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Collier CJ, Giraldo-Ospina A, Waycott M. (In prep.) Light, temperature and exposure as environmental drivers of tropical seagrass dynamics.

 

*Supported through MTSRF funding

Marine Pollution Bulletin

 

Devlin, M., McKinna, L.W., Alvarez-Romero, J.G., Petus, C., Abott, B., Harkness, P., Brodie, J. (2012) Mapping the pollutants in surface riverine flood plume waters in the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 65, 224-235 [doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.03.001].

Towards water quality thresholds for healthy seagrass habitats in the Great Barrier Reef. A summary of research from the National Estuarine Research Program Tropical Ecosystem hub (NERP TE) project 5.3.

This project will determine the movement and habitat use of large predatory fishes such as sharks and coral trout in reef and coastal environments of the Great Barrier Reef. Individual fish are fitted with acoustic transmitters that are detected by an array of acoustic monitoring stations. These monitoring stations record the presence and movement of fish between the coast and the reef, and between reefs. Predator presence and movement will be integrated with habitat mapping and environmental monitoring data to identify factors that lead to changes in movement patterns and to define any preferred locations or conditions that can be targeted for conservation or management.

 

Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries

 

Kessel, S.T., Cooke, S.J., Heupel, M.R., Hussey, N.E., Simpfendorfer, C.A., Vagle, S., Fisk, A.T. (2014) A review of detection range testing in aquatic passive acoustic telemetry studies. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries24 (1), 199-218 [doi: 10.1007/s11160-013-9328-4].

Journal of Fish Biology

 

Currey, L M., Heupel, M.R., Simpfendorfer, C.A., Clark, T.D. (2013). Blood lactate loads of redthroat emperor Lethrinus miniatus associated with angling stress and exhaustive exercise. Journal of Fish Biology. 83 (5), 1401-1406 [doi: 10.1111/jfb.12216].

Frontiers in Marine Science

 

Heupel, M.R., Simpfendorfer, C.A., Espinoza, M., Smoothey, A.F., Tobin, A., Peddemors, V. (2015) Conservation challenges of sharks with continental scale migrations. Frontiers in Marine Science. 2:12 [doi: 10.3389/fmars.2015.00012].

Marine Ecology Progress Series

 

Matley, J.K., Heupel, M.R., Simpfendorfer, C.A. (2015) Depth and space use of leopard coralgrouper Plectropomus leopardus using passive acoustic tracking. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 521, 201-216 [doi: 10.3354/meps11122].

Coral Reefs

 

Udyawer, V., Cappo, M., Simpfendorfger, C.A., Heupel, M.R., Lukoschek, V. (2014) Distribution of sea snakes in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park: observations from 10 yrs of baited remote underwater video station (BRUVS) sampling. Coral Reefs. 33 (3) 777-791 [doi: 10.1007/s00338-014-1152-3].

Marine Ecology Progress Series

 

Heupel, M.R., Simpfendorfer, C.A. (2014) Importance of environmental and biological drivers in the presence and space use of a reef-associated shark. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 496, 47-57 [doi: 10.3354/meps10529].

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