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Rick Stuart-Smith

Associate Professor Rick Stuart-Smith

Rick Stuart-Smith

Research Fellow

IMAS Taroona , Off-Campus

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rick.stuartsmith@utas.edu.au

Associate Professor Rick Stuart-Smith is a research fellow with the Ecology and Biodiversity group in the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies. His research covers aspects of biogeography, community and macro-ecology, and studies of human impacts, such as pollution, exploitation, invasive species and climate change on marine fauna and flora. A major motivation for his research is to improve the way marine biodiversity is monitored, reported, managed and protected, through contributing to more ecologically-informed policy at larger scales, and guiding local management.

Biography

Rick completed his PhD at the University of Tasmania in 2007, studying the ecology of freshwater fishes. In 2006, he started work on a field-based project at the Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute, leading a small team of divers to survey rocky reef ecological communities at sites around the Tasmanian coastline and Bass Strait Islands. In late 2007, he and Graham Edgar founded the Reef Life Survey program (RLS), starting with a 3-year pilot project to test the effectiveness of training and supporting a national network of recreational divers to undertake detailed reef biodiversity surveys. RLS has since grown significantly, in Australia and internationally. Rick has dived and undertaken biodiversity surveys of rocky and coral reefs all around Australia, across the Pacific Ocean, in the Mediterranean, Atlantic, Caribbean, Red Sea, and Indian Ocean. He has trained ~250 divers to undertake RLS surveys, and undertaken collaborative field research with the Smithsonian Institution and international NGOs such as the Wildlife Conservation Society and Fauna and Flora International. His research primarily revolves around field-collected marine biodiversity data, and incorporates first-hand experience with a diversity of marine environments and faunas.

Career summary

Qualifications

PhD (2007): The Importance of Complex Habitats for the Predator-Prey Interaction Between the Threatened Galaxiid Fish and an Introduced Salmonid. University of Tasmania
BSc (1st Class Hons)(2001): University of Tasmania

Memberships

Professional practice

Reef Life Survey Foundation (President, Co-Founder)
Global Ocean Observing System, Biology & Ecosystems panel member
Group of Earth Observations, Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON), member
Asia-Pacific BON, member
Threatened Handfish recovery Team (Australian Government)
Australian Marine Park Advisory Committee member - Temperate East Network
National State of the Environment report contributor (2016, 2021)

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Expertise

Coral and rocky reef ecology
Ecological indicators (e.g. State of the Environment, management effectiveness and Convention on Biological Diversity)
Marine macroecology
Marine protected areas

Research Themes

Rick's research contributes to understanding of the marine environment and sustainable resource management, provides the basis for informed policy development, and aligns with the University's research theme of Marine, Antarctic and Maritime. He contributes to marine environmental monitoring, assessment and reporting needs for the Australian Government's Department of the Environment through the Reef Life Survey program and his research in the NESP Marine Biodiversity Hub. His research also aligns with the National strategic research priority of 'Living in a changing environment', and all three priorities in Australia's Biodiversity Conservation Strategy 2010-2030.

Collaboration

Rick is regularly involved in international collaborative work through Reef Life Survey activities and associated research. Key ongoing international collaborators include:

Amanda Bates, Ocean and Earth Science, National Oceanography Centre Southampton
Emmett Duffy, Smithsonian Institution/MarineGEO
Mikel Beccero, CSIC Spain
Jon Lefcheck, Smithsonian Institution/MarineGEO

Awards

2020 Eureka Award for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Scientific Research
2018 College of Science and Engineering Research Excellence Award
2014 Eureka Award for Environmental Science
2012 Tasmanian Tall Poppy Young Scientist of the Year
2011/2012 Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellow
2010 Vice-Chancellors Award for Outstanding Community Engagement (UTAS)
2008 finalist in the Tasmanian Young Achiever Awards in the Hydro Tasmanian Environment category

Current projects

ARC FT190100599: Tackling marine conservation issues at national and global scales
ARC DP170104240: Rewiring marine food webs: predicting consequences of species range shifts
Sea World Research and Rescue Foundation: Ecology and Conservation Biology of Red Handfish

Fields of Research

Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology) (310305)
Conservation and biodiversity (410401)
Ecological impacts of climate change and ecological adaptation (410102)
Freshwater ecology (310304)
Population ecology (310307)
Community ecology (excl. invasive species ecology) (310302)
Pollution and contamination (410599)
Fisheries sciences (300599)
Behavioural ecology (310301)
Ecosystem function (410203)
Environmental management (410404)
Palaeoecology (310306)
Fisheries management (300505)
Aquaculture and fisheries stock assessment (300502)
Wildlife and habitat management (410407)
Biogeography and phylogeography (310402)
Environmental assessment and monitoring (410402)
Natural resource management (410406)
Ecology (310399)
Biological oceanography (370801)
Climate change processes (370201)
Ecological physiology (310303)
Global change biology (319902)
Animal systematics and taxonomy (310401)
Biosecurity science and invasive species ecology (410202)
Landscape ecology (410206)
Physical oceanography (370803)

Research Objectives

Marine biodiversity (180504)
Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems (180601)
Coastal or estuarine biodiversity (180203)
Assessment and management of coastal and estuarine ecosystems (180201)
Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences (280111)
Ecosystem adaptation to climate change (190102)
Rehabilitation or conservation of marine environments (180507)
Terrestrial biodiversity (180606)
Global effects of climate change (excl. Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and the South Pacific) (excl. social impacts) (190507)
Assessment and management of benthic marine ecosystems (180501)
Assessment and management of Antarctic and Southern Ocean ecosystems (180403)
Effects of climate change on Australia (excl. social impacts) (190504)
Climate change adaptation measures (excl. ecosystem) (190101)
Fisheries - wild caught (100399)
Wild caught fin fish (excl. tuna) (100305)
Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences (280102)
Understanding climate change (190599)
Social impacts of climate change and variability (190103)
Evaluation, allocation, and impacts of land use (180603)
Coastal and estuarine systems and management (180299)
Marine systems and management (180599)
Animal adaptation to climate change (109901)
Biodiversity in Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments (180404)
Other environmental management (189999)
Assessment and management of pelagic marine ecosystems (180502)
Fisheries - recreational freshwater (100301)
Natural hazards (190499)
Climate change models (190501)
Environmental education and awareness (190203)
Environmental policy, legislation and standards (190299)
Wild caught prawns (100306)

Publications

Total publications

145

Highlighted publications

(6 outputs)

Year	Type	Citation
2018	Journal Article	Stuart-Smith RD, Brown CJ, Ceccarelli DM, Edgar GJ, 'Ecosystem restructuring along the Great Barrier Reef following mass coral bleaching', Nature, 560, (7716) pp. 92-96. ISSN 0028-0836 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/s41586-018-0359-9 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 151Web of Science - 152 Co-authors: Edgar GJ Tweet
2016	Journal Article	Cinner JE, Huchery C, MacNeil MA, Graham NAJ, McClanahan TR, et al., 'Bright spots among the world's coral reefs', Nature, 535, (7612) pp. 416-432. ISSN 0028-0836 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/nature18607 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 325Web of Science - 311 Co-authors: Edgar G Tweet
2015	Journal Article	Stuart-Smith RD, Edgar GJ, Barrett NS, Kininmonth SJ, Bates AE, 'Thermal biases and vulnerability to warming in the world's marine fauna', Nature, 528, (7580) pp. 88-92. ISSN 0028-0836 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/nature16144 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 127Web of Science - 125 Co-authors: Edgar GJ; Barrett NS; Kininmonth SJ Tweet
2014	Journal Article	Bates AE, Barrett NS, Stuart-Smith RD, Holbrook NJ, Thompson PA, et al., 'Resilience and signatures of tropicalization in protected reef fish communities', Nature Climate Change, 4, (1) pp. 62-67. ISSN 1758-6798 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/NCLIMATE2062 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 105Web of Science - 100 Co-authors: Bates AE; Barrett NS; Holbrook NJ; Edgar GJ Tweet
2014	Journal Article	Edgar GJ, Stuart-Smith RD, Willis TJ, Kininmonth SJ, Baker SC, et al., 'Global conservation outcomes depend on marine protected areas with five key features', Nature, 506, (7487) pp. 216-220. ISSN 0028-0836 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/nature13022 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1138Web of Science - 1094 Co-authors: Edgar GJ; Kininmonth SJ; Baker SC; Barrett NS; Berkhout J; Buxton CD; Cooper AT; Davey M; Soler G; Strain EMA; Thomson RJ Tweet
2013	Journal Article	Stuart-Smith RD, Bates AE, Lefcheck JS, Duffy JE, Baker SC, et al., 'Integrating abundance and functional traits reveals new global hotspots of fish diversity', Nature, 501 pp. 539-542. ISSN 0028-0836 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/nature12529 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 385Web of Science - 370 Co-authors: Bates AE; Baker SC; Thomson RJ; Stuart-Smith JF; Hill NA; Soler GA; Strain EMA; Edgar GJ Tweet

