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Professor Alistair Poore

Professor Alistair Poore

Professor
  • PhD, University of New South Wales, 1999
  • Bsc(Hons), Monash University 1992
Science
School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences

Professor Alistair Poore is Head of the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences. He has research interests in ecology and evolutionary biology, with a focus on coastal marine ecosystems.
Phone
+61 2 9065 5566
E-mail
a.poore@unsw.edu.au
Location
School Office | Room 520E Biological Sciences North (D26) UNSW, Kensington 2052
  • Book Chapters | 2022
    Langley M; Garthwin R; Poore AGB; Vergés A, 2022, 'Endangered Posidonia australis Seagrass Meadows in Australia', in Imperiled: The Encyclopedia of Conservation: Volume 1-3, pp. 640 - 643, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-821139-7.00095-7
    Book Chapters | 2018
    Sotka EE; Poore A; Jormalainen V, 2018, 'The evolution of marine herbivores in response to algal secondary metabolites', in Puglisi MP; Becerro MA (ed.), Chemical Ecology The Ecological Impacts of Marine Natural Products, CRC Press, pp. 193 - 220
    Book Chapters | 2016
    Poore AGB, 2016, 'Amphipods', in Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series, pp. 17 - 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8801-4_296
    Book Chapters | 2015
    Mejaes B; Poore AG; Thiel M, 2015, 'Crustaceans inhabiting domiciles excavated from macrophytes and stone', in Thiel M; Watling L (ed.), The Life Styles and Feeding Biology of the Crustacea. Volume II in the Natural History of the Crustacea series., Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 118 - 144
  • Journal articles | 2024
    Hart JL; Smith RL; Poore AGB; Erickson KR; Figueira WF; Bishop MJ; O'Connor WA; Gribben PE, 2024, 'Habitat-setting affects biodiversity while predation determines oyster survival on experimental oyster reefs', Restoration Ecology, 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rec.14133
    Journal articles | 2024
    Leong RC; Bugnot AB; Ross PM; Erickson KR; Gibbs MC; Marzinelli EM; O'Connor WA; Parker LM; Poore AGB; Scanes E; Gribben PE, 2024, 'Recruitment of a threatened foundation oyster species varies with large and small spatial scales', Ecological Applications, 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/eap.2968
    Journal articles | 2024
    Steinberg RK; Turnbull J; Ainsworth TD; Dafforn KA; Poore AGB; Johnston EL, 2024, 'Impacts of necrotising disease on the Endangered cauliflower soft coral (Dendronephthya australis)', Marine and Freshwater Research, 75, pp. null - null, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/MF23144
    Journal articles | 2023
    Callaghan CT; Thompson M; Woods A; Poore AGB; Bowler DE; Samonte F; Rowley JJL; Roslan N; Kingsford RT; Cornwell WK; Major RE, 2023, 'Experimental evidence that behavioral nudges in citizen science projects can improve biodiversity data', BioScience, 73, pp. 302 - 313, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biad012
    Journal articles | 2023
    Ferretto G; Glasby TM; Poore AGB; Callaghan CT; Sinclair EA; Statton J; Kendrick GA; Vergés A, 2023, 'Optimizing the restoration of the threatened seagrass Posidonia australis: plant traits influence restoration success', Restoration Ecology, 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rec.13893
    Journal articles | 2023
    Ferretto G; Vergés A; Poore AGB; Glasby TM; Griffin KJ, 2023, 'Habitat Provision and Erosion Are Influenced by Seagrass Meadow Complexity: A Seascape Perspective', Diversity, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15020125
    Journal articles | 2023
    Flores-Moreno H; Dalrymple RL; Cornwell WK; Popovic G; Nakagawa S; Atkinson J; Cooke J; Laffan SW; Bonser SP; Schwanz LE; Crean AJ; Eldridge DJ; Garratt M; Brooks RC; Vergés A; Poore AGB; Cohen DR; Clark GF; Sen Gupta A; Reich PB; Cornelissen JHC; Craine JM; Hemmings FA; Kattge J; Niinemets Ü; Peñuelas J; Moles AT, 2023, 'Is Australia weird? A cross-continental comparison of biological, geological and climatological features', Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2023.1073842
    Journal articles | 2023
    Marta IRD; Vergés A; Powell S; Smith SM; Poore AGB, 2023, 'Marine protected areas are linked to higher predation rates by fish in shallow urbanised reefs, but only in no-take reserves', Marine Ecology Progress Series, 721, pp. 135 - 150, http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps14421
    Journal articles | 2023
    Roberts CJ; Vergés A; Poore AGB, 2023, 'A new resource for monitoring reef ecosystems: The background of recreational diver photographs contains valuable habitat data', Journal of Applied Ecology, 60, pp. 2688 - 2698, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14518
    Journal articles | 2023
    Sgarlatta MP; Karkarey R; Smith SM; Suthers IM; Poore AGB; Vergés A, 2023, 'Predation domes: In-situ field assays to measure predatory behaviours by fish', Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 14, pp. 2029 - 2035, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.14169
    Journal articles | 2023
    Stelling-Wood TP; Poore AGB; Hughes AR; Everett JD; Gribben PE, 2023, 'Habitat traits and predation interact to drive abundance and body size patterns in associated fauna', Ecology and Evolution, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10771
    Journal articles | 2023
    Thompson MM; Moon K; Woods A; Rowley JJL; Poore AGB; Kingsford RT; Callaghan CT, 2023, 'Citizen science participant motivations and behaviour: Implications for biodiversity data coverage', Biological Conservation, 282, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110079
    Journal articles | 2022
    Bolt MH; Callaghan CT; Poore AGB; Vergés A; Roberts CJ, 2022, 'Using the background of fish photographs to quantify habitat composition in marine ecosystems', Marine Ecology Progress Series, 688, pp. 167 - 172, http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps14027
