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Overview

Jessica Melbourne-Thomas is affiliated with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Australia. Their research primarily spans the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Oceanography, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Sociology and Political Science.

Their work addresses a range of key topics, including:

  • Coastal and Marine Management
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Polar Research and Ecology
  • Arctic and Russian Policy Studies
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems

Jessica Melbourne-Thomas has contributed to multiple recent publications, reflecting their research interests. Notable papers include:

  • Combating ecosystem collapse from the tropics to the Antarctic, 2021, published in Global Change Biology
  • Future Risk for Southern Ocean Ecosystem Services Under Climate Change, 2021, published in Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Safeguarding marine life: conservation of biodiversity and ecosystems, 2022, published in Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries
  • Poleward bound: adapting to climate-driven species redistribution, 2021, published in Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries
  • Global Connectivity of Southern Ocean Ecosystems, 2021, published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

The scientist frequently publishes in specialized journals including Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, Frontiers in Marine Science, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, Marine Policy, and ICES Journal of Marine Science.

Collaborative work features consistent partnerships with several coauthors, among them:

  • Andrew Constable
  • Rowan Trebilco
  • Elizabeth A. Fulton
  • Ingrid van Putten
  • Stuart Corney

Best Publications

  • Climate change cascades: Shifts in oceanography, species' ranges and subtidal marine community dynamics in eastern Tasmania

    Craig R. Johnson;Sam C. Banks;Neville S. Barrett;Fabienne Cazassus

  • Climate change and Southern Ocean ecosystems I: how changes in physical habitats directly affect marine biota

    Andrew J. Constable;Andrew J. Constable;Jessica Melbourne-Thomas;Jessica Melbourne-Thomas;Stuart P. Corney;Kevin R. Arrigo

  • Polar Regions. Chapter 3, IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate

    M. Meredith;M. Sommerkorn;S. Cassotta;C. Derksen

  • Combating ecosystem collapse from the tropics to the Antarctic

    Dana M. Bergstrom;Dana M. Bergstrom;Barbara C. Wienecke;John van den Hoff;Lesley Hughes

  • Developing priority variables (“ecosystem Essential Ocean Variables” — eEOVs) for observing dynamics and change in Southern Ocean ecosystems

    Andrew J. Constable;Andrew J. Constable;Daniel P. Costa;Oscar Schofield;Louise Newman

  • The winter pack-ice zone provides a sheltered but food-poor habitat for larval Antarctic krill.

    Bettina Meyer;Bettina Meyer;Ulrich Freier;Volker Grimm;Jürgen Groeneveld

  • Future risk for Southern Ocean ecosystem services under climate change

    Rachel D. Cavanagh;Jess Melbourne-Thomas;Jess Melbourne-Thomas;Susie M. Grant;David K. A. Barnes

  • Delivering Sustained, Coordinated, and Integrated Observations of the Southern Ocean for Global Impact

    Louise Newman;Petra Heil;Petra Heil;Rowan Trebilco;Rowan Trebilco;Katsuro Katsumata

  • Spatio-temporal coral disease dynamics in the Wakatobi Marine National Park, South-East Sulawesi, Indonesia.

    Jessica Haapkylä;Richard K. F. Unsworth;Adrian S. Seymour;Jessica Melbourne-Thomas

  • Comprehensive evaluation of model uncertainty in qualitative network analyses

    J Melbourne-Thomas;SJ Wotherspoon;SJ Wotherspoon;B Raymond;B Raymond;A Constable;A Constable

  • Modelling marine community responses to climate‐driven species redistribution to guide monitoring and adaptive ecosystem‐based management

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  • Modelling coral reef futures to inform management: can reducing local-scale stressors conserve reefs under climate change?

    Georgina G. Gurney;Georgina G. Gurney;Jessica Melbourne-Thomas;Jessica Melbourne-Thomas;Rollan C. Geronimo;Perry M. Aliño

  • Modelling marine community responses to climate‐driven species redistribution to guide monitoring and adaptive ecosystem‐based management

    Martin Pierre Marzloff;Jessica Melbourne‐Thomas;Jessica Melbourne‐Thomas;Katell G. Hamon;Eriko Hoshino;Eriko Hoshino

  • A multi-scale biophysical model to inform regional management of coral reefs in the western Philippines and South China Sea

    J. Melbourne-Thomas;C. R. Johnson;P. M. Aliño;R. C. Geronimo

  • Regional-scale scenario modeling for coral reefs: a decision support tool to inform management of a complex system

    Jessica Melbourne-Thomas;Craig R. Johnson;Tak Fung;Robert M. Seymour

  • Global connectivity of Southern Ocean ecosystems

    Eugene J. Murphy;Nadine M. Johnston;Eileen E. Hofmann;Richard A. Phillips

  • Coupling Biophysical and Socioeconomic Models for Coral Reef Systems in Quintana Roo, Mexican Caribbean

    Jessica Melbourne-Thomas;Craig R. Johnson;Pascal Perez;Jeremy Eustache

  • Poleward bound: adapting to climate-driven species redistribution

    Jess Melbourne-Thomas;Jess Melbourne-Thomas;Asta Audzijonyte;Madeleine J. Brasier;Katherine A. Cresswell;Katherine A. Cresswell

  • The policy relevance of Southern Ocean food web structure: Implications of food web change for fisheries, conservation and carbon sequestration

    Rowan Trebilco;Rowan Trebilco;Rowan Trebilco;Jess Melbourne-Thomas;Jess Melbourne-Thomas;Jess Melbourne-Thomas;Andrew John Constable;Andrew John Constable

  • Where the Ecological Gaps Remain, a Modelers' Perspective

    Elizabeth A. Fulton;Elizabeth A. Fulton;Julia L. Blanchard;Jessica Melbourne-Thomas;Jessica Melbourne-Thomas;Éva E. Plagányi;Éva E. Plagányi

  • A preliminary model of iron fertilisation by baleen whales and Antarctic krill in the Southern Ocean: Sensitivity of primary productivity estimates to parameter uncertainty

    Lavenia Ratnarajah;Lavenia Ratnarajah;Jessica Melbourne-Thomas;Jessica Melbourne-Thomas;Martin P. Marzloff;Delphine Lannuzel;Delphine Lannuzel

  • Testing paradigms of ecosystem change under climate warming in Antarctica.

    Jessica Melbourne-Thomas;Andrew Constable;Andrew Constable;Simon Wotherspoon;Simon Wotherspoon;Ben Raymond;Ben Raymond

  • Safeguarding marine life: conservation of biodiversity and ecosystems

    Delphi Ward;Jess Melbourne-Thomas;Gretta T Pecl;Karen Evans

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew Constable
Andrew Constable University of Tasmania
Ben Raymond
Ben Raymond Australian Antarctic Division
Craig R. Johnson
Craig R. Johnson University of Tasmania
Klaus M Meiners
Klaus M Meiners Australian Antarctic Division
Elizabeth A. Fulton
Elizabeth A. Fulton Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
So Kawaguchi
So Kawaguchi Australian Antarctic Division
Mark A. Hindell
Mark A. Hindell University of Tasmania
Robert A. Massom
Robert A. Massom Australian Antarctic Division
Gretta T. Pecl
Gretta T. Pecl University of Tasmania
Éva E. Plagányi
Éva E. Plagányi Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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