Brad Congdon is a field ecologist who applies ecological and evolutionary theory to the management and conservation of animal and plant species. He has a special interest in seabird conservation and has worked extensively with seabirds both in Australia and overseas. His current research is focused on understanding how changing ocean conditions impact seabird breeding success throughout the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea ecosystems. His research group was the first to demonstrate that seabirds are sensitive indicators of multiple climate-change impacts on top predators in these areas and have established rising sea-surface temperatures as a major conservation issue for seabirds of the Great Barrier Reef.

Teaching

• BZ1005: Introductory Ecology (Level 1; CNS)
• BZ3225: Field Ecology (Level 3; CNS)
• BZ3230: Ecological Research Methods (Level 3; CNS)
• BZ5225: Field Ecology (Level 5; CNS)
• BZ5230: Ecological Research Methods (Level 5; CNS)
• SC5901: Special Topic 1 (Level 5; CNS & TSV)
• SC5902: Special Topic 2 (Level 5; CNS & TSV)
• SC5903: Literature Review (Level 5; CNS & TSV)
• SC5909: Minor Project and Seminar (Level 5; CNS & TSV)
• SC5912: Minor Project, Seminar and Literature Review (1 of 2) (Level 5; CNS & TSV)
• SC5913: Minor Project, Seminar and Literature Review (2 of 2) (Level 5; CNS & TSV)

Experience

• 1999 to 2007 - Senior Lecturer/Lecturer, James Cook University (Cairns)
• 1998 to 1999 - Research Fellow, University of Auckland (New Zealand)
• 1995 to 1998 - Postdoctoral Fellow, Queen's University (Canada)
• 1992 to 1995 - Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Queensland (Australia)
• 1992 - Research Associate, Griffith University (Australia)

Research Disciplines

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

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity (9608)
• Ecosystem Assessment and Management (9605)

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

• Morrant D, Johnson C, Butler J and Congdon B (2017) Biodiversity friend or foe: land use by a top predator, the dingo in contested landscapes of the Australian Wet Tropics. Austral Ecology, 42 (3). pp. 252-264
• Nuske S, Vernes K, May T, Claridge A, Congdon B, Krockenberger A and Abell S (2017) Data on the fungal species consumed by mammal species in Australia. Data in Brief, 12. pp. 251-260
• Nuske S, Vernes K, May T, Claridge A, Congdon B, Krockenberger A and Abell S (2017) Redundancy among mammalian fungal dispersers and the importance of declining specialists. Fungal Ecology, 27. pp. 1-13
• Smout F, Skerratt L, Butler J, Johnson C, Congdon B and Thompson R (2017) The hookworm Ancylostoma ceylanicum: an emerging public health risk in Australian tropical rainforests and Indigenous communities. One Health, 3. pp. 66-69
• Maxwell S, Congdon B and Rymer T (2016) A new species of Vasticardium (Bivalvia: Cardiidae) from Queensland, Australia. The Festivus, 48 (4). pp. 248-252
• McDuie F and Congdon B (2016) Trans-equatorial migration and non-breeding habitat of tropical shearwaters: implications for modelling pelagic important bird areas. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 550. pp. 219-234
• Smout F, Skerratt L, Butler J, Johnson C and Congdon B (2016) Dingoes (Canis dingo Meyer, 1793) continue to be an important reservoir host of Dirofilaria immitis in low density housing areas in Australia. Veterinary Parasitology, 215. pp. 6-10
• Tol S, Coles R and Congdon B (2016) Dugong dugon feeding in tropical Australian seagrass meadows: implications for conservation planning. PeerJ, 4.
• McDuie F, Weeks S, Miller M and Congdon B (2015) Breeding tropical shearwaters use distant foraging sites when self-provisioning. Marine Ornithology, 43. pp. 123-129
• Jackson J, Steel D, Beerli P, Congdon B, Olavarría C, Leslie M, Pomilla C, Rosenbaum H and Baker C (2014) Global diversity and oceanic divergence of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B, Biological Sciences, 281 (1786). pp. 1-10
• Uematsu S, Uematsu K, Lavers J and Congdon B (2014) Reduced vitamin A (retinol) levels indicate radionuclide exposure in Streaked Shearwaters (Calonectris leucomelas) following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident. Ecological Indicators, 43. pp. 244-251
• Anderson K and Congdon B (2013) Population genetics suggest that multiple invasion processes need to be addressed in the management plan of a plant disease vector. Evolutionary Applications, 6 (4). pp. 660-672

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 65+ research outputs authored by Dr Brad Congdon from 1986 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

• Mitigating the Risk of Spill over of Disease from Wild Dogs in Northern Australia (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• The Importance of Declining Mammalian Fungal Specialists for Ectomycorrhizal Fungal Dispersal (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Relative Importance of Different Seagrass Re-Establishment Strategies in Tropical Queensland (PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Ecological Predictors of Range-Wide Patterns of Abundance and Genetic Divrsity of Mammals. (PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Seabird Foraging Ecology and Sub-surface Predator Reliance in Tropical and Sub-tropical Waters. (PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Population genetics and non-invasive population estimation of the endangered northern bettong, Bettongia tropica (PhD , Primary Advisor)
• A systematic revision of the family Strombidae (Masters , Primary Advisor)
• Cane Toads in Wet Tropical Rainforest and thier Potential Impacton Spotted-tailed Quolls (PhD , Advsor Mentor)

Completed

• Potential for spillover predation on native fauna by dingoes in peri-urban and agricultural landscapes in Australia's lowland Wet Tropics (2015, PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Critical foraging locations and oceanographic relationships for Great Barrier Reef breeding seabirds (2016, PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Climate variation and population dynamics in tropical seabirds (2012, PhD , Primary Advisor)

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.

• Tol, S. (2016) Biotic tropical seagrass seed dispersal by dugong and green sea turtles in the Great Barrier Reef. James Cook University

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