Dr Tim Smith ~ Senior Research Officer

 

Tim is a marine ecologist with a range of research interests in coastal ecosystems and fisheries with a particular focus on seagrass habitats. Tim has lead projects investigating seagrass resilience and connectivity, seascape effects on fish assemblages and fisheries food webs and bycatch reduction. Currently Tim’s research focuses on seagrass restoration, monitoring and mapping and nearshore fish assemblages.

Experience

• 2017 to 2019 - Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Newcastle (Ourimbah, NSW)
• 2016 - Endeavour Fellow, Centre de Estudis Avancats de Blanes (Blanes, Catalonia, Spain)
• 2011 to 2016 - Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Deakin University (Waurn Ponds, Victoria)
• 2004 to 2010 - Research Assitant, Fisheries Research Branch Victoria (Queensclif, Victoria)

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Journal Articles

• Buñuel X, Alcoverro T, Boada J, Zinkunegi L, Smith T, Barrera A, Casas M, Farina S, Pérez M, Romero J, Arthur R and Pagès J (2023) Indirect grazing-induced mechanisms contribute to the resilience of Mediterranean seagrass meadows to sea urchin herbivory. Oikos, 2023 (6).
• Carter A, Coles R, Jarvis J, Bryant C, Smith T and Rasheed M (2023) A report card approach to describe temporal and spatial trends in parameters for coastal seagrass habitats. Scientific Reports, 13.
• Godinez-Espinosa S, Raoult V, Smith T, Gaston T and Williamson J (2023) Functional roles of coral reef primary producers examined with stable isotopes. Marine and Freshwater Research, 74 (7). pp. 601-613
• Raoult V, Pini-Fitzsimmons J, Smith T and Gaston T (2023) Testing non-lethal magnets and electric deterrents on batoids to lower oyster depredation. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 61.
• Smith T, Sherman C, Cumming E, York P and Jarvis J (2022) Size matters: variations in seagrass seed size at local scales affects seed performance. Hydrobiologia, 849. pp. 2335-2352
• Williamson J, Gillings M, Nevatte R, Harasti D, Raoult V, Ghaly T, Stow A, Smith T and Gaston T (2022) Genetic differentiation in the threatened soft coral Dendronephthya australis in temperate eastern Australia. Austral Ecology, 47 (4). pp. 804-817
• Hewitt D, Taylor M, Raoult V, Smith T and Gaston T (2021) Diet-tissue discrimination and turnover of ? 13 C and ? 15 N in muscle tissue of a penaeid prawn. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 35 (19).
• Jackson E, Smith T, York P, Nielsen J, Irving A and Sherman C (2021) An assessment of the seascape genetic structure and hydrodynamic connectivity for sub-tropical seagrass restoration. Restoration Ecology, 29 (1).
• Broadhurst M, Tolhurst D, Hughes B, Raoult V, Smith T and Gaston T (2020) Optimising mesh size with escape gaps in a dual-species portunid-trap fishery. Aquaculture and Fisheries, 5 (6). pp. 308-316
• Hewitt D, Smith T, Raoult V, Taylor M and Gaston T (2020) Stable isotopes reveal the importance of saltmarsh-derived nutrition for two exploited penaeid prawn species in a seagrass dominated system. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 236.
• Raoult V, Tosetto L, Harvey C, Nelson T, Reed J, Parikh A, Chan A, Smith T and Williamson J (2020) Remotely operated vehicles as alternatives to snorkellers for video-based marine research. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 522.
• Broadhurst M, Smith T, Millar R, Hughes B, Raoult V and Gaston T (2019) Cumulative selectivity benefits of increasing mesh size and using escape gaps in Australian Portunus armatus traps. Fisheries Management and Ecology, 26 (4). pp. 319-326

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 42+ research outputs authored by Dr Tim Smith from 2013 onwards.

These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• Future proofing Australia's Tropical Seagrasses: A Recovery and Restoration Framework for key Tropical Species (PhD , External Advisor)

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