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Tom C. L. Bridge

Tom C. L. Bridge

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
37
Citations
11654
World Ranking
6746
National Ranking
534

Overview

Tom C. L. Bridge is affiliated with the Queensland Museum in Australia and conducts research primarily within the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work covers a range of topics related to marine ecosystems and coral biology.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Ichthyology and Marine Biology
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics

They have contributed publications to several notable venues, including:

  • Coral Reefs
  • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
  • Scientific Reports
  • Zootaxa
  • Conservation Letters

Frequent collaborators in their work include:

  • Andrew H. Baird
  • Peter F. Cowman
  • Geoffrey P. Jones
  • Andrea M. Quattrini
  • Tuikolongahau Halafihi

Some of their recent significant papers are:

  • "An enhanced target-enrichment bait set for Hexacorallia provides phylogenomic resolution of the staghorn corals (Acroporidae) and close relatives," 2020, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
  • "A tenuis relationship: traditional taxonomy obscures systematics and biogeography of the 'Acropora tenuis' (Scleractinia: Acroporidae) species complex," 2023, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
  • "Consensus Guidelines for Advancing Coral Holobiont Genome and Specimen Voucher Deposition," 2021, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Unusual shallow water Devonian coral community from Queensland and its recent analogues from the inshore Great Barrier Reef," 2021, Coral Reefs
  • "Functional consequences of Palaeozoic reef collapse," 2022, Scientific Reports

Their research subfields include:

  • Ecology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Oceanography
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Molecular Biology

Best Publications

  • Global warming and recurrent mass bleaching of corals

    Terry P. Hughes;James T. Kerry;Mariana Álvarez-Noriega;Jorge G. Álvarez-Romero

  • Spatial and temporal patterns of mass bleaching of corals in the Anthropocene.

    Terry Hughes;Kristen D. Anderson;Sean R. Connolly;Scott F. Heron;Scott F. Heron

  • The broad footprint of climate change from genes to biomes to people

    Brett R. Scheffers;Luc De Meester;Tom C. L. Bridge;Tom C. L. Bridge;Ary A. Hoffmann

  • The coral core microbiome identifies rare bacterial taxa as ubiquitous endosymbionts

    Tracy D Ainsworth;Lutz Krause;Thomas Bridge;Gergely Torda

  • The Coral Trait Database, a curated database of trait information for coral species from the global oceans

    Joshua S. Madin;Kristen D. Anderson;Magnus Heide Andreasen;Tom C.L. Bridge;Tom C.L. Bridge

  • Social–environmental drivers inform strategic management of coral reefs in the Anthropocene

    Emily S Darling;Emily S Darling;Emily S Darling;Tim R McClanahan;Joseph Maina;Georgina G Gurney

  • Call to protect all coral reefs

    Tom C. L. Bridge;Terry P. Hughes;John M. Guinotte;Pim Bongaerts

  • Chapter 19. Northwest Australia

    Andrew Heyward;Ben Radford

  • Universal target-enrichment baits for anthozoan (Cnidaria) phylogenomics: New approaches to long-standing problems.

    Andrea M. Quattrini;Brant C. Faircloth;Luisa F. Dueñas;Tom C. L. Bridge;Tom C. L. Bridge

  • Quantifying the response of structural complexity and community composition to environmental change in marine communities

    Renata Ferrari;Mitch Bryson;Tom Bridge;Tom Bridge;Julie Hustache

  • Topography, substratum and benthic macrofaunal relationships on a tropical mesophotic shelf margin, central Great Barrier Reef, Australia

    T. C. L. Bridge;T. J. Done;R. J. Beaman;A. Friedman

  • Diversity of Scleractinia and Octocorallia in the mesophotic zone of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

    T. C. L. Bridge;K. E. Fabricius;P. Bongaerts;C. C. Wallace

  • Submerged banks in the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, greatly increase available coral reef habitat

    Peter T. Harris;Thomas C.L. Bridge;Robin J. Beaman;Jody M. Webster

  • Variability in mesophotic coral reef communities along the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

    Thomas C. L. Bridge;Terence J. Done;Ariell Friedman;Robin J. Beaman

  • An enhanced target-enrichment bait set for Hexacorallia provides phylogenomic resolution of the staghorn corals (Acroporidae) and close relatives.

    Peter F. Cowman;Andrea M. Quattrini;Andrea M. Quattrini;Tom C.L. Bridge;Tom C.L. Bridge;Gregory J. Watkins-Colwell

  • Morphological traits can track coral reef responses to the Anthropocene

    Kyle J. A. Zawada;Kyle J. A. Zawada;Joshua S. Madin;Andrew H. Baird;Tom C. L. Bridge;Tom C. L. Bridge

  • Autonomous underwater vehicle–assisted surveying of drowned reefs on the shelf edge of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

    Stefan B. Williams;Oscar Pizarro;Jody M. Webster;Robin J. Beaman

  • Autonomous underwater vehicle-assisted surveying of drowned reefs on the shelf edge of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia: Williams et al.: AUV Survey on the GBR

    Stefan B. Williams;Oscar Pizarro;Jody M. Webster;Robin J. Beaman

  • Ecological and morphological traits predict depth-generalist fishes on coral reefs.

    Tom C. L. Bridge;Tom C. L. Bridge;Osmar J. Luiz;Richard R. Coleman;Corinne N. Kane

  • Global community breaks at 60 m on mesophotic coral reefs

    Michael P. Lesser;Marc Slattery;Jack H. Laverick;Keir J. Macartney

  • Predicting the Location and Spatial Extent of Submerged Coral Reef Habitat in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, Australia

    Thomas Bridge;Robin Beaman;Terry Done;Jody Webster

  • An enhanced target-enrichment bait set for Hexacorallia provides phylogenomic resolution of the staghorn corals (Acroporidae) and close relatives

    Peter F Cowman;Andrea M Quattrini;Andrea M Quattrini;Thomas C.L. Bridge;Thomas C.L. Bridge;Gregory J Watkins-Colwell

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew H. Baird
Andrew H. Baird James Cook University
Pim Bongaerts
Pim Bongaerts California Academy of Sciences
Jody M. Webster
Jody M. Webster University of Sydney
Geoffrey P. Jones
Geoffrey P. Jones James Cook University
Andrew S. Hoey
Andrew S. Hoey James Cook University
Oscar Pizarro
Oscar Pizarro University of Sydney
Stefan B. Williams
Stefan B. Williams University of Sydney
Joshua S. Madin
Joshua S. Madin University of Hawaii at Manoa
Janice M. Lough
Janice M. Lough Australian Institute of Marine Science
John M. Pandolfi
John M. Pandolfi University of Queensland

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