A5090738909- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Marine and fisheries research
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Marine animal studies overview
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Marine Sponges and Natural Products
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Underwater Acoustics Research
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Water Quality Monitoring Technologies
- Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
- Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
- Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Remote-Sensing Image Classification
- Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
Queensland Museum
2016-2024
James Cook University
2015-2024
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
2015-2024
Australian Research Council
2013-2023
Cramer Fish Sciences (United States)
2019
Australian Institute of Marine Science
2013-2016
Carnegie Museum of Art
1905
University of Birmingham
1905
Not enough time for recovery Coral bleaching occurs when stressful conditions result in the expulsion of algal partner from coral. Before anthropogenic climate warming, such events were relatively rare, allowing reef between events. Hughes et al. looked at 100 reefs globally and found that average interval is now less than half what it was before. Such narrow windows do not allow full recovery. Furthermore, warming as El Niño are warmer previously, general ocean conditions. changes likely to...
Abstract Despite being one of the simplest metazoans, corals harbor some most highly diverse and abundant microbial communities. Differentiating core, symbiotic bacteria from this host-associated consortium is essential for characterizing functional contributions but has not been possible yet. Here we characterize coral core microbiome demonstrate clear phylogenetic divisions between micro-scale, niche habitats within host. In doing so, discover seven distinct bacterial phylotypes that are...
Abstract Trait-based approaches advance ecological and evolutionary research because traits provide a strong link to an organism’s function fitness. might lead deeper understanding of the functions of, services provided by, ecosystems, thereby improving management, which is vital in current era rapid environmental change. Coral reef scientists have long collected trait data for corals; however, these are difficult access often under-utilized addressing large-scale questions. We present Trait...
Abstract Molecular phylogenetics has fundamentally altered our understanding of the taxonomy, systematics and biogeography corals. Recently developed phylogenomic techniques have started to resolve species-level relationships in diverse ecologically important genus Acropora, providing a path taxonomy this notoriously problematic group. We used targeted capture dataset (2032 loci) investigate systematic within an Acropora clade containing putatively widespread species tenuis its relatives....
Abstract Anthozoans (e.g., corals, anemones) are an ecologically important and diverse group of marine metazoans that occur from shallow to deep waters worldwide. However, our understanding the evolutionary relationships among ~7,500 species within this class is hindered by lack phylogenetically informative markers can be reliably sequenced across a diversity taxa. We designed tested 16,306 RNA baits capture 720 ultraconserved element loci 1,071 exon loci. Library preparation target...
Abstract Harris, P. T., Bridge, T. C. L., Beaman, R. J., Webster, J. M., Nichol, S. and Brooke, B. 2013. Submerged banks in the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, greatly increase available coral reef habitat. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 70: 284–293. Anthropogenic global ocean warming is predicted to cause bleaching many near-sea-surface (NSS) reefs, placing increased importance on deeper habitats maintain biodiversity ecosystem function. However, location spatial extent deep poorly known....
Abstract Habitat structural complexity is a key factor shaping marine communities. However, accurate methods for quantifying underwater are currently lacking. Loss of linked to ecosystem declines in biodiversity and resilience. We developed new using stereo‐imagery spanning 4 years (2010–2013) reconstruct 3D models coral reef areas quantified both at two spatial resolutions (2.5 25 cm) benthic community composition characterize changes after an unprecedented thermal anomaly on the west coast...
MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout JournalEditorsTheme Sections 428:63-75 (2011) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09046 Variability in mesophotic coral reef communities along Great Barrier Reef, Australia Thomas C. L. Bridge1,*, Terence J. Done2, Ariell Friedman3, Robin Beaman4, Stefan B. Williams3, Oscar Pizarro3, Jody M. Webster5 1School of Earth and Environmental...
Black corals (Anthozoa: Antipatharia) occur in all the world’s oceans a wide range of habitats from shallow-water coral reefs to deep-sea. However, taxonomy black is poorly known compared many other anthozoan groups. This knowledge gap particularly acute for deep-sea, where collecting specimens logistically difficult and costly. Here, we identify 21 collected western Coral Sea adjacent north-east Australia. The represent five nominal species genera two families. All new records region,...
Abstract Susceptibility to human‐driven environmental changes is mediated by species traits. Therefore, identifying traits that predict organism performance, ecosystem function and response in conditions can help forecast how ecosystems are responding the Anthropocene. Morphology dictates organisms interact with their environment other organisms, partially determining biological contexts which they successful. important for autogenic engineering such as reef‐building corals, because it...
Abstract Aim Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) are unique communities that support a high proportion of depth‐endemic species distinct from shallow‐water reefs. However, there is currently little consensus on the boundaries between shallow and mesophotic reefs upper versus lower MCEs because studies these often site specific. Here, we examine ecological evidence for community breaks, defined here as loss, in fish benthic taxa globally. Location Global MCEs. Time period 1973–2017. Major...
Abstract Many taxa are undergoing distribution shifts in response to anthropogenic climate change. However, detecting a signal mobile species is difficult due their wide‐ranging, patchy distributions, often driven by natural variability. For example, difficulties associated with assessing pelagic fish distributions have rendered fisheries management ill‐equipped adapt the challenges posed change, leaving and ecosystems vulnerable. Here, we demonstrate value of citizen science data for...
Ecological communities that occupy similar habitats may exhibit functional convergence despite significant geographical distances and taxonomic dissimilarity. On coral reefs, steep gradients in key environmental variables (e.g. light wave energy) restrict some species to shallow depths. We show depth-generalist reef fishes are correlated with two species-level traits: caudal fin aspect ratio diet. Fishes high (lunate) fins produce weaker vortices the water column while swimming, we propose...
Concern for the future of reef-building corals in conditions rising sea temperatures combined with recent technological advances has led to a renewed interest documenting biodiversity mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) and their potential provide lineage continuation taxa. Here, we examine species diversity staghorn (genera Acropora Isopora) zone (below 30 m depth) Great Barrier Reef western Coral Sea. Using specimen-based records found 38 zone, including three newly recorded Australia five...
MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout JournalEditorsTheme Sections 604:263-268 (2018) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12735 NOTE Cumulative effects of cyclones and bleaching on coral cover species richness at Lizard Island Joshua S. Madin1,2,*, Andrew H. Baird3, Tom C. L. Bridge3,4, Sean R. Connolly3, Kyle J. A. Zawada2,5, Maria Dornelas5 1Hawai'i Institute Biology,...