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All Rod Connolly publications

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2023
307. Tevathan-Tackett SM, Callahan DL, Connolly RM, Macreadie PI (2023) Dual indicators link geochemistry to microbiota in blue carbon soils. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science (online Mar2024)

306. Brown CJ, Saint Ange C, Connolly RM, Hasan S, Jackson S, McMahon JM, Smart JCR (2023) Ecosystem services in connected catchment to coast ecosystems: monitoring to detect emerging trends. Science of the Total Environment 869:161670 PDF

305. Connolly RM, Jinks KI, Shand A, Taylor MD, Gaston TF, Becker A, Jinks EL (2023) Out of the shadows: automatic fish detection from acoustic cameras. Aquatic Ecology available online and here as PDF

304. Kitchingman ME, Sievers M, Lopez-Marcano S, Connolly RM (2023) Fish use of restored mangroves matches that in natural mangroves regardless of forest age. Restoration Ecology 31:13806 PDF
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2022

303. Borland HP, Gilby BL, Henderson CJ, Connolly RM, Gorissen B, Ortodossi NL, Rummell AJ, Nagelkerken I, Pittman SJ, Sheaves M, Olds AD (2022) Seafloor terrain shapes the three-dimensional nursery value of mangrove and seagrass habitats. Ecosystems (online April 2022)

302. Connolly RM, Jinks KI, Herrera C, Lopez-Marcano S (2022) Fish surveys on the move: adapting automated fish detection and classification frameworks for videos on a remotely operated vehicle in shallow marine waters. Frontiers in Marine Science 9:918504 PDF

301. Dahdouh-Guebas F, Friess DA, Lovelock CE, Connolly RM, Feller IC, Rogers K, Cannicci S (2022) Cross-cutting research themes for future mangrove forest research. Nature Plants 8:1131-1135

300. Waltham NJ, Connolly RM (2022) Food webs supporting fisheries production in estuaries with expanding coastal urbanisation. Food Webs 33:00259 PDF

299. Ostrowski A, Connolly RM, Brown CJ, Sievers M (2022) Fluctuating fortunes: stressor synchronicity and fluctuating intensity influence biological impacts. Ecology Letters 25:2611-2623 PDF

298. Sievers M, Brown CJ, Buelow CA, Hale R, Ostrowski A, Saunders MI, Silliman BR, Swearer SE, Turschwell MP, Valdez SR, Connolly RM (2022) Greater consideration of animals will enhance coastal restoration outcomes. Bioscience 72:1088-1098 PDF

297. Hurtado-McCormick V, Tevathan-Tackett SM, Bowen JL, Connolly RM, Duarte CM, Macreadie PI (2022) Pathways for understanding blue carbon microbiomes with amplicon sequencing. Microorganisms 10:2121 PDF

296. Ouyang X, Connolly RM, Lee SY (2022) Revised global estimates of resilience to sea level rise for tidal marshes. Environmental Challenges 9:100593 PDF

295. Ditria EM, Buelow CA, Gonzalez-Rivero M, Connolly RM (2022) Artificial intelligence and automated monitoring for conservation of marine ecosystems: a perspective. Frontiers in Marine Science 9:918104 PDF

294. Richardson MA, Zhang Y, Connolly RM, Gillies CL, McDougall C (2022) Some like it hot: the ecology, ecosystem benefits and restoration potential of oyster reefs in tropical waters. Frontiers in Marine Science 9:873768 PDF

293. Buelow CA, Connolly RM, Turschwell MP, Adame FA, Ahmadia GN, Andradi-Brown DA, Bunting P, Canty SWJ, Dunic JC Friess DA, Lee SY, Lovelock CE, McClure EC, Pearson RM, Sievers M, Sousa AI, Worthington TA, Brown CJ (2022) Ambitious targets for mangrove and seagrass recovery. Current Biology 32:1641-1649 PDF

292. Turschwell MP, Connolly SR, Schafer RB, de Laender F, Campbell MD, Mantyka-Pringle C, Jackson M, Kattwinkel M, Sievers M, Ashauer R, Cote IM, Connolly RM, van den Brink PJ, Brown CJ (2022) Interactive effects of multiple stressors vary with consumer interactions, stressor dynamics and magnitude. Ecology Letters 25:1483-1496 PDF

291. Borland HP, Gilby BL, Henderson CJ, Connolly RM, Gorissen B, Ortodossi NL, Rummell AJ, Pittman SJ, Sheaves M, Olds AD (2022) Dredging transforms the seafloor and enhances functional diversity in urban seascapes. Science of the Total Environment 831:154811 PDF

290. Flindt MR, Oncken NS, Kuusemae K, Lange T, Aaskoven N, Winter S, Sousa AI, Rasmussen EK, Canal-Verges P, Connolly RM, Kristensen E (2022) Sand-capping stabilizes muddy sediment and improves benthic light conditions in eutrophic estuaries: laboratory verification and the potential for recovery of eelgrass (Zostera marina). Journal of Sea Research 181:102177 PDF

289. Harada Y, Lee SY, Connolly RM, Fry B (2022) Compound-specific isotope analysis of amino acids reveals dependency on grazing rather than detritivory in mangrove food webs. Marine Ecology Progress Series 681:13-20 PDF

288. Lowe EC, Steven R, Morris RL, Parris KM, Aguiar AC, Webb CE, Bugnot AB, Dafforn KA, Connolly RM, Mayer Pinto M (2022) Supporting urban ecosystem services across terrestrial, marine and freshwater realms. Science of the Total Environment 817:152689 PDF

287. Turschwell MP, Hayes MA, Lacharite M, Abundo M, Adams J, Blanchard J, Brain E, Buelow CA, Bulman C, Condie SA, Connolly RM, Dutton I, Fulton EA, Gallagher S, Maynard D, Pethybridge H, Plaganyi E, Porobic J, Taelman SE, Trebilco R, Woods G, Brown CJ (2022) A review of support tools to assess multi-sector interactions in the emerging offshore Blue Economy. Environmental Science and Policy 133:203-214 ​PDF

286. Becken S, Stantic B, Chen J, Connolly RM (2022) Twitter conversations reveal issue salience of aviation in the broader context of climate change. Journal of Air Transport Management 98:102157 PDF

285. Borland HP, Gilby BL, Henderson CJ, Connolly RM, Gorissen B, Ortodossi NL, Rummell AJ, Pittman SJ, Sheaves M, Olds AD (2022) Dredging fundamentally reshapes the ecological significance of 3D terrain features for fish in estuarine seascapes. Landscape Ecology 37:1385-1400 PDF

284. Henderson CJ, Gilby BL, Olds AD, Mosman J, Connolly RM, Hyndes G, Kelaher B, Maslo B, Rowden A, Williams A, Schlacher TA (2022) Connectivity shapes functional diversity and maintains complementarity in surf zones on exposed coasts. Estuaries and Coasts 45:1534-1544 PDF

2021
283. Connolly RM, Fairclough DV, Jinks EL, Ditria EM, Jackson G, Lopez-Marcano S, Olds AD, Jinks KI (2021) Improved accuracy for automated counting of fish in baited underwater videos for stock assessment. Frontiers in Marine Science 8:658135 ​PDF

282. Turschwell MP, Connolly RM, Dunic JC, Sievers M, Buelow CA, Pearson RM, Tulloch VJD, Cote IM, Unsworth RKF, Collier CJ, Brown CJ
(2021) Anthropogenic pressures and life-history predict trajectories of seagrass meadow extent at a global scale. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 118: e2110802118 
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281. Yando ES, Sloey TM, Dahdouh-Guebas F, Rogers K, Abuchahla GMO, Cannicci S, Canty SWJ, Jennerjahn TC, Ogurcak DE, Adams JB, Connolly RM, Diele K, Lee SY, Rowntree JK, Sharma S, Cavanaugh KC, Cormier N, Feller IC, Fratini S, Ouyang X, Wee AKS, Friess DA (2021) Conceptualizing ecosystem degradation using mangrove forests as a model system. Biological Conservation 263:109355 ​​PDF

​280. Sievers M, Brown CJ, Buelow CA, Pearson RM, Turschwell MP, Adame MF, Griffiths L, Holgate B, Rayner TS, Tulloch VJD, Roy Chowdhury M, zu Ermgassen PSE, Lee SY, Lillebo AI, Mackey BG, Maxwell PS, Rajkaran A, Sousa AI, Connolly RM (2021) Global typologies of coastal wetland status to inform conservation and management. Ecological Indicators 131:108141 PDF

279. Dunic JC, Brown CJ, Connolly RM, Turschwell MP, Cote IM (2021) Long-term declines and recovery of meadow area across the world’s seagrass bioregions. Global Change Biology 27:4096-4109 ​PDF

278. Adame MF, Connolly RM, Turschwell MP, Lovelock CE, Fatoyinbo L, Lagomasino D, Goldberg LA, Holdorf J, Friess DA, Sasmito SD, Sanderman J, Sievers M, Buelow C, Kauffman BJ, Bryan-Brown D, Brown CJ (2021) Future carbon emissions from global mangrove forest loss. Global Change Biology 27:2856-2866 PDF

277. Sheaves M, Mattone C, Connolly RM, Hernandez S, Nagelkerken I, Murray N, Ronan M, Waltham NJ, Bradley M (2021) Ecological constraint mapping: understanding outcome-limiting bottlenecks for improved environmental decision-making in marine and coastal environments. Frontiers in Marine Science 8:717448 ​PDF

276. Lopez-Marcano S, Jinks EL, Buelow CA, Brown CJ, Wang D, Kusy B, Ditria EM, Connolly RM (2021) Automatic detection of fish and tracking of movement for ecology. Ecology and Evolution 11:8254-8263 PDF

275. Oncken NS, Croizeau T, Connolly RM, Flindt MR, Kristensen E (2021) Reworking activity of the thalassinidean shrimp Trypaea australiensis Dana 1852 (Decapoda: Pleocyemata: Callinaassidae) in an Australian estuary: a pilot study. Journal of Crustacean Biology 41:1-5 PDF

274. Osborne FE, Olds AD, Schlacher TA, Henderson CJ, Martin TSH, Connolly RM, Maxwell PS, Gilby BL (2021) Human modifications to estuaries correlate with the morphology and functional roles of coastal fish. Marine Environmental Research 170:105433 ​PDF

273. Kimball ME, Connolly RM, Alford SB, Colombano DD, James WR, Kenworthy MD, Norris GS, Ollerhead J, Ramsden S, Rehage JS, Sparks EL, Waltham NJ, Worthington TA, Taylor MD (2021) Novel applications of technology for advancing tidal marsh ecology. Estuaries and Coasts 44:1568-1578 PDF

