Fields of Research

Phycology (incl. marine grasses)
Ecological impacts of climate change and ecological adaptation
Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology)
Ecological physiology
Aquaculture
Biological oceanography
Global change biology
Plant physiology
Aquaculture and fisheries stock assessment
Climate change impacts and adaptation
Carbon sequestration science
Ecosystem function
Fisheries management
Nga matauranga taiao o te Maori (Maori environmental knowledges)
Environmental engineering
Environmental management
Animal physiological ecology
Environmental rehabilitation and restoration
Separation science
Community ecology (excl. invasive species ecology)
Physical oceanography
Palaeoecology
Fisheries sciences
Agricultural marine biotechnology
Invertebrate biology
Marine engineering
Plant biochemistry
Fish physiology and genetics
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
Biologically active molecules

Research Objectives

Ecosystem adaptation to climate change
Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences
Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems
Fisheries - aquaculture
Coastal or estuarine biodiversity
Other plant production and plant primary products
Marine biodiversity
Climate change mitigation strategies
Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences
Assessment and management of coastal and estuarine ecosystems
Control of pests, diseases and exotic species in coastal and estuarine environments
Assessment and management of benthic marine ecosystems
Other environmental management
Effects of climate change on Australia (excl. social impacts)
Wild caught edible molluscs
Rehabilitation or conservation of marine environments
Effects of climate change on New Zealand (excl. social impacts)
Climate change adaptation measures (excl. ecosystem)
Assessment and management of Antarctic and Southern Ocean ecosystems
Rehabilitation or conservation of coastal or estuarine environments
Aquaculture crustaceans (excl. rock lobster and prawns)
Air
Assessment and management of pelagic marine ecosystems
Aquaculture fin fish (excl. tuna)
Atmospheric composition (incl. greenhouse gas inventory)
Expanding knowledge in the agricultural, food and veterinary sciences
Antarctic and Southern Ocean oceanic processes
Marine systems and management
Expanding knowledge in the mathematical sciences
Management of greenhouse gas emissions from plant production
Control of pests, diseases and exotic species in marine environments
Climate adaptive plants
Human pharmaceutical products
Climate variability (excl. social impacts)
Effects of climate change on Antarctic and sub-Antarctic environments (excl. social impacts)
Measurement and assessment of marine water quality and condition
Coastal and estuarine systems and management
Environmentally sustainable plant production
Biodiversity in Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments
Preventive medicine

Career Best Publications

Abiotic and biotic interactions in the diffusive boundary layer of kelp blades create a potential refuge from ocean acidification; Functional Ecology
Antioxidant metabolism in the intertidal red seaweed Stictosiphonia arbuscula following desiccation; Planta
Bicarbonate uptake via an anion exchange protein is the main mechanism of inorganic carbon acquisition by the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae) under variable pH; Journal of Phycology
Conditional mutualism between the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera and colonial epifauna; Marine Ecology Progress Series
Diffusion boundary layers ameliorate the negative effects of ocean acidification on the temperate coralline macroalga Arthrocardia corymbosa; PLoS One
Diurnal fluctuations in seawater pH influence the response of a calcifying macroalga to ocean acidification; Proceedings of the Royal Society B
Diversity of carbon use strategies in a kelp forest community: implications for a high CO₂ ocean; Global Change Biology
Effect of seawater velocity on inorganic nitrogen uptake by morphologically distinct forms of Macrocystis integrifolia from wave-sheltered and exposed sites; Marine Biology
Experimental design in ocean acidification research: problems and solutions; ICES Journal of Marine Science
Exposure to waves enhances the growth rate and nitrogen status of the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera; Marine Ecology Progress Series