    Journal articles | 2022
    Evans SM; Griffin KJ; Blick RAJ; Poore AGB; Verges A, 2022, 'Erratum: Correction: Seagrass on the brink: Decline of threatened seagrass Posidonia australis continues following protection (PLoS ONE (2019) 14:4 (e0216107) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216107)', PLoS ONE, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271005
    Journal articles | 2022
    Ferretto G; Vergés A; Poore AGB; Gribben PE; Glasby TM, 2022, 'Floating bags have the potential to minimise oyster farming impacts on Posidonia australis seagrass meadows', Aquaculture, 560, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2022.738594
    Journal articles | 2022
    Leong RC; Bugnot AB; Marzinelli EM; Figueira WF; Erickson KR; Poore AGB; Gribben PE, 2022, 'Variation in the density and body size of a threatened foundation species across multiple spatial scales', Restoration Ecology, 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rec.13670
    Journal articles | 2022
    Mayer-Pinto M; Jones TM; Swearer SE; Robert KA; Bolton D; Aulsebrook AE; Dafforn KA; Dickerson AL; Dimovski AM; Hubbard N; McLay LK; Pendoley K; Poore AGB; Thums M; Willmott NJ; Yokochi K; Fobert EK, 2022, 'Light pollution: A landscape-scale issue requiring cross-realm consideration', UCL Press, http://dx.doi.org/10.14324/111.444/000103.v2
    Journal articles | 2022
    Navarro-Barranco C; Gribben PE; Ledet J J; Poore AGB, 2022, 'Habitat-complexity regulates the intensity of facilitation along an environmental stress gradient', Oikos, 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/oik.08818
    Journal articles | 2022
    Roberts CJ; Vergés A; Callaghan CT; Poore AGB, 2022, 'Many cameras make light work: opportunistic photographs of rare species in iNaturalist complement structured surveys of reef fish to better understand species richness', Biodiversity and Conservation, 31, pp. 1407 - 1425, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10531-022-02398-6
    Journal articles | 2022
    Thompson MM; Rowley JJL; Poore AGB; Callaghan CT, 2022, 'Citizen science reveals meteorological determinants of frog calling at a continental scale', Diversity and Distributions, 28, pp. 2375 - 2387, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13634
    Journal articles | 2021
    Callaghan C; Cornwell W; Poore A; Yanina ; Morelli F, 2021, 'Urban tolerance of birds changes throughout the full annual cycle', , http://dx.doi.org/10.32942/osf.io/9m8wj
    Journal articles | 2021
    Callaghan C; Poore A; Hofmann M; Roberts C; Pereira H, 2021, 'Large-bodied birds are over-represented in unstructured citizen science data', , http://dx.doi.org/10.32942/osf.io/vnspb
    Journal articles | 2021
    Callaghan CT; Cornwell WK; Poore AGB; Benedetti Y; Morelli F, 2021, 'Urban tolerance of birds changes throughout the full annual cycle', Journal of Biogeography, 48, pp. 1503 - 1517, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14093
    Journal articles | 2021
    Callaghan CT; Liu G; Mitchell BA; Poore AGB; Rowley JJL, 2021, 'Urbanization negatively impacts frog diversity at continental, regional, and local scales', Basic and Applied Ecology, 54, pp. 64 - 74, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2021.04.003
    Journal articles | 2021
    Callaghan CT; Poore AGB; Hofmann M; Roberts CJ; Pereira HM, 2021, 'Large-bodied birds are over-represented in unstructured citizen science data', Scientific Reports, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-98584-7
    Journal articles | 2021
    Callaghan CT; Poore AGB; Major RE; Cornwell WK; Wilshire JH; Lyons MB, 2021, 'How to build a biodiverse city: environmental determinants of bird diversity within and among 1581 cities', Biodiversity and Conservation, 30, pp. 217 - 234, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10531-020-02088-1
    Journal articles | 2021
    Callaghan CT; Poore AGB; Mesaglio T; Moles AT; Nakagawa S; Roberts C; Rowley JJL; Vergés A; Wilshire JH; Cornwell WK, 2021, 'Three Frontiers for the Future of Biodiversity Research Using Citizen Science Data', BioScience, 71, pp. 55 - 63, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biaa131
    Journal articles | 2021
    Ferretto G; Glasby TM; Poore AGB; Callaghan CT; Housefield GP; Langley M; Sinclair EA; Statton J; Kendrick GA; Vergés A, 2021, 'Naturally-detached fragments of the endangered seagrass Posidonia australis collected by citizen scientists can be used to successfully restore fragmented meadows', Biological Conservation, 262, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109308
    Journal articles | 2021
    Heck KL; Samsonova M; Poore AGB; Hyndes GA, 2021, 'Global Patterns in Seagrass Herbivory: Why, Despite Existing Evidence, There Are Solid Arguments in Favor of Latitudinal Gradients in Seagrass Herbivory', Estuaries and Coasts, 44, pp. 481 - 490, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12237-020-00833-x
    Journal articles | 2021
    Lanham BS; Poore AGB; Gribben PE, 2021, 'Fine-scale responses of mobile invertebrates and mesopredatory fish to habitat configuration', Marine Environmental Research, 168, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105319
    Journal articles | 2021
    Ledet J; Campbell H; Byrne M; Poore AGB, 2021, 'Differential tolerance of species alters the seasonal response of marine epifauna to extreme warming', Science of the Total Environment, 797, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149215
    Journal articles | 2021
    Stelling-Wood TP; Poore AGB; Gribben PE, 2021, 'Shifts in biomass and structure of habitat-formers across a latitudinal gradient', Ecology and Evolution, 11, pp. 8831 - 8842, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7714
    Journal articles | 2020