272. Brown CJ, Adame MF, Buelow CA, Frassl MA, Lee SY, Mackey B, McClure EC, Pearson RM, Rajkaran A, Rayner TS, Sievers M, Saint-Ange C, Sousa AI, Tulloch VJD, Turschwell MP, Connolly RM (2021) Opportunities for improving recognition of coastal wetlands in global ecosystem assessment frameworks. Ecological Indicators 126:107694 PDF
 
271. Pearson RM, Collier CJ, Brown CJ, Rasheed MA, Bourner J, Turschwell MP, Sievers M, Connolly RM (2021) Remote estimation of aquatic light environments using machine learning: a new management tool for submerged aquatic vegetation. Science of the Total Environment 782:146886 PDF

270. Provost EJ, Coleman MA, Butcher PA, Colefax A, Schlacher TA, Bishop MJ, Connolly RM, Gilby BL, Henderson CJ, Jones A, Lastra M, Maslo B, Olds AD, Kelaher BP (2021) Quantifying human use of sandy shores with aerial remote sensing technology: the sky is not the limit. Ocean and Coastal Management 211:105750 PDF

269. Mandal R, Becken S, Connolly RM, Stantic B (2021) Residual attention network vs real attention on aesthetic assessment. In: Hong TP, Wojtkiewics K, Chawuthai R, Sitek P (eds) Recent Challenges in Intelligent Information and Database Systems. ACIIDS, Springer, Thailand, pp 310-320 doi:10.1007/978-981-16-1685-3_26 PDF

268. King OC, Smith RA, Warne MSJ, van de Merwe JP, Connolly RM, Brown CJ (2021) Combined impacts of photosystem-II inhibiting herbicides and light availability on seagrass and marine microalage: a review. Marine Ecology Progress Series 668:215-230 PDF

267. Gilby BL, Olds AD, Brown CJ, Connolly RM, Henderson CJ, Maxwell PS, Schlacher TA (2021) Applying systematic conservation planning to improve the allocation of restoration actions at multiple spatial scales. Restoration Ecology 29:13403 PDF

266. Trevathan-Tackett SM, Kepfer-Rojas S, Engelen AH, York PH,, Ola A, Li J, Kelleway JJ, Jinks KI, Jackson E, Adame MF, Pendall E, Lovelock C, Connolly RM, Watson A, Visby I, Trethowan A, Taylor B, Roberts TNS, Petch J, Farrington L, Djukic I, Macreadie PI (2021) Ecosystem type drives tea litter decomposition and associated prokaryotic microbiome communities in freshwater and coastal wetlands at the continental scale. Science of the Total Environment 782:146819 PDF

265. Pittman SJ, Yates KL, Bouchet PJ, Alvarest-Berastegui D, Andrefouet S, Bell SS, Berkstrom C, Bostrom C, Brown CJ, Connolly RM, Devillers R, Eggleston D, Gilby BL, Gullstrom M, Halpern BS, Hidalgo M, Holstein D, Hovel K, Huettmann F, Jackson EL, James WR, Kellner JB, Kot CY, Lecours V, Lepczyk C, Nagelkerken I, Nekson J, Olds AD, Santos RO, Scales KL, Schneider DC, Schilling HT, Simenstad C, Suthers IM, Treml EA, Wedding LM, Yates P, Young M (2021) Seascape ecology: identifying research priorities for an emerging ocean sustainability science. Marine Ecology Progress Series 663:1-29 PDF

264. Ditria EM, Jinks EL, Connolly RM (2021) Automating the analysis of fish grazing behaviour from videos using image classification and optical flow. Animal Behaviour 177:31-37 ​PDF

263. Ditria EM, Connolly RM, Jinks EL, Lopez-Marcano S (2021) Annotated video footage for automated identification and counting of fish in unconstrained seagrass habitats. Frontiers in Marine Science 8:629485 PDF

262. Borland HP, Gilby BL, Henderson CJ, Leon JX, Schlacher TA, Connolly RM, Pittman SJ, Sheaves M, Olds AD (2021) The influence of seafloor terrain on fish and fisheries: a global review. Fish and Fisheries 22:707-734 ​PDF

261. Lopez-Marcano S, Brown CJ, Sievers M, Connolly RM (2021) The slow rise of technology: computer vision techniques in fish population connectivity. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 31:210-217 PDF

260. Ostrowski A, Connolly RM, Sievers M (2021) Evaluating multiple stressor research in coastal wetlands: a systematic review. Marine Environmental Research 164:105239 PDF

259. Pearson RM, Schlacher TA, Jinks KI, Olds AD, Brown CJ, Connolly RM (2021) Disturbance type determines how connectivity shapes ecosystem resilience. Scientific Reports 11:1188 PDF

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258. Giffin AL, Brown CJ, Nalau J, Mackey BG, Connolly RM (2020) Marine and coastal ecosystem-based adaptation in Asia and Oceania: review of approaches and integration with marine spatial planning. Pacific Conservation Biology 27:104-117 PDF

​257. Becken S, Friedl H, Stantic B, Connolly RM, Chen J (2021) Climate crisis and flying: social media analysis traces the rise of ‘Flightshame’. Journal of Sustainable Tourism 29:1450-1469​ PDF

256. Jones TR, Henderson CJ, Olds AD, Connolly RM, Schlacher TA, Hourigan BJ, Goodridge-Gaines LA, Gilby BL (2021) The mouths of estuaries are key transition zones that concentrate the ecological effects of predators. Estuaries and Coasts 44:1557-1567 PDF

255. Colombano DD, Litvin SY, Ziegler SL, Alford SB, Baker R, Barbeau MA, Cebrian J, Connolly RM, Currin CA, Deegan L, Lesser JS, Martin CW, McDonald AE, McLuckie C, Morrison BH, Pahl JW, Risse LM, Smith JAM, Staver LW, Turner RE, Waltham NJ (2021) Climate change implications for tidal marshes and food web linkages to estuarine and coastal nekton. Estuaries and Coasts 44:1637-1648 ​PDF

​254. Waltham NJ, Alcott C, Barbeau MA, Cebrian J, Connolly RM, Deegan LA, Dodds K, Goodridge-Gaines LA, Gilby BL, Henderson CJ, McLuckie CM, Minello TJ, Norris GS, Ollerhead J, Pahl J, Reinhardt JF, Rezek RJ, Simenstad CA, Smith JAM, Sparks EL, Staver LW, Ziegler SL, Weinstein MP (2021) Tidal marsh restoration optimism in a changing climate and urbanizing seascape. Estuaries and Coasts 44:1681-1690 ​PDF

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253. Gilby BL, Weinstein MP, Baker R, Cebrian J, Alford SB, Chelsky A, Colombano D, Connolly RM, Currin CA, Feller IC, Frank A, Goeke JA, Goodridge-Gaines LA, Hardcastle FE, Henderson CJ, Martin CW, McDonald AE, Morrison BH, Olds AD, Rehage JS, Waltham NJ, Zeigler SL (2021) Human actions alter tidal marsh seascapes and the provision of ecosystem services. Estuaries and Coasts 44:1628-1636 PDF

​252. Ziegler SL, Baker R, Crosby SC, Barbeau MA, Cebrian J, Colombano DD, Connolly RM, Deegan LA, Gilby BL, Mallick D, Martin CW, Nelson JA, Reinhardt JF, Simenstad C, Waltham NJ, Worthington TA, Rozas LP (2021) Geographic variation in salt marsh structure and function for nekton: a guide to finding commonality across multiple scales. Estuaries and Coasts 44:1497-1507 PDF


2020
251. Pearson RM, Sievers M, McClure EC, Turschwell MP, Connolly RM (2020) COVID-19 recovery can benefit biodiversity. Science 368:838-839 PDF

250. Connolly RM, Connolly FN, Hayes MA (2020) Oil spill from the Era: mangroves taking eons to recover. Marine Pollution Bulletin 153: 110965 PDF


249. Ditria EM, Lopez-Marcano S, Sievers M, Jinks EL, Brown CJ, Connolly RM (2020) Automating the analysis of fish abundance using object detection: optimizing animal ecology with deep learning. Frontiers in Marine Science 7:429 PDF

248. Ditria EM, Sievers M, Lopez-Marcano S, Jinks EL, Connolly RM (2020) Deep learning for automated analysis of fish abundance: the benefits of training across multiple habitats. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 192:698 PDF

247. McClure EC, Sievers M, Brown CJ, Buelow CA, Ditria EM, Hayes MA, Pearson RM, Tulloch VJD, Unsworth RKF, Connolly RM (2020) Artificial intelligence meets citizen science to supercharge ecological monitoring. Patterns 1:100109 PDF

246. Baker R, Taylor MD, Able KW, Beck MW, Cebrian J, Colombano DD, Connolly RM, Currin C, Deegan LA, Feller IC, Gilby BL, Kimball ME, Minello TJ, Rozas LP, Simenstad C, Turner RE, Waltham NJ, Weinstein MP, Ziegler SL, zu Ermagassen PSE, Alcott C, Alford SB, Barbeau M, Crosby SC, Dodds K, Frank A, Goeke J, Goodridge-Gaines LA, Hardcastle FE, Henderson CJ, James WR, Kenworthy MD, Lesser J, Mallick D, Martin CW, McDonald AE, McLuckie C, Morrison BH, Nelson JA, Norris GS, Ollerhead J, Pahl JW, Ramsden S, Rehage JS, Reinhardt JF, Rezek RJ, Risse LM, Smith JAM, Sparks EL, Staver LW (2020) Fisheries rely on threatened salt marshes. Science 370 (Issue 6517) 670-671 PDF

245. Jinks KI, Brown CJ, Schlacher TA, Olds AD, Engelhard SL, Pearson RM, Connolly RM (2020) Being well-connected pays in a disturbed world: enhanced herbivory in better linked habitats. Diversity 12:424 PDF

244. Harada Y, Connolly RM, Fry B, Maher DT, Sippo JZ, Jeffrey LC, Bourke AJ, Lee SY (2020) Stable isotopes track the ecological and biogeochemical legacy of mass mangrove dieback in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia. Biogeosciences 17:5599-5613 PDF

243. Brown CJ, Taylor W, Wabnitz CC, Connolly RM (2020) Dependency of Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef’s tropical fisheries on reef-associated fish. Scientific Reports 10:17801 PDF

