
Dr Hugo Harrison
BSc, GCertSc, PhD
Expertise
Dr Hugo Harrison is a coral reef ecologist with interests ranging from marine conservation, fisheries management and the effects of climate change on coral reef communities.
Current positions
Senior Lecturer
School of Biological Sciences
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Biography
Research interests
My research is often multi-disciplinary combining field-based research, physiological experiments, and genomics to address critical questions in coral reef conservation.
Key research themes include:
1) Dispersal, connectivity, and gene flow in coral reef seascapes;
2) Recovery trajectories of coral reef communities in response to disturbance;
3) Spatial patterns of contemporary selection to climate change.
Find me on Google Scholar for a full list of published works.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Succession: Finding family lineages that succeed in warmer oceans
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of Biological SciencesDates
01/03/2024 to 31/08/2025
Publications
Selected publications
28/06/2023Ageing of juvenile coral grouper ( Plectropomus maculatus ) reveals year-round spawning and recruitment: implications for seasonal closures
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Differential bleaching susceptibility among coral taxa and colony sizes, relative to bleaching severity across Australia's Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea Marine Parks
Marine Pollution Bulletin
Macroalgae exhibit diverse responses to human disturbances on coral reefs
Global Change Biology
Recent publications
28/06/2023Ageing of juvenile coral grouper ( Plectropomus maculatus ) reveals year-round spawning and recruitment: implications for seasonal closures
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Differential bleaching susceptibility among coral taxa and colony sizes, relative to bleaching severity across Australia's Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea Marine Parks
Marine Pollution Bulletin
Macroalgae exhibit diverse responses to human disturbances on coral reefs
Global Change Biology
The effects of marine heatwaves on acute heat tolerance in corals
Global Change Biology