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Overview

A.J. Underwood is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia and conducts research primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their work spans several subfields, including Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Oceanography, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Their research covers diverse topics related to marine and coastal ecosystems, wildlife, and environmental management. Key thematic areas include:

  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Coastal and Marine Management
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology

A.J. Underwood has authored and co-authored papers published in academic journals such as Contraception, Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, SSRN Electronic Journal, and the African Journal of Ecology. Notable recent publications include:

  • Spatial management of estuarine fisheries resources: Do recreational-only fished estuaries provide conservation to harvested species? (2022), Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries
  • CHANGES IN KNOWLEDGE OF ABORTION LEGALITY FOLLOWING DOBBS (2024), Contraception
  • WHEN STATE POLICY CLASHES WITH OPINION: POST-DOBBS INCREASES IN SUPPORT FOR ABORTION AMONG OHIO WOMEN (2024), Contraception
  • <div> Beyond Financial Support -The Importance of Acknowledging Trauma in Juvenile Justice Programs: A Undergraduate Student Perspective</div> (2025), SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Movement Path Characteristics for the Kalahari Desert Lizard (Pedioplanis namaquensis) (2025), African Journal of Ecology

Frequent collaborators in A.J. Underwood's research include M.G. Chapman, Abigail Norris Turner, Charles A. Gray, Douglas Rotherham, and MF Gallo. These co-authorship connections span topics primarily linked to environmental science and management.

The range of publication venues aligns with the scientist's interdisciplinary approach, with repeated contributions to journals addressing contraception policy and environmental biology, reflecting a diverse academic interest and expertise.

Best Publications

  • Experiments in Ecology: Their Logical Design and Interpretation Using Analysis of Variance

    A. J. Underwood

  • TECHNIQUES OF ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE IN EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

    A.J. Underwood

  • On Beyond Baci: Sampling Designs That Might Reliably Detect Environmental Disturbances

    A. J. Underwood

  • Beyond BACI: the detection of environmental impacts on populations in the real, but variable, world

    A.J. Underwood

  • Supply-side ecology and benthic marine assemblages

    A.J. Underwood;P.G. Fairweather

  • Beyond BACI: Experimental designs for detecting human environmental impacts on temporal variations in natural populations

    AJ Underwood

  • Paradigms, explanations and generalizations in models for the structure of intertidal communities on rocky shore

    Aj Underwood

  • The ecological impacts of marine debris: unraveling the demonstrated evidence from what is perceived.

    Chelsea M. Rochman;Mark Anthony Browne;Mark Anthony Browne;A. J. Underwood;Jan A. van Franeker

  • Scales of spatial patterns of distribution of intertidal invertebrates

    A.J. Underwood;M.G. Chapman

  • Observations in ecology: you can't make progress on processes without understanding the patterns.

    A.J Underwood;M.G Chapman;S.D Connell

  • The mechanics of spatially replicated sampling programmes to detect environmental impacts in a variable world

    A. J. Underwood

  • The Ecology of Intertidal Gastropods

    A.J. Underwood

  • Spatial variation in soft-sediment benthos

    D. J. Morrisey;L. Howitt;A. J. Underwood;J. S. Stark

  • Evaluation of ecological engineering of "armoured" shorelines to improve their value as habitat.

    M.G. Chapman;A.J. Underwood

  • Experimental analyses of the structure and dynamics of mid-shore rocky intertidal communities in New South Wales.

    A. J. Underwood;E. J. Denley;M. J. Moran

  • The effects of grazing by gastropods and physical factors on the upper limits of distribution of intertidal macroalgae.

    A. J. Underwood

  • Ecological patterns in multivariate assemblages: information and interpretation of negative values in ANOSIM tests

    M. G. Chapman;A. J. Underwood

  • Experiments on factors influencing settlement, survival, and growth of two species of barnacles in new south wales

    E.J. Denley;A.J. Underwood

  • Experiments in ecology and management: Their logics, functions and interpretations

    A. J. Underwood

  • Effects of substratum on the recruitment and development of an intertidal estuarine fouling assemblage

    M.J. Anderson;A.J. Underwood

  • Research techniques in animal ecology: controversies and consequences

    A.J Underwood

Frequent Co-Authors

M.G. Chapman
M.G. Chapman University of Sydney
Richard C. Thompson
Richard C. Thompson Plymouth University
Peter G. Fairweather
Peter G. Fairweather Flinders University
Chelsea M. Rochman
Chelsea M. Rochman University of Toronto
Ezequiel M. Marzinelli
Ezequiel M. Marzinelli University of New South Wales
Linda A. Amaral-Zettler
Linda A. Amaral-Zettler University of Amsterdam
Tim M. Glasby
Tim M. Glasby New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
Brendan P. Kelaher
Brendan P. Kelaher Southern Cross University
Philippe Archambault
Philippe Archambault Université Laval
Lisandro Benedetti-Cecchi
Lisandro Benedetti-Cecchi University of Pisa

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