Davis, Andy R.

Research Areas

Research Overview

- Ecology of invertebrate larvae
- Chemical ecology
- Defensive strategies in marine invertebrates
- Human impacts on natural systems, including the impact of introduced marine pests
- Structure and dynamics of invertebrate assemblages
- Pattern and determinants of biodiversity
- Additional research information on Caulerpa taxifolia
- Monitoring fish assemblages with Baited Remote Underwater Video (BRUV)

Member Of

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2020	Seagrass canopies and the performance of acoustic telemetry: Implications for the interpretation of fish movements Published In Animal Biotelemetry Volume 8 Altmetric
2020	Sharkeye: Real-Time Autonomous Personal Shark Alerting via Aerial Surveillance Published In Drones Volume 4 Pages 18-1 - 18-17 Altmetric
2019	Biogeographic conundrum: Why so few stream nerite species (Gastropoda: Neritidae) in Australia? Published In Freshwater Biology Volume Online First Pages 1 - 5 ISSN 0046-5070 Altmetric
2019	Curious Kids: how would the disappearance of anglerfish affect our environment? Published In The Conversation Volume 3 June Pages 1 - 6
2019	Differences in architecture between native and non-indigenous macroalgae influence associations with epifauna Published In Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology Volume 514-515 Pages 76 - 86 ISSN 0022-0981 Altmetric
2019	Fish assemblages in protected seagrass habitats: Assessing fish abundance and diversity in no-take marine reserves and fished areas Published In Aquaculture and Fisheries Altmetric
2019	Increased sensitivity of subantarctic marine invertebrates to copper under a changing climate - Effects of salinity and temperature Published In Environmental Pollution Volume 249 Pages 54 - 62 ISSN 0269-7491 Altmetric
2019	Insight into invasion: Interactions between a critically endangered and invasive crayfish Published In Austral Ecology: a journal of ecology in the Southern Hemisphere Volume 44 Pages 75 - 85 ISSN 1442-9985 Altmetric
2019	Reversal of competitive dominance between invasive and native freshwater crayfish species under near-future elevated water temperature Published In Aquatic Invasions Volume 14 Pages 518 - 530 ISSN 1798-6540 Altmetric
2019	Temperate zone coastal seascapes: seascape patterning and adjacent seagrass habitat shape the distribution of rocky reef fish assemblages Published In Landscape Ecology Volume Online First Pages 1 - 16 ISSN 0921-2973 Altmetric
2019	The effect of density on aggression between a highly invasive and native fish Published In Ethology Volume Online First Pages 1 - 9 ISSN 0179-1613 Altmetric
2018	Accounting for habitat structural complexity improves the assessment of performance in no-take marine reserves Published In Biological Conservation Volume 224 Pages 100 - 110 ISSN 0006-3207 Altmetric
2018	Behavioral interactions under multiple stressors: temperature and salinity mediate aggression between an invasive and a native fish Published In Biological Invasions Volume 20 Pages 487 - 499 ISSN 1387-3547 Altmetric
2018	Biotic consequences of a shift in invertebrate ecosystem engineers: Invasion of New Zealand rocky shores by a zone-forming ascidian Published In Marine Ecology Volume 39 Pages e12502-1 - e12502-10 ISSN 0173-9565 Altmetric
2018	Comparative copper sensitivity between life stages of common subantarctic marine invertebrates Published In Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Volume 37 Pages 807 - 815 ISSN 0730-7268 Altmetric
2018	Defence behind the ramparts: Spicule armament against specialist predators in a subtidal habitat-forming ascidian Published In Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology Volume 507 Pages 31 - 38 ISSN 0022-0981 Altmetric
2018	Habitat and seascape patterns drive spatial variability in temperate fish assemblages: Implications for marine protected areas Published In Marine Ecology: Progress Series Volume 607 Pages 171 - 186 ISSN 0171-8630 Altmetric
2018	Living on the edge: Early life history phases as determinants of distribution in Pyura praeputialis (Heller, 1878), a rocky shore ecosystem engineer Published In Marine Environmental Research Volume 142 Pages 40 - 47 ISSN 0141-1136 Altmetric
2018	Miniature baited remote underwater video (mini-BRUV) reveals the response of cryptic fishes to seagrass cover Published In Environmental Biology of Fishes Volume 101 Pages 1717 - 1722 ISSN 0378-1909 Altmetric
2018	Sharks, rays and abortion: The prevalence of capture-induced parturition in elasmobranchs Published In Biological Conservation Volume 217 Pages 11 - 27 ISSN 0006-3207 Altmetric
2018	Some old movies become classics - a case study determining the scientific value of ROV inspection footage on a platform on Australia's North West Shelf Published In Frontiers in Marine Science Volume 5 Pages 471-1 - 471-18 Altmetric
