Research Disciplines

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

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Expanding Knowledge (9701)
• Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity (9608)
• Ecosystem Assessment and Management (9605)

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Journal Articles

• Raby G, Messmer V, Tobin A, Hoey A, Jutfelt F, Sundin J, Cooke S and Clark T (2018) Swim for it: effects of simulated fisheries capture on the post-release behaviour of four Great Barrier Reef fishes. Fisheries Research, 206. pp. 129-137
• Wilmes J, Caballes C, Cowan Z, Hoey A, Lang B, Messmer V and Pratchett M (2018) Contributions of pre- versus post-settlement processes to fluctuating abundance of crown-of-thorns starfishes ( Acanthaster spp.). Marine Pollution Bulletin, 135. pp. 332-345
• Almany G, Planes S, Thorrold S, Berumen M, Bode M, Saenz-Agudelo P, Bonin M, Frisch A, Harrison H, Messmer V, Nanninga G, Priest M, Srinivasan M, Sinclair-Taylor T, Williamson D and Jones G (2017) Larval fish dispersal in a coral-reef seascape. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 1 (6). pp. 1-4
• Clark T, Messmer V, Tobin A, Hoey A and Pratchett M (2017) Rising temperatures may drive fishing-induced selection of low-performance phenotypes. Scientific Reports, 7.
• Cowan Z, Pratchett M, Messmer V and Ling S (2017) Known predators of crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster spp.) and their role in mitigating, if not preventing, population outbreaks. Diversity, 9 (1). pp. 1-19
• Messmer V, Pratchett M and Chong-Seng K (2017) Variation in incidence and severity of injuries among crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) on Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Diversity, 9 (1).
• Messmer V, Pratchett M, Hoey A, Tobin A, Coker D, Cooke S and Clark T (2017) Global warming may disproportionately affect larger adults in a predatory coral reef fish. Global Change Biology, 23 (6). pp. 2230-2240
• Pratchett M, Caballes C, Wilmes J, Matthews S, Mellin C, Sweatman H, Nadler L, Brodie J, Thompson C, Hoey J, Bos A, Byrne M, Messmer V, V. Fortunato S, Chen C, Buck A, Babcock R and Uthicke S (2017) Thirty years of research on crown-of-thorns starfish (1986-2016): scientific advances and emerging opportunities. Diversity, 9 (4).
• Pratchett M, Cowan Z, Nadler L, Caballes C, Hoey A, Messmer V, Fletcher C, Westcott D and Ling S (2017) Body size and substrate type modulate movement by the western Pacific crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster solaris. PLoS ONE, 12 (9).
• Pratchett M, Cameron D, Donelson J, Evans L, Frisch A, Hobday A, Hoey A, Marshall N, Messmer V, Munday P, Pears R, Pecl G, Reynolds A, Scott M, Tobin A, Tobin R, Welch D and Williamson D (2017) Effects of climate change on coral grouper (Plectropomus spp.) and possible adaptation options. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 27. pp. 297-316
• Wilmes J, Matthews S, Schultz D, Messmer V, Hoey A and Pratchett M (2017) Modelling growth of juvenile crown-of-thorns starfish on the northern Great Barrier Reef. Diversity, 9 (1). pp. 1-11
• Cinner J, Pratchett M, Graham N, Messmer V, Fuentes M, Ainsworth T, Ban N, Bay L, Blythe J, Dissard D, Dunn S, Evans L, Fabinyi M, Fidelman P, Figueiredo J, Frisch A, Fulton C, Hicks C, Lukoschek V, Mallela J, Moya A, Penin L, Rummer J, Walker S and Williamson D (2016) A framework for understanding climate change impacts on coral reef social–ecological systems. Regional Environmental Change, 16 (4). pp. 1133-1146

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 27+ research outputs authored by Dr Vanessa Messmer from 2005 onwards.

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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

• Reconstructing and Forecasting Outbreaks of Crown-of-thorn starfish (A. planci) on the Great Barrier Reef (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Spatial Variation in the Density and Demography of Newly Settled Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris). (PhD , Secondary Advisor)

Completed

• Predation on the early life stages of the crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) (2017, PhD , Secondary Advisor)

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• Lawton, R. (2017) Data from: High gene flow across large geographic scales reduces extinction risk for a highly specialised coral feeding butterflyfish. James Cook University

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