Fields of Research

Fisheries sciences
Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology)
Ecological impacts of climate change and ecological adaptation
Population ecology
Conservation and biodiversity
Ecological physiology
Freshwater ecology
Environmental education and extension
Behavioural ecology
Analytical biochemistry
Ecology
Zoology

Research Objectives

Understanding climate change
Marine biodiversity
Fisheries - wild caught
Coastal or estuarine biodiversity
Fisheries - recreational freshwater
Assessment and management of coastal and estuarine ecosystems
Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences
Rehabilitation or conservation of marine environments
Effects of climate change on Australia (excl. social impacts)
Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences
Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems
Climate change adaptation measures (excl. ecosystem)
Environmental education and awareness
Terrestrial biodiversity
Animal adaptation to climate change
Marine systems and management
Assessment and management of benthic marine ecosystems
Assessment and management of pelagic marine ecosystems
Ecosystem adaptation to climate change

Career Best Publications

Integrating abundance and functional traits reveals new global hotspots of fish diversity; Nature
Loss of native rocky reef biodiversity in Australian metropolitan embayments; Marine Pollution Bulletin
Statistical solutions for error and bias in global citizen science datasets; Biological Conservation

Research Publications

A wave of change with sea temperature rise
Anglers reeling them in up north
Australia's marine ecosystems are changing
Autonomous adaptation to climate-driven change in marine biodiversity in a global marine hotspot; Ambio
Award for interactive resource
Baseline biodiversity survey of the Cod Grounds Commonwealth Marine Reserve
Baseline Biodiversity Survey of the Cod Grounds Commonwealth Marine Reserve
Brand new free Redmap species guides out now
Call to map sea species
Cephalopods on the move in Tassie!
Citizen science
Citizen science and climate change
Citizen science: Redmap - fishing for data
Climate change and species migration
Climate change impacts on tropical fisheries
Climate change sees tropical fish arrive in Tasmania
Climate shift to push recreational species south
Conservation challenges for the most threatened family of marine bony fishes (handfishes: Brachionichthyidae); Biological Conservation
Conservation of handfishes and their habitats - Final Report 2020
Conservation of handfishes and their habitats - Final Report 2020
Coral sea marine biodiversity
Coral Sea Marine Biodiversity
Divers and fishers help chart warmer Tasmanian waters
Effects of urbanisation on macroalgae and sessile invertebrates in southeast Australian estuaries; Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
Finalist for Science Innovation Award
Find your fish online
Finding Nemo
Fish body project to chart climate change
Fishers, divers help track marine species
Fishing for centuries: Indigenous fishing
Genetic implications of range shifts
Grants to bring science to the community
Guest speaker
Inspiring Australia update: Redmap Australia launches 13 December 2012
Integrating abundance and functional traits reveals new global hotspots of fish diversity; Nature
Interview about Redmap and audience research interviews
Interview on Redmap
Interviewing on Redmap and the app launch
Invasion of the deep: evidence about a biodiversity shift is emerging from Australia's ocean floor
Is fecundity the ultimate cause of female-biased size dimorphism in a dragon lizard?*; Journal of Zoology
Jonah lands 'whale' of a fish
Land and sea species differ in climate change response
Launch of Australia wide Redmap
Leatherjacket swarms abnormal and destructive: photos, video
Leaving home in a huff: range shifts in Australian seas
Logging marine sightings - introducing Redmap
Loss of native rocky reef biodiversity in Australian metropolitan embayments; Marine Pollution Bulletin
Marine Biodiversity
Marine climate change in Tasmania
Marine species are on the move – but what exactly is a ‘range shift’?
Marine watch - log what you see
Marine-life mapping project taps into citizen science power
Marlin making waves
Measuring marine range shifts
New funding to track Australian fish
New funding to track Australian fish
New funding to track Australian fish
New pests warm our waters
Ocean currents in Australia
Oceans of information
Online portal extends marine species mapping
Phenology and physiology
Prioritising conservation actions for extremely data-poor species: a risk assessment for one of the world's rarest marine fishes; Biological Conservation
Rapid assessment of an ocean warming hotspot reveals ‘‘high’’ confidence in potential species’ range extensions; Global Environmental Change
Rare finds: a wave of new fish in Tasmanian waters
Rare fish migrations brighten Tasmanian waters
Rare fish migrations brighten Tasmanian waters
Read up on Redmap's Tassie report card
Redmap
Redmap
Redmap
Redmap