    Callaghan CT; Major RE; Cornwell WK; Poore AGB; Wilshire JH; Lyons MB, 2020, 'A continental measure of urbanness predicts avian response to local urbanization', Ecography, 43, pp. 528 - 538, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecog.04863
    Journal articles | 2020
    Callaghan CT; Roberts JD; Poore AGB; Alford RA; Cogger H; Rowley JJL, 2020, 'Citizen science data accurately predicts expert-derived species richness at a continental scale when sampling thresholds are met', Biodiversity and Conservation, 29, pp. 1323 - 1337, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10531-020-01937-3
    Journal articles | 2020
    Campbell H; Ledet J; Poore A; Harianto J; Byrne M, 2020, 'Resilience of the amphipod Hyale niger and its algal host Sargassum linearifolium to heatwave conditions', Marine Biology, 167, pp. 72, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-020-03681-2
    Journal articles | 2020
    Campbell H; Ledet J; Poore AGB; Byrne M, 2020, 'Thermal tolerance in the amphipod Sunamphitoe parmerong from a global warming hotspot, acclimatory carryover effects within generation', Marine Environmental Research, 160, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.105048
    Journal articles | 2020
    Clark JS; Poore AGB; Coleman MA; Doblin MA, 2020, 'Local Scale Thermal Environment and Limited Gene Flow Indicates Vulnerability of Warm Edge Populations in a Habitat Forming Macroalga', Frontiers in Marine Science, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.00711
    Journal articles | 2020
    Gribben PE; Poore AGB; Thomsen MS; Quesey P; Weschke E; Wright JT, 2020, 'Habitat provided by native species facilitates higher abundances of an invader in its introduced compared to native range', Scientific Reports, 10, pp. 6385, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-63429-2
    Journal articles | 2020
    Gutow L; Poore AGB; Díaz Poblete MA; Villalobos V; Thiel M, 2020, 'Small burrowing amphipods cause major damage in a large kelp', Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 287, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.0330
    Journal articles | 2020
    Lanham BS; Poore AGB; Gribben PE, 2020, 'Facilitation cascades create a predation refuge for biodiversity in a novel connected habitat', Ecosphere, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3053
    Journal articles | 2020
    Martínez-Laiz G; Ros M; Guerra-García JM; Marchini A; Fernandez-Gonzalez V; Vázquez-Luis M; Lionello M; Scribano G; Sconfietti R; Ferrario J; Ulman A; Costa AC; Micael J; Poore A; Cabezas MP; Navarro-Barranco C; Zenetos A, 2020, 'Scientific collaboration for early detection of invaders results in a significant update on estimated range: lessons from Stenothoe georgiana Bynum & Fox 1977', Mediterranean Marine Science, 21, pp. 464 - 481, http://dx.doi.org/10.12681/mms.22583
    Journal articles | 2020
    Stelling-Wood TP; Gribben PE; Poore AGB, 2020, 'Habitat variability in an underwater forest: Using a trait-based approach to predict associated communities', Functional Ecology, 34, pp. 888 - 898, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.13523
    Journal articles | 2020
    Whalen MA; Whippo RDB; Stachowicz JJ; York PH; Aiello E; Alcoverro T; Altieri AH; Benedetti-Cecchi L; Bertolini C; Bresch M; Bulleri F; Carnell PE; Cimon S; Connolly RM; Cusson M; Diskin MS; D’Souza E; Flores AAV; Joel Fodrie F; Galloway AWE; Gaskins LC; Graham OJ; Hanley TC; Henderson CJ; Hereu CM; Hessing-Lewis M; Hovel KA; Hughes BB; Randall Hughes A; Hultgren KM; Jänes H; Janiak DS; Johnston LN; Jorgensen P; Kelaher BP; Kruschel C; Lanham BS; Lee KS; Lefcheck JS; Lozano-Álvarez E; Macreadie PI; Monteith ZL; O’Connor NE; Olds AD; O’Leary JK; Patrick CJ; Pino O; Poore AGB; Rasheed MA; Raymond WW; Reiss K; Kennedy Rhoades O; Robinson MT; Ross PG; Rossi F; Schlacher TA; Seemann J; Silliman BR; Smee DL; Thiel M; Unsworth RKF; van Tussenbroek BI; Vergés A; Yeager ME; Yednock BK; Ziegler SL; Emmett Duffy J, 2020, 'Climate drives the geography of marine consumption by changing predator communities', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 117, pp. 28160 - 28166, http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2005255117
    Journal articles | 2019
    Brandenburger CR; Sherwin WB; Creer SM; Buitenwerf R; Poore AGB; Frankham R; Finnerty PB; Moles AT, 2019, 'Rapid reshaping: The evolution of morphological changes in an introduced beach daisy', Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 286, pp. 20181713, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2018.1713
    Journal articles | 2019
    Callaghan CT; Poore AGB; Major RE; Cornwell W; Wilshire J; Lyons M, 2019, 'How to build a biodiverse city: environmental determinants of bird diversity within and among 1,581 cities', EcoEvoRxiv, http://dx.doi.org/10.32942/osf.io/ur4fe
    Journal articles | 2019
    Callaghan CT; Poore AGB; Major RE; Rowley JJL; Cornwell WK, 2019, 'Optimizing future biodiversity sampling by citizen scientists', Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 286, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2019.1487
    Journal articles | 2019
    Callaghan CT; Rowley JJL; Cornwell WK; Poore AGB; Major RE, 2019, 'Improving big citizen science data: Moving beyond haphazard sampling', PLoS Biology, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000357
    Journal articles | 2019
    Evans SM; Griffin KJ; Blick RAJ; Poore AGB; Vergés A, 2019, 'Correction: Seagrass on the brink: Decline of threatened seagrass Posidonia australis continues following protection(PLoS ONE ()13:4 (e0190370) Doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0190370)', PLoS ONE, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216107
    Journal articles | 2019
    Ferretto G; Glasby TM; Housefield GP; Poore AGB; Statton J; Sinclair EA; Kendrick GA; Verges A, 2019, 'Threatened plant translocation case study: 'Posidonia australis' (Strapweed), Posidoniaceae', , 28, pp. 24 - 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.5962/p.373794
