Dr. Veronica Radice (Honorary Fellow)

Dr. Veronica Radice is a marine biologist who is fascinated by the mysteries of the ocean, from tropical shallow reefs to the deep-sea and mesophotic reefs in between! Her research investigates coral physiology in relation to environmental conditions. She uses field-based experiments, biogeochemical techniques, and genetic tools to study corals in shallow versus deep reef environments, with a focus on lower-light mesophotic coral ecosystems. Veronica is interested in understanding the impacts of ocean warming on coral recovery following thermal stress events that cause coral bleaching.

Veronica received her Bachelor’s degree in Biology from Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, USA) and then worked in a deep-sea ecology lab (Prof Erik Cordes) at Temple University (Philadelphia, USA) where she was a research assistant and lab manager for two years.

As a member of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, Veronica completed her PhD and was a postdoctoral research fellow in the Coral Reef Ecosystems Lab at the University of Queensland (Brisbane, Australia) studying tropical coral reefs of the Indo-Pacific. Her PhD was focused on understanding how the trophic ecology of shallow and deep corals may be influenced by oceanographic processes such as upwelling, which brings important deep-water nutrients to shallow waters. Such nutrient fluxes may be important to the coral holobiont, which can utilize both dissolved and particulate food sources. Her research examined how environmental differences such as depth and reef exposure influences coral holobiont metabolism.

As an XL Catlin Seaview Survey Ocean Scholar, Veronica had the opportunity to survey coral reefs across the Coral Triangle (Pacific Ocean) and in several locations in the central Indian Ocean. Veronica conducted research in the Maldives, an archipelago in the middle of the Indian Ocean. What makes the Maldives particularly unique is the atolls’ location upon an oceanic ridge and the seasonally-reversing monsoons. This combination of bathymetry and climate makes the Maldives a great place to study the influence of oceanographic processes on coral reefs.

Twitter:  @Dr_Radice

Email:  v.radice [at] uq [dot] edu [dot] au

 

Personal profiles:

Research Gate – Veronica Radice

Google Scholar – Veronica Radice

 

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Ms Michelle Achlatis

Coral reefs are the result of a constant battle between constructive and destructive forces. When it comes to biologically-driven destruction, erosion by excavating sponges is one of the most important yet understudied mechanisms. Global warming and acidification are predicted to enhance the impact of these sponges on reefs, tipping the balance to the disadvantage of corals and other calcifying organisms. Using Cliona orientalis as her model species, Michelle’s current work aims to decipher the metabolic dynamics of bioerosion and to evaluate the resilience of excavating sponges to future environmental conditions. Michelle joined the Coral Reef Ecosystems lab as a PhD student in 2014 after she finished her Master’s at the University of Amsterdam working on Caribbean reef sponges and majoring in science communication. She completed her first degree at the University of Crete in her homeland Greece.

Installing equipment on the reef crest of Heron Island

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The bioeroding sponge Cliona orientalis growing on Heron Island reef

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Contact details

m.achlatis@uq.edu.au
Coral Reef Ecosystems Lab
School of Biological Sciences  |  University of Queensland
Level 7 Gehrmann Laboratories (60)
St. Lucia, QLD 4072  |  Australia

 

Publications

Alexander B. E., Achlatis M., Osinga R., van der Geest H.G., Cleutjens J. P. M., Schutte B. , de Goeij J.M. (2015). Cell kinetics during regeneration in the sponge Halisarca caerulea: how local is the response to tissue damage? PeerJ 3:e820 https://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.820

Achlatis M., van der Zande R.M., Schönberg C.H.L., Fang J.K.H., Hoegh-Guldberg O., Dove S. (2017). Sponge bioerosion on changing reefs: ocean warming poses physiological constraints to the success of a photosymbiotic excavating sponge. Sci Rep 7: 10705.​ doi:10.1038/s41598-017-10947-1
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Ramsby, B. D., Hill, M. S., Thornhill, D. J., Steenhuizen, S. F., Achlatis, M., Lewis, A. M. and LaJeunesse, T. C. (2017). Sibling species of mutualistic Symbiodinium clade G from bioeroding sponges in the western Pacific and western Atlantic oceans. J. Phycol.. doi:10.1111/jpy.12576
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jpy.12576/full

Achlatis M., Pernice M., Green K., Guagliardo P., Kilburn M.R., Hoegh-Guldberg O., Dove S. (2018). Single-cell measurement of ammonium and bicarbonate uptake within a photosymbiotic bioeroding sponge. ISME J DOI 10.1038/s41396-017-0044-2

Fang J.K.H., Schönberg C.H.L., Mello-Athayde M.A., Achlatis M., Hoegh-Guldberg O., Dove S. (2018). Bleaching and mortality of a photosymbiotic bioeroding sponge under future carbon dioxide emission scenarios. Oecologia 10.1007/s00442-018-4105-7

Dr Annamieke Van Den Heuvel

Sunset – Heron Island

Annamieke has been with the CRE lab for a number of years, first as a Honours student and then when undertaking her PhD. During her time as a CRE student, she researched the effects increased levels of exogenous nitrogen had on the relationship between coral and their symbiotic algae, Symbiodinium. These effects were examined on both a genetic and physiological level to develop an overall picture of a coral holobionts response to increasing levels of nitrogen.

Currently Annamieke is the Laboratory Manager for the Coral Reef Ecosystems Lab. She helps in keeping the lab running and responds to applications to work with the lab.

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A view into the Mesocosm ‘Mini-Reef’

In addition to her Lab manager role, Annamieke regularly travels to Heron Island to check and sample the mesocosm experiment currently underway. These mesocosems are representative ‘mini reefs’ comprised of several species of hard and soft coral, algae assemblages, various invertebrates and some herbivorous fish. The experiment, being run by A/Prof Sophie Dove, looks at the effects of climate change on coral reef ecosystems. The four treatments explores the effects of increased temperature and pCO2 on coral reef communities both in combination and separately.

Dr Nela Rosic (DECRA Research Fellow)

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I grew up in Serbia and start thinking about Science due to my love for genetics. I received a BSc (Hons First Class) in Molecular Biology and Physiology and a MSc in Plant Biology from the University of Belgrade. After moving to Brisbane, I completed a PhD at the University of Queensland. I have been awarded with a UQ Postdoctoral Fellowship for Women (2011-2013) and a prestigious Discovery Early Career Researcher Award by ARC (2012-2014).

Research Interests

  • Reprogramming Symbiodinium epigenome for higher temperature conditions
    Coral reefs represent one of the most diverse marine ecosystems housing an estimated 25% of all marine species. Exposure to thermal stress has been recognized as an important abiotic factor leading to the loss of algal symbionts from coral tissue and coral bleaching. The goal of this project is to enhance our understanding of the capacity of coral algae to tolerate thermal stress using an ancient epigenetic mechanism DNA methylation for reprogramming their epigenomes.
  • Coral algae as a source of UV-absorbing compounds
    Reef-building corals form mutualistic symbioses with unicellular photosynthetic dinoflagellate of the genus Symbiodinium. Exposure to ultraviolet radiation especially when combined with thermal stress, has been recognized as an important abiotic factor leading to oxidative stress and break down of the coral-algal endosymbiosis. In nature, many marine organisms use Mycosporine-like Amino Acids (MAAs) as biological sunscreens in UV protection and the prevention of oxidative stress. Corals acquire MAAs from their symbiotic algae and diet. Until now the complete enzymatic pathway of MAA synthesis is not known nor is the extent of their regulation by environmental conditions.
  • Transcriptomics for detection of stress in coral
    Changes to the environment as a result of human activities can result in a range of impacts on reef building corals that include reduced concentrations of algal symbionts and coral bleaching. We investigate the expression of genes in the colonies of the reef-building coral during environmental perturbations including elevated sea temperatures and nutrient enrichment. Our results will provide new insights into the transcriptional profiles of the coral holobiont and transcriptional regulation prior bleaching. In addition, we will identify a range of potential stress biomarkers that could be used for the development of the early warning signs of stress in reef-building corals.

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Publications

Book Chapter

  • Rosic, Nela (2013). DNA shuffling of cytochromes P450 for indigoid pigment production. In Ian R. Phillips, Elizabeth A. Shepherd and Paul R. Ortiz de Montellano (Ed.), Cytochrome P450 protocols 3rd ed. (pp. 205-224) New York, NY, United States: Humana Press. doi:10.1007/978-1-62703-321-3_18

Journal Article

Conference Publication

  • Rosic, N. and Dove, S. (2013). How can dinoflagellates help in reducing coral reef vulnerability to environmental stress?. In: M. Dennis Hanisak, James A. Nienow and Akshinthala K. S. K. Prasad, Abstracts of Papers to be Presented at the 10th International Phycological Congress. 10th International Phycological Congress, Orlando, Florida, United States, (94-94). 4-10 August 2013.

  • Rosic, Nela, Pernice, Mathieu, Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove and Dove, Sophie (2011). Differential Regulation of Heat Shock Proteins and Cytochrome P450 Genes in Symbiotic Dinoflagellates Under Thermal Stress. In: Fifth European Phycological Congress: EPC5 Programme and Abstracts. 5th European Phycological Congress, Rhodes, Greece, (145-145). 04-09 September 2011. doi:10.1080/09670262.2011.613192

  • Rosic, Nela, Kaniewska, Pauline, Ling, Edmund, Edwards, David, Dove, Sophie and Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove (2011). Transcriptomics of the coral-algal symbiosis in response to environmental stress. In: Fifth European Phycological Congress: EPC5 Programme and Abstracts. 5th European Phycological Congress, Rhodes, Greece, (97-97). 04-09 September 2011. doi:10.1080/09670262.2011.613190

  • Rosic, Nedeljka, Lonhienne, Thierry G.A., DeVoss, James J. and Gillam, Elizabeth M.J. (2003). Directed evolution of mammalian cytochrome P450 enzymes involved in xenobiotic metabolism. In: Drug Metabolism Reviews: Proceedings 8th European Meeting of the International-Society-for-the-Study-of-Xenobiotics (ISSX). 8th European Meeting of the International-Society-for-the-Study-of-Xenobiotics (ISSX), Dijon, France, (46-46). 27 April – 1 May, 2003. doi:10.1081/DMR-120020120

Dr Pim Bongaerts

PimBongaerts3.jpg?itok=RWndFd8aPim is a post-doctoral research fellow in the CRE lab and lead scientist for the “Deep Reef” component of the Catlin Seaview Survey (www.catlinseaviewsurvey.com). The Deep Reef survey looks into the effects of climate change on one of the least known ecosystems on the planet – the deep-water reefs or mesophotic coral ecosystems (between 30-100m). The project aims to provide a comprehensive study of the biodiversity and connectivity of mesophotic reefs across the globe, with a major focus on the Great Barrier Reef, the Coral Sea and the Southern Caribbean.

