Professor Anthony J. Richardson uses mathematical, statistical and computational tools to investigate human impacts on our oceans - and to find solutions. By developing models of marine ecosystems based on differential equations and cutting-edge statistical approaches using high-performance computing, we aim to better understand key system drivers, conserve biodiversity, and ensure productive fisheries under climate change.
Anthony did an undergradulate degree in Mathematics and Biology at the University of Queensland, followed by an Honours degree there. He was awarded a PhD degree from the University of Cape Town in 1998, modelling the dynamics of marine ecosystems. Since 2005, Anthony has held a joint position between the School of Mathematics and Physics at UQ and CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Australia’s national science provider.. He has previously held positions at the University of Cape Town (South Africa), the University of the Western Cape (South Africa), and the Sir Alister Hardy Foundation of Ocean Science (UK).
Anthony runs a dynamic lab at the nexus between mathematics/statistics/computation and marine ecology. His focus is on using mathematical tools to better conserve biodiversity, predict impacts of climate change, and understand the functioning of marine ecosystems. There is a collegial atmosphere in the lab and a critical mass of researchers working on similar problems.
If you have a background in mathematics/statistics and want to apply your skills to real-world problems, of if you have a background in ecology and are interested in developing your quantitative skills, then doing postgradulate work with Anthony might be the future for you.
Anthony is a 2018 highly cited researcher in Ecology. His research is recognised internationally for significant contributions in the fields of impacts of global change (climate, fishing, ocean acidification, eutrophication) on marine systems. Anthony is the author of >190 peer-reviewed papers. He enjoys teaching mathematics and statistics to ecologists. For more informaiton on my research, see my Google Scholar page https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=RLeJq98AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
I was the first to show that the timing of marine events in the ocean - such as blooms - are becoming earlier because of climate change. I have also co-led the global working group that has provided the most comprehensive synthesis of the impacts of climate change on marine systems. My work on climate impacts has been heavily cited in the IPCC 4th and 5th Assessment Reports. It culminated in me being co-authoring Chapter 30 The Ocean in the IPCC 5th Assessment. This Chapter has helped raised the profile of the impact of climate change on our oceans and has motivated our world leaders to act on climate change.
Journal Article: Monitoring and modelling marine zooplankton in a changing climate
Ratnarajah, Lavenia, Abu-Alhaija, Rana, Atkinson, Angus, Batten, Sonia, Bax, Nicholas J., Bernard, Kim S., Canonico, Gabrielle, Cornils, Astrid, Everett, Jason D., Grigoratou, Maria, Ishak, Nurul Huda Ahmad, Johns, David, Lombard, Fabien, Muxagata, Erik, Ostle, Clare, Pitois, Sophie, Richardson, Anthony J., Schmidt, Katrin, Stemmann, Lars, Swadling, Kerrie M., Yang, Guang and Yebra, Lidia (2023). Monitoring and modelling marine zooplankton in a changing climate. Nature Communications, 14 (1) 564, 1-17. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-36241-5
Heneghan, Ryan F., Everett, Jason D., Sykes, Patrick, Batten, Sonia D., Edwards, Martin, Takahashi, Kunio, Suthers, Iain M., Blanchard, Julia L. and Richardson, Anthony J. (2023). Corrigendum to “A functional size-spectrum model of the global marine ecosystem that resolves zooplankton composition”, Ecological Modelling, 2020, 435: 109265. Ecological Modelling, 480 110309, 110309. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2023.110309
Journal Article: Gelatinous larvacean zooplankton can enhance trophic transfer and carbon sequestration
Jaspers, Cornelia, Hopcroft, Russell R., Kiørboe, Thomas, Lombard, Fabien, López-Urrutia, Ángel, Everett, Jason D. and Richardson, Anthony J. (2023). Gelatinous larvacean zooplankton can enhance trophic transfer and carbon sequestration. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2023.05.005
Zooplankton: the missing link in modelling the ocean carbon cycle
(2023–2026) ARC Discovery Projects
Efficient, scalable, climate-smart marine conservation planning support
(2023–2025) The University of Queensland in America, Inc
(2022–2023) Norwegian Polar Institute
Global biodiversity, climate change and Marine Protected Areas
Doctor Philosophy
Connected climate-smart marine conservation planning
Doctor Philosophy
(2022) Doctor Philosophy
Benefits and challenges to fisheries of an extensive network of marine protected areas
Currently about 8% of the ocean is in protected areas. There is a strong push to increase this to 20% or even 30% by 2030. How this could affect fishing – both positively and negatively – is an open question. And how might different fisheries and countries be impacted? This project will use state-of-the-art conservation planning approaches combined with ecosystem modelling to estimate the impact on fisheries. We are looking for a student interested in mathematical ecology and be keen to improve their programming, mathematical and ecological skills.
Climate-safe marine protected areas in 3-D
Currently about 8% of the ocean is in protected areas. There is a strong push to increase this to 20% or even 30% by 2030. How do we make these new protected areas climate safe? More specificially, how do we ensure that protected areas are resilient to climate change and retaining species within their area of protection? As climate change will impact species differently at different depths in the ocean, can we design new protected area networks that are coherent across ocean depths? We are looking for a student interested in conservation and wants to improve their programming skills.
Using size spectrum ecosystem models to investigate impact of climate change on global fisheries
Climate change is expected to lead to the decline of phytoplankton production in the ocean, and thus a decline in fisheries in the future. However, our recent work on better-resolving zooplankton in ecosystem models using ZooMSS (Zooplankton Model of Size Spectra) has challenged this idea. This work suggests that changes in zooplankton in response might mitigate future impacts on fisheries. This work will explore the impact of climate change on marine ecosystems and ultimately how fisheries globally will be affected. We are looking for a motivated student with a strong background in mathematics and coding to work on this project.
Databases for the study of harmful algae, their global distribution and their trends
Zingone, Adriana, Escalera, Laura, Bresnan, Eileen, Enevoldsen, Henrik, Provoost, Pieter, Richardson, Anthony J. and Hallegraeff, Gustaaf (2022). Databases for the study of harmful algae, their global distribution and their trends. Guidelines for the study of climate change effects on HABs. (pp. 79-103) edited by M.L. Wells, M. Burford, A. Kremp, M. Montresor and G.C. Pitcher. Paris, France: UNESCO-IOC/SCOR.
Richardson, Anthony J., Eriksen, Ruth, Hallegraeff, Gustaaf M., Rochester, Wayne, Pitcher, Grant C. and Burford, Michele (2022). Observing changes in harmful algal blooms over time: long-term observations for studying impacts from climate change. Guidelines for the study of climate change effects on HABs. (pp. 13-35) edited by M.L. Wells, M. Burford, A. Kremp, M. Montresor and G.C. Pitcher. Paris, France: UNESCO-IOC/SCOR.
Stern, Rowena, Schroeder, Declan, Highfield, Andrea, Al-Kandari, Manal, Vezzulli, Luigi and Richardson, Anthony (2022). Uses of molecular taxonomy in identifying phytoplankton communities from the Continuous Plankton Recorder Survey. Advances in phytoplankton ecology: applications of emerging technologies. (pp. 47-79) edited by Lesley A. Clementson, Ruth S. Eriksen and Anusuya Willis. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-12-822861-6.00009-1
Dudgeon, Christine L., Kilpatrick, Carley, Armstrong, Asia, Armstrong, Amelia, Bennett, Mike B., Bowden, Deborah, Richardson, Anthony J., Townsend, Kathy A. and Hawkins, Elizabeth (2019). Citizen science photographic identification of marine megafauna populations in the Moreton Bay Marine Park. Moreton Bay Quandamooka and catchment: past, present, and future. (pp. 475-490) edited by Ian R. Tibbetts, Peter C. Rothlisberg, David T. Neil, Tamara A. Homburg, David T. Brewer and Angela H. Arthington. Newstead, QLD, Australia: The Moreton Bay Foundation. doi: 10.6084/m9.figshare.8085668
Coastal and marine zooplankton: identification, biology and ecology
Richardson, Anthony J., Uribe-Palomino, Julian, Slotwinski, Anita, Coman, Frank, Miskiewicz, Anthony G., Rothlisberg, Peter C., Young, Jock W. and Suthers, Iain M. (2019). Coastal and marine zooplankton: identification, biology and ecology. Plankton: A Guide to Their Ecology and Monitoring for Water Quality. (pp. 141-208) edited by Iain M. Suthers, David Rissik and Anthony J. Richardson. Clayton, VIC Australia: CSIRO Publishing.
Roe, Timothy, Richardson, Anthony J. and Suthers, Iain M. (2019). Educating with Plankton. Plankton: A Guide to Their Ecology and Monitoring for Water Quality. (pp. 209-222) edited by Iain M. Suthers, David Rissik and Anthony J. Richardson. Clayton, VIC Australia: CSIRO Publishing.
Suthers, Iain M., Richardson, Anthony J. and Rissik, David (2019). The importance of plankton. Plankton: A Guide to Their Ecology and Monitoring for Water Quality. (pp. 1-19) edited by Iain M. Suthers, David Rissik and Anthony J. Richardson. Clayton, VIC Australia: CSIRO Publishing.
Use of plankton for management
Rissik, David, Ajani, Penelope, Bowling, Lee, Gibbs, Mark, Kobayashi, Tsuyoshi, Pitt, Kylie, Richardson, Anthony J. and Suthers, Iain M. (2019). Use of plankton for management. Plankton: A Guide to Their Ecology and Monitoring for Water Quality. (pp. 37-61) edited by Iain M. Suthers, David Rissik and Anthony J. Richardson. Clayton, VIC Australia: CSIRO Publishing.
Richardson, A. J. (2019). Plankton and climate. Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences. (pp. 464-472) Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-813081-0.00659-5
Marine phytoplankton bioregions in Australian seas
Hallegraeff, Gustaaf M., Richardson, Anthony J. and Coughlan, Alex (2017). Marine phytoplankton bioregions in Australian seas. Handbook of Australasian Biogeography. (pp. 47-57) edited by Malte C. Ebach. Boca Raton, FL United States: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/9781315373096
How climate change makes me feel
Richardson, Anthony J. (2016). How climate change makes me feel. Systemic crises of global climate change: intersections of race, class and gender. (pp. 327-327) edited by Phoebe Godfrey and Denise Torres. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315737454-55
Australia’s marine resources in a warm, acid ocean
Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove, Poloczanska, Elvira and Richardson, Anthony (2013). Australia’s marine resources in a warm, acid ocean. Four Degrees of Global Warming: Australia in a Hot World. (pp. 84-100) edited by Peter Christoff. London, United Kingdom: Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.4324/9780203370476-14
Cimate regulation as a service from estuarine and coastal ecosystems
Heckbert, S., Costanza, R., Poloczanska, E. S. and Richardson, A. J. (2011). Cimate regulation as a service from estuarine and coastal ecosystems. Ecological Economics of Estuaries and Coasts. (pp. 199-216) Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elseiver. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374711-2.01211-0
Missing dimension: Conserving the largest habitat on Earth: protected areas in the pelagic ocean
Hobday, Alistair J., Game, Edward T., Grantham, Hedley S. and Richardson, Anthony J. (2011). Missing dimension: Conserving the largest habitat on Earth: protected areas in the pelagic ocean. Marine protected areas: a multidisciplinary approach. (pp. 347-372) Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/CBO9781139049382.019
Vulnerability of open ocean food webs in the tropical Pacific to climate change
Le Borgne, Robert, Allain, Valerie, Griffiths, Shane P., Matear, Richard J., McKinnon, A. David and Richardson, Anthony J. (2011). Vulnerability of open ocean food webs in the tropical Pacific to climate change. Vulnerability of Tropical Pacific Fisheries and Aquaculture to Climate Change. (pp. 189-250) edited by Johann D. Bell, Alistair J. Hobday and Johanna E. Johnson. New Caledonia: Secretariat of the Pacific community.
Richardson, A. J. (2010). Plankton and Climate. Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences. (pp. 455-464) Elsevier Ltd. doi: 10.1016/B978-012374473-9.00659-7
Vulnerability of Great Barrier Reef plankton to climate change
McKinnon, A. D., Richardson, A. J., Burford, M. A. and Furnas, M. J. (2007). Vulnerability of Great Barrier Reef plankton to climate change. Climate Change and the Great Barrier Reef: A Vulnerability Assessment. (pp. 121-152) edited by Johnson, J. E. and Marshall, P. A.. Townsville, Australia: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.