    Journal articles | 2019
    Macolino AC; Dafforn KA; Hedge LH; Poore AGB; Johnston EL, 2019, 'Fine-scale effects of boat moorings on soft sediment communities masked in large-scale comparisons', Frontiers in Marine Science, 6, pp. 101, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00101
    Journal articles | 2019
    Musrri CA; Poore AGB; Hinojosa IA; Macaya EC; Pacheco AS; Pérez-Matus A; Pino-Olivares O; Riquelme-Pérez N; Stotz WB; Valdivia N; Villalobos V; Thiel M, 2019, 'Variation in consumer pressure along 2500 km in a major upwelling system: crab predators are more important at higher latitudes', Marine Biology, 166, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-019-3587-0
    Journal articles | 2018
    Archer M; Poore AGB; Horn AM; Bates H; Bonser S; Hunt M; Russell J; Archer NP; Bye DJ; Kehoe EJ, 2018, 'Thirty two years of continuous assessment reveal first year university biology students in Australia are rapidly abandoning beliefs in theistic involvement in human origins', Evolution: Education and Outreach, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12052-018-0083-9
    Journal articles | 2018
    Clark JS; Poore AGB; Doblin MA, 2018, 'Shaping up for stress: Physiological flexibility is key to survivorship in a habitat-forming macroalga', Journal of Plant Physiology, 231, pp. 346 - 355, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jplph.2018.10.005
    Journal articles | 2018
    Evans SM; Griffin KJ; Blick RAJ; Poore AGB; Vergés A, 2018, 'Seagrass on the brink: Decline of threatened seagrass posidonia australis continues following protection', PLoS ONE, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0190370
    Journal articles | 2018
    Evans SM; Sinclair EA; Poore AGB; Bain KF; Vergés A, 2018, 'Assessing the effect of genetic diversity on the early establishment of the threatened seagrass Posidonia australis using a reciprocal-transplant experiment', Restoration Ecology, 26, pp. 570 - 580, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rec.12595
    Journal articles | 2018
    Glasier JRN; Poore AGB; Eldridge DJ, 2018, 'Do mutualistic associations have broader host ranges than neutral or antagonistic associations? A test using myrmecophiles as model organisms', Insectes Sociaux, 65, pp. 639 - 648, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00040-018-0655-2
    Journal articles | 2018
    Graba-Landry A; Hoey AS; Matley JK; Sheppard-Brennand H; Poore AGB; Byrne M; Dworjanyn SA, 2018, 'Ocean warming has greater and more consistent negative effects than ocean acidification on the growth and health of subtropical macroalgae', Marine Ecology Progress Series, 595, pp. 55 - 69, http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps12552
    Journal articles | 2018
    Lanham BS; Vergés A; Hedge LH; Johnston EL; Poore AGB, 2018, 'Altered fish community and feeding behaviour in close proximity to boat moorings in an urban estuary', Marine Pollution Bulletin, 129, pp. 43 - 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.02.010
    Journal articles | 2018
    Ledet J; Byrne M; Poore AGB, 2018, 'Temperature effects on a marine herbivore depend strongly on diet across multiple generations', Oecologia, 187, pp. 483 - 494, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00442-018-4084-8
    Journal articles | 2018
    Poore AGB; Gutow L; Lörz AN; Thiel M, 2018, 'Nest building by a small mesograzer limits blade size of the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera', Marine Biology, 165, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-018-3444-6
    Journal articles | 2018
    Vergés A; Doropoulos C; Czarnik R; McMahon K; Llonch N; Poore AGB, 2018, 'Latitudinal variation in seagrass herbivory: Global patterns and explanatory mechanisms', Global Ecology and Biogeography, 27, pp. 1068 - 1079, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/geb.12767
    Journal articles | 2017
    Evans SM; Vergés A; Poore AGB, 2017, 'Genotypic diversity and short-term response to shading stress in a threatened seagrass: Does low diversity mean low resilience?', Frontiers in Plant Science, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.01417
    Journal articles | 2017
    Gribben PE; Kimbro DL; Verges A; Gouhier TC; Burrel S; Garthwin RG; Cagigas ML; Tordoff Y; Poore AGB; Lastra Cagigas M, 2017, 'Positive and negative interactions control a facilitation cascade', Ecosphere, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2065
    Journal articles | 2017
    Poore AGB; Ahyong ST; Lowry JK; Sotka EE, 2017, 'Plant feeding promotes diversification in the Crustacea', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 114, pp. 8829 - 8834, http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1706399114
    Journal articles | 2017
    Sheppard-Brennand H; Dworjanyn SA; Poore AGB, 2017, 'Global patterns in the effects of predator declines on sea urchins', Ecography, 40, pp. 1029 - 1039, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecog.02380
    Journal articles | 2017
    Sheppard-Brennand H; Poore AGB; Dworjanyn SA, 2017, 'A waterborne pursuit-deterrent signal deployed by a sea Urchin', American Naturalist, 189, pp. 700 - 708, http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/691437
    Journal articles | 2017
    Sotka EE; Bell T; Hughes LE; Lowry JK; Poore AGB, 2017, 'A molecular phylogeny of marine amphipods in the herbivorous family Ampithoidae', Zoologica Scripta, 46, pp. 85 - 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12190
    Journal articles | 2016
    Bain KF; Poore AGB, 2016, 'Use of near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy to quantify diet mixing in a generalist marine herbivore', Marine Biology, 163, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-016-2852-8