Flow visualization around single- and multiple-bladed seaweeds with various morphologies; Journal of Phycology
Flow-induced morphological variations affect diffusion boundary-layer thickness of macrocystis pyrifera (Heterokontophyta, Laminariales); Journal of Phycology
High prevalence of diffusive uptake of CO₂ by macroalgae in a temperate subtidal ecosystem; Photosynthesis Research
Influence of bryozoan colonization on the physiology of the kelp Macrocystis integrifolia (Laminariales, Phaeophyta) from nitrogen-rich and -poor sites in Barkley Sound, British Columbia, Canada; Phycologia
Inorganic carbon physiology underpins macroalgal responses to elevated CO₂; Scientific Reports
Metabolically induced pH fluctuations by some coastal calcifiers exceed projected 22nd century oceanacidification: a mechanism for differential susceptibility?; Global Change Biology
Nutrient physiology of seaweeds: application of concepts to aquaculture; Cahiers De Biologie Marine
Ocean acidification and seaweed reproduction: increased CO₂ ameliorates the negative effect of lowered pH on meiospore germination in the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae); Global Change Biology
Phosphate uptake by intertidal algae in relation to zonation and season; Marine Biology
Physiological responses of a Southern Ocean diatom to complex future ocean conditions; Nature Climate Change
Reconfiguration as a prerequisite for survival in highly unstable flow-dominated habitats; Journal of Plant Growth Regulation
Seaweed Ecology and Physiology; Cambridge University Press
Slow-flow habitats as refugia for coastal calcifiers from ocean acidification; Journal of Phycology
Testing the effects of ocean acidification on algal metabolism: considerations for experimental designs; Journal of Phycology
Water motion, marine macroalgal physiology, and production; Journal of Phycology

Research Publications

Ulva australis as a tool for monitoring metal-polluted estuarine system; spatial and temporal considerations; Global NEST Journal
A comparison with natural particles reveals a small specific effect of PVC microplastics on mussel performance; Marine Pollution Bulletin
A low-volume flow tank for measuring nutrient uptake by large macrophytes; Journal of Phycology
Abiotic and biotic interactions in the diffusive boundary layer of kelp blades create a potential refuge from ocean acidification; Functional Ecology
Adjustments in fatty acid composition is a mechanism that can explain resilience to marine heatwaves and future ocean conditions in the habitat-forming seaweed Phyllospora comosa (Labillardiere) C. Agardh; Global Change Biology
Affiliation of the parasite Herpodiscus durvillaeae (Phaeophyceae) with the Sphacelariales based on DNA sequence comparisons and morphological observations; European Journal of Phycology
An in situ study of photosynthetic oxygen exchange and electron transport rate in the marine macroalga Ulva lactuca (Chlorophyta); Photosynthesis Research
An in vitro nitrate reductase assay for marine macroalgae: optimization and characterization of the enzyme for Fucus gardneri (Phaeophyta); Journal of Phycology
An automated pH-controlled culture system for laboratory-based ocean acidification experiments; Limnology and Oceanography
An examination of Pachymenia and Aeodes (Halymeniaceae, Rhodophyta) in New Zealand and the transfer of two species of Aeodes in South Africa to Pachymenia; Phycological Society of America
An idealized model of interaction between fronds of the large seaweed Durvillaea antarctica; Biophysical Factors Affecting the Growth and Survival of Aquatic Organisms
Analysis of spatial and temporal diversity and distribution of Porphyra (Rhodophyta) in southeastern New Zealand supported by the use of molecular tools; Journal of Phycology
Antioxidant metabolism in the intertidal red seaweed Stictosiphonia arbuscula following desiccation; Planta
Before ocean acidification: calcifier chemistry lessons; Journal of Phycology
Bicarbonate uptake via an anion exchange protein is the main mechanism of inorganic carbon acquisition by the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae) under variable pH; Journal of Phycology
Biological responses to environmental heterogeneity under future ocean conditions; Global Change Biology
Biology and ecology of the globally significant kelp Ecklonia radiata
