
Overview
Background
Professor Lovelock's research focusses on the influence of environmental change, including climate change, on the ecology of coastal and marine plant communities and in providing knowledge to underpin conservation and restoration of these ecosystems now and in the future.
Availability
- Professor Catherine Lovelock is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Research interests
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Ecology of coastal wetlands
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"Blue Carbon"
Works
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2020
Journal Article
Short-lived effects of nutrient enrichment on Avicennia germinans decomposition in a saltmarsh-mangrove ecotone
Simpson, L. T., Lovelock, C. E., Cherry, J. A. and Feller, I. C. (2020). Short-lived effects of nutrient enrichment on Avicennia germinans decomposition in a saltmarsh-mangrove ecotone. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 235 106598, 106598. doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106598
2020
Journal Article
Rebuilding marine life
Duarte, Carlos M., Agusti, Susana, Barbier, Edward, Britten, Gregory L., Castilla, Juan Carlos, Gattuso, Jean-Pierre, Fulweiler, Robinson W., Hughes, Terry P., Knowlton, Nancy, Lovelock, Catherine E., Lotze, Heike K., Predragovic, Milica, Poloczanska, Elvira, Roberts, Callum and Worm, Boris (2020). Rebuilding marine life. Nature, 580 (7801), 39-51. doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2146-7
2020
Journal Article
Ecological effects of non-native species in marine ecosystems relate to co-occurring anthropogenic pressures
Geraldi, Nathan R., Anton, Andrea, Santana-Garcon, Julia, Bennett, Scott, Marba, Nuria, Lovelock, Catherine E., Apostolaki, Eugenia T., Cebrian, Just, Krause-Jensen, Dorte, Martinetto, Paulina, Pandolfi, John M. and Duarte, Carlos M. (2020). Ecological effects of non-native species in marine ecosystems relate to co-occurring anthropogenic pressures. Global Change Biology, 26 (3) gcb.14930, 1248-1258. doi: 10.1111/gcb.14930
2020
Journal Article
Mangrove blue carbon stocks and dynamics are controlled by hydrogeomorphic settings and land-use change
Sasmito, Sigit D., Sillanpää, Mériadec, Hayes, Matthew A., Bachri, Samsul, Saragi-Sasmito, Meli F., Sidik, Frida, Hanggara, Bayu B., Mofu, Wolfram Y., Rumbiak, Victor I., Hendri,, Taberima, Sartji, Suhaemi,, Nugroho, Julius D., Pattiasina, Thomas F., Widagti, Nuryani, Barakalla,, Rahajoe, Joeni S., Hartantri, Heru, Nikijuluw, Victor, Jowey, Rina N., Heatubun, Charlie D., zu Ermgassen, Philine, Worthington, Thomas A., Howard, Jennifer, Lovelock, Catherine E., Friess, Daniel A., Hutley, Lindsay B. and Murdiyarso, Daniel (2020). Mangrove blue carbon stocks and dynamics are controlled by hydrogeomorphic settings and land-use change. Global Change Biology, 26 (5), 3028-3039. doi: 10.1111/gcb.15056
2020
Journal Article
Drivers of habitat partitioning among three Quercus species along a hydrologic gradient
Teshera-Levye, Jennifer, Miles, Brianna, Terwilliger, Valery, Lovelock, Catherine E. and Cavender-Bares, Jeannine (2020). Drivers of habitat partitioning among three Quercus species along a hydrologic gradient. Tree Physiology, 40 (2), 142-157. doi: 10.1093/treephys/tpz112
2020
Journal Article
UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030-what chance for success in restoring coastal ecosystems?