Monitoring and modelling marine zooplankton in a changing climate
Ratnarajah, Lavenia, Abu-Alhaija, Rana, Atkinson, Angus, Batten, Sonia, Bax, Nicholas J., Bernard, Kim S., Canonico, Gabrielle, Cornils, Astrid, Everett, Jason D., Grigoratou, Maria, Ishak, Nurul Huda Ahmad, Johns, David, Lombard, Fabien, Muxagata, Erik, Ostle, Clare, Pitois, Sophie, Richardson, Anthony J., Schmidt, Katrin, Stemmann, Lars, Swadling, Kerrie M., Yang, Guang and Yebra, Lidia (2023). Monitoring and modelling marine zooplankton in a changing climate. Nature Communications, 14 (1) 564, 1-17. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-36241-5
Heneghan, Ryan F., Everett, Jason D., Sykes, Patrick, Batten, Sonia D., Edwards, Martin, Takahashi, Kunio, Suthers, Iain M., Blanchard, Julia L. and Richardson, Anthony J. (2023). Corrigendum to “A functional size-spectrum model of the global marine ecosystem that resolves zooplankton composition”, Ecological Modelling, 2020, 435: 109265. Ecological Modelling, 480 110309, 110309. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2023.110309
Gelatinous larvacean zooplankton can enhance trophic transfer and carbon sequestration
Jaspers, Cornelia, Hopcroft, Russell R., Kiørboe, Thomas, Lombard, Fabien, López-Urrutia, Ángel, Everett, Jason D. and Richardson, Anthony J. (2023). Gelatinous larvacean zooplankton can enhance trophic transfer and carbon sequestration. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2023.05.005
Berry, Tina E., Coghlan, Megan L., Saunders, Benjamin J., Richardson, Anthony J., Power, Matthew, Harvey, Euan, Jarman, Simon, Berry, Oliver, Davies, Claire H. and Bunce, Michael (2023). A 3‐year plankton DNA metabarcoding survey reveals marine biodiversity patterns in Australian coastal waters. Diversity and Distributions. doi: 10.1111/ddi.13699
Climate-driven zooplankton shifts cause large-scale declines in food quality for fish
Heneghan, Ryan F., Everett, Jason D., Blanchard, Julia L., Sykes, Patrick and Richardson, Anthony J. (2023). Climate-driven zooplankton shifts cause large-scale declines in food quality for fish. Nature Climate Change, 13 (5), 470-477. doi: 10.1038/s41558-023-01630-7
A metric‐based framework for climate‐smart conservation planning
Buenafe, Kristine Camille V., Dunn, Daniel C., Everett, Jason D., Brito‐Morales, Isaac, Schoeman, David S., Hanson, Jeffrey O., Dabalà, Alvise, Neubert, Sandra, Cannicci, Stefano, Kaschner, Kristin and Richardson, Anthony J. (2023). A metric‐based framework for climate‐smart conservation planning. Ecological Applications, 33 (4) e2852, 1-29. doi: 10.1002/eap.2852
Doni, Lapo, Oliveri, Caterina, Lasa, Aide, Di Cesare, Andrea, Petrin, Sara, Martinez-Urtaza, Jaime, Coman, Frank, Richardson, Anthony and Vezzulli, Luigi (2023). Large-scale impact of the 2016 Marine Heatwave on the plankton-associated microbial communities of the Great Barrier Reef (Australia). Marine Pollution Bulletin, 188 114685, 114685. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114685
Menesch, Joseph, Godde, Cecile, Venables, William, Renard, Delphine, Richardson, Anthony, Cobelli, Oceane and Waha, Katharina (2023). Agricultural diversification for crop yield stability: a smallholder adaptation strategy to climate variability in Ethiopia. Regional Environmental Change, 23 (1) 34. doi: 10.1007/s10113-022-02021-y
Demystifying global climate models for use in the life sciences
Schoeman, David S., Sen Gupta, Alex, Harrison, Cheryl S., Everett, Jason D., Brito-Morales, Isaac, Hannah, Lee, Bopp, Laurent, Roehrdanz, Patrick R. and Richardson, Anthony J. (2023). Demystifying global climate models for use in the life sciences. Trends in Ecology and Evolution. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2023.04.005
Li, Xiao-Yu, Yu, Ren-Cheng, Richardson, Anthony J., Sun, Chaojiao, Eriksen, Ruth, Kong, Fan-Zhou, Zhou, Zheng-Xi, Geng, Hui-Xia, Zhang, Qing-Chun and Zhou, Ming-Jiang (2023). Marked shifts of harmful algal blooms in the Bohai Sea linked with combined impacts of environmental changes. Harmful Algae, 121 102370, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.hal.2022.102370
Ecological Forecasting and Operational Information Systems Support Sustainable Ocean Management
Sun, Chaojiao, Hobday, Alistair J., Condie, Scott A., Baird, Mark E., Eveson, J. Paige, Hartog, Jason R., Richardson, Anthony J., Steven, Andrew D. L., Wild-Allen, Karen, Babcock, Russell C., Yang, Dezhou, Yu, Rencheng and Mongin, Mathieu (2022). Ecological Forecasting and Operational Information Systems Support Sustainable Ocean Management. Forecasting, 4 (4), 1051-1079. doi: 10.3390/forecast4040057
Leslie, Robin W., Richardson, Anthony J. and Lipiński, Marek R. (2022). Detailed Description and Morphological Assessment of Sepia typica (Steenstrup, 1875) (Cephalopoda: Sepiidae). Diversity, 14 (12) 1073, 1073. doi: 10.3390/d14121073
Assessment and constraint of mesozooplankton in CMIP6 Earth system models
Petrik, C.M., Luo, J.Y., Heneghan, R.F., Everett, J.D., Harrison, C.S. and Richardson, A.J. (2022). Assessment and constraint of mesozooplankton in CMIP6 Earth system models. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 36 (11) e2022GB007367. doi: 10.1029/2022gb007367
Recommendations for the formulation of grazing in marine biogeochemical and ecosystem models
Rohr, Tyler, Richardson, Anthony J., Lenton, Andrew and Shadwick, Elizabeth (2022). Recommendations for the formulation of grazing in marine biogeochemical and ecosystem models. Progress in Oceanography, 208 102878, 1-27. doi: 10.1016/j.pocean.2022.102878
Diving into the vertical dimension of elasmobranch movement ecology
Andrzejaczek, Samantha, Lucas, Tim C.D., Goodman, Maurice C., Hussey, Nigel E., Armstrong, Amelia J., Carlisle, Aaron, Coffey, Daniel M., Gleiss, Adrian C., Huveneers, Charlie, Jacoby, David M. P., Meekan, Mark G., Mourier, Johann, Peel, Lauren R., Abrantes, Kátya, Afonso, André S., Ajemian, Matthew J., Anderson, Brooke N., Anderson, Scot D., Araujo, Gonzalo, Armstrong, Asia O., Bach, Pascal, Barnett, Adam, Bennett, Mike B., Bezerra, Natalia A., Bonfil, Ramon, Boustany, Andre M., Bowlby, Heather D., Branco, Ilka, Braun, Camrin D. ... Curnick, David J. (2022). Diving into the vertical dimension of elasmobranch movement ecology. Science Advances, 8 (33) eabo1754, 1-19. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abo1754
Copepods and mixotrophic Rhizaria dominate zooplankton abundances in the oligotrophic Indian Ocean
Davies, Claire H., Beckley, Lynnath E. and Richardson, Anthony J. (2022). Copepods and mixotrophic Rhizaria dominate zooplankton abundances in the oligotrophic Indian Ocean. Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 202 105136, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2022.105136
Boss, Emmanuel, Waite, Anya M., Karstensen, Johannes, Trull, Tom, Muller-Karger, Frank, Sosik, Heidi M., Uitz, Julia, Acinas, Silvia G., Fennel, Katja, Berman-Frank, Ilana, Thomalla, Sandy, Yamazaki, Hidekatsu, Batten, Sonia, Gregori, Gerald, Richardson, Anthony J. and Wanninkhof, Rik (2022). Recommendations for plankton measurements on OceanSITES moorings with relevance to other observing sites. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9 929436, 1-16. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2022.929436
A global, historical database of tuna, billfish, and saury larval distributions
Buenafe, Kristine Camille V., Everett, Jason D., Dunn, Daniel C., Mercer, James, Suthers, Iain M., Schilling, Hayden T., Hinchliffe, Charles, Dabalà, Alvise and Richardson, Anthony J. (2022). A global, historical database of tuna, billfish, and saury larval distributions. Scientific Data, 9 (1) 423, 423. doi: 10.1038/s41597-022-01528-7
A global horizon scan of issues impacting marine and coastal biodiversity conservation
Herbert-Read, James E., Thornton, Ann, Amon, Diva J., Birchenough, Silvana N. R., Côté, Isabelle M., Dias, Maria P., Godley, Brendan J., Keith, Sally A., McKinley, Emma, Peck, Lloyd S., Calado, Ricardo, Defeo, Omar, Degraer, Steven, Johnston, Emma L., Kaartokallio, Hermanni, Macreadie, Peter I., Metaxas, Anna, Muthumbi, Agnes W. N., Obura, David O., Paterson, David M., Piola, Alberto R., Richardson, Anthony J., Schloss, Irene R., Snelgrove, Paul V. R., Stewart, Bryce D., Thompson, Paul M., Watson, Gordon J., Worthington, Thomas A., Yasuhara, Moriaki and Sutherland, William J. (2022). A global horizon scan of issues impacting marine and coastal biodiversity conservation. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 6 (9), 1262-1270. doi: 10.1038/s41559-022-01812-0
Cleaner fish Labroides dimidiatus presence does not indirectly affect demersal zooplankton
Grutter, Alexandra S., Nishikawa, Natsumi, Uribe-Palomino, Julian and Richardson, Anthony J. (2022). Cleaner fish Labroides dimidiatus presence does not indirectly affect demersal zooplankton. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9 812989, 1-17. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2022.812989
Global collision-risk hotspots of marine traffic and the world’s largest fish, the whale shark
Womersley, Freya C., Humphries, Nicolas E., Queiroz, Nuno, Vedor, Marisa, da Costa, Ivo, Furtado, Miguel, Tyminski, John P., Abrantes, Katya, Araujo, Gonzalo, Bach, Steffen S., Barnett, Adam, Berumen, Michael L., Bessudo Lion, Sandra, Braun, Camrin D., Clingham, Elizabeth, Cochran, Jesse E. M., de la Parra, Rafael, Diamant, Stella, Dove, Alistair D. M., Dudgeon, Christine L., Erdmann, Mark V., Espinoza, Eduardo, Fitzpatrick, Richard, Cano, Jaime González, Green, Jonathan R., Guzman, Hector M., Hardenstine, Royale, Hasan, Abdi, Hazin, Fábio H. V. ... Sims, David W. (2022). Global collision-risk hotspots of marine traffic and the world’s largest fish, the whale shark. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119 (20) e2117440119, 1-10. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2117440119
The mortality/growth ratio of larval fish and the slope of the zooplankton size‐spectrum
Suthers, Iain M., White, Zoe, Hinchliffe, Charles, Falster, Daniel S., Richardson, Anthony J. and Everett, Jason D. (2022). The mortality/growth ratio of larval fish and the slope of the zooplankton size‐spectrum. Fish and Fisheries, 23 (3), 750-757. doi: 10.1111/faf.12633
Brito-Morales, Isaac, Schoeman, David S., Everett, Jason D., Klein, Carissa J., Dunn, Daniel C., García Molinos, Jorge, Burrows, Michael T., Buenafe, Kristine Camille V., Dominguez, Rosa Mar, Possingham, Hugh P. and Richardson, Anthony J. (2022). Towards climate-smart, three-dimensional protected areas for biodiversity conservation in the high seas. Nature Climate Change, 12 (4), 402-407. doi: 10.1038/s41558-022-01323-7
Lawson, Christopher L., Dudgeon, Christine L., Richardson, Anthony J., Broadhurst, Matt K. and Bennett, Michael B. (2022). Flexibility for fuelling reproduction in a pelagic ray (Mobula eregoodoo) suggested by bioenergetic modelling. Journal of Fish Biology, 100 (3), 783-792. doi: 10.1111/jfb.14995
Grigoratou, Maria, Montes, Enrique, Richardson, Anthony J., Everett, Jason D., Acevedo‐Trejos, Esteban, Anderson, Clarissa, Chen, Bingzhang, Guy‐Haim, Tamar, Hinners, Jana, Lindemann, Christian, Garcia, Tatiane Martins, Möller, Klas O., Monteiro, Fanny M., Neeley, Aimee R., O'Brien, Todd D., Palacz, Artur P., Poulton, Alex J., Prowe, A. E. Friederike, Rodríguez‐Santiago, Áurea E., Rousseaux, Cécile S., Runge, Jeffrey, Saad, Juan F., Santi, Ioulia, Stern, Rowena, Soccodato, Alice, Våge, Selina, Vogt, Meike, Zervoudaki, Soultana and Muller‐Karger, Frank E. (2022). The marine biodiversity observation network plankton workshops: plankton ecosystem function, biodiversity, and forecasting—research requirements and applications. Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin, 31 (1), 22-26. doi: 10.1002/lob.10479
Regional variation in anthropogenic threats to Indian Ocean whale sharks
Reynolds, Samantha D., Norman, Bradley M., Franklin, Craig E., Bach, Steffen S., Comezzi, Francesco G., Diamant, Stella, Jaidah, Mohammed Y., Pierce, Simon J., Richardson, Anthony J., Robinson, David P., Rohner, Christoph A. and Dwyer, Ross G. (2022). Regional variation in anthropogenic threats to Indian Ocean whale sharks. Global Ecology and Conservation, 33 e01961, e01961. doi: 10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01961
Disentangling diverse responses to climate change among global marine ecosystem models
Heneghan, Ryan F., Galbraith, Eric, Blanchard, Julia L., Harrison, Cheryl, Barrier, Nicolas, Bulman, Catherine, Cheung, William, Coll, Marta, Eddy, Tyler D., Erauskin-Extramiana, Maite, Everett, Jason D., Fernandes-Salvador, Jose A., Gascuel, Didier, Guiet, Jerome, Maury, Olivier, Palacios-Abrantes, Juliano, Petrik, Colleen M., du Pontavice, Hubert, Richardson, Anthony J., Steenbeek, Jeroen, Tai, Travis C., Volkholz, Jan, Woodworth-Jefcoats, Phoebe A. and Tittensor, Derek P. (2021). Disentangling diverse responses to climate change among global marine ecosystem models. Progress in Oceanography, 198 102659, 102659. doi: 10.1016/j.pocean.2021.102659
Next-generation ensemble projections reveal higher climate risks for marine ecosystems
Tittensor, Derek P., Novaglio, Camilla, Harrison, Cheryl S., Heneghan, Ryan F., Barrier, Nicolas, Bianchi, Daniele, Bopp, Laurent, Bryndum-Buchholz, Andrea, Britten, Gregory L., Büchner, Matthias, Cheung, William W. L., Christensen, Villy, Coll, Marta, Dunne, John P., Eddy, Tyler D., Everett, Jason D., Fernandes-Salvador, Jose A., Fulton, Elizabeth A., Galbraith, Eric D., Gascuel, Didier, Guiet, Jerome, John, Jasmin G., Link, Jason S., Lotze, Heike K., Maury, Olivier, Ortega-Cisneros, Kelly, Palacios-Abrantes, Juliano, Petrik, Colleen M., du Pontavice, Hubert ... Blanchard, Julia L. (2021). Next-generation ensemble projections reveal higher climate risks for marine ecosystems. Nature Climate Change, 11 (11), 973-981. doi: 10.1038/s41558-021-01173-9
Reef manta rays forage on tidally driven, high density zooplankton patches in Hanifaru Bay, Maldives
Armstrong, Asia O., Stevens, Guy M.W., Townsend, Kathy A., Murray, Annie, Bennett, Michael B., Armstrong, Amelia J., Uribe-Palomino, Julian, Hosegood, Phil, Dudgeon, Christine L. and Richardson, Anthony J. (2021). Reef manta rays forage on tidally driven, high density zooplankton patches in Hanifaru Bay, Maldives. PeerJ, 9 e11992, 1-21. doi: 10.7717/peerj.11992
Testing Bergmann's rule in marine copepods
