A5090625196- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Physiological and biochemical adaptations
- Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency
- Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
- Marine and fisheries research
- Color perception and design
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
- Indigenous Studies and Ecology
- Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides
- Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Visual perception and processing mechanisms
- Marine animal studies overview
- Genomics and Rare Diseases
- Cephalopods and Marine Biology
- Tactile and Sensory Interactions
- Academic Writing and Publishing
- Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Integrated Water Resources Management
- Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
- Color Science and Applications
- Motor Control and Adaptation
UNSW Sydney
2011-2024
New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
2012-2024
Sydney Institute of Marine Science
2023
Environmental Earth Sciences
2019-2021
The University of Sydney
2009-2021
Wheaton College - Illinois
2010-2016
Western Sydney University
2009-2016
Wheaton College - Massachusetts
2012-2014
University of Georgia
2012
Abstract It is essential to predict the impact of elevated P co 2 on marine organisms and habitats anticipate severity consequences future ocean chemistry change. Despite importance carry‐over effects in evolutionary history organisms, few studies have considered links between life‐history stages when determining how will respond , none link adults their offspring. Herein, we exposed wild selectively bred Sydney rock oysters, S accostrea glomerata during reproductive conditioning measured...
Elevations in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) are anticipated to acidify oceans because of fundamental changes ocean chemistry created by CO2 absorption from the atmosphere. Over next century, these elevated concentrations expected result a reduction surface waters 8.1 7.7 units as well carbonate ion (CO32-) concentration. The potential impact that this change will have on marine and estuarine organisms ecosystems is growing concern for scientists worldwide. While species-specific responses...
Success and impact metrics in science are based on a system that perpetuates sexist racist “rewards” by prioritizing citations factors. These flawed biased against already marginalized groups fail to accurately capture the breadth of individuals’ meaningful scientific impacts. We advocate shifting this outdated value advance through principles justice, equity, diversity, inclusion. outline pathways for paradigm shift values multidimensional mentorship promoting mentee well-being. actions...
Abstract This study investigated the synergistic effects of ocean acidification (caused by elevations in partial pressure carbon dioxide p CO 2 ) and temperature on fertilization embryonic development economically ecologically important Sydney rock oyster, Saccostrea glomerata (Gould 1850). As increased, significantly decreased. The 26 °C was optimum for fertilization, as increased decreased from this optimum, There also an effect development. Generally percentage size D‐veligers that were...
Predicting the impact of warming and acidifying on oceans early development life history stages invertebrates although difficult, is essential in order to anticipate severity consequences future climate change. This review summarises current literature meta-analyses life-history including fertilisation, larval implications for dispersal settlement populations. Although fertilisation appears robust near predictions ocean acidification, much more vulnerable across invertebrate groups, evidence...
Ocean acidification (OA) is predicted to have widespread implications for marine organisms, yet the capacity species acclimate or adapt over this century remains unknown. Recent transgenerational studies shown that some species, exposure of adults OA can facilitate positive carryover effects their larval and juvenile offspring help them survive in acidifying oceanic conditions. But whether these persist into adulthood next generation Here we tested found larvae oyster, Saccostrea glomerata...
Abstract We are beginning to understand how the larvae of molluscs and echinoderms with complex life cycles will be affected by climate change. Early experiments using short-term exposures suggested that in oceans predicted increase acidification temperature smaller size, take longer develop, have a greater incidence abnormal development. More realistic which factored found impacts not as severe predicted. This is because performance one history stage led significant carryover effect on...
‘Multiple drivers’ (also termed ‘multiple stressors’) is the term used to describe cumulative effects of multiple environmental factors on organisms or ecosystems. Here, we consider ocean acidification as a driver because many inorganic carbon parameters are changing simultaneously, including total dissolved carbon, CO2, HCO3–, CO32–, H+ and CaCO3 saturation state. With rapid expansion research has come greater understanding complexity intricacies how these simultaneous changes seawater...