2017	Effects of dredging on critical ecological processes for marine invertebrates, seagrasses and macroalgae, and the potential for management with environmental windows using Western Australia as a case study Published In Ecological Indicators Volume 78 Pages 229 - 242 ISSN 1470-160X Altmetric
2017	Toxicity of copper to three common subantarctic marine gastropods Published In Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety Volume 136 Pages 70 - 77 ISSN 0147-6513 Altmetric
2016	Active acoustic tracking suggests that soft sediment fishes can show site attachment: a preliminary assessment of the movement patterns of the blue-spotted flathead (Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus) Published In Animal Biotelemetry Volume 4 Pages 15-1 - 15-11 Altmetric
2016	Anchors away? The impacts of anchor scour by ocean-going vessels and potential response options Published In Marine Policy Volume 73 Pages 1 - 7 ISSN 0308-597X Altmetric
2016	Environment: Curb anchor scour for green shipping Published In Nature Volume 533 Pages 36 - 36 ISSN 0028-0836 Altmetric
2016	Sensitivity of six subantarctic marine invertebrates to common metal contaminants Published In Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Volume 35 Pages 2245 - 2251 ISSN 0730-7268 Altmetric
2016	The effects of the diel cycle and the density of an invasive predator on predation risk and prey response Published In Animal Behaviour Volume 117 Pages 87 - 95 ISSN 0003-3472 Altmetric
2016	Tightening the net: in search of alternatives to destructive fishing and meshing programs Published In Drain Volume 13 Page p. Online
2016	Under the radar: sessile epifaunal invertebrates in the seagrass Posidonia australis Published In The Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom Volume 96 Pages 363 - 377 ISSN 1469-7769 Altmetric
2015	Rules of attraction: enticing pelagic fish to mid-water remote underwater video systems (RUVS) Published In Marine Ecology: Progress Series Volume 529 Pages 213 - 218 ISSN 0171-8630 Altmetric
2014	Abiotic surrogates for temperate rocky reef biodiversity: implications for marine protected areas Published In Diversity and Distributions: a journal of conservation biogeography Volume 20 Pages 284 - 296 ISSN 1366-9516 Altmetric
2014	Changes in fish assemblages following the establishment of a network of no-take marine reserves and partially-protected areas Published In PLoS One Volume 9 Pages e85825-1 - e85825-13 ISSN 1932-6203 Altmetric
2014	Diel and tidal cycles regulate larval dynamics in salt marshes and mangrove forests Published In Marine Biology: international journal on life in oceans and coastal waters Volume 161 Pages 769 - 784 ISSN 0025-3162 Altmetric
2014	Ecological response to MPA zoning following cessation of bait harvesting in an estuarine tidal flat Published In Marine Ecology: Progress Series Volume 517 Pages 171 - 180 ISSN 0171-8630 Altmetric
2014	Molluscs on acid: gastropod shell repair and strength in acidifying oceans Published In Marine Ecology: Progress Series Volume 509 Pages 203 - 211 ISSN 0171-8630 Altmetric
2014	Response of the hairy mussel Trichomya hirsuta to sediment-metal contamination in the presence of a bioturbator Published In Marine Pollution Bulletin Volume 88 Pages 180 - 187 ISSN 0025-326X Altmetric
2014	Sponges as sentinels: metal accumulation using transplanted sponges across a metal gradient Published In Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Volume 33 Pages 2818 - 2825 ISSN 0730-7268 Altmetric
2014	The influence of gummy sharks, Mustelus antarcticus, on observed fish assemblage structure Published In Environmental Biology of Fishes Volume 97 Pages 215 - 222 ISSN 0378-1909 Altmetric
2013	A comparison of the impact of 'seagrass-friendly' boat mooring systems on Posidonia australis Published In Marine Environmental Research Volume 83 Pages 54 - 62 ISSN 0141-1136 Altmetric
2013	Bait type affects fish assemblages and feeding guilds observed at baited remote underwater video stations Published In Marine Ecology: Progress Series Volume 477 Pages 189 - 199 ISSN 0171-8630 Altmetric
2013	Biodiversity in saline coastal lagoons: patterns of distribution and human impacts on sponge and ascidian assemblages Published In Diversity and Distributions: a journal of conservation biogeography Volume 19 Pages 1394 - 1406 ISSN 1366-9516 Altmetric
2013	Complex responses of intertidal molluscan embryos to a warming and acidifying ocean in the presence of UV radiation Published In PLoS One Volume 8 Pages e55939-1 - e55939-7 ISSN 1932-6203 Altmetric
2013	Final frontiers: the deep sea Published In The Conversation Volume 9 April Pages 1 - 3
2012	Response of marine invertebrate larvae to natural and anthropogenic sound: a pilot study Published In The Open Marine Biology Journal Volume 6 Pages 57 - 61 Altmetric
2012	Sponges as sentinels: patterns of spatial and intra-individual variation in trace metal concentration Published In Marine Pollution Bulletin Volume 64 Pages 80 - 89 ISSN 0025-326X Altmetric