Campbell, Max D., Schoeman, David S., Venables, William, Abu‐Alhaija, Rana, Batten, Sonia D., Chiba, Sanae, Coman, Frank, Davies, Claire H., Edwards, Martin, Eriksen, Ruth S., Everett, Jason D., Fukai, Yutaka, Fukuchi, Mitsuo, Esquivel Garrote, Octavio, Hosie, Graham, Huggett, Jenny A., Johns, David G., Kitchener, John A., Koubbi, Philippe, McEnnulty, Felicity R., Muxagata, Erik, Ostle, Clare, Robinson, Karen V., Slotwinski, Anita, Swadling, Kerrie M., Takahashi, Kunio T., Tonks, Mark, Uribe‐Palomino, Julian, Verheye, Hans M. ... Richardson, Anthony J. (2021). Testing Bergmann's rule in marine copepods. Ecography, 44 (9) ecog.05545, 1-13. doi: 10.1111/ecog.05545
Incorporating climate velocity into the design of climate‐smart networks of marine protected areas
Arafeh‐Dalmau, Nur, Brito‐Morales, Isaac, Schoeman, David S., Possingham, Hugh P., Klein, Carissa J. and Richardson, Anthony J. (2021). Incorporating climate velocity into the design of climate‐smart networks of marine protected areas. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 12 (10) 2041-210X.13675, 1-15. doi: 10.1111/2041-210x.13675
Costa, Micheli D. P., Wilson, Kerrie A., Dyer, Philip J., Pitcher, Roland, Muelbert, José H. and Richardson, Anthony J. (2021). Correction to: Potential future climate-induced shifts in marine fish larvae and harvested fish communities in the subtropical southwestern Atlantic Ocean (Climatic Change, (2021), 165, 3-4, (66), 10.1007/s10584-021-03097-x). Climatic Change, 167 (1-2) 3. doi: 10.1007/s10584-021-03156-3
Movement ecology of black marlin Istiompax indica in the Western Indian Ocean
Rohner, Christoph A., Bealey, Roy, Fulanda, Bernerd M., Everett, Jason D., Richardson, Anthony J. and Pierce, Simon J. (2021). Movement ecology of black marlin Istiompax indica in the Western Indian Ocean. Journal of Fish Biology, 99 (3) jfb.14809, 1044-1059. doi: 10.1111/jfb.14809
Hallegraeff, Gustaaf M., Anderson, Donald M., Belin, Catherine, Bottein, Marie-Yasmine Dechraoui, Bresnan, Eileen, Chinain, Mireille, Enevoldsen, Henrik, Iwataki, Mitsunori, Karlson, Bengt, McKenzie, Cynthia H., Sunesen, Inés, Pitcher, Grant C., Provoost, Pieter, Richardson, Anthony, Schweibold, Laura, Tester, Patricia A., Trainer, Vera L., Yñiguez, Aletta T. and Zingone, Adriana (2021). Perceived global increase in algal blooms is attributable to intensified monitoring and emerging bloom impacts. Communications Earth and Environment, 2 (1) 117, 1-10. doi: 10.1038/s43247-021-00178-8
Uribe-Palomino, Julian, Gastineau, Romain, Richardson, Anthony J., Wade, Nick M., Whittock, Lucy and Hallegraeff, Gustaaf M. (2021). New observations on the large hemidiscoid diatom Palmerina ostenfeldii and its symbiotic ciliate Vaginicola collariforma sp. nov. from subtropical Australian waters. Diatom Research, 36 (2), 75-91. doi: 10.1080/0269249X.2021.1914737
Hinchliffe, Charles, Smith, James A., Everett, Jason D., Falster, Daniel S., Lara-Lopez, Ana, Miskiewicz, Anthony G., Richardson, Anthony J., Schilling, Hayden T. and Suthers, Iain M. (2021). Modelling the distribution of larval fish in a western boundary current using a multi-voyage database. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 31 (2), 399-415. doi: 10.1007/s11160-021-09647-x
Global warming is causing a more pronounced dip in marine species richness around the equator
Chaudhary, Chhaya, Richardson, Anthony J., Schoeman, David S. and Costello, Mark J. (2021). Global warming is causing a more pronounced dip in marine species richness around the equator. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118 (15) e2015094118, e2015094118. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2015094118
Costa, Micheli D. P., Wilson, Kerrie A., Dyer, Philip J., Pitcher, Roland, Muelbert, José H. and Richardson, Anthony J. (2021). Potential future climate-induced shifts in marine fish larvae and harvested fish communities in the subtropical southwestern Atlantic Ocean. Climatic Change, 165 (3-4) 66, 1-21. doi: 10.1007/s10584-021-03097-x
Mutualism promotes site selection in a large marine planktivore
Armstrong, Asia O., Armstrong, Amelia J., Bennett, Michael B., Richardson, Anthony J., Townsend, Kathy A., Everett, Jason D., Hays, Graeme C., Pederson, Hugh and Dudgeon, Christine L. (2021). Mutualism promotes site selection in a large marine planktivore. Ecology and Evolution, 11 (10) ece3.7464, 1-18. doi: 10.1002/ece3.7464
Effect of a once in 100-year flood on a subtropical coastal phytoplankton community
Clementson, Lesley A., Richardson, Anthony J., Rochester, Wayne A., Oubelkheir, Kadija, Liu, Bingqing, D’Sa, Eurico J., Gusmão, Luiz Felipe Mendes, Ajani, Penelope, Schroeder, Thomas, Ford, Phillip W., Burford, Michele A., Saeck, Emily and Steven, Andrew D. L. (2021). Effect of a once in 100-year flood on a subtropical coastal phytoplankton community. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8 580516, 1-20. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.580516
Heneghan, Ryan F., Everett, Jason D., Sykes, Patrick, Batten, Sonia D., Edwards, Martin, Takahashi, Kunio, Suthers, Iain M., Blanchard, Julia L. and Richardson, Anthony J. (2020). A functional size-spectrum model of the global marine ecosystem that resolves zooplankton composition. Ecological Modelling, 435 109265, 109265. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2020.109265
Global warming impacts micro-phytoplankton at a long-term Pacific Ocean coastal station
Ajani, Penelope A., Davies, Claire H., Eriksen, Ruth S. and Richardson, Anthony J. (2020). Global warming impacts micro-phytoplankton at a long-term Pacific Ocean coastal station. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7 576011, 1-11. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2020.576011
A database of zooplankton biomass in Australian marine waters
McEnnulty, Felicity R., Davies, Claire H., Armstrong, Asia O, Atkins, Natalia, Coman, Frank, Clementson, Lesley, Edgar, Steven, Eriksen, Ruth S., Everett, Jason D., Anthony Koslow, J., Lønborg, Christian, McKinnon, A. David, Miller, Margaret, O’Brien, Todd D., Pausina, Sarah A., Uribe-Palomino, Julian, Rochester, Wayne, Rothlisberg, Peter C., Slotwinski, Anita, Strzelecki, Joanna, Suthers, Iain M., Swadling, Kerrie M., Tonks, Mark L., van Ruth, Paul D., Young, Jock W. and Richardson, Anthony J. (2020). A database of zooplankton biomass in Australian marine waters. Scientific Data, 7 (1) 297, 297. doi: 10.1038/s41597-020-00625-9
Armstrong, Amelia J., Armstrong, Asia O., McGregor, Frazer, Richardson, Anthony J., Bennett, Michael B., Townsend, Kathy A., Hays, Graeme C., van Keulen, Mike, Smith, Jessica and Dudgeon, Christine L. (2020). Satellite tagging and photographic identification reveal connectivity between two UNESCO World Heritage Areas for reef manta rays. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7 725. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2020.00725
Robson, B. J., Skerratt, J., Baird, M. E., Davies, C., Herzfeld, M., Jones, E. M., Mongin, M., Richardson, A. J., Rizwi, F., Wild-Allen, K. and Steven, A. D.L. (2020). Enhanced assessment of the eReefs biogeochemical model for the Great Barrier Reef using the Concept/State/Process/System model evaluation framework. Environmental Modelling and Software, 129 104707, 104707. doi: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2020.104707
Climate velocity reveals increasing exposure of deep-ocean biodiversity to future warming
Brito-Morales, Isaac, Schoeman, David S., Molinos, Jorge García, Burrows, Michael T., Klein, Carissa J., Arafeh-Dalmau, Nur, Kaschner, Kristin, Garilao, Cristina, Kesner-Reyes, Kathleen and Richardson, Anthony J. (2020). Climate velocity reveals increasing exposure of deep-ocean biodiversity to future warming. Nature Climate Change, 10 (6), 576-581. doi: 10.1038/s41558-020-0773-5
Armstrong, Amelia J., Armstrong, Asia O., Bennett, Michael B., McGregor, Frazer, Abrantes, Kátya G., Barnett, Adam, Richardson, Anthony J., Townsend, Kathy A. and Dudgeon, Christine L (2020). The geographic distribution of reef and oceanic manta rays (Mobula alfredi and Mobula birostris) in Australian coastal waters. Journal of Fish Biology, 96 (3) jfb.14256, 1-6. doi: 10.1111/jfb.14256
Priority species to support the functional integrity of coral reefs
Wolfe, Kennedy, Anthony, Ken, Babcock, Russell C., Bay, Line, Bourne, David G., Burrows, Damien, Byrne, Maria, Deaker, Dione J., Diaz-Pulido, Guillermo, Frade, Pedro R., Gonzalez-Rivero, Manuel, Hoey, Andrew, Hoogenboom, Mia, McCormick, M. A.R.K., Ortiz, Juan-Carlos, Razak, Tries, Richardson, Anthony J., Roff, George, Sheppard-Brennand, Hannah, Stella, Jessica, Thompson, Angus, Watson, Sue-Ann, Webster, Nicole, Audas, Donna, Beeden, Roger, Carver, Jesseca, Cowlishaw, Mel, Dyer, Michelle, Groves, Paul ... Mumby, Peter J. (2020). Priority species to support the functional integrity of coral reefs. Oceanography and Marine Biology, 58, 179-318. doi: 10.1201/9780429351495-5
Hallegraeff, Gustaaf, Eriksen, Ruth, Davies, Claire, Slotwinski, Anita, McEnnulty, Felicity, Coman, Frank, Uribe-Palomino, Julian, Tonks, Mark and Richardson, Anthony (2020). The marine planktonic dinoflagellate Tripos: 60 years of species-level distributions in Australian waters. Australian Systematic Botany, 33 (4), 392-411. doi: 10.1071/sb19043
Rapid wound healing in a reef manta ray masks the extent of vessel strike
McGregor, Frazer, Richardson, Anthony J., Armstrong, Amelia J., Armstrong, Asia O. and Dudgeon, Christine L. (2019). Rapid wound healing in a reef manta ray masks the extent of vessel strike. PLoS One, 14 (12) e0225681, e0225681. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0225681
Powering ocean giants: the energetics of shark and ray megafauna
Lawson, Christopher L., Halsey, Lewis G., Hays, Graeme C., Dudgeon, Christine L., Payne, Nicholas L., Bennett, Michael B., White, Craig R. and Richardson, Anthony J. (2019). Powering ocean giants: the energetics of shark and ray megafauna. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 34 (11), 1009-1021. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2019.07.001
Armstrong, Asia O., Armstrong, Amelia J., Bennett, Michael B., Richardson, Anthony J., Townsend, Kathy A. and Dudgeon, Christine L. (2019). Photographic identification and citizen science combine to reveal long distance movements of individual reef manta rays Mobula alfredi along Australia’s east coast. Marine Biodiversity Records, 12 (1) 14. doi: 10.1186/s41200-019-0173-6
A global plankton diversity monitoring program
Batten, Sonia D., Abu-Alhaija, Rana, Chiba, Sanae, Edwards, Martin, Grahams, George, Jyothibabu, R., Kitchener, John A., Koubbis, Philippe, McQuatters-Gollop, Abigail, Muxagata, Erik, Ostle, Clare, Richardson, Anthony J., Robinson, Karen, Takahashi, Kunio T., Verheye, Hans M. and Wilson, Willie (2019). A global plankton diversity monitoring program. Frontiers in Marine Science, 6 (APR) 321. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00321
Ecology: Sea animals vulnerable to warming
Richardson, Anthony J. and Schoeman, David S. (2019). Ecology: Sea animals vulnerable to warming. Nature, 569 (7754), 50-51. doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-01193-8
Eriksen, Ruth S., Davies, Claire H., Bonham, Pru, Coman, Frank E., Edgar, Steven, McEnnulty, Felicity R., McLeod, David, Miller, Margaret J., Rochester, Wayne, Slotwinski, Anita, Tonks, Mark L., Uribe-Palomino, Julian and Richardson, Anthony J. (2019). Australia's long-term plankton observations: the integrated marine observing system national reference station network. Frontiers in Marine Science, 6 (APR) 161. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00161
Future recovery of baleen whales is imperiled by climate change
Tulloch, Vivitskaia J. D., Plagányi, Éva E., Brown, Christopher, Richardson, Anthony J. and Matear, Richard (2019). Future recovery of baleen whales is imperiled by climate change. Global Change Biology, 25 (4), 1263-1281. doi: 10.1111/gcb.14573
Simulated nutrient and plankton dynamics in the Great Barrier Reef (2011–2016)
Skerratt, J. H., Mongin, M., Baird, M. E., Wild-Allen, K. A., Robson, B. J., Schaffelke, B., Davies, C. H., Richardson, A. J., Margvelashvili, N., Soja-Wozniak, M. and Steven, A. D. L. (2019). Simulated nutrient and plankton dynamics in the Great Barrier Reef (2011–2016). Journal of Marine Systems, 192, 51-74. doi: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2018.12.006
Bessey, Cindy, Jarman, Simon N., Stat, Michael, Rohner, Christopher A., Bunce, Michael, Koziol, Adam, Power, Matthew, Rambahiniarison, Joshua M., Ponzo, Alessandro, Richardson, Anthony J. and Berry, Oliver (2019). DNA metabarcoding assays reveal a diverse prey assemblage for Mobula rays in the Bohol Sea, Philippines. Ecology and Evolution, 9 (5), 2459-2474. doi: 10.1002/ece3.4858
Berry, Tina E., Saunders, Benjamin J., Coghlan, Megan L., Stat, Michael, Jarman, Simon, Richardson, Anthony J., Davies, Claire H., Berry, Oliver, Harvey, Euan S. and Bunce, Michael (2019). Marine environmental DNA biomonitoring reveals seasonal patterns in biodiversity and identifies ecosystem responses to anomalous climatic events. PLoS genetics, 15 (2) e1007943, e1007943. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007943
Babcock, Russell C., Bustamante, Rodrigo H., Fulton, Elizabeth A., Fulton, Derek J., Haywood, Michael D.E., Hobday, Alistair James, Kenyon, Robert, Matear, Richard James, Plagányi, Eva E., Richardson, Anthony J. and Vanderklift, Mathew A. (2019). Severe continental-scale impacts of climate change are happening now: extreme climate events impact marine habitat forming communities along 45% of Australia's coast. Frontiers in Marine Science, 6 (JUL) 411. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00411
Small copepods could channel missing carbon through metazoan predation
Roura, Álvaro, Strugnell, Jan M., Guerra, Ángel, González, Ángel F. and Richardson, Anthony J. (2018). Small copepods could channel missing carbon through metazoan predation. Ecology and Evolution, 8 (22), 10868-10878. doi: 10.1002/ece3.4546
A database of marine larval fish assemblages in Australian temperate and subtropical waters
Smith, James A., Miskiewicz, Anthony G., Beckley, Lynnath E., Everett, Jason D., Garcia, Valquiria, Gray, Charles A., Holliday, David, Jordan, Alan R., Keane, John, Lara-Lopez, Ana, Leis, Jeffrey M., Matis, Paloma A., Muhling, Barbara A., Neira, Francisco J., Richardson, Anthony J., Smith, Kimberley A., Swadling, Kerrie M., Syahailatua, Augy, Taylor, Matthew D., van Ruth, Paul D., Ward, Tim M. and Suthers, Iain M. (2018). A database of marine larval fish assemblages in Australian temperate and subtropical waters. Scientific Data, 5 (1) 180207, 180207. doi: 10.1038/sdata.2018.207
Research priorities to support effective Manta and Devil Ray conservation
