Stephen Swearer

Eco-engineered mangroves provide complex but functionally divergent niches for estuarine species compared to natural mangroves

Johanna N Tachas, Vincent Raoult, Rebecca L Morris, Stephen E Swearer, Troy F Gaston, Elisabeth MA Strain

Journal article  |  2021  |  ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

There is growing demand for novel coastal protection approaches that also provide co-benefits such as enhanced biodiversity. Rock-..

A multi-species assessment of artificial reefs as ecological traps

Valeriya Komyakova, Dean Chamberlain, Stephen E Swearer

Journal article  |  2021  |  ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

All of the marine environments have been found to be affected by anthropogenic impacts with the sprawl of marine infrastructure be..

Fine-scale spatial variability in organic carbon in a temperate mangrove forest: Implications for estimating carbon stocks in blue carbon ecosystems

Yang Hu, Benedikt J Fest, Stephen E Swearer, Stefan K Arndt

Journal article  |  2021  |  ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Mangrove ecosystems have the potential to store large amounts of carbon but detailed studies on the fine scale spatial variability..

Identifying key factors for transplantation success in the restoration of kelp (Ecklonia radiata) beds

Tristan DJ Graham, Rebecca L Morris, Elisabeth MA Strain, Stephen E Swearer

Journal article  |  2021  |  RESTORATION ECOLOGY

Kelp beds are a defining feature of temperate reefs worldwide, playing a fundamental role as ecosystem engineers and primary produ..

Testing the efficacy of sea urchin exclusion methods for restoring kelp

Rituraj Sharma, Stephen E Swearer, Rebecca L Morris, Elisabeth MA Strain

Journal article  |  2021  |  MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Kelps are ecosystem engineers, which collectively form forests that provide a variety of important ecosystem services for humans a..

Range restriction leads to narrower ecological niches and greater extinction risk in Australian freshwater fish

Matthew C Le Feuvre, Tim Dempster, James J Shelley, Aaron M Davis, Stephen E Swearer

Journal article  |  2021  |  BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Human-induced environmental changes are accelerating biodiversity loss. Identifying which life-history traits increase extinction ..

Large-scale variation in wave attenuation of oyster reef living shorelines and the influence of inundation duration

Rebecca L Morris, Megan K La Peyre, Bret M Webb, Danielle A Marshall, Donna M Bilkovic, Just Cebrian, Giovanna McClenachan, Kelly M Kibler, Linda J Walters, David Bushek, Eric L Sparks, Nigel A Temple, Joshua Moody, Kory Angstadt, Joshua Goff, Maura Boswell, Paul Sacks, Stephen E Swearer

Journal article  |  2021  |  ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

One of the paramount goals of oyster reef living shorelines is to achieve sustained and adaptive coastal protection, which require..

Long-term exposure to artificial light at night in the wild decreases survival and growth of a coral reef fish

Jules Schligler, Daphne Cortese, Ricardo Beldade, Stephen E Swearer, Suzanne C Mills

Journal article  |  2021  |  PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Artificial light at night (ALAN) is an increasing anthropogenic pollutant, closely associated with human population density, and n..

Optimizing the initial cultivation stages of kelp Ecklonia radiata for restoration

Sarucha Suebsanguan, Elisabeth MA Strain, Rebecca L Morris, Stephen E Swearer

Journal article  |  2021  |  RESTORATION ECOLOGY

Restoration of kelp forests typically relies on transplanting sporophylls to new locations and has limited application in regions ..

An overview of ecological traps in marine ecosystems

Stephen E Swearer, Rebecca L Morris, Luke T Barrett, Michael Sievers, Tim Dempster, Robin Hale

Journal article  |  2021  |  FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Humans are altering marine ecosystems at unprecedented rates, and these changes can result in animals selecting poor-quality habit..