Peter Mumby
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Professor
Peter Mumby
Email: : p.j.mumby@uq.edu.au
Phone: : +61 7 336 51686
Positions
Affiliate of Centre for Marine Science : Centre for Marine Science : Faculty of Science
Affiliate of Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science : Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science : Faculty of Science
Professorial Research Fellow : School of the Environment : Faculty of Science
Overview
Background
Peter began his career helping to design MPAs in Belize, Central America. On realising how little science was available to guide this he moved to the University of Sheffield to undertake a PhD on the use of remote sensing for mapping coral reefs, seagrass beds and mangroves. After his PhD, Peter won a NERC Post-doctoral Fellowship to study ecological processes on coral reefs and moved to the University of Newcastle to join the Centre for Tropical Coastal Management Studies. He was then awarded a Royal Society Fellowship to integrate empirical ecological data into models of coral reefs with a view to studying how changes in human activity can affect the health of reefs. At this point he moved to the University of Exeter where he was made Professor at the age of 34. In 2010, Peter moved closer to coral reefs when he moved to the University of Queensland to take up an ARC Laureate Fellowship. He loves living in Australia! Peter was awarded a Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation in 2010, and is also winner of the Rosenstiel Award for excellence in marine biology and fisheries, and the Marsh Award for contributions to marine conservation.
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Availability
Professor Peter Mumby is: : Available for supervision : Media expert
Fields of research
Earth Sciences Ecology Environmental Sciences
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), University of Liverpool
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Sheffield
Research interests
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Overview
Our research focuses on delivering science to improve the management of coral reefs. We carry out empirical ecological studies at scales ranging from millimetres (algal patch dynamics) to thousands of kilometres (gene flow in Caribbean corals) in an effort to plug gaps in our understanding of reef processes. Empirical data are then used to develop ecosystem models from which we can investigate the effectiveness of conservation measures in mitigating disturbance on reefs including climate change. Lastly, we combine the ecological models with remotely-sensed data to allow spatial conservation planning such as marine reserve design.
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Caribbean: Bahamas, Belize, Bonaire; Pacific: Palau, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia; Indian Ocean: Philippines, Indonesia
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Research impacts
We study how changes in management policy, such as implementing no-take marine reserves, reducing pollution, and keeping healthy mangrove systems, can influence the health and future of coral reefs. This involves extensive collaborations with decision-makers and colleagues in many areas. Our research has influenced policy in the following areas:
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Helped foster a change in the Belize government's policy over the fishing of parrotfishes, which led to a ban of this practice as requested by fishermen
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Influenced decisions in Bonaire to protect herbivores and ban the use of fish traps
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Continues to assist the Bahamas National Trust with their conservation planning, including the designation of MPAs for a resilient future
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Provide advisory briefs on the impacts of fishing on coral reef ecosystems and practical ways of reducing impacts without necessitating a ban