Stewart, Joshua D., Jaine, Fabrice R.A., Armstrong, Amelia J., Armstrong, Asia O., Bennett, Michael B., Burgess, Katherine B., Couturier, Lydie I.E., Croll, Donald A., Cronin, Melissa R., Deakos, Mark H., Dudgeon, Christine L., Fernando, Daniel, Froman, Niv, Germanov, Elitza S., Hall, Martin A., Hinojosa-Alvarez, Silvia, Hosegood, Jane E., Kashiwagi, Tom, Laglbauer, Betty J.L., Lezama-Ochoa, Nerea, Marshall, Andrea D., McGregor, Frazer, di Sciara, Giuseppe Notarbartolo, Palacios, Marta D., Peel, Lauren R., Richardson, Anthony J., Rubin, Robert D., Townsend, Kathy A., Venables, Stephanie K. and Stevens, Guy M.W. (2018). Research priorities to support effective Manta and Devil Ray conservation. Frontiers in Marine Science, 5 (SEP) 314. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2018.00314
Brown, Mark V., van de Kamp, Jodie, Ostrowski, Martin, Seymour, Justin R., Ingleton, Tim, Messer, Lauren F., Jeffries, Thomas, Siboni, Nahshon, Laverock, Bonnie, Bibiloni-Isaksson, Jaume, Nelson, Tiffanie M., Coman, Frank, Davies, Claire H., Frampton, Dion, Rayner, Mark, Goossen, Kirianne, Robert, Stan, Holmes, Bronwyn, Abell, Guy C. J., Craw, Pascal, Kahlke, Tim, Sow, Swan Li San, McAllister, Kirsty, Windsor, Jonathan, Skuza, Michele, Crossing, Ryan, Patten, Nicole, Malthouse, Paul, van Ruth, Paul D. ... Bodrossy, Levente (2018). Systematic, continental scale temporal monitoring of marine pelagic microbiota by the Australian Marine Microbial Biodiversity Initiative. Scientific Data, 5 (1) 180130, 180130. doi: 10.1038/sdata.2018.130
Variation in occupancy and habitat use of Mobula alfredi at a major aggregation site
Couturier, L. I. E., Newman, P., Jaine, F. R. A., Bennett, M. B., Venables, W. N., Cagua, E. F., Townsend, K. A., Weeks, S. J. and Richardson, A. J. (2018). Variation in occupancy and habitat use of Mobula alfredi at a major aggregation site. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 599, 125-145. doi: 10.3354/meps12610
BioTIME: a database of biodiversity time series for the Anthropocene
Dornelas, Maria, Antao, Laura H., Moyes, Faye, Bates, Amanda E., Magurran, Anne E., Adam, Dusan, Akhmetzhanova, Asem A., Appeltans, Ward, Arcos, Jose Manuel, Arnold, Haley, Ayyappan, Narayanan, Badihi, Gal, Baird, Andrew H., Barbosa, Miguel, Barreto, Tiago Egydio, Baessler, Claus, Bellgrove, Alecia, Belmaker, Jonathan, Benedetti-Cecchi, Lisandro, Bett, Brian J., Bjorkman, Anne D., Blazewicz, Magdalena, Blowes, Shane A., Bloch, Christopher P., Bonebrake, Timothy C., Boyd, Susan, Bradford, Matt, Brooks, Andrew J., Brown, James H. ... Zettler, Michael L. (2018). BioTIME: a database of biodiversity time series for the Anthropocene. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 27 (7), 760-786. doi: 10.1111/geb.12729
Efficiently enforcing artisanal fisheries to protect estuarine biodiversity
Duarte de Paula Costa, Micheli, Mills, Morena, Richardson, Anthony J., Fuller, Richard A., Muelbert, José H. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2018). Efficiently enforcing artisanal fisheries to protect estuarine biodiversity. Ecological Applications, 28 (6), 1450-1458. doi: 10.1002/eap.1744
Climate velocity can inform conservation in a warming world
Brito-Morales, Isaac, García Molinos, Jorge, Schoeman, David S., Burrows, Michael T., Poloczanska, Elvira S., Brown, Christopher J., Ferrier, Simon, Harwood, Tom D., Klein, Carissa J., McDonald-Madden, Eve, Moore, Pippa J., Pandolfi, John M., Watson, James E. M., Wenger, Amelia S. and Richardson, Anthony J. (2018). Climate velocity can inform conservation in a warming world. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 33 (6), 441-457. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2018.03.009
Boss, Emmanuel, Waite, Anya, Muller-Karger, Frank, Yamazaki, Hidekatsu, Wanninkhof, Rik, Uitz, Julia, Thomalla, Sandy, Sosik, Heidi, Sloyan, Bernadette, Richardson, Anthony, Miloslavich, Patricia, Karstensen, Johannes, Grégori, Gérald, Fennel, Katja, Claustre, Herve, Cornejo, Marcela, Berman-Frank, Ilana, Batten, Sonia and Acinas, Silvia (2018). Beyond chlorophyll fluorescence: the time is right to expand biological measurements in ocean observing programs. Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin, 27 (3), 89-90. doi: 10.1002/lob.10243
RE: Brazil to create marine reserves
Duarte de Paula Costa, Micheli, Richardson, Anthony J., Muelbert, José H., Mills, Morena, Possingham, Hugh P. and Wilson, Kerrie A. (2018). RE: Brazil to create marine reserves. Science, 359 (6381), 1196-1198.
A database of chlorophyll a in Australian waters
Davies, Claire H., Ajani, Penelope, Armbrecht, Linda, Atkins, Natalia, Baird, Mark E., Beard, Jason, Bonham, Pru, Burford, Michele, Clementson, Lesley, Coad, Peter, Crawford, Christine, Dela-Cruz, Jocelyn, Doblin, Martina A., Edgar, Steven, Eriksen, Ruth, Everett, Jason D., Furnas, Miles, Harrison, Daniel P., Hassler, Christel, Henschke, Natasha, Hoenner, Xavier, Ingleton, Tim, Jameson, Ian, Keesing, John, Leterme, Sophie C., James McLaughlin, M., Miller, Margaret, Moffatt, David, Moss, Andrew ... Richardson, Anthony J. (2018). A database of chlorophyll a in Australian waters. Scientific Data, 5 (1) 180018, 180018. doi: 10.1038/sdata.2018.18
Siphonophores from surface waters of the Colombian Pacific Ocean
Uribe-Palomino, Julian, López, Raúl, Gibbons, Mark J., Gusmão, Felipe and Richardson, Anthony J. (2018). Siphonophores from surface waters of the Colombian Pacific Ocean. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 99 (01), 1-14. doi: 10.1017/S0025315417002065
Burgess, Katherine B, Guerrero, Michel, Marshall, Andrea D, Richardson, Anthony J, Bennett, Mike B and Couturier, Lydie I E (2018). Novel signature fatty acid profile of the giant manta ray suggests reliance on an uncharacterised mesopelagic food source low in polyunsaturated fatty acids. PLoS One, 13 (1) e0186464, e0186464. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186464
Rohner, Christoph A, Richardson, Anthony J, Jaine, Fabrice R A, Bennett, Michael B, Weeks, Scarla J, Cliff, Geremy, Robinson, David P, Reeve-Arnold, Katie E and Pierce, Simon J (2018). Satellite tagging highlights the importance of productive Mozambican coastal waters to the ecology and conservation of whale sharks. PeerJ, 6 (1) e4161, 1-24. doi: 10.7717/peerj.4161
Tulloch, Vivitskaia J. D. , Plaganyi, Eva E. , Matear, Richard, Brown, Christopher J. and Richardson, Anthony J. (2018). Ecosystem modelling to quantify the impact of historical whaling on Southern Hemisphere baleen whales. Fish and Fisheries, 19 (1), 117-137. doi: 10.1111/faf.12241
Burgess, K. B., Guerrero, M., Richardson, A. J., Bennett, M. B. and Marshall, A. D. (2018). Use of epidermal mucus in elasmobranch stable isotope studies: a pilot study using the giant manta ray (Manta birostris). Marine and Freshwater Research, 69 (2), 336-342. doi: 10.1071/MF16355
Berry, Tina E., Osterrieder, Sylvia K., Murray, Dáithí C., Coghlan, Megan L., Richardson, Anthony J., Grealy, Alicia K., Stat, Michael, Bejder, Lars and Bunce, Michael (2017). DNA metabarcoding for diet analysis and biodiversity: A case study using the endangered Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea). Ecology and Evolution, 7 (14), 5435-5453. doi: 10.1002/ece3.3123
Mobulid rays feed on euphausiids in the Bohol Sea
Rohner, Christoph A., Burgess, Katherine B., Rambahiniarison, Joshua M., Stewart, Joshua D., Ponzo, Alessandro and Richardson, Anthony J. (2017). Mobulid rays feed on euphausiids in the Bohol Sea. Royal Society Open Science, 4 (5) 161060, 161060. doi: 10.1098/rsos.161060
Davies, Claire H., Coughlan, Alex, Hallegraeff, Gustaaf, Ajani, Penelope, Armbrecht, Linda, Atkins, Natalia, Bonham, Prudence, Brett, Steve, Brinkman, Richard, Burford, Michele, Clementson, Lesley, Coad, Peter, Coman, Frank, Davies, Diana, Dela-Cruz, Jocelyn, Devlin, Michelle, Edgar, Steven, Eriksen, Ruth, Furnas, Miles, Hassler, Christel, Hill, David, Holmes, Michael, Ingleton, Tim, Jameson, Ian, Leterme, Sophie C., Lønborg, Christian, McLaughlin, James, McEnnulty, Felicity, McKinnon, A. David ... Richardson, Anthony J. (2017). Corrigendum: A database of marine phytoplankton abundance, biomass and species composition in Australian waters (Scientific Data (2016) 3 (160043) DOI: 10.1038/sdata.2016.43). Scientific Data, 4 (1) 170042. doi: 10.1038/sdata.2017.42
Modeling what we sample and sampling what we model: challenges for zooplankton model assessment
Everett, Jason D. , Baird, Mark E. , Buchanan, Pearse, Bulman, Cathy, Davies, Claire, Downie, Ryan, Griffiths, Chris, Heneghan, Ryan, Kloser, Rudy J. , Laiolo, Leonardo, Lara-Lopez, Ana, Lozano-Montes, Hector, Matear, Richard J. , McEnnulty, Felicity, Robson, Barbara, Rochester, Wayne, Skerratt, Jenny, Smith, James A. , Strzelecki, Joanna, Suthers, Iain M. , Swadling, Kerrie M. , van Ruth, Paul and Richardson, Anthony J. (2017). Modeling what we sample and sampling what we model: challenges for zooplankton model assessment. Frontiers in Marine Science, 4 (MAR) 77. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2017.00077
From bacteria to whales: using functional size spectra to model marine ecosystems
Blanchard, Julia L., Heneghan, Ryan F., Everett, Jason D., Trebilco, Rowan and Richardson, Anthony J. (2017). From bacteria to whales: using functional size spectra to model marine ecosystems. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 32 (3), 174-186. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2016.12.003
Ajani, Penelope A., Hallegraeff, Gustaaf M., Allen, Drew, Coughlan, Alex, Richardson, Anthony J., Armand, Leanne K., Ingleton, Tim and Murray, Shauna A. (2016). Establishing baselines: eighty years of phytoplankton diversity and biomass in south-eastern Australia. Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review, Vol 54, 54, 387-412. doi: 10.1201/9781315368597
Davies, Claire H., Coughlan, Alex, Hallegraeff, Gustaaf, Ajani, Penelope, Armbrecht, Linda, Atkins, Natalia, Bonham, Prudence, Brett, Steve, Brinkman, Richard, Burford, Michele, Clementson, Lesley, Coad, Peter, Coman, Frank, Davies, Diana, Dela-Cruz, Jocelyn, Devlin, Michelle, Edgar, Steven, Eriksen, Ruth, Furnas, Miles, Hassler, Christel, Hill, David, Holmes, Michael, Ingleton, Tim, Jameson, Ian, Leterme, Sophie C., Lønborg, Christian, McLaughlin, James, McEnnulty, Felicity, McKinnon, A. David ... Richardson, Anthony J. (2016). Corrigendum: A database of marine phytoplankton abundance, biomass and species composition in Australian waters (Scientific Data (2016) 3 (160043) DOI: 10.1038/sdata201643)). Scientific Data, 3 (1) 160043. doi: 10.1038/sdata.2016.111
Burgess, Katherine B., Couturier, Lydie I. E., Marshall, Andrea D., Richardson, Anthony J., Weeks, Scarla J. and Bennett, Michael B. (2016). Manta birostris, predator of the deep? Insight into the diet of the giant manta ray through stable isotope analysis. Royal Society Open Science, 3 (11) 160717, 160717. doi: 10.1098/rsos.160717
Heneghan, Ryan F., Everett, Jason D., Blanchard, Julia L. and Richardson, Anthony J. (2016). Zooplankton are not fish: improving zooplankton realism in size-spectrum models mediates energy transfer in food webs. Frontiers in Marine Science, 3 (OCT) 201. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2016.00201
Rethinking the role of salps in the ocean
Henschke, Natasha, Everett, Jason D., Richardson, Anthony J. and Suthers, Iain M. (2016). Rethinking the role of salps in the ocean. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 31 (9), 720-733. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2016.06.007
Bennett, M. B., Coman, F. F., Townsend, K. A., Couturier, L. I. E., Jaine, F. R. A. and Richardson, A. J. (2016). A historical and contemporary consideration of the diet of the reef manta ray (Manta alfredi) from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research, 68 (5), 993-997. doi: 10.1071/MF16046
A database of marine phytoplankton abundance, biomass and species composition in Australian waters
Davies, Claire H., Coughlan, Alex, Hallegraeff, Gustaaf, Ajani, Penelope, Armbrecht, Linda, Atkins, Natalia, Bonham, Prudence, Brett, Steve, Brinkman, Richard, Burford, Michele, Clementson, Lesley, Coad, Peter, Coman, Frank, Davies, Diana, Dela-Cruz, Jocelyn, Devlin, Michelle, Edgar, Steven, Eriksen, Ruth, Furnas, Miles, Hassler, Christel, Hill, David, Holmes, Michael, Ingleton, Tim, Jameson, Ian, Leterme, Sophie C., Lonborg, Christian, McLaughlin, James, McEnnulty, Felicity, McKinnon, A. David ... Richardson, Anthony J. (2016). A database of marine phytoplankton abundance, biomass and species composition in Australian waters. Scientific Data, 3 (1) 160043, 160043. doi: 10.1038/sdata.2016.43
Dufois, François, Hardman-Mountford, Nick J., Greenwood, Jim, Richardson, Anthony J., Feng, Ming and Matear, Richard J. (2016). Anticyclonic eddies are more productive than cyclonic eddies in subtropical gyres because of winter mixing. Science Advances, 2 (5) e1600282, e1600282. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.1600282
Armstrong, Asia O., Armstrong, Amelia J., Jaine, Fabrice R. A., Couturier, Lydie I. E., Fiora, Kym, Uribe-Palomino, Julian, Weeks, Scarla J., Townsend, Kathy A., Bennett, Mike B. and Richardson, Anthony J. (2016). Prey density threshold and tidal influence on reef manta ray foraging at an aggregation site on the Great Barrier Reef. PLoS One, 11 (5) e0153393, e0153393. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0153393
Responses of marine organisms to climate change across oceans
Poloczanska, Elvira S., Burrows, Michael T., Brown, Christopher J., Molinos, Jorge Garcia, Halpern, Benjamin S., Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove, Kappel, Carrie Vanessa, Moore, Pippa, Richardson, Anthony, Schoeman, David and Sydeman, David (2016). Responses of marine organisms to climate change across oceans. Frontiers in Marine Science, 3 (MAY) 62. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2016.00062
Brown, Christopher J., O'Connor, Mary I., Poloczanska, Elvira S., Schoeman, David S., Buckley, Lauren B., Burrows, Michael T., Duarte, Carlos M., Halpern, Benjamin S., Pandolfi, John M., Parmesan, Camille and Richardson, Anthony J. (2016). Ecological and methodological drivers of species' distribution and phenology responses to climate change. Global Change Biology, 22 (4), 1548-1560. doi: 10.1111/gcb.13184
Hayashi, Aiko, Crombie, Andrew, Lacey, Ernest, Richardson, Anthony J., Vuong, Daniel, Piggott, Andrew M. and Hallegraeff, Gustaaf (2016). Aspergillus sydowii marine fungal bloom in Australian coastal waters, its metabolites and potential impact on Symbiodinium dinoflagellates. Marine Drugs, 14 (3) 59, 59. doi: 10.3390/md14030059