 


 

Publications

  1. Bongaerts P, Carmichael M, Hay KB, Tonk L, Frade PR, Hoegh-Guldberg O (2015) Symbiont zonation plays a crucial role in the vertical distribution of coral species. Royal Society Open Science – in press
  2. Pantos O, Bongaerts P, Dove S, Hoegh-Guldberg O (2015) Microbial associations in the scleractinian coral Seriatopora hystrix across depths, locations and host/symbiont genotypes. ISME Journalin press
  3. Bongaerts P, Frade PR, Englebert N, Hay KB, Vermeij MJH, Hoegh-Guldberg O (2015) Deep down on a Caribbean reef: lower mesophotic depths harbor a specialized coral-endosymbiont community. Nature Scientific Reports 5:7652
  4. Muir P, Wallace C, Bridge TCL, Bongaerts P (2015) Diverse Staghorn Coral Fauna on the Mesophotic Reefs of North-East Australia. PLoS One – in press
  5. González-Rivero M, Bongaerts P, Beijbom O, Pizarro O, Friedman A, Rodriguez-Ramirez A, Upcroft B, Laffoley D, Kline DI, Vevers R, Hoegh-Guldberg O (2014) The Catlin Seaview Survey – kilometre-scale seascape assessment, and monitoring of coral reef ecosystems. Aquatic Conservationin press
  6. Englebert N* & Bongaerts P*, Muir P, Hay KB, Hoegh-Guldberg O (2014) Deepest zooxanthellate corals of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Marine Biodiversityin press
  7. Bongaerts P, Frade PR, Ogier JJ, Hay KB, van Bleijswijk J, Englebert N, Vermeij MJH, Bak RPM, Visser PM, Hoegh-Guldberg O (2013) Sharing the slope: depth partitioning of agariciid corals and associated Symbiodinium across shallow and mesophotic habitats (2-60 m) on a Caribbean reef. BMC Evolutionary Biology 13:205
  8. Bongaerts P, Muir PR, Bridge TCL, Englebert N, Hoegh-Guldberg O (2013) Cyclone damage at mesophotic depths on Myrmidon Reef (GBR). Coral Reefs 32:935
  9. Bridge TCL, Hughes TP, Guinotte JM, Bongaerts P (2013) Call to protect all coral reefs. Nature Climate Change 3:528-530
  10. Tonk L* & Bongaerts P*, Sampayo EM, Hoegh-Guldberg (2013) SymbioGBR: a web-based database of Symbiodinium associated with cnidarian hosts on the Great Barrier Reef. BMC Ecology 13:7
  11. Foster R, Bridge T, Bongaerts P (2012) The first record of Hippocampus denise from Australia. Aqua – International Journal of Ichthyology 18:55-57
  12. Bongaerts P, Hoeksema B, Hay K, Hoegh-Guldberg O (2012) Mushroom corals overcome live burial through pulsed inflation. Coral Reefs 2:399
  13. Bongaerts P, Riginos C, Hay K, van Oppen MJH, Hoegh-Guldberg O, Dove S (2011) Adaptive divergence in a scleractinian coral: physiological adaptation of Seriatopora hystrix to shallow and deep reef habitats. BMC Evolutionary Biology 11:303 (cover article)
  14. Bridge TCL, Fabricius KE, Bongaerts P, Wallace CC, Muir P, Done TJ, Webster JM (2011) Diversity of Scleractinia and Octocorallia in the mesophotic zone of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Coral Reefs 31:179-189
  15. Bongaerts P, Sampayo EM, Bridge TLC, Ridgway T, Vermeulen F, Englebert N, Webster JM, Hoegh-Guldberg O (2011) Symbiodinium diversity of mesophotic coral communities on the GBR: a first assessment. Marine Ecology Progress Series 439:117-126
  16. Bongaerts P* & Bridge T*, Kline DI, Muir PR, Wallace CC, Beaman RJ, Hoegh-Guldberg O (2011) Mesophotic coral ecosystems on the walls of Coral Sea atolls. Coral Reefs 30:335
  17. Van Oppen MJH, Bongaerts P, Underwood JN, Peplow LM, Cooper TF (2011) The role of deep reefs in shallow reef recovery: an assessment of vertical connectivity in a brooding coral from west and east Australia. Molecular Ecology 20:1647-1660
  18. Bongaerts P, Riginos C, Ridgway T, Sampayo EM, van Oppen MJH, Englebert N, Vermeulen F, Hoegh-Guldberg O (2010) Genetic Divergence across Habitats in the Widespread Coral Seriatopora hystrix and its Associated Symbiodinium. PLoS One 5(5):e10871
  19. Bongaerts P, Ridgway T, Sampayo EM, Hoegh-Guldberg O (2010) Assessing the ‘deep reef refugia’ hypothesis: focus on Caribbean reefs. Coral Reefs 29:309–327
  20. Frade PR, Bongaerts P, Winkelhagen AJS, Tonk L, Bak RPM (2008) In situ photobiology of corals over large depth ranges: a multivariante analysis on the roles of environment, host and algal symbiont. Limnology and Oceanography 53:1-14
  21. Sampayo EM, Ridgway T, Bongaerts P, Hoegh-Guldberg O (2008) Bleaching susceptibility and mortality of corals are determined by fine-scale differences in symbiont type. PNAS 105:10444-10449

 

Dr. Benjamin P. Neal

 

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Contact
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Outreach and Media
Publications
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Contact
Coral Reef Ecosystems Lab / Catlin Seaview Survey
Global Change Institute, The University of Queensland
St Lucia, QLD, Australia, 4067
b.neal@uq.edu.au
Cell: +61 0421 727 846
Office: +61 7 336 56009

 

 

About

Research Interests

– Contemporary dynamics and change in tropical marine ecosystems
– Coral reef ecosystem response to global and local stressors
– Optical, remote, and in situ sensing and monitoring of coral reef ecosystems

Ben joins the Coral Reef Ecology Lab as a lead researcher for the Catlin Seaview Survey. Hailing from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, he works on coral reef image interpretation and analysis, generating coral cover and other ecological data, and creating outreach and scientific products. He completed his PhD in 2013, studying the growth and genetic response of Caribbean corals to thermal stress and bleaching. He has conducted marine research in a variety of tropical and temperate locations, has been a commercial fisherman in Alaska, and has worked for federal and state ocean management bodies in the United States. When not diving, he enjoys getting out into nature with his wife Loren, a professor of marine biology, and their young daughter Sonora.

Education

2013   Ph.D.   Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego: Marine Biology. Dissertation: Long-term coral recovery and endosymbiont changes following the major 2005 thermal disturbance in Bocas del Toro, Panama. Co-advisors: B. Greg Mitchell and Richard Norris.

2007   M.Sc.    Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego: Marine Biology. Co-advisors: Jeremy Jackson and Enric Sala.

1993   B.A.     Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire: Geography/Environmental Studies.

 

 

Outreach and Media

Media coverage of our work:

Time Magazine: Breaking the waves – Catlin Seaview Survey digitizes the endangered oceans

360 Degree Solomon Islands: A film from our expedition with the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation

EuroNews: Mapping the oceans’ coral reefs to try and save them from extinction

Dive the great reefs of the world on Google Street View: Mother Nature News

Jakarta MetroTV News: An underwater sketch of Karimunjawa National Park (in Bahasa Indonesian)

 

Blogs from recent expeditions:

Reflections on the Maldives (30 March – 21 April 2015)

Contemplating the Chagos Archipelago: Outpost for Coral (9 – 28 February 2015)

Catlin Seaview Survey joins forces with the Living Oceans Foundation in the Solomon Islands (30 October – 12 November 2014)

Karimunjawa National Park (13 September – 10 October 2014)

An introduction to Timor-Leste (23 July – 6 August 2014)

We’re off to the Philippines, first stop Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (14 – 25 March 2014)

 

Peer Reviewed Publications

Neal, B. P.; R. N. Winter; H. Lin; T. Trebitz; D. Kline; B. G. Mitchell. Improved estimation of two-dimensional area of coral colonies from underwater photographs. In press: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment.

Beijbom, O.; Edmunds, P.J; Roelfsema, C.; Smith, J.; Kline, D.I.; Neal, B.P.; Dunlap, M.; Moriarty, V.; Fan, T.; Tan, C.; Chan, S.; Trebitz, T.; Gamst, A.; Mitchell, B.G.; Kriegman, D. Automated analysis of community composition in underwater imagery using machine learning enabled algorithms. PLOS ONE: DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0130312. 

Treibitz, T.; Neal, B.P.; Kline, D.I.; Beijbom, O.; Roberts, P.; Mitchell, B. G.; Kriegman, D. 2014. Wide Field-of-View Fluorescence Imaging of Coral Reefs. Nature Scientific Reports 5.

Lavi, A.; Neal, B.P.; Loya, Y.; Keren, R.; Eyal, G. A quick, easy, and non-intrusive method for underwater volume and surface area evaluation of benthic organisms by 3D computer modelling. Methods in Ecology and Evolution (DOI: 10.1111/2041-210X.12331).

McClenachan; L., Neal, B.P.; Al-Abdulrazzak, D., Witkin, T., Fisher, K., and Kittinger, J. 2014. Do Community Supported Fisheries (CSFs) improve sustainability? Fisheries Research 157:62-69.

Neal, B. P.; Condit, C.; dos Santos, S.; Liu, G.; Kahru, M.; Kline, D.; Mitchell, B.G. 2013. When depth is no refuge: Cumulative thermal stress increases with depth for corals in Bocas del Toro, Panama. Coral Reefs. 33:193-205.

Beijbom, O; Edmunds, P.J; Fan, T.; Smith, J.; Roelfsema, C.; Dunlap, M.; Moriarty, V.; Neal, B.P., Chan, S.; Treibitz, T.; Kline, D.I.; Mitchell, B.G.; Kriegman, D. 2012. Towards Automated Annotation of Scientific Image Data: A Coral Reef Ecology Study. IEEE Proceedings on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR).

Manuscripts in Progress

Neal, B. P.; Kline, D.; Coffroth, M.A. Changes in Symbiodinum genetic diversity and temporal variation over time and depth for three Caribbean corals. In preparation.

Neal, B. P.; Winter, R.; Treibitz, T.; Beijbom, O.; Kline, D.; Coffroth, M.A.; Mitchell, B. G. Long term, in-situ growth and recovery of the scleractinians Montastrea franksii and Siderastrea siderea following the 2005 Caribbean bleaching event. In preparation.

Selected Recent Presentations

Rapid, high definition, automated underwater sensing of coral reef ecosystems: The Catlin Seaview Survey. International Marine Conservation Congress, Glasgow, Scotland, 14-18 August 2014

Hydrological conditions contributing to the severe heat bleaching in the Caribbean in 2005. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Aquatic Sciences Meeting, New Orleans, LA. 17-22 February 2013

Long term, in-situ growth and recovery of the scleractinian Montastrea franksii following the 2005 Caribbean bleaching event. International Coral Reef Symposium, Cairns, Australia. 9-13 July 2012

Semi-automated photographic processing of coral reef photographs from time series observations at Bocas del Toro, Panama. American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Aquatic Sciences Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico. 13-18 February 2011

 

 

Photos

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Driving the SeaView-II (SV-II) camera system in the Maldives, with a camera calibration transect on the bottom

 

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Healthy Acroporid corals and abundant fish in the western Maldives.

 

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Surveying large coral colonies in the world’s largest marine protected area in the Chagos Archipelago (British Indian Ocean Territory).

Dr Alberto Rodriguez-Ramirez

BETO in field

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

CGRR Image Analysis and Data Base Manager

Global Change Institute, The University of Queensland

Room 708 (Level 7), Gehrmann Laboratories (Building #60),
St. Lucia, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia

E-mail: alberto.rodriguez@uq.edu.au

 

Alberto Rodríguez-Ramírez has been an active coral reef researcher for 17 years, studying and monitoring long-term trajectories in marine ecosystems, including seagrass and mangroves, as well as coral reefs in the Caribbean region and the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). He completed his PhD at The University of Queensland focusing on the reconstruction of historic disturbances to coral reefs, coral responses and water quality changes for the southern GBR using geochemical proxies from coral archives and secondary sources of information.