    Journal articles | 2016
    Eldridge DJ; Poore AGB; Ruiz‐Colmenero M; Letnic M; Soliveres S, 2016, 'Ecosystem structure, function, and composition in rangelands are negatively affected by livestock grazing', Ecological Applications, 26, pp. 1273 - 1283, http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/15-1234
    Journal articles | 2016
    Evans SM; Sinclair EA; Poore AGB; Bain KF; Vergés A, 2016, 'Genotypic richness predicts phenotypic variation in an endangered clonal plant', PeerJ, 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1633
    Journal articles | 2016
    Foo SA; Dworjanyn SA; Poore AGB; Harianto J; Byrne M, 2016, 'Adaptive capacity of the sea urchin Heliocidaris erythrogramma to ocean change stressors: Responses from gamete performance to the juvenile', Marine Ecology Progress Series, 556, pp. 161 - 172, http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps11841
    Journal articles | 2016
    Hughes LE; Poore AGB, 2016, 'Biancolina japonica Ishimaru 1996: First record of this burrowing amphipod from Australia and a review of host use in the genus Biancolina (Amphipoda: Peracarida: Crustacea)', Marine Biodiversity Records, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41200-016-0040-7
    Journal articles | 2016
    Poore AGB; Graham SE; Byrne M; Dworjanyn SA, 2016, 'Effects of ocean warming and lowered pH on algal growth and palatability to a grazing gastropod', Marine Biology, 163, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-016-2878-y
    Journal articles | 2016
    Stelling-Wood TP; Clark GF; Poore AGB, 2016, 'Responses of ghost crabs to habitat modification of urban sandy beaches', Marine Environmental Research, 116, pp. 32 - 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2016.02.009
    Journal articles | 2015
    Cooke J; Lanfear R; Downing A; Gillings MR; Poore AGB; Goodwin ID; Waldron LS; Phillips A; Metti Y; Bulbert MW, 2015, 'The unusual occurrence of green algal balls of Chaetomorpha linum on a beach in Sydney, Australia', Botanica Marina, 58, pp. 401 - 407, http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/bot-2015-0061
    Journal articles | 2015
    Lanham BS; Gribben PE; Poore AG, 2015, 'Beyond the border: effects of an expanding algal habitat on the fauna of neighbouring habitats', Marine Environment Research, 106, pp. 10 - 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2015.02.006
    Journal articles | 2014
    Evans SM; Sinclair EA; Poore AGB; Steinberg PD; Kendrick GA; Vergés A, 2014, 'Genetic diversity in threatened Posidonia australis seagrass meadows', Conservation Genetics, 15, pp. 717 - 728, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10592-014-0573-4
    Journal articles | 2014
    Foo SA; Dworjanyn SA; Khatkar MS; Poore AGB; Byrne M, 2014, 'Increased temperature, but not acidification, enhances fertilization and development in a tropical urchin: Potential for adaptation to a tropicalized eastern Australia', Evolutionary Applications, 7, pp. 1226 - 1237, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eva.12218
    Journal articles | 2014
    Garthwin RG; Poore AGB; Vergés A, 2014, 'Seagrass tolerance to herbivory under increased ocean temperatures', Marine Pollution Bulletin, 83, pp. 475 - 482, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.08.010
    Journal articles | 2014
    Poore AGB; Gutow L; Pantoja JF; Tala F; Jofré Madariaga D; Thiel M, 2014, 'Major consequences of minor damage: Impacts of small grazers on fast-growing kelps', Oecologia, 174, pp. 789 - 801, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00442-013-2795-4
    Journal articles | 2014
    Vergés A; Steinberg PD; Hay ME; Poore AGB; Campbell AH; Ballesteros E; Heck KL; Booth DJ; Coleman MA; Feary DA; Figueira W; Langlois T; Marzinelli EM; Mizerek T; Mumby PJ; Nakamura Y; Roughan M; van Sebille E; Gupta ASE; Smale DA; Tomas F; Wernberg T; Wilson SK, 2014, 'The tropicalization of temperate marine ecosystems: climate-mediated changes in herbivory and community phase shifts', Proceedings. Biological sciences / The Royal Society, 281, pp. 20140846, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.0846
    Journal articles | 2013
    Bain KF; Vergés A; Poore AGB, 2013, 'Using near infra red reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) to quantify tissue composition in the seagrass Posidonia australis', Aquatic Botany, 111, pp. 66 - 70, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2013.05.012
    Journal articles | 2013
    Clark JS; Poore AGB; Ralph PJ; Doblin MA, 2013, 'Potential for adaptation in response to thermal stress in an intertidal macroalga', Journal of Phycology, 49, pp. 630 - 639, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpy.12067
    Journal articles | 2013
    Moles AT; Peco B; Wallis IR; Foley WJ; Poore AGB; Seabloom EW; Vesk PA; Bisigato AJ; Cella-pizarro L; Clark CJ; Cohen PS; Cornwell WK; Edwards W; Ejrnaes R; Gonzales-Ojeda T; Graae BJ; Hay G; Lumbwe FC; Magana-rodriguez ; Moore BD; Peri PL; Poulsen JR; Stegen JC; Veldtman R; von Zeipel H; Andrew NR; Boulter SL; Borer ET; Cornelissen JHC; Farji-Brener AG; De Gabriel J; Jurado E; Kyhn LA; Low B; Mulder CPH; Reardon-smith KM; Rodriguez-Velazquez J; De Fortier A; Zheng Z; Blendinger PG; Enquist BJ; Facelli JM; Knight T; Majer JD; Martinez-Ramos M; Mcquillan P; Hui FKC, 2013, 'Correlations between physical and chemical defences in plants: Tradeoffs, syndromes, or just many different ways to skin a herbivorous cat?', New Phytologist, 198, pp. 252 - 263, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nph.12116
    Journal articles | 2013
    Poore AGB; Graba-Landry A; Favret M; Sheppard Brennand H; Byrne M; Dworjanyn SA, 2013, 'Direct and indirect effects of ocean acidification and warming on a marine plant-herbivore interaction', Oecologia, 173, pp. 1113 - 1124, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00442-013-2683-y
    Journal articles | 2012
