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Jeffrey T. Wright

Jeffrey T. Wright

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
36
Citations
3453
World Ranking
7235
National Ranking
563

Overview

Jeffrey T. Wright is affiliated with the University of Tasmania in Australia and has a research focus that spans Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their work extensively covers Oceanography and Ecology, with subfields including Periodontics, Global and Planetary Change, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The scientist's key research topics are centered on Marine and coastal plant biology, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, and Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics. Additional areas include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Dental Health and Care Utilization, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, and Marine and fisheries research.

Frequent co-authors in their publications include Catriona L. Hurd, Masayuki Tatsumi, Cayne Layton, Craig R. Johnson, and Wouter Visch.

The most common publication venues for Wright's work are:

  • The Journal of the American Dental Association
  • Journal of Phycology
  • Journal of Applied Phycology
  • UNC Libraries
  • Botanica Marina

Recent papers by Jeffrey T. Wright include:

  • "Sympatric pairings of dryland grass populations, mycorrhizal fungi and associated soil biota enhance mutualism and ameliorate drought stress" (2020) published in Journal of Ecology
  • "A comparison with natural particles reveals a small specific effect of PVC microplastics on mussel performance" (2020) published in Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • "Plastic and natural inorganic microparticles do not differ in their effects on adult mussels (Mytilidae) from different geographic regions" (2021) published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Investigating biophysical linkages at tidal energy candidate sites: a case study for combining environmental assessment and resource characterisation" (2020) published in Renewable Energy
  • "A strategic review and research roadmap for offshore seaweed aquaculture-A case study from southern Australia" (2023) published in Reviews in Aquaculture

Best Publications

  • Limited grazing pressure by native herbivores on the invasive seaweed Caulerpa taxifolia in a temperate Australian estuary

    Gollan;Gollan;Wright Jt

  • Biology and Ecology of the Globally Significant Kelp Ecklonia radiata

    Thomas Wernberg;Melinda A. Coleman;Russell C. Babcock;Sahira Y. Bell

  • Density-dependent sea urchin grazing: differential removal of species, changes in community composition and alternative community states

    Jeffrey T Wright;Jeffrey T Wright;Symon A Dworjanyn;Cary N Rogers;Peter D Steinberg

  • Behavioural interactions between ecosystem engineers control community species richness

    Paul E. Gribben;James E. Byers;James E. Byers;Michael Clements;Louise A. McKenzie

  • CHEMICAL DEFENSE IN A MARINE ALGA: HERITABILITY AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SELECTION BY HERBIVORES

    J. T. Wright;R. de Nys;A. G. B. Poore;P. D. Steinberg

  • Variation in the morphology, reproduction and development of the habitat-forming kelp Ecklonia radiata with changing temperature and nutrients

    Christopher J. T. Mabin;Paul E. Gribben;Andrew Fischer;Jeffrey T. Wright

  • Positive versus negative effects of an invasive ecosystem engineer on different components of a marine ecosystem

    Paul E. Gribben;James E. Byers;Jeffrey T. Wright;Tim M. Glasby

  • Variable direct and indirect effects of a habitat-modifying invasive species on mortality of native fauna

    James E. Byers;James E. Byers;Jeffrey T. Wright;Jeffrey T. Wright;Paul E. Gribben

  • Engineering or food? mechanisms of facilitation by a habitat-forming invasive seaweed

    Jeffrey T. Wright;James E. Byers;Jayna L. DeVore;Erik E. Sotka

  • Geographic variation in halogenated furanones from the red alga Delisea pulchra and associated herbivores and epiphytes

    J. T. Wright;R. de Nys;P. D. Steinberg

  • Resilience and stability of kelp forests: The importance of patch dynamics and environment-engineer feedbacks.

    Cayne Layton;Victor Shelamoff;Matthew J. Cameron;Masayuki Tatsumi

  • POPULATION STRUCTURE AND PHYSIOLOGICAL DIFFERENTIATION OF HAPLOTYPES OF CALOGLOSSA LEPRIEURII (RHODOPHYTA) IN A MANGROVE INTERTIDAL ZONE

    Giuseppe C. Zuccarello;Paul H. Yeates;Jeff T. Wright;Jason Bartlett

  • Differences between native and invasive Caulerpa taxifolia: a link between asexual fragmentation and abundance in invasive populations

    Jeffrey Wright

  • Reduced performance of native infauna following recruitment to a habitat-forming invasive marine alga

    Paul E. Gribben;Jeffrey T. Wright;Wayne A. O’Connor;Martina A. Doblin

  • Cost of chemical defence in the red alga Delisea pulchra

    Symon A. Dworjanyn;Jeffrey T. Wright;Nicholas A. Paul;Rocky De Nys

  • A comparative assessment of the activity and structure of phlorotannins from the brown seaweed Carpophyllum flexuosum

    Rui Zhang;Alexander K.L. Yuen;Marie Magnusson;Jeffrey T. Wright

  • Invasive seaweed enhances recruitment of a native bivalve: roles of refuge from predation and the habitat choice of recruits.

    Paul E. Gribben;Jeffrey T. Wright

  • Differences in soft-sediment macrobenthic assemblages invaded by Caulerpa taxifolia compared to uninvaded habitats

    Justin G. McKinnon;Paul E. Gribben;Andrew R. Davis;Dianne F. Jolley

  • Demographic feedback between clonal growth and fragmentation in an invasive seaweed

    Jeffrey T Wright;Andrew R Davis

  • EFFECT OF VARIABLE RECRUITMENT AND POST-RECRUITMENT HERBIVORY ON LOCAL ABUNDANCE OF A MARINE ALGA

    Jeffrey T. Wright;Peter D. Steinberg

  • Genetic structure of the subtidal red alga Delisea pulchra

    J. T. Wright;G. C. Zuccarello;P. D. Steinberg

  • Habitat associated differences in temperate sponge assemblages:: the importance of chemical defence

    Jeffrey T Wright;Kirsten Benkendorff;Andrew R. Davis

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul E. Gribben
Paul E. Gribben University of New South Wales
Craig R. Johnson
Craig R. Johnson University of Tasmania
James E. Byers
James E. Byers University of Georgia
Peter D. Steinberg
Peter D. Steinberg University of New South Wales
Andrew R. Davis
Andrew R. Davis University of Wollongong
Chad L. Hewitt
Chad L. Hewitt Murdoch University
Rocky de Nys
Rocky de Nys James Cook University
Catriona L. Hurd
Catriona L. Hurd University of Tasmania
Nicholas A. Paul
Nicholas A. Paul University of the Sunshine Coast
Mark Hemer
Mark Hemer CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research

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