2011	Unshelled abalone and corrupted urchins: development of marine calcifiers in a changing ocean Published In Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences Volume 278 Pages 2376 - 2383 ISSN 0962-8452 Altmetric
2010	Cellular responses of encapsulated gastropod embryos to multiple stressors associated with climate change Published In Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology Volume 383 Pages 130 - 136 ISSN 0022-0981 Altmetric
2010	Distribution and abundance of the introduced gastropod Zeacumantus subcarinatus in the Sydney Region Published In Molluscan Research Volume 30 Pages 131 - 137 ISSN 1323-5818
2010	Effects of a shark repulsion device on rocky reef fishes: No shocking outcomes Published In Marine Ecology: Progress Series Volume 408 Pages 295 - 298 ISSN 0171-8630 Altmetric
2010	Fertilization in a suite of coastal marine invertebrates from SE Australia is robust to near-future ocean warming and acidification Published In Marine Biology: international journal on life in oceans and coastal waters Volume 157 Pages 2061 - 2069 ISSN 0025-3162 Altmetric
2010	Impact of ocean warming and ocean acidification on larval development and calcification in the sea urchin Tripneustes gratilla Published In PLoS One Volume 5 Pages 1 - 7 ISSN 1932-6203 Altmetric
2010	Non-indigenous macroalga hosts different epiphytic assemblages to conspecific natives in southeast Australia Published In Marine Biology: international journal on life in oceans and coastal waters Volume 157 Pages 1095 - 1103 ISSN 0025-3162 Altmetric
2010	Reproduction and early development in Haliotis coccoradiata (Vetigastropoda: Haliotidae) Published In Invertebrate Reproduction and Development Volume 54 Pages 77 - 87 ISSN 0792-4259
2010	Sea urchin fertilization in a warm, acidified and high pCO(2) ocean across a range of sperm densities Published In Marine Environmental Research Volume 69 Pages 234 - 239 ISSN 0141-1136 Altmetric
2009	Differences in soft-sediment macrobenthic assemblages invaded by Caulerpa taxifolia compared to uninvaded habitats Published In Marine Ecology: Progress Series Volume 380 Pages 59 - 71 ISSN 0171-8630 Altmetric
2009	Establishment and persistence of species-rich patches in a species-poor landscape: role of a structure-forming subtidal barnacle Published In Marine Ecology: Progress Series Volume 380 Pages 187 - 198 ISSN 0171-8630 Altmetric
2009	Examining the phylogeny of the Australasian Lymnaeidae (Heterobranchia: Pulmonata: Gastropoda) using mitochondrial, nuclear and morphological markers Published In Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution Volume 52 Pages 643 - 659 ISSN 1055-7903 Altmetric
2009	Phylogeny of the families Pyuridae and Styelidae (Stolidobranchiata, Ascidiacea) inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences Published In Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution Volume 50 Pages 560 - 570 ISSN 1055-7903 Altmetric
2009	Structural complexity facilitates accumulation and retention of fragments of the invasive alga, Caulerpa taxifolia Published In Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology Volume 371 Pages 163 - 169 ISSN 0022-0981 Altmetric
2009	Temperature, but not pH, compromises sea urchin fertilization and early development under near-future climate change scenarios Published In Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences Volume 276 Pages 1883 - 1888 ISSN 0962-8452 Altmetric
2009	The role of recreational activities in creating fragments of invasive Caulerpa taxifolia Published In Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology Volume 376 Pages 17 - 25 ISSN 0022-0981 Altmetric
2008	Heart of glass: spicule armament and physical defense in temperate reef sponges Published In Marine Ecology: Progress Series Volume 372 Pages 77 - 86 ISSN 0171-8630 Altmetric
2007	Anchors aweigh: Fragment generation of invasive Caulerpa taxifolia by boat anchors and its resistance to desiccation Published In Aquatic Botany Volume 87 Pages 196 - 202 ISSN 0304-3770 Altmetric
2007	Diet and feeding periodicity of Cox's gudgeon Gobiomorphus coxii (Krefft) in a south-eastern Australian stream Published In Journal of Fish Biology Volume 71 Pages 993 - 1006 ISSN 0022-1112 Altmetric
2007	Does spawning behavior minimize exposure to environmental stressors for encapsulated gastropod embryos on rocky shores? Published In Marine Biology: international journal on life in oceans and coastal waters Volume 152 Pages 991 - 1002 ISSN 0025-3162 Altmetric
2007	Spatial scale and the detection of impacts on the seagrass Posidonia australis following pier construction in an embayment in southeastern Australia Published In Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science Volume 74 Pages 297 - 305 ISSN 0272-7714 Altmetric
2007	The importance of spatial scale for the conservation of tidal flat macrobenthos: An example from New South Wales, Australia Published In Biological Conservation Volume 134 Pages 310 - 320 ISSN 0006-3207 Altmetric