Biophysical factors affecting the growth and survival of aquatic organisms, in Journal of Marine Systems, vol. 49; 2002 Ocean Sciences Meeting
Biotic interactions; Seaweed Ecology and Physiology
Boundary-layers around bladed aquatic macrophytes; Hydrobiologia
Canopy macroalgae influence understorey corallines’ metabolic control of near-surface pH and oxygen concentration; Marine Ecology - Progress Series
Carbon-use strategies in macroalgea: differential responses to lowered pH and implications for ocean acidification; Journal of Phycology
Carbonic anhydrase activity in seaweeds: overview and recommendations for measuring activity with an electrometric method, using Macrocystis pyrifera as a model species; Marine Biology
Chapter 5. Light and photosynthesis; Seaweed Ecology and Physiology
Chemical microenvironments within macroalgal assemblages: implications for the inhibition of kelp recruitment by turf algae; Limnology and Oceanography
Clump structure, population structure and non-destructive biomass estimation of the New Zealand carrageenophyte Sarcothalia lanceata (Gigartinaceae, Rhodophyta); Botanica Marina
Colony structure and seasonal differences in light and nitrogen modify the impact of sessile epifauna on the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera (L.) C Agardh; Hydrobiologia
Comparison of mechanical properties of four large, wave-exposed seaweeds; American Journal of Botany
Concentration boundary layers and complex assemblages of macroalgae: Implications for the effects of ocean acidification on understory coralline algae; Limnology and Oceanography
Conditional mutualism between the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera and colonial epifauna; Marine Ecology Progress Series
Contributions of an annual invasive kelp to native algal assemblages: algal resource allocation and seasonal connectivity across ecotones; Phycologia
Copper ecotoxicology of marine algae: a methodological appraisal; Chemistry and Ecology
Copper pollution exacerbates the effects of ocean acidification and warming on kelp microscopic early life stages; Scientific Reports
Crustose coralline algae display sensitivity to near future global ocean change scenarios; ICES Journal of Marine Science
Current understanding and challenges for oceans in a higher-CO₂ world
Desiccation and phosphate uptake by intertidal fucoid algae in relation to zonation; British Phycological Journal
Diffusion boundary layers ameliorate the negative effects of ocean acidification on the temperate coralline macroalga Arthrocardia corymbosa; PLoS One
Diurnal fluctuations in seawater pH influence the response of a calcifying macroalga to ocean acidification; Proceedings of the Royal Society B
Diversity of carbon use strategies in a kelp forest community: implications for a high CO₂ ocean; Global Change Biology
Do native subtidal grazers eat the invasive kelp Undaria pinnatifida?; Marine Biology
Ecophysiology of photosynthesis in macroalgae
Effect of bryozoan colonization on inorganic nitrogen acquisition by the kelps Agarum fimbriatum and Macrocystis integrifolia; Marine Biology
Effect of ocean acidification and pH fluctuations on the growth and development of coralline algal recruits, and an associated benthic algal assemblage; PLoS ONE
Effect of seawater velocity on inorganic nitrogen uptake by morphologically distinct forms of Macrocystis integrifolia from wave-sheltered and exposed sites; Marine Biology
Effects of a small-bladed macroalgal canopy on benthic boundary layer dynamics: implications for nutrient transport; Aquatic Biology
Effects of multiple drivers of ocean global change on the physiology and functional gene expression of the coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi; Global Change Biology
Effects of ocean acidification on the photosynthetic performance, carbonic anhydrase activity and growth of the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera; Photosynthesis Research
Effects of seasonal growth rate on morphological variation of Undaria pinnatifida (Alariaceae, Phaeophyceae); Hydrobiologia
Environmental controls on the elemental composition of a Southern Hemisphere strain of the coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi; Biogeosciences
Environmental controls on the growth, photosynthetic and calcification rates of a Southern Hemisphere strain of the coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi; Limnology and Oceanography
