Dr Michelle Devlin ~ Adjunct Senior Research Fellow

I have been undertaking research in the areas of tropical and temperate marine ecosystems since 1990.  I specialise in the environmental monitoring of water quality and eutrophication and the provision of regulatory advice on eutrophication. My work has involved management of national and international research programs relating to the fate and consequences of human activity and pollutants on freshwater, coastal and offshore marine waters, establishing links between the freshwater zone and marine systems, and coastal zone management.

I have extensive experience in coastal, marine and catchment habitats, including rivers, wetlands, estuaries, coral reefs and pelagic environments, with specialist skills in: assessing eutrophication risk and vulnerability, policy analysis and advice, water quality and benthic monitoring, impact assessment, catchment management, planning and approvals and facilitation of scientific and community workshops.

I have also worked in environmental consultancy, both overseas and in Australia, focusing on reserach management and European water directives. See www.c2o.net.au

 

Interests

Professional

• Environmental Consultancy

Research

• Eutrophication, water quality, phytoplankton, remote sensing, Great Barrier Reef, Water Framework Directive,

Experience

• 2008 to present - Environmental Consultancy, C2O environmental consultancy (Australia)
• 2007 to 2014 - Principal Senior Reseracher, James Cook University (Townsville, Australia)
• 2001 to 2007 - Senior Researcher, CEFAS (Lowestoft, UK)
• 1996 to 2001 - Project manager, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (Townsville, Australia)
• 1989 to 1996 - Researcher, Australian Institute of Marine Science (Townsville, Australia)

Research Disciplines

• Environmental management (4104)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Marine systems and management (1805)
• Coastal and estuarine systems and management (1802)

Fellowships

• 2001 - Land and Water International Fellowship

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

• Bremner J, Petus C, Dolphin T, Hawes J, Beguet B and Devlin M (2023) A Seagrass Mapping Toolbox for South Pacific Environments. Remote Sensing, 15 (3).
• Oubelkheir K, Ford P, Cherukuru N, Clementson L, Petus C, Devlin M, Schroeder T and Steven A (2023) Impact of a Tropical Cyclone on Terrestrial Inputs and Bio-Optical Properties in Princess Charlotte Bay (Great Barrier Reef Lagoon). Remote Sensing, 15 (3).
• Patricio-Valerio L, Schroeder T, Devlin M, Yi Q and Smithers S (2023) Meteorological Satellite Observations Reveal Diurnal Exceedance of Water Quality Guideline Thresholds in the Coastal Great Barrier Reef. Remote Sensing, 15 (9).
• Fronkova L, Greenwood N, Martinez R, Graham J, Harrod R, Graves C, Devlin M and Petus C (2022) Can Forel–Ule Index Act as a Proxy of Water Quality in Temperate Waters? Application of Plume Mapping in Liverpool Bay, UK. Remote Sensing, 14.
• Patricio-Valerio L, Schroeder T, Devlin M, Qin Y and Smithers S (2022) A Machine Learning Algorithm for Himawari-8 Total Suspended Solids Retrievals in the Great Barrier Reef. Remote Sensing, 14 (14).
• Brodie G, Brodie J, Maata M, Peter M, Otiawa T and Devlin M (2020) Seagrass habitat in Tarawa Lagoon, Kiribati: service benefits and links to national priority issues. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 155.
• Devlin M, Smith A, Graves C, Petus C, Tracey D, Maniel M, Hooper E, Kotra K, Samie E, Loubser D and Lyons B (2020) Baseline assessment of coastal water quality, in Vanuatu, South Pacific: insights gained from in-situ sampling. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 160.
• Devlin M, Lyons B, Bacon J, Edmonds N, Tracey D, Al Zaidan A, Al Ajmi F, Al-Wazzan Z, Al-Hussain M, Al Khaled H and Le Quesne W (2019) Principles to enable comprehensive national marine ecosystem status assessments from disparate data: the state of the marine environment in Kuwait. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 230.
• MacNeil M, Mellin C, Matthews S, Wolff N, McClanahan T, Devlin M, Drovandi C, Mengersen K and Graham N (2019) Water quality mediates resilience on the Great Barrier Reef. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 3 (4). pp. 620-627
• Petus C, Waterhouse J, Lewis S, Vacher M, Tracey D and Devlin M (2019) A flood of information: using Sentinel-3 water colour products to assure continuity in the monitoring of water quality trends in the Great Barrier Reef (Australia). Journal of Environmental Management, 248.
• Howley C, Devlin M and Burford M (2018) Assessment of water quality from the Normanby River catchment to coastal flood plumes on the northern Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research, 69 (6). pp. 859-873
• Ortiz J, Wolff N, Anthony K, Devlin M, Lewis S and Mumby P (2018) Impaired recovery of the Great Barrier Reef under cumulative stress. Science Advances, 4 (7). pp. 1-8

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 78+ research outputs authored by Dr Michelle Devlin from 2000 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.

Completed

• Exploring Himawari-8 geostationary observations for the advanced coastal monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef (2021, PhD , Secondary Advisor)

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

• Devlin, M. (2012) Water Quality, River Discharge and Remote Sense Database. James Cook University
• Lewis, S. (2011) Herbicides: a new threat to the Great Barrier Reef. James Cook Univeristy

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