Stephen Swearer

Ontogenetic shifts in social aggregation and habitat use in a temperate reef fish

EK Fobert, SE Reeves, SE Swearer

Journal article  |  2020  |  Ecosphere

Native predator limits the capacity of an invasive seastar to exploit a food-rich habitat

Luke T Barrett, Stephen E Swearer, Tim Dempster

Journal article  |  2020  |  Marine Environmental Research

Biodiverse ecosystems are sometimes inherently resistant to invasion, but environmental change can facilitate invasion by disturbi..

Revision of the genus Hannia (Teleostei, Terapontidae), with description of a new species, Hannia wintoni, from the Kimberley, Western Australia

James J Shelley, Aurelien Delaval, Matthew C Le Feuvre, Tim Dempster, Tarmo A Raadik, Stephen E Swearer

Journal article  |  2020  |  Zootaxa

The systematics of the genus Hannia Vari 1978, endemic to freshwater habitats of remote north-western Australia, is revised in lig..

Key Principles for Managing Recovery of Kelp Forests through Restoration

Rebecca L Morris, Robin Hale, Elisabeth MA Strain, Simon E Reeves, Adriana Verges, Ezequiel M Marzinelli, Cayne Layton, Victor Shelamoff, Tristan DJ Graham, Mathilde Chevalier, Stephen E Swearer

Journal article  |  2020  |  BioScience

Abstract There is increasing interest in mitigating the loss of kelp forests through restoration, but this has rece..

Using species distribution models to assess the long-term impacts of changing oceanographic conditions on abalone density in south east Australia

Mary A Young, Eric A Treml, Jutta Beher, Molly Fredle, Harry Gorfine, Adam D Miller, Stephen E Swearer, Daniel Ierodiaconou

Journal article  |  2020  |  Ecography: pattern and diversity in ecology

Testing the adaptive advantage of a threatened species over an invasive species using a stochastic population model

Timothy R Brown, Charles R Todd, Robin Hale, Stephen E Swearer, Rhys A Coleman

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Environmental Management

Introduced species are a major threat to freshwater biodiversity. Often eradication is not feasible, and management must focus on ..

Climate-resilient coasts require diverse defence solutions

Rebecca L Morris, Anthony Boxshall, Stephen E Swearer

Journal article  |  2020  |  Nature Climate Change

Reproductive phenology across the lunar cycle: parental decisions, offspring responses, and consequences for reef fish

Jeffrey S Shima, Craig W Osenberg, Suzanne H Alonzo, Erik G Noonburg, Pauline Mitterwallner, Stephen E Swearer

Journal article  |  2020  |  Ecology

Most organisms reproduce in a dynamic environment, and life-history theory predicts that this can favor the evolution of strategie..

Plio-Pleistocene sea-level changes drive speciation of freshwater fishes in north-western Australia

James J Shelley, Stephen E Swearer, Tim Dempster, Mark Adams, Matthew C Le Feuvre, Michael P Hammer, Peter J Unmack

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Biogeography

Harnessing knowledge of animal behavior to improve habitat restoration outcomes

Robin Hale, Daniel T Blumstein, Ralph Mac Nally, Stephen E Swearer

Journal article  |  2020  |  Ecosphere