A5059475723- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Marine and fisheries research
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Marine animal studies overview
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
- Maritime Ports and Logistics
- Trace Elements in Health
- Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Maritime Navigation and Safety
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models
- Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
- Aquatic life and conservation
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
James Cook University
2005-2023
North Carolina State University
1994
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Fisheries Science Center
1993-1994
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
1993
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
1993
We provide epidemiological evidence that shell disease, a very common problem of crustaceans in polluted environments, coincides with low serum antibacterial activity.In commercially important blue crabs Callinectes sapidus from the Albemarle-Pamlico Estuary, North Carolina, USA, we identified potent activity which was active against most bacteria inhabiting both clinically normal as well those disease.Clinically riverine sites, presumed to be at high risk for developing had little one-fifth...
Abstract The Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area in Queensland, Australia contains globally significant seagrasses supporting key ecosystem services, including habitat and food for threatened populations of dugong turtle. We compiled 35 years data a spatial database, 81,387 points with georeferenced seagrass species presence/absence, depth, dominant sediment type, collection date. include collected under commercial contract that have not been publicly available. Twelve were recorded....
Abstract The Gulf of Carpentaria and Torres Strait in north‐eastern Australia support globally significant seagrass ecosystems that underpin fishing cultural heritage the region. Reliable data on distribution are critical to understanding how these changing, while managing for resilience. Spatial have been collected since early 1980s, but were poorly curated. Some was not publicly available, some already lost. We validated synthesized historical spatial create a available database. include...
A variety of physiological and biochemical measures have been proposed in the literature as indicators environmental quality.Here we report studies which were designed to determine if hemolymph hemocyanin concentrations blue crabs Callinectes sapidus could be correlated with water quality.To this end measured collected from North Carolina, Florida, Texas, USA.Blue isolated estuarine systems eastern Carolina (i.e.Albemarle/Pamlico Sound area) had significantly lower their than reference areas...
Placobdelloides bancrofti (Best, 1931) Sawyer, 1986 (Euhirudinea: Glossiphoniidae) is recorded for the first time from a location in North Queensland, Australia. was found feeding on freshwater turtle Emydura krefftii and collected new host species Elseya latisternum. Examination of live individuals enabled us to document external coloration markings time. Clarification original description P. made, correcting anal pore, then taxonomic history this discussed.