Waltham, Nathan J., Elliott, Michael, Lee, Shing Yip, Lovelock, Catherine, Duarte, Carlos M., Buelow, Christina, Simenstad, Charles, Nagelkerken, Ivan, Claassens, Louw, Wen, Colin K-C, Barletta, Mario, Connolly, Rod M., Gillies, Chris, Mitsch, William J., Ogburn, Matthew B., Purandare, Jemma, Possingham, Hugh and Sheaves, Marcus (2020). UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030-what chance for success in restoring coastal ecosystems?. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7 71. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2020.00071
2020
Journal Article
Reply to: Indiscriminate data aggregation in ecological meta-analysis underestimates impacts of invasive species
Anton, Andrea, Geraldi, Nathan R., Lovelock, Catherine E., Apostolaki, Eugenia T., Bennett, Scott, Cebrian, Just, Krause-Jensen, Dorte, Marbà, Nuria, Martinetto, Paulina, Pandolfi, John M., Santana-Garcon, Julia and Duarte, Carlos M. (2020). Reply to: Indiscriminate data aggregation in ecological meta-analysis underestimates impacts of invasive species. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 4 (3), 315-317. doi: 10.1038/s41559-020-1118-5
2020
Journal Article
Partial canopy loss of mangrove trees: mitigating water scarcity by physical adaptation and feedback on porewater salinity
Peters, Ronny, Lovelock, Catherine, López-Portillo, Jorge, Bathmann, Jasper, Wimmler, Marie-Christin, Jiang, Jiang, Walther, Marc and Berger, Uta (2020). Partial canopy loss of mangrove trees: mitigating water scarcity by physical adaptation and feedback on porewater salinity. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 248 106797, 106797. doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106797
2020
Journal Article
Variation in the elemental stoichiometry of the coral–zooxanthellae symbiosis
Blanckaert, Alice C. A., Reef, Ruth, Pandolfi, John M. and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2020). Variation in the elemental stoichiometry of the coral–zooxanthellae symbiosis. Coral Reefs, 39 (4), 1071-1079. doi: 10.1007/s00338-020-01932-8
2020
Journal Article
Plasticity in the above- and below-ground development of mangrove Ssedlings in response to variation in soil bulk density
Ola, Anne, Staples, Timothy L., Robinson, Nicole and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2020). Plasticity in the above- and below-ground development of mangrove Ssedlings in response to variation in soil bulk density. Estuaries and Coasts, 43 (1), 111-119. doi: 10.1007/s12237-019-00660-9
2020
Journal Article
Mangroves in arid regions: ecology, threats, and opportunities
Adame, M. F., Reef, R., Santini, N. S., Najera, E., Turschwell, M. P., Hayes, M. A., Masque, P. and Lovelock, C. E. (2020). Mangroves in arid regions: ecology, threats, and opportunities. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 248 106796, 106796. doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106796
2019
Journal Article
Decreasing carbonate load of seagrass leaves with increasing latitude
Mazarrasa, Inés, Marbà, Núria, Krause-Jensen, D., Kennedy, Hilary, Santos, Rui, Lovelock, Catherine E. and Duarte, Carlos M. (2019). Decreasing carbonate load of seagrass leaves with increasing latitude. Aquatic Botany, 159 103147, 103147. doi: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2019.103147
2019
Journal Article
Author Correction: The future of Blue Carbon science
Macreadie, Peter I., Anton, Andrea, Raven, John A., Beaumont, Nicola, Connolly, Rod M., Friess, Daniel A., Kelleway, Jeffrey J., Kennedy, Hilary, Kuwae, Tomohiro, Lavery, Paul S., Lovelock, Catherine E., Smale, Dan A., Apostolaki, Eugenia T., Atwood, Trisha B., Baldock, Jeff, Bianchi, Thomas S., Chmura, Gail L., Eyre, Bradley D., Fourqurean, James W., Hall-Spencer, Jason M., Huxham, Mark, Hendriks, Iris E., Krause-Jensen, Dorte, Laffoley, Dan, Luisetti, Tiziana, Marbà, Núria, Masque, Pere, McGlathery, Karen J., Megonigal, J. Patrick ... Duarte, Carlos M. (2019). Author Correction: The future of Blue Carbon science. Nature Communications, 10 (1) 5145, 5145-5145. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-13126-0
2019
Journal Article
Legal barriers and enablers for reintroducing tides: An Australian case study in reconverting ponded pasture for climate change mitigation
Bell-James, Justine and Lovelock, Catherine E (2019). Legal barriers and enablers for reintroducing tides: An Australian case study in reconverting ponded pasture for climate change mitigation. Land Use Policy, 88 104192, 104192. doi: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.104192
2019
Journal Article
Australian vegetated coastal ecosystems as global hotspots for climate change mitigation
Serrano, Oscar, Lovelock, Catherine E., B. Atwood, Trisha, Macreadie, Peter I., Canto, Robert, Phinn, Stuart, Arias-Ortiz, Ariane, Bai, Le, Baldock, Jeff, Bedulli, Camila, Carnell, Paul, Connolly, Rod M., Donaldson, Paul, Esteban, Alba, Ewers Lewis, Carolyn J., Eyre, Bradley D., Hayes, Matthew A., Horwitz, Pierre, Hutley, Lindsay B., Kavazos, Christopher R. J., Kelleway, Jeffrey J., Kendrick, Gary A., Kilminster, Kieryn, Lafratta, Anna, Lee, Shing, Lavery, Paul S., Maher, Damien T., Marbà, Núria, Masque, Pere ... Duarte, Carlos M. (2019). Australian vegetated coastal ecosystems as global hotspots for climate change mitigation. Nature Communications, 10 (1) 4313, 4313. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-12176-8
