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Martial Depczynski

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Research Scientist in Coral Reef Ecology, Australian Institute of Marine Science

PhD awarded 2007.
Past research featured in hundreds of major national and international print, radio, web and television media.
Published 15 peer-reviewed papers in top-tiered journals such as Current Biology, Ecology, PLoS One, Oecologia.
Invited panel expert at Australian Academy of Science's 2011 ThinkTank on stressed ecosystems and scientific panel at international conferences.
Employed as research scientist by Australian Institute of Marine Science in Western Australia.

Experience

  • –present
    Research Scientist in Coral Reef Ecology, The Australian Institute of Marine Science
  • 2001–2006
    Research consultant , James Cook University

Education

  • 2007 
    James Cook University, PhD
  • 2001 
    James Cook University, BSc (Hons)

Publications

  • 2011
    Use it and lose it: lipofuscin accumulation in the midbrain of a coral reef fish., Journal of Fish Biology
  • 2010
    Urchins, macroalgae and coral reef decline: a functional evaluation of an intact reef system. , Marine Ecology Progress Series
  • 2010
    Habitat associations of juvenile fish at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia, PLoS One
  • 2010
    The basics of acidification: baseline variability of pH on Australian coral reefs, Marine Biology
  • 2010
    Critical knowledge gaps in current understanding of climate change impacts on coral reef fishes, Journal of Experimental Biology
  • 2009
    Ockham’s Razor gone blunt: coenzyme Q adaptation and redox balance in tropical reef fishes, Biology Letters
  • 2008
    Dispersal without errors: symmetrical ears tune into the right frequency for survival, Proceedings of the Royal Society London B
  • 2007
    Life history patterns shape energy allocation among fishes on coral reefs, Oecologia
  • 2007
    Andaman blennies bathe in the tropical sun rather than in the water, Coral Reefs
  • 2006
    Coral bleaching, reef fish community phase shifts and the resilience of coral reefs, Global Change Biology
  • 2006
    Extremes, plasticity and invariance in vertebrate life history traits, Ecology
  • 2005
    Shortest recorded vertebrate lifespan found in a coral reef fish, Current Biology
  • 2005
    Wave energy and spatial variability in community structure of small cryptic coral reef fishes, Marine Ecology Progress Series
  • 2004
    Microhabitat utilisation patterns in cryptobenthic coral reef fish communities, Marine Biology
  • 2003
    The role of cryptobenthic reef fishes in coral reef trophodynamics, Marine Ecology Progress Series

Research Areas

  • Marine And Estuarine Ecology (Incl. Marine Ichthyology) (060205)
  • Ecological Impacts Of Climate Change (050101)
  • Ecosystem Function (050102)