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Ms Nicole Said

Research Associate

Staff Member Details
Telephone: +61 8 0433454576
Email: n.said@ecu.edu.au
Campus: Joondalup  
Room: JO19.383  
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8603-9536

Nicole is a Research Associate of the School of Science for the Centre for Marine Ecosystems Research.

Background

  • 2022 - Current: Research Associate - Seagrass Physiology, Edith Cowan University, Project: Pressure-response relationships, building resilience and future proofing seagrass meadows
  • 2021-2022 -  Senior Marine Scientist, RPS
  • 2020-2021: Aboriginal Tutorial and Mentoring Program, Edith Cowan University
  • 2017-2020: Research Assistant, Edith Cowan University, Project: Conserving Critical Seagrass Habitat for Iconic Wildlife: An Integrated Assessment across the Pilbara.
  • 2016-2018 Research Assistant, Edith Cowan University, Projects: Jurien Harbour Wrack Mitigation Framework, Radioactive Isotopes as tracers of particles in the Southern Ocean, Total Carbon Pool in Mangrove Systems Following Die Back Events

Past Teaching

  • 2020-2021: Unit SCI1183 Origins and Evolution of Life, Edith Cowan University
  • 2016: Unit SCI1192 Physical Environments

Professional Memberships

  • Australian Marine Sciences Association
  • Australian Society for Phycology and Aquatic Botany
  • Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography

Research Areas and Interests

  • Seagrass physiology
  • Climate change impacts on coastal ecosystems
  • Human impacts on coastal ecosystems

Qualifications

  • Master of Science Biological Science, Edith Cowan University, 2017.
  • Bachelor of Science (Marine and Freshwater Biology), Edith Cowan University, 2014.

Research Outputs

2025

Journal Articles

  • Said, N., Cleguer, C., Lavery, P., Hodgson, A., Gorham, C., Tyne, JA., Frouws, A., Strydom, S., Lo, J., Raudino, HC., Waples, K., McMahon, K. (2025). Sparse seagrass meadows are critical dugong habitat: A novel rapid assessment of habitat-wildlife associations using paired drone and in-water surveys. Ecological Indicators, 171(February 2025), Article number 113135. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2025.113135.

2024

Journal Articles

  • Said, N., Lafratta, A., D'cruz, A., Frouws, A., O'Dea, C., McMahon, K., Webster, C., Salgado Kent, C., Tucker, J., Hodgson, A. (2024). Dugongs: Underwater Seagrass Detectors That Help Scientists Protect Important Ecosystems. Frontiers for Young Minds, 12(2024), Article number 1386359. https://doi.org/10.3389/frym.2024.1386359.

Reports

  • Said, N., Webster, C., Dunham, T., Strydom, S., McMahon, K. (2024). Seagrass thermal tolerance varies between species and within species across locations. Online. Western Australian Marine Science Institution.
  • Webster, C., Said, N., Dunham, T., Bywater, A., Strydom, S., McMahon, K. (2024). Resilience of seagrass Posidonia sinuosa is negatively affected by high levels of burial of dredged material. Online. Western Australian Marine Science Institution.
  • Said, N., Webster, C., Dunham, T., Strydom, S., McMahon, K. (2024). Current state of knowledge for dredging and climate change impacts on seagrass ecosystems to inform environmental impact assessment and management A case study: Cockburn Sound and Owen Anchorage, Western Australia. Online. Western Australian Marine Science Institution.
  • Webster, C., McMahon, K., Ross, C., Afrifa-Yamoah, E., Said, N., Hovey, R., Martin, B., Strydom, S. (2024). Two decades of seagrass monitoring data show drivers include ENSO, climate warming and local stressors. WAMSI Westport Marine Science Program. WAMSI.
  • Webster, C., Said, N., Dunham, T., Bywater, A., Jung, M., Billinghurst, J., Strydom, S., McMahon, K. (2024). Posidonia sinuosa tolerates the cumulative effects of a short-term heatwave and low light event. Online. Western Australian Marine Science Institution.

2023

Journal Articles

  • Strydom, S., McCallum, R., Lafratta, A., Webster, C., O'Dea, C., Said, N., Dunham, T., Inostroza, K., Salinas Zapata, C., Billinghurst, S., Phelps, C., Campbell, C., Gorham, C., Bernasconi, R., Frouws, A., Werner, A., Vitelli, F., Puigcorbe Lacueva, V., D'cruz, A., McMahon, K., Robinson, J., Huggett, M., McNamara, S., Hyndes, G., Serrano Gras, O. (2023). Global dataset on seagrass meadow structure, biomass and production. Earth System Science Data, 15(1), 511-519. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-511-2023.

2021

Journal Articles

  • Said, N., McMahon, K., Lavery, P. (2021). Accounting for the influence of temperature and location when predicting seagrass (Halophila ovalis) photosynthetic performance. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 257(31 August 2021), Article number 107414. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2021.107414.

2020

Journal Articles

  • Ontoria, Y., Webster, C., Said, N., Ruiz, J., Perez, M., Romero, J., McMahon, K. (2020). Positive effects of high salinity can buffer the negative effects of experimental warming on functional traits of the seagrass Halophila ovalis. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 158(September 2020), Article number 111404. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111404.

Research Projects

  • Assessing the impacts of the 2025 heatwave on seagrass using thermal tolerance data and long-term seagrass monitoring data in Exmouth Gulf, Minderoo Foundation, Grant, 2025, $2,400.
  • Predicting climate resilience of seagrasses through estimating optimum and maximum temperature ranges , Minderoo Foundation, Flourishing Oceans - Exmouth Research Laboratory, 2023 ‑ 2024.
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