Journal Article

(100 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
2022	Bessell TJ, Stuart-Smith J, Barrett NS, Lynch TP, Edgar GJ, et al., 'Prioritising conservation actions for extremely data-poor species: a risk assessment for one of the world's rarest marine fishes', Biological Conservation, 268 Article 109501. ISSN 0006-3207 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109501 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Bessell TJ; Stuart-Smith J; Barrett NS; Edgar GJ; Ling S; Talbot S Tweet
2022	Bosch NE, McLean M, Zarco-Perello S, Bennett S, Stuart-Smith RD, et al., 'Persistent thermally driven shift in the functional trait structure of herbivorous fishes: evidence of top-down control on the rebound potential of temperate seaweed forests?', Global Change Biology, 28, (7) pp. 2296-2311. ISSN 1354-1013 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/gcb.16070 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 7Web of Science - 6 Co-authors: Bennett S Tweet
2022	Coghlan AR, Blanchard JL, Heather FJ, Stuart-Smith RD, Edgar GJ, et al., 'Community size structure varies with predator-prey size relationships and temperature across Australian reefs', Ecology and Evolution, 12, (4) Article e8789. ISSN 2045-7758 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8789 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Coghlan AR; Blanchard JL; Heather FJ; Edgar GJ; Audzijonyte A Tweet
2022	Cook KM, Yamagiwa H, Beger M, Masucci GD, Ross S, et al., 'A community and functional comparison of coral and reef fish assemblages between four decades of coastal urbanisation and thermal stress', Ecology and Evolution, 12, (3) Article e8736. ISSN 2045-7758 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8736 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 1 Tweet
2022	Cooke R, Gearty W, Chapman ASA, Dunic J, Edgar GJ, et al., 'Anthropogenic disruptions to longstanding patterns of trophic-size structure in vertebrates', Nature Ecology and Evolution, 6, (6) pp. 684-692. ISSN 2397-334X (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/s41559-022-01726-x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 4Web of Science - 3 Co-authors: Edgar GJ Tweet
2022	Langlois J, Guilhaumon F, Baletaud F, Casajus N, De Almeida Braga C, et al., 'The aesthetic value of reef fishes is globally mismatched to their conservation priorities', PLoS Biology, 20, (6) Article e3001640. ISSN 1544-9173 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001640 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1 Tweet
2022	Mathon L, Marques V, Mouillot D, Albouy C, Andrello M, et al., 'Cross-ocean patterns and processes in fish biodiversity on coral reefs through the lens of eDNA metabarcoding', Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 289, (1973) Article 20220162. ISSN 0962-8452 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2022.0162 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 8Web of Science - 6 Co-authors: Edgar GJ Tweet
2022	McCosker E, Stuart-Smith RD, Edgar GJ, Steinberg PD, Verges A, 'Sea temperature and habitat effects on juvenile reef fishes along a tropicalizing coastline', Diversity and Distributions, 28, (6) pp. 1154-1170. ISSN 1366-9516 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/ddi.13484 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1 Co-authors: Edgar GJ Tweet
2022	Pettersen AK, Coleman MA, Latombe G, Gonzalez SV, Williams NLR, et al., 'Spatial compositional turnover varies with trophic level and body size in marine assemblages of micro-and macroorganisms', Global Ecology and Biogeography, 31, (8) pp. 1556-1570. ISSN 1466-822X (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/geb.13530 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Edgar GJ Tweet
2022	Schiettekatte NMD, Brandl SJ, Casey JM, Graham NAJ, Barneche DR, et al., 'Biological trade-offs underpin coral reef ecosystem functioning', Nature Ecology and Evolution, 6, (6) pp. 701-708. ISSN 2397-334X (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/s41559-022-01710-5 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 4Web of Science - 3 Co-authors: Edgar GJ Tweet
2022	Schuster JM, Stuart-Smith RD, Edgar GJ, Bates AE, 'Tropicalization of temperate reef fish communities facilitated by urchin grazing and diversity of thermal affinities', Global Ecology and Biogeography, 31, (5) pp. 995-1005. ISSN 1466-822X (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/geb.13477 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Edgar GJ Tweet
2022	Stuart-Smith RD, Edgar GJ, Clausius E, Oh ES, Barrett NS, et al., 'Tracking widespread climate-driven change on temperate and tropical reefs', Current Biology, 32, (19) pp. 4128-4138. ISSN 0960-9822 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.07.067 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2 Co-authors: Edgar GJ; Clausius E; Oh ES; Barrett NS; Cooper A; Day PB; Hasweera H; Jordan A; Ling SD; Soler GA; Stuart-Smith J; Turak E Tweet
2022	Waldock C, Stuart-Smith RD, Albouy C, Cheung WWL, Edgar GJ, et al., 'A quantitative review of abundance-based species distribution models', Ecography, 2022, (1) Article e05694. ISSN 0906-7590 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/ecog.05694 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 11Web of Science - 13 Co-authors: Edgar GJ Tweet
2021	Bates AE, Primack RB, Biggar BS, Bird TJ, Clinton M, et al., 'Global COVID-19 lockdown highlights humans as both threats and custodians of the environment', Biological Conservation, 263 Article 109175. ISSN 0006-3207 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109175 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 51Web of Science - 40 Co-authors: Edgar GJ; Cooper AT; Hindell MA Tweet
2021	Fraser KM, Stuart-Smith RD, Ling SD, Edgar GJ, 'High biomass and productivity of epifaunal invertebrates living amongst dead coral', Marine Biology, 168 Article 102. ISSN 0025-3162 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00227-021-03911-1 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 4 Co-authors: Fraser KM; Ling SD; Edgar GJ Tweet
2021	Heather FJ, Blanchard JL, Edgar GJ, Trebilco R, Stuart-Smith RD, 'Globally consistent reef size spectra integrating fishes and invertebrates', Ecology Letters, 24, (3) pp. 572-579. ISSN 1461-023X (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/ele.13661 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 7 Co-authors: Heather FJ; Blanchard JL; Edgar GJ; Trebilco R Tweet
2021	Heather FJ, Stuart-Smith RD, Blanchard JL, Fraser KM, Edgar GJ, 'Reef communities show predictable undulations in linear abundance size spectra from copepods to sharks', Ecology Letters, 24, (10) pp. 2146-2154. ISSN 1461-023X (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/ele.13844 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1 Co-authors: Heather FJ; Blanchard JL; Fraser KM; Edgar GJ Tweet
2021	Lefcheck JS, Edgar GJ, Stuart-Smith RD, Bates AE, Waldock C, et al., 'Species richness and identity both determine the biomass of global reef fish communities', Nature Communications, 12, (1) Article 6875. ISSN 2041-1723 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27681-y [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Edgar GJ; Ling SD Tweet
2021	Loiseau N, Thuiller W, Stuart-Smith RD, Devictor V, Edgar GJ, et al., 'Maximizing regional biodiversity requires a mosaic of protection levels', PLoS Biology, 19, (5) Article e3001195. ISSN 1544-9173 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001195 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 4 Co-authors: Edgar GJ Tweet
2021	McLean M, Stuart-Smith RD, Villeger S, Auber A, Edgar GJ, et al., 'Trait similarity in reef fish faunas across the world's oceans', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of The United States of America, 118, (12) Article e2012318118. ISSN 0027-8424 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2012318118 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 32Web of Science - 30 Co-authors: Edgar GJ Tweet
2021	Payne NL, Morley SA, Halsey LG, Smith JA, Stuart-Smith R, et al., 'Fish heating tolerance scales similarly across individual physiology and populations', Communications Biology, 4, (1) Article 264. ISSN 2399-3642 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-01773-3 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 10Web of Science - 10 Tweet
2021	Satterthwaite EV, Bax NJ, Miloslavich P, Ratnarajah L, Canonico G, et al., 'Establishing the foundation for the global observing system for marine life', Frontiers in Marine Science, 8 Article 737416. ISSN 2296-7745 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2021.737416 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 7 Co-authors: Bax NJ Tweet
2021	Stuart-Smith RD, Mellin C, Bates AE, Edgar GJ, 'Habitat loss and range shifts contribute to ecological generalization among reef fishes', Nature Ecology and Evolution, 5 pp. 656-662. ISSN 2397-334X (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/s41559-020-01342-7 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 25Web of Science - 23 Co-authors: Mellin C; Edgar GJ Tweet
2020	Audzijonyte A, Richards SA, Stuart-Smith RD, Pecl G, Edgar GJ, et al., 'Fish body sizes change with temperature but not all species shrink with warming', Nature Ecology and Evolution, 4 pp. 809-814. ISSN 2397-334X (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/s41559-020-1171-0 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 59Web of Science - 60 Co-authors: Audzijonyte A; Richards SA; Pecl G; Edgar GJ; Barrett NS; Blanchard JL Tweet
2020	Beger M, Wendt H, Sullivan J, Mason C, LeGrand J, et al., 'National-scale marine bioregions for the Southwest Pacific', Marine Pollution Bulletin, 150 Article 110710. ISSN 0025-326X (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110710 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 5 Co-authors: Mason C; Edgar G Tweet
2020	Brown CJ, Mellin C, Edgar GJ, Campbell MD, Stuart-Smith RD, 'Direct and indirect effects of heatwaves on a coral reef fishery', Global Change Biology, 27, (6) pp. 1214-1225. ISSN 1354-1013 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/gcb.15472 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 10Web of Science - 7 Co-authors: Mellin C; Edgar GJ Tweet
2020	Cinner JE, Zamborain-Mason J, Gurney GG, Graham NAJ, MacNeil MA, et al., 'Meeting fisheries, ecosystem function, and biodiversity goals in a human-dominated world', Science, 368, (6488) pp. 307-311. ISSN 0036-8075 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1126/science.aax9412 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 70Web of Science - 66 Co-authors: Edgar GJ Tweet
2020	Edgar GJ, Cooper A, Baker SC, Barker W, Barrett NS, et al., 'Reef Life Survey: establishing the ecological basis for conservation of shallow marine life', Biological Conservation, 252 Article 108855. ISSN 0006-3207 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108855 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 28 Co-authors: Edgar GJ; Cooper A; Baker SC; Barrett NS; Clausius E; Ling SD; Oh E; Shields J; Soler GA; Stuart-Smith J Tweet
2020	Fraser KM, Lefcheck JS, Ling SD, Mellin C, Stuart-Smith RD, et al., 'Production of mobile invertebrate communities on shallow reefs from temperate to tropical seas', Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 287, (1941) Article 20201798. ISSN 0962-8452 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2020.1798 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 10Web of Science - 9 Co-authors: Fraser KM; Ling SD; Mellin C; Edgar GJ Tweet
2020	Fraser KM, Stuart-Smith RD, Ling SD, Edgar GJ, 'Small invertebrate consumers produce consistent size spectra across reef habitats and climatic zones', Oikos, 130, (1) pp. 156-170. ISSN 0030-1299 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/oik.07652 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 8Web of Science - 7 Co-authors: Fraser KM; Ling SD; Edgar GJ Tweet
2020	Fraser KM, Stuart-Smith RD, Ling SD, Heather FJ, Edgar GJ, 'Taxonomic composition of mobile epifaunal invertebrate assemblages on diverse benthic microhabitats from temperate to tropical reefs', Marine Ecology - Progress Series, 640 pp. 31-43. ISSN 0171-8630 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3354/meps13295 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 14Web of Science - 13 Co-authors: Fraser KM; Ling SD; Heather FJ; Edgar GJ Tweet
2020	Hinojosa IA, Zapata-Hernandez G, Fowles AE, Gaymer CF, Stuart-Smith RD, 'The awakening of invertebrates: the daily dynamics of fishes and mobile invertebrates at Rapa Nui's multiple use marine protected area', Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 31, (2) pp. 290-303. ISSN 1099-0755 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1002/aqc.3423 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 4Web of Science - 4 Co-authors: Fowles AE Tweet
2020	Parravicini V, Casey JM, Schiettekatte NMD, Brandl SJ, Pozas-Schacre C, et al., 'Delineating reef fish trophic guilds with global gut content data synthesis and phylogeny', PLOS Biology, 18, (12) Article e3000702. ISSN 1544-9173 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000702 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 23Web of Science - 23 Co-authors: Edgar GJ Tweet
2020	Stuart-Smith J, Edgar GJ, Last P, Linardich C, Lynch T, et al., 'Conservation challenges for the most threatened family of marine bony fishes (handfishes: Brachionichthyidae)', Biological Conservation, 252 Article 108831. ISSN 0006-3207 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108831 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 9Web of Science - 6 Co-authors: Stuart-Smith J; Edgar GJ; Barrett N; Bessell T Tweet