242. Whalen MA, Whippo RDB, Stachowicz JJ, York PH, Aiello E, Alcoverra T, Altieri AH, Bertolini C, Benedetti-Cecchi L, Bresch M, Bulleri F, Carnell PE, Cimon S, Connolly RM, Cusson M, Diskin MS, D’Souza E, Flores AAV, Fodrie FJ, Galloway AWE, Gaskins LC, Graham OJ, Hanley TC, Henderson CJ, Hereu CM, Hessing-Lewis M, Hovel KA, Hughes BB, Hughes AR, Hultgren KM, Janes H, Janiak DS, Johnston LN, Jorgensen P, Kelaher BP, Kruschel C, Lanham BS, Lee KS, Lefcheck JS, Lozano-Alvarez E, Macreadie PI, Monteith ZL, O’Connor NE, Olds AD, O’Leary JK, Patrick CJ, Pino O, Poore AGB, Rasheed MA, Raymond WW, Reiss K, Rhoades OK, Robinson MT, Ross PG, Rossi F, Schlacher TA, Seemann J, Silliman BR, Smee DL, Thiel M, Unsworth RKF, van Tussenbroek BI, Verges A, Yeager ME, Yednock BK, Ziegler SL, Duffy JE (2020).
Climate drives the geography of marine consumption by changing predator communities. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 117: 28160-28166 PDF

241. Sievers M, Roy Chowdhury M, Adame MF, Bhadury P, Bhargava R, Buelow C, Friess DA, Ghosh A, Hayes MA, McClure E, Pearson RM, Turschwell MP, Worthington TA, Connolly RM (2020) Indian Sundarbans mangrove forest considered Endangered under Red List of Ecosystems, but there is cause for optimism. Biological Conservation 251: 108751 PDF

240. Hayes MA, McClure EC, York PH, Jinks KI, Rasheed MA, Sheaves M, Connolly RM (2020) The differential importance of deep and shallow seagrass to nekton of the Great Barrier Reef. Diversity 12:292 PDF

239. Gilby BL, Olds AD, Hardcastle FE, Henderson CJ, Connolly RM, Martin TSH, Maxwell PS, Goodridge-Gaines LA, Jones TR, Underwood A, Schlacher TA (2020) Diverse land uses and high coastal urbanisation do not always result in harmful environmental pollutants in fisheries species. Marine Pollution Bulletin 159:111487 PDF

238. Friess DA, Yando ES, Abuchahla GMO, Adams JB, Cannicci S, Canty SWJ, Cavanaugh KC, Connolly RM, Cormier N, Dahdouh-Guebas F, Diele K, Feller IC, Fratini S, Jennerjahn TC, Lee SY, Ogurcak DE, Ouyang X, Rogers K, Rowntree JK, Sharma S, Sloey TM, Wee AKS (2020) Mangroves give cause for conservation optimism, for now. Current Biology 30:R153-154 PDF

237. Tan YM, Dalby O, Kendrick GA, Statton J, Sinclair EA, Fraser MW, Macreadie PI, Gillies C, Coleman RA, Waycott M, van Dijk K, Verges A, Ross JD, Campbell ML, Matheson FE, Jackson EL, Irving AD, Govers LL, Connolly RM, McLeod I, Rasheed MA, Kirkman H, Flindt MR, Langes T, Miller A, Sherman CD (2020) Seagrass restoration is possible: insights and lessons from Australia and New Zealand. Frontiers in Marine Science 7:617 PDF

236. Pearson RM, van de Merwe JP, Gagan MK, Connolly RM (2020) Unique post-telemetry recapture enables development of multi-element isoscapes from barnacle shell for retracing host movement. Frontiers in Marine Science 7:596 PDF

235. Turschwell MP, Tulloch VJD, Sievers M, Pearson RM, Andradi-Brown DA, Ahmadia GN, Connolly RM, Bryan-Brown D, Lopez-Marcano S, MF Adame, Brown CJ (2020) Multi-scale estimation of the effects of pressures and drivers on mangrove forest loss globally. Biological Conservation 247:108637 PDF

234. Sievers M, Pearson RM, Turschwell MP, Bishop MJ, Bland L, Brown CJ, Tulloch VJD, Haig JA, Olds AD, Maxwell PS, Connolly RM (2020) Integrating outcomes of IUCN Red List of Ecosystems assessments for connected coastal wetlands. Ecological Indicators 116:106489 PDF

233. Gilby BL, Olds AD, Hardcastle FE, Henderson CJ, Connolly RM, Martin TSH, Jones TR, Maxwell PS, Schlacher TA (2020) Urbanisation and fishing alter the body size and functional traits of a key fisheries species. Estuaries and Coasts 43:2170-2181 PDF

232. Kimber O, Gilby BL, Henderson CJ, Olds AD, Connolly RM, Maslo B, Weston MA, Rowden A, Kelaher B, Schlacher TA (2020) The fox and the beach: coastal landscape topography and urbanisation predict the distribution of carnivores at the edge of the sea. Global Ecology and Conservation 23:e01071 PDF

231. Turschwell MP, Brown CJ, Pearson RM, Connolly RM (2020) China’s Belt and Road Initiative: conservation implications for threatened marine species and habitats. Marine Policy 112 103791 PDF

230. Bryan-Brown DN, Connolly RM, Richards DR, Adame MF, Friess DA, Brown CJ (2020) Global trends in mangrove forest fragmentation. Scientific Reports 10:7117 PDF

229. Waltham NJ, Elliott M, Lee SY, Lovelock C, Duarte CM, Buelow C, Simenstad C, Nagelkerken I, Claassens L, Wen CCK, Barletta M, Connolly RM, Gillies C, Mitsch WJ, Ogburn MB, Purandare J, Possingham H, Sheaves M (2020) UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030: what chance for success in restoring coastal ecosystems? Frontiers in Marine Science 7:71 PDF

228. Tulloch VJD, Turschwell MP, Giffin AL, Halpern B, Connolly RM, Griffiths L, Frazer M, Brown CJ (2020) Linking threat maps with management to guide conservation investment. Biological Conservation 245:108527 PDF

227. Jinks KI, Rasheed MA, Brown CJ, Olds AD, Schlacher TA, Sheaves M, York PH, Connolly RM (2020) Saltmarsh grass supports fishery food webs in subtropical Australian estuaries. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 238:106719 PDF

226. Griffiths LL, Melvin SD, Connolly RM, Pearson RM, Brown CJ (2020) Metabolomic indicators of low-light stress in seagrass. Ecological Indicators 114:106316 PDF

225. Yabsley NA, Gilby BL, Schlacher TA, Henderson CJ, Connolly RM, Maxwell PS, Olds AD (2020) Landscape context and nutrients modify the effects of coastal urbanisation. Marine Environmental Research 158:104936 PDF

224. Goodridge-Gaines LA, Olds AD, Henderson CJ, Connolly RM, Schlacher TA, Jones TR, Gilby BL (2020) Linking ecosystem condition and landscape context in the conservation of ecosystem multifunctionality. Biological Conservation 243:108479 PDF

223. Hafezi M, Sahin O, Stewart RA, Connolly RM, Mackey B, Ware D (2020) Adaptation strategies for coral reef ecosystems in Small Island Developing States: integrated modelling of local pressures and long-term climate changes. Journal of Cleaner Production 253:119864 PDF

222. Pearson RM, van de Merwe JP, Connolly RM (2020) Global oxygen isoscapes for barnacle shells: application for tracing movement in oceans. Science of the Total Environment 705:135782 doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135782 PDF

221. Griffiths LL, Connolly RM, Brown CJ (2020) Critical gaps in seagrass protection reveal the need to address multiple pressures and cumulative impacts. Ocean and Coastal Management 183:104946 doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2019.104946 PDF

220. Wendlander NS, Lange T, Connolly RM, Kristensen E, Pearson RM, Valdemarsen T, Flindt MR (2020) Assessing methods for restoring seagrass (Zostera muelleri) in Australia’s subtropical waters. Marine and Freshwater Research 71:996-1005 PDF

219. Henderson CJ, Gilby BL, Schlacher TA, Connolly RM, Sheaves M, Maxwell PS, Flint N, Borland HP, Martin TSH, Olds AD (2020) Low redundancy and complementarity shape ecosystem functioning in low-diversity ecosystems. Journal of Animal Ecology 89:784-794 doi:10.1111/1365-2656.13148 PDF

218. Henderson CJ, Gilby BL, Schlacher TA, Connolly RM, Sheaves M, Maxwell PS, Flint N, Borland HP, Martin TSH, Gorissen B, Olds AD (2020) Landscape transformation alters functional diversity in coastal seascapes. Ecography 43:138-148 doi: 10.1111/ecog.04504 PDF

217. Schlacher TA, Gilby BL, Olds AD, Henderson CJ, Connolly RM, Peterson CH, Voss CM, Maslo B, Weston MA, Bishop MJ, Rowden A (2020) Key ecological function peaks at the land-ocean transition zone when vertebrate scavengers concentrate on ocean beaches. Ecosystems 23:906-916 PDF

216. Scott N, Le D, Becken S, Connolly RM (2020) Measuring perceived beauty of the Great Barrier Reef using eye-tracking technology. Current Issues in Tourism 23:2492-2502 PDF

215. Harada Y, Fry B, Lee SY, Maher DT, Sippo JZ, Connolly RM (2020) Stable isotopes indicate ecosystem restructuring following climate-driven mangrove dieback. Limnology and Oceanography 65:1251-1263 PDF

2019
214. Seivers M, Brown CJ, Tulloch VJD, Pearson RM, Haig JA, Turschwell MP, Connolly RM (2019) The role of vegetated coastal wetlands for marine megafauna conservation. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 34:807-817 PDF

213. Serrano O, Lovelock CE, Atwood TB, Macreadie PI, Canto R, Phinn S, Arias-Ortiz A, Bai L, Baldock J, Bedulli C, Carnell P, Connolly RM, Donaldson P, Esteban A, Ewers-Lewis CJ, Eyre BD, Hayes MA, Horwitz P, Hutley LB, Kavazos CRJ, Kelleway JJ, Kendrick GA, Kilminster K, Lafratta A, Lee SY, Lavery PS, Maher DT,, Marba N, Masque P, Mateo MA, Mount R, Ralph PJ, Roelfsema C, Rozaimi M, Ruhon R, Salinas C, Samper-Villarreal J, Sanderman J, Sanders C, Santos I, Sharples C, Steven ADL, Cannard T, Trevathan-Tackett, Duarte CM (2019) Australian vegetated coastal ecosystems as global hotspots for climate change mitigation. Nature Communications 10:4313 PDF

212. Macreadie
PI, Anton A, Raven JA, Beaumont N, Connolly RM, Friess DA, Kelleway JJ, Kennedy H, Kuwae T, Lavery PS, Lovelock CE, Smale DA, Apostolaki ET, Atwood TB, Baldock J, Bianchi TS, Chmura GL, Eyre BD, Fourqurean JW, Hall-Spencer JM, Huxham M, Hendriks IE, Krause-Jensen D, Laffoley D, Luisetti T, Marba N, Masque P, McGlathery KJ, Megonigal PJ, Murdiyarso D, Russell BD, Santos R, Serrano O, Silliman BR, Watanabe K, Duarte CM (2019) The future of blue carbon science. Nature Communications 10:3998 PDF

