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Professor Paul Lavery

Emeritus Professor

Staff Member Details
Email: p.lavery@ecu.edu.au
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5162-273X

Paul is the Professor of Marine Ecology in the School of Science and Director of the Centre for Marine Ecosystems Research.

Current Teaching

  • Coastal and Marine Management
  • Fisheries and Aquaculture
  • Environmental Investigations and Monitoring

Background

Paul Lavery has over 20 year’s experience working in applied marine science. He has worked in the Government sector in Australia and the USA and on some of the major marine restoration projects in Australia and overseas, including the Peel-Harvey Management Programme, the Boston Harbor Cleanup Programme and the Perth Coastal Waters Study. He was a contracted expert assisting in the development of the State’s first State Environmental Policy and has assisted in marine park planning through his involvement in several scientific reference groups.  He is currently a member of the working group revising the ANZECC Water Quality Guidelines (biological monitoring). He is a past Head of School and Associate Dean of Research and Higher Degrees.

  • 2008-2012: Associate Dean Research and Higher Degrees, Faculty of Computing, Health and Science, ECU
  • 2006-present: Professor of Marine Ecology, School of Natural Sciences, ECU
  • 2002-2006: Head of School of Natural Sciences
  • 2001-2002: Associate Professor in Environmental Management, Edith Cowan University
  • 1994-2001: Lecturer and Senior Lecturer in Environmental Management, Edith Cowan University
  • 1993-1994: Marine Ecologist, Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, Boston, USA
  • 1992-1993: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia
  • 1990-1992: Environmental Officer, The Water Authority of Western Australia.
  • 1989-1990: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Western Australia

Professional Associations

  • Australian Marine Sciences Association
  • Ecological Society of Australia
  • World Seagrass Association
  • International Association for Sediment-Water Science
  • IUCN Species Survival Commission – Seagrass Specialist Group
  • Director – Westcycle (Western Australia's peak body for the development of cycling)

Awards and Recognition

University and National Teaching Awards

  • 2015: Vice-Chancellor's Award for Engagement in Learning and Teaching

Research Areas and Interests

  • Marine ecology and management (with a focus on seagrass and estuarine ecosystems)
  • The role and lifecycle of wrack in marine ecosystems
  • Impacts of dredging on benthic marine ecosystems
  • The eco-physiology of seagrasses
  • Carbon capture and storage in seagrass ecosystems
  • The development of monitoring indicators and protocols for marine ecosystems
  • Eco-hydraulics – the role of wave s and water movement in structuring benthic marine ecosystems

Qualifications

  • PhD, The University of Western Australia.
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Western Australia.

Research Outputs

2024

Journal Articles

  • Martínez-Eixarch, M., Masque Barri, P., Lafratta, A., Lavery, P., Hilaire, S., Jornet, L., Thomas, C., Boisnard, A., Pérez-Méndez, N., Alcaraz, C., Martínez-Espinosa, C., Ibáñez, C., Grillas, P. (2024). Assessing methane emissions and soil carbon stocks in the Camargue coastal wetlands: Management implications for climate change regulation. Science of the Total Environment, 950(2024), article number 175224. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.175224.
  • Hagger, V., Stewart-Sinclair, P., Rossini, RA., Adame, MF., Glamore, W., Lavery, P., Waltham, NJ., Lovelock, CE. (2024). Lessons learned on the feasibility of coastal wetland restoration for blue carbon and co-benefits in Australia. Journal of Environmental Management, 369(2024), article number 122287. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122287.
  • Walden, L., Serrano Gras, O., Shen, Z., Zhang, M., Lavery, P., Luo, Z., Gao, L., Viscarra Rossel, RA. (2024). Mid-infrared spectroscopy determines the provenance of coastal marine soils and their organic and inorganic carbon content. Science of the Total Environment, 949(2024), article number 174871. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174871.
  • Abid, N., Noman, M., Kovács, G., Islam, S., Adewumi, T., Lavery, P., Shafait, F., Liwicki, M. (2024). Seagrass classification using unsupervised curriculum learning (UCL). Ecological Informatics, 83(2024), article number 102804. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2024.102804.
  • Noman, M., Islam, S., Jalali, SM., Abu-Khalaf, J., Lavery, P. (2024). BAOS-CNN: A novel deep neuroevolution algorithm for multispecies seagrass detection. PLoS One, 19(6), article number e0281568. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0281568.
  • Foster, NR., Jones, AR., Serrano Gras, O., Lafratta, A., Lavery, P., Van Dijk, K., Biffin, E., Gillanders, BM., Young, J., Masque Barri, P., Gadd, PS., Jacobsen, GE., Zawadzki, A., Greene, A., Waycott, M. (2024). Environmental DNA identifies coastal plant community shift 1,000 years ago in Torrens Island, South Australia. Communications Earth & Environment, 5(1), article number 115. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01277-y.

2023

Journal Articles

  • Dahl, M., McMahon, K., Lavery, P., Hamilton, SH., Lovelock, CE., Serrano Gras, O. (2023). Ranking The Risk Of Co2 Emissions From Seagrass Soil Carbon Stocks Under Global Change Threats. Global Environmental Change, 78(2023), article number 102632. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2022.102632.
  • Walden, L., Serrano Gras, O., Zhang, M., Shen, Z., Sippo, JZ., Bennett, LT., Maher, DT., Lovelock, CE., Macreadie, PI., Gorham, C., Lafratta, A., Lavery, P., Mosley, L., Reithmaier, GM., Kelleway, JJ., Dittmann, S., Adame, F., Duarte, CM., Gallagher, JB., Waryszak, P., Carnell, P., Kasel, S., Hinko-Najera, N., Hassan, R., Goddard, M., Jones, AR., Viscarra Rossel, RA. (2023). Multi-Scale Mapping Of Australia'S Terrestrial And Blue Carbon Stocks And Their Continental And Bioregional Drivers. Communications Earth & Environment, 4(1), article number 189. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00838-x.
  • Noman, M., Islam, S., Abu-Khalaf, J., Jalali, SM., Lavery, P. (2023). Improving accuracy and efficiency in seagrass detection using state-of-the-art AI techniques. Ecological Informatics, 76(September 2023), Article number 102047. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2023.102047.
  • Lafratta, A., Serrano Gras, O., Masque Barri, P., Fernandes, M., Gaylard, S., Lavery, P. (2023). Seagrass soils sequester up to half the metal emissions of one of the world's largest smelters. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 197(2023), article number 115684. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115684.
  • Gaylard, S., Gabrynowicz, S., Lavery, P., Waycott, M. (2023). Contribution Of Seagrass Productivity To Waste Treatment In A Highly Oligotrophic Urbanised Coast. Ecosystem Services, 62(2023), article number 101534. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2023.101534.
  • Webster, C., Lavery, P., Strydom, S., Billinghurst, J., McMahon, K. (2023). The Ability Of Ruppia Polycarpa To Regenerate From Seed Depends On Seasonal Porewater Salinity Dynamics And Declining Winter Rainfall Could Delay Recruitment. Estuaries and Coasts, 46(5), 1239-1252. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-023-01195-w.
  • Webster, C., Lavery, P., O'Dea, C., Sanchez Alarcon, M., Salgado Kent, C., McMahon, K. (2023). The Influence Of Abiotic And Biotic Conditions On Lifecycle Stages Is Critical For Estuarine Seagrass Resilience. Marine Biology: international journal on life in oceans and coastal waters, 170(4), article number 48. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-023-04192-6.

