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Overview

Michelle Waycott is affiliated with the University of Adelaide in Australia. Their research spans multiple disciplines within Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a specific focus on marine and coastal ecosystems.

Their fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

The research subfields most frequently addressed by Waycott involve:

  • Ecology
  • Oceanography
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Molecular Biology

Waycott's main topics of work encompass:

  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Plant Diversity and Evolution
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies

The scientist has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • Seagrass Restoration Is Possible: Insights and Lessons From Australia and New Zealand, 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Estimating Mangrove Tree Biomass and Carbon Content: A Comparison of Forest Inventory Techniques and Drone Imagery, 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Reticulate Evolution, Ancient Chloroplast Haplotypes, and Rapid Radiation of the Australian Plant Genus Adenanthos (Proteaceae), 2021, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Review of Coast and Marine Ecosystems in Temperate Australia Demonstrates a Wealth of Ecosystem Services, 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Extreme eutrophication and salinisation in the Coorong estuarine-lagoon ecosystem of Australia's largest river basin (Murray-Darling), 2023, Marine Pollution Bulletin

Waycott frequently collaborates with other researchers in their field. The most common co-authors include:

  • Ed Biffin
  • Kor-jent van Dijk
  • Francis J. Nge
  • Kevin R. Thiele
  • Nicole R. Foster

Their work appears regularly in established academic venues such as:

  • Australian Systematic Botany
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Marine and Freshwater Research

Best Publications

  • Accelerating loss of seagrasses across the globe threatens coastal ecosystems

    Michelle Waycott;Carlos M. Duarte;Tim J. B. Carruthers;Robert J. Orth

  • A Global Crisis for Seagrass Ecosystems

    Robert J. Orth;Tim J. B. Carruthers;William C. Dennison;Carlos M. Duarte

  • Global seagrass distribution and diversity: A bioregional model

    Frederick T. Short;T. Carruthers;W. Dennison;Michelle Waycott

  • Extinction risk assessment of the world’s seagrass species

    Frederick T. Short;Beth Polidoro;Suzanne R. Livingstone;Kent E. Carpenter

  • Phylogenetic Studies in Alismatidae, II: Evolution of Marine Angiosperms (Seagrasses) and Hydrophily

    Donald H. Les;Maryke A. Cleland;Michelle Waycott

  • Unravelling complexity in seagrass systems for management: Australia as a microcosm

    Kieryn Kilminster;Kathryn McMahon;Michelle Waycott;Gary A. Kendrick

  • Associations of concern: Declining seagrasses and threatened dependent species

    A Randall Hughes;A Randall Hughes;Susan L Williams;Carlos M Duarte;Kenneth L Heck

  • The central role of dispersal in the maintenance and persistence of seagrass populations

    Gary A. Kendrick;Michelle Waycott;Tim J. B. Carruthers;Marion L. Cambridge

  • Mixed responses of tropical Pacific fisheries and aquaculture to climate change

    Johann D. Bell;Alexandre Ganachaud;Peter C. Gehrke;Shane P. Griffiths

  • A framework for the resilience of seagrass ecosystems

    Richard K. F. Unsworth;Catherine J. Collier;Michelle Waycott;Len J. Mckenzie

  • A guide to tropical seagrasses of the Indo-West Pacific

    Michelle Waycott;Kathryn Mcmahon;Jane Mellors;Ainsley Calladine

  • Genetic diversity enhances restoration success by augmenting ecosystem services.

    Laura K. Reynolds;Karen J. McGlathery;Michelle Waycott

  • Temperature extremes reduce seagrass growth and induce mortality

    C.J. Collier;M. Waycott

  • Toward a Coordinated Global Observing System for Seagrasses and Marine Macroalgae

    J. Emmett Duffy;Lisandro Benedetti-Cecchi;Joaquin Trinanes;Joaquin Trinanes;Joaquin Trinanes;Frank E. Muller-Karger

  • Evolution and Biogeography of Seagrasses

    Anthony W. D. Larkum;Michelle Waycott;John G. Conran

  • Seagrass population dynamics and water quality in the Great Barrier Reef region: A review and future research directions

    Michelle Waycott;Ben J. Longstaff;Jane Mellors

  • Arbitrarily amplified DNA markers as characters for phylogenetic inference

    John D. Bussell;John D. Bussell;Michelle Waycott;Jennifer A. Chappill

  • Seagrass Restoration Is Possible: Insights and Lessons From Australia and New Zealand

    Yi Mei Tan;Oliver Dalby;Gary A. Kendrick;John Statton

  • The movement ecology of seagrasses

    Kathryn McMahon;Kor-jent van Dijk;Leonardo Ruiz-Montoya;Gary A. Kendrick

  • Seagrass habitats of northeast Australia: Models of key processes and controls

    T. J. B. Carruthers;W. C. Dennison;B. J. Longstaff;M. Waycott

  • Responses of four Indo-West Pacific seagrass species to shading.

    Catherine J. Collier;Michelle Waycott;Ana Giraldo Ospina

Frequent Co-Authors

Gary A. Kendrick
Gary A. Kendrick University of Western Australia
Robert J. Orth
Robert J. Orth Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Rob Coles
Rob Coles James Cook University
William C. Dennison
William C. Dennison University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences
Paul S. Lavery
Paul S. Lavery Edith Cowan University
Alana Grech
Alana Grech James Cook University
Carlos M. Duarte
Carlos M. Duarte King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Alistair J. Hobday
Alistair J. Hobday Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Janice M. Lough
Janice M. Lough Australian Institute of Marine Science

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