211. Jinks KI, Brown CJ, Rasheed MA, Scott AL, Sheaves M, York PH, Connolly RM (2019) Habitat complexity influences the structure of food webs in Great Barrier Reef seagrass meadows. Ecosphere 10:e02928 PDF

210. Macreadie PI, Atwood TB, Seymour JR, Schmitz Fontes ML, Sanderman J, Nielsen DA, Connolly RM. (2019) Vulnerability of seagrass blue carbon to microbial attack following exposure to warming and oxygen. Science of the Total Environment 686:264-275 PDF

209. Brown CJ, Broadley A, Adame MF, Branch TA, Turschwell M, Connolly RM (2019) The assessment of fishery status depends on fish habitats. Fish and Fisheries 20:1-14 PDF

208.
Becken S, Connolly RM, Chen J, Stantic B (2019) A hybrid is born: integrating collective sensing, citizen science and professional monitoring of the environment. Ecological Informatics 52:35-45 PDF

207. Olds AD, Gilby BL, Connolly RM, Tibbetts IR, Henderson CJ, Stevens T, Thackwray SK, Schlacher TA (2019) Fishes of Moreton Bay: ecology, human impacts, and conservationIn: Tibbetts I, Rothlisberg P, Neil D, Homburg T, Brewer D, Arthington A (eds) Moreton Bay Quandamooka & catchment: past, present, and future. The Moreton Bay Foundation, Brisbane, Australia
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206. Maxwell PS, Connolly RM, Roelfsema CM, Burfeind DD, Udy J, O’Brien K, Saunders M, Barnes R, Olds AD, Hendersen CJ, Gilby BL (2019) Seagrasses of Moreton Bay Quandamooka: diversity, ecology and resilience. In: Tibbetts I, Rothlisberg P, Neil D, Homburg T, Brewer D, Arthington A (eds) Moreton Bay Quandamooka & catchment: past, present, and future. The Moreton Bay Foundation, Brisbane, Australia PDF

205. Gilby BL, Olds AD, Rissik D, Henderson CJ, Connolly RM, Stevens T, Schlacher TA (2019) Performance of marine reserves for fish and associated ecological functions in the Moreton Bay Marine Park. In: Tibbetts I, Rothlisberg P, Neil D, Homburg T, Brewer D, Arthington A (eds) Moreton Bay Quandamooka & catchment: past, present, and future. The Moreton Bay Foundation, Brisbane, Australia
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204. Duncan
CK, Gilby BL, Olds AD, Connolly RM, Ortodossi NL, Henderson CJ, Schlacher TA (2019) Landscape context modifies the rate and distribution of predation around habitat restoration sites. Biological Conservation 237:97-104  PDF

203. Pearson RM, van de Merwe JP, Gagan MK, Limpus CJ, Connolly RM (2019) Distinguishing between sea turtle foraging areas using stable isotopes from commensal barnacle shells. Scientific Reports 9:6565 PDF

202. Brodersen KE, Trevathan-Tackett SM, Nielsen DA, Connolly RM, Lovelock CE, Atwood TB, Macreadie PI (2019). Oxygen consumption and sulphate reduction in vegetated coastal habitats: effects of physical disturbance. Frontiers in Marine Science 6:14 PDF

201.
Le D, Scott N, Becken S, Connolly RM (2019) Tourist’s aesthetic assessment of environmental changes, linking conservation planning to sustainable tourism. Journal of Sustainable Tourism  27:1477-1494 PDF

200. Henderson CJ, Stevens T, Lee SY, Gilby BL, Schlacher TA, Connolly RM, Warnken J, Maxwell PS, Olds AD (2019) Optimizing seagrass conservation for ecological functions. Ecosystems 22: 1368–1380 PDF

199. Henderson CJ, Gilby BL, Schlacher TA, Connolly RM, Sheaves M, Flint N, Borland HP, Olds AD (2019) Contrasting effects of mangroves and armoured shorelines on fish assemblages in tropical estuarine seascapes. ICES Journal of Marine Science
76:1052-1061 PDF

198. Ortodossi NL, Gilby BL, Schlacher TA, Connolly RM, Yabsley NA, Olds AD (2019) Effects of seascape connectivity on reserve performance along exposed coastlines. Conservation Biology 33:580-589 PDF

197. Gilby BL, Olds AD, Connolly RM, Henderson CJ, Schlacher TA (2019) Seascape context modifies how fish respond to restored oyster reef structures. ICES Journal of Marine Science 76:1131-1139 PDF


2018
196. Connolly RM, Smith TM, Maxwell PS, Olds AD, Macreadie PI, Sherman CD (2018) Highly disturbed populations of seagrass show increased resilience but lower genotypic diversity. Frontiers in Plant Science 9:894 doi: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00894 PDF

195. Connolly RM, Jackson EL, Macreadie PI, Maxwell PS, O’Brien KR (2018) Seagrass dynamics and resilience. In: Larkum AWD, Kendrick GA, Ralph PJ. Seagrasses of Australia. Chapter 7. pp 197-212. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-71352-6 PDF

194. Gilby BL, Olds AD, Connolly RM, Henderson CJ, Schlacher TA (2018) Spatial restoration ecology: placing restoration in a landscape context. Bioscience 68:1007-1019 PDF

193. Pearson RM, Jinks KI, Brown CJ, Schlacher TA, Connolly RM (2018) Functional changes in reef systems in warmer seas: asymmetrical effects of altered grazing by a widespread crustacean mesograzer. Science of the Total Environment 644:976-981 PDF

192. Brook TW, Gilby BL, Olds AD, Connolly RM, Henderson CJ, Schlacher TA (2018) The effects of shoreline armouring on estuarine fish are contingent upon the broader urbanisation context. Marine Ecology Progress Series 605:195-206 PDF


191. Martin TSH, Olds AD, Olalde ABH, Berkstrom C, Gilby BL, Schlacher TA, Butler IR, Yabsley NA, Zann M, Connolly RM (2018). Habitat proximity exerts opposing effects on key ecological functions. Landscape Ecology 33:1273-1286 PDF

190. Mandal R, Connolly RM, Schlacher TA, Stantic B (2018) Assessing fish abundance from underwater video using deep neural networks. IEEE IJCNN 2018:1-6. DOI: 10.1109/IJCNN.2018.8489482 PDF

189. Gilby BL, Olds AD, Peterson CH, Connolly RM, Voss CM, Bishop MJ, Elliott M, Grabowski JH, Ortodossi NL, Schlacher TA (2018) Maximising the benefits of oyster reef restoration for finfish and their fisheries. Fish and Fisheries 19:931-947 PDF

188. Ouyang X, Lee SY, Connolly RM, Kainz MJ (2018) Spatially-explicit evaluation of coastal wetlands for cyclone mitigation in Australian and China. Scientific Reports 8:3035 DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-21217-z PDF

187. Pitt KA, Lee SY, Connolly RM, Bui TH, Doriean N (2018) Sources and fate of organic matter in constructed versus natural coastal waterways. Marine Pollution Bulletin 135:505-513 PDF

186. Bingham EL, Gilby BL, Olds AD, Weston MA, Connolly RM, Henderson CJ, Maslo B, Peterson CF, Voss CM, Schlacher TA (2018) Functional plasticity in vertebrate scavenger assemblages in the presence of introduced competitors. Oecologia 188:583-593 PDF

185. Olds AD, Frohloff BA, Gilby BL, Connolly RM, Yabsley NA, Maxwell PS, Henderson CJ, Schlacher TA (2018) Urbanisation supplements ecosystem functioning in disturbed estuaries. Ecography 41:2104-2113 PDF

184. Olds AD, Vargas-Fonseca E, Connolly RM, Gilby BL, Huijbers CM, Hyndes GA, Layman CA, Whitfield AK, Schlacher TA (2018) The ecology of fish in the surf zones of ocean beaches: a global review. Fish and Fisheries 19:78-89 PDF

​183. Scott AL, York PH, Duncan C, Macreadie PI, Connolly RM, Ellis MT, Jarvis JC, Jinks KI, Marsh H, Rasheed MA (2018) The role of herbivory in structuring tropical seagrass ecosystem service delivery. Frontiers in Plant Science 9:127 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00127 PDF

182.
Ouyang X, Lee SY, Connolly RM (2017) Using isotope labelling to partition sources of CO2 efflux in newly established mangrove seedlings. Limnology and Oceanography 63:731-740 PDF

181. Gilby BL, Olds AD, Connolly RM, Maxwell PS, Schlacher TA (2018) Seagrass meadows shape fish assemblages across estuarine seascapes. Marine Ecology Progress Series 588:179-189 
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2017
180. Atwood TB, Connolly RM, Almahasheer H, Carnell P, Duarte CM, Ewers Lewis CJ, Irigoien X, Kelleway JJ, Lavery PS, Macreadie PI, Serrano O, Sanders C, Santos I, Steven ADL, Lovelock CE (2017) Global patterns in mangrove soil carbon stocks and losses. Nature Climate Change 7:523-528 PDF

179. Becken S, Stantic B, Chen J, Alaei A, Connolly RM (2017) Monitoring the environment and human sentiment on the Great Barrier Reef: assessing the potential of collective sensing. Journal of Environmental Monitoring 203:87-97 PDF

178. Bryan-Brown DN, Brown CJ, Hughes JM, Connolly RM (2017) Patterns and trends in marine population connectivity research. Marine Ecology Progress Series 585:243-256 PDF

177. Holt RE, Brown CJ, Schlacher TA, Sheldon F, Balcombe SR, Connolly RM (2017) Species traits and connectivity constrain stochastic community re-assembly. Scientific Reports 7:14424  DOI:10.1038/s41598-017-14774-2 PDF

176. Gilby BL, Olds AD, Connolly RM, Yabsley NA, Maxwell PS, Tibbetts IR, Schoeman DS, Schlacher TA (2017) Umbrellas can work under water: using threatened species as indicator and management surrogates can improve coastal conservation. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 199:132-140 PDF

175. Pearson RM, van de Merwe JP, Limpus CJ, Connolly RM (2017) Realignment of sea turtle isotope studies needed to match conservation priorities. Marine Ecology Progress Series 583:259-271 PDF

174. Doell SA, Connolly RM, Limpus CJ, Pearson RM, van de Merwe JP (2017) Using growth rates to estimate age of the sea turtle barnacle Chelonibia testudinaria. Marine Biology 164:222 DOI 10.1007/s00227-017-3251-5 PDF

173. Davis JP, Pitt KA, Olds AD, Harborne AR, Connolly RM (2017) Seagrass corridors and tidal state modify how fish use habitats on intertidal coral reef flats. Marine Ecology Progress Series 581:135-147 PDF

172. Gorman D, Turra A, Connolly RM, Olds AD, Schlacher TA (2017) Monitoring nitrogen pollution in seasonally-pulsed coastal waters requires judicious choice of indicator species. Marine Pollution Bulletin 122:149-155 PDF

