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Effects of spatial attributes of oyster reefs on epifaunal assemblages vary at regional scales Open

Rick C. Leong, Paul E. Gribben, Ezequiel M. Marzinelli, Will F. Figueira, Katherine Erickson , et al. · 2025

Local spatial attributes of habitat patches (e.g., area, rugosity) are well-known to affect biodiversity, but such effects may interact with regional environmental processes resulting in variations in those relationships at large spatial s…

Measuring fisheries outcomes from coastal wetland restoration: a review and meta‐analysis Open

Ana B. Bugnot, Daniel Gorman, Andy Steven, Mat Vanderklift · 2024

Coastal wetlands, including saltmarshes, mangrove forests, and seagrass meadows, can support fisheries by providing habitat and exporting food and nutrients to adjacent or distant ecosystems. However, there is insufficient understanding ab…

Assessing the ecological functioning and biodiversity of remnant native flat oyster (Ostrea angasi) reefs in temperate southeast Australia Open

Elisabeth M. A. Strain, Ana B. Bugnot, Boze Hancock, Robinson W. Fulweiler, D.J. Ross , et al. · 2024

Oyster reefs are critically endangered coastal habitats which provide valuable ecosystems services. Despite their importance, there remains a significant knowledge gap in our understanding of how oyster and sediment characteristics influen…

Ecomorphodynamics of oyster reefs and their influence on oyster reef morphology Open

Francesca Roncolato, Thomas Fellowes, Stephanie Duce, Carolina Mora, Oskar Johansson , et al. · 2024

Over 85 % of oyster reefs have been lost globally due to disease, overharvesting, global warming, and pollution. Consideration of the ecosystem services provided by healthy oyster reefs (e.g., coastal protection, water purification and car…

Influence of habitat features on the colonisation of native and non-indigenous species Open

Nina Schaefer, Melanie J. Bishop, Ana B. Bugnot, Cian Foster‐Thorpe, Brett Herbert , et al. · 2024

Marine artificial structures provide substrates on which organisms can settle and grow. These structures facilitate establishment and spread of non-indigenous species, in part due to their distinct physical features (substrate material, mo…

Enhanced but highly variable biodiversity outcomes from coastal restoration: A global synthesis Open

Michael Sievers, Rod M. Connolly, Kimberly A. Finlayson, Michaela E. Kitchingman, Andria Ostrowski , et al. · 2024

Coastal greening of grey infrastructure: an update on the state-of-the-art Open

Louise B. Firth, Jessica R. Bone, Aaron Bartholomew, Melanie J. Bishop, Ana B. Bugnot , et al. · 2024

In the marine environment, greening of grey infrastructure (GGI) is a rapidly growing field that attempts to encourage native marine life to colonize marine artificial structures to enhance biodiversity, thereby promoting ecosystem functio…

Variable effects of substrate colour and microtexture on sessile marine taxa in Australian estuaries Open

Nina Schaefer, Melanie J. Bishop, Ana B. Bugnot, Brett Herbert, Andrew S. Hoey , et al. · 2024

Concrete infrastructure in coastal waters is increasing. While adding complex habitat and manipulating concrete mixtures to enhance biodiversity have been studied, field investigations of sub-millimetre-scale complexity and substrate colou…

The Influence of Bioturbator Activity on Sediment Bacterial Structure and Function is Moderated by Environment Open

Julia Palmer, Ana B. Bugnot, Giulia Filippini, Paul E. Gribben, Deepa Varkey , et al. · 2024

Assessing the Ecological Functioning and Biodiversity of Remnant Native Flat Oyster (Ostrea Angasi) Reefs in Temperate Southeast Australia Open

Elisabeth M. A. Strain, Ana B. Bugnot, Boze Hancock, Robinson W. Fulweiler, D.J. Ross , et al. · 2024

Nitrogen-cycling genes in oyster reefs and surrounding sediments: Relationships with environmental factors and respective nitrogen rates Open

Giulia Filippini, Ana B. Bugnot, Deepa Varkey, Nachshon Siboni, A. Ferguson , et al. · 2023

To investigate nitrogen (N) cycling in oyster reef habitats along the East coast of Australia, we assessed N-cycling gene abundances in oyster shell biofilms and surrounding sediments, and explored their correlation with environmental fact…

Optimising sampling of fish assemblages on intertidal reefs using remote underwater video Open

Katherine Erickson, Ana B. Bugnot, Will F. Figueira · 2023

Background Assessing fish assemblages in subtidal and intertidal habitats is challenging due to the structural complexity of many of these systems. Trapping and collecting are regarded as optimal ways to sample these assemblages, but this …

Reintroducing a keystone bioturbator can facilitate microbial bioremediation in urban polluted sediments Open

Ana B. Bugnot, Katherine A. Dafforn, Katherine Erickson, Alexander Harry McGrath, Wayne A. O’Connor , et al. · 2023