Chapter

Year	Title
2009	Habitat, Substrata and Communities: Introduction Published In Marine Hard Bottom Communities: Patterns, Dynamics, Diversity, and Change Publisher Springer-Verlag Pages 3 - 5 Altmetric
2009	The role of mineral, living and artificial substrata in the development of subtidal assemblages Published In Marine hard bottom communities - patterns, dynamics, diversity, and change Publisher Springer Pages 19 - 37
2007	Are we underestimating the defensive capacity of sessile invertebrates? Published In Marine Ecology Publisher Oxford University Press Pages 382 - 382

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2017	Anchors Aweigh? the visible and invisible effects of anchored oceangoing vessels Published In Australasian Coasts and Ports 2017 Conference Pages 1017 - 1022
2014	Abiotic surrogates for temperate rocky reef biodiversity: implications for Marine Protected Areas Published In GEOHAB 2014: Abstract Volume Pages 85 - 85

Investigator On

Year	Title
2018 - 2019	Utilisation acoustic tracking to better design marine protected areas: quantifying life-history connectivity among seagrass nurseries and rocky reefs Awarded by: Sea World Research and Rescue Foundation Inc Funding Scheme: Grant
2017 - 2018	Pregnant and protected? an assessment of a novel but overlooked source of mortality for discarded elasmobranchs Awarded by: Sea World Research and Rescue Foundation Inc Funding Scheme: Grant
2014	Interactions between Australian Bass and the invasive Eastern Mosquito Fish: Implications for Stocking Programs Awarded by: NSW Department of Primary Industries Funding Scheme: Recreational Fishing Trusts
2011	Ensuring the NSW oyster industry adapts to a changing climate: genetic resilience and food supply Awarded by: Fisheries Research and Development Corporation Funding Scheme: Marine Biodiversity, Resources and Fisheries Research Program
2008	'Sponge watch': assessing the utility of sponges as biomonitors Awarded by: NSW Environmental Trust Funding Scheme: Grant
2008	Development and calcification in benthic marine invertebrates (Mollusca and Project Title Echinodermata) in an acidified and warm ocean Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
2008	Review on assessment of the ecology, diversity and distribution of sessile invertebrates on rocky reefs within NSW coastal waters Awarded by: NSW Department of Environment & Climate Change Funding Scheme: Grant
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	"Sharkeye" -- Real-Time Smart App Alerting through Aerial Surveillance Awarded by: NSW Government Department of Industry Funding Scheme: Annual Competitive Grants Program
	Pregnant and protected? an assessment of a novel but overlooked source of mortality for discarded elasmobranchs Awarded by: Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment Funding Scheme: Research Grant

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	The archaeology of inshore faunal remains: The role of non-molluscan invertebrates in Western Melanesia
Doctor of Philosophy	Seasape Effects on Temperate Zone Fishes	Swadling, Daniel
Doctor of Philosophy	Assessing Biodiversity on Rocky Shore of Lord Howe Island	Woods, Caitlin
Doctor of Philosophy	Blue Carbon and Fisheries in the Pacific	Depaune, Mavis
Doctor of Philosophy	Assessing Key Threatening Processes to the Critically Endangered Fitzroy Falls Spiny Crayfish	O'Hea Miller, Sarah
Doctor of Philosophy	Assessing Impacts of Anchoring Commercial Vessels Near Australian Ports	Broad, Allison

Education And Training

M.Sc. in Zoology, University of Auckland, Hons - 1st class 1982
B.Sc. in Zoology, University of Auckland 1980
Ph.D. in Zoology, University of Adelaide 1987

Awards And Honors

VC’s award for Outstanding Achievement in Research Partner-ship and Impact, conferred by UOW VC, 2018
VC’s award for Interdisciplinary Research (highly commended), conferred by UOW VC, 2017
International Visiting Scholar, Leigh Marine Lab. (Inaugural), conferred by University of Auckland, 2014
United Nations Environment Program, Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, invited reviewer, 2014 - 2018
Appointed to NSW Fisheries Scientific Committee, conferred by NSW Minister for Fisheries, 2014 - 2015

Keywords

- Human Impacts
- Invertebrate ecology
- Invasive species
- Marine parks
- Climate change
- Ocean acidification
- UV radiation
- Anchor scour
- Endangered species
- Ascidians
- Sponges
- Crayfish

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8146-7424 (confirmed)