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Provide compelling evidence that mangroves are an important nursery ground for reef fish and fisheries productivity benefits from their preservation
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Provide tools to operationalise the mapping of reef resilience to climate change and other stressors
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Provide practical information on the cost-effectiveness and realistic setting of expectations for habitat mapping in the tropical coastal zone
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Works
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All (432) Book (1) Journal Article (400) Other Outputs (8) Conference Publication (14) Book Chapter (9)
2026
Journal Article
Predator morphology dictates allometric scaling of predation risk for a keystone marine invertebrate
Wolfe, Kennedy David Lawrence, Desbiens, Amelia Andree, Dworjanyn, Symon and Mumby, Peter J. (2026). Predator morphology dictates allometric scaling of predation risk for a keystone marine invertebrate. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 776 meps15019, 1-16. doi: 10.3354/meps15019
Predator morphology dictates allometric scaling of predation risk for a keystone marine invertebrate
2026
Journal Article
Evaluating MPA success for Caribbean reef fish: the role of design, habitat, and management
Skinner, Christina, Prince, Kaylee R. F., Polunin, Nicholas V. C., Mumby, Peter J., Williams, Stacey M., Sanchez-Godinez, Cristina, Dryden, Charlie S. and Newman, Steven P. (2026). Evaluating MPA success for Caribbean reef fish: the role of design, habitat, and management. Coral Reefs. doi: 10.1007/s00338-025-02812-9
Evaluating MPA success for Caribbean reef fish: the role of design, habitat, and management
2025
Journal Article
A decision support tool for rubble stabilization on coral reefs
Leung, Shu Kiu, Kenyon, Tania M., Raymundo, Laurie J., Fox, Helen E., Cook, Nathan, Cook, Kailash, Edwards, Alasdair J., Fisher, Eric E., Brival, Arnaud J. T., Nicholson, Freda E., Philippo, Robin W. L., Taylor, Andrew C. F., Bryan, Scott E., Lewis, Brett M., Abdul Adzis, Kee Alfian Bin, Edmondson, John P., Griffin, Sean P., Li, Xiubao, Liu, Xiangbo, Oakley, Hazel A., Razak, Tries B., Samudra, Satrio H., Welly, Marthen and Mumby, Peter J. (2025). A decision support tool for rubble stabilization on coral reefs. Journal of Environmental Management, 396 128154, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.128154
A decision support tool for rubble stabilization on coral reefs
2025
Journal Article
Scaling up coral reef restoration amid global ecological constraints
Mumby, Peter J. and Cheung, Mandy W.M. (2025). Scaling up coral reef restoration amid global ecological constraints. One Earth, 8 (12) 101552, 101552. doi: 10.1016/j.oneear.2025.101552
Scaling up coral reef restoration amid global ecological constraints
2025
Journal Article
Context‐dependent benefits of coral reef restoration
Adam, Arne A. S., Bozec, Yves‐Marie, Hedley, John D. and Mumby, Peter J. (2025). Context‐dependent benefits of coral reef restoration. Restoration Ecology e70252. doi: 10.1111/rec.70252
Context‐dependent benefits of coral reef restoration
2025
Journal Article
A rapidly closing window for coral persistence under global warming
Bozec, Yves-Marie, Adam, Arne A. S., Arellano-Nava, Beatriz, Cresswell, Anna K., Haller-Bull, Vanessa, Iwanaga, Takuya, Lachs, Liam, Matthews, Samuel A., McWhorter, Jennifer K., Anthony, Kenneth R. N., Condie, Scott A., Halloran, Paul R., Ortiz, Juan-Carlos, Riginos, Cynthia and Mumby, Peter J. (2025). A rapidly closing window for coral persistence under global warming. Nature Communications, 16 (1) 9704, 9704-1. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-65015-4
A rapidly closing window for coral persistence under global warming
2025
Journal Article
The spatial risk of cyclone wave damage across the Great Barrier Reef
