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Peter A. Todd is affiliated with the National University of Singapore in Singapore. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with notable work in several subfields including ecology, oceanography, global and planetary change, pollution, and management, monitoring, policy, and law.

They have authored numerous publications addressing topics related to marine and coastal ecosystems. The main areas of their work include coral and marine ecosystems studies, marine and coastal plant biology, coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, microplastics and plastic pollution, marine and fisheries research, marine biology and ecology research, as well as coastal and marine management.

Some recent papers by Peter A. Todd include the following:

  • Early evidence of microplastics on seagrass and macroalgae, 2020, Marine and Freshwater Research
  • Priorities to inform research on marine plastic pollution in Southeast Asia, 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Maximising resilience to sea-level rise in urban coastal ecosystems through systematic conservation planning, 2022, Landscape and Urban Planning
  • Accreting coral reefs in a highly urbanized environment, 2020, Coral Reefs
  • The contribution of stress-tolerant endosymbiotic dinoflagellate Durusdinium to Pocillopora acuta survival in a highly urbanized reef system, 2020, Coral Reefs

Frequent co-authors that have collaborated extensively with Peter A. Todd include:

  • Danwei Huang
  • Rosa Celia Poquita-Du
  • Clara Lei Xin Yong
  • Jenny Fong
  • Lynette H.L. Loke

Their work appears regularly in several publication venues, with the most frequent being:

  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Ecological Engineering
  • Marine and Freshwater Research
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Marine Environmental Research

Best Publications

  • Environmental Impacts of Dredging and Other Sediment Disturbances on Corals: A Review

    Paul L.A. Erftemeijer;Bernhard Riegl;Bert W. Hoeksema;Peter A. Todd

  • Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review

    S. J. Hawkins;A. L. Allcock;A. E. Bates;L. B. Firth

  • Morphological plasticity in scleractinian corals.

    Peter A. Todd

  • Slow Mitochondrial COI Sequence Evolution at the Base of the Metazoan Tree and Its Implications for DNA Barcoding

    Danwei Huang;Danwei Huang;Rudolf Meier;Peter A. Todd;Loke Ming Chou

  • The effects of urbanisation on coastal habitats and the potential for ecological engineering: A Singapore case study

    Samantha Lai;Lynette H.L. Loke;Michael J. Hilton;Tjeerd J. Bouma

  • Towards an urban marine ecology: characterizing the drivers, patterns and processes of marine ecosystems in coastal cities

    Peter A. Todd;Eliza C. Heery;Lynette H. L. Loke;Ruth H. Thurstan

  • The ecological significance of giant clams in coral reef ecosystems

    Mei Lin Neo;William Eckman;Kareen Vicentuan;Serena L.-M. Teo

  • Impacts of pollution on marine life in Southeast Asia

    Peter A. Todd;Xueyuan Ong;Loke Ming Chou

  • Urban coral reefs: Degradation and resilience of hard coral assemblages in coastal cities of East and Southeast Asia.

    Eliza C. Heery;Bert W. Hoeksema;Nicola K. Browne;Nicola K. Browne;James D. Reimer

  • Structural complexity and component type increase intertidal biodiversity independently of area

    Lynette H. L. Loke;Peter Alan Todd

  • Patterns of morphological and genetic variability in UK populations of the shore crab, Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura)

    Jayne V. Brian;Teresa Fernandes;Richard J. Ladle;Peter A. Todd

  • Coral community response to bleaching on a highly disturbed reef.

    James R Guest;James R Guest;J Low;K Tun;Bryan Wilson

  • Genotype × environment interactions in transplanted clones of the massive corals Favia speciosa and Diploastrea heliopora

    P. A. Todd;R. J. Ladle;N. J. I. Lewin-Koh;L. M. Chou

  • Creating complex habitats for restoration and reconciliation

    Lynette H.L. Loke;Richard J. Ladle;Richard J. Ladle;Tjeerd J. Bouma;Peter A. Todd

  • Early evidence of microplastics on seagrass and macroalgae

    Nicholas Seng;Samantha Lai;Jenny Fong;Muhammad Faiq Saleh

  • Giant Clams (Bivalvia: Cardiidae: Tridacninae): A Comprehensive Update of Species and their Distribution, Current Threats and Conservation Status

    Mei Lin Neo;Colette C.C. Wabnitz;Richard D. Braley;Gerald A. Heslinga

  • Fluctuations in coral health of four common inshore reef corals in response to seasonal and anthropogenic changes in water quality.

    Nicola K. Browne;Jason K.L. Tay;Jeffrey Low;Ole Larson

  • Phenotype-environment matching in the shore crab ( Carcinus maenas )

    P. A. Todd;R. A. Briers;R. J. Ladle;F. Middleton

  • The behaviour of giant clams (Bivalvia: Cardiidae: Tridacninae).

    Pamela Soo;Peter A. Todd

  • AN INVENTORY OF ZOOXANTHELLATE SCLERACTINIAN CORALS IN SINGAPORE, INCLUDING 33 NEW RECORDS

    Danwei Huang;Karenne P. P. Tun;L. M. Chou;Peter A. Todd

  • Hidden dangers of a 'citation culture'

    Peter A. Todd;Richard J. Ladle

  • THE DISTRIBUTION AND STATUS OF GIANT CLAMS (FAMILY TRIDACNIDAE) - A SHORT REVIEW

    Gideon H. S. Goh;Peter A. Todd

  • Regional decline in growth rates of massive Porites corals in Southeast Asia.

    Jani T.I. Tanzil;Jani T.I. Tanzil;Jani T.I. Tanzil;Barbara E. Brown;Richard P. Dunne;Jen N. Lee;Jen N. Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Loke Ming Chou
Loke Ming Chou National University of Singapore
Danwei Huang
Danwei Huang National University of Singapore
Richard J. Ladle
Richard J. Ladle Federal University of Alagoas
James R. Guest
James R. Guest Newcastle University
Tjeerd J. Bouma
Tjeerd J. Bouma Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
Peter D. Steinberg
Peter D. Steinberg University of New South Wales
Darren C. J. Yeo
Darren C. J. Yeo National University of Singapore
James Davis Reimer
James Davis Reimer University of the Ryukyus
Andrew S. Hoey
Andrew S. Hoey James Cook University
Alan D. Ziegler
Alan D. Ziegler National University of Singapore

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