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Overview

Alistar Robertson is affiliated with the University of Western Australia in Australia, specializing in environmental science with a focus on ecology and global and planetary change. Their research addresses various aspects of coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics and related environmental management topics.

Their recent published papers include the following:

  • Operationalizing marketable blue carbon, 2022, One Earth
  • Primary production in forests of the mangrove palm Nypa fruticans, 2020, Aquatic Botany
  • Phenology and litter production in the mangrove genus Xylocarpus along rainfall and temperature gradients in tropical Australia, 2020, Marine and Freshwater Research
  • Leaf-litter consumption slows crab growth but transforms mangrove food chains, 2021, Marine Ecology Progress Series
  • Environmental predictors of forest structure, tree growth and wood production for Xylocarpus granatum in mixed-species mangrove forests, 2024, Marine and Freshwater Research

The frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Marine and Freshwater Research
  • One Earth
  • Aquatic Botany
  • Marine Ecology Progress Series
  • Regional Studies in Marine Science

Robertson has collaborated regularly with several researchers, including P. Dixon, Irena Zagorskis, Paul Daniel, Murray Logan, and Allan Dale.

Their main fields of study encompass environmental science and social sciences, with a stronger emphasis on the ecological aspects of environmental systems. Subfields include ecology, global and planetary change, molecular biology, demography, and sociology and political science.

The core topics of Robertson's research focus on:

  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Plant and fungal species descriptions
  • Agricultural and environmental management
  • Arctic and Russian policy studies
  • Land use and ecosystem services
  • Coastal and marine management
  • Oil palm production and sustainability

Best Publications

  • Mangroves as nursery sites: comparisons of the abundance and species composition of fish and crustaceans in mangroves and other nearshore habitats in tropical Australia

    A. I. Robertson;N. C. Duke

  • Tropical mangrove ecosystems

    A. I. Robertson;D. M. Alongi

  • Leaf-burying crabs : their influence on energy flow and export from mixed mangrove forests (Rhizophora spp.) in northeastern Australia

    Alistar Robertson

  • Plankton, Epibenthos and Fish Communities

    Alistar Robertson;Steve Blaber

  • Food Chains and Carbon Fluxes

    Alistar Robertson;Daniel Alongi;Kevin Boto

  • Mangroves as filters of shrimp pond effluent: predictions and biogeochemical research needs

    A. I. Robertson;M. J. Phillips

  • Relationships between riverine fish and woody debris: implications for lowland rivers.

    D. A. Crook;A. I. Robertson

  • Relationships between livestock management and the ecological condition of riparian habitats along an Australian floodplain river

    Jansen Amy;Alistar I. Robertson

  • The influence of crabs on litter processing in high intertidal mangrove forests in tropical Australia.

    A. I. Robertson;P. A. Daniel

  • Sources, sinks and transformations of organic carbon in Australian floodplain rivers

    A. I. Robertson;S. E. Bunn;P. I. Boon;K. F. Walker

  • Decomposition of mangrove leaf litter in tropical Australia

    A.I. Robertson

  • Mangrove fish-communities in tropical Queensland, Australia: spatial and temporal patterns in densities, biomass and community structure *

    A. I. Robertson;N. C. Duke;N. C. Duke

  • Nitrogen and Phosphorus Cycles

    Daniel Alongi;Kevin Boto;Alistar Robertson

  • The relationship between annual production: Biomass ratios and lifespans for marine macrobenthos.

    Alistar I. Robertson

  • The responses of floodplain primary production to flood frequency and timing

    Alistar Robertson;Peter Bacon;Geoff Heagney

  • Responses of waterbirds to flooding in an arid region of Australia and implications for conservation

    David Roshier;Alistar Robertson;Richard Kingsford

  • Nearshore Accumulations of Detached Macrophytes as Nursery Areas for Fish

    Rcj Lenanton;AI Robertson;JA Hansen

  • Fish community structure and food chain dynamics in the surf-zone of sandy beaches: The role of detached macrophyte detritus

    A.I. Robertson;R.C.J. Lenanton

  • Distribution and persistence of temporary wetland habitats in arid Australia in relation to climate

    David Roshier;Peter Whetton;Rob Allan;Alistar Robertson

  • The influence of seagrass structure on the distribution and abundance of mobile epifauna: pattern and process in a Western Australian Amphibolis bed☆☆☆

    Graham J. Edgar;Alistar I. Robertson

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel M. Alongi
Daniel M. Alongi Australian Institute of Marine Science
Alison J. King
Alison J. King Charles Darwin University
Allan Curtis
Allan Curtis Charles Sturt University
Norman C. Duke
Norman C. Duke James Cook University
David A. Crook
David A. Crook Charles Darwin University
Paul Humphries
Paul Humphries Charles Sturt University
Richard T. Kingsford
Richard T. Kingsford University of New South Wales
Darren S. Baldwin
Darren S. Baldwin Charles Sturt University
Pauline F. Grierson
Pauline F. Grierson University of Western Australia
Anthony W. D. Larkum
Anthony W. D. Larkum University of Sydney

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