Cheung, Mandy W.M., Chaloupka, Milani, Mumby, Peter J. and Callaghan, David P. (2025). The spatial risk of cyclone wave damage across the Great Barrier Reef. Ecological Informatics, 89 103175, 103175-89. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2025.103175
The spatial risk of cyclone wave damage across the Great Barrier Reef
2025
Journal Article
Critical thresholds of adult patch density and spacing during coral fertilization
Ricardo, Gerard, Doropoulos, Christopher, Babcock, Russell C., Buccheri, Elizabeth, Khalil, Andrew and Mumby, Peter J. (2025). Critical thresholds of adult patch density and spacing during coral fertilization. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 9 (11), 2092-2102. doi: 10.1038/s41559-025-02844-y
Critical thresholds of adult patch density and spacing during coral fertilization
2025
Journal Article
Impact of environmental gradients on juvenile coral demography across the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait
Doropoulos, Christopher, Alvarez-Noriega, Mariana, Fabricius, Katharina, Ferrari, Renata, Mumby, Peter J., Noonan, Sam H. C., Orr, Melanie and Salee, Kinam (2025). Impact of environmental gradients on juvenile coral demography across the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait. Coral Reefs, 44 (6), 1875-1891. doi: 10.1007/s00338-025-02742-6
2025
Other Outputs
ReefMod-GBR Outputs from CoTS Control Scenario Modelling
Skinner, Tina and Mumby, Peter (2025). ReefMod-GBR Outputs from CoTS Control Scenario Modelling. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/a15c7be
ReefMod-GBR Outputs from CoTS Control Scenario Modelling
2025
Journal Article
Threshold velocities for coral rubble bind breakage across varying reef environments
Kenyon, Tania M., Eigeland, Karen, Richardson, Marina, Baldock, Tom E., Wolfe, Kennedy D., Sjahruddin, Fikri F. and Mumby, Peter J. (2025). Threshold velocities for coral rubble bind breakage across varying reef environments. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 773, 1-16. doi: 10.3354/meps14982
Threshold velocities for coral rubble bind breakage across varying reef environments
2025
Journal Article
Maximising the benefits of local management for coral reefs amidst near-term environmental change
Skinner, Christina, Bozec, Yves-Marie, Fletcher, Cameron S. and Mumby, Peter J. (2025). Maximising the benefits of local management for coral reefs amidst near-term environmental change. Journal of Environmental Management, 392 126627, 126627. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126627
Maximising the benefits of local management for coral reefs amidst near-term environmental change
2025
Journal Article
Moving beyond temperature metrics in coral bleaching prediction using interpretable machine learning
Cheung, Mandy W. M., Chaloupka, Milani, Hock, Karlo and Mumby, Peter J. (2025). Moving beyond temperature metrics in coral bleaching prediction using interpretable machine learning. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 34 (8) e70105. doi: 10.1111/geb.70105
Moving beyond temperature metrics in coral bleaching prediction using interpretable machine learning
2025
Journal Article
Spawning asynchrony and mixed reproductive strategies in a common mass spawning coral
Ricardo, Gerard F., Doropoulos, Christopher, Babcock, Russell C., Adam, Arne A. S., Buccheri, Elizabeth, Robledo, Natalia, Uribe‐Palomino, Julian and Mumby, Peter J. (2025). Spawning asynchrony and mixed reproductive strategies in a common mass spawning coral. Ecology and Evolution, 15 (7) e71654, 1-14. doi: 10.1002/ece3.71654
Spawning asynchrony and mixed reproductive strategies in a common mass spawning coral
2025
Conference Publication
DRIVERS OF GLOBAL MANGROVE LOSS AND GAIN IN SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
Hagger, , Worthington, T. A., Lovelock, C. F., Adame, M. F., Amano, T., Brown, B. M., Friess, D. A., Landis, E., Mumby, P. J., Morrison, T. H., O'brien, K. R., Wilson, K. A., Zganjar, C. and Saunders, M. (2025). DRIVERS OF GLOBAL MANGROVE LOSS AND GAIN IN SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS. MIAMI: ROSENSTIEL SCH MAR ATMOS SCI.
