Teaching

• MB3190: Coral Reef Ecology (Level 3; TSV)
• MB5190: Coral Reef Ecology (Level 5; TSV)

Interests

Research

• My research focuses on broad-scale ecological processes and the functional importance of different taxa to the resilience of coral reef ecosystems, in particular the functional role of herbivorous fishes and the dangers of seaweed expansion on coral reefs. I have worked at over 30 locations spanning the world’s tropical oceans and this experience has provided him with considerable insight into the differences among these systems in terms of diversity, reef community structure, human use patterns and, perhaps more importantly, the underlying processes. My current research focuses on understanding the functional importance of different herbivorous fishes in preventing and/or reversing seaweed expansion on coral reefs, the differential responses of herbivorous fishes to changes in the benthic community structure on coral reefs, the recruitment dynamics and replenishment of reef fish populations, and the effects of increasing water temperature on the physiology and function of reef fish.

Experience

• 2019 - Principal Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
• 2013 to 2018 - Senior Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
• 2016 to 2017 - President, Australian Coral Reef Society
• 2013 to 2015 - DECRA Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
• 2012 to 2013 - Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
• 2011 to 2012 - Senior Postdoctoral Fellow, Red Sea Research Center, KAUST
• 2010 to 2011 - Experimental Scientist, Australian Institute of Marine Science (Townsville, Australia)

Research Disciplines

• Ecology (0602)
• Ecological Applications (0501)
• Environmental Science and Management (0502)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity (9608)
• Climate and Climate Change (9603)

Awards

• 2019 - Queensland Young Tall Poppy Science Award
• 2018 - JCU Primary Advisor of the Year
• 2018 - Fellow of the International Society for Reef Studies
• 2017 - JCU Research Excellence Award
• 2014 - ESA George Mercer Award - Outstanding Ecological Paper
• 2013 - Churchill Medal
• 2012 - Virginia Chadwick Award
• 2009 - Virginia Chadwick Award
• 2008 - Science for Management Award, GBRMPA
• 2008 - Terry Walker Award, Australia Coral Reef Society

Fellowships

• 2013 - Isobel Bennett Marine Biology Fellowship, Lizard Island Reef Research Foundation
• 2011 - Churchill Fellowship
• 2007 to 2009 - Ian Potter Doctoral Fellowship at Lizard Island

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Quimpo T, Cabaitan P and Hoey A (in press) Detachment of Porites cylindrica nubbins by herbivorous fishes. Restoration Ecology, 10.1111/rec.13091, DOI:10.1111/rec.13091.
• Robinson J, McDevitt-Irwin J, Dajka J, Hadj-Hammou J, Howlett S, Graba-Landry A, Hoey A, Nash K, Wilson S and Graham N (2020) Habitat and fishing control grazing potential on coral reefs. Functional Ecology, 34 (1), pp. 240-251, DOI:10.1111/1365-2435.13457.
• Tebbett S, Hoey A, Depczynski M, Wismer S and Bellwood D (2020) Macroalgae removal on coral reefs: realised ecosystem functions transcend biogeographic locations. Coral Reefs, 39 (1), pp. 203-214, DOI:10.1007/s00338-019-01874-w.
• Barnes M, Bodin Ö, McClanahan T, Kittinger J, Hoey A, Gaoue O and Graham N (2019) Social-ecological alignment and ecological conditions in coral reefs. Nature Communications, 10, Article: 2039, DOI:10.1038/s41467-019-09994-1.
• Bauman A, Seah J, Januchowski-Hartley F, Hoey A, Fong J and Todd P (2019) Fear effects associated with predator presence and habitat structure interact to alter herbivory on coral reefs. Biology Letters, 15 (10), DOI:10.1098/rsbl.2019.0409.
• Bejarano S, Pardede S, Campbell S, Hoey A and Ferse S (2019) Herbivorous fish rise as a destructive fishing practice falls in an Indonesian marine national park. Ecological Applications, 29 (8), Article: e01981, DOI:10.1002/eap.1981.
• Bellwood D, Pratchett M, Morrison T, Gurney G, Hughes T, Álvarez-Romero J, Day J, Grantham R, Grech A, Hoey A, Jones G, Pandolfi J, Tebbett S, Techera E, Weeks R and Cumming G (2019) Coral reef conservation in the Anthropocene: confronting spatial mismatches and prioritizing functions. Biological Conservation, 236, pp. 604-615, DOI:10.1016/j.biocon.2019.05.056.
• Darling E, McClanahan T, Maina J, Gurney G, Graham N, Januchowski-hartley F, Cinner J, Mora C, Hicks C, Maire E, Puotinen M, Skirving W, Adjeroud M, Ahmadia G, Arthur R, Bauman A, Beger M, Berumen M, Bigot L, Bouwmeester J, Brenier A, Bridge T, Brown E, Campbell S, Cannon S, Cauvin B, Chen C, Claudet J, Denis V, Donner S, Estradivari , Fadli N, Feary D, Fenner D, Fox H, Franklin E, Friedlander A, Gilmour J, Goiran C, Guest J, Hobbs J, Hoey A, Houk P, Johnson S, Jupiter S, Kayal M, Kuo C, Lamb J, Lee M, Low J, Muthiga N, Muttaqin E, Nand Y, Nash K, Nedlic O, Pandolfi J, Pardede S, Patankar V, Penin L, Ribas-Deulofeu L, Richards Z, Roberts T, Rodgers K, Safuan C, Sala E, Shedrawi G, Sin T, Smallhorn-West P, Smith J, Sommer B, Steinberg P, Sutthacheep M, Tan C, Williams G, Wilson S, Yeemin T, Bruno J, Fortin M, Krkosek M and Mouillot D (2019) Social–environmental drivers inform strategic management of coral reefs in the Anthropocene. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 3, pp. 1341-1350, DOI:10.1038/s41559-019-0953-8.
• Doszpot N, McWilliam M, Pratchett M, Hoey A and Figueira W (2019) Plasticity in three-dimensional geometry of branching corals along a cross-shelf gradient. Diversity, 11 (3), Article: 44, DOI:10.3390/D11030044.
• Hess S, Allan B, Hoey A, Jarrold M, Wenger A and Rummer J (2019) Enhanced fast-start performance and anti-predator behaviour in a coral reef fish in response to suspended sediment exposure. Coral Reefs, 38, pp. 103-108, DOI:10.1007/s00338-018-01757-6.
• Hughes T, Kerry J, Baird A, Connolly S, Chase T, Dietzel A, Hill T, Hoey A, Hoogenboom M, Jacobson M, Kerswell A, Madin J, Mieog A, Paley A, Pratchett M, Torda G and Woods R (2019) Global warming impairs stock-recruitment dynamics of corals. Nature, 568 (7752), pp. 387-401, DOI:10.1038/s41586-019-1081-y.
• Hughes T, Kerry J, Connolly S, Baird A, Eakin C, Heron S, Hoey A, Hoogenboom M, Jacobson M, Liu G, Pratchett M, Skirving W and Torda G (2019) Ecological memory modifies the cumulative impact of recurrent climate extremes. Nature Climate Change, 9 (1), pp. 40-44, DOI:10.1038/s41558-018-0351-2.