Climate velocity and the future global redistribution of marine biodiversity
Garcia Molinos, Jorge, Halpern, Benjamin S., Schoeman, David S., Brown, Christopher J., Kiessling, Wolfgang, Moore, Pippa J., Pandolfi, John M., Poloczanska, Elvira S., Richardson, Anthony J. and Burrows, Michael T. (2016). Climate velocity and the future global redistribution of marine biodiversity. Nature Climate Change, 6 (1), 83-88. doi: 10.1038/nclimate2769
Integrating modelling of biodiversity composition and ecosystem function
Mokany, Karel, Ferrier, Simon, Connolly, Sean R., Dunstan, Piers K., Fulton, Elizabeth A., Harfoot, Michael B., Harwood, Thomas D., Richardson, Anthony J., Roxburgh, Stephen H., Scharlemann, Jorn P.W., Tittensor, Derek P., Westcott, David A. and Wintle, Brendan A. (2016). Integrating modelling of biodiversity composition and ecosystem function. Oikos, 125 (1), 10-19. doi: 10.1111/oik.02792
Thompson, Peter A., Bonham, Pru, Thomson, Paul, Rochester, Wayne, Doblin, Martina A., Waite, Anya M., Richardson, Anthony and Rousseaux, Cecile S. (2015). Climate variability drives plankton community composition changes: the 2010-2011 El Niño to la Niña transition around Australia. Journal of Plankton Research, 37 (5), 966-984. doi: 10.1093/plankt/fbv069
Fu, Caihong, Large, Scott, Knight, Ben, Richardson, Anthony J, Bundy, Alida, Reygondeau, Gabriel, Boldt, Jennifer, van der Meeren, Gro I, Torres, Maria A, Sobrino, Ignacio, Auber, Arnaud, Travers-Trolet, Morgane, Piroddi, Chiara, Diallo, Ibrahima, Jouffre, Didier, Mendes, Hugo, Borges, Maria Fatima, Lynam, Christopher P, Coll, Marta, Shannon, Lynne J and Shin, Yunne-Jai (2015). Relationships among fisheries exploitation, environmental conditions, and ecological indicators across a series of marine ecosystems. Journal of Marine Systems, 148, 101-111. doi: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2015.01.004
Ooi, Michelle S. M., Townsend, Kathy A., Bennett, Michael B., Richardson, Anthony J., Fernando, Daniel, Villa, Cesar A. and Gaus, Caroline (2015). Levels of arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury in the branchial plate and muscle tissue of mobulid rays, and their implications for public health and conservation. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 94 (1-2), 251-259. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.02.005
Laser photogrammetry improves size and demographic estimates for whale sharks
Rohner, Christoph A., Richardson, Anthony J., Prebble, Clare E. M., Marshall, Andrea D., Bennett, Michael B., Weeks, Scarla J., Cliff, Geremy, Wintner, Sabine P. and Pierce, Simon J. (2015). Laser photogrammetry improves size and demographic estimates for whale sharks. PeerJ, 2015 (4) e886, e886.1-e886.13. doi: 10.7717/peerj.886
Weeks, Scarla J, Magno-Canto, Marites M, Jaine, Fabrice R A, Brodie, Jon and Richardson, Anthony J (2015). Unique sequence of events triggers manta ray feeding frenzy in the Southern Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Remote Sensing, 7 (3), 3138-3152. doi: 10.3390/rs70303138
Strengthening confidence in climate change impact science
O'Connor, Mary I., Holding, Johnna M., Kappel, Carrie V., Duarte, Carlos M., Brander, Keith, Brown, Christopher J., Bruno, John F., Buckley, Lauren, Burrows, Michael T., Halpern, Benjamin S., Kiessling, Wolfgang, Moore, Pippa, Pandolfi, John M., Parmesan, Camille, Poloczanska, Elvira S., Schoeman, David S., Sydeman, William J. and Richardson, Anthony J. (2015). Strengthening confidence in climate change impact science. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 24 (1), 64-76. doi: 10.1111/geb.12218
Whale sharks target dense prey patches of sergestid shrimp off Tanzania
Rohner, Christopher A., Armstrong, Amelia J., Pierce, Simon J., Prebble, Clare E. M., Cagua, E. Fernando, Cochran, Jesse E. M., Berumen, Michael L. and Richardson, Anthony J. (2015). Whale sharks target dense prey patches of sergestid shrimp off Tanzania. Journal of Plankton Research, 37 (2), 352-362. doi: 10.1093/plankt/fbv010
Lynch, Tim P, Morello, Elisabetta B., Evans, Karen, Richardson, Anthony J., Rochester, Wayne, Steinberg, Craig R., Roughan, Moninya, Thompson, Peter, Middleton, John F., Feng, Ming, Sherrington, Robert, Brando, Vittorio, Tilbrook, Bronte, Ridgway, Ken, Allen, Simon, Doherty, Peter, Hill, Katherine and Moltmann, Tim C. (2014). IMOS National Reference Stations: a continental-wide physical, chemical and biological coastal observing system. PLoS ONE, 9 (12) e113652, e113652. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0113652
Impact of eddies on surface chlorophyll in the South Indian Ocean
Dufois, Francois, Hardman-Mountford, Nick J., Greenwood, Jim, Richardson, Anthony J., Feng, Ming, Herbette, Steven and Matear, Richard (2014). Impact of eddies on surface chlorophyll in the South Indian Ocean. Journal of Geophysical Research C: Oceans, 119 (11), 8061-8077. doi: 10.1002/2014JC010164
Over 75 years of zooplankton data from Australia
Davies, Claire H., Armstrong, Amelia J., Baird, Mark, Coman, Frank, Edgar, Steven, Gaughan, Daniel, Greenwood, Jack, Gusmão, Felipe, Henschke, Natasha, Koslow, J. Anthony, Leterme, Sophie C., McKinnon, A. David, Miller, Margaret, Pausina, Sarah, Palomino, Julian Uribe, Roennfeldt, Ruben-Lee, Rothlisberg, Peter, Slotwinski, Anita, Strzelecki, Joanna, Suthers, Iain M., Swadling, Kerrie M., Talbot, Sam, Tonks, Mark, Tranter, David H., Young, Jock W. and Richardson, Anthony J. (2014). Over 75 years of zooplankton data from Australia. Ecology, 95 (11), 3229-3229. doi: 10.1890/14-0697.1
Jaine, F. R. A., Rohner, C. A., Weeks, S. J., Couturier, L. I. E., Bennett, M. B., Townsend, K. A. and Richardson, A. J. (2014). Movements and habitat use of reef manta rays off eastern Australia: offshore excursions, deep diving and eddy affinity revealed by satellite telemetry. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 510, 73-86. doi: 10.3354/meps10910
Re-assessing copepod growth using the Moult Rate method
Hirst, A. G., Keister, J. E., Richardson, A. J., Ward, P., Shreeve, R. S. and Escribano, R. (2014). Re-assessing copepod growth using the Moult Rate method. Journal of Plankton Research, 36 (5), 1224-1232. doi: 10.1093/plankt/fbu045
Dangerous jellyfish blooms are predictable
Gershwin, Lisa-Ann, Condie, Scott A., Mansbridge, Jim V. and Richardson, Anthony J. (2014). Dangerous jellyfish blooms are predictable. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 11 (96) 20131168, 20131168. doi: 10.1098/rsif.2013.1168
From silk to satellite: half a century of ocean colour anomalies in the Northeast Atlantic
Raitsos, Dionysios E., Pradhan, Yaswant, Lavender, Samantha J., Hoteit, Ibrahim, Mcquatters-Gollop, Abigail, Reid, Phillip C. and Richardson, Anthony J. (2014). From silk to satellite: half a century of ocean colour anomalies in the Northeast Atlantic. Global Change Biology, 20 (7), 2117-2123. doi: 10.1111/gcb.12457
Australian dust storm associated with extensive Aspergillus sydowii fungal "Bloom" in coastal waters
Hallegraeff, Gustaaf, Coman, Frank, Davies, Claire, Hayashi, Aiko, McLeod, David, Slotwinski, Anita, Whittock, Lucy and Richardson, Anthony J. (2014). Australian dust storm associated with extensive Aspergillus sydowii fungal "Bloom" in coastal waters. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 80 (11), 3315-3320. doi: 10.1128/AEM.04118-13
Population dynamics of the reef manta ray Manta alfredi in eastern Australia
Couturier, L. I. E., Dudgeon, C. L., Pollock, K. H., Jaine, F. R. A., Bennett, M. B., Townsend, K. A., Weeks, S. J. and Richardson, A. J. (2014). Population dynamics of the reef manta ray Manta alfredi in eastern Australia. Coral Reefs, 33 (2), 329-342. doi: 10.1007/s00338-014-1126-5
Robinson, L. M., Hobday, A. J., Possingham, H. P. and Richardson, A. J. (2014). Trailing edges projected to move faster than leading edges for large pelagic fish habitats under climate change. Deep-Sea Research. Part 2: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 113, 225-234. doi: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2014.04.007
Demography and interannual variability of salp swarms (Thalia democratica)
Henschke, Natasha, Everett, Jason D., Doblin, Martina A., Pitt, Kylie A., Richardson, Anthony J. and Suthers, Iain M. (2014). Demography and interannual variability of salp swarms (Thalia democratica). Marine Biology, 161 (1), 149-163. doi: 10.1007/s00227-013-2325-2
Geographical limits to species-range shifts are suggested by climate velocity
Burrows, Michael T., Schoeman, David S., Richardson, Anthony J., Molinos, Jorge Garcia, Hoffmann, Ary, Buckley, Lauren B., Moore, Pippa J., Brown, Christopher J., Bruno, John F., Duarte, Carlos M., Halpern, Benjamin S., Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove, Kappel, Carrie V., Kiessling, Wolfgang, O'Connor, Mary I., Pandolfi, John M., Parmesan, Camille, Sydeman, William J., Ferrier, Simon, Williams, Kristen J. and Poloczanska, Elvira S. (2014). Geographical limits to species-range shifts are suggested by climate velocity. Nature, 507 (7493), 492-495. doi: 10.1038/nature12976
Brown, Christopher J., Saunders, Megan I., Possingham, Hugh P. and Richardson, Anthony J. (2014). Interactions between global and local stressors of ecosystems determine management effectiveness in cumulative impact mapping. Diversity and Distributions, 20 (5), 538-546. doi: 10.1111/ddi.12159
Tropical marginal seas: priority regions for managing marine biodiversity and ecosystem function
Mckinnon, A. David, Williams, Alan, Young, Jock, Ceccarelli, Daniela, Dunstan, Piers, Brewin, Robert J. W., Watson, Reg, Brinkman, Richard, Cappo, Mike, Duggan, Samantha, Kelley, Russell, Ridgway, Ken, Lindsay, Dhugal, Gledhill, Daniel, Hutton, Trevor and Richardson, Anthony J. (2014). Tropical marginal seas: priority regions for managing marine biodiversity and ecosystem function. Annual Review of Marine Science, 6, 415-437. doi: 10.1146/annurev-marine-010213-135042
Diet of whale sharks Rhincodon typus inferred from stomach content and signature fatty acid analyses
Rohner, Christoph A., Couturier, Lydie I. E., Richardson, Anthony J., Pierce, Simon J., Prebble, Clare E. M., Gibbons, Mark J. and Nichols, Peter D. (2013). Diet of whale sharks Rhincodon typus inferred from stomach content and signature fatty acid analyses. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 493, 219-235. doi: 10.3354/meps10500
Couturier, Lydie, I., Rohner, Christopher A., Richardson, Anthony J., Marshall , Andrea D., Jaine, Fabrice R. A., Bennett, Michael B., Townsend, Kathy A., Weeks, Scarla J. and Nichols, Peter D. (2013). Stable isotope and signature fatty acid analyses suggest reef manta rays feed on demersal zooplankton. PLoS One, 8 (10) e77152, e77152. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0077152
Mystery of giant rays off the Gaza strip solved
Couturier, Lydie I. E., Bennett, Michael B. and Richardson, Anthony J. (2013). Mystery of giant rays off the Gaza strip solved. Oryx, 47 (4), 480-480. doi: 10.1017/S0030605313000793
Unusually high levels of n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids in whale sharks and reef manta rays
Couturier, L. I. E., Rohner, C. A., Richardson, A. J., Pierce, S. J., Marshall, A. D., Jaine, F. R. A., Townsend, K. A., Bennett, M. B., Weeks, S. J. and Nichols, P. D. (2013). Unusually high levels of n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids in whale sharks and reef manta rays. Lipids, 48 (10), 1029-1034. doi: 10.1007/s11745-013-3829-8
Beyond the jellyfish joyride and global oscillations: advancing jellyfish research
Gibbons, Mark J. and Richardson, Anthony J. (2013). Beyond the jellyfish joyride and global oscillations: advancing jellyfish research. Journal of Plankton Research, 35 (5), 929-938. doi: 10.1093/plankt/fbt063
Female-biased sex ratios in marine pelagic copepods: Response to Hirst et al. (2013)
Mendes Gusmao, Luiz Felipe, David McKinnon, A. and Richardson, Anthony J. (2013). Female-biased sex ratios in marine pelagic copepods: Response to Hirst et al. (2013). Marine Ecology Progress Series, 489, 299-301. doi: 10.3354/meps10523
Managing for Interactions between Local and Global Stressors of Ecosystems
Brown, Christopher J., Saunders, Megan I., Possingham, Hugh P. and Richardson, Anthony J. (2013). Managing for Interactions between Local and Global Stressors of Ecosystems. PLoS ONE, 8 (6) e65765, e65765.1-e65765.9. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065765
Rohner, C. A., Pierce, S. J., Marshall, A. D., Weeks, S. J., Bennett, M. B. and Richardson, A. J. (2013). Trends in sightings and environmental influences on a coastal aggregation of manta rays and whale sharks. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 482 (1656), 153-168. doi: 10.3354/meps10290
Beyond climate change attribution in conservation and ecological research
Parmesan, Camille, Burrows, Michael T., Duarte, Carlos M., Poloczanska, Elvira S., Richardson, Anthony J., Schoeman, David S. and Singer, Michael C. (2013). Beyond climate change attribution in conservation and ecological research. Ecology Letters, 16 (Supp. s1), 58-71. doi: 10.1111/ele.12098
Mazor, Tessa, Levin, Noam, Possingham, Hugh P., Levy, Yaniv, Rocchini, Duccio, Richardson, Anthony J. and Kark, Salit (2013). Can satellite-based night lights be used for conservation? The case of nesting sea turtles in the Mediterranean. Biological Conservation, 159, 63-72. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.11.004
Biology and Ecology of Irukandji Jellyfish (Cnidaria: Cubozoa)
Gershwin, Lisa-ann, Richardson, Anthony J., Winkel, Kenneth D., Fenner, Peter J., Lippmann, John, Hore, Russell, Avila-Soria, Griselda, Brewer, David, Kloser, Rudy J., Steven, Andy and Condie, Scott (2013). Biology and Ecology of Irukandji Jellyfish (Cnidaria: Cubozoa). Advances in Marine Biology, 66, 1-85. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-408096-6.00001-8
Global imprint of climate change on marine life
Poloczanska, Elvira S., Brown, Christopher J., Sydeman, William J., Kiessling, Wolfgang, Schoeman, David S., Moore, Pippa J., Brander, Keith, Bruno, John F., Buckley, Lauren B., Burrows, Michael T., Duarte, Carlos M., Halpern, Benjamin S., Holding, Johnna, Kappel, Carrie V., O'Connor, Mary I., Pandolfi, John M., Parmesan, Camille, Schwing, Franklin, Thompson, Sarah Ann and Richardson, Anthony J. (2013). Global imprint of climate change on marine life. Nature Climate Change, 3 (10), 919-925. doi: 10.1038/nclimate1958
No evidence of predation causing female-biased sex ratios in marine pelagic copepods
