Empro Richard Pearson ~ Emeritus Professor

Eclectic ecologist, with primary interests in freshwater systems and secondary interests in terrestrial vertebrates, especially birds.  Research undertaken mainly in tropical Australia, but with global connections.

Interests

Research

• Ecology of freshwater systems
• Tropical ecology
• Conservation biology

Experience

• 2011 to present - Emeritus Professor, James Cook University (Marine and Tropical Biology)
• 2006 to 2010 - Head/Deputy of School, James Cook University (Marine and Tropical Biology)
• 1999 to 2006 - Head of School, James Cook University (Tropical Biology)
• 1990 to 2002 - Director, James Cook University (Aus Centre for Tropical Freshwater Research (now TropWATER))
• 1995 to 1996 - Head of Department, James Cook University (Zoology)

Research Disciplines

• Ecology (3103)
• Environmental management (4104)
• Zoology (3109)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Fresh, ground and surface water systems and management (1803)

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Journal Articles

• Boyero L, Pérez J, López-Rojo N, Tonin A, Correa-Araneda F, Pearson R, Bosch J, Albariño R, Anbalagan S, Barmuta L, Beesley L, Burdon F, Caliman A, Callisto M, Campbell I, Cardinale B, Jesús Casas J, Chará-Serna A, Ciapa?a S, Chauvet E, Colón-Gaud C, Cornejo A, Davis A, Degebrodt M, Dias E, Díaz M, Douglas M, Elosegi A, Encalada A, De Eyto E, Figueroa R, Flecker A, Fleituch T, Frainer A, França J, García E, García G, García P, Gessner M, Giller P, Gómez J, Gómez S, Gonçalves J, Graça M, Hall R, Hamada N, Hepp L, Hui C, Imazawa D, Iwata T, Junior E, Kariuki S, Landeira-Dabarca A, Leal M, Lehosmaa K, M’Erimba C, Marchant R, Martins R, Masese F, Camden M, McKie B, Medeiros A, Middleton J, Muotka T, Negishi J, Pozo J, Ramírez A, Rezende R, Richardson J, Rincón J, Rubio-Ríos J, Serrano C, Shaffer A, Sheldon F, Swan C, Tenkiano N, Tiegs S, Tolod J, Vernasky M, Watson A, Yegon M and Yule C (2021) Latitude dictates plant diversity effects on instream decomposition. Science Advances, 7 (13).
• Boyero L, López-Rojo N, Tonin A, Pérez J, Correa-Araneda F, Pearson R, Bosch J, Albariño R, Anbalagan S, Barmuta L, Basaguren A, Burdon F, Caliman A, Callisto M, Calor A, Campbell I, Cardinale B, Jesús Casas J, Chará-Serna A, Chauvet E, Ciapa?a S, Colón-Gaud C, Cornejo A, Davis A, Degebrodt M, Dias E, Díaz M, Douglas M, Encalada A, Figueroa R, Flecker A, Fleituch T, García E, García G, García P, Gessner M, Gómez J, Gómez S, Gonçalves J, Graça M, Gwinn D, Hall R, Hamada N, Hui C, Imazawa D, Iwata T, Kariuki S, Landeira-Dabarca A, Laymon K, Leal M, Marchant R, Martins R, Masese F, Maul M, McKie B, Medeiros A, Erimba C, Middleton J, Monroy S, Muotka T, Negishi J, Ramírez A, Richardson J, Rincón J, Rubio-Ríos J, dos Santos G, Sarremejane R, Sheldon F, Sitati A, Tenkiano N, Tiegs S, Tolod J, Venarsky M, Watson A and Yule C (2021) Impacts of detritivore diversity loss on instream decomposition are greatest in the tropics. Nature Communications, 12 (1).
• Boyero L, López-Rojo N, Pérez J, Tonin A, Correa-Araneda F, Davis A and Pearson R (2021) Effects of gamma irradiation on instream leaf litter decomposition. Hydrobiologia, 848 (21). pp. 5223-5232
• Butler B, Pearson R and Birtles R (2021) Water-quality and ecosystem impacts of recreation in streams: Monitoring and management. Environmental Challenges, 5.
• Godfrey P, Pearson R, Pusey B and Arthington A (2021) Drivers of zooplankton dynamics in a small tropical lowland river. Marine and Freshwater Research, 72 (2). pp. 173-185
• Pearson R, Connolly N, Davis A and Brodie J (2021) Fresh waters and estuaries of the Great Barrier Reef catchment: effects and management of anthropogenic disturbance on biodiversity, ecology and connectivity. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 166.
• Preite C and Pearson R (2021) Phytoplankton in dryland riverine waterholes: environmental drivers, variability and ecosystem-monitoring potential using different levels of taxonomic resolution and dataset reduction. Marine and Freshwater Research, 72 (2). pp. 244-255
• Arthington A, Pearson R, Godfrey P, Karim F and Wallace J (2020) Integrating freshwater wetland science into planning for Great Barrier Reef sustainability. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 30 (9). pp. 1727-1733
• Benson L and Pearson R (2020) Dynamics of organic material and invertebrates in a tropical headwater stream. Hydrobiologia, 847 (1). pp. 121-136
• Connolly N and Pearson R (2020) Do constrained immigration rates and high beta diversity explain contrasting productivity-diversity patterns measured at different scales? Oecologia, 194 (3). pp. 481-490
• Tonin A, Boyero L, Bambi P, Pearson R, Correa-Araneda F and Goncalves J (2020) High within?stream replication is needed to predict litter fluxes in wet–dry tropical streams. Freshwater Biology, 65 (4). pp. 688-697
• Schmidt K, Richards S, Pearson R, Alford R and Puschendorf R (2019) Seasonal, annual and decadal change in tadpole populations in tropical Australian streams. Amphibia-Reptilia, 40 (4). pp. 447-459

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 124+ research outputs authored by Empro Richard Pearson from 1993 onwards.

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Completed

• Biodiversity, biogeography and phylogeny of Australian freshwater triclads (2017, PhD , Secondary Advisor)

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• Brodie, J. (2011) Water quality research: baseline synthesis and year 1 summary. Australian Centre for Tropical Freshwater Research

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