Currently he is the Image Analysis and Database Manger of the Catlin Global Reef Record, conducting the post-processing of coral reef images and quantitative/ecological analysis.

http://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=0icKF9MAAAAJ&hl=en

 

PUBLICATIONS

Peer Review Journals

  1. Rodriguez-Ramirez A., CA Grove, J. Zinke, J.M. Pandolfi and J-x. Zhao. 2014. Coral Luminescence Identifies the Pacific Decadal Oscillation as a Primary Driver of River Runoff Variability Impacting the Southern Great Barrier Reef. PLoS ONE 9(1): e84305. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.
  2. van Tussenbroek B., Cortés, R. Collin, A.C. Fonseca, P.M.H. Gayle, H.M. Guzmán, G.E. Jácome, R. Juman, K.H. Koltes, H. A. Oxenford,  A. Rodriguez-Ramirez, J. Samper-Villarreal, S.R. Smith, J.J Tschirky, and E. Ernesto Weil. Caribbean. 2014. Wide, Long-Term Study of Seagrass Beds Reveals Local Variations, Shifts in Community Structure and Occasional Collapse. PLoS ONE 9(3): e90600. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0090600
  3. Gonzalez-Rivero M., P. Bongaerts, O. Beijbom, O. Pizarro, A. Friedman, A. Rodriguez-Ramirez, B. Upcroft, D. Laffoley, D. Kline, R. Vevers, and O. Hoegh-Guldberg. 2014. The Catlin Seaview Survey – kilometre-scale seascape assessment, and monitoring of coral reef ecosystems. Aquatic Conserv: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst. 24(Supp. 2): 184-198.
  4. Grove et al., (including  A. Rodriguez-Ramirez). In press. Spectral Luminescence Scanning: Updates and Developments. Special Issue, DPER volume: Micro-XRF Studies of Sediment Cores
  5. Rodriguez-Ramirez A. and F.A Zapata. 2012. An atypical corallum morphology in a species of Pocillopora. Coral Reefs, 31:253. doi 10.1007/s00338-011-0854-z.
  6. Eakin C.M., J.A. Morgan, S.F. Heron, T.B. Smith, G. Liu, L. Alvarez-Filip, B. Baca, E. Bartels, C. Bastidas, C. Bouchon, M. Brandt, A.W. Bruckner, L. Bunkley-Williams, A. Cameron, B.D. Causey, M. Chiappone, T.R.L. Christensen, M.J.C. Crabbe, O. Day, E. de la Guardia, G. Díaz-Pulido, D. DiResta, D.L. Gil-Agudelo, D.S. Gilliam, R.N. Ginsburg, S. Gore, H.M. Guzmán, J.C. Hendee, E.A. Hernández-Delgado, E. Husain, C.F.G. Jeffrey, R.J. Jones, E. Jordán-Dahlgren, L.S. Kaufman, D.I. Kline, P.A. Kramer, J.C. Lang, D. Lirman, J. Mallela, C. Manfrino, J.-P. Maréchal, K. Marks, J. Mihaly, W.J. Miller, E.M. Mueller, E.M. Muller, C.A. Orozco Toro, H.A. Oxenford, D. Ponce-Taylor, N. Quinn, K.B. Ritchie, S. Rodríguez, A. Rodriguez-Ramirez, S. Romano, J.F. Samhouri, J.A. Sánchez, G.P. Schmahl, B.V. Shank, W.J. Skirving, S.C.C. Steiner, E. Villamizar, S.M. Walsh, C. Walter, E. Weil, E. H. Williams, K.W. Roberson, and Y. Yusuf. 2010. Caribbean Corals in Crisis: Record Thermal Stress, Bleaching, and Mortality in 2005. PLoS ONE, 5(11): e13969. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0013969.
  7. Rodriguez-Ramirez A., J. Garzon-Ferreira, A. Batista-Morales, D. L. Gil, D.I. Gomez-Lopez, K. Gomez-Campo, T. Lopez-Londoño, R. Navas-Camacho, M.C. Reyes-Nivia, and J. Vega-Sequeda. 2010. Temporal patterns in coral reef, seagrass and mangrove communities from Chengue bay CARICOMP site (Colombia): 1993-2008. Revista de Biología Tropical, 58 (Suppl. 3): 45-62.
  8. Rodriguez-Ramirez A., M.C. Reyes-Nivia, S. Zea, P. Herron, R. Navas-Camacho, J. Garzón-Ferreira, S. Bejarano, and C. Orozco.  2010. Recent dynamics and condition of coral reefs in the Colombian Caribbean. Revista de Biología Tropical, 58(Suppl. 1): 107-131.
  9. Garzón-Ferreira J. and A. Rodriguez-Ramirez. 2010. SIMAC: Development and implementation of a coral reef monitoring network in Colombia. Revista de Biología Tropical, 58(Suppl. 1): 67-80.
  10. Zapata F.A., A. Rodriguez-Ramirez, C. Caro-Zambrano, and J. Garzón-Ferreira. 2010. Mid-term coral-algal dynamics and conservation status of a Gorgona Island (Tropical Eastern Pacific) coral reef. Revista de Biología Tropical, 58(Suppl. 1): 81-94.
  11. Navas-Camacho R., A. Rodríguez-Ramírez, M.C. Reyes-Nivia, D.L. Gil-Agudelo, and J. Garzón-Ferreira. 2010.Coral diseases and bleaching on Colombian Caribbean coral reefs. Revista de Biología Tropical, 58(Suppl. 1): 95-106.
  12. Navas-Camacho R., A. Rodríguez-Ramírez, and M.C. Reyes-Nivia. 2010. Agents of coral mortality on reef formations of the Colombian Pacific. Revista de Biología Tropical, 58(Suppl. 1): 133-138.
  13. Sánchez J.A., R. Navas-Camacho, A. Rodríguez-Ramírez, P. Herron, V. Pizarro, A.R. Acosta, P.A. Castillo, J.C. Martínez , P. Montoya, and C. Orozco. 2010. White plague-like coral disease in remote reefs of the Western Caribbean Revista de Biología Tropical, 58(Suppl. 1): 145-154.
  14. Gil-Agudelo D.L., R. Navas-Camacho, A. Rodríguez-Ramírez, M.C. Reyes-Nivia, S. Bejarano, J. Garzón-Ferreira, and G.W. Smith. 2009. Enfermedades coralinas y su investigación en los arrecifes colombianos. Boletin de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras, 38(2): 189-224.
  15. Paddack M.J., J.D. Reynolds, C. Aguilar, R.S. Appeldoorn, J. Beets, E.W Burkett, P.M. Chittaro, K. Clarke, R. Esteves, A.C. Fonseca, G.E Forrester, A.M. Friedlander, J. García-Sais, G. González-Sansón, L.K.B. Jordan, D.B. McClellan, M.W. Miller, P.P Molloy, P.J. Mumby, I. Nagelkerken, M. Nemeth, R. Navas-Camacho, J. Pitt, N.V.C. Polunin, M.C. Reyes-Nivia, D.R. Robertson,  A. Rodríguez-Ramírez, E. Salas, S.R.  Smith, R.E. Spieler, M.A. Steele, I.D. Williams, C.L. Wormald, A.R. Watkinson, and I.M. Côté. 2009. Recent region-wide declines in Caribbean reef fish abundance. Current Biology, 19(7): 590-595.
  16. Vega-Sequeda, J.,  A. Rodríguez-Ramírez, M.C. Reyes-Nivia, and R. Navas-Camacho. 2008. Formaciones coralinas del área de santa: estado y patrones de distribución espacial de la comunidad bentónica. Boletín de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras, 37(2): 87-105.
  17. Rodríguez-Ramírez A. and M.C. Reyes-Nivia. 2008. Evaluación rápida de los efectos del huracán Beta en la Isla de Providencia (Caribe colombiano). Boletín de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras, 37(1): 217-224.
  18. Olaya-Restrepo J., M.C. Reyes-Nivia, and A. Rodríguez-Ramírez. 2008. Ensamblajes de peces arrecifales del área de Santa Marta y el Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. Boletín de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras, 37(1): 111-127.
  19. Zapata F.A., A. Rodríguez-Ramírez, M. Rodríguez-Moreno, C. Muñoz, and M. López Victoria. 2007. Confirmation of the occurrence of the coral Pavona chiriquiensis (Cnidaria: anthozoa: Agariciidae) in the Colombian Pacific. Boletín de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras, 36(1): 307-312.
  20. Reyes-Nivia M.C., J. Garzón-Ferreira, and A. Rodríguez-Ramírez. 2004. Depredación de coral vivo por peces en las bahías de Chengue y Gayraca, Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona (Caribe colombiano). Revista de Biología Tropical., 52(4): 883–895.
  21. Rodríguez-Ramírez A., J. Nivia-Ruíz, and J. Garzón-Ferreira. 2004. Características estructurales y funcionales del manglar de Avicennia germinans en la Bahía de Chengue (Caribe colombiano). Boletín de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras, 33: 223-244.
  22. Reyes-Nivia M.C.,  A. Rodríguez-Ramírez, and J. Garzón-Ferreira. 2004. Peces asociados a arrecifes coralinos de cinco áreas del Caribe colombiano: listado de especies y nuevos registros. Boletín de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras, 33: 101-116.
  23. Santodomingo N.,  A. Rodríguez Ramírez, and J. Garzón Ferreira. 2002. Territorios del pez Stegastes planifrons en formaciones coralinas del Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona, Caribe Colombiano: un panorama general. Boletín de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras, 31: 65-84.
  24. Acero A.,  A. Rodríguez-Ramírez, and J. Garzón-Ferreira. 1995. Nomeus gronovii (Gmelin) (Pisces: Nomeidae) en el Caribe colombiano: primer registro para la costa noroccidental de América del Sur. Anales del Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas de Punta de Betin, 23: 173-176.
  25. Mejía L.S., O.D. Solano, and  A. Rodríguez-Ramírez. 1995. Ocho nuevos registros para la fauna íctica de Islas del Rosario, (Mar Caribe colombiano). Anales del Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas de Punta de Betin, 23: 189-192.

 

Books 

  1. Rodríguez-Ramírez A. and J. Garzón-Ferreira. 2003. Monitoreo de arrecifes coralinos, pastos marinos y manglares en la Bahía de Chengue (Caribe Colombiano): 1993-1999. INVEMAR, Serie de Publicaciones Especiales No.8, Santa Marta, 170p. ISBN 958-97264-6-1

 