171. Borland HP, Schlacher TA, Gilby BL, Connolly RM, Yabsley NA, Olds AD (2017) Habitat type and beach exposure shape fish assemblages in the surf zone of ocean beaches. Marine Ecology Progress Series 570:203-211 PDF

170. Schlacher TA, Hutton BM, Gilby BL, Porch N, Maguire GS, Maslo B, Connolly RM, Olds AD, Weston MA (2017) Algal subsidies enhance invertebrate prey for threatened shorebirds: a novel conservation tool on ocean beaches. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 191:28-38 PDF

169. Gilby BL, Olds AD, Yabsley NA, Connolly RM, Maxwell PS, Schlacher TA (2017) Enhancing the performance of marine reserves in estuaries: just add water. Biological Conservation 210:1-7 PDF

168. Macreadie PI, Ollivier Q, Kelleway JJ, Serrano O, Carnell P, Ewers Lewis CJ, Atwood TB, Sanderman J, Baldcock J, Connolly RM, Duarte CM, Lavery P, Steven ADL, Lovelock CE (2017) Carbon sequestration by Australian tidal marshes. Scientific Reports 7:44071 (doi: 10.1038/srep44071) PDF

167. Macreadie PI, Nielsen DA, Kelleway J, Atwood TB, Seymour J, Petrou K, Connolly RM, Thomson ACG, Trevathan-Tackett S, Ralph PJ (2017) Can we manage coastal ecosystems to sequester more blue carbon? Frontiers in Ecology and Environment 15:206-213 PDF

166. Martin TSH, Connolly RM, Olds AD, Ceccarelli DM, Fenner DE, Schlacher TA, Beger M (2017). Subsistence harvesting by a small community does not substantially compromise coral reef fish assemblages. ICES Journal of Marine Science 74:2191-2200 PDF

165. Henderson CJ, Olds AD, Lee SY, Gilby BL, Maxwell PS, Connolly RM, Stevens T (2017) Marine reserves and seascape context shape fish assemblages in seagrass ecosystems. Marine Ecology Progress Series 566:135-144 PDF

164. Ouyang X, Lee SY, Connolly RM (2017) The role of root decomposition in global mangrove and saltmarsh carbon budgets. Earth Science Reviews
166:53-63 PDF

163. Engelhard SL, Huijbers CM, Stewart-Koster B, Olds AD, Schlacher TA, Connolly RM (2017) Prioritising seascape connectivity in conservation using network analysis. Journal of Applied Ecology 54:1130-1141 PDF

162. Ouyang X, Lee SY, Connolly RM (2017) Structural equation modelling reveals factors regulating surface sediment organic carbon content and CO2 efflux in a subtropical mangrove. Science of the Total Environment 578:513-522 PDF

161. York PH, Smith TM, Coles RG, McKenna SA, Connolly RM, Irving AD, Jackson EL, McMahon K, Runcie JW, Sherman CDH, Sullivan BK, Trevathan-Tackett SM, Brodersen KE, Carter AB, Ewers CJ, Lavery PS, Roelfsema CM, Sinclair EA, Strydom S, Tanner JE, van Dijk K, Warry FY, Waycott M, Whitehead S (2017) Identifying knowledge gaps in seagrass research and management: an Australian perspective. Marine Evironmental Research 127:163-172 PDF

160. Kristensen E, Connolly RM, Otero XL, Marchand C, Ferreira TO, Rivera-Monroy VH (2017) Biogeochemical cycles: global approaches and perspectives. In: Rivera-Monroy VH, Lee SY, Kristensen E, Twilley RR. Mangrove Ecosystems: A Global Biogeographic Perspective. pp 163-209. Springer, Cham ISBN 978-3-319-62206-4 PDF

159. Sheaves M, Baker R, Abrantes KG, Connolly RM (2017) Fish biomass in tropical estuaries: substantial variation in food web structure, sources of nutrition, and ecosystem-supporting processes. Estuaries and Coasts 40:580-593 PDF

2016
158. Olds AD, Connolly RM, Pitt KA, Pittman SJ, Maxwell PS, Huijbers CM, Moore BR, Albert S, Rissik D, Babcock RC, Schlacher TA (2016) Quantifying the conservation value of seascape connectivity: a global synthesis. Global Ecology and Biogeography 25:1-13 PDF

157. Vargas-Fonseca E, Olds AD, Gilby BL, Connolly RM, Schoeman DS, Huijbers CM, Hyndes GA, Schlacher TA (2016) Combined effects of urbanization and connectivity on iconic coastal fishes. Diversity and Distributions 22:1328-1341 PDF

156. Gilby BL, Olds AD, Connolly RM, Stevens T, Henderson CJ, Maxwell PS, Tibbetts IR, Schoeman DS, Rissik D, Schlacher TA (2016) Optimising land-sea management for inshore coral reefs. PLoS One 11(10): e0164934. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0164934 PDF

155. Huijbers CM, Schlacher TA, McVeigh RR, Schoeman DS, Olds AD, Brown MB, Ekanayake KB, Weston MA, Connolly RM (2016)  Functional replacement across species pools of vertebrate scavengers separated at a continental scale maintains an ecosystem process. Functional Ecology 30:998-1005 PDF

154. Pearson RM, Connolly RM (2016) Climate change impacts on coastal fisheries and aquaculture. In: CoastAdapt Impact Sheet 7, National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility, Gold Coast, Australia. (Ed. D Rissik) coastadapt.com.au PDF

153. Maslo B, Schlacher TA, Weston MA, Huijbers CM, Anderson C, Gilby BL, Olds AD, Connolly RM, Schoeman DS (2016) Regional drivers of clutch loss reveal important trade-offs for beach-nesting birds. Peer J 4:e2460; doi 10.7717/peerj.2460 PDF

152. Schlacher TA, Carracher LK, Porch N, Connolly RM, Olds AD, Gilby BL, Ekanayake KB, Maslo B, Weston MA (2016) The early shorebird will catch fewer invertebrates on trampled sandy beaches. PLoS One 11(8): e0161905. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0161905 PDF

151. Schlacher TA, Lucrezi S, Peterson CH, Connolly RM, Olds AD, Althaus F, Hyndes GA, Maslo B, Gilby BL, Leon JX, Weston MA, Lastra M, Williams A, Schoeman DS (2016) Estimating animal populations and body sizes from burrows: marine ecologists have their heads buried in the sand. Journal of Sea Research 112:55-64 PDF

150. Schlacher TA, Lucrezi S, Connolly RM, Peterson CH, Gilby BL, Maslo B, Olds AD, Walker SJ, Leon JX, Huijbers CM, Weston MA, Turra A, Hyndes GA, Holt RA, Schoeman DS (2016) Human threats to sandy beaches: a meta-analysis of ghost crabs illustrates global anthropogenic impacts. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 169:56-73 PDF

149. Yabsley NA, Olds AD, Connolly RM, Martin TSH, Gilby BL, Maxwell PS, Huijbers CM, Schoeman DS, Schlacher TA (2016) Resource type influences the effects of reserves and connectivity on ecological functions. Journal of Animal Ecology 85:437-444 PDF

148. van de Merwe JP, Lee SY, Connolly RM, Pitt KA, Steven ADL (2016) Assessing temporal and spatial trends in estuarine nutrient dynamics using a multi-species stable isotope approach. Ecological Indicators 67:338-345 PDF

2015
147. Atwood TB, Connolly RM, Ritchie EG, Lovelock CE, Heithaus MR, Hays GC, Fourqurean JW, Macreadie PI (2015) Predators help protect carbon stocks in blue carbon ecosystems. Nature Climate Change 5:1038-1045 PDF

146. Schoeman DS, Schlacher TA, Jones AR, Murray A, Huijbers CM, Olds AD, Connolly RM (2015) Edging along a warming coast: a range extension for a common sandy beach crab. PLoS One 10(11): e0141976. PDF

145. Davis JP, Pitt KA, Fry B, Connolly RM (2015) Stable isotopes as tracers of residency for fish on inshore coral reefs. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 167:368-376 PDF

144. Connolly RM, Waltham NJ (2015) Spatial analysis of carbon isotopes reveals seagrass contribution to fishery food web. Ecosphere 6 art148 (doi: 10.1890/ES14-00243.1) PDF

143. Huijbers CM, Connolly RM, Pitt KA, Schoeman DS, Schlacher TA, Burfeind DD, Steele C, Olds AD, Maxwell PS, Babcock RC, Rissik D (2015)  Conservation benefits of marine reserves are undiminished near coastal rivers and cities. Conservation Letters 8:312-319 PDF

142. Davis JP, Pitt KA, Connolly RM, Fry B (2015) Community structure and dietary pathways for invertebrates on intertidal coral reef flats. Food Webs 3:7-16 PDF

141. Brown MB, Schlacher TA, Schoeman DS, Weston MA, Huijbers CM, Olds AD, Connolly RM (2015) Invasive carnivores alter ecological function and enhance complementarity in scavenger assemblages on ocean beaches. Ecology 96:2715-2725 PDF

140. Martin TSH, Olds AD, Pitt KA, Johnston AB, Butler IR, Maxwell PS, Connolly RM (2015) Effective protection of fish on inshore coral reefs depends on the scale of mangrove-reef connectivity. Marine Ecology Progress Series 527:157-165 PDF

139. Schlacher TA, Weston MA, Schoeman DS, Olds AD, Huijbers CM, Connolly RM (2015) Golden opportunities: a horizon scan to expand sandy beach ecology. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 157:1-6 PDF

138. Nagelkerken I, Sheaves M, Baker R, Connolly RM (2015) The seascape nursery: a novel spatial approach to identify and manage nurseries for coastal marine fauna. Fish and Fisheries 16:362-371 PDF

137. Huijbers CM, Schlacher TA, Schoeman DS, Olds AD, Weston MA, Connolly RM (2015)  Limited functional redundancy in vertebrate scavenger guilds fails to compensate for the loss of raptors from urbanised sandy beaches. Diversity and Distributions 21:55-63 PDF

136. Maxwell PS, Pitt KA, Olds AD, Rissik D, Connolly RM (2015) Identifying habitats at risk: simple models can reveal complex ecosystem dynamics. Ecological Applications 25:573-587 PDF

135. Abrantes KG, Johnston R, Connolly RM, Sheaves M (2015) Importance of mangrove carbon for aquatic food webs in wet-dry tropical estuaries. Estuaries and Coasts 38:383-399 PDF

134. Sheaves M, Baker R, Nagelkerken I, Connolly RM (2015) True value of estuarine and coastal nurseries for fish: incorporating complexity and dynamics. Estuaries and Coasts 38:401-414 PDF