2019	Barneche DR, Rezende EL, Parravicini V, Maire E, Edgar GJ, et al., 'Body size, reef area and temperature predict global reef-fish species richness across spatial scales', Global Ecology and Biogeography, 28, (3) pp. 315-327. ISSN 1466-822X (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/geb.12851 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 27Web of Science - 24 Co-authors: Edgar GJ Tweet
2019	Bates AE, Cooke RSC, Duncan MI, Edgar GJ, Bruno JF, et al., 'Climate resilience in marine protected areas and the 'Protection Paradox'', Biological Conservation, 236 pp. 305-314. ISSN 0006-3207 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2019.05.005 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 89Web of Science - 82 Co-authors: Edgar GJ; Barrett N Tweet
2019	Burrows MT, Bates AE, Costello MJ, Edwards M, Edgar GJ, et al., 'Ocean community warming responses explained by thermal affinities and temperature gradients', Nature Climate Change, 9, (12) pp. 959-963. ISSN 1758-678X (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/s41558-019-0631-5 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 93Web of Science - 90 Co-authors: Edgar GJ Tweet
2019	Cresswell AK, Langlois TJ, Wilson SK, Claudet J, Thomson DP, et al., 'Disentangling the response of fishes to recreational fishing over 30 years within a fringing coral reef reserve network', Biological Conservation, 237 pp. 514-524. ISSN 0006-3207 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2019.06.023 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 19Web of Science - 18 Co-authors: Edgar GJ Tweet
2019	Duffy JE, Benedetti-Cecchi L, Trinanes J, Muller-Karger FE, Ambo-Rappe R, et al., 'Toward a coordinated global observing system for seagrasses and marine macroalgae', Frontiers in Marine Science, 6, (JULY) Article 317. ISSN 2296-7745 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00317 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 92Web of Science - 87 Co-authors: Edgar GJ; Hurd CL; Johnson C; Miloslavich P Tweet
2019	Edgar GJ, Ward TJ, Stuart-Smith RD, 'Weaknesses in stock assessment modelling and management practices affect fisheries sustainability', Aquatic Conservation, 29, (11) pp. 2010-2016. ISSN 1099-0755 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1002/aqc.3161 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 8Web of Science - 7 Co-authors: Edgar GJ Tweet
2019	McClanahan TR, Schroeder RE, Friedlander AM, Vigliola L, Wantiez L, et al., 'Global baselines and benchmarks for fish biomass: comparing remote reefs and fisheries closures', Marine Ecology - Progress Series, 612 pp. 167-192. ISSN 0171-8630 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3354/meps12874 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 35Web of Science - 35 Co-authors: Edgar GJ Tweet
2019	Strain EMA, Edgar GJ, Ceccarelli D, Stuart-Smith RD, Hosack GR, et al., 'A global assessment of the direct and indirect benefits of marine protected areas for coral reef conservation', Diversity and Distributions, 25, (1) pp. 9-20. ISSN 1366-9516 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12838 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 43Web of Science - 40 Co-authors: Strain EMA; Edgar GJ; Thomson RJ Tweet
2019	Waldock C, Stuart-Smith RD, Edgar GJ, Bird TJ, Bates AE, 'The shape of abundance distributions across temperature gradients in reef fishes', Ecology Letters, 22, (4) pp. 685-696. ISSN 1461-023X (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/ele.13222 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 39Web of Science - 37 Co-authors: Edgar GJ Tweet
2018	Addison PFE, Collins DJ, Trebilco R, Howe S, Bax N, et al., 'A new wave of marine evidence-based management: emerging challenges and solutions to transform monitoring, evaluating and reporting', ICES Journal of Marine Science, 75, (3) pp. 941-952. ISSN 1054-3139 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsx216 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 41Web of Science - 41 Co-authors: Trebilco R; Bax N; Hedge P; Jones G; Miloslavich P Tweet
2018	Campbell SJ, Edgar GJ, Stuart-Smith RD, Soler G, Bates AE, 'Fishing-gear restrictions and biomass gains for coral reef fishes in marine protected areas', Conservation Biology, 32, (2) pp. 401-410. ISSN 0888-8892 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12996 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 33Web of Science - 28 Co-authors: Edgar GJ; Soler G Tweet
2018	Cinner JE, Maire E, Huchery C, MacNeil MA, Graham NAJ, et al., 'Gravity of human impacts mediates coral reef conservation gains', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 115, (27) pp. E6116-E6125. ISSN 0027-8424 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1708001115 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 141Web of Science - 138 Co-authors: Edgar GJ Tweet
2018	Day PB, Stuart-Smith RD, Edgar GJ, Bates AE, 'Species' thermal ranges predict changes in reef fish community structure during 8 years of extreme temperature variation', Diversity and Distributions, 24, (8) pp. 1036-1046. ISSN 1366-9516 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12753 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 39Web of Science - 39 Co-authors: Day PB; Edgar GJ Tweet
2018	Dornelas M, Antao LH, Moyes F, Bates AE, Magurran AE, et al., 'BioTIME: a database of biodiversity time series for the Anthropocene', Global Ecology and Biogeography, 27, (7) pp. 760-786. ISSN 1466-822X (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/geb.12729 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 175Web of Science - 165 Co-authors: Edgar GJ; Woehler EJ Tweet
2018	Edgar GJ, Ward TJ, Stuart-Smith RD, 'Rapid declines across Australian fishery stocks indicate global sustainability targets will not be achieved without an expanded network of no-fishing' reserves', Aquatic Conservation, 28, (6) pp. 1337-1350. ISSN 1052-7613 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1002/aqc.2934 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 36Web of Science - 37 Co-authors: Edgar GJ Tweet
2018	Fowles AE, Edgar GJ, Hill N, Stuart-Smith RD, Kirkpatrick JB, 'An experimental assessment of impacts of pollution sources on sessile biota in a temperate urbanised estuary', Marine Pollution Bulletin, 133 pp. 209-217. ISSN 0025-326X (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.05.040 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 6 Co-authors: Fowles AE; Edgar GJ; Hill N; Kirkpatrick JB Tweet
2018	Fowles AE, Edgar GJ, Stuart-Smith RD, Kirkpatrick JB, Hill N, et al., 'Effects of pollution from anthropogenic point sources on the recruitment of sessile estuarine reef biota', Frontiers in Marine Science, 5 Article 417. ISSN 2296-7745 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2018.00417 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 7Web of Science - 6 Co-authors: Fowles AE; Edgar GJ; Kirkpatrick JB; Hill N; Strain EMA Tweet
2018	Fowles AE, Stuart-Smith RD, Hill NA, Thomson RJ, Strain EMA, et al., 'Interactive responses of primary producers and grazers to pollution on temperate rocky reefs', Environmental Pollution, 237 pp. 388-395. ISSN 0269-7491 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.02.061 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 7Web of Science - 7 Co-authors: Fowles AE; Hill NA; Strain EMA; Kirkpatrick J; Edgar GJ Tweet
2018	Fowles AE, Stuart-Smith RD, Stuart-Smith JF, Hill NA, Kirkpatrick JB, et al., 'Effects of urbanisation on macroalgae and sessile invertebrates in southeast Australian estuaries', Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 205 pp. 30-39. ISSN 0272-7714 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2018.02.010 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 15Web of Science - 14 Co-authors: Fowles AE; Stuart-Smith JF; Hill NA; Kirkpatrick JB; Edgar GJ Tweet
2018	Ling SD, Davey A, Reeves SE, Gaylard S, Davies PL, et al., 'Pollution signature for temperate reef biodiversity is short and simple', Marine Pollution Bulletin, 130 pp. 159-169. ISSN 0025-326X (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.02.053 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 17Web of Science - 15 Co-authors: Ling SD; Davey A; Reeves SE; Edgar GJ Tweet
2018	Salter MA, Perry CT, Stuart-Smith RD, Edgar GJ, Wilson RW, et al., 'Reef fish carbonate production assessments highlight regional variation in sedimentary significance', Geology, 46, (8) pp. 699-702. ISSN 0091-7613 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1130/G45286.1 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 9Web of Science - 10 Co-authors: Edgar GJ Tweet
2018	Seemann J, Yingst A, Stuart-Smith RD, Edgar GJ, Altieri AH, 'The importance of sponges and mangroves in supporting fish communities on degraded coral reefs in Caribbean Panama', PeerJ, 6 Article e4455. ISSN 2167-8359 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.7717/peerj.4455 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 17Web of Science - 16 Co-authors: Edgar GJ Tweet
2018	Soler GA, Edgar GJ, Stuart-Smith RD, Smith ADM, Thomson RJ, 'Moving beyond trophic groups: evaluating fishing-induced changes to temperate reef food webs', Marine Ecology - Progress Series, 587 pp. 175-186. ISSN 0171-8630 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3354/meps12433 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2 Co-authors: Soler GA; Edgar GJ Tweet
2018	Stuart-Smith RD, Brown CJ, Ceccarelli DM, Edgar GJ, 'Ecosystem restructuring along the Great Barrier Reef following mass coral bleaching', Nature, 560, (7716) pp. 92-96. ISSN 0028-0836 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/s41586-018-0359-9 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 151Web of Science - 152 Co-authors: Edgar GJ Tweet
2017	Bates AE, Stuart-Smith RD, Barrett NS, Edgar GJ, 'Biological interactions both facilitate and resist climate-related functional change in temperate reef communities', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London: Biological Sciences, 284, (1856) Article 20170484. ISSN 0962-8452 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2017.0484 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 33Web of Science - 31 Co-authors: Barrett NS; Edgar GJ Tweet
2017	Cresswell AK, Edgar GJ, Stuart-Smith RD, Thompson RJ, Barrett NS, et al., 'Translating local benthic community structure to national biogenic reef habitat types', Global Ecology and Biogeography, 26, (10) pp. 1112-1125. ISSN 1466-822X (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/geb.12620 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 19Web of Science - 19 Co-authors: Cresswell AK; Edgar GJ; Barrett NS; Johnson CR Tweet
2017	Edgar GJ, Alexander TJ, Lefcheck JS, Bates AE, Kininmonth SJ, et al., 'Abundance and local-scale processes contribute to multi-phyla gradients in global marine diversity', Science Advances, 3, (10) Article e1700419. ISSN 2375-2548 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1700419 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 48Web of Science - 46 Co-authors: Edgar GJ Tweet
2017	Edgar GJ, Stuart-Smith RD, Cooper A, Jacques M, Valentine J, 'New opportunities for conservation of handfishes (Family Brachionichthyidae) and other inconspicuous and threatened marine species through citizen science', Biological Conservation, 208 pp. 174-182. ISSN 0006-3207 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2016.07.028 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 21Web of Science - 16 Co-authors: Edgar GJ; Cooper A Tweet
2017	Edgar GJ, Stuart-Smith RD, Thompson RJ, Freeman DJ, 'Consistent multi-level trophic effects of marine reserve protection across northern New Zealand', PLoS One, 12, (5) Article e0177216. ISSN 1932-6203 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177216 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 19Web of Science - 21 Co-authors: Edgar GJ Tweet
2017	Stuart-Smith RD, Edgar GJ, Barrett NS, Bates AE, Baker SC, et al., 'Assessing national biodiversity trends for rocky and coral reefs through the integration of citizen science and scientific monitoring programs', Bioscience, 67, (2) pp. 134-146. ISSN 0006-3568 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biw180 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 56Web of Science - 53 Co-authors: Edgar GJ; Barrett NS; Baker SC; Bax NJ; Berkhout J; Blanchard JL; Cooper AT; Day PB; Kininmonth S; Ling SD; Strain E Tweet
2017	Stuart-Smith RD, Edgar GJ, Bates AE, 'Thermal limits to the geographic distributions of shallow-water marine species', Nature Ecology and Evolution, 1 pp. 1846-1852. ISSN 2397-334X (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/s41559-017-0353-x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 91Web of Science - 90 Co-authors: Edgar GJ Tweet
2016	Cinner JE, Huchery C, MacNeil MA, Graham NAJ, McClanahan TR, et al., 'Bright spots among the world's coral reefs', Nature, 535, (7612) pp. 416-432. ISSN 0028-0836 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/nature18607 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 325Web of Science - 311 Co-authors: Edgar G Tweet
2016	Duffy JE, Lefcheck JS, Stuart-Smith RD, Navarrete SA, Edgar GJ, 'Biodiversity enhances reef fish biomass and resistance to climate change', National Academy of Sciences of The United States of America. Proceedings, 113, (22) pp. 6230-6235. ISSN 0027-8424 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1524465113 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 145Web of Science - 137 Co-authors: Edgar GJ Tweet
2016	Edgar GJ, Bates AE, Bird TJ, Jones AH, Kininmonth S, et al., 'New approaches to marine conservation through the scaling up of ecological data', Annual Review of Marine Science, 8 pp. 435-461. ISSN 1941-1405 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1146/annurev-marine-122414-033921 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 57Web of Science - 51 Co-authors: Edgar GJ Tweet