Redmap - Captain's Address
Redmap - get involved: what's on the move in Australia?
REDMAP - The place to report uncommon fish and get prizes
Redmap - the place to report uncommon fish and get prizes
Redmap and launch
Redmap Australia - the ultimate in crowd sourcing - launched today
Redmap Australia: challenges and successes with a large-scale citizen science-based approach to ecological monitoring and community engagement on climate change; Frontiers in Marine Science
Redmap discussion
Redmap discussion
Redmap goes national
Redmap is tracking biodiversity movements in Tasmanian waters
Redmap keeps track of roving marine species
Redmap News
Redmap plots marine species
Redmap: ecological monitoring and community engagement through citizen science; Tasmanian Naturalist
Redmap: ecological monitoring and community engagement through citizen science; Tasmanian Naturalist
Redmap: fishes-out-of-water tell climate change stories
Redmap: large-scale approaches to ecological monitoring and community engagement through citizen science; 2015 Australian Citizen Science Conference
Reef Life Survey: establishing the ecological basis for conservation of shallow marine life; Biological Conservation
Report something fishy on the new Redmap iPhone App!
Rise in sea level
Sea answers climate queries
Sea temperatures and climate change
Sea urchin overgrazing and ocean warming
Sea-run trout are out and about
See something unusual? Dob in a fish
Seeking warmer waters
Segment on Redmap and NCARF climate change report
Size dimorphism in Rankinia (Tympanocryptis) diemensis (Family Agamidae): sex-specific patterns and geographic variation; Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
Size Dimorphism in the Agamid Rankinia Diemensis: Patterns, Adaptive Significance and Evolutionary Pathways
Some fishy citizen science
Something fishy in the water
Southernmost records of two Seriola species in an Australian ocean-warming hotspot; Marine Biodiversity
Spot, log and map marine species along the Australian coast
Statistical solutions for error and bias in global citizen science datasets; Biological Conservation
Taking our temperature
Tasmanian citizen scientists called on to help track marine life
Tasmanian marine environment Redmap to go national at the end of 2012
Tassie marine mapping project to go Australia-wide, public to join hunt for rare and endangered plants Aboriginal elders on podcasts and more
The effects of turbidity and complex habitats on the feeding of a galaxiid fish are clear and simple; Marine and Freshwater Research
The impact of an introduced predator on a threatened galaxiid fish is reduced by the availability of complex habitats; Freshwater Biology
The potential of trait-based approaches to contribute to marine conservation; Marine Policy
The role of body size in competition and mate choice in an agamid with female-biased size dimorphism; Behaviour
The role of citizen science in mapping range extensions of Australia marine life
The sea's the limit: $5000 up for grabs in marine video competition
Tracking fish in Australian waters
Tracking widespread climate-driven change on temperate and tropical reefs; Current Biology
Tropical fish species show up in Australian waters due to climate change
Tropical species moving in
Uni's map project goes national
Upwelling and downwelling in the ocean
Users hooked on fish tracking website
Vagrants of the sea!
Warm water manta ray makes an appearance in Tasmanian waters
Waves wash up lovely bunch of coconuts
Website to map marine life
Website tracks shifts in species range
What is climate change
What's on the move in Tassie seas? Redmap sightings explained

Research Projects

Baby steps: head-starting captive juvenile Red handfish to urgently recover a wild population on the brink of extinction; National Geographic Society (NGS)
Ecology and Conservation Biology of Red Handfish; Sea World Research and Rescue Foundation Inc (SWRRFI)
Extending the Redmap pilot to South East Australia: using citizen science for engagement and early indication of potential new opportunties; Fisheries Research & Development Corporation (FRDC)
Eyes-on-the-water: Inspiring Australians through participation in science; Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (DISER)
Habitat restoration for red handfish; Department of Agriculture Water and the Environment (DAWE)
Increasing reporting capacity to detect shifting marine species and the development of a qualitative report card for resource managers; Tasmanian Climate Change Office (TCCO)
Redmap - Australian Research Data Capture (ARDC) & EIF project ; Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE)
Redmap WA Community Champions Program; Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC)
Safeguarding Threatened Reef Species; Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment (HWRE)
Donation - Redmap Australia Research and Development
Red Handfish Conservation
Red Handfish Conservation
Red Handfish Conservation 2022
Red handfish recovery program
Seastar captivity trial

Research Candidate Supervision