2022

Book Chapters

  • Kelleway, JJ., Adame, MF., Gorham, C., Bratchell, J., Serrano Gras, O., Lavery, P., Owers, CJ., Rogers, K., Nagel-Tynan, Z., Saintilan, N. (2022). Carbon Storage in the Coastal Swamp Oak Forest Wetlands of Australia. Wetland Carbon and Environmental Management (339 - 353). John Wiley & Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119639305.ch18.

Journal Articles

  • O'Dea, C., Lavery, P., Webster, C., McMahon, K. (2022). Increased extent of waterfowl grazing lengthens the recovery time of a colonizing seagrass (Halophila ovalis) with implications for seagrass resilience. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13(29 August 2022), Article number 947109. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.947109.
  • Kennedy, H., Pagès, J., Lagomasino, D., Arias-Ortiz, A., Colarusso, P., Fourqurean, J., Githaiga, M., Howard, J., Krause-Jensen, D., Kuwae, T., Lavery, P., Macreadie, P., Marbà, N., Masque Barri, P., Mazarrasa, I., Miyajima, T., Serrano Gras, O., Duarte, C. (2022). Species Traits and Geomorphic Setting as Drivers of Global Soil Carbon Stocks in Seagrass Meadows. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 36(10), article number e2022GB007481. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GB007481.
  • Dahl, M., Ismail, R., Braun, S., Masque Barri, P., Lavery, P., Gullström, M., Arias-Ortiz, A., Asplund, M., Garbaras, A., Lyimo, L., Mtolera, M., Serrano Gras, O., Webster, C., Björk, M. (2022). Impacts of land-use change and urban development on carbon sequestration in tropical seagrass meadow sediments. Marine Environmental Research, 176(2022), article number 105608. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2022.105608.
  • Lovelock, C., Adame, M., Bradley, J., Dittmann, S., Hagger, V., Hickey, S., Hutley, L., Jones, A., Kelleway, J., Lavery, P., Macreadie, P., Maher, D., McGinley, S., McGlashan, A., Perry, S., Mosley, L., Rogers, K., Sippo, J. (2022). An Australian blue carbon method to estimate climate change mitigation benefits of coastal wetland restoration. Restoration Ecology, 2022(Article in Press), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13739.
  • Mulders, Y., Mattio, L., Phillips, JC., Lavery, P., Kendrick, GA., Wernberg, T. (2022). Patch Dynamics Driven By Wave Exposure In Subtidal Temperate Seaweeds Are Exacerbated By Warming Oceans. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 685(2022), 85-95. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13989.

2021

Book Chapters

  • Serrano Gras, O., Arias-Ortiz, A., Duarte, C., Kendrick, G., Lavery, P. (2021). Impact of Marine Heatwaves on Seagrass Ecosystems. Ecosystem Collapse and Climate Change (345-364). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71330-0_13.
  • Vanderklift, MA., Babcock, RC., Barnes, PB., Cresswell, AK., Feng, M., Haywood, MD., Holmes, TH., Lavery, P., Pillans, RD., Smallwood, CB., Thomson, DP., Tucker, AD., Waples, K., Wilson, SK. (2021). The Oceanograpgy and Marine Ecology of Ningaloo, A World Heritage Area. Oceanograaphy and Marine Biology: An Annual Review (143 - 178). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429351495.

Journal Articles

  • Mazarrasa, I., Lavery, P., Duarte, C., Lafratta, A., Lovelock, C., Macreadie, P., Samper-Villarreal, J., Salinas Zapata, C., Sanders, C., Trevathan-Tackett, S., Young , M., Steven, A., Serrano Gras, O. (2021). Factors determining Seagrass Blue carbon across bioregions and geomorphologies. Global Biogeochemical Cycles: an international journal of global change, 35(6), Article number e2021GB006935. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GB006935.
  • Gorham, C., Lavery, P., Kelleway, J., Masque Barri, P., Serrano Gras, O. (2021). Heterogeneous tidal marsh soil organic carbon accumulation among and within temperate estuaries in Australia. Science of the Total Environment, 787(15 September 2021), Article number 147482. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147482.
  • Singh, CL., Huggett, M., Lavery, P., Sawstrom, C., Hyndes, G. (2021). Kelp-associated microbes facilitate spatial subsidy in a detrital-based food web in a shoreline ecosystem. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8(5 July 2021), Article number 678222. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.678222.
  • Hernawan, U., Lavery, P., Kendrick, G., Van Dijk, K., Ulumuddin, Y., Triandiza, T., McMahon, K. (2021). Predictors of marine genetic structure in the Indo-Australian Archipelago. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 47(September 2021), Article number 101919. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2021.101919.
  • Gorham, C., Lavery, P., Kelleway, JJ., Salinas Zapata, C., Serrano Gras, O. (2021). Soil Carbon Stocks Vary Across Geomorphic Settings in Australian Temperate Tidal Marsh Ecosystems. Ecosystems, 24(2), 319-334. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-020-00520-9.
  • Cartraud, A., Lavery, P., Rae, C., Hyndes, G. (2021). Pathways to Spatial Subsidies by Kelp in Seagrass Meadows. Estuaries and Coasts, 44(2), 468–480. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-020-00860-8.
  • 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.
  • Webster, C., Kilminster, K., Sanchez Alarcon, M., Bennett, K., Strydom, S., McNamara, S., Lavery, P., McMahon, K. (2021). Population-specific resilience of Halophila ovalis seagrass habitat to unseasonal rainfall, an extreme climate event in estuaries. Journal of Ecology, 109(9), 3260-3279. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13648.

Conference Publications

  • Noman, M., Islam, S., Abu-Khalaf, J., Lavery, P. (2021). Seagrass Detection from Underwater Digital Images using Faster R-CNN with NASNet. 2021 Digital Image Computing: Techniques and Applications (DICTA) (1-6). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/DICTA52665.2021.9647325.
  • Noman, M., Islam, S., Abu-Khalaf, J., Lavery, P. (2021). Multi-species Seagrass Detection Using Semi-supervised Learning. Proceedings of the 2021 36th International Conference on Image and Vision Computing New Zealand (IVCNZ) (1-6). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/IVCNZ54163.2021.9653222.

