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Overview

Andrew D. Olds is affiliated with the University of the Sunshine Coast in Australia. Their research expertise lies primarily within the field of Environmental Science, encompassing a diverse range of subfields including Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and aspects of Management, Monitoring, Policy, and Law.

The main topics addressed in their work focus on marine and coastal environments. These include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine and fisheries research, Marine and coastal plant biology, Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, Marine animal studies overview, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, and Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation.

Andrew D. Olds has contributed to multiple recent research papers, with significant publications being:

  • The role of inputs of marine wrack and carrion in sandy-beach ecosystems: a global review (2022), published in Biological Reviews/Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • Seascape ecology: identifying research priorities for an emerging ocean sustainability science (2021), published in Marine Ecology Progress Series
  • Human Actions Alter Tidal Marsh Seascapes and the Provision of Ecosystem Services (2020), published in Estuaries and Coasts
  • The influence of seafloor terrain on fish and fisheries: A global synthesis (2021), published in Fish and Fisheries
  • Applying systematic conservation planning to improve the allocation of restoration actions at multiple spatial scales (2021), published in Restoration Ecology

The scientist frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including Christopher J. Henderson, Ben L. Gilby, Rod M. Connolly, Thomas A. Schlacher, and Hayden P. Borland. These collaborations reflect interdisciplinary efforts within marine and environmental sciences.

Andrew D. Olds' work appears regularly in certain academic venues, where multiple publications have been recorded. These venues include:

  • Estuaries and Coasts
  • Restoration Ecology
  • Biological Conservation
  • Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
  • ICES Journal of Marine Science

Best Publications

  • Habitat connectivity improves reserve performance

    Andrew David Olds;Rod Martin Connolly;Kylie Anne Pitt;Paul Maxwell

  • Quantifying the conservation value of seascape connectivity: a global synthesis

    Andrew D. Olds;Andrew D. Olds;Rod M. Connolly;Kylie A. Pitt;Simon J. Pittman;Simon J. Pittman

  • Synergistic effects of reserves and connectivity on ecological resilience

    Andrew David Olds;Kylie Anne Pitt;Paul Maxwell;Rod Martin Connolly

  • Human threats to sandy beaches: a meta-analysis of ghost crabs illustrates global anthropogenic impacts

    Thomas A. Schlacher;Serena Lucrezi;Rod M. Connolly;Charles H. Peterson

  • Mangrove habitat use by juvenile reef fish: meta-analysis reveals that tidal regime matters more than biogeographic region.

    Mathias M. Igulu;Ivan Nagelkerken;Martijn Dorenbosch;Monique G. G. Grol

  • Global COVID-19 lockdown highlights humans as both threats and custodians of the environment.

    Amanda E. Bates;Richard B. Primack;Brandy S. Biggar;Tomas J. Bird

  • The role of inputs of marine wrack and carrion in sandy‐beach ecosystems: a global review

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  • Primacy of seascape connectivity effects in structuring coral reef fish assemblages

    Andrew David Olds;Rod Martin Connolly;Kylie Anne Pitt;Paul Maxwell

  • Phenotypic plasticity promotes persistence following severe events: physiological and morphological responses of seagrass to flooding

    Paul S. Maxwell;Kylie A. Pitt;Dana D. Burfeind;Dana D. Burfeind;Andrew D. Olds

  • Seascape ecology: identifying research priorities for an emerging ocean sustainability science

    S. J. Pittman;K. L. Yates;P. J. Bouchet;D. Alvarez-Berastegui

  • Metrics to assess ecological condition, change, and impacts in sandy beach ecosystems

    Thomas A. Schlacher;David S. Schoeman;Alan R. Jones;Jenifer E. Dugan

  • Mangrove-reef connectivity promotes the effectiveness of marine reserves across the western Pacific

    Andrew David Olds;Simon Albert;Paul Maxwell;Kylie Anne Pitt

  • Marine reserves help coastal ecosystems cope with extreme weather

    Andrew David Olds;Kylie Anne Pitt;Paul Maxwell;Russell C. Babcock

  • Spatial Restoration Ecology: Placing Restoration in a Landscape Context

    Ben L Gilby;Andrew D Olds;Rod M Connolly;Christopher J Henderson

  • Prioritising seascape connectivity in conservation using network analysis

    Sarah L. Engelhard;Chantal M. Huijbers;Chantal M. Huijbers;Ben Stewart‐Koster;Andrew D. Olds

  • Limited functional redundancy in vertebrate scavenger guilds fails to compensate for the loss of raptors from urbanized sandy beaches

    Chantal M. Huijbers;Chantal M. Huijbers;Thomas A. Schlacher;David S. Schoeman;Andrew D. Olds

  • The ecology of fish in the surf zones of ocean beaches: A global review

    Andrew D. Olds;Elena Vargas‐Fonseca;Rod M. Connolly;Ben L. Gilby

  • The value of patches of intertidal seagrass to prawns depends on their proximity to mangroves

    Greg A. Skilleter;Andrew Olds;Neil R. Loneragan;Neil R. Loneragan;Yuri Zharikov

  • Human Actions Alter Tidal Marsh Seascapes and the Provision of Ecosystem Services

    Ben L. Gilby;Michael P. Weinstein;Ronald Baker;Just Cebrian

  • Moreton Bay and Its Estuaries: A Sub-tropical System Under Pressure from Rapid Population Growth

    Badin Gibbes;Alistair Grinham;David Neil;Andrew David Olds

  • Maximizing the benefits of oyster reef restoration for finfish and their fisheries

    Ben L. Gilby;Andrew D. Olds;Charles H. Peterson;Rod M. Connolly

  • Identifying habitats at risk: simple models can reveal complex ecosystem dynamics.

    Paul S. Maxwell;Kylie A. Pitt;Andrew D. Olds;David Rissik

  • Phenotypic plasticity promotes persistence followingsevere events: physiological and morphologicalresponses of seagrass to flooding

    Paul Maxwell;Kylie Anne Pitt;Dana Dee Burfeind;Andrew David Olds

Frequent Co-Authors

Rod M. Connolly
Rod M. Connolly Griffith University
Thomas A. Schlacher
Thomas A. Schlacher University of the Sunshine Coast
David S. Schoeman
David S. Schoeman University of the Sunshine Coast
Michael A. Weston
Michael A. Weston Deakin University
Kylie Anne Pitt
Kylie Anne Pitt Griffith University
Russell C. Babcock
Russell C. Babcock Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Charles H. Peterson
Charles H. Peterson University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Marcus Sheaves
Marcus Sheaves James Cook University
Glenn A. Hyndes
Glenn A. Hyndes Edith Cowan University
Christopher J. Brown
Christopher J. Brown University of Tasmania

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