2014
133. Olds AD, Pitt KA, Maxwell PS, Babcock RC, Rissik D, Connolly RM (2014) Marine reserves help coastal ecosystems cope with extreme weather. Global Change Biology 20:3050-3058. doi: 10.1111/gcb.12606 PDF

132.
Schlacher TA, Weston MA, Lynn D, Schoeman DS, Huijbers CM, Olds AD, Masters S, Connolly RM (2014) Conservation gone to the dogs: when canids rule the beach in small coastal reserves. Biodiversity and Conservation
doi 10.1007/s10531-014-0830-3 PDF


131. Davis JP, Pitt KA, Fry B, Olds AD, Connolly RM (2014) Seascape-scale trophic links for fish on inshore coral reefs. Coral Reefs 33:897-907 PDF

130. Ebrahim A, Olds AD, Maxwell PS, Pitt KA, Burfeind DD, Connolly RM (2014) Herbivory in a subtropical seagrass ecosystem: separating the functional roles of different grazers. Marine Ecology Progress Series 511:83-91 PDF

129. Schlacher TA, Schoeman DS, Jones AR, Dugan JE, Hubbard DM, Defeo O, Peterson CH, Weston MA, Maslo B, Olds AD, Scapini F, Nel R, Harris LR, Lucrezi S, Lastra M, Huijbers CM, Connolly RM (2014) Metrics to assess ecological condition, change, and impacts in sandy beach ecosystems. Journal of Environmental Management 144:322-335 PDF

128. Schlacher TA, Connolly RM (2014) Effects of acid treatment on carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios in ecological samples: a review and synthesis. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 5:541-550 PDF

127. Duggan M, Connolly RM, Whittle M, Curwen G, Burford MA (2014) Effects of freshwater flow extremes on intertidal biota of a wet-dry tropical estuary. Marine Ecology Progress Series 502:11-23 PDF

126. Olds AD, Connolly RM, Pitt KA, Maxwell PS, Aswani S, Albert S (2014) Incorporating surrogate species and seascape connectivity to improve marine conservation outcomes. Conservation Biology 28:982-991 PDF

125. Hyndes G, Nagelkerken I, McLeod R, Connolly RM, Lavery P, Vanderklift M (2014) Mechanisms and ecological role of carbon transfer within coastal seascapes. Biological Reviews 89:232-254 PDF

124. Maxwell PS, Pitt KA, Burfeind DD, Olds AD, Babcock RC, Connolly RM (2014) Phenotypic plasticity promotes persistence following severe events: physiological and morphological responses of seagrass to flooding. Journal of Ecology 102:54-64 PDF


123. Gibbes B, Grinham A, Neil D, Olds A, Maxwell P, Connolly RM, Weber T, Udy N, Udy J (2014). Moreton Bay and its estuaries: a subtropical system under pressure from rapid population growth. In: Wolanski E. Estuaries of Australia in 2050 and beyond. Estuaries of the World. pp 203-222. Springer, Dordrecht ISBN 978-94-007-7018-8 PDF
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2013
122. Waltham NJ, Connolly RM (2013) Artificial tidal lakes: built for humans, home for fish. Ecological Engineering 60:414-420 PDF

121. Schlacher TA, Weston MA, Lynn D, Connolly RM (2013) Setback distances as a conservation tool in wildlife human interactions: testing their efficacy for birds affected by vehicles on open-coast sandy beaches. PLoS ONE 8(9): e71200 (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0071200) PDF

120. Connolly RM, Schlacher TA (2013) Sample acidification significantly alters stable isotope ratios of sulfur in aquatic plants and animals. Marine Ecology Progress Series 493:1-8 PDF

119. Sheaves M, Johnston R, Johnson A, Baker R, Connolly RM (2013) Nursery function drives temporal patterns in fish assemblage structure in four tropical estuaries. Estuaries and Coasts 36:893-905 PDF


118. Olds AD, Albert S, Maxwell PS, Pitt KA, Connolly RM (2013) Mangrove-reef connectivity promotes the effectiveness of marine reserves across the western Pacific. Global Ecology and Biogeography 22:1040-1049 PDF

117. Huijbers CM, Schlacher TA, Schoeman DS, Weston MA, Connolly RM (2013) Urbanisation alters processing of marine carrion on sandy beaches. Landscape and Urban Planning 119:1-8 PDF

116. Schlacher TA, Strydom S, Connolly RM, Schoeman D (2013) Donor-control of scavenging food webs at the land-ocean interface. PLoS ONE 8(6): e68221 (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0068221) PDF

115. Leigh C, Burford MA, Connolly RM, Olley JM, Saeck E, Sheldon F, Smart JCR, Bunn SE (2013). Science to support management of receiving waters in an event-driven ecosystem: from land to river to sea. Water 5:780-797 (doi: 10.3390/w5020780) PDF

114. Connolly RM, Gorman D, Hindell JS, Kildea TN, Schlacher TA (2013) High congruence of isotope sewage signals in multiple marine taxa. Marine Pollution Bulletin 71:152-158 PDF

113. Waltham NJ, Teasdale PR, Connolly RM (2013) Use of flathead mullet (Mugil cephalus) in coastal biomonitor studies: review and recommendations for future studies. Marine Pollution Bulletin 69:195-205 PDF

112. Haig JA, Connolly RM, Hughes, JM (2013) Sympatric seagrass shrimp show similar structure and selection along the seashore: a comparison of two cryptic Phycomenes zostericola lineages. Marine Ecology 34:30-42 PDF

111. Schlacher TA, Strydom S, Connolly RM (2013) Multiple scavengers respond rapidly to pulsed carrion resources at the land-ocean interface. Acta Oecologica 48:7-12 PDF

110. Burfeind DD, Pitt KA, Connolly RM, Byers JE (2013) Performance of non-native species within marine reserves. Biological Invasions 15:17-28 PDF


2012
109. Olds AD, Pitt KA, Maxwell PS, Connolly RM (2012) Synergistic effects of reserves and connectivity on ecological resilience. Journal of Applied Ecology 49:1195-1203 PDF

108. Sheaves M, Johnston R, Connolly RM, Baker R (2012) Importance of estuarine mangroves to juvenile banana prawns. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 114:208-219 PDF

107. Sheaves M, Johnston R, Connolly RM (2012) Fish assemblages as indicators of estuary ecosystem health. Wetland Ecology and Management 20:477-490 PDF

106. Beattie CL, Pitt KA, Connolly RM (2012) Both size and gender of mud crabs influence the outcomes of interference interactions. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 434:1-6 PDF

105. Olds AD, Connolly RM, Pitt KA, Maxwell PS (2012) Primacy of seascape connectivity effects in structuring coral reef fish assemblages. Marine Ecology Progress Series 462:191-203 PDF

104. Lee KM, Lee SY, Connolly RM (2012) Combining process indices from network analysis with structural population measures to indicate response of estuarine trophodynamics to pulse organic enrichment. Ecological Indicators 18:652-658 PDF

103. Olds AD, Connolly RM, Pitt KA, Maxwell PS (2012) Habitat connectivity improves reserve performance. Conservation Letters 5:56-63 PDF

102. Connolly RM (2012) Seagrass. In: A marine climate change impacts and adaptation report card for Australia (Eds. ES Poloczanska, AJ Hobday, AJ Richardson) ISBN: 978-0-643-10928-5. http://www.oceanclimatechange.org.au PDF

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2011
101. Waltham NJ, Teasdale PR, Connolly RM (2011) Contaminants in water, sediment and fish biomonitor species from natural and artificial estuarine habitats along the urbanised Gold Coast, Queensland. Journal of Environmental Monitoring 13:3409-3419 PDF

100. Waltham NJ, Connolly RM (2011) Global extent and distribution of artificial, residential waterways in estuaries. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 94:192-197 PDF

99. Smith TM, Hindell JS, Jenkins GP, Connolly RM, Keough MJ (2011) Fine-scale spatial and temporal variations in diets of the pipefish Stigmatopora nigra within seagrass patches. Journal of Fish Biology 78:1824-1832 PDF

98. Lee KM, Lee SY, Connolly RM (2011) Short-term response of estuarine sandflat trophodynamics to pulse anthropogenic physical disturbance: support for the Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 92:639-648 PDF

97. Smith TM, Hindell JS, Jenkins GP, Connolly RM, Keough MJ (2011) Edge effects in patchy seagrass landscapes: the role of predation in determining fish distribution. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 399:8-16 PDF

96. Lee KM, Lee SY, Connolly RM (2011) Combining stable isotope enrichment, compartmental modelling and ecological network analysis for quantitative measurement of food web dynamics. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 2:56-65 PDF

95. Bouillon S, Connolly RM, Gillikin D (2011) Use of stable isotopes to understand food webs and ecological processes.  In: Wolanski E, McClusky DS Treatise on estuarine and coastal science. Vol 7, pp 143-173. Academic Press, Waltham. PDF


2010
94. Haig JA, Connolly RM, Hughes, JM (2010) Little shrimp left on the shelf: the roles that sea level change, ocean currents and continental shelf width play in the genetic connectivity of a seagrass-associated species. Journal of Biogeography 37:1570-1583 PDF

93. Sheaves M, Johnston R, Connolly RM (2010) Temporal dynamics of fish assemblages of natural and artificial tropical estuaries. Marine Ecology Progress Series 410:143-157 PDF

92. Murphy HM, Jenkins GP, Hindell JS, Connolly RM (2010) Response of fauna in seagrass to habitat edges, patch attributes, and hydrodynamics. Austral Ecology 35:535-543 PDF

91. Macreadie PI, Connolly RM, Keough MJ, Jenkins GP, Hindell JS (2010) Short-term differences in animal assemblages formed by loss and growth of habitat. Austral Ecology 35:515-521 PDF

90. Macreadie PI, Hindell JS, Keough MJ, Jenkins GP, Connolly RM (2010) Resource distribution influences positive edge effects in a seagrass fish. Ecology 91:2013-2021 PDF

89. Macreadie PI, Connolly RM, Jenkins GP, Hindell JS, Keough MJ (2010) Edge patterns in aquatic invertebrates explained by predictive models. Marine and Freshwater Research 61:214-218 PDF

88. Oakes JM, Connolly RM, Revill AT (2010) Isotope enrichment in mangrove forests separates microphytobenthos and detritus as carbon sources for animals. Limnology & Oceanography 55:393-402 PDF

87. Smith TM, Hindell JS, Jenkins GP, Connolly RM (2010) Seagrass patch size affects fish responses to edges. Journal of Animal Ecology 79:275-281 PDF


2009
86. Macreadie PI, Hindell JS, Jenkins GP, Connolly RM, Keough MJ (2009) Fish responses to experimental fragmentation of seagrass habitat. Conservation Biology 23:644-652 PDF

