Michael Keough

Potamopyrgus antipodarum has the potential to detect effects from various land use activities on a freshwater ecosystem.

Maita Subba, Michael J Keough, Claudette Kellar, Sara Long, Ana Miranda, Vincent J Pettigrove

Journal article  |  2021  |  Environmental Pollution

Identifying risks to ecosystems from contaminants needs a diversity of bioindicators, to understand the effects of these contamina..

Experimental design and statistical analysis in aquatic live animal radiotracing studies: A systematic review

Sarah McDonald, Tom Cresswell, Kathryn Hassell, Michael Keough

Journal article  |  2021  |  CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Live animal gamma radioisotope tracing enables the monitoring of real-time contaminant uptake and retention in individual animals...

More severe disturbance regimes drive the shift of a kelp forest to a sea urchin barren in south-eastern Australia

Paul E Carnell, Michael J Keough

Journal article  |  2020  |  SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Climate change is influencing the frequency and severity of extreme events. This means that systems are experiencing novel or alte..

Identification of microplastics in surface water and Australian freshwater shrimp Paratya australiensis in Victoria, Australia

Bingxu Nan, Lei Su, Claudette Kellar, Nicholas J Craig, Michael J Keough, Vincent Pettigrove

Journal article  |  2020  |  ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Compared to marine microplastics research, few studies have bio-monitored microplastics in inland waters. It is also important to ..

Metabolite Changes in an Estuarine Annelid Following Sublethal Exposure to a Mixture of Zinc and Boscalid

Georgia M Sinclair, Allyson L O'Brien, Michael Keough, David P de Souza, Saravanan Dayalan, Komal Kanojia, Konstantinos Kouremenos, Dedreia L Tull, Rhys A Coleman, Oliver AH Jones, Sara M Long

Journal article  |  2019  |  METABOLITES

Environmental pollutants such as heavy metals and fungicides pose a serious threat to waterways worldwide. Toxicological assessmen..

Microhabitats can be recruitment refuges and sinks

Paul E Carnell, Michael A Sams, Michael J Keough

Journal article  |  2019  |  MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Recruitment is an important demographic bottleneck in the life history of many plant and animal species. Microhabitats provided by..

Using metabolomics to assess the sub-lethal effects of zinc and boscalid on an estuarine polychaete worm over time

Georgia M Sinclair, Allyson L O'Brien, Michael Keough, David P De Souza, Saravanan Dayalan, Komal Kanojia, Konstantinos Kouremenos, Dedreia L Tull, Rhys A Coleman, Oliver AH Jones, Sara M Long

Journal article  |  2019  |  METABOLOMICS

INTRODUCTION: Zinc is a heavy metal commonly detected in urban estuaries around Australia. Boscalid is a fungicide found in estuar..

The Influence of Canopy Cover on the Ecological Function of A Key Autogenic Ecosystem Engineer

Jacqueline B Pocklington, Michael J Keough, Tim D O'Hara, Alecia Bellgrove

Journal article  |  2019  |  DIVERSITY-BASEL

Intertidal fucoid algae can function as ecosystem engineers across temperate marine regions. In this investigation, we assessed th..

Reconstructing Historical Marine Populations Reveals Major Decline of a Kelp Forest Ecosystem in Australia

Paul E Carnell, Michael J Keough

Journal article  |  2019  |  ESTUARIES AND COASTS

Managing changing ecosystems requires an understanding both of how the system is currently performing and of how current performan..

Methods to prevent and treat biofouling in shellfish aquaculture

Michael Sievers, Tim Dempster, Michael J Keough, Isla Fitridge

Journal article  |  2019  |  AQUACULTURE

Fouling organisms in bivalve aquaculture cause significant economic losses for the industry. Husbandry strategies to reduce biofou..