Research Areas

Research Overview

- Ecology of invertebrate larvae
- Chemical ecology
- Defensive strategies in marine invertebrates
- Human impacts on natural systems, including the impact of introduced marine pests
- Structure and dynamics of invertebrate assemblages
- Pattern and determinants of biodiversity
- Additional research information on Caulerpa taxifolia
- Monitoring fish assemblages with Baited Remote Underwater Video (BRUV)

Member Of

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2020	Seagrass canopies and the performance of acoustic telemetry: Implications for the interpretation of fish movements Published In Animal Biotelemetry Volume 8 Altmetric
2020	Sharkeye: Real-Time Autonomous Personal Shark Alerting via Aerial Surveillance Published In Drones Volume 4 Pages 18-1 - 18-17 Altmetric
2019	Biogeographic conundrum: Why so few stream nerite species (Gastropoda: Neritidae) in Australia? Published In Freshwater Biology Volume Online First Pages 1 - 5 ISSN 0046-5070 Altmetric
2019	Curious Kids: how would the disappearance of anglerfish affect our environment? Published In The Conversation Volume 3 June Pages 1 - 6
2019	Differences in architecture between native and non-indigenous macroalgae influence associations with epifauna Published In Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology Volume 514-515 Pages 76 - 86 ISSN 0022-0981 Altmetric
2019	Fish assemblages in protected seagrass habitats: Assessing fish abundance and diversity in no-take marine reserves and fished areas Published In Aquaculture and Fisheries Altmetric
2019	Increased sensitivity of subantarctic marine invertebrates to copper under a changing climate - Effects of salinity and temperature Published In Environmental Pollution Volume 249 Pages 54 - 62 ISSN 0269-7491 Altmetric
2019	Insight into invasion: Interactions between a critically endangered and invasive crayfish Published In Austral Ecology: a journal of ecology in the Southern Hemisphere Volume 44 Pages 75 - 85 ISSN 1442-9985 Altmetric
2019	Reversal of competitive dominance between invasive and native freshwater crayfish species under near-future elevated water temperature Published In Aquatic Invasions Volume 14 Pages 518 - 530 ISSN 1798-6540 Altmetric
2019	Temperate zone coastal seascapes: seascape patterning and adjacent seagrass habitat shape the distribution of rocky reef fish assemblages Published In Landscape Ecology Volume Online First Pages 1 - 16 ISSN 0921-2973 Altmetric
2019	The effect of density on aggression between a highly invasive and native fish Published In Ethology Volume Online First Pages 1 - 9 ISSN 0179-1613 Altmetric
2018	Accounting for habitat structural complexity improves the assessment of performance in no-take marine reserves Published In Biological Conservation Volume 224 Pages 100 - 110 ISSN 0006-3207 Altmetric
2018	Behavioral interactions under multiple stressors: temperature and salinity mediate aggression between an invasive and a native fish Published In Biological Invasions Volume 20 Pages 487 - 499 ISSN 1387-3547 Altmetric
2018	Biotic consequences of a shift in invertebrate ecosystem engineers: Invasion of New Zealand rocky shores by a zone-forming ascidian Published In Marine Ecology Volume 39 Pages e12502-1 - e12502-10 ISSN 0173-9565 Altmetric
2018	Comparative copper sensitivity between life stages of common subantarctic marine invertebrates Published In Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Volume 37 Pages 807 - 815 ISSN 0730-7268 Altmetric
2018	Defence behind the ramparts: Spicule armament against specialist predators in a subtidal habitat-forming ascidian Published In Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology Volume 507 Pages 31 - 38 ISSN 0022-0981 Altmetric
2018	Habitat and seascape patterns drive spatial variability in temperate fish assemblages: Implications for marine protected areas Published In Marine Ecology: Progress Series Volume 607 Pages 171 - 186 ISSN 0171-8630 Altmetric
2018	Living on the edge: Early life history phases as determinants of distribution in Pyura praeputialis (Heller, 1878), a rocky shore ecosystem engineer Published In Marine Environmental Research Volume 142 Pages 40 - 47 ISSN 0141-1136 Altmetric
2018	Miniature baited remote underwater video (mini-BRUV) reveals the response of cryptic fishes to seagrass cover Published In Environmental Biology of Fishes Volume 101 Pages 1717 - 1722 ISSN 0378-1909 Altmetric
2018	Sharks, rays and abortion: The prevalence of capture-induced parturition in elasmobranchs Published In Biological Conservation Volume 217 Pages 11 - 27 ISSN 0006-3207 Altmetric
2018	Some old movies become classics - a case study determining the scientific value of ROV inspection footage on a platform on Australia's North West Shelf Published In Frontiers in Marine Science Volume 5 Pages 471-1 - 471-18 Altmetric
