.D., Coelho, C.O.A., Shakesby, R.A. and Terry, J.P. 1992 Effects of land use management
practices and fire on soil erosion and water quality in the Águeda river basin, Portugal. GeoÖko Plus,v.3, 1-24.
Terry, J.P. 1992 The effects of water repellency in soils on erosion processes. Swansea Geographer, v.29,
89-98.
Terry, J.P. 1991 Measurements of rainsplash on sandy loam soil: a correction equation for different sizedcollecting devices. Swansea Geographer, v.28, 30-38.
Terry, J.P. 1990 Land management, fire and erosion in Mediterranean and associated forested
environments: a review. Aveiro-Swansea Erosion Research Bulletin No.2, 22pp.
Terry, J.P. 1990 Splash detachment tests on hydrophobic versus wettable soils. Swansea Geographer,v.27, 71-83.
Terry, J.P. 1989 The development of a new device for measuring rainsplash erosion. Swansea
Geographer, v.26, 54-63.
Terry, J.P. 1988 The Danbury Gravels, Essex: a study of their origin. Swansea Geographer, v.25, 1-15.

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Books (reverse chronological order)

Terry, J.P. and Murray, W.E. (Editors) 2004 Niue Island: Geographical Perspectives on the Rock of
Polynesia. International Scientific Council for Island Development, UNESCO, Paris, 301pp.
Terry, J.P. (Editor) 1998 Climate and Environmental Change in the Pacific. School of Social andEconomic Development, University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji, 144pp.
George, R., Weaver, D. and Terry, J. 1996 Environmental Water Quality – A Guide to Sampling and
Measurement. Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, 38pp.
In Press and Under Review
Terry, J.P. Tropical Cyclones: Climatology and Impacts in the South Pacific. Springer-Verlag (inproduction).
Terry, J.P., Kahsai, K., Grover, V. and Mayfield, C. Delivering Education in Integrated Water
Resources Management in the Oceania region. Directions: Journal of Educational Studies (submitted
for review).