2020

Journal Articles

  • Kaal, J., Lavery, P., Martínez-Cortizas, A., López-Costas, O., Buchaca, T., Salinas Zapata, C., Serrano Gras, O. (2020). Reconstruction of 7500 years of coastal environmental change impacting seagrass ecosystem dynamics in Oyster Harbour (SW Australia). Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 558(November 2020), Article number 109953. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2020.109953.
  • Serrano Gras, O., Lavery, P., Bongiovanni, J., Duarte, CM. (2020). Impact of seagrass establishment, industrialization and coastal infrastructure on seagrass biogeochemical sinks. Marine Environmental Research, 160(September 2020), Article number 104990. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.104990.
  • Salinas Zapata, C., Duarte, CM., Lavery, P., Masque Barri, P., Arias-Ortiz, A., Leon, JX., Callaghan, D., Kendrick, GA., Serrano Gras, O. (2020). Seagrass losses since mid-20th century fuelled CO2 emissions from soil carbon stocks. Global Change Biology, 26(9), 4772-4784. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15204.
  • Abdolahpour, M., Ghisalberti, M., McMahon, K., Lavery, P. (2020). Material Residence Time in Marine Canopies Under Wave-Driven Flows. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7(14 August 2020), Article number 574. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.00574.
  • Leiva-Dueñas, C., Leavitt, PR., Buchaca, T., Martínez Cortizas, A., López-Merino, L., Serrano Gras, O., Lavery, P., Schouten, S., Mateo, M. (2020). Factors regulating primary producers' assemblages in Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile ecosystems over the past 1800 years. Science of the Total Environment, 718(May 2020), Article number 137163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137163.
  • Bedulli, C., Lavery, P., Harvey, M., Duarte, C., Serrano Gras, O. (2020). Contribution of Seagrass Blue Carbon Toward Carbon Neutral Policies in a Touristic and Environmentally-Friendly Island. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7(24 January 2020), Article number 1. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.00001.
  • Serrano Gras, O., Jamaludin, M., Lavery, P., Smernik, RJ. (2020). Organic chemistry insights for the exceptional soil carbon storage of the seagrass Posidonia australis. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 237(31 May 2020), Article number 106662. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106662.
  • Kelleway, JJ., Serrano Gras, O., Baldock, JA., Burgess, R., Cannard, T., Lavery, P., Lovelock, CE., Macreadie, PI., Masque Barri, P., Newnham, M., Saintilan, N., Steven, AD. (2020). A national approach to greenhouse gas abatement through blue carbon management. Global Environmental Change, 63(July 2020), Article number 102083. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2020.102083.
  • Lafratta, A., Serrano Gras, O., Masque Barri, P., Mateo, M., Fernandes, M., Gaylard, S., Lavery, P. (2020). Challenges to select suitable habitats and demonstrate ‘additionality’ in Blue Carbon projects: A seagrass case study. Ocean and Coastal Management, 197(1 November 2020), Article number 105295. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2020.105295.

2019

Book Chapters

  • Serrano Gras, O., Kelleway, JJ., Lovelock, C., Lavery, P. (2019). Conservation of Blue Carbon Ecosystems for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation. Coastal Wetlands: An Integrated Ecosystem Approach (). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-63893-9.00028-9.

Journal Articles

  • Gerarldi, NR., Ortega, A., Serrano Gras, O., Macreadi, PI., Lovelock, C., Krause-Jensen, D., Kennedy, H., Lavery, P., Pace, ML., Kaal, J., D, CM. (2019). Fingerprinting Blue Carbon: Rationale and Tools to Determine the Source of Organic Carbon in Marine Depositional Environments. Frontiers in Marine Science, 6(May, 2019), Article number 263. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00263.
  • Pujol, D., Abdolahpour, M., Lavery, P., McMahon, K., Oldham, C. (2019). Flow velocity and nutrient uptake in marine canopies. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 622(18 July 2019), 17-30. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12987.
  • Macreadie, P., Anton, A., Raven, JA., Beaumont, N., Connolly, RM., Friess, DA., Kelleway, J., Kennedy, H., Kuwae, T., Lavery, P., Lovelock, C., Smale, DA., Apostolaki, ET., Atwood, TB., Baldock, J., Bianchi, TS., Chmura, GL., Eyre, BD., Fourqurean, JW., Hall-Spencer, JM., Huxham, M., Hendriks, IE., Krause-Jensen, D., Laffoley, D., Luisetti, T., Marbà, N., Masque Barri, P., McGlathery, KJ., Megonigal, JP., Murdiyarso, D., Russell, BD., Santos, R., Serrano Gras, O., Silliman, BR., Watanabe, K., Duarte, CM. (2019). The future of Blue Carbon science. Nature Communications, 10(1), Article number 3998. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11693-w.
  • Kaal, J., Serrano Gras, O., Martínez Cortizas, A., Baldock, JA., Lavery, P. (2019). Millennial-scale changes in the molecular composition of Posidonia australis seagrass deposits: Implications for Blue Carbon sequestration. Organic Geochemistry, 137(November 2019), Article no.103898. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orggeochem.2019.07.007.
  • Belshe, EF., Sanjuan, J., Leiva-Dueñas, C., Piñeiro-Juncal, N., Serrano Gras, O., Lavery, P., Mateo, M. (2019). Modeling Organic Carbon Accumulation Rates and Residence Times in Coastal Vegetated Ecosystems. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 124(11), 3652-3671. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JG005233.
  • Saderne, V., Geraldi, N., Macreadie, PI., Maher, D., Middleburg, J., Serrano Gras, O., Almahasheer, H., Arias-Ortiz, A., Cusack, M., Eyre, B., Fourqurean, J., Kennedy, H., Krause-Jensen, D., Kuwae, T., Lavery, P., Lovelock, C., Marba, N., Masque Barri, P., Mateo, M., Mazarrasa, I., McGlathery, K., Oreska, M., Sanders, C., Santos, I., Smoak, J., Tanaya, T., Watanabe, K., Duarte, CM. (2019). Role of carbonate burial in Blue Carbon budgets. Nature Communications, 10(1), Article no. 1106. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08842-6.
  • Lafratta, A., Serrano Gras, O., Masque Barri, P., Mateo, M., Fernandes, M., Gayland, S., Lavery, P. (2019). Seagrass soil archives reveal centennial-scale metal smelter contamination while acting as natural filters. Science of the Total Environment, 649(1 February 2019), 1381-1392. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.400.
  • Serrano Gras, O., Lovelock, C., Atwood, TB., Macreadie, PI., Canto, R., Phinn, S., Arias-Ortiz, A., Bai, L., Baldock, J., Bedulli, C., Carnell, P., Connolly, RM., Donaldson, P., Esteban Pacheco, A., Ewers Lewis, CJ., Eyre, BD., Hayes, MA., Horwitz, P., Hutley, LB., Kavazos, C., Kelleway, J., Kendrick, GA., Kilminster, K., Lafratta, A., Shing, L., Lavery, P., Maher, DT., Marba, N., Masque Barri, P., Mateo, M., Mount, R., Ralph, PJ., Roelfsema, C., Rozaimi, M., Ruhon, R., Salinas Zapata, C., Samper-Villarreal, J., Sanderman, J., Sanders, CJ., Santos, I., Sharples, C., Steveb, AD., Cannard, T., Trevathan-Tackett, SM., Duarte, CM. (2019). Australian vegetated coastal ecosystems as global hotspots for climate change mitigation. Nature Communications, 10(1), article no.4313. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12176-8.

Conference Publications

  • Moniruzzaman, M., Islam, S., Lavery, P., Bennamoun, M. (2019). Faster R-CNN Based Deep Learning for Seagrass Detection from Underwater Digital Images. Proceedings of Digital Image Computing: Techniques and Application (Article number 8946048). IEEE. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/7020.