85. Pitt KA, Connolly RM, Maxwell P (2009) Redistribution of sewage-nitrogen in estuarine food webs following sewage treatment upgrades. Marine Pollution Bulletin 58:573-580 PDF

84. Schlacher TA, Connolly RM, Skillington AJ, Gaston TF (2009) Can export of organic matter from estuaries support zooplankton in nearshore, marine plumes? Aquatic Ecology 43:383-393 PDF

83. Warry FY, Hindell JS, Macreadie PI, Jenkins GP, Connolly RM (2009) Integrating edge effects into studies of habitat fragmentation: a test using meiofauna in seagrass. Oecologia 159:883-892 PDF

82. Schlacher TA, Connolly RM (2009) Land-ocean coupling of carbon and nitrogen fluxes on sandy beaches.  Ecosystems 12:311-321 PDF

81. Connolly RM, Schlacher TA, Gaston TF (2009) Stable isotope evidence for trophic subsidy of coastal benthic fisheries by river discharge plumes off small estuaries. Marine Biology Research 5:164-171 PDF

80. Pitt KA, Connolly RM, Meziane T (2009) Stable isotope and fatty acid tracers in energy and nutrient studies of jellyfish: a review. Hydrobiologia 616:119-132 PDF

79. Webley JAC, Connolly RM, Young RA (2009) Habitat selectivity of megalopae and juvenile mud crabs (Scylla serrata): implications for recruitment mechanism. Marine Biology 156:891-899 PDF


78. Connolly RM (2009) Seagrass. In: A marine climate change impacts and adaptation report card for Australia (Eds. ES Poloczanska, AJ Hobday, AJ Richardson), NCCARF Publication 05/09. ISBN: 978-1-921609-03-9 PDF
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77. Bouillon S, Connolly RM (2009) Carbon exchange among tropical coastal ecosystems.  In: Nagelkerken I. Ecological connectivity among tropical coastal ecosystems. Springer, pp 45-70 PDF
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76. Connolly RM (2009) Fish on Australian saltmarshes. In: Saintilan N. Australian saltmarsh ecology. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne. PDF
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75. Bennett J, Fisk G, Abal E, Stevens T, Connolly RM, Schlacher T, Udy N, Rissik D, Zeller B, Winning M, Deacon G (2009) Towards understanding the ecological health and character of Moreton Bay. In: Gunn J, Patmore D, Mogg N, Stuart G, Hunt S, Tindale N, Saltner L, Vains J (eds). Proceedings of the Queensland Coastal Conference – 2009. 2nd conference. Published on-line: ISBN 978-0-9806511-0-2. p 1-6 PDF

2008
74. Schlacher TA, Skillington AJ, Connolly RM, Robinson W, Gaston TF (2008) Coupling between marine plankton and freshwater flow in the plumes off a small estuary. International Review of Hydrobiology 93:641-658 PDF

73. Smith TM, Hindell JS, Jenkins GP, Connolly RM (2008) Edge effects on fish associated with seagrass and sand patches. Marine Ecology Progress Series 359:203-213 PDF

72. Pitt KA, Clement AL, Connolly RM, Thibault-Botha D (2008) Predation by jellyfish on large and emergent zooplankton: implications for benthic-pelagic coupling. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 76:827-833 PDF

71. Moreau S, Péron C, Pitt KA, Connolly RM, Lee SK, Meziane T (2008) Opportunistic predation by small fish on epibiota of jetty pilings in urban waterways. Journal of Fish Biology 72:205-217 PDF

70. Bouillon S, Connolly RM, Lee SY (2008) Organic matter exchange and cycling in mangrove ecosystems: recent insights from stable isotope studies.  Journal of Sea Research 59:44-58 PDF


69. Browne RK, Baker JL, Connolly RM (2008) Syngnathids: seadragons, seahorses and pipefish. In: Shepherd SA, Bryars S, Kirkegaard I, Harbison P, Jennings JT.  Natural history of Gulf St Vincent. Royal Society South Australia, Adelaide, pp 162-176 PDF

68. Jones GK, Connolly RM, Bloomfield AL (2008) Ecology of fish in seagrass. In: Shepherd SA, Bryars S, Kirkegaard I, Harbison P, Jennings JT.  Natural history of Gulf St Vincent. Royal Society South Australia, Adelaide, pp 148-161 PDF
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2007
67. Schlacher TA, Mondon JA, Connolly RM (2007) Estuarine fish health assessment: evidence of wastewater impacts based on nitrogen isotopes and histopathology. Marine Pollution Bulletin 54:1762-1776 PDF

66. Jelbart JE, Ross PM, Connolly RM (2007) Patterns of small fish distributions in seagrass beds in a temperate Australian estuary.  Journal of the Marine Biological Association 87:1297-1307 PDF

65. Waltham NJ, Connolly RM (2007) Artificial waterway design affects fish assemblages in urban estuaries. Journal of Fish Biology 71:1613-1629 PDF

64. Jelbart JE, Ross PM, Connolly RM (2007) Fish assemblages in seagrass beds are influenced by the proximity of mangrove forests. Marine Biology 150:993-1002 PDF

63. Webley JAC, Connolly RM (2007) Vertical movement of mud crab megalopae (Scylla serrata) in response to light: doing it differently down under.  Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 341:196-203 PDF


62. Connolly RM, Lee SY (2007) Mangroves and saltmarsh. In: Connell, SD, Gillanders, BM. Marine Ecology. Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp 485-512 PDF
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61. Connolly RM (2007) Stable isotope analysis in fisheries food webs. In: Lyle JM, Furlani DM, Buxton CD (eds). Cutting-edge technologies in fish and fisheries science. Australian Society for Fish Biology Workshop Proceedings, Hobart, Tasmania, 2006, Australian Society for Fish Biology, p 160-166 PDF

2006
60. Coman FE, Connolly RM, Preston NP (2006) Effects of water exchange and abiotic factors on zooplankton and epibenthic fauna in shrimp ponds. Aquaculture Research 37:1387-1399 PDF

59. Coman FE, Connolly RM, Bunn SE, Preston NP (2006)  Food sources of the sergestid crustacean, Acetes sibogae, in shrimp ponds. Aquaculture 259:222-233 PDF

58. Jelbart JE, Ross PM, Connolly RM (2006) Edge effects and patch size in seagrass landscapes: an experimental test using fish. Marine Ecology Progress Series 319:93-102 PDF

57. Gaston TF, Schlacher TA, Connolly RM (2006) Flood discharges of a small river into open coastal waters: plume traits and material fate. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 69:4-9 PDF

56. Hollingsworth A, Connolly RM (2006) Feeding by fish visiting inundated subtropical saltmarsh. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 336:88-98 PDF

55. Connolly RM, Hindell JS (2006) Review of nekton patterns and ecological processes in seagrass landscapes. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 68:433-444 PDF

54. Guest MA, Connolly RM, Loneragan NR, Lee SY, Breitfuss MJ (2006) Mechanism for the small-scale movement of carbon among estuarine habitats: organic matter transfer not crab movement. Oecologia 148:88-96 PDF

53. Lee SY, Dunn R, Young RA, Connolly RM, Dale P, Dehayr R, Lemckert C, McKinnon S, Powell B, Teasdale P, Welsh D (2006) Impact of urbanisation on coastal wetland structure and function. Austral Ecology 31:184-198 PDF

52. Guest MA, Connolly RM (2006) Movement of carbon among estuarine habitats: the influence of saltmarsh patch size. Marine Ecology Progress Series 310:15-24 PDF

51. Waltham NJ, Connolly, RM (2006) Trophic strategies of garfish, Arrhamphus sclerolepis, in natural coastal wetlands and artificial urban waterways. Marine Biology 148:1135-1141 PDF

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. Connolly RM (2006) In situ and ex situ trophic consequences of fishing. In: Ward TM, Geddes MC, Mayfield S (eds). National Symposium on Ecosystem Research and Management of Fish and Fisheries. Australian Society for Fish Biology Symposium Proceedings, Adelaide, South Australia, 2004, p 75-76 PDF

2005
49. Oakes JM, Revill AT, Connolly RM, Blackburn SI (2005) Measuring carbon isotope ratios of microphytobenthos using compound-specific stable isotope analysis of phytol. Limnology & Oceanography: Methods 3:511-519 PDF

48. Brickhill MJ, Lee SY, Connolly RM (2005) Fish associated with artificial reefs: attributing changes to attraction or production using novel approaches. Journal of Fish Biology 67 sB:53-71 PDF

47. Melville AJ, Connolly RM (2005) Food webs supporting fish over subtropical mudflats are based on transported organic matter not in situ microalgae. Marine Biology 148:363-371 PDF

46. Connolly RM, Gorman D, Guest MA (2005) Movement of carbon among estuarine habitats and its assimilation by invertebrates. Oecologia 144:684-691 PDF

45. Connolly RM (2005) Modification of saltmarsh for mosquito control in Australia alters habitat use by nekton. Wetland Ecology and Management 13:149-161 PDF

44. Stevens T, Connolly RM (2005) Local-scale mapping of benthic habitats to assess representation in a marine protected area.  Marine and Freshwater Research 56:111-123 PDF

43. Loneragan NR, Ahmad Adnan N, Connolly RM, Manson FJ (2005) Prawn landings and their relationship with the extent of mangroves and shallow waters in western peninsular Malaysia. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 63:187-200 PDF

42. Connolly RM, Hindell JS, Gorman D (2005) Seagrass and epiphytic algae support the nutrition of a fisheries species, Sillago schomburgkii, in adjacent intertidal habitats. Marine Ecology Progress Series 286:69-79 PDF

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. Connolly RM, Guest MA (2005) Critical estuarine habitats for food webs supporting fisheries in Port Curtis, central Queensland, Australia. In: Exelby A, Wormington K, Melzer A (eds) The State of Port Curtis Conference. Central Queensland University, Gladstone, Queensland, Australia, p 50-62 PDF

2004
40. Breitfuss MJ, Connolly RM (2004) Consolidation and volumetric soil-water content of saltmarsh soils following habitat modification for mosquito control. Wetland Ecology and Management 12:333-342 PDF

39. Guest MA, Connolly RM (2004) Fine-scale movement and assimilation of carbon in saltmarsh and mangrove habitat by resident animals. Aquatic Ecology 38:599-609 PDF

38. Guest MA, Connolly RM, Loneragan NR (2004) Carbon movement and assimilation by invertebrates in estuarine habitats at a scale of metres. Marine Ecology Progress Series 278:27-34 PDF

37. Guest MA, Connolly RM, Loneragan NR (2004) Within and among-site variability in δ13C and δ15N for three estuarine producers, Sporobolus virginicus, Zostera capricorni, and epiphytes of Z. capricorni. Aquatic Botany 79:87-94 PDF