Consultant Reports (reverse chronological order)
Terry, J.P. 2002 Coastal Erosion Survey on Naitauba Island, northern Lau, Fiji. Report prepared for
the Naitauba Trust, Suva, Fiji, 20pp.
Terry, J.P. and Thaman, R.R. 2001 Investigation of Current Flow, Sedimentation and Health of the
Marine Ecosystem in Yanuca Channel, Shangri-La Fijian Resort, Cuvu, Sigatoka. Report prepared for
the Foundation for the Peoples of the South Pacific International (Suva). Institute of Applied
Sciences, Technical Report No. 2001/6, The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji.
Lovell, E.R and Terry, J.P. 2001 Sediment Drift Study of the Lower Nadi River Estuary and Delta.
Sinclair Knight (Environmental Consultants).
Terry, J.P. and Feresi, J. 2000 Water Resources Sector. Chapter 5 In: J. Feresi et al. (Eds), Climate
Change Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment Report for the Fiji Islands. Pacific Islands Climate
Change Assistance Programme (PICCAP), Department of Environment, Fiji and International Global
Change Institute, University of Waikato, New Zealand.
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Terry, J.P. 1999 Assessment of hydrology and soil resources in the GTZ experimental forest area, Nakavu,
south east Viti Levu. German Pacific Regional Forestry Programme, 10pp.
Terry, J.P. 1995 Current water quality monitoring in the south west high rainfall region of Western
Australia. National Pollutant Inventory; End of Phase I Report. Department of Environmental Protection
and Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, 74pp.
Conference Papers (reverse chronological order)
Terry, J.P. and Kostaschuk, R. 2007 Emerging concepts in hydrology in the South Pacific islands. Asia
Oceania Geosciences Society, 4th Annual Conference, 30 July - 4 August 2007, Bangkok, Thailand(accepted).
Terry, J.P. 2007 Hydrological perils in the face of climate variability and change – evidence from theSouth Pacific islands (Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu). Third
International Conference on Climate and Water, 3-6 September 2007, Helsinki, Finland (accepted).
Kostaschuk, R.A., Terry, J.P., and Wotling, G. 2006 Tropical storms and associated flood risk on
Grande Terre, New Caledonia. In: Sethaputra, S. and Promma, K. (Eds), Proceedings of theInternational Symposium on Managing Water Supply for Growing Demand, 16-20 October 2006,
Bangkok, Thailand. UNESCO International Hydrological Programme, Technical Documents in
Hydrology No.6, 207-210.
Terry, J.P., Kahsai, K., Grover, V. and Mayfield, C. 2006 Challenges for Integrated Water Resources
Management training in the South Pacific Islands. Asia Pacific Association of Hydrology and Water
Resources 3rd Conference, 16-18 October 2006, Bangkok, Thailand.
Lal, R., Garimella, S. and Terry, J. 2006 Assessment of floodplain sedimentation rates from 137Cs and210
Pb measurements on Vanua Levu island in Fiji. South Pacific Environmental Radioactivity
Association, 9th Conference, 9-13 October 2006, Melbourne, Australia.
Terry, J.P. and Ratiram, A. 2006 Tectonics, lithology and river braiding on Espiritu Santo Island,
Vanuatu. South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission, 35th Annual Conference, 20-28 September
2006, Honiara, Solomon Islands.
Terry, J.P., Lal, R. and Garimella, S. 2006 Factors influencing active sedimentation in the Labasa Rivervalley on Vanua Levu island in Fiji, measured from caesium-137 and lead-210 profiles. South Pacific
Applied Geoscience Commission, 35th Annual Conference, 20-28 September 2006, Honiara, Solomon
Islands.
Terry, J.P., Garimella, S., Kostaschuk, R.A. and Ratiram, A. 2006 Investigating the evolution of the
Jourdain River braidplain on Santo Island, Vanuatu. Australia and New Zealand Geomorphology
Group, 12th Biennial Conference, 12-17 February 2006, Taipa Bay, New Zealand.
Terry, J.P. and McGree, S. 2005 Hurricanes in the South Pacific Ocean; characteristics andconsequences for island environments. Asia Oceania Geosciences Society, 2nd Annual Conference, 2024 June 2005, Singapore.
Garimella, S., Terry, J. and Kostaschuk, R. 2004 Overbank sediment accumulation measurement onsome South Pacific islands, using the 137Cs technique.
Terry, J.P. and Thaman, R.R. 2004 Identifying and reducing the risks of beach and lagoon degradationin Cuvu Bay, southern Fiji. South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission, 33rd Annual Conference,
17-24 September 2004, Coral Coast, Fiji. SOPAC Miscellaneous Report 576.
Terry, J.P. 2004 The use of karstic depressions for surface water reservoirs on small limestone islands:
case study of Yoron-to in sub-tropical southern Japan. South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission,
33rd Annual Conference, 17-24 September 2004, Coral Coast, Fiji. SOPAC Miscellaneous Report 576.
Terry, J.P. 2004 Hurricane impacts in the South Pacific Islands – illustrating recent catastrophic events.
The 30th International Geographical Congress, 15-20 August 2004, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
Terry, J.P. 2004 Alluvial sedimentation rates in the South Pacific Islands – examples from Samoa andFiji. Joint International Conference on Geomorphology, “Geomorphology and Sustainability”, British
Geomorphological Research Group, 17-20 August 2004, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
Terry, J.P. and Kostaschuk, R.A. 2004 Extreme river behaviour in the Pacific Islands – case studies
from Samoa and Fiji. Proceedings of the Asia Pacific Association of Hydrology and Water Resources,
2nd Annual Conference, 5-8 July 2004, Singapore.

