Book Chapters
Clayton, David and Townsend, Kathy A (2017). Chapter 11: Territoriality and Courtship Behavior. In Zeehan Jaafar and Edward O. Murdy (Ed.), Fishes out of water: biology and ecology of mudskippers (pp. 277-300) Boca Raton, FL, United States: CRC Press. doi:10.1201/9781315119861
Townsend, Kathy A (2017). Life in the oceans. In Mary Barram, Sue Ellen Carew and Susan Hill (Ed.), A Nature Guide to North Stradbroke Island, Minjerribah (pp. 105-132) Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Friends of Stradbroke Island .
Journal Articles
Wilcox, Chris, Puckridge, Melody, Schuyler, Qamar A., Townsend, Kathy and Hardesty, Britta Denise (2018) A quantitative analysis linking sea turtle mortality and plastic debris ingestion. Scientific Reports, 8 1: 12536. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-30038-z
Stewart, Joshua D., Jaine, Fabrice R.A., Armstrong, Amelia J., Armstrong, Asia O., Bennett, Michael B., Burgess, Katherine B., Couturier, Lydie I.E., Croll, Donald A., Cronin, Melissa R., Deakos, Mark H., Dudgeon, Christine L., Fernando, Daniel, Froman, Niv, Germanov, Elitza S., Hall, Martin A., Hinojosa-Alvarez, Silvia, Hosegood, Jane E., Kashiwagi, Tom, Laglbauer, Betty J.L., Lezama-Ochoa, Nerea, Marshall, Andrea D., McGregor, Frazer, di Sciara, Giuseppe Notarbartolo, Palacios, Marta D., Peel, Lauren R., Richardson, Anthony J., Rubin, Robert D., Townsend, Kathy A., Venables, Stephanie K. and Stevens, Guy M.W. (2018) Research priorities to support effective Manta and Devil Ray conservation. Frontiers in Marine Science, 5 . doi:10.3389/fmars.2018.00314
Couturier, L. I. E., Newman, P., Jaine, F. R. A., Bennett, M. B., Venables, W. N., Cagua, E. F., Townsend, K. A., Weeks, S. J. and Richardson, A. J. (2018) Variation in occupancy and habitat use of Mobula alfredi at a major aggregation site. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 599 125-145. doi:10.3354/meps12610
Dawson, Amanda L., Kawaguchi, So, King, Catherine K., Townsend, Kathy A., King, Robert, Huston, Wilhelmina M. and Bengtson Nash, Susan M. (2018) Turning microplastics into nanoplastics through digestive fragmentation by Antarctic krill. Nature Communications, 9 1: 1001. doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03465-9
Dawson, Amanda, Huston, Wilhelmina, Kawaguchi, So, King, Catherine, Cropp, Roger, Wild, Seanan, Eisenmann, Pascale, Townsend, Kathy and Bengtson Nash, Susan (2018) Uptake and Depuration Kinetics Influence Microplastic Bioaccumulation and Toxicity in Antarctic Krill (Euphausia superba). Environmental Science & Technology, 52 5: 3195-3201. doi:10.1021/acs.est.7b05759
O'Malley, Mary P. , Townsend, Kathy A. , Hilton, Paul, Heinrichs, Shawn and Stewart, Joshua D. (2017) Characterization of the trade in manta and devil ray gill plates in China and South-east Asia through trader surveys. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 27 2: 394-413. doi:10.1002/aqc.2670
Townsend, Kathy (2016) Project Manta - getting to know Australia's manta rays. Wildlife Australia, 53 4: 15-19.
