I am a coastal ecologist with particular interest in seagrass biology. I aim to understand environmental requirements for maintaining healthy seagrass meadows. These are the foundation of healthy ecological communities, including dugong and turtle populations. I am interested in knowing what can impact upon seagrass meadow health and how we can most reliably detect these impacts. To this end, I am engaged in long-term monitoring and do the underpinning experimental research. I have extensive experience in localized impacts such as water quality and low light. However, I am increasingly exploring global-scale impacts and how these interact with local-scale stressors. 

 

Research Disciplines

• Environmental Science and Management (0502)
• Plant Biology (0607)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Ecosystem Assessment and Management (9605)
• Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity (9608)
• Climate and Climate Change (9603)

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Journal Articles

• Bainbridge Z, Lewis S, Bartley R, Fabricius K, Collier C, Waterhouse J, Garzon-Garcia A, Robson B, Burton J, Wenger A and Brodie J (2018) Fine sediment and particulate organic matter: a review and case study on ridge-to-reef transport, transformations, fates, and impacts on marine ecosystems. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 135. pp. 1205-1220
• Collier C, Langlois L, Ow Y, Johansson C, Giammusso M, Adams M, O'brien K and Uthicke S (2018) Losing a winner: thermal stress and local pressures outweigh the positive effects of ocean acidification for tropical seagrasses. New Phytologist, 219 (3). pp. 1005-1017
• O'Brien K, Waycott M, Maxwell P, Kendrick G, Udy J, Ferguson A, Kilminster K, Scanes P, McKenzie L, McMahon K, Adams M, Samper-Villarreal J, Collier C, Lyons M, Mumby P, Radke L, Christianen M and Dennison W (in press) Seagrass ecosystem trajectory depends on the relative timescales of resistance, recovery and disturbance. Marine Pollution Bulletin,
• Phinn S, Kovacs E, Roelfsema C, Canto R, Collier C and McKenzie L (2018) Assessing the potential for satellite image monitoring of seagrass thermal dynamics: for inter-and shallow sub-tidal seagrasses in the inshore Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, Australia. International Journal of Digital Earth, 11 (8). pp. 803-824
• Adams M, Collier C, Uthicke S, Ow Y, Langlois L and O'brien K (2017) Model fit versus biological relevance: evaluating photosynthesis-temperature models for three tropical seagrass species. Scientific Reports, 7. pp. 1-12
• Brodie J, Lewis S, Collier C, Wooldridge S, Bainbridge Z, Waterhouse J, Rasheed M, Honchin C, Holmes G and Fabricius K (2017) Setting ecologically relevant targets for river pollutant loads to meet marine water quality requirements for the Great Barrier Reef, Australia: a preliminary methodology and analysis. Ocean & Coastal Management, 143. pp. 136-147
• Collier C, Xiang Y, Langlois L, Uthicke S, Johansson C, Hrebien V, O'Brien K and Adams M (2017) Optimum temperatures for net primary productivity of three tropical seagrass species. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8. pp. 1-32
• Wilkinson A, Collier C, Flores F, Langlois L, Ralph P and Negri A (2017) Combined effects of temperature and the herbicide diuron on Photosystem II activity of the tropical seagrass Halophila ovalis. Scientific Reports, 7. pp. 1-11
• Albright R, Anthony K, Baird M, Beeden R, Byrne M, Collier C, Dove S, Fabricius K, Hoegh-Guldberg O, Kelly R, Lough J, Mongin M, Munday P, Pears R, Russell B, Tilbrook B and Abal E (2016) Ocean acidification: linking science to management solutions using the Great Barrier Reef as a case study. Journal of Environmental Management, 182. pp. 641-650
• Collier C, Adams M, Langlois L, Waycott M, O'Brien K, Maxwell P and McKenzie L (2016) Thresholds for morphological response to light reduction for four tropical seagrass species. Ecological Indicators, 67. pp. 358-366
• Dichmont C, Dutra L, Owens R, Jebreen E, Thompson C, Deng R, van Putten E, Pascual R, Dambacher J, Warne M, Quinn R, Thébaud O, Bennett J, Read M, Wachenfeld D, Davies J, Garland A, Dunning M, Collier C, Waycott M and Playford J (2016) A generic method of engagement to elicit regional coastal management options. Ocean & Coastal Management, 124. pp. 22-32
• Dutra L, Dichmont C, Van Putten I, Thébaud O, Deng R, Pascual R, Owens R, Jebreen E, Thompson C, Warne M, Quinn R, Bennett J, Read M, Wachenfeld D, Collier C, Waycott M, Davies J, Garland A, Dunning M and Playford J (2016) How important is the coast? A survey of coastal objectives in an Australian regional city. Marine Policy, 71. pp. 229-241

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Completed

• Development of a miniature seagrass bioassay for PSII herbicides and its application to mixtures and simultaneous stressors (2015, Masters , Primary Advisor)
• Interactive effects of ocean acidification and declining water quality on tropical seagrass physiology (2016, PhD , Secondary Advisor)

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