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)
• PH1005: Advanced Stream Physics 1 (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

• Anderson K, Cantin N, Heron S, Lough J and Pratchett M (2018) Temporal and taxonomic contrasts in coral growth at Davies Reef, central Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Coral Reefs, 37 (2). pp. 409-421
• Bell J, Albert J, Amos G, Arthur C, Blanc M, Bromhead D, Heron S, Hobday A, Hunt A, Itano D, James P, Lehodey P, Liu G, Nicol S, Potemra J, Reygondeau G, Rubani J, Phillips J, Senina I and Sokimi W (2018) Operationalising access to oceanic fisheries resources by small-scale fishers to improve food security in the Pacific Islands. Marine Policy, 88. pp. 315-322
• Beyer H, Kennedy E, Beger M, Chen C, Cinner J, Darling E, Eakin C, Gates R, Heron S, Knowlton N, Obura D, Palumbi S, Possingham H, Puotinen M, Runting R, Skirving W, Spalding M, Wilson K, Wood S, Veron J and Hoegh-Guldberg O (2018) Risk-sensitive planning for conserving coral reefs under rapid climate change. Conservation Letters, 11 (6).
• Burn D, Pratchett M, Heron S, Thompson C, Pratchett D and Hoey A (2018) Limited cross-shelf variation in the growth of three branching corals on Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Diversity, 10 (4).
• Howells E, Dunshea G, McParland D, Vaughan G, Heron S, Pratchett M, Burt J and Bauman A (2018) Species-specific coral calcification responses to the extreme environment of the southern Persian Gulf. Frontiers in Marine Science, 5.
• 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
• Liu G, Eakin C, Chen M, Kumar A, De La Cour J, Heron S, Geiger E, Skirving W, Tirak K and Strong A (2018) Predicting heat stress to inform reef management: NOAA Coral Reef Watch's 4-month Coral Bleaching Outlook. Frontiers in Marine Science, 5.
• 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

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Current

• The Identification of Potential Links Between Fibropapilloma Prevalence in Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia Mydas) and Heavy metal Contamination Along the Great Barrier Reef, Australia (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Seasonal water transports in Ambon Bay of eastern Indonesia and their influences on marine pollution (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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