2018

Journal Articles

  • Abdolahpour, M., Ghisalberti, M., McMahon, K., Lavery, P. (2018). The impact of flexibility on flow, turbulence, and vertical mixing in coastal canopies. Limnology and Oceanography, 63(6), 2777-2792. https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.11008.
  • Mazarrasa, I., Samper-Villarreal, J., Serrano Gras, O., Lavery, P., Lovelock, C., Marbà, N., Duarte, CM., Cortés, J. (2018). Habitat characteristics provide insights of carbon storage in seagrass meadows. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 134(September 2018), 106-117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.01.059.
  • Krause-Jensen, D., Lavery, P., Serrano Gras, O., Marba, N., Masque Barri, P., Duarte, C. (2018). Sequestration of macroalgal carbon: the elephant in the Blue Carbon room. Biology Letters, 14(6), article no.20180236. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2018.0236.
  • Statton, J., McMahon, K., Lavery, P., Kendrick, GA. (2018). Determining light stress responses for a tropical multi-species seagrass assemblage. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 128(March 2018), 508-518. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.01.060.
  • Arias-Ortiz, A., Serrano Gras, O., Masque Barri, P., Lavery, P., Mueller, U., Kendrick, G., Rozaimi, M., Esteban Pacheco, A., Fourqurean, J., Marba, N., Mateo, M., Murray, K., Rule, MJ., Duarte, C. (2018). A marine heatwave drives massive losses from the world’s largest seagrass carbon stocks. Nature Climate Change, 8(4), 338-344. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-018-0096-y.
  • Arias-Ortiz, A., Garcia-Orellana, J., Serrano Gras, O., Mazarrasa, I., Marbà, N., Lovelock, C., Lavery, P., Duarte, CM. (2018). Reviews and syntheses: 210Pb-derived sediment and carbon accumulation rates in vegetated coastal ecosystems – setting the record straight. Biogeosciences, 15(22), 6791-6818. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-6791-2018.
  • Strydom, S., McMahon, K., Kendrick, G., Statton, J., Lavery, P. (2018). Short-term Responses of Posidonia australis to Changes in Light Quality. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8(17 January 2018), article no.2224. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.02224.

2017

Journal Articles

  • Macreadie, PI., Ollivier, Q., Kelleway, J., Serrano Gras, O., Carnell, P., Ewers Lewis, C., Atwood, T., Sanderman, J., Baldock, J., Connolly, R., Duarte, C., Lavery, P., Steven, A., Lovelock, C. (2017). Carbon sequestration by Australian tidal marshes. Scientific Reports, 7(10 March), Article number 44071. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep44071.
  • Hernawan, U., Van Dijk, K., Kendrick, G., Feng, M., Biffin, E., Lavery, P., McMahon, K. (2017). Historical processes and contemporary ocean currents drive genetic structure in the seagrass Thalassia hemprichii in the Indo-Australian Archipelago. Molecular Ecology, 26(4), 1008-1021. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.13966.
  • Atwood, T., Connolly, RM., Almahasheer, H., Carnell, P., Duarte, C., Ewers Lewis, C., Irigoien, X., Kelleway, J., Lavery, P., Macreadie, P., Serrano Gras, O., Sanders, C., Santos, I., Steven, A., Lovelock, C. (2017). Global patterns in mangrove soil carbon stocks and losses. Nature Climate Change, 7(7), 523-528. https://doi.org/10.1038/NCLIMATE3326.
  • McMahon, K., Evans, R., Van Dijk, K., Hernawan, U., Kendrick, G., Lavery, P., Lowe, R., Puotinen, M., Waycott, M. (2017). Disturbance is an important driver of clonal richness in tropical seagrasses. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8(5 December), Article Number: 2026. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.02026.
  • Lovelock, CE., Atwood, T., Baldock, J., Duarte, CM., Hickey, S., Lavery, P., Masque Barri, P., Macreadie, PI., Ricart, AM., Serrano Gras, O., Steven, A. (2017). Assessing the risk of carbon dioxide emissions from blue carbon ecosystems. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 15(5), 257-265. https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.1491.
  • York, PH., Smith, TM., Coles, RG., McKenna, SA., Connolly, RM., Irving, AD., Jackson, EL., McMahon, K., Runcie, JW., Sherman, CD., Sullivan, BK., Trevathan-Tackett, SM., Brodersen, KE., Carter, AB., Ewers, CJ., Lavery, P., Roelfsema, CM., Sinclair, EA., Strydom, S., Tanner, JE., Van Dijk, K., Warry, FY., Waycott, M., Whitehead, S. (2017). Identifying knowledge gaps in seagrass research and management: An Australian perspective. Marine Environmental Research, 127(June 2017), 163-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2016.06.006.
  • Abdolahpour, M., Ghisaberti, M., Lavery, P., McMahon, K. (2017). Vertical mixing in coastal canopies. Limnology and Oceanography, 62(1), 26-42. https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.10368.
  • Serrano Gras, O., Serrano, E., Inostroza, K., Lavery, P., Mateo, MA., Ballesteros, E. (2017). Seagrass Meadows Provide 3D Habitat for Reef Fish. Frontiers in Marine Science, 4(28 Feb 2017), Article no.54. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2017.00054.
  • Strydom, S., McMahon, K., Lavery, P. (2017). Response of the seagrass Halophila ovalis to altered light quality in a simulated dredge plume. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 121(1-2), 323-330. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.05.060.
  • Strydom, S., McMahon, K., Kendrick, G., Statton, J., Lavery, P. (2017). Seagrass Halophila ovalis is affected by light quality across different life history stages. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 572(2017), 103-116. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12105.
  • Fraser, MW., Short, J., Kendrick, G., McLean, D., Keesing, J., Byrne, M., Caley, MJ., Clarke, D., Davis, AR., Erftemeijer, PL., Field, S., Gustin-Craig, S., Huisman, J., Keough, M., Lavery, P., Masini, R., McMahon, K., Mengersen, K., Rasheed, M., Statton, J., Stoddart, J., Wu, P. (2017). Effects of dredging on critical ecological processes for marine invertebrates, seagrasses and macroalgae, and the potential for management with environmental windows using Western Australia as a case study. Ecological Indicators, 78(2017), 229-242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.03.026.

Conference Publications

  • Islam, S., Raza, S., Moniruzzaman, M., Janjua, N., Lavery, P., Al-Jumaily, A. (2017). Automatic Seagrass Detection: A Survey. 2017 International Conference on Electrical and Computing Technologies and Applications (ICECTA) (527-532). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICECTA.2017.8252036.
  • Moniruzzaman, M., Islam, S., Bennamoun, M., Lavery, P. (2017). Deep Learning on Underwater Marine Object Detection: A Survey. Advanced Concepts for Intelligent Vision Systems 18th International Conference, ACIVS 2017, Antwerp, Belgium, September 18-21, 2017, Proceedings (150-160). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70353-4_13.