Mendes Gusmão, Luiz Felipe, McKinnon, A. David and Richardson, Anthony J. (2013). No evidence of predation causing female-biased sex ratios in marine pelagic copepods. Marine Ecology: Progress Series, 482, 279-298. doi: 10.3354/meps10265
The Coral Sea: physical environment, ecosystem status and biodiversity assets
Ceccarelli, Daniela M., McKinnon, A. David, Andrefouet, Serge, Allain, Valerie, Young, Jock, Gledhill, Daniel C., Flynn, Adrian, Bax, Nicholas J., Beaman, Robin, Borsa, Philippe, Brinkman, Richard, Bustamante, Rodrigo H., Campbell, Robert, Cappo, Mike, Cravatte, Sophie C, D'Agata, Stephanie, Dichmont, Catherine M., Dunstan, Piers K., Dupouy, Cecile, Edgar, Graham, Farman, Richard, Furnas, Miles, Garrigue, Claire, Hutton, Trevor, Kulbicki, Michel, Letourneur, Yves, Lindsay, Dhugal, Menkes, Christophe, Mouillot, David ... Richardson, Anthony J. (2013). The Coral Sea: physical environment, ecosystem status and biodiversity assets. Advances in Marine Biology, 66, 213-290. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-408096-6.00004-3
Impacts of gold mine waste disposal on a tropical pelagic ecosystem
Brewer, D. T., Morello, E. B., Griffiths, S., Fry, G., Heales, D., Apte, S. C., Venables, W. N., Rothlisberg, P. C., Moeseneder, C., Lansdell, M., Pendrey, R., Coman, F., Strzelecki, J., Jarolimek, C. V., Jung, R. F. and Richardson, A. J. (2012). Impacts of gold mine waste disposal on a tropical pelagic ecosystem. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 64 (12), 2790-2806. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.09.009
Griffith Gary P., Fulton, Elizabeth A., Gorton, Rebecca and Richardson, Anthony J. (2012). Predicting interactions among fishing, ocean warming, and ocean acidification in a marine system with whole-ecosystem models. Conservation Biology, 26 (6), 1145-1152. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2012.01937.x
Jaine, Fabrice R. A., Couturier, Lydie I. E., Weeks, Scarla J., Townsend, Kathy A., Bennett, Michael B., Fiora, Kym and Richardson, Anthony J. (2012). When Giants Turn Up: Sighting Trends, Environmental Influences and Habitat Use of the Manta Ray Manta alfredi at a Coral Reef. PLoS One, 7 (10 Article No.e46170) e46170, e46170. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0046170
Shin, Yunne-Jai, Bundy, Alida, Shannon, Lynne J., Blanchard, Julia L., Chuenpagdee, Ratana, Coll, Marta, Knight, Ben, Lynam, Christopher, Piet, Gerjan, Richardson, Anthony J. and The IndiSeas Working Group (2012). Global in scope and regionally rich: an IndiSeas workshop helps shape the future of marine ecosystem indicators. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 22 (3), 835-845. doi: 10.1007/s11160-012-9252-z
Young, Jock W., McKinnon, A. David, Ceccarelli, Daniela, Brinkman, Richard, Bustamante, Rodrigo H., Cappo, Mike, Dichmont, Cathy, Doherty, Peter, Furnas, Miles, Gledhill, Daniel, Griffiths, Shane, Hutton, Trevor, Ridgway, Ken, Smith, David, Skewes, Tim, Williams, Alan and Richardson, Anthony J. (2012). Workshop on the ecosystem and fisheries of the Coral Sea: an Australian perspective on research and management. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 22 (3), 827-834. doi: 10.1007/s11160-011-9251-5
Changing zooplankton seasonality in a changing ocean: Comparing time series of zooplankton phenology
Mackas, D. L., Greve, W., Edwards, M., Chiba, S., Tadokoro, K., Eloire, D., Mazzocchi, M. G., Batten, S., Richardson, A. J., Johnson, C., Head, E., Conversi, A. and Peluso, T. (2012). Changing zooplankton seasonality in a changing ocean: Comparing time series of zooplankton phenology. Progress in Oceanography, 97-100, 31-62. doi: 10.1016/j.pocean.2011.11.005
Roger, Liza M., Richardson, Anthony J., McKinnon, A. David, Knott, Brenton, Matear, Richard and Scadding, Cameron (2012). Comparison of the shell structure of two tropical Thecosomata (Creseis acicula and Diacavolinia longirostris) from 1963 to 2009: Potential implications of declining aragonite saturation. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 69 (3), 465-474. doi: 10.1093/icesjms/fsr171
Biology, ecology and conservation of the Mobulidae
Couturier, L. I. E., Marshall, A. D., Jaine, F. R. A., Kashiwagi, T., Pierce, S. J., Townsend, K. A., Weeks, S. J., Bennett, M. B. and Richardson, A. J. (2012). Biology, ecology and conservation of the Mobulidae. Journal of Fish Biology, 80 (5), 1075-1119. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03264.x
McLeod, David J., Hallegraeff, Gustaaf M., Hosie, Graham W. and Richardson, Anthony J. (2012). Climate-driven range expansion of the red-tide dinoflagellate Noctiluca scintillans into the Southern Ocean. Journal of Plankton Research, 34 (4), 332-337. doi: 10.1093/plankt/fbr112
Degraded ecosystems: keep jellyfish numbers in check
Richardson, Anthony J., Pauly, Daniel and Gibbons, Mark J. (2012). Degraded ecosystems: keep jellyfish numbers in check. Nature, 483 (7388), 158-158. doi: 10.1038/483158b
Invasive species unchecked by climate - Response
Burrows, Michael T., Schoeman, David S., Duarte, Carlos M., O'Connor, Mary I., Buckley, Lauren B., Kappel, Carrie V., Parmesan, Camille, Halpern, Benjamin S., Brown, Chris, Brander, Keith M., Bruno, John F., Pandolfi, John M., Sydeman, William J., Moore, Pippa, Kiessling, Wolfgang, Richardson, Anthony J. and Poloczanska, Elvira S. (2012). Invasive species unchecked by climate - Response. Science, 335 (6068), 538-539. doi: 10.1126/science.335.6068.538-a
How long can fisheries management delay action in response to ecosystem and climate change?
Brown, Christopher J., Fulton, Elizabeth A., Possingham, Hugh P. and Richardson, Anthony J. (2012). How long can fisheries management delay action in response to ecosystem and climate change?. Ecological Applications, 22 (1), 298-310. doi: 10.1890/11-0419.1
Flynn, B. A., Richardson, A. J., Brierley, A. S., Boyer, D. C., Axelsen, B. E., Scott, L., Moroff, N. E., Kainge, P. I., Tjizoo, B. M. and Gibbons, M. J. (2012). Temporal and spatial patterns in the abundance of jellyfish in the northern Benguela upwelling ecosystem and their link to thwarted pelagic fishery recovery. African Journal of Marine Science, 34 (1), 131-146. doi: 10.2989/1814232X.2012.675122
Quantitative approaches in climate change ecology
Brown, Christopher J., Schoeman, David S., Sydeman, William J., Brander, Keith, Buckley, Lauren B., Burrows, Michael, Duarte, Carlos M., Moore, Pippa J., Pandolfi, John M., Poloczanska, Elvira, Venables, William and Richardson, Anthony J. (2011). Quantitative approaches in climate change ecology. Global Change Biology, 17 (12), 3697-3713. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2011.02531.x
The pace of shifting climate in marine and terrestrial ecosystems
Burrows, Michael T., Schoeman, David S., Buckley, Lauren B., Moore, Pippa, Poloczanska, Elvira S., Brander, Keith M., Brown, Chris, Bruno, John F., Duarte, Carlos M., Halpern, Benjamin S., Holding, Johnna, Kappel, Carrie V., Kiessling, Wolfgang, O'Connor, Mary I., Pandolfi, John M., Parmesan, Camille, Schwing, Franklin B., Sydeman, William J. and Richardson, Anthony J. (2011). The pace of shifting climate in marine and terrestrial ecosystems. Science, 334 (6056), 652-655. doi: 10.1126/science.1210288
Robinson, L. M., Elith, J., Hobday, A. J., Pearson, R. G., Kendall, B. E., Possingham, H. P. and Richardson, A. J. (2011). Pushing the limits in marine species distribution modelling: lessons from the land present challenges and opportunities. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 20 (6), 789-802. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00636.x
Griffith, Gary P., Fulton, Elizabeth A. and Richardson, Anthony J. (2011). Effects of fishing and acidification-related benthic mortality on the southeast Australian marine ecosystem. Global Change Biology, 17 (10), 3058-3074. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2011.02453.x
Poloczanska, Elvira S., Smith, Sam, Fauconnet, Laurence, Healy, John, Tibbetts, Ian R., Burrows, Michael T. and Richardson, Anthony J. (2011). Little change in distribution of rocky shore faunal communities on the Australian east coast after 50 years of warming. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 400 (1-2), 145-154. doi: 10.1016/j.jembe.2011.02.018
COMMENTARY: Overstretching attribution
Parmesan, Camille, Duarte, Carlos, Poloczanska, Elvira, Richardson, Anthony J. and Singer, Michael C. (2011). COMMENTARY: Overstretching attribution. Nature Climate Change, 2011 (4), 2-4. doi: 10.1038/nclimate1056
Johnson, C. R., Banks, S. C., Barrett, N. S., Cazzasus, F., Dunstan, P. K., Edgar, G. J., Frusher, S. D., Gardner, C., Helidoniotis, F., Hill, K. L., Holbrook, N. J., Hosie, G. W., Last, P. R., Ling, S. C., Melbourne-Thomas, J., Miller, K., Pecl, G. T., Richardson, Anthony, Ridgway, K. R., Rintoul, S. R., Ritz, D. A., Ross, D. J., Sanderson, J. C., Shepherd, S., Slotwinski, A., Swadling, K. M. and Taw, N. (2011). Climate change cascades: Shifts in oceanography, species' ranges and subtidal marine community dynamics in eastern Tasmania. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology And Ecology, 400 (1-2), 17-32. doi: 10.1016/j.jembe.2011.02.032
Grantham, H. S., Game, E. T., Lombard, A. T., Hobday, A. J., Richardson, A. J., Beckley, L. E., Pressey, R. L., Huggett, J. A., Coetzee, J. C., van der Lingen, C. D., Petersen, S. L., Merkle, D. and Possingham, H. P. (2011). Accommodating dynamic oceanographic processes and pelagic biodiversity in marine conservation planning. PLoS One, 6 (2) e16552, e16552-1-e16552-16. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0016552
Ecosystem-based adaptation in marine ecosystems of tropical Oceania in response to climate change
Grantham, H. S., McLeod, E., Brooks, A., Jupiter, S. D., Hardcastle, J., Richardson, A. J., Poloczanska, E. S., Hills, T., Mieszkowska, N., Klein, C. J. and Watson, J. E. M. (2011). Ecosystem-based adaptation in marine ecosystems of tropical Oceania in response to climate change. Pacific Conservation Biology, 17 (3), 241-258. doi: 10.1071/PC110241
Rohner, C. A., Richardson, Anthony, Marshall, A. D., Weeks, S. J. and Pierce, S. J. (2011). How large is the world's largest fish? Measuring whale sharks Rhincodon typus with laser photogrammetry. Journal of Fish Biology, 78 (1), 378-385. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02861.x
Multi-decadal oceanic ecological datasets and their application in marine policy and management
Edwards, M, Beaugrand, G, Hays, GC, Koslow, JA and Richardson, AJ (2010). Multi-decadal oceanic ecological datasets and their application in marine policy and management. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 25 (10), 602-610. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2010.07.007
Uniting marine and terrestrial modelling of biodiversity under climate change
Mokany, Karel, Richardson, Anthony J., Poloczanska, Elvira S., Ferrier, Simon, The CSIRO CAF Biodiversity Working Group and Robinson, Lucy M. (2010). Uniting marine and terrestrial modelling of biodiversity under climate change. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 25 (10), 550-551. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2010.06.014
Adaptive strategy recommended for US ocean planning
Gibbs, Mark T., Bustamante, Rodrigo and Richardson, Anthony J. (2010). Adaptive strategy recommended for US ocean planning. Nature, 465 (7299), 685-685. doi: 10.1038/465685c
Ecosystem-based fisheries management requires a change to the selective fishing philosophy
Zhou, Shijie, Smith, Anthony D. M., Punt, André E., Richardson, Anthony J., Gibbs, Mark, Fulton, Elizabeth A., Pascoe, Sean, Bulman, Catherine, Bayliss, Peter and Sainsbury, Keith (2010). Ecosystem-based fisheries management requires a change to the selective fishing philosophy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 107 (21), 9485-9489. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0912771107
Brown, C. J., Fulton, E. A., Hobday, A. J., Matear, R. J., Possingham, H. P., Bulman, C., Christensen, V., Forrest, R. E., Gehrke, P. C., Gribble, N. A., Griffiths, S. P., Lozano-Montes, H., Martin, J. M., Metcalf, S., Okey, T. A., Watson, R. and Richardson, A. J. (2010). Effects of climate-driven primary production change on marine food webs: Implications for fisheries and conservation. Global Change Biology, 16 (4), 1194-1212. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.02046.x
Pelagic MPAs: The devil you know
Game, Edward T., Grantham, Hedley S., Hobday, Alistair J., Pressey, Robert L., Lombard, Amanda T., Beckley, Lynnath E., Gjerde, Kristina, Bustamante, Rodrigo, Possingham, Hugh P. and Richardson, Anthony J. (2010). Pelagic MPAs: The devil you know. Trends In Ecology & Evolution, 25 (2), 63-64. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2009.09.002
Nieblas, Anne-Elise, Sloyan, Bernadette M., Hobday, Alistair J., Coleman, Richard and Richardson, Anthony J. (2009). Variability of biological production in low wind-forced regional upwelling systems: A case study off southeastern Australia. Limnology and Oceanography, 54 (5), 1548-1558. doi: 10.4319/lo.2009.54.5.1548
Pelagic protected areas: The missing dimension in ocean conservation
Game, E., Grantham, H.S., Hobday, A.J., Pressey, R.L., Lombard, A.T., Beckley, L.E., Gjerde, K., Bustamante, R., Possingham, H. and Richardson, A. J. (2009). Pelagic protected areas: The missing dimension in ocean conservation. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 24 (7), 360-369. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2009.01.011
Allometry and stoichiometry of unicellular, colonial and multicellular phytoplankton
Beardall, John, Allen, Drew, Bragg, Jason, Finkel, Zoe V., Flynn, Kevin J., Quigg, Antonietta, Rees, T. Alwyn V., Richardson, Anthony and Raven, John A. (2009). Allometry and stoichiometry of unicellular, colonial and multicellular phytoplankton. New Phytologist, 181 (2), 295-309. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02660.x
Patterns of jellyfish abundance in the North Atlantic
Gibbons, M. J. and Richardson, A. J. (2009). Patterns of jellyfish abundance in the North Atlantic. Hydrobiologia, 616 (1), 51-65. doi: 10.1007/s10750-008-9593-8
The jellyfish joyride: Causes, consequences and management responses to a more gelatinous future
Richardson, Anthony J., Bakun, Andrew, Hays, Graeme C. and Gibbons, Mark J. (2009). The jellyfish joyride: Causes, consequences and management responses to a more gelatinous future. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 24 (6), 312-322. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2009.01.010
Are jellyfish increasing in response to ocean acidification?