Anthropogenic environmental stressors have significantly reduced biodiversity and the capacity of remnant natural habitats to deliver ecosystem functions and services in urban areas. To mitigate these impacts and recover biodiversity and f…

Ecomorphodynamics of Oyster Reefs and Their Influence on Oyster Reef Morphology Open

Francesca Roncolato, Thomas Fellowes, Stephanie Duce, Carolina Mora, Oskar Johansson , et al. · 2023

Below‐ground ecosystem engineers enhance biodiversity and function in a polluted ecosystem Open

Ana B. Bugnot, Paul E. Gribben, Wayne A. O’Connor, Katherine Erickson, Ross A. Coleman , et al. · 2022

Many important ecosystem functions are underpinned by below‐ground biodiversity and processes. Marine sediments, one of the most abundant habitats on earth, are essential to the mineralisation of organic matter. However, they are increasin…

Supporting urban ecosystem services across terrestrial, marine and freshwater realms Open

Elizabeth Lowe, Rochelle Steven, Rebecca L. Morris, Kirsten M. Parris, Axton C. Aguiar , et al. · 2021

A global model to forecast coastal hardening and mitigate associated socioecological risks Open

Oliver Floerl, Javier Atalah, Ana B. Bugnot, Mitchell Chandler, Katherine A. Dafforn , et al. · 2021

Emerging Solutions to Return Nature to the Urban Ocean Open

Laura Airoldi, Michael W. Beck, Louise B. Firth, Ana B. Bugnot, Peter D. Steinberg , et al. · 2020

Urban and periurban ocean developments impact 1.5% of the global exclusive economic zones, and the demand for ocean space and resources is increasing. As we strive for a more sustainable future, it is imperative that we better design, mana…

Current and projected global extent of marine built structures Open

Ana B. Bugnot, Mariana Mayer‐Pinto, Laura Airoldi, Eliza C. Heery, Emma L. Johnston , et al. · 2020

The sprawl of marine construction is one of the most extreme human modifications to global seascapes. Nevertheless, its global extent remains largely unquantified compared to that on land. We synthesized disparate information from a divers…

Dataset of global extent of marine infrastructure as of 2018 Open

Ana B. Bugnot, Mariana Mayer‐Pinto, Laura Airoldi, Elizabeth C Heery, Emma L Jonhston , et al. · 2020

See methods in article: Bugnot AB, Mayer-Pinto M, Airoldi L, Heery EC, Johnston EL, Critchley LP, Strain EMA, Morris RL, Loke LHL, Bishop MJ, Sheehan EV, Coleman RA, Dafforn KA (2020) "Current and projected global extent of marine built st…

Dataset of global extent of marine infrastructure as of 2018 Open

Ana B. Bugnot, Mariana Mayer‐Pinto, Laura Airoldi, Elizabeth C Heery, Emma L Jonhston , et al. · 2020

See methods in article: Bugnot AB, Mayer-Pinto M, Airoldi L, Heery EC, Johnston EL, Critchley LP, Strain EMA, Morris RL, Loke LHL, Bishop MJ, Sheehan EV, Coleman RA, Dafforn KA (2020) "Current and projected global extent of marine built st…

A novel framework for the use of remote sensing for monitoring catchments at continental scales Open

Ana B. Bugnot, Mitchell Lyons, Peter Scanes, Graeme F. Clark, S. K. Fyfe , et al. · 2018

Historical ecology can teach us valuable lessons on the processes and drivers of environmental change that can inform future monitoring priorities and management strategies. Environmental data to study environmental history, however, is of…

mitchest/aus-estuary-wq: journal submission Open

Mitchell Lyons, Ana B. Bugnot · 2018

remote sensing analysis of water quaility trends in Australian estuaries

Eco‐engineering urban infrastructure for marine and coastal biodiversity: Which interventions have the greatest ecological benefit? Open

Elisabeth M. A. Strain, Celia Olabarría, Mariana Mayer‐Pinto, Vivian R. Cumbo, Rebecca L. Morris , et al. · 2017

Along urbanised coastlines, urban infrastructure is increasingly becoming the dominant habitat. These structures are often poor surrogates for natural habitats, and a diversity of eco‐engineering approaches have been trialled to enhance th…

Identifying the consequences of ocean sprawl for sedimentary habitats Open

Eliza C. Heery, Melanie J. Bishop, Lincoln P. Critchley, Ana B. Bugnot, Laura Airoldi , et al. · 2017

Extensive development and construction in marine and coastal systems is driving a phenomenon known as "ocean sprawl". Ocean sprawl removes or transforms marine habitats through the addition of artificial structures and some of the most sig…

Building ‘blue’: An eco-engineering framework for foreshore developments Open

Mariana Mayer‐Pinto, Emma L. Johnston, Ana B. Bugnot, Tim M. Glasby, Laura Airoldi , et al. · 2016

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