2017	Effects of dredging on critical ecological processes for marine invertebrates, seagrasses and macroalgae, and the potential for management with environmental windows using Western Australia as a case study Published In Ecological Indicators Volume 78 Pages 229 - 242 ISSN 1470-160X Altmetric
2017	Toxicity of copper to three common subantarctic marine gastropods Published In Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety Volume 136 Pages 70 - 77 ISSN 0147-6513 Altmetric
2016	Active acoustic tracking suggests that soft sediment fishes can show site attachment: a preliminary assessment of the movement patterns of the blue-spotted flathead (Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus) Published In Animal Biotelemetry Volume 4 Pages 15-1 - 15-11 Altmetric
2016	Anchors away? The impacts of anchor scour by ocean-going vessels and potential response options Published In Marine Policy Volume 73 Pages 1 - 7 ISSN 0308-597X Altmetric
2016	Environment: Curb anchor scour for green shipping Published In Nature Volume 533 Pages 36 - 36 ISSN 0028-0836 Altmetric
2016	Sensitivity of six subantarctic marine invertebrates to common metal contaminants Published In Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Volume 35 Pages 2245 - 2251 ISSN 0730-7268 Altmetric
2016	The effects of the diel cycle and the density of an invasive predator on predation risk and prey response Published In Animal Behaviour Volume 117 Pages 87 - 95 ISSN 0003-3472 Altmetric
2016	Tightening the net: in search of alternatives to destructive fishing and meshing programs Published In Drain Volume 13 Page p. Online
2016	Under the radar: sessile epifaunal invertebrates in the seagrass Posidonia australis Published In The Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom Volume 96 Pages 363 - 377 ISSN 1469-7769 Altmetric
2015	Rules of attraction: enticing pelagic fish to mid-water remote underwater video systems (RUVS) Published In Marine Ecology: Progress Series Volume 529 Pages 213 - 218 ISSN 0171-8630 Altmetric
2014	Abiotic surrogates for temperate rocky reef biodiversity: implications for marine protected areas Published In Diversity and Distributions: a journal of conservation biogeography Volume 20 Pages 284 - 296 ISSN 1366-9516 Altmetric
2014	Changes in fish assemblages following the establishment of a network of no-take marine reserves and partially-protected areas Published In PLoS One Volume 9 Pages e85825-1 - e85825-13 ISSN 1932-6203 Altmetric
2014	Diel and tidal cycles regulate larval dynamics in salt marshes and mangrove forests Published In Marine Biology: international journal on life in oceans and coastal waters Volume 161 Pages 769 - 784 ISSN 0025-3162 Altmetric
2014	Ecological response to MPA zoning following cessation of bait harvesting in an estuarine tidal flat Published In Marine Ecology: Progress Series Volume 517 Pages 171 - 180 ISSN 0171-8630 Altmetric
2014	Molluscs on acid: gastropod shell repair and strength in acidifying oceans Published In Marine Ecology: Progress Series Volume 509 Pages 203 - 211 ISSN 0171-8630 Altmetric
2014	Response of the hairy mussel Trichomya hirsuta to sediment-metal contamination in the presence of a bioturbator Published In Marine Pollution Bulletin Volume 88 Pages 180 - 187 ISSN 0025-326X Altmetric
2014	Sponges as sentinels: metal accumulation using transplanted sponges across a metal gradient Published In Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Volume 33 Pages 2818 - 2825 ISSN 0730-7268 Altmetric
2014	The influence of gummy sharks, Mustelus antarcticus, on observed fish assemblage structure Published In Environmental Biology of Fishes Volume 97 Pages 215 - 222 ISSN 0378-1909 Altmetric
2013	A comparison of the impact of 'seagrass-friendly' boat mooring systems on Posidonia australis Published In Marine Environmental Research Volume 83 Pages 54 - 62 ISSN 0141-1136 Altmetric
2013	Bait type affects fish assemblages and feeding guilds observed at baited remote underwater video stations Published In Marine Ecology: Progress Series Volume 477 Pages 189 - 199 ISSN 0171-8630 Altmetric
2013	Biodiversity in saline coastal lagoons: patterns of distribution and human impacts on sponge and ascidian assemblages Published In Diversity and Distributions: a journal of conservation biogeography Volume 19 Pages 1394 - 1406 ISSN 1366-9516 Altmetric
2013	Complex responses of intertidal molluscan embryos to a warming and acidifying ocean in the presence of UV radiation Published In PLoS One Volume 8 Pages e55939-1 - e55939-7 ISSN 1932-6203 Altmetric
2013	Final frontiers: the deep sea Published In The Conversation Volume 9 April Pages 1 - 3
2012	Response of marine invertebrate larvae to natural and anthropogenic sound: a pilot study Published In The Open Marine Biology Journal Volume 6 Pages 57 - 61 Altmetric
2012	Sponges as sentinels: patterns of spatial and intra-individual variation in trace metal concentration Published In Marine Pollution Bulletin Volume 64 Pages 80 - 89 ISSN 0025-326X Altmetric