Experimental design in ocean acidification research: problems and solutions; ICES Journal of Marine Science
Experimental strategies to assess the biological ramifications of multiple drivers of global ocean change - a review; Global Change Biology
Exposure to chronic and high dissolved copper concentrations impedes meiospore development of the kelps Macrocystis pyrifera and Undaria pinnatifida (Ochrophyta); Phycologia
Exposure to waves enhances the growth rate and nitrogen status of the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera; Marine Ecology Progress Series
Field measurement of the dynamics of the bull kelp Durvillaea antarctica (Chamisso) Heriot; Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
Fitting ecological and physiological data to rectangular hyperbolae: a comparison of methods using Monte Carlo simulations; Marine Ecology Progress Series
Flow visualization around single- and multiple-bladed seaweeds with various morphologies; Journal of Phycology
Flow-induced morphological variations affect diffusion boundary-layer thickness of macrocystis pyrifera (Heterokontophyta, Laminariales); Journal of Phycology
Forensic carbon accounting: assessing the role of seaweeds for carbon sequestration; Journal of Phycology
From Tasmania to the world: long and strong traditions in seaweed use, research, and development; Botanica Marina
Global change, phase-shifts and recovery potential of Tasmania’s rapidly warming reef ecosystems; The 2023 International Temperate Reefs Symposium
Growth and carrageenan composition of two populations of the New Zealand carrageenophyte Sarcothalia lanceata (Gigartinaceae, Rhodophyta); Journal of Applied Phycology
Growth response of an early successional assemblage of coralline algae and benthic diatoms to ocean acidification; Marine Biology
Growth, ammonium metabolism, and photosynthetic properties of Ulva australis (Chlorophyta) under decreasing pH and ammonium enrichment; PLoS One
High prevalence of diffusive uptake of CO₂ by macroalgae in a temperate subtidal ecosystem; Photosynthesis Research
History, current status and future of marine macroalgal research in New Zealand: taxonomy, ecology, physiology and human uses
How do we overcome abrupt degradation of marine ecosystems and meet the challenge of heat waves and climate extremes?; Global Change Biology
Importance of the invasive macroalga Undaria pinnatifida as trophic subsidy for a beach consumer; Marine Biology
In situ assessment of Ulva australis as a monitoring and management tool for metal pollution; Journal of Applied Phycology
Influence of bryozoan colonization on the physiology of the kelp Macrocystis integrifolia (Laminariales, Phaeophyta) from nitrogen-rich and -poor sites in Barkley Sound, British Columbia, Canada; Phycologia
Inorganic carbon physiology underpins macroalgal responses to elevated CO₂; Scientific Reports
Inorganic carbon uptake strategies in coralline algae: plasticity across evolutionary lineages under ocean acidification and warming; Marine Environmental Research
Iron and zinc content of Hormosira banksii in New Zealand; New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research
Keeping the water clean - Seaweed biofiltration outperforms traditional bacterial biofilms in recirculating aquaculture; Aquaculture: An International Journal Devoted to Fundamental Aquatic Food Resources
Kinetics of nitrate, ammonium, and urea uptake by four intertidal seaweeds from New Zealand; Journal of Phycology
Koukourarata Ecosystem Health
Laboratory seawater studies are justified; Nature
Life histories, reproduction, and morphogenesis; Seaweed Ecology and Physiology
Light regulates inorganic nitrogen uptake and storage, but not nitrate assimilation, by the red macroalga Hemineura frondosa (Rhodophyta); European Journal of Phycology
Long-term conditioning to elevated pCO₂ and warming influences the fatty and amino acid composition of the diatom Cylindrotheca fusiformis; PLoS One
Macroinvertebrate diet in intertidal seagrass and sandflat communities: a study using C, N, and S stable isotopes; New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research
Macrophytes as bioindicators of heavy metal pollution in estuarine and coastal environments; Marine Pollution Bulletin
Mapping marine habitats in Otago, Southern New Zealand; Remote Sensing in New Zealand
