I am an Adjunct Principal Research Fellow in the College of Science and Engineering, affiliated with the Marine Geophysical Laboratory. My primary role is as Senior Physical Scientist with NOAA Coral Reef Watch, in which I link satellite data and ocean model output to impacts on coral reef ecosystems. In addition to some lecturing at JCU, I previously held faculty positions at Penn State and Georgetown Universities.

Teaching

• MB1110: Introductory Marine Science (Level 1; TSV)
• PH2006: Marine Physics (Level 2; TSV)
• SC1102: Modelling Natural Systems (Level 1; TSV)

Research Disciplines

• Environmental Science and Management (0502)
• Ecology (0602)
• Ecological Applications (0501)

Socio-Economic Objectives

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

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

• Hughes T, Anderson K, Connolly S, Heron S, Kerry J, Lough J, Baird A, Baum J, Berumen M, Bridge T, Claar D, Eakin C, Gilmour J, Graham N, Harrison H, Hobbs J, Hoey A, Hoogenboom M, Lowe R, McCulloch M, Pandolfi J, Pratchett M, Schoepf V, Torda G and Wilson S (2018) Spatial and temporal patterns of mass bleaching of corals in the Anthropocene. Science, 359 (6371). pp. 80-83
• Hughes T, Kerry J, Baird A, Connolly S, Dietzel A, Eakin C, Heron S, Hoey A, Hoogenboom M, Liu G, McWilliam M, Pears R, Pratchett M, Skirving W, Stella J and Torda G (2018) Global warming transforms coral reef assemblages. Nature, 556 (7702). pp. 492-496
• Anderson K, Cantin N, Heron S, Pisapia C and Pratchett M (2017) Variation in growth rates of branching corals along Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Scientific Reports, 7. pp. 1-13
• Carilli J, Hartmann A, Heron S, Pandolfi J, Cobb K, Sayani H, Dunbar R and Sandin S (2017) Porites coral response to an oceanographic and human impact gradient in the Line Islands. Limnology and Oceanography, 62 (6). pp. 2850-2863
• Donner S, Rickbeil G and Heron S (2017) A new, high-resolution global mass coral bleaching database. PLoS One, 12 (4).
• Hughes T, Kerry J, Álvarez-Noriega M, Alvarez-Romero J, Anderson K, Baird A, Babcock R, Beger M, Bellwood D, Berkelmans R, Bridge T, Butler I, Byrne M, Cantin N, Comeau S, Connolly S, Cumming G, Dalton S, Diaz-Pulido G, Eakin C, Figueira W, Gilmour J, Harrison H, Heron S, Hoey A, Hobbs J, Hoogenboom M, Kennedy E, Kuo C, Lough J, Lowe R, Liu G, McCulloch M, Malcolm H, McWilliam M, Pandolfi J, Pears R, Pratchett M, Schoepf V, Simpson T, Skirving W, Sommer B, Torda G, Wachenfeld D, Willis B and Wilson S (2017) Global warming and recurrent mass bleaching of corals. Nature, 543 (7645). pp. 373-377
• Langlais C, Lenton A, Heron S, Evenhuis C, Sen Gupta A, Brown J and Kuchinke M (2017) Coral bleaching pathways under the control of regional temperature variability. Nature Climate Change, 7 (11). pp. 839-844
• Wooldridge S, Heron S, Brodie J, Done T, Masiri I and Hinrichs S (2017) Excess seawater nutrients, enlarged algal symbiont densities and bleaching sensitive reef locations: 2. A regional-scale predictive model for the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 114 (1). pp. 343-354
• Ainsworth T, Heron S, Ortiz J, Mumby P, Grech A, Ogawa D, Eakin C and Leggat W (2016) Climate change disables coral bleaching protection on the Great Barrier Reef. Science, 352 (6283). pp. 338-342
• Caldwell J, Heron S, Eakin C and Donahue M (2016) Satellite SST-based coral disease outbreak predictions for the Hawaiian archipelago. Remote Sensing, 8 (2). pp. 1-15
• Groner M, Maynard J, Breyta R, Carnegie R, Dobson A, Friedman C, Froelich B, Garren M, Gulland F, Heron S, Noble R, Revie C, Shields J, Vanderstichel R, Weil E, Wyllie-Echeverria S and Harvell C (2016) Managing marine disease emergencies in an era of rapid change. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 371 (1689). pp. 1-10
• Hedley J, Roelfsema C, Chollett I, Harbone A, Heron S, Weeks S, Skirving W, Strong A, Eakin C, Christensen T, Ticzon V, Bejarano S and Mumby P (2016) Remote sensing of coral reefs for monitoring and management: a review. Remote Sensing, 8 (2). pp. 1-40

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 64+ research outputs authored by Dr Scott Heron from 1998 onwards.

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Current

• Seasonal Characteristics of Water Dynamics and of Timescales of Flushing Process in Ambon Bay, Eastern Indonesia (PhD , External Advisor)

Completed

• Temporal and Spatial Variation in the Growth of Branching Corals (2016, PhD , External Advisor)

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• Ainsworth, T. (2017) Great Barrier Reef A. aspera data files for physiology, photophysiology, and SST trajectories/offsets. James Cook University

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