Book Chapters 

  1. Rodríguez-Ramírez A., C. Bastidas, J. Cortés, H. Guzmán, Z. Leão, J. Garzón-Ferreira, R. Kikuchi, B. Padovani Ferreira, J.J. Alvarado, C. Jiménez, A.C. Fonseca, E. Salas, J. Nivia, C. Fernández, S. Rodríguez, D. Debrot, A. Croquer, D. Gil, D.I. Gómez, R.Navas-Camacho, M.C. Reyes-Nivia, A. Acosta, E. Alvarado, V. Pizarro, A. Sanjuan, P. Herrón, F.A. Zapata, S. Zea, M. López-Victoria, and J.A. Sánchez. 2008. Status of coral reefs and associated ecosystems in Southern Tropical America: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panamá and Venezuela. pp 281-294. In: Wilkinson, C. (Ed.). Status of coral reefs of the world: 2008. Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network and Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, Townsville, Australia. ISSN 1447-6185.
  2. Rodríguez-Ramírez A., C. Bastidas, S. Rodríguez, Z. Leão, R. Kikuchi, M. Oliveira, D. Gil, J. Garzón-Ferreira, M.C. Reyes-Nivia, R.Navas-Camacho, N. Santodomingo, G. Díaz-Pulido, D. Venera-Ponton,L. Florez-Leiva, A. Rangel-Campo, C. Orozco, J.C Márquez, S. Zea, M. López-Victoria, J.A. Sánchez, and M.C. Hurtado. 2008. The effects of coral bleaching in the Southern Tropical America: Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela. pp 105-114. In: Wilkinson C. and D. Souter (Eds.). Status of Caribbean coral reefs after the bleaching and hurricanes of 2005. GCRMN and RRRC, Townsville, Australia. ISSN 1447 6185
  3. Rodríguez-Ramírez A., R. Navas-Camacho, C. Reyes-Nivia, S. Bejarano-Chavarro, and J. Garzón-Ferreira. 2007. Implementación del SIMAC en la isla de Malpelo. pp 97-112. In: DIMAR-CCCP and UAESPNN-DTSO (Eds.). Santuario de Fauna y Flora Malpelo: descubrimiento en marcha, DIMAR, Bogotá. Colombia.
  4. Rodríguez-Ramírez A., J. Garzón-Ferreira, M.C. Reyes-Nivia, R. Navas-Camacho, S. Bejarano, G. Duque, and F.A. Zapata. 2006. Sistema nacional de monitoreo de arrecifes coralinos en Colombia Simac: logros y resultados 1998-2004. Tomo II. pp 365-370. In: Chaves M.E. and M. Santamaría (Eds). Informe nacional sobre el avance en el conocimiento y la información de la biodiversidad 1998 -2004. Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt. Bogotá D.C., Colombia. 2 Tomos. ISBN 958-8151-78-3
  5. Duque G., J. Garzón-Ferreira, and A. Rodríguez Ramírez. 2006. Funcionamiento y monitoreo de ecosistemas marinos. Tomo II. pp 352-364. In: Chaves M.E. and M. Santamaría (Eds). Informe nacional sobre el avance en el conocimiento y la información de la biodiversidad 1998-2004. Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt. Bogotá D.C., Colombia. 2 Tomos. ISBN 958-8151-78-3
  6. Garzón Ferreira J. (15 authors included  A. Rodríguez-Ramírez). 2006. SIMAC: Vigilando nuestros arrecifes coralinos. pp 72-73. In: 70 casos de investigación científica, tecnológica e innovación en Colombia 1990-2004. COLCIENCIAS, Bogotá, Colombia. ISBN 958-8290-13-9.
  7. Garzón-Ferreira J., J. Cortés, A. Croquer, H. Guzmán, Z. Leao, and  A. Rodríguez-Ramírez. 2004. Southern Tropical America: coral reef status and consolidation as GCRMN regional node. V2: pp 509-522. In: Wilkinson C. (Ed). Status of coral reefs of the world: 2004. AIMS, Townsville, Queensland, Australia. ISSN 1447-6185.
  8. Andrade A. (33 authors included A. Rodríguez-Ramírez). 2004. Ecosistemas. pp 105-216. In: Costa C. and C.A. Buitrago (Eds.): Informe anual sobre el estado del medio ambiente y los recursos naturales renovables de Colombia. IDEAM, Bogotá, Colombia.
  9. Rodríguez-Ramírez A. 2003. Peces bentónicos asociados a praderas de Thalassia testudinum en Isla Grande e Isla Rosario. pp 106-110. In: Díaz J.M., L.M Barrios., and D.I. Gómez-López (Eds). 2003. Las praderas de pastos marinos en Colombia: Estructura y distribución de un ecosistema estratégico. INVEMAR, Serie de publicaciones especiales No.10, Santa Marta, Colombia. ISBN 958-97301-9-5.
  10. Garzón-Ferreira J. and A. Rodríguez-Ramírez. 2003. Diez años de monitoreo en una pradera de Thalassia. pp 71-74. In: Díaz J.M., L.M Barrios., and D.I. Gómez-López (Eds). Las praderas de pastos marinos en Colombia: Estructura y distribución de un ecosistema estratégico. INVEMAR, Serie de Publicaciones Especiales No.10, Santa Marta, Colombia. ISBN 958-97301-9-5.
  11. Garzón-Ferreira J., J. Cortés, A. Croquer, H. Guzmán, Z. Leao, and A. Rodríguez-Ramírez. 2002. Status of coral reefs in Southern Tropical America in 2000-2002: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama and Venezuela. pp 343-348. In: Wilkinson C. (Ed). Status of coral reefs of the World: 2002. AIMS, Townsville. ISSN 1447-6185.
  12. Garzón-Ferreira J., J. Cortés, A. Croquer, H. Guzmán, Z. Leao, and A. Rodríguez-Ramírez. 2000. Status of coral reefs in Southern Tropical America: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama and Venezuela. pp 331-348. In: Wilkinson C. (Ed). Status of Coral Reefs of the World: 2000. AIMS, Townsville. ISBN 0642322090.

 

Conference Papers 

  1. Rodríguez-Ramírez A., M.C. Reyes-Nivia, R. Navas-Camacho, S. Bejarano, J. Garzón-Ferreira, and F.A. Zapata. 2006. Status of the coral reefs of Colombia in 2003. Proc. 10th Int. Coral Reef Symp., 976-981.
  2. CARICOMP (42 authors included A. Rodríguez-Ramírez). 2002. Status and temporal trends at CARICOMP coral reef sites. Proc. 9th Int. Coral Reef Symp.,1:325-330
  3. CARICOMP (22 authors included A. Rodríguez-Ramírez). 1997. Meteorological and oceanographic characterization of coral reef, seagrass and mangrove habitats in the Winder Caribbean. Proc. 8th Int. Coral Reef Symp., 1:657-662.
  4. CARICOMP (30 authors included A. Rodríguez-Ramírez). 1997. Studies on Caribbean coral bleaching, 1995-96. Proc. 8th Int. Coral Reef Symp., 1:673-678.
  5. Torres D., A. Rodríguez-Ramírez, L.S. Mejía, and C.A. Buitrago. 1992. Las comunidades del bajo arrecifal profundo Imelda, Isla Barú, Caribe colombiano: VII. Evaluación preliminar de la ictiofauna. Memorias del VIII seminario de ciencias y tecnologías del mar, 350-361.

 

Technical reports 

  1. CARICOMP (33 authors included A. Rodríguez-Ramírez). 2004. Caribbean Coastal Marine Productivity Program. 1993-2003. CARICOMP, 91pp. ISBN 97-66106-24-X
  2. Garzón-Ferreira J, M.C. Reyes-Nivia, and A. Rodríguez-Ramírez. 2002. Manual de métodos del SIMAC. INVEMAR, Santa Marta, Colombia, 102pp.
  3. Friedlander et al. (Several authors included A. Rodríguez-Ramírez). 2014. Colombia. pp 191-201. In: Jackson et al. (Eds.). Status and trends of Caribbean coral reefs: 1970-2012. GCRMN, IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.

Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg

Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg FAA
ARC Centre for Excellence in Coral Reef Studies
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
School of Biological Sciences
University of Queensland
oveh@uq.edu.au

Research Publications (>400, Google Scholar)
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BIOGRAPHY

Ove Hoegh-Guldberg is Professor of Marine Studies at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia Over the past 10 years he was Founding Director of the Global Change Institute (details here) and is Deputy Director of the Centre for Excellence in Coral Reef Studies (www.coralcoe.org.au, since 2006) and Affiliated Professor in Tropical Marine Biology at the University of Copenhagen (2016-present). Ove’s research focuses on the impacts of global change on marine ecosystems and is one of the most cited authors on climate change.  In addition to pursuing scientific discovery, Ove has had a 20-year history in leading research organisations such as the Centre for Marine Studies (including 3 major research stations over 2000-2009) and the Global Change Institute, both at the University of Queensland.  These roles have seen him raise more than $150 million for research and infrastructure. He has also been a dedicated communicator of the threat posed by ocean warming and acidification to marine ecosystems, being one of the first scientists to identify the serious threat posed by climate change for coral reefs in a landmark paper published in 1999 (Mar.Freshwater Res 50:839-866), which predicted the loss of coral reefs by 2050.  Since that time, Ove led global discussions and action on the science and solutions to rapid climate change via high profile international roles such as the Coordinating Lead Author for the ‘Oceans’ chapter for the Fifth Assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the Coordinating Lead Author on the Impacts chapter of the IPCC Special report on 1.5oC. In addition to this work, Ove conceived and led the scientific XL-Catlin Seaview Survey (details here) which has surveyed over 1000 km of coral reefs across 25 countries (details here) and which captured and analysed over 1 million survey images of coral reefs.  These images and data are available to the scientific community and others via an online database: (details here). 

Developing these resources is part of Ove’s current push to understand and support solutions to global change with partners such as WWF International: (details here). As scientific lead, Ove has been steering a global response to the identification of 50 sites globally that are less exposed to climate change (Beyer et al 2018, Hoegh-Guldberg et al. 2018), working with WWF International to assemble a global partnership across seven countries (Indonesia, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Cuba, East Africa, Madagascar and Fiji; Coral Reef Rescue Initiative). Scientific papers published by Ove cover significant contributions to the physiology, ecology, environmental politics, and climate change.  Some of Ove’s most significant scientific contributions have been recognised by leading journals such as Science and Nature (Hoegh-Guldberg and Bruno 2010; Hoegh-Guldberg et al. 2007; Hoegh-Guldberg et al. 2019a,b), scores of invited talks and plenaries over the past 20 years, plus his appointment as significant international roles e.g. Coordinating Lead Author of Chapter 30 (“The Oceans”) for the 5th Assessment Report, as well as Coordinating Lead Author for Chapter 3 (Impacts) on the special report on the implications of 1.5oC  (for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC). 

Ove is one of the most cited Australian science authors (and 3rd internationally of 53,136 authors) on “climate change” by Thomson-Reuter’s ISI Web of Science (details here) in 2009. This represents a group of less than 0.5% of all published scientific researchers in the world. This has been updated recently with Ove being a member of the top 0.01% most productive scientists globally (Ioannidis et al. 2019) PLoS biology, 17(8), p.e3000384.). Ove received numerous awards from Thomson Reuters (e.g. Citation Award Winner in Ecology Thomson Reuters Citation & Innovation Award in 2012).  Ove’s H-index is 80 (Clarivate Analytics, Jan 2020) or 105 (Google Scholar) and he have received several awards from Thomson-Reuters and now Clarivate Analytics (see above). He has been awarded a Eureka Prize for his scientific research as well as a QLD Premier’s fellowship, and later ARC Laureate Fellow.  He was elected to the Australian Academy of Science in 2013. He received the Prince Albert II 2014 Award for Climate Change, and the 2016 International Award from the Banksia Foundation.  He has been recognised as a Highly Cited Researcher in 2001, 2014, 2018 and 2019 (top 1% of his field) and was listed among the 100 most influential people in Climate Policy globally (List available at Apolitical: (details here).