2016	Mellin C, Mouillot C, Kulbicki M, McClanahan TR, Vigliola L, et al., 'Humans and seasonal climate variability threaten large-bodied coral reef fish with small ranges', Nature Communications, 7 Article 10491. ISSN 2041-1723 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/ncomms10491 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 36Web of Science - 34 Co-authors: Edgar GJ Tweet
2016	Soler GA, Edgar GJ, Stuart-Smith RD, Smith ADM, Thomson RJ, 'Predicting the diet of coastal fishes at a continental scale based on taxonomy and body size', Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 480 pp. 1-7. ISSN 0022-0981 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2016.03.017 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 7Web of Science - 7 Co-authors: Soler GA; Edgar GJ; Thomson RJ Tweet
2016	Soler GA, Thomson RJ, Stuart-Smith RD, Smith ADM, Edgar GJ, 'Contributions of body size, habitat and taxonomy to predictions of temperate Australian fish diets', Marine Ecology Progress Series, 545 pp. 239-249. ISSN 0171-8630 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3354/meps11584 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 3 Co-authors: Soler GA; Thomson RJ; Smith ADM; Edgar GJ Tweet
2015	Althaus F, Hill N, Ferrari R, Edwards L, Przeslawski R, et al., 'A standardised vocabulary for identifying benthic biota and substrata from underwater imagery: the CATAMI classification scheme', PLoS ONE, 10, (10) Article e0141039. ISSN 1932-6203 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141039 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 125Web of Science - 127 Co-authors: Hill N; Barrett N; Edgar G Tweet
2015	Bates AE, Bird TJ, Stuart-Smith RD, Wernberg T, Sunday JM, et al., 'Distinguishing geographical range shifts from artefacts of detectability and sampling effort', Diversity and Distributions, 21, (1) pp. 13-22. ISSN 1366-9516 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12263 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 44Web of Science - 43 Co-authors: Bates AE; Barrett NS; Edgar GJ; Frusher SD; Pecl GT Tweet
2015	Coleman MA, Bates AE, Stuart-Smith RD, Malcolm HA, Harsati D, et al., 'Functional traits reveal early responses in marine reserves following protection from fishing', Diversity and Distributions, 21, (8) pp. 876-887. ISSN 1366-9516 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12309 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 52Web of Science - 51 Co-authors: Edgar GJ Tweet
2015	Oh ES, Edgar GJ, Kirkpatrick JB, Stuart-Smith RD, Barrett NS, 'Broad-scale impacts of salmon farms on temperate macroalgal assemblages on rocky reefs', Marine Pollution Bulletin, 98, (1-2) pp. 201-209. ISSN 0025-326X (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.06.049 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 23Web of Science - 23 Co-authors: Oh ES; Edgar GJ; Kirkpatrick JB; Barrett NS Tweet
2015	Soler GA, Edgar GJ, Thomson RJ, Kininmonth S, Campbell SJ, et al., 'Reef fishes at all trophic levels respond positively to effective marine protected areas', PloS One, 10, (10) Article e0140270. ISSN 1932-6203 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0140270 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 41Web of Science - 40 Co-authors: Soler GA; Edgar GJ; Thomson RJ; Kininmonth S; Barrett NS Tweet
2015	Stuart-Smith RD, Bates AE, Lefcheck JS, Duffy JE, Baker SC, et al., 'The potential of trait-based approaches to contribute to marine conservation', Marine Policy, 51 pp. 148-150. ISSN 0308-597X (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2014.07.002 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 4 Co-authors: Baker SC; Thomson RJ; Stuart-Smith JF; Hill NA; Soler G; Strain EMA; Edgar GJ Tweet
2015	Stuart-Smith RD, Edgar GJ, Barrett NS, Kininmonth SJ, Bates AE, 'Thermal biases and vulnerability to warming in the world's marine fauna', Nature, 528, (7580) pp. 88-92. ISSN 0028-0836 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/nature16144 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 127Web of Science - 125 Co-authors: Edgar GJ; Barrett NS; Kininmonth SJ Tweet
2015	Stuart-Smith RD, Edgar GJ, Stuart-Smith JF, Barrett NS, Fowles AE, et al., 'Loss of native rocky reef biodiversity in Australian metropolitan embayments', Marine Pollution Bulletin, 95, (1) pp. 324-332. ISSN 0025-326X (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.03.023 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 24Web of Science - 22 Co-authors: Edgar GJ; Stuart-Smith JF; Barrett NS; Fowles AE; Hill NA; Cooper AT; Oh ES; Thompson RJ Tweet
2015	Sunday JM, Pecl GT, Frusher S, Hobday AJ, Hill N, et al., 'Species traits and climate velocity explain geographic range shifts in an ocean-warming hotspot', Ecology Letters, 18, (9) pp. 944-953. ISSN 1461-0248 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/ele.12474 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 290Web of Science - 277 Co-authors: Pecl GT; Frusher S; Hill N; Holbrook NJ; Edgar GJ; Barrett N; Watson RA; Fulton EA; Bates AE Tweet
2014	Bates AE, Barrett NS, Stuart-Smith RD, Holbrook NJ, Thompson PA, et al., 'Resilience and signatures of tropicalization in protected reef fish communities', Nature Climate Change, 4, (1) pp. 62-67. ISSN 1758-6798 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/NCLIMATE2062 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 105Web of Science - 100 Co-authors: Bates AE; Barrett NS; Holbrook NJ; Edgar GJ Tweet
2014	Bird TJ, Bates AE, Lefcheck JS, Hill NA, Thomson RJ, et al., 'Statistical solutions for error and bias in global citizen science datasets', Biological Conservation, 173 pp. 144-154. ISSN 0006-3207 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.07.037 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 301Web of Science - 283 Co-authors: Bird TJ; Bates AE; Hill NA; Thomson RJ; Edgar GJ; Wotherspoon S; Stuart-Smith JF; Pecl GT; Barrett N; Frusher S Tweet
2014	Edgar GJ, Stuart-Smith RD, 'Systematic global assessment of reef fish communities by the Reef Life Survey program', Scientific Data, 1 Article 140007. ISSN 2052-4463 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/sdata.2014.7 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 139Web of Science - 132 Co-authors: Edgar GJ Tweet
2014	Edgar GJ, Stuart-Smith RD, Willis TJ, Kininmonth SJ, Baker SC, et al., 'Global conservation outcomes depend on marine protected areas with five key features', Nature, 506, (7487) pp. 216-220. ISSN 0028-0836 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/nature13022 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1138Web of Science - 1094 Co-authors: Edgar GJ; Kininmonth SJ; Baker SC; Barrett NS; Berkhout J; Buxton CD; Cooper AT; Davey M; Soler G; Strain EMA; Thomson RJ Tweet
2014	Riera R, Becerro MA, Stuart-Smith RD, Delgado JD, Edgar GJ, 'Out of sight, out of mind: threats to the marine biodiversity of the Canary Islands (NE Atlantic Ocean)', Marine Pollution Bulletin, 86, (1-2) pp. 9-18. ISSN 0025-326X (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.07.014 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 27Web of Science - 25 Co-authors: Edgar GJ Tweet
2013	Stuart-Smith RD, Bates AE, Lefcheck JS, Duffy JE, Baker SC, et al., 'Integrating abundance and functional traits reveals new global hotspots of fish diversity', Nature, 501 pp. 539-542. ISSN 0028-0836 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/nature12529 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 385Web of Science - 370 Co-authors: Bates AE; Baker SC; Thomson RJ; Stuart-Smith JF; Hill NA; Soler GA; Strain EMA; Edgar GJ Tweet
2011	Beger M, Babcock R, Booth DJ, Bucher D, Condie SA, et al., 'Research challenges to improve the management and conservation of subtropical reefs to tackle climate change threats (Findings of a workshop conducted in Coffs Harbour, Australia on 13 September 2010)', Ecological Management and Restoration, 12, (1) pp. e7-e10. ISSN 1442-7001 (2011) [Letter or Note in Journal] DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-8903.2011.00573.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 20 Co-authors: Cvitanovic C Tweet
2011	Mora C, Aburto-Oropeza O, Bocos AA, Ayotte PM, Banks S, et al., 'Global human footprint on the linkage between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in reef fishes', PLOS Biology, 9, (4) Article e1000606. ISSN 1545-7885 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000606 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 216Web of Science - 1064 Co-authors: Edgar GJ; Soler G Tweet
2010	Hill N, Pepper A, Puotinen M, Hughes M, Edgar GJ, et al., 'Quantifying wave exposure in shallow temperate reef systems: applicability of fetch models for predicting algal biodiversity', Marine Ecology - Progress Series, 417, (November) pp. 83-95. ISSN 0171-8630 (2010) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3354/meps08815 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 54Web of Science - 51 Co-authors: Hill N; Pepper A; Edgar GJ; Barrett NS; Leaper R Tweet
2010	Stuart-Smith RD, Barrett NS, Stevenson DG, Edgar GJ, 'Stability in temperate reef communities over a decadal time scale despite concurrent ocean warming', Global Change Biology, 16, (1) pp. 122-134. ISSN 1365-2486 (2010) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.01955.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 56Web of Science - 55 Co-authors: Barrett NS; Stevenson DG; Edgar GJ Tweet
2009	Edgar GJ, Barrett NS, Stuart-Smith RD, 'Exploited reefs protected from fishing transform over decades into convservation features otherwise absent from seascapes', Ecological Applications, 19, (8) pp. 1967-1974. ISSN 1051-0761 (2009) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1890/09-0610.1 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 81Web of Science - 78 Co-authors: Edgar GJ; Barrett NS Tweet
2009	Edgar GJ, Stuart-Smith RD, 'Ecological effects of marine protected areas on rocky reef communities - a continental-scale analysis', Marine Ecology Progress Series, 388, (August) pp. 51-62. ISSN 0171-8630 (2009) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3354/meps08149 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 551Web of Science - 108 Co-authors: Edgar GJ Tweet
2008	Stuart-Smith JF, Stuart-Smith RD, Swain R, Wapstra E, 'Size dimorphism in Rankinia (Tympanocryptis) diemensis (Family Agamidae): sex-specific patterns and geographic variation', Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 94, (4) pp. 699-709. ISSN 0024-4066 (2008) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2008.01026.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 4Web of Science - 4 Co-authors: Stuart-Smith JF; Swain R; Wapstra E Tweet
2008	Stuart-Smith RD, Barrett NS, Crawford C, Frusher SD, Stevenson DG, et al., 'Spatial patterns in impacts of fishing on temperate rocky reefs: Are fish abundance and mean size related to proximity to fisher access points?', Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 365, (2) pp. 116 - 125. ISSN 0022-0981 (2008) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2008.08.002 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 27Web of Science - 27 Co-authors: Barrett NS; Crawford C; Frusher SD; Stevenson DG; Edgar GJ Tweet
2008	Stuart-Smith RD, White RWG, Barmuta LA, 'A shift in the habitat use pattern of a lentic galaxiid fish: an acute behavioural response to an introduced predator', Environmental Biology of Fishes, 82, (1) pp. 93-100. ISSN 0378-1909 (2008) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s10641-007-9256-z [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 32Web of Science - 32 Co-authors: White RWG; Barmuta LA Tweet
2007	Stuart-Smith JF, Swain R, Stuart-Smith RD, Wapstra E, 'Is fecundity the ultimate cause of female-biased size dimorphism in a dragon lizard?*', Journal of Zoology, 273, (3) pp. 266-272. ISSN 0952-8369 (2007) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2007.00324.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 14Web of Science - 14 Co-authors: Stuart-Smith JF; Swain R; Wapstra E Tweet
2007	Stuart-Smith RD, Stuart-Smith JF, White RWG, Barmuta LA, 'The effects of turbidity and complex habitats on the feeding of a galaxiid fish are clear and simple', Marine and Freshwater Research, 58, (5) pp. 429-435. ISSN 1323-1650 (2007) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1071/MF06240 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 15Web of Science - 13 Co-authors: Stuart-Smith JF; White RWG; Barmuta LA Tweet
2007	Stuart-Smith RD, Stuart-Smith JF, White RWG, Barmuta LA, 'The impact of an introduced predator on a threatened galaxiid fish is reduced by the availability of complex habitats', Freshwater Biology, 52, (8) pp. 1555-1563. ISSN 0046-5070 (2007) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2007.01787.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 21Web of Science - 18 Co-authors: Stuart-Smith JF; White RWG; Barmuta LA Tweet
2006	Stuart-Smith RD, Barmuta LA, White RWG, 'Nocturnal and diurnal feeding by Galaxias auratus, a lentic galaxiid fish', Ecology of Freshwater Fish, 15, (4) pp. 521-531. ISSN 0906-6691 (2006) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2006.00192.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 7Web of Science - 8 Co-authors: Barmuta LA; White RWG Tweet
2004	Stuart-Smith RD, Richardson AMM, White RWG, 'Increasing turbidity significantly alters the diet of brown trout: a multi-year longitudinal study', Journal of Fish Biology, 65, (2) pp. 376-388. ISSN 0022-1112 (2004) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2004.00456.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 39Web of Science - 40 Co-authors: Richardson AMM; White RWG Tweet