2016

Journal Articles

  • Serrano Gras, O., Ricart, A., Lavery, P., Mateo, M., Arias-Ortiz, A., Masque Barri, P., Jamaludin, M., Stevem, A., Duarte, CM. (2016). Key biogeochemical factors affecting soil carbon storage in Posidonia meadows. Biogeosciences, 13(15), 4581-4594. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-4581-2016.
  • Hyndes, G., Heck, KL., Verges, A., Harvey, ES., Kendrick, GA., Lavery, P., McMahon, K., Orth, RJ., Pearce, A., Vanderklift, M., Wernberg, T., Whiting, S., Wilson, S. (2016). Accelerating Tropicalization and the Transformation of Temperate Seagrass Meadows. Bioscience, 66(11), 938-948. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biw111.
  • Serrano Gras, O., Lavery, P., Duarte, CM., Kendrick, GA., Calafat, A., York, PH., Steven, A., Macreadie, PI. (2016). Can mud (silt and clay) concentration be used to predict soil organic carbon content within seagrass ecosystems?. Biogeosciences, 13(17), 4915-4926. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-4915-2016.
  • Serrano Gras, O., Lavery, P., Lopez-Merino, L., Ballesteros, E., Mateo, M. (2016). Location and associated carbon storage of erosional escarpments of seagrass Posidonia mats. Frontiers in Marine Science, 3(Mar. 2016), article no.42. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2016.00042.
  • Serrano Gras, O., Davis, G., Lavery, P., Duarte, CM., Martinez-Cortizas, A., Mateo, M., Masque Barri, P., Arias-Ortiz, A., Jamaludin, M., Kendrick, GA. (2016). Reconstruction of centennial-scale fluxes of chemical elements in the Australian coastal environment using seagrass archives. Science of the Total Environment, 541(2016), 883-894. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.09.017.
  • Serrano Gras, O., Lavery, P., Masque Barri, P., Inostroza, K., Bongiovanni, J., Duarte, CM. (2016). Seagrass sediments reveal the long-term deterioration of an estuarine ecosystem. Global Change Biology, 22(4), 1523-1531. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13195.
  • Sawstrom, C., Hyndes, G., Eyre, B., Huggett, M., Fraser, M., Lavery, P., Thomson, P., Tarquinio, F., Steinberg, P., Laverock, B. (2016). Coastal connectivity and spatial subsidy from a microbial perspective. Ecology and Evolution, 6(18), 6662-6671. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2408.
  • Jamaludin, M., Lavery, P., Serrano Gras, O., Kyrwood, D. (2016). Long-term carbon storage and its recent loss in an estuarine Posidonia australis meadow (Albany, Western Australia). Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 171(2016), 58-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2016.01.001.
  • Sawstrom, C., Serrano Gras, O., Jamaludin, M., Lavery, P. (2016). Utilization of carbon substrates by heterotrophic bacteria through vertical sediment profiles in coastal and estuarine seagrass meadows. Environmental Microbiology Reports, 8(5), 582-589. https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.12406.
  • Serrano Gras, O., Ruhon, R., Lavery, P., Kendrick, G., Hickey, S., Masque Barri, P., Arias-Ortiz, A., Steven, A., Duarte, C. (2016). Impact of mooring activities on carbon stocks in seagrass meadows. Scientific Reports, 6(2016), Article no. 23193. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep23193.

Conference Publications

  • Abdolahpour, M., Ghisalberti, M., Lavery, P., McMahon, K., Hambleton, M. (2016). Residence time in aquatic canopies in wave-dominated flows. The Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (p.1-4). Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society.
  • Abdolahpour, M., Ghisalberti, M., Lavery, P., McMahon, K. (2016). The importance of creating dynamically-scaled models of aquatic vegetation in the laboratory. Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Ecohydraulics (Paper 25992). University of Melbourne.

2015

Journal Articles

  • Jahnke, M., Pagés, J., Alcoverro, T., Lavery, P., McMahon, K., Procaccini, G. (2015). Should we sync? Seascape-level genetic and ecological factors determine seagrass flowering patterns. Journal of Ecology, 103(6), 1464-1474. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.12470.
  • Gartner, A., Lavery, P., Lozano-Montes, H. (2015). Trophic implications and faunal resilience following one-off and successive disturbances to an Amphibolis griffithii seagrass system. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 94(1-2), 131-143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.03.001.
  • Mazarrasa, I., Marba, N., Lovelock, C., Serrano Gras, O., Lavery, P., Fourqurean, J., Kennedy, H., Mateo, M., Krause-Jensen, D., Steven, A., Duarte, C. (2015). Seagrass meadows as a globally significant carbonate reservoir. Biogeosciences, 12(16), 4993-5003. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-4993-2015.
  • Kendrick, AJ., Rule, MJ., Lavery, P., Hyndes, G. (2015). Spatial and temporal patterns in the distribution of large bivalves in a permanently open temperate estuary: implications for management. Marine and Freshwater Research, 66(1), 41-49. https://doi.org/10.1071/MF13209.
  • De Bettignies, T., Wernberg, T., Lavery, P., Vanderklift, MA., Gunson, JA., Symonds, G., Collier, N. (2015). Phenological decoupling of mortality from wave forcing in kelp beds. Ecology, 96(3), 850-861. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-2365.1.

2014

Books

  • Waycott, M., McMahon, K., Lavery, P. (2014). A Guide to Southern Temperate Seagrasses. CSIRO Publishing.

Journal Articles

  • McMahon, K., Lavery, P. (2014). Canopy-scale modifications of the seagrass Amphibolis griffithii in response to and recovery from light reduction. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 455(June), 38-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2014.02.015.
  • Hyndes, G., Nagelkerken, I., McLeod, R., Connolly, R., Lavery, P., Vanderklift, M. (2014). Mechanisms and ecological role of carbon transfer within coastal seascapes. Bilogical Reviews, 89(1), 232-254. https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12055.
  • Oldham, CE., McMahon, K., Brown, E., Bosserelle, C., Lavery, P. (2014). A preliminary exploration of the physical properties of seagrass wrack that affect its offshore transport, deposition and retention on a beach. Limnology and Oceanography: Fluids and Environment, 4(1), 120-135. https://doi.org/10.1215/21573689-2844703.
  • Serrano Gras, O., Lavery, P., Jamaludin, M., Mateo, M. (2014). Influence of water depth on the carbon sequestration capacity of seagrasses. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 28(9), 950-961. https://doi.org/10.1002/2014GB004872.
  • Choney, G., McMahon, K., Lavery, P., Collier, N. (2014). Swan grazing on seagrass: abundance but not grazing pressure varies over an annual cycle in a temperate estuary. Marine and Freshwater Research, 65(8), 738–749. https://doi.org/10.1071/MF13126.

2013

Journal Articles

  • De Bettignies, T., Wernberg, T., Lavery, P. (2013). Size, not morphology, determines hydrodynamic performance of a kelp during peak flow. Marine Biology: international journal on life in oceans and coastal waters, 160(4), 843-851. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-012-2138-8.
  • Lavery, P., Mateo, M., Serrano Gras, O., Jamaludin, M. (2013). Variability in the carbon storage of seagrass habitats and its implications for global estimates of Blue Carbon ecosystem service. PLoS One, 8(9), Article number e73748. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0073748.
  • Jamaludin, M., Serrano Gras, O., Lavery, P. (2013). Comparison of carbon stores by two morphologically different seagrasses. The Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia, 96(2013), 81-83.
  • Gartner, A., Tuya, F., Lavery, P., McMahon, K. (2013). Habitat preferences of macroinvertebrate fauna among seagrasses with varying structural forms. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 439(January 2013), 143-151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2012.11.009.
  • McMahon, K., Collier, C., Lavery, P. (2013). Identifying robust bioindicators of light stress in seagrasses: A meta-analysis. Ecological Indicators, 30(1), 7-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2013.01.030.
  • De Bettignies, T., Wernberg, T., Lavery, P., Vanderklift, M., Mohring, M. (2013). Contrasting mechanisms of dislodgement and erosion contribute to production of kelp detritus. Limnology and Oceanography, 58(5), 1680-1688. https://doi.org/10.4319/lo.2013.58.5.1680.
  • Lavery, P., McMahon, K., Weyers, J., Boyce, M., Oldham, CE. (2013). Release of dissolved organic carbon from seagrass wrack and its implications for trophic connectivity. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 494(2013), 121-133. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps10554.