    Birdsey E; Johnston E; Poore AGB, 2012, 'Diversity and cover of a sessile animal assemblage does not predict its associated mobile fauna.', Marine Biology, 159, pp. 551 - 560, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-011-1834-0
    Journal articles | 2012
    Foo SA; Dworjanyn SA; Poore AGB; Byrne M, 2012, 'Adaptive capacity of the habitat modifying sea urchin Centrostephanus rodgersii to ocean warming and ocean acidification: performance of early embryos', PLoS ONE, 7, pp. e42497, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0042497
    Journal articles | 2012
    Gall ML; Poore AGB; Johnston E, 2012, 'A biomonitor as a measure of ecologically-significant fraction of metals in an industrialised harbour.', Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 14, pp. 830 - 838, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c2em10880a
    Journal articles | 2012
    Poore AGB; Campbell AH; Coleman RA; Edgar G; Jormalainen V; Reynolds P; Sotka E; Stachowicz J; Taylor R; Vanderklift M; Duffy J, 2012, 'Global patterns in the impact of marine herbivores on benthic primary producers', Ecology Letters, 15, pp. 912 - 922, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2012.01804.x
    Journal articles | 2011
    Cook K; Vanderklift M; Poore AGB, 2011, 'Strong effects of herbivorous amphipods on epiphyte biomass in a temperate seagrass meadow', Marine Ecology - Progress Series, 442, pp. 263 - 269, http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps09446
    Journal articles | 2011
    Hay K; Poore AGB; Lovelock CE, 2011, 'Tolerance to herbivory in a brown seaweed and the effects of nutrient availability', Journal of Ecology, 99, pp. 1540 - 1550
    Journal articles | 2011
    Hay KB; Poore AGB; Lovelock CE, 2011, 'The effects of nutrient availability on tolerance to herbivory in a brown seaweed', Journal of Ecology, 99, pp. 1540 - 1550, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2011.01874.x
    Journal articles | 2011
    Hellyer C; Harasti D; Poore AGB, 2011, 'Manipulating artificial habitats to benefit seahorses in Sydney Harbour, Australia', Aquatic Conservation - Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 21, pp. 582 - 589, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aqc.1217
    Journal articles | 2010
    Hay KB; Millers K; Poore AGB; Lovelock CE, 2010, 'The use of near infrared reflectance spectrometry for characterisation of brown algal tissue traits', Journal of Phycology, 46, pp. 937 - 946, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1529-8817.2010.00890.x/abstract;jsessionid=50CD2BB530661298509028E94BAED185.d01t02
    Journal articles | 2010
    Pease CJ; Johnston E; Poore AG, 2010, 'Genetic variability in tolerance to copper contamination in a herbivorous marine invertebrate', Aquatic Toxicology, 99, pp. 10 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2010.03.014
    Journal articles | 2010
    Simpson S; Raubenheimer D; Clissold FJ; Charleston MJ; Couzin I; Clements KD; Coleman RA; Dussutour A; Foley WJ; Forbey J; Glaze E; Gordon IJ; Hanan J; Hochuli D; Kearney MR; Kearney MR; Pile AJ; Poore AG; Sword G; Wallis IR, 2010, 'Modelling nutritional interactions: from individuals to communities', Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 25, pp. 53 - 60, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6VJ1-4X0M17W-1&_user=37161&_coverDate=01%2F31%2F2010&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=gateway&_origin=gateway&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_acct=C000004218&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=37161&md5=09772f4254ea74c468aa56697fcf6e95&searchtype=a
    Journal articles | 2009
    Monro K; Poore AG, 2009, 'Performance benefits of growth-form plasticity in a clonal red seaweed', Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 97, pp. 80 - 89
    Journal articles | 2009
    Monro K; Poore AG, 2009, 'The evolvability of growth form in a clonal seaweed', Evolution, 63, pp. 3147 - 3157
    Journal articles | 2009
    Monro K; Poore AG, 2009, 'The potential for evolutionary responses to cell-lineage selection on growth form and its plasticity in a red seaweed', American Naturalist, 173, pp. 151 - 163
    Journal articles | 2009
    Poore AG; Campbell AH; Steinberg PD, 2009, 'Natural densities of mesograzers fail to limit growth of macroalgae or their epiphytes in a temperate algal bed', Journal of Ecology, 97, pp. 164 - 175, http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/121498499/PDFSTART
    Journal articles | 2009
    Sotka E; Forbey J; Horn M; Poore AG; Raubenheimer D; Whalen K, 2009, 'The emerging role of pharmacology in understanding consumer-prey interactions in marine and freshwater systems', Integrative and Comparative Biology, 49, pp. 291 - 313, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icb/icp049
    Journal articles | 2008
    Poore AG; Hill NA; Sotka E, 2008, 'Phylogenetic and geographic variation in host breadth and composition by herbivorous amphipods in the family Ampithoidae', Evolution, 62, pp. 21 - 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1558-5646.2007.00261.x
    Journal articles | 2008
    Roberts DA; Johnston E; Muller S; Poore AG, 2008, 'Field and laboratory simulations of storm water pulses: Behavioural avoidance by marine epifauna', Environmental Pollution, 152, pp. 153 - 162, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2007.05.005
    Journal articles | 2008
    Roberts DA; Johnston E; Poore AG, 2008, 'Biomonitors and the assessment of ecological impacts: Distribution of herbivorous epifauna in contaminated macroalgal beds', Environmental Pollution, 156, pp. 489 - 503
    Journal articles | 2008
    Roberts DA; Johnston E; Poore AG, 2008, 'Contamination of marine biogenic habitats and effects upon associated epifauna', Marine Pollution Bulletin, 56, pp. 1057 - 1065, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.03.003
