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Overview

Rob Coles is affiliated with James Cook University in Australia and has a focused research profile primarily within the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work encompasses various subfields including Oceanography, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, as well as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Genetics.

The main topics addressed in their research revolve around marine and coastal plant biology, marine biology and ecology research, coral and marine ecosystems studies, marine and fisheries research, marine animal studies overview, coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, and cephalopods and marine biology.

Rob Coles has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed papers, with notable publications including:

  • "A spatial analysis of seagrass habitat and community diversity in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area" (2021) in Scientific Reports
  • "Synthesizing 35 years of seagrass spatial data from the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, Queensland, Australia" (2021) in Limnology and Oceanography Letters
  • "An evidence-based approach for setting desired state in a complex Great Barrier Reef seagrass ecosystem: A case study from Cleveland Bay" (2020) in Environmental and Sustainability Indicators
  • "Marine plant dispersal and connectivity measures differ in their sensitivity to biophysical model parameters" (2022) in Environmental Modelling & Software
  • "Mutualistic relationships in marine angiosperms: Enhanced germination of seeds by mega-herbivores" (2021) in Biotropica

Their frequent publication venues consist of:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Limnology and Oceanography Letters
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Environmental and Sustainability Indicators
  • Environmental Modelling & Software

Rob Coles has collaborated extensively with several researchers, including:

  • Michael Rasheed
  • Alex B. Carter
  • Alana Grech
  • Catherine Collier
  • Samantha Tol

Best Publications

  • Extinction risk assessment of the world’s seagrass species

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

  • Flood and cyclone related loss, and partial recovery, of more than 1000 km2 of seagrass in Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia

    A.R. Preen;W.J. Lee Long;R.G. Coles

  • Global seagrass research methods

    Frederick T. Short;Robert G Coles;Catherine A. Short

  • A comparison of threats, vulnerabilities and management approaches in global seagrass bioregions

    Alana Grech;Katie Chartrand-Miller;Paul Erftemeijer;Mark Fonseca

  • 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

  • Chapter 1 – Global seagrass distribution

    Frederick T. Short;R. G. Coles;C. Pergent-Martini

  • Distribution of seagrasses, and their fish and penaeid prawn communities, in Cairns Harbour, a tropical estuary, northern Queensland, Australia

    R.G. Coles;W.J. Lee Long;R.A. Watson;K.J. Derbyshire

  • Simulation Estimates of Annual Yield and Landed Value for Commercial Penaeid Prawns from a Tropical Seagrass Habitat, Northern Queensland, Australia

    RA Watson;RG Coles;WJ Lee Long

  • Seagrasses between Cape York and Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia

    WJ Lee Long;JE Mellors;RG Coles

  • Seabed Biodiversity on the Continental Shelf of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area

    Roland Pitcher;Peter Doherty;Peter Arnold;John Hooper

  • A broad-scale assessment of the risk to coastal seagrasses from cumulative threats

    A. Grech;R. Coles;H. Marsh

  • Seagrass Conservation Biology: An Interdisciplinary Science for Protection of the Seagrass Biome

    W. Judson Kenworthy;Sandy Wyllie-Echeverria;Robert G. Coles;Gérard Pergent

  • Contrasting recovery of shallow and deep water seagrass communities following climate associated losses in tropical north Queensland, Australia

    Michael A. Rasheed;Skye A. McKenna;Alexandra B. Carter;Robert G. Coles

  • Distribution of seagrasses and associated juvenile commercial penaeid prawns in north-eastern Queensland waters

    RG Coles;WJ Lee Long;BA Squire;LC Squire

  • The Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area seagrasses: managing this iconic Australian ecosystem resource for the future

    Robert G. Coles;Michael A. Rasheed;Len J. McKenzie;Alana Grech

  • Guiding principles for the improved governance of port and shipping impacts in the Great Barrier Reef

    A. Grech;M. Bos;J. Brodie;R. Coles

  • Monitoring in the Western Pacific region shows evidence of seagrass decline in line with global trends

    Frederick T. Short;Frederick T. Short;Robert Coles;Miguel D. Fortes;Steven Victor

  • SeagrassNet Manual for Scientific Monitoring of Seagrass Habitat

    Frederick T. Short;Robert G. Coles;Catherine M. Short

  • An ecosystem‐scale predictive model of coastal seagrass distribution

    A. Grech;R. G. Coles

  • Repair and revitalisation of Australia׳s tropical estuaries and coastal wetlands: Opportunities and constraints for the reinstatement of lost function and productivity

    Marcus Sheaves;Justin Brookes;Rob Coles;Marnie Freckelton

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Rasheed
Michael Rasheed James Cook University
Alana Grech
Alana Grech James Cook University
Frederick T. Short
Frederick T. Short University of New Hampshire
Helene Marsh
Helene Marsh James Cook University
Michelle Waycott
Michelle Waycott University of Adelaide
Marcus Sheaves
Marcus Sheaves James Cook University
Norman C. Duke
Norman C. Duke James Cook University
Joaquin Trinanes
Joaquin Trinanes National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Nadine Marshall
Nadine Marshall James Cook University
John Kuo
John Kuo University of Western Australia

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