DRIVERS OF GLOBAL MANGROVE LOSS AND GAIN IN SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
2025
Journal Article
Broadscale reconnaissance of coral reefs from citizen science and deep learning
Lawson, Christopher L., Chartrand, Kathryn M., Roelfsema, Chris M., Kolluru, Aruna and Mumby, Peter J. (2025). Broadscale reconnaissance of coral reefs from citizen science and deep learning. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 197 (7) 814, 1-21. doi: 10.1007/s10661-025-14261-6
Broadscale reconnaissance of coral reefs from citizen science and deep learning
2025
Journal Article
Satellite-based analysis of an unverified mass coral bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef in 2021
Spady, Blake L., Skirving, William J., Geiger, Erick F., Cantin, Neal E., Liu, Gang, De La Cour, Jacqueline L., Mumby, Peter J., Norrie, Andrew and Manzello, Derek P. (2025). Satellite-based analysis of an unverified mass coral bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef in 2021. Coral Reefs, 44 (4), 1275-1285. doi: 10.1007/s00338-025-02690-1
2025
Journal Article
eDNA confirms lower trophic interactions help to modulate population outbreaks of the notorious crown-of-thorns sea star
Wolfe, Kennedy, Desbiens, Amelia A., Patel, Frances, Kwong, Sarah, Fisher, Eric, Mumby, Peter J. and Uthicke, Sven (2025). eDNA confirms lower trophic interactions help to modulate population outbreaks of the notorious crown-of-thorns sea star. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 122 (11) e2424560122, e2424560122. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2424560122
2025
Journal Article
Morphologically driven sedimentation patterns on a coral reef
Sartori, Greta, Boles, Elisabeth L., Monismith, Stephen G., Mumby, Peter J., Dunbar, Robert B., Khrizman, Alexandra, Tatebe, Lyvonsky and Capozzi, Rossella (2025). Morphologically driven sedimentation patterns on a coral reef. Coral Reefs, 44 (2) 012001, 591-607. doi: 10.1007/s00338-025-02629-6
Morphologically driven sedimentation patterns on a coral reef
2025
Journal Article
Trajectories and agents of binding in stabilized and unstabilized coral rubble across environmental gradients
Kenyon, Tania M., Mumby, Peter J., Webb, Gregory E., Dove, Sophie, Newman, Steven P. and Doropoulos, Christopher (2025). Trajectories and agents of binding in stabilized and unstabilized coral rubble across environmental gradients. Ecosphere, 16 (2) e70195. doi: 10.1002/ecs2.70195
Funding
Current funding
- 2024 - 2027
Quantifying and operationalising genetic adaptation for successful coral restoration (CORALADAPT) - CORDAP funded project led by the University of Newcastle upon Tyne
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Open grant - 2023 - 2027
Reef Regeneration in Palau
The McCusker Charitable Foundation
Open grant - 2023 - 2026
Robust citizen science for reef habitat assessment in support of management
Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited
Open grant - 2020 - 2026
RRAP-ECO-02-V1 Limits to early recovery: EcoRRAP
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Open grant - 2020 - 2026
RRAP-ECO-03-V1 Ecological and genetic adaptation: EcoRRAP (GBRF Funding Administered by AIMS)
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Open grant - 2020 - 2026
RRAP-M&DS-01-V1: Modelling and Decision Support-Management and Operations
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Open grant - 2020 - 2026
RRAP-M&DS-04-V1: Modelling and Decision Support (M&DS)-ReefMod R&D
Australian Institute of Marine Science
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Past funding
- 2024 - 2025
TA-6742 REG: Building Coastal Resilience through Nature-Based and Integrated Solutions - Risk Financing and Insurance Solutions for Coastal Resilience
Landell Mills Ltd - UK
Open grant - 2021 - 2023
Indicator framework for assessing the condition and recovery capacity of coral reef habitats in the Great Barrier Reef (GBRF project administered by AIMS)
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Open grant - 2020 - 2025
Crown-of-Thorns Starfish Control Innovation Program
Great Barrier Reef Foundation
Open grant - 2020 - 2025
RRAP-RS-01-V1 Rubble location, prediction and sub-program management (GBRF funding administered by AIMS)
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Open grant - 2020 - 2025
RRAP-RS-02-V1 Approaches to stabilisation
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Open grant - 2020 - 2025
RRAP-RS-03-V1 Synthesis and Tools Rubble Stabilisation
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Open grant - 2020
