I am a functional ecologist working on coral reefs, mostly focusing on reef fishes. I am interested in understanding the in-built insurance of coral reefs, against drastic shifts in ecological conditions caused by climate change. Much of my work is based on observational field data studying the small-scale spatial ecology of reef fishes (i.e. watching fishes go about their daily lives). More recently I am increasingly working on more theoretical ecology, on the concept of 'functional traits' - its ecological utility and applications. 

Research Disciplines

• Ecology (3103)
• Ecological applications (4102)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Expanding knowledge (2801)

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Journal Articles

• Streit R and Bellwood D (2023) To harness traits for ecology, let's abandon 'functionality'. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 38 (5). pp. 402-411
• Bowden C, Streit R, Bellwood D and Tebbett S (2022) A 3D perspective on sediment turnover and feeding selectivity in blennies. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 180.
• Schlaefer J, Tebbett S, Bowden C, Collins W, Duce S, Hemingson C, Huertas V, Mihalitsis M, Morais J, Morais R, Siqueira A, Streit R, Swan S, Valenzuela J and Bellwood D (2022) A snapshot of sediment dynamics on an inshore coral reef. Marine Environmental Research, 181.
• Tebbett S, Streit R, Morais J, Schlaefer J, Swan S and Bellwood D (2022) Benthic cyanobacterial mat formation during severe coral bleaching at Lizard Island: The mediating role of water currents. Marine Environmental Research, 181.
• Streit R, Hemingson C, Cumming G and Bellwood D (2021) How flexible are habitat specialists? Short-term space use in obligate coral-dwelling damselfishes. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 31. pp. 381-398
• Tebbett S, Goatley C, Streit R and Bellwood D (2020) Algal turf sediments limit the spatial extent of function delivery on coral reefs. Science of the Total Environment, 734.
• Tebbett S, Streit R and Bellwood D (2020) A 3D perspective on sediment accumulation in algal turfs: implications of coral reef flattening. Journal of Ecology, 108 (1). pp. 70-80
• Bellwood D, Streit R, Brandl S and Tebbett S (2019) The meaning of the term 'function' in ecology: a coral reef perspective. Functional Ecology, 33 (6). pp. 948-961
• Streit R, Cumming G and Bellwood D (2019) Patchy delivery of functions undermines functional redundancy in a high diversity system. Functional Ecology, 33 (6). pp. 1144-1155
• Tebbett S, Streit R and Bellwood D (2019) Expansion of a colonial ascidian following consecutive mass coral bleaching at Lizard Island, Australia. Marine Environmental Research, 144. pp. 125-129
• Wismer S, Tebbett S, Streit R and Bellwood D (2019) Young fishes persist despite coral loss on the Great Barrier Reef. Communications Biology, 2.
• Wismer S, Tebbett S, Streit R and Bellwood D (2019) Spatial mismatch in fish and coral loss following 2016 mass coral bleaching. Science of the Total Environment, 650. pp. 1487-1498

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• Water flow ecology: How reef structure and water flow shape the world of fishes (PhD , Primary Advisor)

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