Rebecca Morris

Identifying opportunities for living shorelines using a multi-criteria suitability analysis

A Young, RK Runting, H Kujala, TM Konlechner, EMA Strain, RL Morris

Journal article  |  2023  |  Regional Studies in Marine Science

The need to develop more sustainable solutions for coastal hazard risk reduction and to protect and restore degraded coastal habit..

The coastal protection and blue carbon benefits of hybrid mangrove living shorelines.

Rebecca L Morris, Benedikt Fest, Debra Stokes, Charlotte Jenkins, Stephen E Swearer

Journal article  |  2023  |  J Environ Manage

Hybrid living shorelines use a combination of engineered structures with natural ecosystems to achieve coastal protection and habi..

Achieving conservation and restoration outcomes through ecologically beneficial aquaculture.

Kathy Overton, Tim Dempster, Stephen E Swearer, Rebecca L Morris, Luke T Barrett

Journal article  |  2023  |  Conserv Biol

A range of conservation and restoration tools are needed to safeguard the structure and function of aquatic ecosystems. Aquacultur..

Nature-based coastal defence: Developing the knowledge needed for wider implementation of living shorelines

RL Morris, DM Bilkovic, B Walles, EMA Strain

Journal article  |  2022  |  Ecological Engineering

An environmental DNA approach to informing restoration of the functionally extinct oyster, Ostrea angasi

Alexander Coutts, Allyson O'Brien, Andrew R Weeks, Stephen E Swearer, Anthony van Rooyen, Simon Branigan, Rebecca L Morris

Journal article  |  2022  |  AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS

The success of oyster reef restoration can be enhanced by data on the distribution of remnant populations to inform the selection ..

Nature-based solutions for atoll habitability

Jon Barnett, Sergio Jarillo, Stephen E Swearer, Catherine E Lovelock, Andrew Pomeroy, Teresa Konlechner, Elissa Waters, Rebecca L Morris, Ryan Lowe

Journal article  |  2022  |  PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Atoll societies have adapted their environments and social systems for thousands of years, but the rapid pace of climate change ma..

Supporting urban ecosystem services across terrestrial, marine and freshwater realms

Elizabeth C Lowe, Rochelle Steven, Rebecca L Morris, Kirsten M Parris, Axton C Aguiar, Cameron E Webb, Ana B Bugnot, Katherine A Dafforn, Rod M Connolly, Mariana Mayer Pinto

Journal article  |  2022  |  SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

The terrestrial, freshwater and marine realms all provide essential ecosystem services in urban environments. However, the service..

Assessing the coastal protection services of natural mangrove forests and artificial rock revetments

EMA Strain, T Kompas, A Boxshall, J Kelvin, S Swearer, RL Morris

Journal article  |  2022  |  ECOSYSTEM SERVICES

Coastal flooding and erosion cause significant social and economic impacts, globally. There is a growing interest in using natural..

Ecological engineering with oysters enhances coastal resilience efforts

MSN Chowdhury, M La Peyre, LD Coen, RL Morris, MW Luckenbach, T Ysebaert, B Walles, AC Smaal

Journal article  |  2021  |  Ecological Engineering

Coastal areas are especially vulnerable to habitat loss, sea-level rise, and other climate change effects. Oyster-dominated eco-en..

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..