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NATIONALITY

  • Australian (born: 26/9/59, Sydney)

EDUCATION

  • 1989                 Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles (supervisor: Leonard Muscatine)
  • 1982                 B.Sc. (Hons, 1st class) University of Sydney (supervisor: Rosaline Hinde)

CURRENT POSITIONS

  • 2000-present     Professor of Marine Studies, University of Queensland
  • 2006-present     Deputy Director, ARC Centre for Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
  • 2016-present     Affiliated Professor in Tropical Marine Biology, University of Copenhagen

SIGNIFICANT APPOINTMENTS

  • 2010–2019       Founder and Director, Global Change Institute, University of Queensland
  • 2013-present     Fellow, Australian Academy of Science
  • 2016-2018        Coordinating Lead Author, Chapter 3 (‘Impacts’) of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on Implications of the 1.5oC.
  • 2018-present     World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST); Appointed Commissioner by UNESCO Director-General
  • 2016-2017        Member and drafting author, Preparation of a non-binding Declaration on the Ethical implications of climate change (accepted in 2018; UNESCO)
  • 2016                 Australian Delegate, IPCC Scoping meeting: Special Report on 1.5oC (Geneva)
  • 2016                 Australian Delegate, UN IPCC Scoping meeting: Special Report on Oceans and Cryosphere (Monaco)
  • 2015-present     Independent Expert Panel for Great Barrier Reef 2050 (Chaired by Australian ex-Chief Scientist Prof Ian Chubb; reports to State & Federal Environment Ministers)
  • 2018-present     Partnership Management Committee, Great Barrier Reef Foundation
  • 2019-present     Lead Scientist and cofounder, Coral Reef Rescue Initiative, w/ WWF International
  • 2013-2014        Chair, Blue Ribbon Panel (World Bank, DC) Global Partnership for Oceans
  • 2015-2019     GBR Taskforce, water quality (Chair: QLD Chief scientist, Prof Geoff Garret)
  • 2010-2014        Coordinating Lead Author, “The Ocean” Chapter, 5th Assessment Report,
  • Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (United Nations, IPCC, Geneva)
  • 2010 – 2014      Affiliated Researcher, Centre for Ocean Solutions, Stanford University
  • 2014-present     Chair, Technical Advisory Group, Great Barrier Reef Foundation
  • 2012-2017        Chief Scientist, Catlin Seaview Survey (www.globalreefrecord.org)
  • 2001-2010        Visiting Professor, Stanford University
  • 2001-2010        Director and co-founder, Stanford University Australia Marine Studies Program
  • 2010-2013        Senior Executive Management Committee, University of Queensland
  • 2006-2012        Member, Board of Reviewing Editors, Science Magazine
  • 2000-2009        Director and Founder, Centre for Marine Studies, University of Queensland
  • 2001-2009        Chair, Climate Change and Coral health working group within CRTR GEF project.
  • 2000-present:    Member, International Scientific Advisory Committee, GBR Foundation
  • 2004-2007        Member, Royal Society, London, Working Group on Ocean Acidification
  • 2000-2009        Director, Heron Is, Low Isles and Morton Bay Research Stations

HONOURS AND AWARDS

  • 2020                Australia Day Ambassador (appointed by Queensland Premier)
  • 2019                Highly Cited Researcher (top 1% of field, preceding decade); Clarivate.
  • 2019                Listed among the 100 most influential people in Climate Policy (Apolitical.co)
  • 2017                Emmy Award winning film ‘Chasing Coral’ (Chief Scientific Advisor)
  • 2016                Banksia Foundation International Award
  • 2014                Prince Albert II of Monaco Climate Change Award
  • 2014                American Society of Microbiologists, ASM Lecturer for 2014
  • 2013                ARC Laureate Fellowship (2013-2018)
  • 2008                Queensland 2008 Smart State Premier’s Fellow (2008 – 2013)
  • 2011-2019       Highly Cited Researcher (Thomson Reuters, 4 awards, 13 HiCi papers)
  • 2010                Thomson Reuters’ ISI Highly Cited Researchers (most cited Australian scientist in the area of Climate Change, 3rd most cited internationally; top cited Ecologist)
  • 2009                 Whitley Certificate of Commendation for book on Great Barrier Reef
  • 2009                 Thomson-Reuters’ ISI Hot Paper Award.
  • 2009                 Wesley College Foundation (University of Sydney) Medal 2009
  • 1999                 The 1999 Eureka Prize for Scientific Research
  • 1996                 University of Sydney Teaching Excellence Award
  • 1989                 University of California (UCLA) Distinguished Scholar Award

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES and BOARD MEMBERSHIP (examples only)

  • Science Magazine (Board of Reviewing Editors, 2006-2012)
  • Biodiversity Research Centre Academia Sinica, Taipei (Advisory Board; 2010 – present)
  • Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology, Bremen (Advisory Board; 2010 – present)
  • International Symbiosis Society (Governing Councilor, 2004-2010)

SCIENCE COMMUNICATION AND OUTREACH (examples):
In addition to being dedicated to excellence in science and discovery, Hoegh-Guldberg is dedicated to communicating the messages of sciences, especially in terms of climate change and its effects on coral reefs and other ocean ecosystems.  In this regard, Ove has worked on scores of documentaries with award-winning film-makers such as Sir David Attenborough, Richard Smith, and Jeff Orlowski to ensure that science is helping underpin public understanding and evidence-based decision making.  Examples from many include:

SCHOLARSHIP
Hoegh-Guldberg has been cited 61,154 times  (Google scholar) and has produced over 350 peer-reviewed publications (>35 in Science, Nature or PNAS) plus over 35 peer-reviewed book chapters and reports as well as 2 international patents.  The second edition of the edited book (Hutching, Kingsford and Hoegh-Guldberg, “The Great Barrier Reef”, Springer/CSIRO Publishing; winner of a Whitley Award commendation in 2009) was published in 2019.  As with the 1st edition, the royalties from the sales of this book are being donated to the Australian Coral Reef Society to fund research students.  Scientific papers published by Ove cover significant contributions to the physiology, ecology, environmental politics, and climate change.  Some of Ove’s most significant scientific contributions have been recognised recently through invited reviews by leading journals such as Science and Nature (Hoegh-Guldberg and Bruno 2010; Hoegh-Guldberg et al. 2007; Hoegh-Guldberg et al. 2019a,b), scores of invited talks and plenaries over the past 20 years, plus his appointment as significant international roles e.g. Coordinating Lead Author of Chapter 30 (“The Oceans”) for the 5th Assessment Report, as well as Coordinating Lead Author for Chapter 3 (Impacts) on the special report on the implications of 1.5oC  (for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC).  He is one of the most cited Australian science authors (and 3rd internationally of 53,136 authors) on “climate change” by Thomson-Reuter’s ISI Web of Science, http://archive.sciencewatch.com/ana/st/climate/authors/;) in 2009. This represents a group of less than 0.5% of all published researchers in the world. This has been updated recently with Ove being a member of the top 0.01% most productive scientists globally (Ioannidis et al. 2019) PLoS biology, 17(8), p.e3000384.). Ove received numerous awards from Thomson Reuters (e.g. Citation Award Winner in Ecology Thomson Reuters Citation & Innovation Award in 2012).  Ove’s H-index is 80 (Clarivate Analytics, Jan 2020) or 105 (Google Scholar) and he have received several awards from Thomson-Reuters and now Clarivate Analytics (see above). Other contributions include over 35 book chapters and refereed reports, and 2 international patents (together A/Prof Sophie Dove) on a novel class of Green Fluorescent Pigments. He has received several major prizes, including the 1999 Eureka Prize for leading the discovery of the molecular mechanism behind mass coral bleaching and mortality (Hoegh-Guldberg and Jones 1999; Hoegh-Guldberg and Smith 1989; Hoegh-Guldberg and Smith 1989, Hoegh-Guldberg 1999) and the Banksia International Award and Prince Albert II Climate Change Awards for his work on global climate change on the coral reefs as well as marine ecosystems generally and the implications for people and societies (e.g. Hoegh-Guldberg et al. 2009, 2019a,b; see below).

RESEARCH TEAM MEMBERS
The research pursued and supervised by Ove has been powered by a talented group of students and scholars with interests spanning ocean warming and acidification, evolution, physiology, biochemistry and molecular biology of plant-animal symbioses, coevolution, biology of hermatypic corals, calcification, coral bleaching, climate change, invertebrate larvae, physiology/biochemistry of larval development and climate change policy. Ove has supervised (as primary and secondary supervisor) over 65 research fellows, PhD and Honours students since 2000 plus scores of collaborations with leading scientists from over 30 countries.

Research Publications (>350 peer-reviewed articles, Google Scholar

Clarivate Analytics:

Sum of the Times Cited                                   38,428 (36,989 without self-citations)

Citing Articles:                                                 24,685 (24,424 without self-citations):

Average Citations per Item:                               117.16

H-index:                                                           80

Google Scholar: 

Sum of the Times Cited:                                   61,154

Average Citations per Item:                               69.47

H-index:                                                           106

i10-index                                                          311

Additional: Clarivate Analytics: 

Hoegh-Guldberg was a Highly Cited author for the following years: 2001, 2014, 2018, and 2019, and has 13 articles in the Highly Cited category.

He is currently ranked in the top 0.01% of all scientists globally in terms of impact. Based on 7 million authors with at least 5 papers (and 35 million with at least one paper), Hoegh-Guldberg is currently ranked 2,020 for all-career and 993 for single recent year impact (Ioannidis et al. 2019, A standardized citation metrics author database annotated for scientific field. PLoS biology, 17(8), p.e3000384.) https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/1

Hoegh-Guldberg was also named one of the world’s top 100 most influential people in climate policy by Apolitical, joining David Attenborough, Greta Thunberg, Pope Francis, and former United States of America vice-president Al Gore among others (March 2019)

SELECTED publications from over 350 from career so far:

Hoegh-Guldberg, O. et al. (2019). The human imperative of stabilizing global climate change at 1.5°C.  Science, 365(6459), p.eaaw6974.

Hoegh-Guldberg, O., Northrop, E. and Lubchenco, J., (2019). The ocean is key to achieving climate and societal goals. Science, 365:1372-1374.

Fine, M., Hoegh-Guldberg, O., Meroz-Fine, E. and Dove, S (2019). Ecological changes over 90 years at Low Isles on the Great Barrier Reef. Nature Communications, 10(1), pp.1-8.

Kline, D.I., Teneva, L., Okamoto, D.K., Schneider, K., Caldeira, K., Miard, T., Chai, A., Marker, M., Dunbar, R.B., Mitchell, B.G., Dove, S. and Hoegh-Guldberg, O. (2019). Living coral tissue slows skeletal dissolution related to ocean acidification. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 3(10), pp.1438-1444.

Harrould-Kolieb, E. R., and O. Hoegh-Guldberg. (2019). A governing framework for international ocean acidification policy. Marine Policy 102:10-20.

Hutchings, P., M. Kingsford, and O. Hoegh-Guldberg. 2019. Book: 1ST AND 2ND editions plus chapters: The Great Barrier Reef: biology, environment and management. CSIRO Publishing, Sydney Australia.

Hoegh-Guldberg. O., et al. 2019. ‘‘The Ocean as a Solution to Climate Change: Five Opportunities for Action.’’ Report. Washington, DC: World Resources Institute. Available online at http://www.oceanpanel.org/climate

Hoegh-Guldberg O., D. Jacob, M. Taylor et al. (2018) Impacts of 1.5ºC global warming on natural and human systems. In: Global warming of 1.5°C – an IPCC Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty (Ed Masson-Delmotte et al.; IPCC, Geneva)

Hoegh-Guldberg, O., E. V. Kennedy, H. L. Beyer, C. McClennen, and H. P. Possingham. (2018). Securing a Long-term Future for Coral Reefs. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 2438: 1-9.

Beyer et al. Hoegh-Guldberg (2018). Risk‐sensitive planning for conserving coral reefs under rapid climate change. Conservation Letters:e12587.

Seneviratne, S. I., J. Rogelj, R. Seferian, R. Wartenburger, M. R. Allen, M. Cain, R. J. Millar, K. L. Ebi, N. Ellis, O. Hoegh-Guldberg, A. J. Payne, C. F. Schleussner, P. Tschakert, and R. F. Warren. (2018). The many possible climates from the Paris Agreement’s aim of 1.5 degrees C warming. Nature 558:41-49.

Achlatis, M., M. Pernice, K. Green, P. Guagliardo, M.R. Kilburn, O. Hoegh-Guldberg and S. Dove (2018). Single-cell measurement of ammonium and bicarbonate uptake within a photosymbiotic bioeroding sponge. The ISME (Nature group).  doi:10.1038/s41396-017-0044-2

González-Rivero M, Beijbom O, Rodriguez-Ramirez A, Holtrop T, González-Marrero Y, Ganase A, Roelfsema C, Phinn S, Hoegh-Guldberg O. Scaling up Ecological Measurements of Coral Reefs Using Semi-Automated Field Image Collection and Analysis. Remote Sensing. 2016 Jan 5;8(1):30.