2012

Journal Articles

  • Kendrick, GA., Waycott, M., Carruthers, TJ., Cambridge, ML., Hovey, R., Krauss, SL., Lavery, P., Les, DH., Lowe, RJ., Vidal, OM., Ooi, JL., Orth, RL., Rivers, DL., Ruiz-Montoya, L., Sinclair, EL., Statton, J., Van Dijk, JL., Verduin, JL. (2012). The central role of dispersal in the maintenance and persistence of seagrass populations. BioScience, 62(1), 56-65. https://doi.org/10.1525/bio.2012.62.1.10.
  • Hyndes, G., Lavery, P., Doropoulos, C. (2012). Dual processes for cross-boundary subsidies: incorporation of nutrients from reef-derived kelp into a seagrass ecosystem. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 445(2012), 97-107. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09367.

2011

Journal Articles

  • McMahon, K., Lavery, P., Mulligan, M. (2011). Recovery from the impact of light reduction on the seagrass Amphibolis griffithii, insights for dredging management. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 62(2), 270-283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.11.001.
  • Mellbrand, K., Lavery, P., Hyndes, G., Hamback, PA. (2011). Linking Land and Sea: Different Pathways for Marine Subsidies. Ecosystems, 14(5), 732-744. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-011-9442-x.

2010

Journal Articles

  • Collier, C., Prado, P., Lavery, P. (2010). Carbon and nitrogen translocation in response to shading of the seagrass Posidonia sinuosa. Aquatic Botany, 93(1), 47-54.
  • Gartner, A., Lavery, P., McMahon, K., Brearley, A., Barwick, H. (2010). Light reductions drive macroinvertebrate changes in Amphibolis griffithii seagrass habitat.. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 401(1), 87-100. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08367.
  • Svensson, CJ., Hyndes, G., Lavery, P. (2010). An efficient method for collecting large samples of live copepods free from detritus.. Marine and Freshwater Research, 61(5), 621-624.

2009

Journal Articles

  • Doropoulos, C., Hyndes, G., Lavery, P., Tuya, F. (2009). Dietary preferences of two seagrass inhabiting gastropods: Allochthonous vs autochthonous resources. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 83(1), 13-18.
  • Vanderklift, M., Lavery, P., Waddington, K. (2009). Intensity of herbivory on kelp by fish and sea urchins differs between inshore and offshore reefs. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 376(2009), 203-211.
  • Eklöf, JS., McMahon, K., Lavery, P. (2009). Effects of Multiple Disturbances in Seagrass Meadows: Shading Decreases Resilience to Grazing. Marine and Freshwater Research, 60(12), 1317-1327.
  • Lavery, P., McMahon, K., Mulligan, M., Tennyson, A. (2009). Interactive effects of timing, intensity and duration of experimental shading on Amphibolis griffithii. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 394(2009), 21-33.
  • Collier, C., Lavery, P., Ralph, PJ., Masini, RJ. (2009). Shade-induced response and recovery of the seagrass Posidonia sinuosa. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 370(1-2), 89-103.

2008

Journal Articles

  • Prado, P., Collier, CJ., Lavery, P. (2008). 13C and 15N translocation within and among shoots in two Posidonia species from Western Australia. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 361, 69-82. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps07405.
  • Collier, C., Lavery, P., Ralph, P., Masini, R. (2008). Physiological characteristics of the seagrass Posidonia sinuosa along a depth-related gradient of light availability. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 353, 65-79. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps07171.

Reports

  • Gartner, A., Lavery, P., McMahon, K., Brearley, A. (2008). Consequences of reduced light availability in seagrass meadows for fauna and fisheries. Joondalup. ECU.

2007

Journal Articles

  • Cambridge, M., How, J., Lavery, P., Vanderklift, M. (2007). Retrospective analysis of epiphyte assemblages in relation to seagrass loss in a eutrophic coastal embayment. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 346, 97-107.
  • Svensson, C., Hyndes, G., Lavery, P. (2007). Food web analysis in two permanently open temperate estuaries: consequences of saltmarsh loss?. Marine Environmental Research, 64(3), 286-304.
  • Mackey, P., Collier, C., Lavery, P. (2007). Effects of experimental reduction of light availability on the seagrass Amphibolis griffithii. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 342, 117-126.
  • Lavery, P., Reid, T., Hyndes, G., Van Elven, B. (2007). Effect of leaf movement on epiphytic algal biomass of seagrass leaves. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 338, 97-106.
  • Ince, R., Hyndes, G., Lavery, P., Vanderklift, M. (2007). Marine macrophytes directly enhance abundances of sandy beach fauna through provision of food and habitat. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 74(1-2), 77-86.
  • Collier, C., Lavery, P., Masini, R., Ralph, P. (2007). Morphological, growth and meadow characteristics of the seagrass Posidonia sinuosa along a depth-related gradient of light availability. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 337, 103-115.

2006

Book Chapters

  • Borowitzka, M., Lavery, P., Van Kuelen, M. (2006). Epiphytes of Seagrasses. Seagrassees: Biology, Ecology and Conservation (441-462). Springer.

Journal Articles

  • Westera, M., Lavery, P. (2006). A comparison of hole punch and needle punch methods for the measurement of seagrass productivity. Aquatic Botany, 85(3), 267-269.
  • Wernberg, T., Vanderklift, M., How, J., Lavery, P. (2006). Export of detached macroalgae from reefs to adjacent seagrass beds. Oecologia, 174(4), 692-701.
  • Smit, A., Brearley, A., Hyndes, G., Lavery, P., Walker, D. (2006). Delta15N and Delta13C analysis of a Posidonia sinuosa seagrass bed. Aquatic Botany, 84(3), 277-282.

2005

Journal Articles

  • Young, E., Lavery, P., Van Elven, B., Dring, M., Berges, JA. (2005). Nitrate reductase activity in macroalgae and its vertical distribution in macroalgal epiphytes of seagrasses. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 288, 103-114.
  • Hyndes, G., Lavery, P. (2005). Does transported seagrass provide an important trophic link in unvegetated, nearshore areas?. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 63(4), 633-643.
  • Smit, AJ., Brearley, A., Hyndes, G., Lavery, P., Walker, D. (2005). Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis of an Amphibolis griffithii seagrass bed. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 65(3), 545-556.

2004

Journal Articles

  • Van Elven, B., Lavery, P., Kendrick, G. (2004). Reefs as contributors to diversity of epiphytic macroalgae assemblages in seagrass meadows. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 276(n/a), 71-83.

2003

Journal Articles

  • Westera, M., Lavery, P., Hyndes, G. (2003). Differences in recreationally targeted fishes between protected and fished areas of a coral reef marine park. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 294(n/a), 145-168.

2002

Journal Articles

  • Lavery, P., Vanderklift, M. (2002). A Comparison of Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Epiphytic Macroagal Assemlages of the Seagrasses Amphibolis and Posidonia Coriacea. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 236, 99-112.
  • Khan, M., Lavery, P., Smit, AJ. (2002). Use of d15N Signatures of Different Functional Forms of Macroalgae and Filter-feeders to reveal Temporal and Spatial Patterns in Sewage Dispersal. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 235, 63-73.

2001

Book Chapters

  • Lavery, P., Kendrick, G. (2001). Assessing biomass, assemblage structure and productivity of algal epiphytes on seagrasses. Global seagrass research methods (199-222). Elsevier.