    Journal articles | 2007
    Monro K; Poore AG; Brooks RC, 2007, 'Multivariate selection shapes environment-dependent variation in the clonal morphology of a red seaweed', Evolutionary Ecology, 21, pp. 765 - 782
    Journal articles | 2007
    Roberts DA; Poore AG; Johnston E, 2007, 'MBACI sampling of an episodic disturbance: Stormwater effects on algal epifauna', Marine Environmental Research, 64, pp. 514 - 523, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2007.04.005
    Journal articles | 2006
    Poore AG; Hill NA, 2006, 'Sources of variation in herbivore preference: Among-individual and past diet effects on amphipod host choice', Marine Biology, 149, pp. 1403 - 1410, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-006-0307-3
    Journal articles | 2006
    Roberts DA; Poore AG; Johnston E, 2006, 'Ecological consequences of copper contamination in macroalgae: Effects on epifauna and associated herbivores', Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 25, pp. 2470 - 2479
    Journal articles | 2006
    Roberts DA; Poore AG, 2006, 'Habitat configuration affects colonisation of epifauna in a marine algal bed', Biological Conservation, 127, pp. 18 - 26, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V5X-4H27C7P-1/2/12b49f8be8e521aa4b8f45535efc91c9
    Journal articles | 2005
    Monro K; Poore AG, 2005, 'Light quantity and quality induce shade-avoiding plasticity in a marine macroalga', Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 18, pp. 426 - 435
    Journal articles | 2005
    Poore AG; Hill NA, 2005, 'Spatial associations among palatable and unpalatable macroalgae: A test of associational resistance with a herbivorous amphipod', Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 326, pp. 207 - 216, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6T8F-4GKWJ8P-3/2/261d2a75400a5ab9b8c08fe97344181c
    Journal articles | 2005
    Poore AG, 2005, 'Scales of dispersal among hosts in a herbivorous marine amphipod', Austral Ecology, 30, pp. 219 - 228
    Journal articles | 2005
    Wright JT; Dworjanyn SA; Rogers CN; Steinberg PD; Williamson JE; Poore AG, 2005, 'Density-dependent sea urchin grazing: differential removal of species, changes in community composition and alternative community states', Marine Ecology Progress Series, 298, pp. 143 - 156
    Journal articles | 2004
    Monro K; Poore AG, 2004, 'Selection in modular organisms: Is Intraclonal variation in macroalgae evolutionarily important ?', American Naturalist, 163, pp. 564 - 578
    Journal articles | 2004
    Pineda-Krch M; Poore AG, 2004, 'Spatial interactions within modular organisms:genetic heterogeneity and organism fitness', Theoretical Population Biology, 66, pp. 25 - 36
    Journal articles | 2004
    Poore AG, 2004, 'Spatial associations among algae affect host use in a herbivorous marine amphipod', Oecologia, 140, pp. 104 - 112
    Journal articles | 2004
    Wright JT; De Nys R; Poore AG; Steinberg PD, 2004, 'Chemical defense in a marine alga:heritability and the potential for selection by herbivores', Ecology, 85, pp. 2946 - 2959
    Journal articles | 2003
    Hill NA; Blount C; Poore AG; Worthington D; Steinberg PD, 2003, 'Grazing effects of the sea urchin Centeoststephanus rodgersii in two contrasting rocky habitata: effects of urchin density and its implications for the fishery', Marine and Freshwater Research, 54, pp. 691 - 700
    Journal articles | 2001
    Fagerström T; Poore AGB, 2001, 'Intraclonal Variation in Macroalgae: Causes and Evolutionary Consequences', Selection, 1, pp. 123 - 134, http://dx.doi.org/10.1556/select.1.2000.1-3.12
    Journal articles | 2001
    Poore AG; Steinberg PD, 2001, 'Host-Plant adaptation in an herbivorous marine amphipod:Genetic potential not realized in field poulations', Evolution, pp. 68 - 80
    Journal articles | 2001
    Poore AGB; Fagerström T, 2001, 'A general model for selection among modules in haplo-diploid life histories', Oikos, 92, pp. 256 - 264, http://dx.doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0706.2001.920207.x
    Journal articles | 2001
    Poore AGB; Steinberg PD, 2001, 'HOST-PLANT ADAPTATION IN AN HERBIVOROUS MARINE AMPHIPOD: GENETIC POTENTIAL NOT REALIZED IN FIELD POPULATIONS', Evolution, 55, pp. 68 - 68, http://dx.doi.org/10.1554/0014-3820(2001)055[0068:hpaiah]2.0.co;2
    Journal articles | 2000
    Poore AG; Watson MJ; De Nys R; Lowry J; Steinberg PD, 2000, 'Patterns of host use among alga - and sponge - associated amphipods', Marine Ecology Progress Series, 208, pp. 183 - 196
    Journal articles | 1999
    Poore AG; Steinberg PD, 1999, 'Preference-performance relationships and effects of host plant choice in an herbivorous marine amphipod', Ecological Monographs, pp. 443 - 464
    Journal articles | 1999
    Poore AGB; Steinberg PD, 1999, 'Preference-Performance Relationships and Effects of Host Plant Choice in an Herbivorous Marine Amphipod', Ecological Monographs, 69, pp. 443 - 443, http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2657225
    Journal articles | 1997
    Poore AG; Lowry J, 1997, 'New ampithoid amphipods from Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Ampithoidae)', Invertebrate Taxonomy, 11, pp. 897 - 941
    Journal articles | 1996
    Jenkins GP; Wheatley MJ; Poore AGB, 1996, 'Spatial variation in recruitment, growth, and feeding of postsettlement King George whiting, Sillaginodes punctata, associated with seagrass beds of Port Phillip Bay, Australia', Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 53, pp. 350 - 359, http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f95-195
    Journal articles | 1994
    Poore AGB, 1994, 'Selective herbivory by amphipods inhabiting the brown alga Zonaria angustata', Marine Ecology: Progress Series, 107, pp. 113 - 123
  • Theses / Dissertations | 2000
    Poore AGB, 2000, Ecology and evolution of host plant use in herbivorous marine amphipods