Gattuso, J-P et al. (2015). Contrasting futures for ocean and society from different anthropogenic CO2 emissions scenarios. Science, 349(6243), p.aac4722, [citations: 401, 575]

Bongaerts, P., P. R. Frade, K. B. Hay, N. Englebert, K. R. Latijnhouwers, R. P. Bak, M. J. Vermeij, and O. Hoegh-Guldberg. (2015). Deep down on a Caribbean reef: lower mesophotic depths harbor a specialized coral-endosymbiont community. Scientific Reports 5.

Hoegh-Guldberg, O., R. Cai, E. S. Poloczanska, P. G. et al. (2014). Chapter 30. The Ocean. Pages 1655-1731 in V. R. Barros et al., Editors of ‘Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. Part B: Regional Aspects. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, Geneva) [citations: 212, 280]

Hoegh-Guldberg, O. “Reviving the Ocean Economy: the case for action.” (WWF Int. major report, 2015).

Frade, P. R., P. Bongaerts, N. Englebert, A. Rogers, M. Gonzalez-Rivero, and O. Hoegh-Guldberg. (2018). Deep reefs of the Great Barrier Reef offer limited thermal refuge during mass coral bleaching. Nature communications 9: article 3447.

Field, Hoegh-Guldberg et al. (2014). United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Assessment report 5, Summary for Policymakers (AR5, Geneva)

Burrows et al. (2014) Geographical limits to species-range shifts are suggested by climate velocity. Nature 507:492-512.

Hoegh-Guldberg, O. (2014). Coral reef sustainability through adaptation: glimmer of hope or persistent mirage? Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 7:127-133.

Hoegh-Guldberg, O. (2014). Coral reefs in the Anthropocene: persistence or the end of the line? Geological Society, London, Special Publications 395:167-183.

Hansen James et al (2013). Assessing “Dangerous Climate Change”: Required Reduction of Carbon Emissions to Protect Young People, Future Generations and Nature. PLoS One 8.

Hoegh-Guldberg O, Aqorau T, Arnason R, Del Rio N, Demone H, Earle S, Feeley MH, Gutierrez D, Hilborn R (2013): “Indispensable Ocean: Aligning Ocean Health and Human Well-Being-Guidance from Blue Ribbon Panel to the Global Partnerships for Oceans”. World Bank, Washington DC).

Frieler, K., M. Meinshausen, A. Golly, M. Mengel, S. D. Donner, and O. Hoegh-Guldberg. (2013). Limiting global warming to 2oC is unlikely to save most coral reefs. Nature Climate Change 3:165-170.

Anthony, KR, Hoegh-Guldberg et al. (2011). Ocean acidification and warming will lower coral reef resilience. Global Change Biology 17:1798-1808 [citations: 665, 1072].

Hoegh-Guldberg, O., and J. F. Bruno. 2010. The Impact of Climate Change on the World’s Marine Ecosystems. Science 328:1523-1528. [citations: 1,129, 1933]

Bongaerts, P., T. Ridgway, E. M. Sampayo, and O. Hoegh-Guldberg. 2010. Assessing the ‘deep reef refugia’ hypothesis: focus on Caribbean reefs. Coral Reefs 29:309-327.

Veron, J. E. N., Hoegh-Guldberg, O et al. (2009). The coral reef crisis: The critical importance of < 350 ppm CO2. Marine Pollution Bulletin 58:1428-1436. [citations: 228, 509]

Rodriguez-Lanetty, M., S. Harii, and O. Hoegh-Guldberg. (2009). Early molecular responses of coral larvae to hyperthermal stress. Molecular Ecology 18:5101-5114.

Hoegh-Guldberg et al. (2008). Assisted colonization and rapid climate change. Science 321:345-346, [citations: 490, 804]

Hughes, T. P., M. J. Rodrigues, D. R. Bellwood, D. Ceccarelli, O. Hoegh-Guldberg, L. McCook, N. Moltschaniwskyj, M. S. Pratchett, R. S. Steneck, and B. Willis. 2007. Phase shifts, herbivory, and the resilience of coral reefs to climate change. Current Biology 17:360-365. [citations: 782, 1324]

Hoegh-Guldberg O, Mumby PJ, Hooten AJ, Steneck RS, Greenfield P, Gomez E, Harvell CD, Sale PF, Edwards AJ, Caldeira K, Knowlton N, Eakin CM, Iglesias-Prieto R, Muthiga N, Bradbury RH, Dubi A, Hatziolos ME (2007) Coral reefs under rapid climate change and ocean acidification. Science 318:1737-1742. )[citations: 2,870, 4807]

Donner, S. D., W. J. Skirving, C. M. Little, M. Oppenheimer, and O. Hoegh-Guldberg. 2005. Global assessment of coral bleaching and required rates of adaptation under climate change. Global Change Biology 11:2251-2265. [citations: 346, 621]

Hughes et al. (2003) Climate change, human impacts, and the resilience of coral reefs. Science 301:929-933)[citations: 2,140, 3757]

Walther, G. R., E. Post, P. Convey, A. Menzel, C. Parmesan, T. J. C. Beebee, J. M. Fromentin, O. Hoegh-Guldberg, and F. Bairlein. 2002. Ecological responses to recent climate change. Nature 416:389-395. [citations: 5,280, 9,244]

Hoegh-Guldberg, O., and R. J. Jones. (1999). Photoinhibition and photoprotection in symbiotic dinoflagellates from reef-building corals. Marine Ecology Progress Series 183:73-86.

Jones, R. J., O. Hoegh-Guldberg, A. W. D. Larkum, and U. Schreiber. (1998). Temperature-induced bleaching of corals begins with impairment of the CO2 fixation mechanism in zooxanthellae. Plant Cell and Environment 21:1219-1230. [citations: 397, 662]

Hoegh-Guldberg O, Salvat B (1995) Periodic mass bleaching and elevated sea temperatures – bleaching of the Outer Reef slope communities in Moorea, French Polynesia. Marine Ecology-Progress Series 121:181-190

Hoegh-Guldberg O, Pearse J (1995) Temperature, Food Availability, and the Development of Marine Invertebrate Larvae 1. Integrative and Comparative Biology 35:415-425

Hoegh-Guldberg, O., and G. J. Smith. (1989). The effect of sudden changes in temperature, light and solidity of the population density and export of zooxanthellae from the reef corals Stylophora pistillata (Esper) and Seriatopora hystrix (Dana). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 129:279-303. [citations: 369, 578]

Hoegh-Guldberg, O. (1999). Climate change, coral bleaching and the future of the world’s coral reefs. Marine and Freshwater Research 50:839-866)[citations: 2,078, 3,728]

FULL CV – MAY 2020

Dr Sophie Dove

Honorary Associate Professor

School of Biological Sciences

Faculty of Science

Affiliate Associate Professor
Global Change Institute
Email: sophie@uq.edu.au
Phone: +61 7 336 57229

Google Scholar

Overview

Photobiology of isolated reefs and their ability to withstand a range of future climate scenarios

1) Photobiology of corals – How do host and symbiont interact to provide a highly efficient autotrophic organism that is able to export energy and thereby maintain Coral Reef growth despite high rate of erosion and minimal energy importation? Are some symbionts hosted by corals more parasitic than others – translocating less energy to their hosts? Do some corals cannibalize asexually produced polyps in the interest of promoting genet survival?

2) Effects of elevated temperature and acidification on coral physiology – What alterations do corals undergo on a seasonal basis under elevated temperatures that fall within their Q10 coping range? How do these alterations differ from the effects of temperature above this range? When does bleaching shift from a controlled response that is beneficial for holobiont performance to a detrimental uncontrolled response that leads to “genet” mortality? What are the interactive effects of elevated temperature and atmospheric CO2 on coral physiology?

3) How does climate change affect the productivity of coral reefs? It has been argued that future reefs will be dominated by algae, yet the responses of many algae to a range of projected future climate scenarios has not been fully evaluated. Who will be the winners in the future and will they be able to sustain the large biomass of primary and secondary consumers that currently exist on Reefs?

4) Carbon flow within the coral-dinoflagellate symbiosis and its role in maintaining cellular homeostasis. Estimating rates of carbon fixation and translocation; identifying resultant metabolites; and relating these to cellular processes and cell fates.

5) To what extent are reef-building corals heterotrophic? Are clade D corals more dependent on heterotrophy than other corals? Can symbionts fed on corals taking up organic carbon in addition to inorganic nutrients?

6) How is the balance between reef accretion and erosion affected by the various temperature and acidification scenarios proposed for the end of the century?

 

Qualifications

PhD Biological Sciences, The University of Sydney
MA Philosophy, University of Southern California
MA (Hons) Maths and Philosophy, University of Edinburgh

 

Publications

Book Chapter

Primary Production, Nutrient Recycling and Energy Flow through Coral Reef Ecosystems
Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove and Dove, Sophia Gwendoline (2008). Primary Production, Nutrient Recycling and Energy Flow through Coral Reef Ecosystems. In Patricia Hutchins, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg and Michael John Kingsford (Ed.), The Great Barrier Reef: Biology, Environment and Management (pp. 59-73) Collingwood, Victoria: CSIRO Publishing.

Vulnerability of reef-building corals on the Great Barrier Reef to climate change
Hoegh-Guldberg, O., Anthony, K., Berkelmans, R., Dove, S., Fabricus, K., Lough, J., Marshall, P., van Oppen, M. J. H., Negri, A. and Willis, B. (2007). Vulnerability of reef-building corals on the Great Barrier Reef to climate change. In Johnson, J. E. and Marshall, P. A. (Ed.), Climate Change and the Great Barrier Reef: A Vulnerability Assessment (pp. 271-308) Townsville, Queensland: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and The Australian Greenhouse Office.

The Cell Physiology of Coral Bleaching
Dove, G. and Hoegh-Guldberg, I O (2006). The Cell Physiology of Coral Bleaching. In Jonathan T. Phinney, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Joanie Kleypas and William Skirving and Al Strong (Ed.), Coral Reefs and Climate Change: Science and Management (pp. 55-71) Washington, DC: American Geophysical Union.

Journal Article

Unfolding the secrets of coral-algal symbiosis
Rosic, Nedeljka, Ling, Edmund Yew Siang, Chan, Chon-Kit Kenneth, Lee, Chin Hong, Kaniewska, Paulina, Edwards, David, Dove, Sophia and Hoegh-Guldberg, Ian Ove (2014) Unfolding the secrets of coral-algal symbiosis. The ISME Journal, . doi:10.1038/ismej.2014.182

Relative roles of endolithic algae and carbonate chemistry variability in the skeletal dissolution of crustose coralline algae
Reyes-Nivia, C., Diaz-Pulido, G. and Dove, S. (2014) Relative roles of endolithic algae and carbonate chemistry variability in the skeletal dissolution of crustose coralline algae. Biogeosciences, 11 17: 4615-4626.

Effects of ocean warming and acidification on the energy budget of an excavating sponge
Fang, James K. H., Schönberg, Christine H. L., Mello-Athayde, Matheus A., Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove and Dove, Sophie (2014) Effects of ocean warming and acidification on the energy budget of an excavating sponge. Global Change Biology, 20 4: 1-12.

The impact of CO2 emission scenarios and nutrient enrichment on a common coral reef macroalga is modified by temporal effects
Bender D., Diaz-Pulido G. and Dove S. (2014) The impact of CO2 emission scenarios and nutrient enrichment on a common coral reef macroalga is modified by temporal effects. Journal of Phycology, 50 1: 203-215.

Sponge biomass and bioerosion rates increase under ocean warming and acidification
Fang, James K. H., Mello-Athayde, Matheus A., Schonberg, Christine H. L., Kline, David I., Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove and Dove, Sophie (2013) Sponge biomass and bioerosion rates increase under ocean warming and acidification. Global Change Biology, 19 12: 3581-3591.

