Effects of ocean sprawl on ecological connectivity: impacts and solutions
Bishop, M.J., Mayer-Pinto, M., Airoldi, L., Firth, L.B., Morris, R.L., Loke, L.H.L., Hawkins, S.J., Naylor, L.A., Coleman, R.A., Chee, S.Y. and Dafforn, K.A. (in press) Effects of ocean sprawl on ecological connectivity: impacts and solutions. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. Abstract The growing number of artificial structures in estuarine, coastal and marine environments […]
Big data opportunities and challenges for assessing multiple stressors across scales in aquatic ecosystems
Dafforn, K.A., Johnston, E.L., Ferguson, A., Humphrey, C.L., Monk, W., Nichols, S., Simpson, S.L., Tulbure, M. and Baird, D.J. (2016) Big data opportunities and challenges for assessing multiple stressors across scales in aquatic ecosystems. Marine and Freshwater Research. 67: 393-413. Abstract Aquatic ecosystems are under threat from multiple stressors, which vary in distribution and intensity […]
Sub-lethal effects of water-based drilling muds on the deep-water sponge Geodia barretti
Edge, K.J., Johnston, E.L., Dafforn, K.A., Simpson, S.L., Kutti, T. and Bannister, R.J. (2016) Sub-lethal effects of water-based drilling muds on the deep-water sponge Geodia barretti. Environmental Pollution. 212: 525-534. Abstract Offshore oil and gas activities can result in the discharge of large amounts of drilling muds. While these materials have generally been regarded as non-toxic […]
Differences in intertidal microbial assemblages on urban structures and natural rocky reef
Tan, E.L.Y., Mayer-Pinto, M., Johnston, E.L. and Dafforn, K.A. (2015) Differences in intertidal microbial assemblages on urban structures and natural rocky reef. Frontiers in Microbiology. 6: 1276 Abstract Global seascapes are increasingly modified to support high levels of human activity in the coastal zone. Modifications include the addition of defense structures and boating infrastructure, such […]
Application of management tools to integrate ecological principles with the design of marine infrastructure.
Dafforn, K.A., Mayer-Pinto, M., Morris, R.L., Waltham, N.L.Application of management tools to integrate ecological principles with the design of marine infrastructure. Journal of Environmental Management. 158: 61-73. Abstract Globally the coastal zone is suffering the collateral damage from continuing urban development and construction, expanding resource sectors, increasing population, regulation to river flow, and on-going land […]
Marine urbanisation: an ecological framework for designing multifunctional artificial structures
Dafforn KA; Glasby TM; Airoldi L; Rivero NK; Mayer-Pinto M and Johnston EL (2015) Marine urbanisation: an ecological framework for designing multifunctional artificial structures. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 13: 82-90. Abstract Underwater cities have long been the subject of science fiction novels and movies, but the “urban sprawl” of artificial structures being developed […]
Faster, higher and stronger? The pros and cons of molecular faunal data for assessing ecosystem condition
Dafforn KA; Baird DJ; Chariton AA; Sun MY; Brown M; Simpson SL; Kelaher BP; Johnston EL (2014) Faster, higher and stronger? The pros and cons of molecular faunal data for assessing ecosystem condition. Advances in Ecological Research 51: 1-41. Abstract Ecological observation of global change processes is dependent on matching the scale and quality of […]
What does impacted look like? High diversity and abundance of epibiota in modified estuaries
Clark GF; Kelaher BP; Dafforn KA; Coleman MA; Knott NA; Marzinelli EM; Johnston EL (2015) What does impacted look like? High diversity and abundance of epibiota in modified estuaries, Environmental Pollution. 196: 12-20. Abstract Ecosystems modified by human activities are generally predicted to be biologically impoverished. However, much pollution impact theory stems from laboratory or […]
Mesopredators: A confounding variable in consumer exclusion studies
James T. Lavender, Katherine A. Dafforn and Emma L. Johnston (2014) Mesopredators: A confounding variable in consumer exclusion studies. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 456:26-33. Abstract Large consumers are important in determining community structure and have been extensively researched. The impact of predation on hard-substrate marine invertebrate communities tends to be mixed. Numerous […]
A biomarker of contaminant exposure is effective in large scale assessment of ten estuaries
Katelyn J. Edge, Katherine A. Dafforn, Stuart L. Simpson, Anthony C. Roach, Emma L. Johnston (2014) A biomarker of contaminant exposure is effective in large scale assessment of ten estuaries. Chemosphere 100:16-26. Abstract Cost-effective and sensitive measures of anthropogenic stress are necessary tools in any environmental monitoring program. When implementing new monitoring tools in a […]
Polychaete richness and abundance enhanced in anthropogenically modified estuaries despite high concentrations of toxic contaminants
Katherine A. Dafforn, Brendan P. Kelaher, Stuart L. Simpson, Melinda A. Coleman, Pat A. Hutchings, Graeme F. Clark, Nathan A. Knott, Martina A. Doblin and Emma L. Johnston (accepted 29/08/13). Polychaete richness and abundance enhanced in anthropogenically modified estuaries despite high concentrations of toxic contaminants. PLOS ONE. Abstract Ecological communities are increasingly exposed to multiple chemical […]
Core sediment bacteria drive community response to anthropogenic contamination over multiple environmental gradients
Sun, M. Y., Dafforn, K.A, Johnston, E.L., Brown, M.V. (in press) Core sediment bacteria drive community response to anthropogenic contamination over multiple environmental gradients. Environmental Microbiology. Abstract In this study, 454 pyrosequencing of the 16S rRNA gene was used to investigate sediment bacterial community response to contaminant disturbance across six estuaries with differing levels of […]