2020. Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales

2012: UNSW Vice Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence

2013: Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning from the Federal Government's Office of Learning and Teaching.

2014. Provasoli Award from the Phycological Society of America (best paper published in Journal of Phycology for 2013).

Details of research projects can be found at https://alistairpoore.org/

My research focuses on the ecology and evolution of interactions among marine organisms, in particular benthic invertebrates and algae. My current research projects involve:

  • the impacts of herbivores on plant communities
  • the ecology and evolution of host choice in marine herbivores
  • human impacts to coastal marine ecosystems
  • adaptation of marine organisms to environmental stress
  • use of citizen science data for biodiversity monitoring

My Research Supervision

 

Tim Cutajar (PhD). Using invertebrate-derived DNA for detecting threatened amphibians (co-supervised with Jodi Rowley and Kristine Bohmann). Twitter: @Tim_Cutajar

Niki Hubbard (PhD). Impacts of artificial light at night on marine organisms (co-supervised by Assoc. Prof. Mariana Mayer-Pinto and Assoc. Prof. Katherine Dafforn) Twitter: @NikiHubbard

Maddy Langley (PhD). Restoring threatened seagrass meadows (co-supervised by Assoc. Prof. Adriana Vergés)

Chris Roberts (PhD). Using recreational dive photographs to monitor change on rocky reefs. (co-supervised by Assoc. Prof. Adriana Vergés)

Lena Holtmanns (PhD). How artificial light at night interacts with habitat complexity to affect marine communities (co-supervised by Assoc Prof. Mariana Mayer-Pinto)

My Teaching

BIOS2031 Biology of Invertebrates

  • diversity, form and function of invertebrate animals

BIOS3091 Marine and Aquatic Ecology

  • experimental ecology of nearshore environments (rocky shores, beaches, coral reefs and soft sediments)
  • ecology of freshwater habitats
  • management and conservation of aquatic habitats

BEES2041 Data Analysis for Life and Earth Scientists

  • sampling and experimental design
  • introduction to statistical analyses for biologists and environmental scientists
  • interpretation and communication of data analyses

Environmental Computing

  • Freely available tutorials for data manipulation, graphics and statistics for the environmental sciences