Richardson, Anthony J. and Gibbons, Mark J. (2008). Are jellyfish increasing in response to ocean acidification?. Limnology and Oceanography, 53 (5), 2040-2045. doi: 10.4319/lo.2008.53.5.2040
Identifying four phytoplankton functional types from space: An ecological approach
Raitsos, Dionysios E., Lavender, Samantha J., Maravelias, Christos D., Haralabous, John, Richardson, Anthony and Reid, Philip C. (2008). Identifying four phytoplankton functional types from space: An ecological approach. Limnology and Oceanography, 53 (2), 605-613. doi: 10.4319/lo.2008.53.2.0605
Generalised model of primary production in the southern Benguela upwelling system
Demarcq, Hervé, Richardson, Anthony J. and Field, John G. (2008). Generalised model of primary production in the southern Benguela upwelling system. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 354, 59-74. doi: 10.3354/meps07136
Global database is needed to support adaptation science
Poloczanska, E. S., Hobday, A. J. and Richardson, A. J. (2008). Global database is needed to support adaptation science. Nature, 453 (7196), 720-720. doi: 10.1038/453720c
In hot water: Zooplankton and climate change
Richardson, A. J. (2008). In hot water: Zooplankton and climate change. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 65 (3), 279-295. doi: 10.1093/icesjms/fsn028
Listening to the ocean's heartbeat
Poloczanska, E. S. and Richardson, A. J. (2008). Listening to the ocean's heartbeat. Science, 322 (5905), 1188-1188. doi: 10.1126/science.322.5905.1188a
Ocean Science: Under-resourced, under threat
Richardson, A. J. and Poloczanska, E. S. (2008). Ocean Science: Under-resourced, under threat. Science, 320 (5881), 1294-1295. doi: 10.1126/science.1156129
Hobson, Victoria J., McMahon, Clive R., Richardson, Anthony and Hays, Graeme. C. (2008). Ocean surface warming: The North Atlantic remains within the envelope of previous recorded conditions. Deep Sea Research Part 1: Oceanographic Research Papers, 55 (2), 155-162. doi: 10.1016/j.dsr.2007.11.003
Huggett, J. A., Richardson, A. J. and Field, J. G. (2007). Comparative ecology of the copepods Calanoides carinatus and Calanus agulhensis - the influence of temperature and food. African Journal of Marine Science, 29 (3), 473-490. doi: 10.2989/AJMS.2007.29.3.14.344
Climate change and Australian marine life
Poloczanska, E. S., Babcock, R. C, Butler, A., Hobday, A. J., Hoegh-Guldberg, O., Kunz, T. J., Matear, R., Milton, D. A, Okey, T. A. and Richardson, A. J. (2007). Climate change and Australian marine life. Oceanography and Marine Biology, 45, 407-478.
Climate effects and benthic-pelagic coupling in the North Sea
Kirby, Richard R., Beaugrand, Gregory, Lindley, John A., Richardson, Anthony J., Edwards, Martin and Reid, Philip C. (2007). Climate effects and benthic-pelagic coupling in the North Sea. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 330, 31-38. doi: 10.3354/meps330031
Lewis, K., Allen, J. I., Richardson, A. J. and Holte, J. T. (2006). Error quantification of a high resolution coupled hydrodynamic-ecosystem coastal-ocean model: Part3, validation with Continuous Plankton Recorder data. Journal of Marine Systems, 63 (3-4), 209-224. doi: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2006.08.001
From plankton to top predators: bottom-up control of a marine food web across four trophic levels
Frederiksen, Morten, Edwards, Martin, Richardson, Anthony J., Halliday, Nicholas C. and Wanless, Sarah (2006). From plankton to top predators: bottom-up control of a marine food web across four trophic levels. Journal of Animal Ecology, 75 (6), 1259-1268. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01148.x
Continuous plankton recorder database: history, current issues and future directions
Stevens, Darren, Richardson, Anthony J. and Reid, Philip C. (2006). Continuous plankton recorder database: history, current issues and future directions. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 316, 247-255. doi: 10.3354/meps316247
Encounter success of free-ranging marine predator movements across a dynamic prey landscape
Sims, David W., Witt, Matthew J., Richardson, Anthony J., Southall, Emily J. and Metcalfe, Julian D. (2006). Encounter success of free-ranging marine predator movements across a dynamic prey landscape. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences, 273 (1591), 1195-1201. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2005.3444
Regional climate change and harmful algal blooms in the northeast Atlantic
Edwards, M., Johns, D. G., Leterme, S. C., Svendsen, E. and Richardson, A. J. (2006). Regional climate change and harmful algal blooms in the northeast Atlantic. Limnology And Oceanography, 51 (2), 820-829. doi: 10.4319/lo.2006.51.2.0820
Using continuous plankton recorder data
Richardson, A., Walne, W., John, A. W. G., Jonas, T. D., Lindley, A., Sims, D. W., Stevens, D. and Witt, M. (2006). Using continuous plankton recorder data. Progress in Oceanography, 68 (1), 27-74. doi: 10.1016/j.pocean.2005.09.011
Extending the SeaWiFS chlorophyll data set back 50 years in the northeast Atlantic
Raitsos, Dionysius E., Reid, Philip. C., Lavender, Samantha. J., Edwards, Martin and Richardson, Anthony J. (2005). Extending the SeaWiFS chlorophyll data set back 50 years in the northeast Atlantic. Geophysical Research Letters, 32 (6) L06603, L06603-L06603. doi: 10.1029/2005GL022484
A Genetic Marker to Separate Emiliania Huxleyi (Prymnesiophyceae) Morphotypes
Schroeder, Declan C., Biggi, Gaia F., Hall, Matthew, Davy, Joanne, Martinez, Joaquín M., Richardson, Anthony J., Malin, Gillian and Wilson, William H. (2005). A Genetic Marker to Separate Emiliania Huxleyi (Prymnesiophyceae) Morphotypes. Journal of Phycology, 41 (4), 874-879. doi: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2005.04188.x
An overview of Calanus helgolandicus ecology in European waters
Bonnet, Delphine, Richardson, Anthony, Harris, Roger, Hirst, Andrew, Beaugrand, Gregory, Edwards, Martin, Ceballos, Sarah, Diekman, Rabea, Lopez-Urrutia, Angel, Valdes, Luis, Carlotti, François and et al. (2005). An overview of Calanus helgolandicus ecology in European waters. Progress In Oceanography, 65 (1), 1-53. doi: 10.1016/j.pocean.2005.02.002
Climate change and marine plankton
Hays, G. C., Richardson, A. J. and Robinson, C. (2005). Climate change and marine plankton. Trends In Ecology & Evolution, 20 (6), 337-344. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2005.03.004
Gibbons, Mark J., Richardson, Anthony J., Angel, Martin V., Buecher, Emmanuelle, Esnal, Graciela, Alamo, Maria A. Fernandez, Gibson, Ray, Itoh, Hiroshi, Pugh, Phil, Boettger-Schnack, Ruth and Thuesen, Erik (2005). What determines the likelihood of species discovery in marine holozooplankton: is size, range or depth important?. Oikos, 109 (3), 567-576. doi: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2005.13754.x
Climate impact on plankton ecosystems in the Northeast Atlantic
Richardson, A. J. and Schoeman, D. S. (2004). Climate impact on plankton ecosystems in the Northeast Atlantic. Science, 305 (5690), 1609-1612. doi: 10.1126/science.1100958
Richardson, Anthony J., John, Eurgain H., Irigoien, Xabier, Harris, Roger P. and Hays, Graeme C. (2004). How well does the continuous plankton recorder (CPR) sample zooplankton? A comparison with the Longhurst Hardy Plankton Recorder (LHPR) in the northeast Atlantic. Deep-sea Research Part I-oceanographic Research Papers, 51 (9), 1283-1294. doi: 10.1016/j.dsr.2004.04.002
Barnard, R. T., Batten, S., Beaugrand, G., Buckland, C., Conway, D. V. P., Edwards, M., Finlayson, J., Gregory, L. W., Halliday, N. C., John, A. W. G., Johns, D. G., Johnson, A. D., Jonas, T. D., Lindley, J. A., Nyman, J., Pritchard, P., Reid, P. C., Richardson, A. J., Saxby, R. E., Sidey, J., Smith, M. A., Stevens, D. P., Taylor, C. M., Tranter, P. R. G., Walne, A. W., Wootton, M., Wotton, C. O. M. and Wright, J. C. (2004). Continuous plankton records: Plankton atlas of the North Atlantic Ocean (1958-1999). II. Biogeographical charts. Marine Ecology-progress Series, MEPS supplement (SUPPL.), 11-75.
Impact of climate change on marine pelagic phenology and trophic mismatch
Edwards, M. and Richardson, A. J. (2004). Impact of climate change on marine pelagic phenology and trophic mismatch. Nature, 430 (7002), 881-884. doi: 10.1038/nature02808
Long-term oceanographic and ecological research in the western English Channel
Southward, A. J., Langmead, O., Hardman-Mountford, N. J., Aiken, J., Boalch, G. T., Dando, P. R., Genner, M. J., Joint, I., Kendall, M. A., Halliday, N. C., Harris, R. P., Leaper, R., Mieszkowska, N., Pingree, R. D., Richardson, A. J., Sims, D. W., Smith, T., Walne, A. W. and Hawkins, S. J. (2004). Long-term oceanographic and ecological research in the western English Channel. Advances In Marine Biology, 47, 1-105. doi: 10.1016/S0065-2881(04)47001-1
A dynamic quantitative approach for predicting the shape of phytoplankton profiles in the ocean
Richardson, A. J., Silulwane, N. F., Mitchell-Innes, B. A. and Shillington, F. A. (2003). A dynamic quantitative approach for predicting the shape of phytoplankton profiles in the ocean. Progress In Oceanography, 59 (2-3), 301-319. doi: 10.1016/j.pocean.2003.07.003
Agenbag, J. J., Richardson, A. J., Demarcq, H., Freon, P., Weeks, S. J. and Shillington, F. A. (2003). Estimating environmental preferences of South African pelagic fish species using catch size- and remote sensing data. Progress In Oceanography, 59 (2-3), 275-300. doi: 10.1016/j.pocean.2003.07.004
Ocean climate of the South East Atlantic observed from satellite data and wind models
Hardman-Mountford, N. J., Richardson, A. J., Agenbag, J. J., Hagen, E., Nykjaer, L., Shillington, F. A. and Villacastin, C. (2003). Ocean climate of the South East Atlantic observed from satellite data and wind models. Progress In Oceanography, 59 (2-3), 181-221. doi: 10.1016/j.pocean.2003.10.001
Hardman-Mountford, N. J., Richardson, A. J., Boyer, D. C., Kreiner, A. and Boyer, H. J. (2003). Relating sardine recruitment in the Northern Benguela to satellite-derived sea surface height using a neural network pattern recognition approach. Progress In Oceanography, 59 (2-3), 241-255. doi: 10.1016/j.pocean.2003.07.005
Using self-organizing maps to identify patterns in satellite imagery
Richardson, A. J., Risien, C. and Shillington, F. A. (2003). Using self-organizing maps to identify patterns in satellite imagery. Progress in Oceanography, 59 (2-3), 223-239. doi: 10.1016/j.pocean.2003.07.006
Reid, P. C., Colebrook, J. M., Matthews, J. B. L., Richardson, A. J. and Continuous Plankton Recorder Team (2003). The Continuous Plankton Recorder: concepts and history, from Plankton Indicator to undulating recorders. Progress in Oceanography, 58 (2-4), 117-173. doi: 10.1016/j.pocean.2003.08.002
Increased blooms of a dinoflagellate in the NW Atlantic
Johns, D. G., Edwards, M., Richardson, A. and Spicer, J. I. (2003). Increased blooms of a dinoflagellate in the NW Atlantic. Marine Ecology-progress Series, 265, 283-287. doi: 10.3354/meps265283
Richardson, Anthony J., Verheye, Hans M., Mitchell-Innes, Betty A., Fowler, Justine L. and Field, John G. (2003). Seasonal and event-scale variation in growth of Calanus agulhensis (Copepoda) in the Benguela upwelling system and implications for spawning of sardine Sardinops sagax. Marine Ecology - Progress Series, 254, 239-251. doi: 10.3354/meps254239
Sims, D. W., Southall, E. J., Richardson, A. J., Reid, P. C. and Metcalfe, J. D. (2003). Seasonal movements and behaviour of basking sharks from archival tagging: no evidence of winter hibernation. Marine Ecology-progress Series, 248, 187-196. doi: 10.3354/meps248187
Richardson, A. J., Pfaff, M. C., Field, J. G., Silulwane, N. F. and Shillington, F. A. (2002). Identifying characteristic chlorophyll a profiles in the coastal domain using an artificial neural network. Journal of Plankton Research, 24 (12), 1289-1303. doi: 10.1093/plankt/24.12.1289
Schoeman, D. S. and Richardson, A. J. (2002). Investigating biotic and abiotic factors affecting the recruitment of an intertidal clam on an exposed sandy beach using a generalized additive model. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology And Ecology, 276 (1-2), 67-81. doi: 10.1016/S0022-0981(02)00239-3
Richardson, A. J., Verheye, H. M., Herbert, V., Rogers, C. and Arendse, L. M. (2001). Egg production, somatic growth and productivity of copepods in the Benguela Current system and Angola-Benguela Front. South African Journal of Science, 97 (5-6), 251-257.