36. Stevens T, Connolly RM (2004). Testing the utility of abiotic surrogates for marine mapping at scales relevant to management. Biological Conservation 119:351-362 PDF

35. Oakes JM, Connolly RM (2004) Causes of sulfur isotope variability in the seagrass, Zostera capricorni. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 302:153-164 PDF

34. Breitfuss MJ, Connolly RM, Dale PER (2004) Densities and aperture sizes of burrows constructed by Helograpsus haswellianus (Decapoda: Varunidae) in saltmarshes with and without mosquito-control runnels. Wetlands 24:14-22 PDF

33. Connolly RM, Guest MA, Melville AJ, Oakes JM (2004). Sulfur stable isotopes separate producers in marine food-web analysis. Oecologia 138:161-167 PDF


2003
32. Stevens T, Connolly RM (2003) Shallow water crinoids are on soft sediments too: evidence from a video survey of a sub tropical estuary. Bulletin of Marine Science 73:593-604 PDF

31. Connolly RM (2003) Differences in trophodynamics of commercially important fish between artificial waterways and natural coastal wetlands.  Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 58:929-936 PDF

30. Melville AJ, Connolly RM (2003) Spatial analysis of stable isotope data to determine primary sources of nutrition for fish. Oecologia 136:499-507 PDF

29. Guest MA, Connolly RM, Loneragan NR (2003) Seine nets and beam trawls compared in the day and night for sampling fish and crustaceans in shallow seagrass habitat. Fisheries Research 64:185-196 PDF

28. Takahashi E, Connolly RM, Lee SY (2003) Growth and reproduction of double-ended pipefish, Syngnathoides biaculeatus, in Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia. Environmental Biology of Fishes 67:23-33 PDF

27. Breitfuss MJ, Connolly RM, Dale PER (2003) Mangrove distribution and mosquito control: transport of Avicennia marina propagules by mosquito-control runnels in southeast Queensland saltmarshes.  Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 56:573-579 PDF

26. Coman FE, Connolly RM, Preston NP (2003)  Zooplankton and epibenthic fauna in shrimp ponds: factors influencing assemblage dynamics.  Aquaculture Research 34:359-371 PDF


2002
25. Connolly RM, Melville AJ, Preston KM  (2002) Patterns of movement and habitat use by leafy seadragons tracked ultrasonically. Journal of Fish Biology 61:684-695 PDF

24. Connolly RM, Melville AJ, Keesing JK (2002) Abundance, movement and individual identification of leafy seadragons, Phycodurus eques (Pisces: Syngnathidae). Marine and Freshwater Research 53:777-780 PDF

23. Ahmad Adnan N, Loneragan NR, Connolly RM (2002) Variability of, and the influence of environmental factors on, the recruitment of postlarval and juvenile Penaeus merguiensis in the Matang mangroves of Malaysia. Marine Biology 141:241-251 PDF

22. Chenoweth SF, Hughes JM, Connolly RM (2002)  Phylogeography of the pipefish, Urocampus carinirostris: secondary contact and introgression of ancient lineages. Marine Biology 141:541-547 PDF


Earlier
21. Thomas B, Connolly RM (2001) Fish use of subtropical saltmarshes in Queensland, Australia: relationships with vegetation, water depth and distance onto the marsh. Marine Ecology Progress Series 209:275-288 PDF

20. Seddon S, Connolly RM, Edyvane K (2000)  Large-scale seagrass dieback in northern Spencer Gulf, South Australia.  Aquatic Botany  66:297-310 PDF

19. Winning M, Connolly RM, Loneragan NL, Bunn S (1999)  15N enrichment as a method of separating the isotopic signatures of seagrass and its epiphytes for food web analysis. Marine Ecology Progress Series 189:289-294 PDF

18. Connolly RM (1999) Saltmarsh as habitat for fish and nektonic crustaceans: challenges in sampling designs and methods. Australian Journal of Ecology 24:422-430 PDF

17. Butler A.J, Connolly RM (1999)  Assemblages of sessile marine invertebrates: still changing after all these years? Marine Ecology Progress Series 182:109-118 PDF

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16
. Connolly RM, Jenkins G, Loneragan NL (1999) Seagrass dynamics and fisheries sustainability.  In: Butler AJ, Jernakoff P. Seagrass in Australia.  CSIRO Marine Research, Melbourne PDF

15. Connolly RM (1998) Marine fauna: overview. In: Tibbetts IR, Hall NJ,  Dennison, WD (eds) Moreton Bay and Catchment. pp 329-330.  School of Marine Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane PDF

​14. Connolly RM, Round S, Thomas B, van Dorssen J,  Milton D (1998)  Dispersal of double-ended pipefish (Syngnathoides biaculeatus): measurement using otolith microchemistry. In: Tibbetts IR, Hall NJ, Dennison WD (eds) Moreton Bay and Catchment. pp 475-476.  School of Marine Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane PDF

​13. Tibbetts I, Connolly RM (1998)  The nekton of Moreton Bay. In: Tibbetts IR, Hall NJ, Dennison WD (eds) Moreton Bay and Catchment. pp 395-420.  School of Marine Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane PDF

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12. Moussalli A, Connolly RM (1998) Fish use of the inundated waters of a subtropical saltmarsh-mangrove complex in southeast Queensland. In: Tibbetts IR, Hall NJ,  Dennison WD (eds) Moreton Bay and Catchment. pp 471-472.  School of Marine Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane PDF

11. Connolly RM (1997)  Differences in composition of small, motile invertebrate assemblages from seagrass and unvegetated habitats in a southern Australian estuary.  Hydrobiologia 346:137-148 PDF

10. Connolly RM, Dalton A, Bass DA (1997)  Fish use of an inundated saltmarsh flat in a temperate Australian estuary. Australian Journal of Ecology 22:222-226 PDF

9. Connolly RM, Butler AJ (1996)  Effects of altering seagrass canopy height on small, motile invertebrates of shallow Mediterranean embayments.  Marine Ecology 17:637-652 PDF

8. Connolly RM,  Jones GK (1996)  Determining effects of an oil spill on fish communities in a mangrove-seagrass ecosystem in southern Australia.  Australasian Journal of Ecotoxicology 2:3-15 PDF

7. Butler AJ, Connolly RM (1996)  Development and long-term dynamics of a fouling assemblage of sessile marine invertebrates.  Biofouling 9:187-209 PDF

6. Connolly RM (1995)  Diet of juvenile King George whiting Sillaginodes punctata (Pisces: Sillaginidae) in the Barker Inlet-Port River estuary, South Australia.  Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 119:191-198 PDF

5. Connolly RM (1995)  Effects of removal of seagrass canopy on assemblages of small, motile invertebrates. Marine Ecology Progress Series 118:129-137 PDF

4. Connolly RM (1994) The role of seagrass as preferred habitat for juvenile Sillaginodes punctata (Sillaginidae, Pisces): habitat selection or feeding?  Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 180:39-47 PDF

3. Connolly RM (1994) Comparison of fish catches from a buoyant pop net and a beach seine net in a shallow seagrass habitat. Marine Ecology Progress Series 109:305-309 PDF

2. Connolly RM (1994) A comparison of fish assemblages from seagrass and unvegetated areas of a southern Australian estuary. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 45:1033‑1044 PDF

1. Connolly RM (1994) Removal of seagrass canopy: effects on small fish and their prey. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 184:99-110 PDF

Reports
1. Mackey B, Ware D, Nalau J, Sahin O, Fleming C, Smart J, Connolly RM, Willow H, Buckwell A (2017) Vanuatu ecosystem and socio-economic resilience analysis and mapping (ESRAM). Report to SPREP (Secretariat Pacific Environment Programme), Apia, Samoa. ISBN: 978-982-04-736-7 PDF

2. Connolly RM, Bunn S, Campbell M, Escher B, Hunter J, Maxwell P, Page T, Richmond S, Rissik D, Smart J, Teasdale P, Roiko A (2013) Desktop review of the use of report cards for monitoring ecosystem and waterway health. Report to Gladstone Healthy Harbour Partnership. October 2013
 
3. Connolly RM, Udy J, McAlister T (2006) Logan Basin Water Resource Plan: Appendix K - Estuarine and southern Moreton Bay.  Environmental Conditions Report, Qld Dept Natural Resources and Mines, 2006

4. Brizga S, Arthington A, Connolly R, Kennard M, MacAlister A, Mackay S, McCosker R, McNeill V, Udy J (2006) Logan Basin Draft Water Resource Plan. Environmental Investigations Report. Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Water, Brisbane. 2 Volumes

5. Brizga S, Arthington A, Bennett J, Connolly R, Duke N, Hadwen W, Hunter H, Kapitzke R, Kenyon R, McCosker R, Mackay S. (2006) Moreton and Gold Coast Water Resource Plans: Environmental Flow Assessment Framework and Scenario Implications. Moreton Bay Waterways & Catchments Partnership and Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Water, Queensland. 2 Volumes.

6. Brizga S, Abal E, Arthington A, Bunn S, Connolly R, Evans P, Hunter H, Saek E. (2005) Catchment condition overviews of the Moreton Water Resource Plan area, Gold Coast catchments and Moreton Bay islands. Report to Qld Dept Natural Resources, Mines and Energy

7. SKM 2001. Logan Nerang Estuarine Habitats Phase 2.  Final report to Southeast Queensland Regional Water Quality Management Strategy

8. Connolly RM, Reis T (2000)  Logan-Nerang water quality scoping study.  Final report to Southeast Queensland Regional Water Quality Management Strategy

9. Connolly RM (1998)  Marine ecology and water quality. Northern Gold Coast Beach Protection Strategy, Impact Assessment Study. Gold Coast City Council, Gold Coast.

10. Connolly RM (1997)  The decline and recovery of intertidal seagrass meadows in upper Spencer Gulf and Gulf St Vincent, South Australia.  Final Report to the South Australian Environmental Protection Agency

11. Wardrop JA, B Wagstaff, P Pfennig, J Leeder, RM Connolly (1996)  The distribution, persistence and effects of petroleum hydrocarbons in mangroves impacted by the “Era” Oil Spill (September, 1992): Final Phase One Report.  Office of the Environment Protection Authority, SA Dept of Environment and Natural Resources

12. Connolly RM (1994) Effects of oil from the "Era" spill on intertidal seagrasses and associated motile invertebrates in Spencer Gulf, South Australia.  Report to Environmental Protection Council of South Australia

13. Wardrop JA, Wagstaff B, Connolly RM, Leeder J (1993) The distribution and persistence of petroleum hydrocarbons in mangrove swamps impacted by the "Era" oil spill (September 1992).  Preliminary Report to Environmental Protection Council, South Australia
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14. Connolly RM Relation of near-shore benthic flora of the Barker Inlet and Northern Beaches region to pollution sources - with emphasis on Ulva distribution. South Australian Department Environment and Planning Report
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