Overview
Background
I am an ecologist and the goal of my research is to understand the processes driving the rise and fall of populations of animals and plants over time.
We focus on the biology of flowing freshwater ecosystems — streams, rivers, and associated wetlands. These systems provide wonderfully challenging opportunities for combining theory, observations, and experiments to discover how nature works.
More importantly, freshwater ecosystems are, per unit area, the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet, and yet they remain underexplored, underappreciated, and under threat.
We hope our work can help to redress these issues.
You can find out more about our group here: http://hartlab-ecology.com
Availability
- Dr Simon Hart is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
Search Professor Simon Hart’s works on UQ eSpace
Featured
2023
Journal Article
How does facilitation influence the outcome of species interactions?
Hart, Simon P. (2023). How does facilitation influence the outcome of species interactions?. Journal of Ecology, 111 (10), 2094-2104. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.14189
Featured
2022
Journal Article
Phenotypic plasticity promotes species coexistence
Hess, Cyrill, Levine, Jonathan M., Turcotte, Martin M. and Hart, Simon P. (2022). Phenotypic plasticity promotes species coexistence. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 6 (9), 1256-1261. doi: 10.1038/s41559-022-01826-8
Featured
2022
Journal Article
Does deterministic coexistence theory matter in a finite world?
Schreiber, Sebastian J., Levine, Jonathan M., Godoy, Oscar, Kraft, Nathan J. B. and Hart, Simon P. (2022). Does deterministic coexistence theory matter in a finite world?. Ecology, 104 (1) e3838, 1-17. doi: 10.1002/ecy.3838
Featured
2019
Journal Article
Effects of rapid evolution on species coexistence
Hart, Simon P., Turcotte, Martin M. and Levine, Jonathan M. (2019). Effects of rapid evolution on species coexistence. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 116 (6), 2112-2117. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1816298116
Featured
2018
Journal Article
Climate-smart sustainable agriculture in low-to-intermediate shade agroforests
Blaser, W. J., Oppong, J., Hart, S. P., Landolt, J., Yeboah, E. and Six, J. (2018). Climate-smart sustainable agriculture in low-to-intermediate shade agroforests. Nature Sustainability, 1 (5), 234-239. doi: 10.1038/s41893-018-0062-8
Featured
2017
Journal Article
The spatial scales of species coexistence
Hart, Simon P., Usinowicz, Jacob and Levine, Jonathan M. (2017). The spatial scales of species coexistence. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 1 (8), 1066-1073. doi: 10.1038/s41559-017-0230-7
Featured
2016
Journal Article
How variation between individuals affects species coexistence
Hart, Simon P., Schreiber, Sebastian J. and Levine, Jonathan M. (2016). How variation between individuals affects species coexistence. Ecology Letters, 19 (8), 825-838. doi: 10.1111/ele.12618
2025
Journal Article
The unrealized potential of agroforestry for an emissions-intensive agricultural commodity
Becker, Alexander, Wegner, Jan D., Dawoe, Evans, Schindler, Konrad, Thompson, William J., Bunn, Christian, Garrett, Rachael D., Castro-Llanos, Fabio, Hart, Simon P. and Blaser-Hart, Wilma J. (2025). The unrealized potential of agroforestry for an emissions-intensive agricultural commodity. Nature Sustainability, 8 (9), 1-10. doi: 10.1038/s41893-025-01608-7
2025
Journal Article
Diversity and Distribution of Amphibians and Freshwater Fishes on Australian Islands
Ho, Samuel C. L., Hart, Simon P., Hammer, Michael P., Baxter, Peter W. J., Unmack, Peter J. and Kark, Salit (2025). Diversity and Distribution of Amphibians and Freshwater Fishes on Australian Islands. Diversity and Distributions, 31 (7) e70062, 7. doi: 10.1111/ddi.70062
2025
Journal Article
Ecosystem changes caused by hydrological change are associated with population decline in a formerly-common grazing herbivore
Blaser-Hart, W. J., Shanungu, G. K., Edwards, P. J., Harms, J., Hart, S. P. H., Ellenbroek, G. A., van Gils, H. A. M. J., Simukonda, C. and Olde Venterink, H. (2025). Ecosystem changes caused by hydrological change are associated with population decline in a formerly-common grazing herbivore. Ecosystems, 28 (1) 14, 1. doi: 10.1007/s10021-024-00951-8