Future reef decalcification under a business-as-usual CO2 emission scenario
Dove, Sophie G., Kline, David I., Pantos, Olga, Angly, Florent E., Tyson, Gene W. and Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove (2013) Future reef decalcification under a business-as-usual CO2 emission scenario. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 110 38: 15342-15347.

Methods to quantify components of the excavating sponge Cliona orientalis Thiele, 1900
Fang, James K. H., Schonberg, Christine H. L., Kline, David I., Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove and Dove, Sophie (2013) Methods to quantify components of the excavating sponge Cliona orientalis Thiele, 1900. Marine Ecology, 34 2: 193-206.

Ocean acidification and warming scenarios increase microbioerosion of coral skeletons
Reyes-Nivia, Catalina, Diaz-Pulido, Guillermo, Kline, David, Guldberg, Ove-Hoegh and Dove, Sophie (2013) Ocean acidification and warming scenarios increase microbioerosion of coral skeletons. Global Change Biology, 19 6: 1919-1929.

New-old hemoglobin-like proteins of symbiotic dinoflagellates
Rosic, Nedeljka N., Leggat, William, Kaniewska, Paulina, Dove, Sophie and Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove (2013) New-old hemoglobin-like proteins of symbiotic dinoflagellates. Ecology and Evolution, 3 4: 822-834.

Effects of macroalgae on corals recovering from disturbance
Bender, Dorothea, Diaz-Pulido, Guillermo and Dove, Sophie (2012) Effects of macroalgae on corals recovering from disturbance. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 429 15-19.

Thermal priming affects symbiont photosynthesis but does not alter bleaching susceptibility in Acropora millepora
Middlebrook, Rachael, Anthony, Kenneth R. N., Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove and Dove, Sophie (2012) Thermal priming affects symbiont photosynthesis but does not alter bleaching susceptibility in Acropora millepora. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 432-433 64-72.

A lipidomic approach to understanding free fatty acid lipogenesis derived from dissolved inorganic carbon within cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis
Dunn, Simon R., Thomas, Michael C., Nette, Geoffrey W. and Dove, Sophie G. (2012) A lipidomic approach to understanding free fatty acid lipogenesis derived from dissolved inorganic carbon within cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis. PLoS One, 7 10 Article No.e46801: .

Decline in growth of foraminifer Marginopora rossi under eutrophication and ocean acidification scenarios
Reymond,Claire E., Lloyd, Alicia, Kline, David I., Dove, Sophie G. and Pandolfi, John M. (2012) Decline in growth of foraminifer Marginopora rossi under eutrophication and ocean acidification scenarios. Global Change Biology, 19 1: 291-302.

A single-cell view of ammonium assimilation in coral-dinoflagellate symbiosis
Pernice, Mathieu, Meibom, Anders, Van Den Heuvel, Annamieke, Kopp, Christophe, Domart-Coulon, Isabelle, Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove and Dove, Sophie (2012) A single-cell view of ammonium assimilation in coral-dinoflagellate symbiosis. Isme Journal, 6 7: 1314-1324.

Rapid identification of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in a marine extract by HPLC-MS using data-dependent acquisition
Thomas, Michael C., Dunn, Simon R., Altvater, Jens, Dove, Sophie G. and Nette, Geoffrey W. (2012) Rapid identification of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in a marine extract by HPLC-MS using data-dependent acquisition. Analytical Chemistry, 84 14: 5976-5983.

Thermal stress promotes host mitochondrial degradation in symbiotic cnidarians: are the batteries of the reef going to run out?
Dunn, Simon R., Pernice, Mathieu, Green, Kathryn, Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove and Dove, Sophie G. (2012) Thermal stress promotes host mitochondrial degradation in symbiotic cnidarians: are the batteries of the reef going to run out?. PloS One, 7 7: 39024.1-39024.14.

The effect of temperature stress on coral-Symbiodinium associations containing distinct symbiont types
Fisher, P. L., Malme, M. K. and Dove, S. (2012) The effect of temperature stress on coral-Symbiodinium associations containing distinct symbiont types. Coral Reefs, 31 2: 473-485.

A short-term in situ CO2 enrichment experiment on Heron Island (GBR)
Kline, David I., Teneva, Lida, Schneider, Kenneth, Miard, Thomas, Chai, Aaron, Marker, Malcolm, Headley, Kent, Opdyke, Brad, Nash, Merinda, Valetich, Matthew, Caves, Jeremy K., Russell, Bayden D., Connell, Sean D., Kirkwood, Bill J., Brewer, Peter, Peltzer, Edward, Silverman, Jack, Caldeira, Ken, Dunbar, Robert B., Koseff, Jeffrey R., Monismith, Stephen G., Mitchell, B. Greg, Dove, Sophie and Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove (2012) A short-term in situ CO2 enrichment experiment on Heron Island (GBR). Scientific Reports, 2 413.1-413.9.

Major cellular and physiological impacts of ocean acidification on a reef building coral
Kaniewska, Paulina, Campbell, Paul R., Kline, David I., Rodriguez-Lanetty, Mauricio, Miller, David J., Dove, Sophie and Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove (2012) Major cellular and physiological impacts of ocean acidification on a reef building coral. PLoS One, 7 4: e34659.1-e34659.12.

Interactions Between Ocean Acidification and Warming On the Mortality and Dissolution of Coralline Algae
Diaz-Pulido, Guillermo, Anthony, Kenneth R. N., Kline, David I., Dove, Sophie and Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove (2012) Interactions Between Ocean Acidification and Warming On the Mortality and Dissolution of Coralline Algae. Journal of Phycology, 48 1: 32-39.

The future of coral reefs
Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove, Ortiz, Juan Carlos and Dove, Sophie (2011) The future of coral reefs. Science, 334 6062: 1494-1495.

Mycosporine-like amino acids from coral dinoflagellates
Rosic, Nedeljka N. and Dove, Sophie (2011) Mycosporine-like amino acids from coral dinoflagellates. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 77 24: 8478-8486.

Adaptive divergence in a scleractinian coral: physiological adaptation of Seriatopora hystrix to shallow and deep reef habitats
Bongaerts, Pim, Riginos, Cynthia, Hay, Kyra B., van Oppen, Madeleine J.H., Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove and Dove, Sophie (2011) Adaptive divergence in a scleractinian coral: physiological adaptation of Seriatopora hystrix to shallow and deep reef habitats. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 11 1: 1-46.

High CO2 enhances the competitive strength of seaweeds over corals
Diaz-Pulido, Guillermo, Gouezo, Marine, Tilbrook, Bronte, Dove, Sophie and Anthony, Kenneth R. N. (2011) High CO2 enhances the competitive strength of seaweeds over corals. Ecology Letters, 14 2: 156-162.

Regulation of apoptotic mediators reveals dynamic responses to thermal stress in the reef building coral Acropora millepora
Pernice, Mathieu, Dunn, Simon R., Miard, Thomas, Dufour, Sylvie, Dove, Sophie and Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove (2011) Regulation of apoptotic mediators reveals dynamic responses to thermal stress in the reef building coral Acropora millepora. PLoS One, 6 1: e16095.1-e16095.13.

Gene expression profiles of cytosolic heat shock proteins Hsp70 and Hsp90 from symbiotic dinoflagellates in response to thermal stress: Possible implications for coral bleaching
Rosic, Nedeljka N., Pernice, Mathieu, Dove, Sophie, Dunn, Simon and Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove (2011) Gene expression profiles of cytosolic heat shock proteins Hsp70 and Hsp90 from symbiotic dinoflagellates in response to thermal stress: Possible implications for coral bleaching. Cell Stress and Chaperones, 16 1: 69-80.

Differential regulation by heat stress of novel cytochrome P450 genes from the dinoflagellate symbionts of reef-building corals
Rosic, Nedeljka N., Pernice, Mathieu, Dunn, Simon, Dove, Sophia and Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove (2010) Differential regulation by heat stress of novel cytochrome P450 genes from the dinoflagellate symbionts of reef-building corals. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 76 9: 2823-2829.

Heating rate and symbiont productivity are key factors determining thermal stress in the reef-building coral Acropora formosa
Middlebrook, Rachael, Anthony, Kenneth R.N., Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove and Dove, Sophie (2010) Heating rate and symbiont productivity are key factors determining thermal stress in the reef-building coral Acropora formosa. Journal of Experimental Biology, 213 7: 1026-1034.

The effect of ocean acidification on symbiont photorespiration and productivity in Acropora formosa
Crawley, Alicia, Kline, David I., Dunn, Simon, Anthony, Ken and Dove, Sophie (2010) The effect of ocean acidification on symbiont photorespiration and productivity in Acropora formosa. Global Change Biology, 16 2: 851-863.

Photoreactivation is the main repair pathway for UV-induced DNA damage in coral planulae
Reef, R, Dunn, S, Levy, O, Dove, S, Shemesh, E, Brickner, I, Leggat, W and Hoegh-Guldberg, O (2009) Photoreactivation is the main repair pathway for UV-induced DNA damage in coral planulae. Journal of Experimental Biology, 212 17: 2760-2766.

Doom and boom on a resilient reef: Climate change, algal overgrowth and coral recovery
Diaz-Pulido, Guillermo, McCook, Laurence J., Dove, Sophie, Berkelmans, Ray, Roff, George, Kline, David I., Weeks, Scarla, Evans, Richard D., Williamson, David H. and Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove (2009) Doom and boom on a resilient reef: Climate change, algal overgrowth and coral recovery. PLoS One, 4 4: e5239.1-e5239.9.

Mesenterial filaments make a clean sweep of substrates for coral growth
Roff, G., Dove, S. G. and Dunn, S. R. (2009) Mesenterial filaments make a clean sweep of substrates for coral growth. Coral Reefs, 28 1: 79-79.

Cohesive molecular genetic data delineate species diversity in the dinoflagellate genus Symbiodinium
Sampayo, EM, Dove, S and Lajeunesse, TC (2009) Cohesive molecular genetic data delineate species diversity in the dinoflagellate genus Symbiodinium. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY, 18 3: 500-519.

Ocean acidification causes bleaching and productivity loss in coral reef builders
Anthony, K. R. N., Kline, D. I., Diaz-Pulido, G., Dove, S. and Hoegh-Guldberg, O. (2008) Ocean acidification causes bleaching and productivity loss in coral reef builders. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 105 45: 17442-17446.

Host pigments: Potential facilitators of photosynthesis in coral symbioses
Dove, Sophie G., Lovell, Carli, Fine, Maoz, Deckenback, Jeffrey, Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove, Iglesias-Prieto, Roberto and Anthony, Kenneth R.N. (2008) Host pigments: Potential facilitators of photosynthesis in coral symbioses. Plant, Cell and Environment, 31 11: 1523-1533.

Analytical approach for selecting normalizing genes from a cDNA microarray platform to be used in q-RT-PCR assays: a cnidarian case study
Rodriguez-Lanetty, Mauricio, Phillips, Wendy S., Dove, Sophie, Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove and Weis, Virginia M. (2008) Analytical approach for selecting normalizing genes from a cDNA microarray platform to be used in q-RT-PCR assays: a cnidarian case study. Journal of Biochemical and Biophysical Methods, 70 6: 985-991.

Gene expression of a green fluorescent protein homolog as a host-specific biomarker of heat stress within a reef-building coral
Smith-Keune, C. and Dove, S. (2008) Gene expression of a green fluorescent protein homolog as a host-specific biomarker of heat stress within a reef-building coral. Marine Biotechnology, 10 2: 166-180.

Ultraviolet sunscreens in reef fish mucus
Eckes, M. J., Siebeck, U. E., Dove, S. G. and Grutter, A. S. (2008) Ultraviolet sunscreens in reef fish mucus. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 353 203-211.