Baseline mapping to support resilience-based management and restoration in the Whitsundays
Great Barrier Reef Foundation
Open grant - 2020
6.1 Innovations in COTS Control on the Great Barrier Reef (NESP - Tropical Water Quality Hub administered by Reef and Rainforest Research Centre)
Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited
Open grant - 2020
6.5 Improving Coral Reef Ecosystem Condition through better informed Resilience-based Management (NESP - Tropical Water Quality Hub administered by Reef and Rainforest Research Centre)
Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited
Open grant - 2019 - 2024
Quantifying the role of coral reef invertebrates in current and future marine food webs
Estate of Winifred V. Scott
Open grant - 2019 - 2022
Unlocking the secrets of mangrove conservation success
ARC Linkage Projects
Open grant - 2019 - 2020
5.1 Matching the Crown of Thorns Starfish Integrated Pest Management to the scale of the new Control Program (NESP - Tropical Water Quality Hub administered by Reef and Rainforest Research Centre)
Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited
Open grant - 2018 - 2019
Climate change trajectories for the Reef
Queensland Government Department of Environment and Science
Open grant - 2018
Research to action for climate-change-resilient reefs, fisheries, and food security across the Coral Triangle region
Commonwealth Department of the Environment and Energy
Open grant - 2018 - 2020
4.2.5 Guidance System for Resilience-Based Management of the Great Barrier Reef (NESP - Tropical Water Quality Hub project administered by Reef and Rainforest Research Centre)
Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited
Open grant - 2018 - 2019
4.2.6 Recommendations to maintain functioning of the Great Barrier Reef (NESP - Tropical Water Quality Hub project administered by Reef and Rainforest Research Centre)
Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited
Open grant - 2017 - 2019
Reef Restoration and Adaptation Program Design Phase (Commonwealth Department of Innovation, Industry and Science grant administered by Australian Institute of Marine Science)
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Open grant - 2017 - 2021
Tipping points and early warning signals in complex ecosystems
ARC Discovery Projects
Open grant - 2017 - 2018
Centre for Geoanalytical Mass Spectrometry (CGMS) - Achieving excellence in isotope geochemistry and geochronology
UQ Research Facilities Infrastructure Grants
Open grant - 2017 - 2020
Integrated Pest Management of Crown of Thorns Starfish (Phase 3) (NESP Tropical Water Quality Hub Project)
Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited
Open grant - 2016 - 2017
Research project for the resilient reefs successfully adapting to climate change
Great Barrier Reef Foundation
Open grant - 2016 - 2022
Operationalizing marine reserve design for rebuilding tropical fisheries
ARC Linkage Projects
Open grant - 2016 - 2018
Delivering a reef resilience plan for the Cairns management area through an integrated spatial decision support environment
Great Barrier Reef Foundation
Open grant - 2016 - 2017
Analysis of Great Barrier Reef Expedition
Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation
Open grant - 2016 - 2019
Planning for the impacts of land-uses on coral reef fisheries
ARC Linkage Projects
Open grant - 2016 - 2018
2.1.1 Integrated Pest Management of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (NESP - Tropical Water Quality Hub project administered by Reef and Rainforest Research Centre)
Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited
Open grant - 2016
Next-generation multi-collector inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometer (MC-ICP-MS) with laser-ablation capability for in situ high-throughput and high resolution isotope dating and characterizat
UQ Major Research Facility Fund
Open grant - 2015 - 2020
National Environment Science Programme (NESP) - Tropical Water Quality Hub (administered by Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Ltd) _Parent Record
Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited
Open grant - 2015 - 2016
Great Barrier Reef common 'live' habitat maps: Capricorn pilot
Great Barrier Reef Foundation
Open grant - 2015 - 2017
Spatially-realistic system model for the Great Barrier Reef: Capricorn Bunker group pilot project
Great Barrier Reef Foundation
Open grant - 2015 - 2019
Managing human dependence on resilient coral reefs
Vice-Chancellor's Research and Teaching Fellowship
Open grant - 2015 - 2016
