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

• SC5900: Special Topic (Level 5; TSV)
• SC5901: Special Topic 1 (Level 5; CNS)
• SC5902: Special Topic 2 (Level 5; CNS)
• SC5903: Literature Review (Level 5; CNS)
• SC5909: Minor Project and Seminar (Level 5; CNS)

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

• Evolutionary biology (3104)
• Ecology (3103)

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Journal Articles

• Greenfield M, Lach L, Congdon B, Anslan S, Tedersoo L, Field M and Abell S (2021) Consistent patterns of fungal communities within ant-plants across a large geographic range strongly suggest a multipartite mutualism. Mycological Progress, 20. pp. 681-699
• Maxwell S, Rymer T and Congdon B (2021) A theoretical composite model for population sex-specific shell size dynamics in Strombidae (Gastropoda, Neostromboidae). Journal of Natural History, 55 (41-42). pp. 2661-2672
• Maxwell S, Watt J, Rymer T and Congdon B (2021) A checklist of near-shore Strombidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neostromboidae) on Green Island, Queensland. Biogeographia, 36.
• Maxwell S, Rymer T and Congdon B (2021) Resolving phylogenetic and classical nomenclature: a revision of Seraphsidae Jung, 1974 (Gastropoda: Neostromboidae). Zootaxa, 4990 (3). pp. 401-453
• Tol S, Jarvis J, York P, Congdon B and Coles R (2021) Mutualistic relationships in marine angiosperms: enhanced germination of seeds by mega-herbivores. Biotropica, 53 (6). pp. 1535-1545
• Tol S, Harrison M, Groom R, Gilbert J, Blair D, Coles R and Congdon B (2021) Using DNA to distinguish between faeces of Dugong dugon and Chelonia mydas: non-invasive sampling for IUCN-listed marine megafauna. Conservation Genetics Resources, 13. pp. 115-117
• Woodworth B, Fuller R, Hemson G, McDougall A, Congdon B and Low M (2021) Trends in seabird breeding populations across the Great Barrier Reef. Conservation Biology, 35 (3). pp. 846-858
• Maxwell S, Rymer T, Congdon B and Dekkers A (2020) Studies in Canarium urceus (Linné, 1758) Part 2: Strombus anatellus Duclos, 1844, Strombus crassilabrum Anton, 1839, Strombus incisus Wood, 1828 and Strombus ustulatus form laevis Dodge, 1946 (Neostromboidae: Strombidae). The Festivus, 52 (4). pp. 335-344
• Maxwell S, Congdon B and Rymer T (2020) Essentialistic pluralism: the theory of spatio-temporal positioning of species using integrated taxonomy. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, 124. pp. 81-97
• Maxwell S, Dekkers A, Rymer T and Congdon B (2020) Towards resolving the American and West African Strombidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Neostromboidae) using integrated taxonomy. The Festivus, 52 (1). pp. 3-38
• Weimerskirch H, de Grissac S, Ravache A, Prudor A, Corbeau A, Congdon B, McDuie F, Bourgeois K, Dromzée S, Butscher J, Menkes C, Alain V, Vidal E, Jaeger A and Borsa P (2020) At-sea movements of wedge-tailed shearwaters during and outside the breeding season from four colonies in New Caledonia. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 633. pp. 225-238
• Maxwell S, Bordon A, Rymer T and Congdon B (2019) The birth of a species and the validity of hybrid nomenclature demonstrated with a revision of hybrid taxa within Strombidae (Neostromboidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 132 (1). pp. 119-130

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 94+ research outputs authored by Dr Brad Congdon from 1986 onwards.

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Current

• A revision of Canarium urceus Linnaeus 1758 (s.l.) contrasting classical and phylogenetic taxonomy (PhD , Secondary Advisor/AM)
• Population genetics and non-invasive population estimation of the endangered northern bettong, Bettongia tropica (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• FORAGING RESPONSES TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN TROPICAL SEABIRDS (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Ecological Predictors of Range-Wide Patterns of Abundance and Genetic Divrsity of Mammals. (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• Interactions Among Fungi, Ants, and the Ant-plant Myrmecodia beccarii (PhD , Advisor Mentor)
• Cane toads in Wet Tropics upland rainforest and their current and potential impact on native fauna (Masters , Secondary Advisor)

Completed

• Ontogeny of problem solving in a native Australian rodent, the fawn-footed mosaic-tailed rat Melomys cervinipes (2022, PhD , Secondary Advisor/AM)
• Relative importance of different seagrass re-establishment strategies in tropical Queensland, Australia (2021, PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• Potential for transmission of zoonotic helminth infections among dingoes and dogs in the Wet Tropics of North Queensland, Australia (2020, PhD , Secondary Advisor/AM)
• A classical taxonomic revision of Seraphsidae Jung 1974 (Gastropoda) using a pluralist approach to species assessment (2019, Masters , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• Foraging niche specialisation and resource use in tropical seabirds: implications for management (2018, PhD , Primary Advisor)
• The importance of declining mammalian fungal specialists for ectomycorrhizal fungal dispersal (2017, PhD , Secondary Advisor)

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• 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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