
Mr Sterling Tebbett ~ Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Marine Ecology
Marine & Aquaculture Sciences
- About
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- Teaching
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- MB3160: Evolution and Ecology of Reef Fishes (Level 3; TSV)
- Research Disciplines
- Socio-Economic Objectives
- Publications
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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
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- Crisp S, Tebbett S and Bellwood D (2022) A critical evaluation of benthic phase shift studies on coral reefs. Marine Environmental Research, 178.
- Pessarrodona A, Tebbett S, Bosch N, Bellwood D and Wernberg T (2022) High herbivory despite high sediment loads on a fringing coral reef. Coral Reefs, 41 (1). pp. 161-173
- Scott M, Tebbett S, Whitman K, Thompson C, Mancini F, Heupel M and Pratchett M (2022) Variation in abundance, diversity and composition of coral reef fishes with increasing depth at a submerged shoal in the northern Great Barrier Reef. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 32. pp. 941-962
- 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.
- Tebbett S, Bellwood D, Johnson E and Chase T (2022) Occurrence and accumulation of heavy metals in algal turf particulates and sediments on coral reefs. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 184.
- Tebbett S, Sgarlatta M, Pessarrodona A, Vergés A, Wernberg T and Bellwood D (2022) How to quantify algal turf sediments and particulates on tropical and temperate reefs: An overview. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 179.
- Tebbett S, Siqueira Correa A and Bellwood D (2022) The functional roles of surgeonfishes on coral reefs: past, present and future. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 32. pp. 387-439
- Tebbett S, Morais J and Bellwood D (2022) Spatial patchiness in change, recruitment, and recovery on coral reefs at Lizard Island following consecutive bleaching events. Marine Environmental Research, 173.
- Morais J, Morais Araujo R, Tebbett S, Pratchett M and Bellwood D (2021) Dangerous demographics in post-bleach corals reveal boom-bust versus protracted declines. Scientific Reports, 11.
- Schlaefer J, Tebbett S and Bellwood D (2021) The study of sediments on coral reefs: a hydrodynamic perspective. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 169.
- Tebbett S and Bellwood D (2021) Algal turf productivity on coral reefs: a meta-analysis. Marine Environmental Research, 168.
- Tebbett S, Morais R, Goatley C and Bellwood D (2021) Collapsing ecosystem functions on an inshore coral reef. Journal of Environmental Management, 289.
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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 39+ research outputs authored by Mr Sterling Tebbett from 2016 onwards.
- Current Funding
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Lizard Island Research Station - Postdoctoral Fellowships
The evolution of a critical ecosystem function for the future of coral reefs
- Indicative Funding
- $14,400 over 1 year
- Summary
- Early in their evolutionary history, surgeonfishes established close links with coral reefs. Today they play essential roles in these threatened ecosystems. Despite this importance, the evolutionary context of some of their ecosystem functions is yet to be understood. This project aims to quantify the role of sediment removal and transportation throughout the evolution of surgeonfishes. More specifically, we will measure the dry weight of sediment found in the guts of surgeonfish species belonging to different clades, and model it through evolutionary time. This would provide fundamental knowledge about an ecosystem function that is critical for the future of coral reefs.
- Investigators
- Alexandre Siqueira Correa, Sterling Tebbett and Isabelle Ng (College of Science & Engineering)
- Keywords
- Surgeonfishes; Phylogeny; Feeding ecology; Sediment removal; Gut contents; Ancestral reconstructions
- Data
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These are the most recent metadata records associated with this researcher. To see a detailed description of all dataset records, visit Research Data Australia.
- Bellwood, D. (2020) Data from: Subconscious biases in coral reef fish studies. James Cook University
- Tebbett, S. (2019) Data from: A 3D perspective on sediment accumulation in algal turfs: implications of coral reef flattening. James Cook University
- Collaboration
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