2011	Unshelled abalone and corrupted urchins: development of marine calcifiers in a changing ocean Published In Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences Volume 278 Pages 2376 - 2383 ISSN 0962-8452 Altmetric
2010	Cellular responses of encapsulated gastropod embryos to multiple stressors associated with climate change Published In Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology Volume 383 Pages 130 - 136 ISSN 0022-0981 Altmetric
2010	Distribution and abundance of the introduced gastropod Zeacumantus subcarinatus in the Sydney Region Published In Molluscan Research Volume 30 Pages 131 - 137 ISSN 1323-5818
2010	Effects of a shark repulsion device on rocky reef fishes: No shocking outcomes Published In Marine Ecology: Progress Series Volume 408 Pages 295 - 298 ISSN 0171-8630 Altmetric
2010	Fertilization in a suite of coastal marine invertebrates from SE Australia is robust to near-future ocean warming and acidification Published In Marine Biology: international journal on life in oceans and coastal waters Volume 157 Pages 2061 - 2069 ISSN 0025-3162 Altmetric
2010	Impact of ocean warming and ocean acidification on larval development and calcification in the sea urchin Tripneustes gratilla Published In PLoS One Volume 5 Pages 1 - 7 ISSN 1932-6203 Altmetric
2010	Non-indigenous macroalga hosts different epiphytic assemblages to conspecific natives in southeast Australia Published In Marine Biology: international journal on life in oceans and coastal waters Volume 157 Pages 1095 - 1103 ISSN 0025-3162 Altmetric
2010	Reproduction and early development in Haliotis coccoradiata (Vetigastropoda: Haliotidae) Published In Invertebrate Reproduction and Development Volume 54 Pages 77 - 87 ISSN 0792-4259
2010	Sea urchin fertilization in a warm, acidified and high pCO(2) ocean across a range of sperm densities Published In Marine Environmental Research Volume 69 Pages 234 - 239 ISSN 0141-1136 Altmetric
2009	Differences in soft-sediment macrobenthic assemblages invaded by Caulerpa taxifolia compared to uninvaded habitats Published In Marine Ecology: Progress Series Volume 380 Pages 59 - 71 ISSN 0171-8630 Altmetric
2009	Establishment and persistence of species-rich patches in a species-poor landscape: role of a structure-forming subtidal barnacle Published In Marine Ecology: Progress Series Volume 380 Pages 187 - 198 ISSN 0171-8630 Altmetric
2009	Examining the phylogeny of the Australasian Lymnaeidae (Heterobranchia: Pulmonata: Gastropoda) using mitochondrial, nuclear and morphological markers Published In Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution Volume 52 Pages 643 - 659 ISSN 1055-7903 Altmetric
2009	Phylogeny of the families Pyuridae and Styelidae (Stolidobranchiata, Ascidiacea) inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences Published In Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution Volume 50 Pages 560 - 570 ISSN 1055-7903 Altmetric
2009	Structural complexity facilitates accumulation and retention of fragments of the invasive alga, Caulerpa taxifolia Published In Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology Volume 371 Pages 163 - 169 ISSN 0022-0981 Altmetric
2009	Temperature, but not pH, compromises sea urchin fertilization and early development under near-future climate change scenarios Published In Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences Volume 276 Pages 1883 - 1888 ISSN 0962-8452 Altmetric
2009	The role of recreational activities in creating fragments of invasive Caulerpa taxifolia Published In Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology Volume 376 Pages 17 - 25 ISSN 0022-0981 Altmetric
2008	Heart of glass: spicule armament and physical defense in temperate reef sponges Published In Marine Ecology: Progress Series Volume 372 Pages 77 - 86 ISSN 0171-8630 Altmetric
2007	Anchors aweigh: Fragment generation of invasive Caulerpa taxifolia by boat anchors and its resistance to desiccation Published In Aquatic Botany Volume 87 Pages 196 - 202 ISSN 0304-3770 Altmetric
2007	Diet and feeding periodicity of Cox's gudgeon Gobiomorphus coxii (Krefft) in a south-eastern Australian stream Published In Journal of Fish Biology Volume 71 Pages 993 - 1006 ISSN 0022-1112 Altmetric
2007	Does spawning behavior minimize exposure to environmental stressors for encapsulated gastropod embryos on rocky shores? Published In Marine Biology: international journal on life in oceans and coastal waters Volume 152 Pages 991 - 1002 ISSN 0025-3162 Altmetric
2007	Spatial scale and the detection of impacts on the seagrass Posidonia australis following pier construction in an embayment in southeastern Australia Published In Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science Volume 74 Pages 297 - 305 ISSN 0272-7714 Altmetric
2007	The importance of spatial scale for the conservation of tidal flat macrobenthos: An example from New South Wales, Australia Published In Biological Conservation Volume 134 Pages 310 - 320 ISSN 0006-3207 Altmetric