Journal Articles

  • Lund, M., Lavery, P., Froend, R. (2001). Removing filterable reactive phosphorus from highly coloured stormwater using constructed wetlands. Water science & technology, 44, 11-12.
  • Lavery, P., Astill, H. (2001). The dynamics of unattached benthic macroalgal accumulations in the swan canning estuary. Hydrological Processes, 15, 2387-2399.
  • Boyce, M., Lavery, P., Weatherill, P., Horwitz, P. (2001). Spatial variation of the d13 C signature of Ruppia megacarpa (Mason) in coastal lagoons of south-western Australia and its implication for isotopic studies. Aquatic Botany, 71, 83 -92.
  • Lavery, P., Oldham, C., Ghizaberti, M. (2001). The use of fick's first law for predicting porewater nutrient fluxes under diffusive conditions. Hydrological Processes, 15, 2435-2451.
  • Lavery, P., Walker, D., Hillman, KA., Kendrick, A. (2001). Ecological significance of seagrasses: Assessment for management of environmental impact in Western Australia. Ecological Engineering, 16, 323-330.

Research Projects

  • Overcoming key barriers to seagrass restoration, SA Water, Scholarships to support Industry Engagement PhD Projects, 2021 ‑ 2026, $115,000.
  • TO-led seagrass monitoring and restoration. Woppaburra, Great Barrier Reef Foundation, Grant, 2024 ‑ 2026, $50,000.
  • RESEARCH TOPIC: Resilience of tropical seagrasses, University of Western Australia, McNamara World Heritage PhD Top-Up Scholarship, 2018 ‑ 2024, $87,500.
  • Glomalin (GRSP) as an indicator of soil health properties, Seasol International, Grant, 2022 ‑ 2024, $3,420.
  • IKI - Conservation of biodiversity, seagrass ecosystems and their services safeguarding food security and resilience in vulnerable coastal communities in a changing climate, German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, International Climate Protection Initiative (IKI), 2020 ‑ 2023, $1,219,735.
  • Assessment of accretion rates inside ponded pastures and outside ponded pastures in North Queensland, University of Queensland, Grant, 2022 ‑ 2023, $18,000.
  • Conserving Critical Seagrass Habitat for Iconic Wildlife: An Integrated Assessment across the Pilbara, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions WA, Scholarships to Support Industry Engagement PhD Projects, 2016 ‑ 2023, $10,500.
  • Plant-herbivore interactions in a changing climate and implications for seagrass recovery, Ecological Society of Australia, Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment, 2019 ‑ 2023, $6,300.
  • Carbon sequestration rates in La Camargue (France) wetlands, Tour du Valat, Grant, 2020 ‑ 2022, $60,000.
  • Blue Carbon Assessment of restored Amphibolis meadow, South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI), Grant, 2021, $24,000.
  • Genetic diversity and resilience of estuarine seagrasses, Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (WA), Scholarships to Support Industry Engagement PhD Projects, 2018 ‑ 2021, $10,500.
  • Mangroves, seagrass meadows and local communities: development and exchange of experiences linked to the throughout management of biodiversity and services in the Caribbean region (MAPCO), INVEMAR, Grant, 2019 ‑ 2020, $26,922.
  • Seagrass meadows as metal filters in a high-polluted coastal marine environment, Ecological Society of Australia, Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment, 2017 ‑ 2020, $2,400.
  • Pilot Malting Plant, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Grant, 2010 ‑ 2020, $415,000.
  • Conserving critical seagrass habitat for dugong: an integrated assessment across the Pilbara, Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions WA, Botanic Parks and Gardens - Grant, 2017 ‑ 2020, $487,330.
  • Building eco-toxicology capacity in marine science, Edith Cowan University, ECU Collaboration Enhancement Scheme - 2018 Round 1, 2018 ‑ 2019, $9,740.
  • Coastal Carbon Opportunities: demonstrating additionality and potential for future offsets in South Australia, Goyder Institute, Coastal Carbon Opportunities, 2017 ‑ 2019, $115,593.
  • A novel ToF-SIMS facility for organic and inorganic analyses in WA, Australian Research Council, Grant - Linkage (Infrastructure), 2019, $2,257,674.
  • Impact of nutrients and stormwater on periphyton in a shallow embayment, Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (WA), Sponsorship, 2017 ‑ 2019, $2,000.
  • Visiting Fellow Dr Dorte Krause-Jensen, Edith Cowan University, Edith Cowan University, School of Science Visiting Fellow Grant Scheme, 2017 ‑ 2018, $4,215.
  • A multi-institutional environmental radioactivity research centre, Australian Research Council, Grant - Linkage (Infrastructure), 2017 ‑ 2018, $485,000.
  • Provision of Preliminary Investigation into Macroalgae and Seagrass Wrack at Jurien Bay Boat Harbour - DOT306815, Department of Transport (WA), DoT WA - Grant, 2016 ‑ 2017, $89,399.
  • Seagrass archives to reveal environmental history-reconstruction of metals contamination history at Port Pirie (SA)., Ecological Society of Australia, Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment, 2016 ‑ 2017, $7,500.
  • Western Australian Marine Science Institute ( WAMSI ), Unspecified Funding Source, Unspecified - Multiple Funding sources, 2005 ‑ 2017, $2,485,221.
  • Establishing a 3D sensing, visualisation and analytics lab, Edith Cowan University, Edith Cowan University, School of Science 2017 Strategic Initiative Fund, 2017, $115,368.
  • Defining thresholds and indicators of Primary Producer response to dredging related pressures, Western Australian Marine Science Institution, Grant, 2013 ‑ 2017, $802,028.
  • Assessing the capacity of seagrass sediments to sequester carbon dioxide and metal pollution: past, present and future scenarios, Edith Cowan University, ECU Industry Collaboration Grant - 2014 (Round 2), 2014 ‑ 2016, $39,482.
  • A novel approach to assess pollution in coastal ecosystems, Edith Cowan University, ECU Early Career Researcher Grant - 2015, 2015 ‑ 2016, $24,700.
  • Technical Review - Blue Carbon Emissions Reduction Opportunities, Department of Environment Regulation WA, Grant, 2016, $30,000.
  • Protection of coastal ecosystems and marine resource management, The Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education , CRN - Grant, 2011 ‑ 2016, $890,684.
  • Coastal Carbon Biogeochemistry Cluster, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Flagship Collaboration Research Fund, 2012 ‑ 2015, $111,000.
  • Boat -based recreational boat fishing activity in Western Australia: a long term profile, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Grant, 2010 ‑ 2015, $1,884,643.
  • Effects of suspended sediment on filter feeders, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), CSIRO - Scholarship, 2012 ‑ 2015, $10,000.
  • Scholarship (Singh)-WAMSI Reef-Seagrass Connectivity - Role of Wrack in Marine Foodwebs-Project 7, Western Australian Marine Science Institution, Scholarship, 2008 ‑ 2015, $78,000.
  • Organic Carbon Preservation in Estuarine Seagrass Meadows of Western Australia, Ernest Hodgkin Trust, Scholarship, 2012 ‑ 2014, $5,031.
  • Insights into carbon preservation in seagrass sediments: the microbial community structure and its role in carbon degradation and remineralisation, ANZ Executors and Trustee Company Limited, Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment, 2013 ‑ 2014, $5,000.
  • Characterising marine microbial diversity and function in key benthic habitats of Western Australia, Edith Cowan University, ECU Early Career Researcher Grant - 2013, 2013 ‑ 2014, $24,823.
  • Improving capacity to predict impacts of dredging - modelling light and the response of seagrasses, Edith Cowan University, ECU Industry Collaboration - Grant, 2011 ‑ 2013, $25,000.
  • Developing indicators of nutrient-enrichment impacts on nearshore coastal reefs, Edith Cowan University, ECU Industry Collaboration - Grant, 2011 ‑ 2012, $58,937.
  • Seagrass TIME - Trophic Cascades in Marine Ecosytems, European Commission, Marie-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2008 ‑ 2012, $51,782.
  • The Role of Herbivory and Hydrodynamics in Ameliorating the Effects of Nutrient Enrichment in Marine Ecosystems , Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Flagship Collaboration Research Fund, 2009 ‑ 2012, $404,860.
  • Transport and the Importance of Seaweed Wrack - Project 6, Western Australian Marine Science Institution, Scholarship, 2008 ‑ 2012, $78,000.
  • Seagrass health survey (Becher Point to Fremantle Region), Department of Environment Regulation WA, Grant, 1998 ‑ 2012, $308,175.
  • Carbon preservation in seagrass ecosystems - characterising Australia's Blue-Carbon reserves., Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Grant, 2012, $14,240.
  • Trophic Interaction and Ecosystem Modelling - WAMSI Node 4.3, Western Australian Marine Science Institution, Grant, 2007 ‑ 2011, $291,982.
  • Advanced Geochemical Facility for Climate and Environmental Change Research:A West Australian - Indian Ocean Focus, Australian Research Council, Grant - Linkage (Infrastructure), 2010 ‑ 2011, $1,700,000.
  • The effects on seagrass loss on macroinvertebrate fauna Node 3.2, Western Australian Marine Science Institution, Scholarship, 2007 ‑ 2010, $18,000.
  • Latitudinal Gradients in Tolerance to Multiple Stressors of a Temperate Seagrass, Edith Cowan University, ECU Early Career Researcher - Grant, 2008 ‑ 2010, $24,966.
  • Research Study into Seagrass Wrack Movement at Geographe Bay , University of Western Australia, Grant, 2008 ‑ 2010, $415,000.
  • North West Dugong Population Movement and Habitat Use, Department of Environment and Conservation WA, Grant, 2007 ‑ 2010, $168,182.
  • A High Resolution Isotope Facility for Low Cost Analysis of Water, Plant and Soil/Sediment Samples to Understand Environmental Change, Australian Research Council, Grant - Linkage (Infrastructure), 2010, $352,000.
  • Trophic Implications of Seagrass Habitat Disturbance from Reduced Light, ANZ Executors and Trustee Company Limited, ANZ Executors and Trustee - Grant, 2007 ‑ 2009, $5,000.
  • Impact of Dredging on Coral Communities, Woodside Energy Ltd, Grant, 2008 ‑ 2009, $118,220.
  • Ecophysiology of Benthic primary producers (Consequences of reduced light availability in seagrass meadows for fauna and fisheries, Strategic Research Fund for the Marine Environment, Grant, 2004 ‑ 2008, $610,478.
  • Dugong Research Proposal NW Cape - NT Border: Year 1, Department of Conservation and Land Management, Grant, 2007 ‑ 2008, $9,000.
  • Habitat Use by Black Swans in the Swan River Estuary, Ernest Hodgkin Trust, Scholarship, 2006 ‑ 2007, $2,182.
  • Evaluating the influence of trophic connections between marine habitats on the effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas., Australian Research Council, Grant - Discovery Projects, 2003 ‑ 2006, $246,214.
  • Morphological responses of seagrass meadows to light limitation and their application to environmental quality criteria., Strategic Research Fund for the Marine Environment, Grant, 2001 ‑ 2006, $164,609.
  • Evaluation of the return of ecological function in transplanted meadows, Strategic Research Fund for the Marine Environment, Grant, 2005 ‑ 2006, $47,769.
  • Habitat use and movement patterns of eastern Shark Bay dugongs., Australian Research Council, Grant - SPIRT, 2001 ‑ 2005, $32,545.
  • Assessing the linkages between reef and seagrass habitats to determine appropriate sizes for marine management units., Edith Cowan University, ECU Industry Collaboration - Grant, 2003 ‑ 2004, $30,235.
  • Develop and optimize techniques for the rehabilitation of seagrasses, Edith Cowan University, Scholarship - Industry - ECU (I), 2001 ‑ 2004, $77,188.
  • Seagrass Micropropagation Programme, Cockburn Cement Ltd, Grant, 2001 ‑ 2002, $71,402.
  • Optimising the design of constructed wetlands for stormwater quality management, Water Corporation, Grant, 2000 ‑ 2002, $10,000.