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 142+ research outputs authored by Prof Andrew Hoey from 2002 onwards.

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These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• Contrasting Patterns of juvenile density and partial mortality in scleractinian corals across Australia's Coral Sea Marine Park and Great Barrier Reef. (Masters , Secondary Advisor)
• Changes in behaviour and sociality of Chaetodon butterflyfish linked to population declines and coral loss (Masters , Secondary Advisor)
• Dynamics of Reef-building corals along the north-western Australian coastline (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• The impact of habitat condition on parasitism of herbivorous coral reef fishes (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• Interactions between fish and coral reefs: the influence of habitat degradation on fish communities (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• Effects of water quality on the ecology of herbivorous parrotfishes and surgeonfishes in American Samoa (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• Socio-Ecological Dynamics in Archaeological Shellfish Fisheries: A case from the Keppel Islands, Great Barrier Reef, Australia (PhD , Secondary Advisor/AM)
• The effects of habitat degradation on live coral associated reef fishes (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• Habitat suitability and patterns of larval settlement for crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) in the western Pacific (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Spatial Variation in the Density and Demography of Newly Settled Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris). (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• The Effect of Ocean Warming on the Behaviour and Fitness of Post-settlement Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Spatial Dynamics of Tropical Shallow Marine Habitats and their Related Mobile marine Faunal Communities (PhD , Secondary Advisor/AM)
• Beyond the Reef: The Influence of Seascape Structure on Fish Communities and Ecological Processes on Coral Reefs (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)

Completed

• Habitat preferences and associations of juvenile algal-associated fishes on coral reefs (2017, Masters , Secondary Advisor)
• Coral reef mesopredator trophodynamics in response to reef condition (2017, PhD , Associate Advisor)
• Neural and ecological basis of pair bonding in butterflyfishes (F: Chaetodontidae) (2017, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Environmental influences on the reproductive biology and early life history of the crown-of-thorns starfish (2017, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Variation in structure and function of reef fish assemblages among distinct coral habitats (2018, PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Deciphering the bacterial microworld in corals: structure, variability and persistence (2018, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• The persistence of Sargassum communities on coral reefs: resilience and herbivory (2019, PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• Socio-ecological drivers of fish biomass on coral reefs: the importance of accessibility, protection and key species (2019, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• No-take marine reserve performance under varying environmental and anthropogenic influences (2019, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• The effects of suspended sediments on the physiology and performance of coral reef fishes (2019, PhD , Secondary Advisor/AM)
• Exploring the role of microbes in coral-algal interactions on the inshore Great Barrier Reef (2020, Masters , Secondary Advisor/AM)
• Temperature preferences of tropical fishes and the influence of local abiotic and biotic factors (2020, PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• Trophic impact of large predators on coral reefs and management implications (2015, PhD , Associate Advisor)
• The effect of increasing temperature on algae-fish interactions on coral reefs (2020, PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)

These are the most recent metadata records associated with this researcher. To see a detailed description of all dataset records, visit the JCU Research Data Catalogue.

• Graba-Landry, A. (2020) Graba-Landry PhD thesis: The effect of increasing temperature to algae-fish interactions on coral reefs. James Cook University
• Nay, T. (2019) Habitat complexity results in high preference of lower, but not higher temperature by a common coral reef fish, Chromis atripectoralis. James Cook University
• Nay, T. (2019) Species interactions alter the selection of thermal environment in a coral reef fish. James Cook University
• Barnes, M. (2019) Trophic interactions among key target reef fish in Kenya. James Cook University
• Hughes, T. (2019) Global warming impairs stock-recruitment dynamics of corals. James Cook University
• Richardson, L. (2018) PhD thesis data: Variation in structure and function of reef fish assemblages among distinct coral habitats, by Laura E. Richardson (2018). James Cook University
• Hughes, T. (2018) Global warming transforms coral reef assemblages. James Cook University
• Hess, S. (2017) Species-specific impacts of suspended sediments on gill structure and function in coral reef fishes. James Cook University

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