2019
Journal Article
The future of Blue Carbon science
Macreadie, Peter I., Anton, Andrea, Raven, John A., Beaumont, Nicola, Connolly, Rod M., Friess, Daniel A., Kelleway, Jeffrey J., Kennedy, Hilary, Kuwae, Tomohiro, Lavery, Paul S., Lovelock, Catherine E., Smale, Dan A., Apostolaki, Eugenia T., Atwood, Trisha B., Baldock, Jeff, Bianchi, Thomas S., Chmura, Gail L., Eyre, Bradley D., Fourqurean, James W., Hall-Spencer, Jason M., Huxham, Mark, Hendriks, Iris E., Krause-Jensen, Dorte, Laffoley, Dan, Luisetti, Tiziana, Marbà, Núria, Masque, Pere, McGlathery, Karen J., Megonigal, J. Patrick ... Duarte, Carlos M. (2019). The future of Blue Carbon science. Nature Communications, 10 (1) 3998, 3998. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-11693-w
2019
Journal Article
Night and day: Shrinking and swelling of stems of diverse mangrove species growing along environmental gradients
Vilas, Maria P., Adams, Matthew P., Ball, Marilyn C., Meynecke, Jan-Olaf, Santini, Nadia S., Swales, Andrew and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2019). Night and day: Shrinking and swelling of stems of diverse mangrove species growing along environmental gradients. PLoS One, 14 (9) e0221950, e0221950. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221950
2019
Journal Article
Landscape evolution of a fluvial sediment-rich Avicennia marina mangrove forest: insights from seasonal and inter-annual surface-elevation dynamics
Swales, A., Reeve, G., Cahoon, D. R. and Lovelock, C. E. (2019). Landscape evolution of a fluvial sediment-rich Avicennia marina mangrove forest: insights from seasonal and inter-annual surface-elevation dynamics. Ecosystems, 22 (6), 1232-1255. doi: 10.1007/s10021-018-0330-5
2019
Journal Article
Publisher correction: Global ecological impacts of marine exotic species
Anton, Andrea, Geraldi, Nathan R., Lovelock, Catherine E., Apostolaki, Eugenia T., Bennett, Scott, Cebrian, Just, Krause-Jensen, Dorte, Marbà, Nuria, Martinetto, Paulina, Pandolfi, John M., Santana-Garcon, Julia and Duarte, Carlos M. (2019). Publisher correction: Global ecological impacts of marine exotic species. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 3 (9), 1367-1367. doi: 10.1038/s41559-019-0965-4
2019
Journal Article
Aerial root physiology: reaching for the sky or down to earth?
Rasmussen, Amanda, Dobrijevic, Daisy P., Ola, Anne, Ishaya, Findimila Dio and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2019). Aerial root physiology: reaching for the sky or down to earth?. Annual Plant Reviews Online, 2 (3), 753-784. doi: 10.1002/9781119312994.apr0668
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Supervision
Availability
- Professor Catherine Lovelock is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Evaluating governances of coastal wetlands in Australia and Brazil: Variation in polycentric governance and the distribution of power
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kate O'Brien
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Doctor Philosophy
Opportunities for blue carbon and biodiversity with ecological restoration in South East Queensland
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
The potential for mitigation and adaptation in Western Australian coastal wetlands
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr John Dwyer
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Doctor Philosophy
Marine and coastal restoration - feasibility, benefits, and risks under climate change
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Alice Twomey
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Doctor Philosophy
Mangrove tree architecture and ecosystem function
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr John Dwyer
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Doctor Philosophy
Contribution of accretion in restored wetlands to carbon capture
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr John Dwyer, Dr Alice Twomey
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Doctor Philosophy
Mangrove tree architecture and ecosystem function
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr John Dwyer
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Doctor Philosophy
Influence of climate change on restoration for blue carbon
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Contribution of accretion in restored wetlands to carbon capture
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr John Dwyer, Dr Alice Twomey
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Doctor Philosophy
Activating Blue Carbon
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Management of feral pigs for improvements in biodiversity and ecosystem services of wetlands
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
How will Australia's subtropical rainforests respond to climate change?