Chapter

Year	Title
2009	Habitat, Substrata and Communities: Introduction Published In Marine Hard Bottom Communities: Patterns, Dynamics, Diversity, and Change Publisher Springer-Verlag Pages 3 - 5 Altmetric
2009	The role of mineral, living and artificial substrata in the development of subtidal assemblages Published In Marine hard bottom communities - patterns, dynamics, diversity, and change Publisher Springer Pages 19 - 37
2007	Are we underestimating the defensive capacity of sessile invertebrates? Published In Marine Ecology Publisher Oxford University Press Pages 382 - 382

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2017	Anchors Aweigh? the visible and invisible effects of anchored oceangoing vessels Published In Australasian Coasts and Ports 2017 Conference Pages 1017 - 1022
2014	Abiotic surrogates for temperate rocky reef biodiversity: implications for Marine Protected Areas Published In GEOHAB 2014: Abstract Volume Pages 85 - 85

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Year	Title
2018 - 2019	Utilisation acoustic tracking to better design marine protected areas: quantifying life-history connectivity among seagrass nurseries and rocky reefs Awarded by: Sea World Research and Rescue Foundation Inc Funding Scheme: Grant
2017 - 2018	Pregnant and protected? an assessment of a novel but overlooked source of mortality for discarded elasmobranchs Awarded by: Sea World Research and Rescue Foundation Inc Funding Scheme: Grant
2014	Interactions between Australian Bass and the invasive Eastern Mosquito Fish: Implications for Stocking Programs Awarded by: NSW Department of Primary Industries Funding Scheme: Recreational Fishing Trusts
2011	Ensuring the NSW oyster industry adapts to a changing climate: genetic resilience and food supply Awarded by: Fisheries Research and Development Corporation Funding Scheme: Marine Biodiversity, Resources and Fisheries Research Program
2008	'Sponge watch': assessing the utility of sponges as biomonitors Awarded by: NSW Environmental Trust Funding Scheme: Grant
2008	Development and calcification in benthic marine invertebrates (Mollusca and Project Title Echinodermata) in an acidified and warm ocean Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
2008	Review on assessment of the ecology, diversity and distribution of sessile invertebrates on rocky reefs within NSW coastal waters Awarded by: NSW Department of Environment & Climate Change Funding Scheme: Grant
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	"Sharkeye" -- Real-Time Smart App Alerting through Aerial Surveillance Awarded by: NSW Government Department of Industry Funding Scheme: Annual Competitive Grants Program
	Pregnant and protected? an assessment of a novel but overlooked source of mortality for discarded elasmobranchs Awarded by: Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment Funding Scheme: Research Grant

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	The archaeology of inshore faunal remains: The role of non-molluscan invertebrates in Western Melanesia
Doctor of Philosophy	Seasape Effects on Temperate Zone Fishes	Swadling, Daniel
Doctor of Philosophy	Assessing Biodiversity on Rocky Shore of Lord Howe Island	Woods, Caitlin
Doctor of Philosophy	Blue Carbon and Fisheries in the Pacific	Depaune, Mavis
Doctor of Philosophy	Assessing Key Threatening Processes to the Critically Endangered Fitzroy Falls Spiny Crayfish	O'Hea Miller, Sarah
Doctor of Philosophy	Assessing Impacts of Anchoring Commercial Vessels Near Australian Ports	Broad, Allison

Education And Training

M.Sc. in Zoology, University of Auckland, Hons - 1st class 1982
B.Sc. in Zoology, University of Auckland 1980
Ph.D. in Zoology, University of Adelaide 1987

Awards And Honors

VC’s award for Outstanding Achievement in Research Partner-ship and Impact, conferred by UOW VC, 2018
VC’s award for Interdisciplinary Research (highly commended), conferred by UOW VC, 2017
International Visiting Scholar, Leigh Marine Lab. (Inaugural), conferred by University of Auckland, 2014
United Nations Environment Program, Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, invited reviewer, 2014 - 2018
Appointed to NSW Fisheries Scientific Committee, conferred by NSW Minister for Fisheries, 2014 - 2015

Keywords

- Human Impacts
- Invertebrate ecology
- Invasive species
- Marine parks
- Climate change
- Ocean acidification
- UV radiation
- Anchor scour
- Endangered species
- Ascidians
- Sponges
- Crayfish

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http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8146-7424 (confirmed)

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