Meiospore development of the kelps Macrocystis pyrifera and Undaria pinnatifida under ocean acidification and ocean warming: independent effects are more important than their interaction; Marine Biology
Meiospores produced in sori of nonsporophyllous laminae of Macrocystis Pyrifera (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae) may enhance reproductive output; Journal of Phycology
Metabolically induced pH fluctuations by some coastal calcifiers exceed projected 22nd century oceanacidification: a mechanism for differential susceptibility?; Global Change Biology
Modelling of diffusion boundary-layers in subtidal macroalgal canopies: the response to waves and currents; Aquatic Sciences
Narrow range of temperature and irradiance supports optimal development of Lessonia corrugata (Ochrophyta) gametophytes: implications for kelp aquaculture and responses to climate change; Journal of Applied Phycology
Nitrogen ecophysiology of intertidal seaweeds from New Zealand: N uptake, storage and utilisation in relation to shore position and season; Marine Ecology Progress Series
Nitrogen sufficiency enhances thermal tolerance in habitat-forming kelp: implications for acclimation under thermal stress; Scientific Reports
Nutrient physiology of seaweeds: application of concepts to aquaculture; Cahiers De Biologie Marine
Nutrients; Seaweed Ecology and Physiology
Ocean acidification; Marine Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Report Card for Australia 2012
Ocean acidification and kelp development: reduced pH has no negative effects on meiospore germination and gametophyte development of Macrocystis pyrifera and Undaria pinnatifida; Journal of Phycology
Ocean acidification and seaweed reproduction: increased CO₂ ameliorates the negative effect of lowered pH on meiospore germination in the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae); Global Change Biology
Ocean acidification as a multiple driver: how interactions between changing seawater carbonate parameters affect marine life
Ocean acidification in New Zealand waters: trends and impacts; New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research
Ocean acidification reverses the positive effects of seawater pH fluctuations on growth and photosynthesis of the habitat-forming kelp, Ecklonia radiata; Scientific Reports
Ocean Nutrients; Geophysical Monograph Series: Surface Ocean - Lower Atmosphere Processes
Optimisation of at-sea culture and harvest conditions for cultivated Macrocystis pyrifera: yield, biofouling and biochemical composition of cultured biomass; Frontiers in Marine Science
Patterns in the δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N signature of Ulva pertusa: Interaction between physical gradients and nutrient source pools; Limnology and Oceanography
Phosphate uptake by intertidal algae in relation to zonation and season; Marine Biology
Photoacclimation of Ecklonia radiata (Laminariales, Heterokontophyta) in Doubtful Sound, Fjordland, Southern New Zealand; Phycologia
Photosynthetic and ultrastructural responses of Ulva australis to Zn stress; Micron
Photosynthetic oxygen flux by Macrocystis pyrifera: a mass transfer model with experimental validation; Marine Ecology Progress Series
Photosynthetic response of monospecific macroalgal stands to density; Aquatic Biology
Physico-chemical factors as environmental stressors in seaweed biology; Seaweed Ecology and Physiology
Physiological responses of a Southern Ocean diatom to complex future ocean conditions; Nature Climate Change
Plastic and natural inorganic microparticles do not differ in their effects on adult mussels (Mytilidae) from different geographic regions; The Science of The Total Environment
Pollution; Seaweed Ecology and Physiology
Potential negative effects of ocean afforestation on offshore ecosystems; Nature Ecology and Evolution
Production of hyaline hairs by intertidal species of Fucus (Fucales) and their role in phosphate uptake; Journal of Phycology
Rate and fate of dissolved organic carbon release by seaweeds: a missing link in the coastal ocean carbon cycle
Rate and fate of dissolved organic carbon release by seaweeds: a missing link in the coastal ocean carbon cycle
Reanalyzing Seaweed Ecosystems’ Role as Carbon Sinks by Clare Watson
Reconfiguration as a prerequisite for survival in highly unstable flow-dominated habitats; Journal of Plant Growth Regulation