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr John Dwyer
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Doctor Philosophy
Coastal connectivity for conservation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Daniel Dunn, Professor Anthony Richardson
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Doctor Philosophy
Trait-based assembly of Australian subtropical rainforest tree communities
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr John Dwyer
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Evaluating governances of coastal wetlands in Australia and Brazil: Variation in polycentric governance and the distribution of power
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kate O'Brien
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Restoration of marine coastal environments for climate change adaptation and mitigation
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Carissa Klein
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Ecological succession and accumulation of blue carbon in mangrove plantations of the Bangladesh Delta
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ammar Abdul Aziz
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
The Roots of Blue Carbon: Effects of physical soil properties on root growth and carbon sequestration in mangrove forests.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Susanne Schmidt
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Biogeomorphic evolution of modern mangrove forests in wave- and river-dominated estuaries: opportunists or agents of geomorphic change?
Principal Advisor
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Variations in carbon storage and sequestration in intertidal wetlands
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor D Lockington
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Mangrove forest responses to environmental change in Indonesia
Principal Advisor
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Arid zone estuaries: nekton and trophic connectivity over heterogeneous landscapes.
Principal Advisor
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
Macroalgal-herbivore interactions: the roles of algal tolerance, patterns of herbivory and nutrient availability
Principal Advisor
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
Relating resource availability and herbivore escape opportunity to plant community invasibility: Creating integrated strategies to manage Alternanthera philoxeroides and Phyla canescens
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Susanne Schmidt
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Historical ecology of recreational fisheries in Queensland, Australia (1866-1984): catch rates, spatial development, and species population trends
Associate Advisor
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Sustainability pathways for coastal aquaculture in Southeast Asia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ammar Abdul Aziz
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Latitudinal patterns of maternal investment, maternal provisioning, and performance of coral offspring
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Eugenia Nijgh de Sampayo Garrido
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Bottlenecks of coral recruitment on degraded reefs
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Mumby
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Evaluating trade-offs between quantitative and qualitative protected area objectives
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Hugh Possingham
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
The dynamics of coral-algal interactions on coral reef ecosystems
Associate Advisor
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Dynamics of carbon storage in subtropical seagrass meadows
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Mumby
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Algal dynamics on coral reefs: a study of macroalgal traits and growth strategies of Lobophora J. Agardh (Dictyotales, Phaephyceae)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Mumby
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Ecological drivers of Halimeda abundance and its implication for the carbonate production of coral reefs
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Mumby
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Characterisation of the Light Environment and Biophysical Parameters of Seagrass Using Remote Sensing
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Stuart Phinn, Associate Professor Chris Roelfsema
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Optimisation of microalgal growth conditions for production of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)
Associate Advisor
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
The effects of nutrient enrichment on the mangrove macrofauna of Moreton bay, Queensland
Associate Advisor
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Combined effects of temperature and herbicides on symbiont-bearing calcifying reef organisms
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jochen Mueller
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
The role of the Eastern Australian Current in the recruitment of tropical fish species on temperate reefs
Associate Advisor
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Human impact recorded in sediment cores from estuarine environments - an example from Moreton Bay, southeast Queensland, Australia
Associate Advisor
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
Blooms of the toxic cyanobacterium Lyngbya majuscula in Moreton Bay: links to anthropogenic nutrients
Associate Advisor
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
DOWNSTREAM EFFECTS OF LAND USE ON THE SHALLOW-WATER BENTHIC MICROALGAL COMMUNITIES IN MORETON BAY, AUSTRALIA AND MAROVO LAGOON, SOLOMON ISLANDS
Associate Advisor
Media
Enquiries
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- Climate change on the coast
- Coastal zone
- Ecology of coastal plant communities
- Ecosystem metabolism
- Mangrove ecology
- Nutrient enrichment of the coastal zone
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