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Terry, J.P. and McGree, S. 2003 Climatology of tropical cyclones in the South Pacific. International
Conference on Managing Water Resources Under Climatic Extremes and Natural Disasters,
UNESCO International Hydrology Programme, 27 October - 1 November 2003, Sigatoka, Fiji.
Terry, J.P., Raj, R. and Kostaschuk, R.A. 2003 Tropical cyclones and floods in the Fiji Islands.
International Conference on Managing Water Resources Under Climatic Extremes and Natural
Disasters, UNESCO International Hydrology Programme, 27 October - 1 November 2003, Sigatoka,
Fiji.
Terry, J.P. 2003 Climate extremes in the South Pacific Islands －illustrating tropical cyclones anddroughts. World Climate Change Conference, 29 September - 3 October 2003, Moscow, Russia.
Terry, J.P., Ollier, C.D. and Pain, C.F. 2002 Interpreting anomalous drainage and geomorphology of theNavua River, Fiji. Australia and New Zealand Geomorphology Group, 10th Biennial Conference, 30
September - 4 October 2002, Kalgoorlie, Australia.
Terry, J.P., Kostaschuk, R.A. and Garimella, S. 2002 Measuring floodplain sedimentation rates in the
Rewa river basin, Fiji, using Caesium-137. South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission, 31st Annual
Conference, 25-30 September 2002, Suva, Fiji.
Terry, J.P. and Nunn, P.D. 2001 Limestone geomorphology on Niue Island, a raised coral atoll. 5thInternational Conference on Geomorphology, 23-28 August 2001, Tokyo, Japan.
Cronin, S.J., Ferland, M.A. and Terry, J.P. 2000 Newly recognised volcanic and seismic hazards inwestern Kadavu, Fiji. In: Little, T. (Ed.), Program and Abstracts of the Geological Society of New
Zealand and New Zealand Geophysical Society Joint Annual Conference, Wellington, December
2000. Geological Society of New Zealand Miscellaneous Publication 108A, pp.30.
Terry, J.P., Kostaschuk, R.A. and Motilal, S. 2000 River meander migration and planform changes in
response to large floods on a tropical Pacific island. Australia and New Zealand Geomorphology Group,
9th Biennial Conference, 11-15 December 2000, Wanaka, New Zealand.
Garimella, S. and Terry, J. 2000 Monitoring cyclone impacts on soil erosion by measuring radiocaesium(137Cs) in riverbank sediment. Poster presentation at the Pacific Islands Conference on Climate
Change, Climate Variability and Sea Level Rise, South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme, 1721 April 2000, Rarotonga, Cook Islands.
Terry, J.P., Kostaschuk, R.A. and Raj, R. 2000 Extreme climatic influences on fluvial systems of tropical
Pacific islands. Pacific Islands Conference on Climate Change, Climate Variability and Sea Level Rise,South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme, 2-7 April 2000, Rarotonga, Cook Islands.
Cronin, S.J., Terry, J.P. and Ferland, M. 1999 Debris avalanche, seismic, tsunami and volcanic hazards
of Uluinabukelevu (Mt Washington), Kadavu, Fiji. South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission, 28th
Annual Conference, 23-29 October 1999, Nadi, Fiji.
Terry, J.P. and Raj, R. 1999 Stream water resources in Fiji and the impact of El Niño. South Pacific
Applied Geoscience Commission, 28th Annual Conference, 23-29 October 1999, Nadi, Fiji.
Terry, J.P. 1999 El Niño, rainfall patterns and hydrological drought in Fiji. Second International
Colloquium on Hydrology and Water Management in the Humid Tropics, UNESCO International
Hydrology Programme and CATHALAC, 22-26 March 1999, Panama City, Republic of Panama.
Ollier, C.D. and Terry, J.P. 1998 The volcanic geomorphology of northern Viti Levu. South Pacific
Applied Geoscience Commission, 27th Annual Conference, 26 September - 2 October 1998, Suva, Fiji.
Raj, R. and Terry, J.P. 1998 The 1997/98 ENSO and droughts. South Pacific Applied Geoscience
Commission, 27th Annual Conference, 26 September - 2 October 1998, Suva, Fiji.
Terry, J.P. 1998 Fluvial characteristics of island landscapes. Poster presentation at the Inaugural STARTOceania Workshop, 5-9 October 1998, The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji.
Terry, J.P. and Raj, R. 1997 Some effects of tropical cyclones Gavin and June in 1997 on the terrestrial
and coastal environments of the Fiji Islands. South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission, 26th Annual
Conference, 29 September - 4 October 1997, Nadi, Fiji.
Terry, J.P. and Raj, R. 1997 Changing flow regimes for small streams in western Viti Levu, Fiji: climatechange or the effects of seasonal rainfall variability? VIII Pacific Science Inter-Congress, 13-19 July
1997, Suva, Fiji.
Terry, J.P. 1996 Erosion processes on hydrophobic soils after burning. Poster presentation at the 5th
Annual IBSRAM PACIFICLAND network meeting on the ‘Management of Sloping Lands in the South
Pacific’, 14-18 October 1996, Suva, Fiji.
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Terry, J.P. 1990 Soil erosion by rainsplash: the effects of forest fires and land use changes. Proceedings ofthe 2nd Portuguese National Conference on Environmental Quality, Lisbon 1990, Portugal.
Coelho, C.O.A., Shakesby, R.A., Walsh, R.P.D., Terry, J.P. and Ferreira, A.J.D. 1990 Response of surface
and subsurface soil water movement and soil erosion to forest fires in Eucalyptus globulus and Pinus
pinaster forest, Águeda Basin, Portugal. Proceedings of the International Conference on Forest Fire
Research, November 1990, Coimbra, Portugal.
Coelho, C.O.A., Shakesby, R.A., Walsh, R.P.D., Ferreira, A.J.D. and Terry, J.P. 1990 Forest land usechanges in northern Portugal: effects on soil erosion rates and soil water dynamic changes. Symposiumon the interaction between agricultural systems and soil conservation in the Mediterranean Belt.
European Society for Soil Conservation, Lisbon, September 1990.

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