Parental effects passed from adults to their offspring have been identified as a source of rapid acclimation that may allow marine populations persist our surface oceans continue decrease in pH. Little is known, however, whether parental are beneficial for the presence multiple stressors. We exposed oyster Saccostrea glomerata elevated CO 2 and examined impacts (control = 392; 856 µatm) combined with temperature 24; 28°C), reduced salinity 35; 25) food concentration full; half diet) on...
Abstract Some populations of marine organisms appear to have inherent tolerance or the capacity for acclimation stressful environmental conditions, including those associated with climate change. Sydney rock oysters from B2 breeding line exhibit resilience ocean acidification ( OA ) at physiological level. To understand molecular basis this resilience, we analysed gill transcriptome that had been exposed near‐future projected pH over two consecutive generations. Our results suggest...
Marine organisms need to adapt in order cope with the adverse effects of ocean acidification and warming. Transgenerational exposure CO2 stress has been shown enhance resilience offspring from a number species. However, molecular basis underlying such adaptive responses is currently unknown. Here, we compared transcriptional profiles two genetically distinct oyster breeding lines following transgenerational elevated explore acclimation or adaptation these organisms. The expression key target...
Throughout the world, there is a growing recognition of importance and need for incorporation Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) First Nations peoples in shellfish aquaculture coastal management. In Australia, however, TEK management its infancy. This concern because combined perspectives knowledge Western Science are needed to restore culturally economically significant create successful, respectful sustainable outcomes. The aims this perspective piece first describe evidence...
For over 60,000 years, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia have developed an enduring knowledge marine freshwater organisms ecosystems on Sea Country. However, it has taken more than 200 years since colonisation, a biodiversity habitat crisis for Australia, to begin recognise value Indigenous Ecological Knowledge (IEK). This perspective piece builds previous work define IEK in the context Country research, particularly within Australia. It discusses reasons rarity...
Abstract Previous work suggests that larvae from Sydney rock oysters have been selectively bred for fast growth and disease resistance are more resilient to the impacts of ocean acidification than nonselected, wild‐type oysters. In this study, we used proteomics investigate molecular differences between oyster populations in adult identify whether these form basis observations seen larvae. Adult a selective breeding line (B2) nonselected wild types ( WT ) were exposed 4 weeks elevated p CO 2...
Sessile marine molluscs living in the intertidal zone experience periods of internal acidosis when exposed to air (emersion) during low tide. Relative other organisms, have been identified as vulnerable future ocean acidification; however, paradoxically it has also shown that high CO2 environments are more resilient compared with those naive exposure. Two competing hypotheses were tested using a novel experimental design incorporating tidal simulations predict limit oysters high-CO2 world;...
We investigated how color preferences vary according to season and whether those changes could be explained by the ecological valence theory (EVT). To do so, we assessed same participants' for colors during fall, winter, spring, summer in northeastern United States, where there are large seasonal environmental colors. Seasonal differences were most pronounced between fall other three seasons. Participants liked fall-associated dark-warm colors-for example, dark-red, dark-orange (brown),...
Ocean acidification is predicted to have severe consequences for calcifying marine organisms especially molluscs. Recent studies, however, found that molluscs in environments with naturally elevated or fluctuating CO2 an active, high metabolic rate lifestyle may a capacity acclimate and be resilient exposures of environmental pCO2. The aim this study was determine the effects near future concentrations pCO2 on larval adult stages mobile doughboy scallop, Mimachlamys asperrima from subtidal...
ABSTRACT Oyster microbiomes are integral to healthy function and can be altered by climate change conditions. Genetic variation among oysters is known influence the response of may ameliorate any adverse effects on oyster microbiome; however, this remains unstudied. Nine full-sibling selected breeding lines Sydney rock (Saccostrea glomerata) were exposed predicted warming (ambient = 24°C, elevated 28°C) ocean acidification pCO2 400, 1000 µatm) for 4 weeks. The haemolymph bacterial microbiome...