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2022	Edgar G, Stuart-Smith R, Cooper A, 'Living offshore reefs of Australian Marine Parks', Reed New Holland Publishers, Sydney, pp. 256. ISBN 9781925546866 (2022) [Authored Research Book] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Edgar G; Cooper A Tweet
2015	Stuart-Smith R, Edgar G, Green A, Shaw I, 'Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia', Reed New Holland Publishers Pty Ltd, Sydney, Australia, pp. 479. ISBN 9781921517617 (2015) [Authored Other Book] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Edgar G; Shaw I

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Stuart-Smith R, Edgar G, Green A, Shaw I, 'Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia', Reed New Holland Publishers Pty Ltd, Sydney, Australia, pp. 479. ISBN 9781921517617 (2015) [Authored Other Book]

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2022	Stuart-Smith J, Edgar GJ, Linardich C, Lynch T, Barrett N, et al., 'Endemic handfish species threatened with extinction', Imperiled: The Encyclopedia of Conservation, Elsevier Science, DA DellaSala and MI Goldstein (ed), United States, pp. 746-751. ISBN 9780128211397 (2022) [Research Book Chapter] DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-821139-7.00123-9 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1 Co-authors: Stuart-Smith J; Edgar GJ; Barrett N; Bessell T; Trotter A Tweet

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2022

Stuart-Smith J, Edgar GJ, Linardich C, Lynch T, Barrett N, et al., 'Endemic handfish species threatened with extinction', Imperiled: The Encyclopedia of Conservation, Elsevier Science, DA DellaSala and MI Goldstein (ed), United States, pp. 746-751. ISBN 9780128211397 (2022) [Research Book Chapter]

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-821139-7.00123-9 [eCite] [Details]

Citations: Scopus - 1

Co-authors: Stuart-Smith J; Edgar GJ; Barrett N; Bessell T; Trotter A

Conference Publication

(4 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
2023	Ling S, Soler G, Barrett N, Ridgway K, Keane J, et al., 'Global change, phase-shifts and recovery potential of Tasmania's rapidly warming reef ecosystems', The 2023 International Temperate Reefs Symposium, 8-12 January 2023, Hobart, Australia (2023) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Ling S; Soler G; Barrett N; Keane J; Charlton D; Johnson C; Sanderson C; Bennett S; Strain B; Layton C; Wright J; Hurd C; Oh E; Cooper A; Edgar G
2010	Fowles A, Edgar GJ, Stuart-Smith RD, Hill Nicole, Kirkpatrick JB, 'Macro-algal communities in three major Australian estuaries: Broad-scale patterns in response to anthropogenic impacts', University of Wollongong, 4-8 July 2010, Wollongong NSW, pp. 95. ISBN 978-0-9587185-5-4 (2010) [Conference Edited] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Fowles A; Edgar GJ; Hill Nicole; Kirkpatrick JB
2010	Pecl GT, Brodribb FM, Walsh P, Frusher SD, Edgar GJ, et al., 'Redmap: Citizen science as an engagement and communication tool in a warming world', Southern Exposure, 13-15 October 2010, Hobart, Tasmania, pp. Unknown. (2010) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Pecl GT; Brodribb FM; Walsh P; Frusher SD; Edgar GJ; Lyle JM
2010	Pecl GT, Brown Rebecca, Walsh P, Frusher SD, Edgar GJ, et al., 'Citizen science as a research tool for monitoring ecological change in the marine environment', Climate Change Effects on Fish and Fisheries, 25-29 April 2010, Sendai, Japan, pp. Unknown. (2010) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Pecl GT; Brown Rebecca; Walsh P; Frusher SD; Edgar GJ; Lyle JM