Mapping Ocean Wealth: Livelihoods, Economies and Integrated Management
The Nature Conservancy - Indo Pacific Region
Open grant - 2014 - 2016
Solving CoTs on the GBR (Accelerate Partnerships grant administered by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS))
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Open grant - 2014 - 2021
ARC Centre of Excellence for Integrated Coral Reef Studies (ARC COE administered by James Cook University)
James Cook University
Open grant - 2013 - 2017
Wetland Conservation and Coral Reef Monitoring for Adaptation to Climate Change
Ministry of Environment and Energy, Republic of Maldives
Open grant - 2013 - 2018
Capturing Coral Reef and Related Ecosystem Services (CCRES) Project
World Bank Group
Open grant - 2013 - 2018
Reconciling competing objectives for the design of marine reserve networks: biodiversity, food security, and local equity in benefits
ARC Linkage Projects
Open grant - 2012 - 2014
Seagrass as an ecological indicator: resolving challenges of scale and complexity
UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund
Open grant - 2012 - 2014
Ecological competition between corals and algae in a high carbon dioxide world (ARC Discovery Project administered by Griffith University)
Griffith University
Open grant - 2011 - 2015
RRRC-NERP Hub 9.1 Decision support tools to identify (and map) bleaching resistant areas within the GBRMP
Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited
Open grant - 2011 - 2014
Treading water in a changing climate: The vulnerability of Australia's tropical islands to sea level rise
ARC Super Science Fellowships
Open grant - 2011 - 2013
REsTeach 2011 0.1 FTE School of Biological Sciences
Open grant - 2010 - 2013
Pew Fellows Program in Marine Conservation
Pew Charitable Trusts
Open grant - 2010 - 2015
Adapting the sustainable exploitation of coral reef resources to provide for climate change
ARC Australian Laureate Fellowships
Open grant - 2010 - 2013
Building a Sustainable National Marine Protected Area Network - The Bahamas
The Nature Conservancy
Open grant - 2010 - 2014
Future of Reefs in a Changing Environment (FORCE): An ecosystem approach to managing Caribbean coral reefs in the face of climate change
European Commission 7th Framework Programme (FP7)
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Supervision
Availability
Professor Peter Mumby is: : Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Marine Protected Area design for highly exploited fisheries on coral reefs
We've been developing theory and practical tools to design MPAs to protect biodiversity and help people rebuild their fisheries. There's considerable scope to advance these approaches so that they consider effects of climate change and more realistic scenarios of how reefs are fished. This kind of work combines computer models with the potential for some field work for verification purposes.
See also: Krueck, N., et al. (2017). "Incorporating larval dispersal into MPA design for both conservation and fisheries." Ecological Applications 27: 925-941.
Read more Read less - #### Design of resilience-based management in response to climate change on the Great Barrier Reef
We have developed sophisticated ecological models that can simulate the effects of disturbance and climate change throughout the entire Great Barrier Reef. The models also allow us to simulate an endless range of management responses. The question is, what sort of strategies have the greatest impacts? Where should we intervene, when, and with which tools? Answering these questions requires to apply ecological theory to a clear understanding of how different interventions achieve their benefit. This research involves close collaboration with industry and the Reef Authority.
See: Bozec, Y. M., et al. (2022). "Cumulative impacts across Australia's Great Barrier Reef: a mechanistic evaluation." Ecological Monographs 92(1): e01494.
Read more Read less - #### The sensitivity of coral reef ecosystems to degradation
The net outcome of coral bleaching events and other forms of disturbance is a gradual reduction in the number of colonies on the reef. In theory, low densities of coral can take much longer to recover than higher densities - partly because they become too far apart to reproduce successfully. We need to study these processes so that we can better identify critical thresholds that might slow down recovery and conversely to target restoration activities. This is a field-based PhD but with links to ecological models that connect the field experiments into scaled-up outcomes.