Research Student Supervision

Current Supervisions

Co-principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Spatial and temporal variation in population genetic diversity in seagrasses and the implications for resilience

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Quantifying the radioactive legacy of the marine environment in the Montebello Islands, Western Australia

Adjunct Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Overcoming barriers to seagrass restoration

Completed Supervisions

Principal Supervisor

  • Master of Science (Environmental Management), Effects of low-density mussel-line aquaculture on a posidonia sinuosa seagrass ecosystem.
  • Master of Science (Biological Sciences), Reconstruction of environmental change during the Holocene based on the multiproxy study of sedimentary archives
  • Master of Science (Biological Sciences), Effects of temperature and location on the photosynthesis-irradiance relationship of the seagrass halophila ovalis
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Carbon storage and preservation in seagrass meadows
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Seagrass responses to light availability: A mechanistic approach.
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Seagrass soils as paleoenvironmental tools and biogeochemical sinks for management
  • Master of Science (Environmental Management), Do marine resources subsidise island ecosystems?
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Sources and supply of kelp detritus: Quantifying mechanisms of production.
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Residence time in coastal canopies
  • Master of Science by Research, Assessing the return of carbon sequestration following the restoration/recovery of Amphibolis antarctica and Posidonia sinuosa seagrass in South Australia
  • Master of Science (Environmental Management), Seasonal movement and habitat useage of eastern shark Bay dugongs.
  • Master of Science (Environmental Management), Marine sponge diversity and distribution on subtidal limestone reefs, offmarmon lagoon, Western Australia.
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Trophic implications of light reductions for Amphibolis griffithi seagrass communities
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Influence of increased sediment exposure on suspension-feeder assemblages in a temperate seagrass meadow
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Role of seagrasses as biogeochemical sinks and environmental archives

Co-principal Supervisor

  • Master of Science (Environmental Management), Assessing biofilm and epiphytes on seagress leaves as bioindicators of environmental change
  • Master of Science (Environmental Management), Carbon storage potential of temperate tidal marsh ecosystems in Western Australia
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Investigating the effects of changes in light quality on different life history stages of seagrasses
  • Master of Science by Research, The Food and Habitat Effects of Detrital Kelp as a Trophic Subsidy to Seagrass-inhabiting Mesograzers
  • Master of Science by Research, Seagrass resilience: Exploring recovery trajectories, succession and facilitation

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, In vitro porpagation of some Western Australian seagrasses
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Restoration of ecological functions in transplanted seagrass meadows.
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Dynamics of baseline stable isotopes within a temperature coastal ecosystem: Relationships and projections using physical and biogeochemical factors
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Environmental variability generates sources of resilience in seagrasses
  • Master of Science (Environmental Management), Plant-herbivore interactions in a changing climate and implications for seagrass resilience
  • Master of Science (Computer Science), Seagrass detection using deep learning
  • Master of Science (Environmental Management), The impact of black Swan (cygnus ataratus) grazing on the seagrass halophila ovalis in the lower Swan river estuary
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Deep Learning-based Seagrass Detection and Classification from Underwater Digital Images
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Gene flow and genetic structure of the seagrass thalassia hemprichii in the indo-Australian archipelago.
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