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Overview

Hugh Sweatman is affiliated with the Australian Institute of Marine Science in Australia, focusing primarily on Environmental Science. Their research spans several interconnected subfields, including Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, and Oceanography.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics such as Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine and Fisheries Research, Marine and Coastal Plant Biology, Marine Animal Studies Overview, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies.

Recent publications by Hugh Sweatman include:

  • Continent-wide declines in shallow reef life over a decade of ocean warming, 2023, Nature
  • Increasing disturbance frequency undermines coral reef recovery, 2024, Ecological Monographs
  • A ubiquitous subcuticular bacterial symbiont of a coral predator, the crown-of-thorns starfish, in the Indo-Pacific, 2020, Microbiome
  • Volatility in coral cover erodes niche structure, but not diversity, in reef fish assemblages, 2022, Science Advances
  • Latitude and protection affect decadal trends in reef trophic structure over a continental scale, 2020, Ecology and Evolution

Frequently collaborating co-authors include Michael J. Emslie, Graham J. Edgar, NS Barrett, Camille Mellin, and Alistair J. Cheal.

Sweatman's publications appear in several journals and venues with frequent contributions to the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, Nature, Ecological Monographs, Microbiome, and Science Advances.

Best Publications

  • The 27–year decline of coral cover on the Great Barrier Reef and its causes

    Glenn De'ath;Katharina E Fabricius;Hugh Sweatman;Marjetta Puotinen

  • Thermal Stress and Coral Cover as Drivers of Coral Disease Outbreaks

    John F Bruno;Elizabeth R Selig;Kenneth S Casey;Cathie A Page

  • Adaptive management of the Great Barrier Reef: A globally significant demonstration of the benefits of networks of marine reserves

    Laurence J. McCook;Tony Ayling;Mike Cappo;J. Howard Choat

  • Assessing evidence of phase shifts from coral to macroalgal dominance on coral reefs

    John F. Bruno;Hugh Sweatman;William F. Precht;Elizabeth R. Selig

  • The 2014–2017 global-scale coral bleaching event: insights and impacts

    C. Mark Eakin;Hugh P. A. Sweatman;Russel E. Brainard

  • Coral-macroalgal phase shifts or reef resilience: links with diversity and functional roles of herbivorous fishes on the Great Barrier Reef

    A. J. Cheal;M. Aaron MacNeil;E. Cripps;E. Cripps;M. J. Emslie

  • Habitat utilization by coral reef fish: implications for specialists vs. generalists in a changing environment

    Shaun K. Wilson;Shaun K. Wilson;Scott C. Burgess;Scott C. Burgess;Alistair J. Cheal;Mike Emslie

  • FOOD-SEARCHING BEHAVIOR OF TITMICE IN PATCHY ENVIRONMENTS'

    James N. M. Smith;Hugh P. A. Sweatman

  • The threat to coral reefs from more intense cyclones under climate change.

    Alistair J. Cheal;M. Aaron MacNeil;Michael J. Emslie;Hugh Sweatman

  • Global assessment of the status of coral reef herbivorous fishes: evidence for fishing effects

    C. B. Edwards;A. M. Friedlander;A. G. Green;M. J. Hardt

  • Field evidence that settling coral reef fish larvae detect resident fishes using dissolved chemical cues

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  • Long-term monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef

    Hugh Sweatman;S. Burgess;A. J. Cheal;Greg Coleman

  • LIMITS TO UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING OUTBREAKS OF CROWN-OF-THORNS STARFISH (ACANTHASTER SPP.)

    Morgan S. Pratchett;Ciemon F. Caballes;Jairo A. Rivera-Posada;Hugh P.A. Sweatman

  • Rapid increase in fish numbers follows creation of world's largest marine reserve network.

    Garry R. Russ;Alistair J. Cheal;Andrew M. Dolman;Michael J. Emslie

  • Assessing loss of coral cover on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef over two decades, with implications for longer-term trends

    H. Sweatman;S. Delean;S. Delean;C. Syms

  • The influence of adults of some coral reef fishes on larval recruitment

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  • Long-Term Monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef, Status Report Number 5

    Hugh Sweatman

  • SCHOOLING AS A MECHANISM FOR CIRCUMVENTING THE TERRITORIALITY OF COMPETITORS

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  • Thirty Years of Research on Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (1986–2016): Scientific Advances and Emerging Opportunities

    Morgan S. Pratchett;Ciemon F. Caballes;Jennifer C. Wilmes;Samuel Matthews

  • No-take reserves protect coral reefs from predatory starfish.

    Hugh Sweatman

  • Spatial variation in the functional characteristics of herbivorous fish communities and the resilience of coral reefs

    Alistair J. Cheal;Michael Emslie;M. Aaron MacNeil;Ian Miller

  • Recovery from disturbance of coral and reef fish communities on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

    M. J. Emslie;A. J. Cheal;H. Sweatman;S. Delean

  • Expectations and outcomes of reserve network performance following re-zoning of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park

    Michael J. Emslie;Murray Logan;David H. Williamson;Anthony M. Ayling

Frequent Co-Authors

Alistair J. Cheal
Alistair J. Cheal Australian Institute of Marine Science
Morgan S. Pratchett
Morgan S. Pratchett James Cook University
M. Aaron MacNeil
M. Aaron MacNeil Dalhousie University
Shaun K. Wilson
Shaun K. Wilson Australian Institute of Marine Science
Britta Schaffelke
Britta Schaffelke Australian Institute of Marine Science
Kenneth R. N. Anthony
Kenneth R. N. Anthony Australian Institute of Marine Science
David H. Williamson
David H. Williamson James Cook University
Graham J. Edgar
Graham J. Edgar University of Tasmania
Tom C. L. Bridge
Tom C. L. Bridge Queensland Museum
Jon Brodie
Jon Brodie James Cook University

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