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Supervision history
Current supervision
- Doctor Philosophy
##### Drivers of Juvenile Coral Mortality and Implications for Reef Recovery and Restoration
Principal Advisor - Master Philosophy
##### Incorporating realistic fisheries into the design of Marine Protected Areas
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Ian Tibbetts - Doctor Philosophy
##### Socially-acceptable fisheries strategies to meet the UN 30x30 goal for biodiversity
Principal Advisor - Doctor Philosophy
##### The importance of reef geomorphology in driving ecological dynamics
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Daniel Harris - Doctor Philosophy
##### MPA design to achieve synergistic, transboundary benefits in the Coral Triangle
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Ian Tibbetts - Doctor Philosophy
##### Enhancing coral reef resilience in the face of climate change through sediment pollution management
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Amelia Wenger, Dr Nicola Browne - Doctor Philosophy
##### Multiscale Analysis of Coral Reef Benthic Assemblages
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Daniel Harris - Doctor Philosophy
##### Resilience potential of coral reefs in Indonesia Resilience potential of coral reefs in Indonesia (a study case between MPA and non-MPA)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Simone Blomberg, Associate Professor Ian Tibbetts - Doctor Philosophy
##### Connectivity of seagrasses for megaherbivores under environmental change
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Daniel Dunn
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Completed supervision
- 2026
Doctor Philosophy
##### Foraging ecology of parrotfish and the impact on bioerosion
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Daniel Harris - 2025
Doctor Philosophy
##### Impacts of climate change-induced large-scale disturbances on coral reef connectivity and recovery
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor David Callaghan - 2025
Doctor Philosophy
##### Putting the pieces together: Coral recovery dynamics in Rubble beds
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Tania Kenyon, Dr Daniel Harris - 2025
Master Philosophy
##### The effects of Climate change on coral fecundity in the Great Barrier Reef
Principal Advisor - 2025
Doctor Philosophy
##### Disentangling predator-prey dynamics of juvenile crown-of-thorns starfish
Principal Advisor - 2025
Doctor Philosophy
##### Drivers and limitations of early recovery for spawning corals on the Great Barrier Reef
Principal Advisor - 2023
Doctor Philosophy
##### Optimising Fisheries Management to Sustain Tropical Reef Fisheries
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Russell Richards - 2022
Doctor Philosophy
##### Coral reef futures under climate change and ocean acidification
Principal Advisor - 2021
Doctor Philosophy
##### The ecology of grouper spawning aggregations in Palau
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Cynthia Riginos - 2021
Doctor Philosophy
##### From Rubble to Reef: The physical and biological dynamics of coral reef rubble beds
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Daniel Harris - 2020
Doctor Philosophy
##### Integrating coral reef ecosystem services into marine planning
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor David Callaghan - 2020
Doctor Philosophy
##### Ecological drivers of the brown macroalgal genus Lobophora on Pacific coral reefs
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr John Dwyer - 2019
Doctor Philosophy
##### Bottlenecks of coral recruitment on degraded reefs
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Catherine Lovelock - 2018
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jianxin Zhao - 2017
Doctor Philosophy
##### The Dynamics and Resilience of Coral Reefs
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Richard Fuller - 2017
Doctor Philosophy
##### Dynamic vulnerability of the Great Barrier Reef: Impacts of local versus global stressors
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Hugh Possingham - 2016
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Catherine Lovelock - 2016
Doctor Philosophy
##### Effect of Predators and Microhabitat Availability on the Behaviour of Juvenile Parrotfishes
Principal Advisor - 2016
Doctor Philosophy
##### Dynamics of carbon storage in subtropical seagrass meadows
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Catherine Lovelock - 2016
Doctor Philosophy
##### Algal dynamics on coral reefs: a study of macroalgal traits and growth strategies of Lobophora J. Agardh (Dictyotales, Phaephyceae)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Catherine Lovelock - 2014
Doctor Philosophy
##### The grazing impact of common surgeonfish on algal dynamics of the Great Barrier Reef
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Ian Tibbetts - 2013
Doctor Philosophy
Principal Advisor - Doctor Philosophy
##### Modelling the Role of Diversity in Ecosystem Responses to Warming
Principal Advisor - 2020
Doctor Philosophy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Ian Tibbetts - 2018
Doctor Philosophy
##### Patterns and drivers that determine the structure and composition of Caribbean seascapes
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg - 2012
Doctor Philosophy
##### Disturbance effects to coral recruitment dynamics on the Great Barrier Reef
Associate Advisor - 2012
Doctor Philosophy
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Stuart Phinn
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