Contract Report, Consultant's Report

(17 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
2022	Heather F, Stuart-Smith R, Cooper A, Oh E, Turak E, et al., 'Biodiversity change across the coral sea marine park over the past decade including impacts of severe heatwaves', Reef Life Survey Foundation Incorporated, Hobart, Tasmania (2022) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Heather F; Cooper A; Oh E; Turak E; Edgar G
2022	Heather FJ, Stuart-Smith RD, Cooper AT, Edgar GJ, 'Reef Life Survey Assessment of Marine Biodiversity in the Norfolk Marine Park', Reef Life Survey Foundation Incorporated, Hobart, Tasmania (2022) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Heather FJ; Cooper AT; Edgar GJ
2021	Ling S, Barrett N, Edgar G, Stuart-Smith R, Oh E, et al., 'Assessing multidecadal climate-driven shifts for Tasmanian marine species, 1992-2019', Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, December (2021) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Ling S; Barrett N; Edgar G; Oh E; Cooper A; Soler G
2020	Stuart-Smith RD, Ceccarelli D, Day PB, Edgar GJ, Cooper AT, et al., 'Reef Life Survey Assessment of Marine Biodiversity in Geographe Bay', Report to Parks Australia, Department of the Environment 2020 Reef Life Survey Assessment of Marine, Hobart, Tasmania (2020) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Day PB; Edgar GJ; Cooper AT; Oh L; Mellin C
2019	Stuart-Smith RD, Edgar GJ, Cooper AT, Gudge S, Ceccarelli D, 'Lord Howe Island Ecological Assessment Report 2019', Report to the Lord Howe Island Marine Park, Department of Primary Industries, NSW, Hobart, Tasmania (2019) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Edgar GJ; Cooper AT; Gudge S
2018	Edgar GJ, Ceccarelli D, Stuart-Smith RD, Cooper AT, 'Biodiversity surveys of the Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs Marine National Park Reserve 2013 and 2018', Report to Parks Australia, Department of the Environment, Hobart, Tasmania (2018) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Edgar GJ; Cooper AT
2018	Przeslawski R, Foster S, Monk J, Langlois T, Lucieer VL, et al., 'Comparative assessment of seafloor sampling platforms. Report to the National Environmental Science Programme', Marine Biodiversity Hub, Geoscience Australia, 24 August (2018) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Przeslawski R; Foster S; Monk J; Langlois T; Lucieer VL
2017	Edgar GJ, Ceccarelli D, Stuart-Smith RD, Cooper AT, 'Biodiversity Survey of the Temperate East Coast Commonwealth Marine Reserve Network: Elizabeth & Middleton Reefs, Lord Howe Island & Norfolk Island', Report to Parks Australia, Department of the Environment, Hobart, Tasmania (2017) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Edgar GJ; Cooper AT
2017	Edgar GJ, Ceccarelli D, Stuart-Smith RD, Cooper AT, 'Reef biodiversity surveys of Australia's Commonwealth Marine Reserve Network: An overview', Report to Parks Australia, Department of the Environment 2017, Hobart, Tasmania (2017) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Edgar GJ; Cooper AT
2017	Edgar GJ, Ceccarelli D, Stuart-Smith RD, Cooper AT, 'Reef Life Survey Assessment of Coral Reef Biodiversity in the North West Commonwealth Marine Reserves Network', Report to Parks Australia, Department of the Environment 2017, Hobart, Tasmania (2017) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Edgar GJ; Cooper AT
2017	Stuart-Smith RD, Ceccarelli D, Edgar GJ, Cooper AT, '2016 Biodiversity Surveys of the Cod Grounds and Pimpernel Rocks Commonwealth Marine Reserves', Report for Parks Australia, Department of the Environment, Hobart, Tasmania (2017) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Edgar GJ; Cooper AT
2017	Stuart-Smith RD, Ceccarelli D, Edgar GJ, Cooper AT, 'Reef Life Survey Assessment of Rocky Reef Biodiversity in the South-West Marine Region (Geographe CMR)', Report to Parks Australia, Department of the Environment 2017, Hobart, Tasmania (2017) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Edgar GJ; Cooper AT
2015	Edgar GJ, Stuart-Smith RD, Cooper AT, Jacques M, 'Systemic Surveying of Two Threatened Handfish Species', Report for the Department of the Environment, Hobart, Tasmania (2015) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Edgar GJ; Cooper AT
2013	Day PB, Stuart-Smith RD, Edgar GJ, Friedman K, Holmes T, et al., 'Community assisted scientific assessment and management of Western Australian Marine Protected Areas. Ningaloo Marine Park report for Coastwest and Caring for our Country', Reef Life Survey Foundation Incorporated, Hobart, Tasmania (2013) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Day PB; Edgar GJ; Bellchambers LM
2013	Day PB, Stuart-Smith RD, Edgar GJ, Shortland-Jones H, Friedman K, et al., 'Community-assisted scientific assessment and management of Western Australian Marine Protected Areas. Rottnest Island Marine Reserve report for Coastwest and Caring for our Country', Reef Life Survey Foundation Incorporated, Hobart, Tasmania (2013) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Day PB; Edgar GJ; Bellchambers LM
2013	Stuart-Smith RD, Crawford T, Cooper AT, Kininmonth SJ, Stuart-Smith JF, et al., 'Coral Sea Marine Biodiversity', Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania (2013) [Contract Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Crawford T; Cooper AT; Kininmonth SJ; Stuart-Smith JF; Berkhout JJ; Edgar GJ
2009	Stuart-Smith RD, Stuart-Smith JF, Cooper AT, Edgar GJ, 'Baseline biodiversity survey of the Cod Grounds Commonwealth Marine Reserve', Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, 1 (2009) [Consultants Report] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Stuart-Smith JF; Cooper AT; Edgar GJ

Thesis

(1 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
2007	Stuart-Smith RD, 'The Importance of Complex Habitats for the Predator-Prey Interaction Between the Threatened Galaxiid Fish and an Introduced Salmonid' (2007) [PhD] [eCite] [Details]

Other Public Output

(20 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
2021	Mellin C, Edgar G, Emslie M, Barrett N, Turak E, et al., 'A standardised national assessment of the state of coral and rocky reef biodiversity', Report to the National Environmental Science Program, Marine Biodiversity Hub, University of Tasmania, Australia, July 2021, Milestone 7, 4 (2021) [Government or Industry Research] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Mellin C; Edgar G; Barrett N; Turak E
2021	Stuart-Smith J, Lynch T, McEnnulty F, Green M, Devine C, et al., 'Conservation of handfishes and their habitats - Final Report 2020', Project A10 - Conservation of handfishes and their habitats, Report to the National Environmental Science Program, Marine Biodiversity Hub, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Milestone 13, April (2021) [Government or Industry Research] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Stuart-Smith J; McEnnulty F; Trotter AJ; Bessell T; Barrett N
2021	Stuart-Smith JF, Lynch T, McEnnulty F, Green M, Devine C, et al., 'Conservation of handfishes and their habitats - Final Report 2020', Report to the National Environmental Science Program, Marine Biodiversity Hub, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania (2021) [Government or Industry Research] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Stuart-Smith JF; McEnnulty F; Trotter AJ; Bessell T; Barrett NS
2017	Edgar GJ, Ceccarelli D, Stuart-Smith RD, Cooper AT, 'Biodiversity survey of Ashmore Reef (Coral Sea) and comparison with surrounding reefs', Report to Parks Australia, Department of the Environment, Reef Life Survey Foundation Incorporated, Hobart, Tasmania (2017) [Government or Industry Research] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Edgar GJ; Cooper AT
2015	Edgar GJ, Ceccarelli DM, Stuart-Smith RD, 'Assessment of coral reef biodiversity in the Coral Sea', Report for the Department of Environment, Reef Life Survey Foundation Incorporated, Hobart, Tasmania (2015) [Government or Industry Research] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Edgar GJ
2015	Stuart-Smith RD, Edgar GJ, Cooper AT, Gudge SA, Douglass T, 'Reef biodiversity monitoring at Lord Howe Island 2015', Report for the Lord Howe Island Marine Park and NSW Department of Primary Industries, Reef Life Survey Foundation Incorporated, Hobart, Tasmania (2015) [Government or Industry Research] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Edgar GJ; Cooper AT; Gudge SA
2014	Barrett N, Bates AE, Beger M, Stuart-Smith R, Syms C, et al., 'Adaptive management of temperate reefs to minimise effects of climate change: developing new effective approaches for ecological monitoring and predictive modelling', Fisheries Research and Development Corporation, Australia, 2010/506 (2014) [Government or Industry Research] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Barrett N; Bates AE; Beger M; Syms C; Holbrook N; Buxton CD; Edgar G
2014	Edgar GJ, Stuart-Smith RD, 'Eureka Prize for Environmental Research 2014', NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (2014) [Award] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Edgar GJ
2014	Stuart-Smith RD, Pecl GT, Stuart-Smith JF, Walsh PH, Barry Y, 'Marine Biodiversity', Redmap.org.au, IMAS, Hobart, Tasmania (2014) [Magazine Article] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Pecl GT; Stuart-Smith JF; Walsh PH; Barry Y
2013	Edgar GJ, Stuart-Smith RD, Thomson R, Freeman D, Southwood P, 'Reef Life Survey assessment of biodiversity in northern New Zealand marine reserves and associated coastlines', Report for New Zealand Department of Conservation, Aquenal Pty Ltd and Reef Life Survey Inc., Hobart, Tasmania (2013) [Government or Industry Research] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Edgar GJ; Thomson R
2013	Stuart-Smith RD, Crawford T, Cooper A, Kininmonth S, Stuart-Smith J, et al., 'Coral sea marine biodiversity', IMAS and Reef Life Survey, Australia (2013) [Report Other] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Crawford T; Cooper A; Kininmonth S; Stuart-Smith J; Berkhout J; Edgar G
2012	Cooper AT, Green M, Stuart-Smith RD, Valentine JP, Einoder LD, et al., 'Standardised Survey Procedures for Monitoring Handfish Populations in the Derwent Estuary', Reef Life Survey Foundation Incorporated (2012) [Report Other] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Cooper AT; Valentine JP; Barrett NS
2012	Green MA, Stuart-Smith RD, Valentine JP, Einoder LD, Barrett NS, et al., 'Spotted handfish monitoring and recovery actions - 2011-2012', Report for Derwent Estuary Program and Caring For Our Country, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research and Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies, Hobart, Tasmania, June (2012) [Government or Industry Research] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Valentine JP; Barrett NS; Cooper AT
2012	Hill KL, Kelly-Gerreyn BA, Stuart-Smith RD, Evans K, Hayes K, 'Gathering information on marine climate impacts', Marine climate change: impacts and adaptation report card Australia 2012, National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility, FRDC and CSIRO, Australia (2012) [Report Other] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Hill KL
2012	Stuart-Smith RD, 'Tasmanian Young Tall Poppy of the Year 2012: Dr Rick Stuart-Smith', Australian Institute of Policy and Science, Australia (2012) [Award] [eCite] [Details]
2011	Stuart-Smith RD, Edgar GJ, 'Continental-scale assessment of Australia's rocky and coral reef biodiversity', Wetlands Australia: National Wetlands Update 2011, Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Australia, 19, p. 17. (2011) [Magazine Article] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Edgar GJ
2010	Pecl GT, Brown Rebecca, Walsh P, Frusher SD, Edgar GJ, et al., 'Coastal Climate Change Range Extension Database and Mapping Project (Redmap)', Whitley Award, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales (2010) [Award] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Pecl GT; Brown Rebecca; Walsh P; Frusher SD; Edgar GJ; Lyle JM
2010	Stuart-Smith RD, '2010 Vice-Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Community Engagement', University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania (2010) [Award] [eCite] [Details]
2009	Stuart-Smith RD, Stuart-Smith JF, Cooper AT, Edgar GJ, 'Baseline Biodiversity Survey of the Cod Grounds Commonwealth Marine Reserve', Survey: Reef Life Survey, Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Director of National Parks, Hobart, Tasmania, May (2009) [Government or Industry Research] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Stuart-Smith JF; Cooper AT; Edgar GJ
2007	Stuart-Smith RD, Barrett NS, Crawford C, Edgar GJ, Frusher SD, 'Condition of rocky reef communities: A key marine habitat around Tasmania', NRM/NHT Report, Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute, Hobart (2007) [Government or Industry Research] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Barrett NS; Crawford C; Edgar GJ; Frusher SD