Regulation of polyamine metabolism in Pyropia Cinnamomea (W.A. Nelson), an important mechanism for reducing UV-B-induced oxidative damage; Journal of Phycology
Remnant kelp bed refugia and future phase-shifts under ocean acidification; PLoS ONE
Reproductive phenology and morphology of Macrocystis pyrifera (Laminariales, Ochrophyta) from southern New Zealand in relation to wave exposure; Journal of Phycology
Responses of macroalgae to CO₂ enrichment cannot be inferred solely from their inorganic carbon uptake strategy; Ecology and Evolution
Responses of seaweeds that use CO₂ as their sole inorganic carbon source to ocean acidification: differential effects of fluctuating pH but little benefit of CO₂ enrichment; ICES Journal of Marine Science
Restricted use of nitrate and a strong preference for ammonium reflects the nitrogen ecophysiology of a light-limited red alga; Journal of Phycology
Safe in my garden: reduction of mainstream flow and turbulence by macroalgal assemblages and implications for refugia of calcifying organisms from ocean acidification; Frontiers in Marine Science
Saturating light and not increased carbon dioxide under ocean acidification drives photosynthesis and growth in Ulva rigida (Chlorophyta); Ecology and Evolution
Seasonal ammonium uptake kinetics of four brown macroalgae: implications for use in integrated multi-trophic aquaculture; Journal of Applied Phycology
Seasonal and site-specific variation in the nutritional quality of temperate seaweed assemblages: implications for grazing invertebrates and the commercial exploitation of seaweeds; Journal of Applied Phycology
Seasonal growth, erosion rates, and nitrogen and photosynthetic ecophysiology of Undaria pinnatifida (Heterokontophyta) in southern New Zealand; Journal of Phycology
Seasonal patterns of growth and nutrient status of the macroalga Adamsiella chauvinii (Rhodophyta) in soft sediment environments; Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
Seawater pH, and not inorganic nitrogen source, affects pH at the blade surface of Macrocystis pyrifera: implications for responses of the giant kelp to future oceanic conditions; Physiologia Plantarum
Seaweed communities; Seaweed Ecology and Physiology
Seaweed Ecology and Physiology; Cambridge University Press
Seaweed mariculture; Seaweed Ecology and Physiology
Seaweed nutrient physiology: application of concepts to aquaculture and bioremediation
Seaweed nutrient physiology: application of concepts to aquaculture and bioremediation
Seaweed Responses to Ocean Acidification; Seaweed Biology
Seaweed thalli and cells; Seaweed Ecology and Physiology
Seaweeds for carbon dioxide removal: forensic accounting is essential
Shaken and stirred: the fundamental role of water motion in resource acquisition and seaweed productivity; Perspectives in Phycology
Short- and long-term conditioning of a temperate marine diatom community to acidification and warming; Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Slow-flow habitats as refugia for coastal calcifiers from ocean acidification; Journal of Phycology
Southern Australian seaweeds: a promising resource for omega-3 fatty acids; Food Chemistry
Spatial and temporal variations in the copper and zinc concentrations of two green seaweeds from Otago Harbour, New Zealand; Marine Environmental Research
Strategies of dissolved inorganic carbon use in macroalgae across a gradient of terrestrial influence: implications for the Great Barrier Reef in the context of ocean acidification; Coral Reefs
Stress due to low nitrate availability reduces the biochemical acclimation potential of the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera to high temperature; Algal Research
Superior photosynthetic performance of the invasive kelp Undaria pinnatifida may contribute to continued range expansion in a wave-exposed kelp forest community; Marine Biology
Survival in low light: photosynthesis and growth of a red alga in relation to measured in situ irradiance¹; Journal of Phycology
Testing the climate intervention potential of ocean afforestation using the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt; Nature Communications
Testing the effects of ocean acidification on algal metabolism: considerations for experimental designs; Journal of Phycology
The expanding range of Undaria pinnatifida in southern New Zealand: distribution, dispersal mechanisms and the invasion of wave-exposed environments; Biological Invasions