2025
Other Outputs
The unrealised potential of agroforestry (Raw drone images GHA 2022 High Shade Part B)
Hart, Wilma J. Blaser and Hart, Simon (2025). The unrealised potential of agroforestry (Raw drone images GHA 2022 High Shade Part B). The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/6199f9b
2025
Other Outputs
The unrealised potential of agroforestry (Raw drone images & polygons CIV Aboisso)
Hart, Wilma J. Blaser and Hart, Simon (2025). The unrealised potential of agroforestry (Raw drone images & polygons CIV Aboisso). The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/b46b1ff
2025
Other Outputs
The unrealised potential of agroforestry (Maps of agro-climatic zones)
Hart, Wilma J. Blaser and Hart, Simon (2025). The unrealised potential of agroforestry (Maps of agro-climatic zones). The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/844d738
2025
Other Outputs
The unrealised potential of agroforestry (Raw drone images GHA 2022 Part E)
Hart, Wilma J. Blaser and Hart, Simon (2025). The unrealised potential of agroforestry (Raw drone images GHA 2022 Part E). The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/2418854
2025
Other Outputs
The unrealised potential of agroforestry (Raw drone images GHA 2022 Part B)
Hart, Wilma J. Blaser and Hart, Simon (2025). The unrealised potential of agroforestry (Raw drone images GHA 2022 Part B). The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/760cdba
2025
Other Outputs
The unrealised potential of agroforestry (Raw drone images GHA 2022 Part F)
Hart, Wilma J. Blaser and Hart, Simon (2025). The unrealised potential of agroforestry (Raw drone images GHA 2022 Part F). The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/c61a4b2
2025
Other Outputs
The unrealised potential of agroforestry (Raw drone images GHA 2021 Part C)
Hart, Wilma J. Blaser and Hart, Simon (2025). The unrealised potential of agroforestry (Raw drone images GHA 2021 Part C). The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/3f196df
2025
Other Outputs
The unrealised potential of agroforestry (Processed maps GHA 2022 all exports)
Hart, Wilma J. Blaser and Hart, Simon (2025). The unrealised potential of agroforestry (Processed maps GHA 2022 all exports). The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/a2ecf22
2025
Other Outputs
The unrealised potential of agroforestry (Raw drone images GHA 2021 Part B)
Hart, Wilma J. Blaser and Hart, Simon (2025). The unrealised potential of agroforestry (Raw drone images GHA 2021 Part B). The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/ed7edcd
2025
Other Outputs
The unrealised potential of agroforestry (Processed maps GHA 2021 all exports)
Hart, Wilma J. Blaser and Hart, Simon (2025). The unrealised potential of agroforestry (Processed maps GHA 2021 all exports). The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/09565b6
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Rapid evolution and the dynamics and stability of ecological communities.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Jan Engelstaedter, Dr Andrew Letten
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Doctor Philosophy
The effects of rapid evolution on ecological dynamics and stability in variable environments
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Richard Fuller
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Doctor Philosophy
Improving biodiversity outcomes in West African cocoa
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Richard Fuller, Dr Wilma J. Blaser Hart
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Doctor Philosophy
The effects of rapid evolution and phenotypic plasticity on ecological dynamics in fluctuating environments
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Jan Engelstaedter, Dr Andrew Letten
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Doctor Philosophy
Modelling population dynamics and trophic interactions in freshwater ecosystems, with platypus as a model species
Principal Advisor
Media
Enquiries
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- biodiversity
- climate change
- conservation
- ecology
- evolution
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