Grants & Funding

Funding Summary

Number of grants

Total funding

$6,688,317

Projects

Ecosystem functions and phase-shifts: herbivory as a predictor of health for Australias warming reef ecosystems (2023)$7,500

Description: In temperate regions, the collapse of reef ecosystems involves loss of habitat-forming kelps. Trajectories of reef ecosystem recovery are therefore largely determined by the re-establishment of primary habitat-formers which support associated reef species. My project will quantify the role of herbivores as a determinant of kelp at multiple sites and depth across southeast temperate Australia by measuring rates of herbivory on the reef. This research will identify which species of herbivores will be vital to manage for safeguarding collapse and promoting recovery of reef ecosystems.
Funding: Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment ($7,500)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Rose M; Ling SD; Stuart-Smith RD; Bennett S
Year: 2023

Safeguarding natural values of the Great Southern Reef (2022 - 2025)$2,000,000

Description: Through pathways leading from science onto public, management and political sectors, this project aims for a step-change in the sustainable maintenance of critical functions, fisheries, and biodiversity of the Great Southern Reef (GSR)the ecologically connected reef network spanning Australias southern coasts. A new The Great Southern Reef Partnership will be established to(1) integrate scientific and management efforts to safeguard the GSR, (2) advance public and political perceptions of its value, and (3) generate positive change in upper management and political domains.1.Integration of GSR science.Building on 30 years of foundational research by UTAS Coastal Ecosystem Team, scientific activities will be coordinated and extended across the GSR. Efforts of university researchers, state management authorities, and NGOs will be leveraged to better understand management options for ecosystem protection and restoration. Annual workshops will identify priority knowledge gaps, monitoring needs, and coordinated experiments extending from WA to NSW and Tasmania. Example subprojects include: (1) eDNA studies to increase ecosystem monitoring efficiency; (2) assessment of effectiveness of marine park networks; (3) tracking threatened species; and (4) continent-scale experiments to understand ecosystem function. Funds will fill research gaps that link partner projects, and salaries for personnel key to maximising project outputs and their dissemination: a project officer, data manager, behaviour change scientist, and technician.2.Communication of knowledge.A communications officer will broadcast engaging scientific findings through both traditional and social media to increase awareness of the importance of the GSR, to highlight needs for increased, more efficient efforts to reduce threats to its health, and to increase public engagement in conservation.3.Impact and alignment.Behaviour change studies will identify the social networks, preferences and relative influence of managers, Traditional Owners and key stakeholders. Diverse leaders will be engaged, and behaviour change findings applied in strategies to improve conservation outcomes across the GSR.
Funding: Ian Potter Foundation ($2,000,000)
Scheme: Sustainable Environment Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Edgar GJ; Barrett NS; Stuart-Smith RD; Pecl GT; Ling SD; Bennett S
Period: 2022 - 2025

Understanding the role of temperature on reef biodiversity change (2022 - 2023)$11,020

Description: Gradual ocean warming and extreme thermal fluctuations have exacerbated the need to understand how temperatureimpacts marine biodiversity. However, long-term ecological data that is systematic and comparable through space and timeis only recently available. Australia's reef communities have been well documented for years, and the country's continuouscoastline that spans temperate to tropical latitudes provides a unique opportunity to study how they react to various levelsof warming and cooling. This PhD will assess how species distributions and abundances change with temperature, where theHollsworth Wildlife Research Endowment grant will allow this project to explore the seasonal fluctuations and localconditions that impact their responses at the cooler ends of their range. By using underwater visual censuses, temperate reefcommunities will be monitored continuously at eight different locations in Tasmania. Mixed-effects modelling and linearregression will be conducted to determine the relationship between temperature and biodiversity. This information will beuseful to identify any patterns that can improve our predictions and reduce biases when assessing species responses totemperature throughout the rest of their range. With this, the project can help address the urgent demand for adequatemarine resource management under the face of a changing climate.
Funding: Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment ($11,020)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Stuart-Smith RD; Edgar GJ; Herrera Fuchs YA
Period: 2022 - 2023

Raising the bar for ecological effectiveness of the worlds Marine Protected Areas (2021 - 2023)$198,771

Description: PEW fellowship looking at Marine protected area effectiveness using existing Reef Life Survey data and involving additional international field work that will link in to ARC Future Fellowship work.
Funding: The Pew Charitable Trusts ($198,771)
Scheme: Pew Fellows Program in Marine Conservation
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Stuart-Smith RD
Period: 2021 - 2023

: Reef community responses to protection & a decade of warming in Port Phillip Bay & Port Phillip Heads (2021)$5,000

Description: The project will identify changes in reef biodiversity in the Port Phillip Heads Marine Park and smaller sheltered Port PhillipBay marine reserves using 10 years of Reef Life Survey (RLS) data and Parks Victoria's contracted 27 years of ecological monitoring data. It will considerall of these protected areas in an investigation of the combined responses of reef communities to MPA protection and warming over a decadal scale,thus assisting management evaluation of MPA efficacy by better partitioning and understanding the relative roles of protection from fishing andwarming-driven community change.
Funding: Parks Victoria ($5,000)
Scheme: Scholarship - The Research Partners Program
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Stuart-Smith RD; Edgar GJ; Clausius E
Year: 2021

Safeguarding Threatened Reef Species (2021 - 2023)$15,815

Description: Marine biodiversity loss may be rapidly increasing as a result of climate change, pollution, fishing, and habitat degradation, but quantifying population trends can be extremely difficult for marine species, which live out-of-sight, are often rare and highly cryptic by nature.My PhD will involve the analysis of existing data on reef species collected through the Reef Life Survey program (www.reeflifesurvey), to evaluate population trends and range sizes. This data has been collected by skilled SCUBA divers using globally standardised methods and provide a unique opportunity to assess threat status for >1,000 reef species.This project will allow me to target additional field surveys in the Albany (Western Australia) region, which is a particularly important area for evaluating the threat status of temperate Australian marine species but remains a key gap in the currently available time-series data for my PhD analyses. Large impacts were observed on endemic WA temperate marine species following the 2011 marine heatwave at Rottnest Island and Jurien Bay, but no post heatwave surveys have been undertaken using the standard methods on the south coast of WA. This region may have provided a critical stronghold for species extirpated from the west coast during the warm years (and possibly now threatened) but follow up surveys are needed to determine this.My project aims to determine which fish, invertebrate and algal species classify as threatened using international, national, and local criteria, provide formal documentation for listing these, and inform managers and the broader community of the species and locations under the greatest threat and requiring the most urgent management attention. This project addresses numerous Holsworth interest areas, including fieldwork on Australian native marine species to identify which are rare and/or threatened and investigate their population dynamics and distributions for best practice conservation and management to maintain biodiversity.
Funding: Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment ($15,815)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Stuart-Smith RD; Johnson OJ; Edgar GJ; Stuart-Smith JF
Period: 2021 - 2023

Direct & Indirect Effects of MPA protection and habitat condition on Australian reef recovery (2021 - 2023)$10,185