Analysis of an EST library from the dinoflagellate (Symbiodinium sp.) symbiont of reef-building corals
Leggat, W., Hoegh-Guldberg, O., Dove, S. and Yellowlees, D. (2007) Analysis of an EST library from the dinoflagellate (Symbiodinium sp.) symbiont of reef-building corals. Journal of Phycology, 43 5: 1010-1021.

The hologenome theory disregards the coral holobiont
Leggat, William, Ainsworth, Tracy, Bythell, John, Dove, Sophie, Gates, Ruth, Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove, Iglesias-Prieto, Roberto and Yellowlees, David (2007) The hologenome theory disregards the coral holobiont. Nature Reviews Microbiology, 5 10: .

Niche partitioning of closely related symbiotic dinoflagellates
Sampayo, Eugenia M., Franceschinis, Lorenzo, Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove and Dove, Sophie (2007) Niche partitioning of closely related symbiotic dinoflagellates. Molecular Ecology, 16 17: 3721-3733.

A structural basis for the pH-dependent increase in fluorescence efficiency of chromoproteins
Battad, J. M., Wilmann, P. G., Olsen, S. C., Byres, E., Smith, S. C., Dove, S. G., Turcic, K. N., Devenish, R. J., Rossjohn, J. and Prescott, M. (2007) A structural basis for the pH-dependent increase in fluorescence efficiency of chromoproteins. Journal of Molecular Biology, 368 4: 998-1010.

The 2.0 angstrom crystal structure of a pocilloporin at pH 3.5: The structural basis for the linkage between color transition and halide binding
Wilmann, P. G., Battad, J., Beddoe, T., Olsen, S., Smith, S. C., Dove, S., Devenish, R. J., Rossjohn, J. and Prescott, M. (2006) The 2.0 angstrom crystal structure of a pocilloporin at pH 3.5: The structural basis for the linkage between color transition and halide binding. Photochemistry And Photobiology, 82 2: 359-366.

Aerial exposure influences bleaching patterns
Leggat, W, Ainsworth, TD, Dove, S and Hoegh-Guldberg, O (2006) Aerial exposure influences bleaching patterns. Coral Reefs, 25 3: 452-452.

Amino acid substitutions around the chromophore of the chromoprotein Rtms5 influence polypeptide cleavage
Turcic, Kristina, Pettikiriarachchi, Anne, Battad, Jion, Wilmann, Pascal G., Rossjohn, Jamie, Dove, Sophie G., Devenish, Rodney J. and Prescott, Mark (2006) Amino acid substitutions around the chromophore of the chromoprotein Rtms5 influence polypeptide cleavage. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications, 340 4: 1139-1143.

Physiological and genetic properties of two fluorescent colour morphs of the coral Montipora digitata
Klueter, A., Loh, W., Hoegh-Guldberg, O. and Dove, S. (2006) Physiological and genetic properties of two fluorescent colour morphs of the coral Montipora digitata. Symbiosis, 42 3: 123-134.

Response of holosymbiont pigments from the scleractinian coral Montipora monasteriata to short-term heat stress
Dove, Sophie, Ortiz, Juan Carlos, Enriquez, Susana, Fine, Maoz, Fisher, Paul, Iglesias-Prieto, Roberto, Thornhill, Dan and Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove (2006) Response of holosymbiont pigments from the scleractinian coral Montipora monasteriata to short-term heat stress. Limnology And Oceanography, 51 2: 1149-1158.

The 2.1 angstrom crystal structure of copGFP, a representative member of the copepod clade within the green fluorescent protein superfamily
Wilmann, P. G., Battad, J., Petersen, J., Wilce, M. C. J., Dove, S., Devenish, R. J., Prescott, M. and Rossjohn, J. (2006) The 2.1 angstrom crystal structure of copGFP, a representative member of the copepod clade within the green fluorescent protein superfamily. Journal of Molecular Biology, 359 4: 890-900.

Coral bleaching following wintry weather
Hoegh-Guldberg, O., Fine, M., Skirving, W., Johnstone, R., Dove, S. and Strong, A. (2005) Coral bleaching following wintry weather. Limnology And Oceanography, 50 1: 265-271.

Scleractinian corals with photoprotective host pigments are hypersensitive to thermal bleaching
Dove, S. (2004) Scleractinian corals with photoprotective host pigments are hypersensitive to thermal bleaching. Marine Ecology-progress Series, 272 99-116.

The 2.2 A crystal structure of a pocilloporin pigment reveals a nonplanar chromophore conformation
Prescott, M., Ling, M., Beddoe, T., Oakley, A. J., Dove, S., Hoegh-Guldberg, O., Devenish, R. J. and Rossjohn, J. (2003) The 2.2 A crystal structure of a pocilloporin pigment reveals a nonplanar chromophore conformation. Structure, 11 3: 275-284.

The production, purification and crystallization of a pocilloporin pigment from a reef-forming coral
Beddoe, T., Ling, M., Dove, S., Hoegh-Guldberg, O., Devenish, R. J., Prescott, M. and Rossjohn, J. (2003) The production, purification and crystallization of a pocilloporin pigment from a reef-forming coral. Acta Crystallographica Section D-biological Crystallography, 59 3: 597-599.

Major colour patterns of reef-building corals are due to a family of GFP-like proteins
Dove, S. G., Hoegh-Guldberg, O. and Ranganathan, S. (2001) Major colour patterns of reef-building corals are due to a family of GFP-like proteins. Coral Reefs, 19 3: 197-204.

Ontological changes in the crystallin composition of the eye lenses of the territorial damselfish Parma microlepis and their possible effects on trace-metal accumulation
Dove, SG (1999) Ontological changes in the crystallin composition of the eye lenses of the territorial damselfish Parma microlepis and their possible effects on trace-metal accumulation. Marine Biology, 134 4: 653-663.

Use of otoliths and eye lenses for measuring trace-metal incorporation in fishes: a biogeographic study
Dove, SG and Kingsford, MJ (1998) Use of otoliths and eye lenses for measuring trace-metal incorporation in fishes: a biogeographic study. Marine Biology, 130 3: 377-387.

Isolation and partial characterisation of the pink and blue pigments of Pocilloporid and Acroporid corals
Dove, SG, Takabayashi, M and HoeghGuldberg, O (1995) Isolation and partial characterisation of the pink and blue pigments of Pocilloporid and Acroporid corals. Biological Bulletin, 189 3: 288-297.

A biochemical characterisation of the photophore lenses of Porichthys notatus Girard
Dove, S., Horwitz, J. and McFall-Ngai, M. (1992) A biochemical characterisation of the photophore lenses of Porichthys notatus Girard. Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology, 172 5: 565-565.

Conference Publication

Effect of past and future Co2 emission scenarios and eutrophication on the common coral reef alga chnoospora implexa
Bender, D., Diaz-Pulido, G. and Dove, S. (2013). Effect of past and future Co2 emission scenarios and eutrophication on the common coral reef alga chnoospora implexa. In: M. Dennis Hanisak, James A. Nienow and Akshinthala K. S. K. Prasad, Abstracts of Papers to be Presented at the 10th International Phycological Congress. 10th International Phycological Congress, Orlando, Florida, United States, (9-9). 4-10 August 2013.

How can dinoflagellates help in reducing coral reef vulnerability to environmental stress?
Rosic, N. and Dove, S. (2013). How can dinoflagellates help in reducing coral reef vulnerability to environmental stress?. In: M. Dennis Hanisak, James A. Nienow and Akshinthala K. S. K. Prasad, Abstracts of Papers to be Presented at the 10th International Phycological Congress. 10th International Phycological Congress, Orlando, Florida, United States, (94-94). 4-10 August 2013.

Differential Regulation of Heat Shock Proteins and Cytochrome P450 Genes in Symbiotic Dinoflagellates Under Thermal Stress
Rosic, Nela, Pernice, Mathieu, Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove and Dove, Sophie (2011). Differential Regulation of Heat Shock Proteins and Cytochrome P450 Genes in Symbiotic Dinoflagellates Under Thermal Stress. In: Fifth European Phycological Congress: EPC5 Programme and Abstracts. 5th European Phycological Congress, Rhodes, Greece, (145-145). 04-09 September 2011.

Transcriptomics of the coral-algal symbiosis in response to environmental stress
Rosic, Nela, Kaniewska, Pauline, Ling, Edmund, Edwards, David, Dove, Sophie and Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove (2011). Transcriptomics of the coral-algal symbiosis in response to environmental stress. In: Fifth European Phycological Congress: EPC5 Programme and Abstracts. 5th European Phycological Congress, Rhodes, Greece, (97-97). 04-09 September 2011.

The coral proto free ocean carbon enrichment system (CP-FOCE): Engineering and development
Marker, Malcolm, Kline, D.I., Kirkwood, W.J., Headley, K., Brewer, P.G., Peltzer, E.T., Miard, T., Chai, A., James, M., Schneider, K., Silverman, J., Caldeiara, K., Koseff, J.R., Monismith, S., Opdyke, B., Dunbar, R., White, R., Dove, S. and Hoegh-Guldberg, O. (2010). The coral proto free ocean carbon enrichment system (CP-FOCE): Engineering and development. In: Proceedings of OCEANS 2010 IEEE. OCEANS 2010 IEEE – Sydney, Sydney, Australia, (1-10). 24-27 May 2010.

All-protein chromophores isolated from corals, quench superoxide radicals
Dove, S., Hoegh-Gulderg, O. and Lesser, M. (2006). All-protein chromophores isolated from corals, quench superoxide radicals. In: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology – Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology: Abstracts of the Annual Main Meeting of the Society for Experimental Biology, University of Kent at Canterbury, UK, 2nd-7th April, 2006. Annual Main Meeting of the Society for Experimental Biology, University of Kent at Canterbury, United Kingdom, (S132-S132). 2-7 April, 2006.

The molecular ecology of colour in reef-building corals
Dove, S. G. and Hoegh-Guldberg, I.O. (2001). The molecular ecology of colour in reef-building corals. In: Australian Coral Reef Society, Magnetic Island International Hotel, Queensland, (). 6-9th July.

Dissolved free amino acid (DFAA) concentrations in Great Barrier Reef waters: the implications for the role of DFAA transport by Acanthaster planci.
Dove, Sophie G., Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove and Siggaard, Dorthe (1997). Dissolved free amino acid (DFAA) concentrations in Great Barrier Reef waters: the implications for the role of DFAA transport by Acanthaster planci.. In: Proceedings of the Eight International Coral Reef Symposium. Eight International Coral Reef Symposium, Panama City, (1237-1241). 24-29 June 1996.

Convergence in the Photophore and Eye Lenses of the Midshipman Fish
Dove, S, Horwitz, J and McFallngai, M (1991). Convergence in the Photophore and Eye Lenses of the Midshipman Fish. In: American Zoologist. , , (A96-A96). .

Convergence in the photophore and eye lenses of the midshipman fish
Dove, S., Horwitz, J. and McFallngai, M. (1991). Convergence in the photophore and eye lenses of the midshipman fish. In: American Zoologist. Proceedings of: Annual Meeting of The American Society of Zoologists, American Microscopical Society, Animal Behavior Society, The Crustacean Society and The International Association of Astacology. Annual Meeting of The American Society of Zoologists, American Microscopical Society, Animal Behavior Society, The Crustacean Society and The International Association of Astacology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, (96A-96A). 27-30 December 1991.

Other Outputs

Cell Visualising characteristic modifying sequences
Jones, E. L., Karan, M., Brugliera, F., Mason, J., Dove, S. G., Hoegh-Guldberg, I.O. and Prescott, M. (2002). Cell Visualising characteristic modifying sequences. PCT/GB02/00928 & WO 02/070703 A2.

Pigment Protein From Coral Tissue
Dove, S. and Hoegh-Guldberg, O . (2000). Pigment Protein From Coral Tissue. WO/2000/046233.