The invasive kelp Undaria pinnatifida hosts an epifaunal assemblage similar to native seaweeds with comparable morphologies; Marine Ecology Progress Series
The relative importance of water motion on nitrogen uptake by the subtidal macroalga Adamsiella chauvinii (Rhodophyta) in winter and summer; Journal of Phycology
The role of natural dispersal mechanisms in the spread of Undaria pinnatifida (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae); Phycologia
The status of commercial algal utilization in New Zealand; Hydrobiologia
Tissue nitrogen status does not alter the physiological responses of Macrocystis pyrifera to ocean acidification; Marine Biology
Toward a coordinated global observing system for seagrasses and marine macroalgae; Frontiers in Marine Science
Unexpected shifts in fatty acid composition in response to diet in a common littoral amphipod; Marine Ecology - Progress Series
Uptake and transport of nitrogen derived from sessile epifauna in the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera; Aquatic Biology
UV-B radiation induces changes in polyamine metabolism in the red seaweed Porphyra cinnamomea; Plant Growth Regulation: An International Journal on Plant Growth and Development
Variability in the benefits of ocean acidification to photosynthetic rates of macroalgae without CO₂-concentrating mechanisms; Marine and Freshwater Research
Variations in growth, erosion, productivity, and morphology of Ecklonia radiata (Alariaceae;Laminariales) along a fjord in southern New Zealand; Journal of Phycology
Visualization of seawater flow around morphologically distinct forms of the giant kelp Macrocystis integrifolia from wave-sheltered and exposed sites; Limnology and Oceanography
Water motion; Seaweed Ecology and Physiology
Water motion relative to subtidal kelp fronds; Limnology and Oceanography
Water motion, marine macroalgal physiology, and production; Journal of Phycology

Research Projects

ARC Research Hub for Sustainable Onshore Lobster Aquaculture; Australian Research Council (ARC)
Baseline data to inform a new aquaculture industry: mapping the distribution, abundance and chemical variation in Asparagopsis armata around Tasmania; Marine Bioproducts CRC (MBCRC)
Bringing kelp into cultivation: optimizing the growth conditions for microscopic gametophytes; Fisheries Research & Development Corporation (FRDC)
Comparative effects of ocean warming on kelp-herbivore interactions across Australian temperate reefs; Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment (HWRE)
CRC Project: Seaweed solutions for sustainable aquaculture; Department of Industry, Innovation and Science (DoIIS)
Creating opportunities for Bull Kelp aquaculture; Blue Economy CRC Co (BECRC)
Examining the reproductive patterns of natural kelp populations for aquaculture and restoration using environmental DNA; Phycological Society of America (Phyco Soc America)
I can see clearly now: An Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry Imaging facility; Australian Research Council (ARC)
Kelp aquaculture scoping study; Blue Economy CRC Co (BECRC)
Living in the diffusive boundary layer of seaweeds: a potential refuge habitat from ocean acidification; European Commission (EC)
Marine Bioproducts Cooperative Research Centre; Department of Industry, Innovation and Science (DoIIS)
Mechanisms of acclimation of coralline algae to high CO2: insights from ancient taxa and past ocean acidification; Australian Research Council (ARC)
NESP MaC 1.28: Assessment of thermal tolerance in giant kelp; Department of Agriculture Water and the Environment (DAWE)
Research Enhancement Program (REP) 2017; University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Seaweed forests of the future: responses to ocean acidification and warming; Australian Research Council (ARC)
Cultivation of Tasmanian Caulerpa for food: a potential high-value seaweed product - student top-up
Donation for IMAS Research - TBA
Ocean-Based Negative Emissions - CSIRO partnership
Research Donation - Assessing the indirect effects of climate change on the blacklip abalone (Haliotis rubra)
Upscaling the restoration of endangered giant kelp forests in Tasmania

Research Candidate Supervision

The Potential Application of Macroalgae as Ecotoxicological Indicators and Biotechnological Tools for Bioremediation in Metal Contaminated Areas