Description: This project aims to identify the extent that habitat condition contributes to the ecological recovery potential for reefs inside Marine Protected Areas (MPA), relative to other potentially important factors such as management inputs, social and environmental contexts, and pollution. Project support will allow field surveys of reef biodiversity to be conducted across Australia, with initial focus on Lizard Island reefs (northern Great Barrier Reef), a decade after the original baseline surveys were completed through the Reef Life Survey program. Ecological change in fish, mobile invertebrate, and coral populations (at the same sites using the same methods) will be quantified in the different MPA zones, and include sites ranging from severely impacted by recent coral bleaching events and cyclones to unimpacted (habitat change will be quantified as part of the surveys). Data collected will contribute to a continental analysis into the effects of MPA protection, habitat condition and environmental pressures on Australian reef communities.
Funding: Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment ($10,185)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Stuart-Smith RD; Edgar GJ; Clausius E
Period: 2021 - 2023

Assessing multidecadal climate-driven shifts for Tasmanian marine species (2020 - 2021)$48,314

Description: Assessing multidecadal climate-driven shifts for Tasmanian marine speciesThis project aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of multidecadal changes in Tasmanian marine biodiversity in response to climate change. Over the past 28-years, species-level monitoring of marine floral and faunal communities has been consistently carried out by scientific divers at more than 100 rocky reef sites around Tasmania, during three distinct periods: (1) 1992-1995, (2) 2006-2007, and (3) 2016-2020. Analysis of this data set will provide a critical assessment of climate change impacts, as well as projections of further changes in the different marine bioregions of Tasmania. This project is highly cost-effective as it leverages upon existing reef fieldwork costing ~$750,000 across three decades. The project therefore represents a critical opportunity to increase fundamental scientific understanding of key climate-driven changes for Tasmanian marine ecosystems. The project also aims to contribute to website tools enabling long-term changes in Tasmanian rocky reef communities to be readily explored by members of the public and tailored to provide key ecosystem indicators to inform management decisions.
Funding: Department of Premier and Cabinet ($48,314)
Scheme: Climate Research Grants Program
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Ling SD; Edgar GJ; Barrett NS; Stuart-Smith RD
Period: 2020 - 2021

Ecology and Conservation Biology of Red Handfish (2020 - 2022)$39,593

Description: Through GPS-tracked SCUBA censuses, we aim to search the two known populations for red handfish in the hope to complete a capture-mark-recapture study via photo-identification. This will allow us to estimate population size for the species - something that is currently not done. Additionally, we will describe growth, movement and habitat preference in the species, as well as trial genetic techniques for genetic population studies.
Funding: Sea World Research and Rescue Foundation Inc ($39,593)
Scheme: Grant-Research Project
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Stuart-Smith RD; Barrett NS; Stuart-Smith JF; Bessell TJ
Period: 2020 - 2022

Red Handfish Conservation (2019)$45,454

Description: Requested work by the Australian Government threatened species unit to resurvey red handfish populations and trial new approaches for identifying new populations.
Funding: Department of Environment and Energy (Cwth) ($45,454)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Stuart-Smith RD; Gardner C; Barrett NS; Edgar GJ; Stuart-Smith JF
Year: 2019

Donation - Handfish (general) Conservation Research (2019 - 2024)$137,244

Description: Donation will support all species of handfish research undertaken by IMAS.
Funding: Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania ($10,000); Donation via University of Tasmania Foundation ($108,518); Harris Estate Charitable Foundation ($12,500); Howrah Primary School ($1,226); Tasmanian Ports Corporation Pty Ltd ($5,000)
Scheme: Donation - Individual
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Stuart-Smith RD
Period: 2019 - 2024

Tackling marine conservation issues at national and global scales (2019 - 2023)$886,576

Description: This project aims to collect and apply standardised underwater data on fishes, invertebrates and plants in an unprecedented global analysis of decadal change in rocky and coral reef ecosystems. Outcomes will include validation of global models of ocean warming and understanding of poorly known ecological impacts of recreational fisheries. A suite of data-informed recommendations developed through engagement across management, science and public sectors will benefit Australians by enabling improved sustainability of resource use. International benefits will propagate through increased data access, improvements in predictive models and the evidence base required for large-scale biodiversity-related policy reform.
Funding: Australian Research Council ($886,576)
Scheme: Fellowship-Future
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Stuart-Smith RD
Period: 2019 - 2023
Grant Reference: FT190100599

Rewiring marine food webs: predicting consequences of species range shifts (2017 - 2019)$537,000

Description: Accelerating environmental change is radically affecting the structure, resilience and productivity of coastal marineecosystems at both regional and global scales. We will combine global species distribution and trait databases,existing experimental data and new targeted field sampling to develop, test and apply an integrated modellingplatform to predict how global warming driven changes in species distributions and their interactions affect thestructure and dynamics of shallow marine communities. We will address a key knowledge gap on how speciesredistributions and trophic dynamics interact to simultaneously produce novel communities. We aim to forecastfuture species abundances for sustainable marine ecosystem management.
Funding: Australian Research Council ($537,000)
Scheme: Grant-Discovery Projects
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Blanchard JL; Stuart-Smith RD; Pecl GT
Period: 2017 - 2019
Grant Reference: DP170104240

Rocky Reef Health (2016)$100,000

Description: The project examine the health of rocky reef ecosystems in the Cradle Coast NRM region of Tasmania by contrasting current condition with identical surveys undertaken in that region (and on a state-wide basis) in 1993/4 and 2005/6. I will provide information of significant value to management, including the influence of climate change of reef flora and fauna, the direct and indirect (bycatch to ecosystem) effects of fishing activities (including lobster, abalone, scalefish), influence of introduced species and marine pests, extent of recovery from cessation of major industrial pollution sources and improve understanding of natural variability across decadal scales. It is complimentary to current projects (ARC-Linkage building ecosystem understanding on reef systems) and an FRDC study establishing baselines for marine farm expansion, and will build the framework for a full state-wide assessment of reef health in 2017/18.
Funding: Cradle Coast NRM ($100,000)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Barrett NS; Edgar GJ; Stuart-Smith RD
Year: 2016

Extending the Success of Redmap with New Website Sections and Communication Materials (2011)$70,477

Funding: Tasmanian Community Fund ($70,477)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Pecl GT; Frusher SD; Lyle JM; Edgar GJ; Stuart-Smith RD; Walsh PH
Year: 2011

Spotted Handfish recovery (2011 - 2012)$12,000

Funding: Department of Agriculture ($12,000)
Scheme: Grant - Caring for our Country
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Stuart-Smith RD
Period: 2011 - 2012

Biotic connectivity within the temperate Australian marine protected area network at three levels of biodiversity - communities, populations and genes (2010 - 2015)$1,635,800

Description: This project will integrate broad spatial-, temporal- and taxonomic-scale datasets with phylogenetic hierarchies and taxonomic expertise to address key ecological and biogeographical questions related to: (i) historical and contemporary factors that have shaped the distribution of marine fauna around the southeastern Australian coast; (ii) factors affecting connectivity of gene flow between reefs; (iii) relationships between genetic richness and population stability; and (iv) optimal design of Australia's marine protected area network. The project builds on existing ecological datasets that are unique global in spatial and temporal scale, adding a phylogenatic dimension through rapid recent advances in population genetics and taxonomy.
Funding: Australian Research Council ($1,152,900)
Collaborators: Department of Parks and Wildlife (Western Australia) ($42,900); Dept of Environment & Natural Resources South Australia ($60,000); NSW Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water ($40,000); Parks Victoria ($20,000); Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service ($320,000)
Scheme: Grant-Linkage Projects Round 2
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Edgar GJ; Stuart-Smith RD; Booth DJ; Ayre DJ
Period: 2010 - 2015
Grant Reference: LP100200122

Coral Sea Marine Biodiversity - Globally Significant, Largely Unprotected (2010)$89,000

Funding: Winifred Violet Scott Charitable Trust ($89,000)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Stuart-Smith RD; Edgar GJ
Year: 2010

The Baseline Biodiversity Survey of the Cod Grounds Commonwealth Marine Reserve (2009)$22,000

Funding: Department of Environment and Energy (Cwth) ($22,000)
Scheme: Consultancy
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Edgar GJ; Stuart-Smith RD
Year: 2009

Coastal Climate Change Range Extension Database & Mapping Project (CCC REDMAP) (2009)$79,499

Funding: Tasmanian Community Fund ($79,499)
Scheme: Grant
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Pecl GT; Frusher SD; Lyle JM; Edgar GJ; Stuart-Smith RD; Walsh PH
Year: 2009

Volunteer Monitoring of the State of Australian Rocky Reef Communities (2007 - 2010)$737,069

Funding: Department of Environment and Energy (Cwth) ($737,069)
Scheme: Grant-CERF Significant Project
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Edgar GJ; Stuart-Smith RD
Period: 2007 - 2010

Research Supervision

Current

Completed

Current

Degree	Title	Commenced
PhD	The Ecological Significance and Habitat Restoration Effectiveness of Taut Ecomooring: Assessing the recovery and temporal changes of epibenthic community and threatened species distribution	2018
PhD	Safeguarding Threatened Reef Species	2020
PhD	Traits of Detectability: Towards unbiased density estimates of reef fishes and invertebrates	2020
PhD	Climate Resilience in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)	2020
PhD	Understanding Drivers of Global Reef Change	2021
PhD	Reef Ecosystem Functions and Phase-Shifts	2022
PhD	Characterising reef habitats	2023

Completed

Degree	Title	Completed
PhD	Ecology and Conservation of the Critically Endangered Red Handfish (Thymichthys politus) Candidate: Tyson Jack Bessell	2023
PhD	Drivers of Reef Fish Community Trophic Structure and Function Candidate: Amy Rose Coghlan	2022
PhD	Size Structured Reef Ecosystems: Linking size spectrum theory to global field observations of reef fauna from copepods to sharks Candidate: Freddie James Heather	2021
PhD	From Temperate to Tropical Seas: Drivers of variation in reef-associated epifaunal invertebrate communities Candidate: Kate Meredith Fraser	2020
PhD	Longitudinal Analysis Techniques in Epidemiology: How prospective cohort data can be used to understand pathways to cardiometabolic disease outcomes Candidate: Marie-Jeanne Buscot	2017
PhD	Assessing Anthropogenic Impacts on Reef Communities: Patterns, indicators and processes Candidate: Amelia Estelle Fowles	2017
PhD	Factors Influencing Fish Diets in Reef Food Webs Candidate: German Andres Soler	2016