Silulwane, N. F., Richardson, A. J., Shillington, F. A. and Mitchell-Innes, B. A. (2001). Identification and classification of vertical chlorophyll patterns in the Benguela upwelling system and Angola-Benguela front using an artificial neural network. South African Journal of Marine Science-suid-afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Seewetenskap, 23 (23), 37-51.
A Review of the biology of calanus agulhensis off South Africa
Huggett, J. A. and Richardson, A. J. (2000). A Review of the biology of calanus agulhensis off South Africa. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 57 (6), 1834-1849. doi: 10.1006/jmsc.2000.0977
Richardson, A. J., Maharaj, G., Compagno, L. J. V., Leslie, R. W., Ebert, D. A. and Gibbons, M. J. (2000). Abundance, distribution, morphometrics, reproductive aspects and diet of the catshark Holohalaelurus regani. Journal of Fish Biology, 56 (3), 552-576. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2000.tb00755.x
Length-weight regressions for some important forage crustaceans from South Africa
Richardson, A. J., Lamberts, C., Isaacs, G., Moloney, C, L. and Gibbons, M. J. (2000). Length-weight regressions for some important forage crustaceans from South Africa. NAGA, WorldFish Center Quarterly, 23 (1), 29-33.
Richardson, Anthony J. and Verheye, Hans M. (1999). Growth rates of copepods in the southern Benguela upwelling system: The interplay between body size and food. Limnology and Oceanography, 44 (2), 382-392. doi: 10.4319/lo.1999.44.2.0382
Seasonal changes in phytoplankton biomass on the western Agulhas Bank, South Africa
Mitchell-Innes, BA, Richardson, AJ and Painting, SJ (1999). Seasonal changes in phytoplankton biomass on the western Agulhas Bank, South Africa. South African Journal of Marine Science-Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Seewetenskap, 21 (21), 217-233.
Richardson, AJ and Verheye, HM (1998). The relative importance of food and temperature to copepod egg production and somatic growth in the southern Benguela upwelling system. Journal of Plankton Research, 20 (12), 2379-2399. doi: 10.1093/plankt/20.12.2379
Painting, SJ, Hutchings, L, Huggett, JA, Korrubel, JL, Richardson, AJ and Verheye, HM (1998). Environmental and biological monitoring for forecasting anchovy recruitment in the southern Benguela upwelling region. Fisheries Oceanography, 7 (3-4), 364-374. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2419.1998.00086.x
Verheye, HM, Richardson, AJ, Hutchings, L, Marska, G and Gianakouras, D (1998). Long-term trends in the abundance and community structure of coastal zooplankton in the southern Benguela system, 1951-1996. South African Journal of Marine Science-Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Seewetenskap, 19 (19), 317-332.
Hutchings, L, Barange, M, Bloomer, SF, Boyd, AJ, Crawford, RJM, Huggett, JA, Kerstan, M, Korrubel, JL, De Oliveira, JAA, Painting, SJ, Richardson, AJ, Shannon, LJ, Schulein, FH, Van der Lingen, CD and Verheye, HM (1998). Multiple factors affecting South African anchovy recruitment in the spawning, transport and nursery areas. South African Journal of Marine Science-Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Seewetenskap, 19 (19), 211-225.
Richardson, AJ, Mitchell-Innes, BA, Fowler, JL, Bloomer, SF, Verheye, HM, Field, JG, Hutchings, L and Painting, SJ (1998). The effect of sea temperature and food availability on the spawning success of Cape anchovy Engraulis capensis in the southern Benguela. South African Journal of Marine Science-Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Seewetenskap, 19 (19), 275-290.
Assessment of the food available to Cape anchovy during their spawning season
Richardson, AJ, Verheye, HM, Field, JG, Payne, SM and Wright, E (1997). Assessment of the food available to Cape anchovy during their spawning season. South African Journal of Marine Science-Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Seewetenskap, 18 (18), 113-117.
Pitcher, GC, Richardson, AJ and Korrubel, JL (1996). The use of sea temperature in characterizing the mesoscale heterogeneity of phytoplankton in an embayment of the southern Benguela upwelling system. Journal of Plankton Research, 18 (5), 643-657. doi: 10.1093/plankt/18.5.643
Climate change and marine life
Richardson, Anthony J., Brown, Christopher J., Brander, Keith, Bruno, John F., Buckley, Lauren, Burrows, Michael T., Duarte, Carlos M., Halpern, Benjamin S., Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove, Holding, Johnna, Kappel, Carrie V., Kiessling, Wolfgang, Moore, Pippa J., O'Connor, Mary I., Pandolfi, John M., Parmesan, Camille, Schoeman, David S., Schwing, Frank, Sydeman, William J. and Poloczanska, Elvira S. (2012). Climate change and marine life. London, United Kingdom: The Royal Society Publishing. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0530
Couturier, Lydie I. E., Jaine, Fabrice R. A., Townsend, Kathy A., Weeks, Scarla J., Richardson, Anthony J. and Bennett, Michael B. (2011). Distribution, site affinity and regional movements of the manta ray, Manta alfredi (Krefft, 1868), along the east coast of Australia. Collingwood, Vic., Australia: CSIRO Publishing. doi: 10.1071/MF10148
Lynch, T. P., Roughan, M., Mclaughlan, D., Hughes, D., Cherry, D., Critchley, G., Allen, S., Pender, L., Thompson, P., Richardson, A. J., Coman, F., Steinberg, C., Terhell, D., Seuront, L., Mclean, C., Brinkman, G. and Meyers, G. (2008). A National Reference Station infrastructure for Australia - Using telemetry and central processing to report multi-disciplinary data streams for monitoring marine ecosystem response to climate change. OCEANS’08 MTS/IEEE Conference, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, 15-18 September 2008. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/OCEANS.2008.5151856
Verheye, HM and Richardson, AJ (1998). Long-term increase in crustacean zooplankton abundance in the southern Benguela upwelling region (1951-1996): bottom-up or top-down control?. ICES Symposium on Temporal Variability of Plankton and Their Physico-Chemical Environment, Kiel Germany, Mar 19-21, 1997. LONDON: ACADEMIC PRESS LTD. doi: 10.1006/jmsc.1998.0387
Oceans and coastal ecosystems and their services
Cooley, Sarah R., Schoeman, David S., Bopp, Laurent, Boyd, Philip, Donner, Simon, Ito, Shin-Ichi, Kiessling, Wolfgang, Martinetto, Paulina, Ojea, Elena, Racault, Marie-Fanny, Rost, Björn, Skern-Mauritzen, Mette, Ghebrehiwet, Dawit Yemane and Richardson, Anthony J. (2022). Oceans and coastal ecosystems and their services. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781009325844
Data and scripts of the manuscript: Climate-smart, 3-D protected areas in the high seas
Everett, Jason, Richardson, Anthony, Brito Morales, Isaac, O'Connor, Rosemary, Sykes, Patrick, Dyer, Phil, Rafaela de Albuquerque Ribeiro, Arafeh Dalmau, Nur, Rosa Mar Dominguez, Schoeman, David, Richards, Irene, Stansfield, Bryce, Dominguez Martinez, Rosa, Lawson, Christopher, Heneghan, Ryan, Tin Buenafe and Maya Boueiz (2021). Data and scripts of the manuscript: Climate-smart, 3-D protected areas in the high seas. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/34d915e
Reef manta ray cut measurements
McGregor, Frazer, Richardson, Anthony J, Armstrong, Amelia J, Armstrong, Asia O and Dudgeon, Christine L (2019). Reef manta ray cut measurements. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/uql.2019.869
Richardson, A. J. (2008). Plankton and climate.
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(2019–2022) The Nature Conservancy Limited
(2018–2019) Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited
Connectivity and movements of large pelagic species of ecotourism value
(2016–2020) ARC Linkage Projects
(2015–2017) University of New South Wales
(2013–2015)
(2013–2015) University of Tasmania
Project Manta WA - biology and ecology of manta rays in Australian waters
(2013–2014) Research Donation Generic
ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions (CEED)
(2011–2018) ARC Centres of Excellence
(2011–2014) ARC Linkage Projects
The resilience of marine ecosystems and fisheries to climate change: exploring adaptation strategies
(2010–2013) ARC Future Fellowships
(2010–2011) ARC LIEF Collaborating/Partner Organisation Contributions
(2009–2012) Griffith University
Resilience of Moreton Bay to climate change: Links between nutrient inputs and plankton dynamics
(2009–2011) ARC Linkage Projects
(2008–2011) ARC Discovery Projects
Global biodiversity, climate change and Marine Protected Areas
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
Connected climate-smart marine conservation planning
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
Post Nesting Migration Evaluation and Foraging Areas Identification Based on Stable Isotopes Analysis of Green Turtle (Chelonia Mydas) Nesting at Tortuguero Rookery
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Evaluating transboundary environmental impacts on endangered marine migratory species using an agent-based framework
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Migratory movements of sharks in the Great Barrier Reef: strengthening connectivity within and beyond national jurisdictions
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
(2022) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Climate velocity in the ocean and its implications for conservation
(2021) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
Resolving the role of zooplankton in the marine ecosystem with functional size spectra
(2019) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
(2013) Doctor Philosophy — Joint Principal Advisor
The Spatial Ecology of Manta Rays: Movement, Habitat Use and Connectivity
(2022) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
The energetics of elasmobranchs: applications of bioenergetic models, physiology, and biomechanics
(2022) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
The molecular and spatial ecology of manta rays in Australia
(2022) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
(2017) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Managing direct and indirect threats to marine ecosystems to balance multiple objectives
(2017) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Advancing systematic conservation planning in the Mediterranean Sea
(2015) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Growth model estimation in fisheries
(2014) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Methods for Decision Theory in Conservation Biology
(2013) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Population ecology and biology of the reef manta ray Manta alfredi in eastern Australia
(2013) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
(2013) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
The movement ecology of the reef manta ray Manta alfredi in eastern Australia
(2013) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Effects of climate change on marine ecosystems and potential management responses
(2012) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
The Ecology of Dispersal: Causes and Consequences of Phenotype-Dependent Dispersal
(2011) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Relationships between polychaete community composition and environmental factors in the Gulf of Carpentaria, northern Australia
(2010) Master Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Note for students: The possible research projects listed on this page may not be comprehensive or up to date. Always feel free to contact the staff for more information, and also with your own research ideas.
Benefits and challenges to fisheries of an extensive network of marine protected areas
Currently about 8% of the ocean is in protected areas. There is a strong push to increase this to 20% or even 30% by 2030. How this could affect fishing – both positively and negatively – is an open question. And how might different fisheries and countries be impacted? This project will use state-of-the-art conservation planning approaches combined with ecosystem modelling to estimate the impact on fisheries. We are looking for a student interested in mathematical ecology and be keen to improve their programming, mathematical and ecological skills.
Climate-safe marine protected areas in 3-D
Currently about 8% of the ocean is in protected areas. There is a strong push to increase this to 20% or even 30% by 2030. How do we make these new protected areas climate safe? More specificially, how do we ensure that protected areas are resilient to climate change and retaining species within their area of protection? As climate change will impact species differently at different depths in the ocean, can we design new protected area networks that are coherent across ocean depths? We are looking for a student interested in conservation and wants to improve their programming skills.
Using size spectrum ecosystem models to investigate impact of climate change on global fisheries
Climate change is expected to lead to the decline of phytoplankton production in the ocean, and thus a decline in fisheries in the future. However, our recent work on better-resolving zooplankton in ecosystem models using ZooMSS (Zooplankton Model of Size Spectra) has challenged this idea. This work suggests that changes in zooplankton in response might mitigate future impacts on fisheries. This work will explore the impact of climate change on marine ecosystems and ultimately how fisheries globally will be affected. We are looking for a motivated student with a strong background in mathematics and coding to work on this project.
Many migratory marine species move over large distances in the ocean, from spawning to feeding regions via migration pathways. During various times in their lifecycle, species are impacted by a suite of anthropogenic stressors. To date, the design of marine protected areas has focused on static information on the distribution of biodiversity, but has generally not included dynamic information on critical habitats, including migratory pathways. This project will design a global network of MPAs that best protect the major feeding, spawning and migration pathways (“ocean highways”) of marine species. We are looking for a student interested in conservation and wants to improve their programming skills.
How is climate change impacting Australian marine systems
Plankton form the base of the marine food web. There is very little information about how climate change has altered Australian plankton communities. Using the largest dataset of marine plankton in Australia - collected by the Integrated Marine Observing System - this project will investigate the seasonal, interannual, and decadal varaition in phytoplankton and zooplankton communities around Australia. This information will be combined with ecoystem models to understand flow-on effects on higher trophic levels. How plankton will respond to climate change will determine the productivity of Australia's marine systems in the future.