Roman, Lauren, Schuyler, Qamar A., Hardesty, Britta Denise and Townsend, Kathy A. (2016) Anthropogenic debris ingestion by avifauna in Eastern Australia. PLoS One, 11 8: e0158343. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0158343
Bennett, M. B., Coman, F. F., Townsend, K. A., Couturier, L. I. E., Jaine, F. R. A. and Richardson, A. J. (2016) A historical and contemporary consideration of the diet of the reef manta ray (Manta alfredi) from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research, 68 5: 993-997. doi:10.1071/MF16046
Armstrong, Asia O., Armstrong, Amelia J., Jaine, Fabrice R. A., Couturier, Lydie I. E., Fiora, Kym, Uribe-Palomino, Julian, Weeks, Scarla J., Townsend, Kathy A., Bennett, Mike B. and Richardson, Anthony J. (2016) Prey density threshold and tidal influence on reef manta ray foraging at an aggregation site on the Great Barrier Reef. PLoS One, 11 5: e0153393. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0153393
Schuyler, Qamar A., Wilcox, Chris, Townsend, Kathy A., Wedemeyer-Strombel, Kathryn R., Balazs, George, van Sebille, Erik and Hardesty, Britta Denise (2016) Risk analysis reveals global hotspots for marine debris ingestion by sea turtles. Global Change Biology, 22 2: 567-576. doi:10.1111/gcb.13078
Ooi, Michelle S. M., Townsend, Kathy A., Bennett, Michael B., Richardson, Anthony J., Fernando, Daniel, Villa, Cesar A. and Gaus, Caroline (2015) Levels of arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury in the branchial plate and muscle tissue of mobulid rays, and their implications for public health and conservation. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 94 1-2: 251-259. doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.02.005
Zeh, Daniel R., Heupel, Michelle R., Limpus, Colin J., Hamann, Mark, Fuentes, Mariana M. P. B., Babcock, Russel C., Pillans, Richard D., Townsend, Kathy A. and Marsh, Helene (2015) Is acoustic tracking appropriate for air-breathing marine animals? Dugongs as a case study. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 464 1-10. doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2014.11.013
Baduel, Christine, Lai, Foon Yin, Townsend, Kathy and Mueller, Jochen F. (2014) Size and age-concentration relationships for perfluoroalkyl substances in stingray livers from eastern Australia. Science of the Total Environment, 496 523-530. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.07.010
Jaine, F. R. A., Rohner, C. A., Weeks, S. J., Couturier, L. I. E., Bennett, M. B., Townsend, K. A. and Richardson, A. J. (2014) Movements and habitat use of reef manta rays off eastern Australia: offshore excursions, deep diving and eddy affinity revealed by satellite telemetry. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 510 73-86. doi:10.3354/meps10910
Couturier, L. I. E., Dudgeon, C. L., Pollock, K. H., Jaine, F. R. A., Bennett, M. B., Townsend, K. A., Weeks, S. J. and Richardson, A. J. (2014) Population dynamics of the reef manta ray Manta alfredi in eastern Australia. Coral Reefs, 33 2: 329-342. doi:10.1007/s00338-014-1126-5
Schuyler, Qamar A, Wilcox, Chris, Townsend, Kathy, Hardesty, B. Denise and Marshall, N. Justin (2014) Mistaken identity? Visual similarities of marine debris to natural prey items of sea turtles. BMC Ecology, 14 14.1-14.7. doi:10.1186/1472-6785-14-14
Schuyler, Qamar, Hardesty, Britta Denise, Wilcox, Chris and Townsend, Kathy (2014) Global analysis of anthropogenic debris ingestion by sea turtles. Conservation Biology, 28 1: 129-139. doi:10.1111/cobi.12126
Acampora, Heidi, Schuyler, Qamar A., Townsend, Kathy A. and Hardesty, Britta Denise (2014) Comparing plastic ingestion in juvenile and adult stranded short-tailed shearwaters (Puffinus tenuirostris) in eastern Australia. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 78 1-2: 63-68. doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.11.009
Vegter, A. C., Barletta, M., Beck, C., Borrero, J., Burton, H., Campbell, M. L., Costa, M. F., Eriksen, M., Eriksson, C., Estrades, A., Gilardi, K. V. K., Hardesty, B. D., Ivar do Sul, J. A., Lavers, J. L., Lazar, B., Lebreton, L., Nichols, W. J., Ribic, C. A., Ryan, P. G., Schuyler, Q. A., Smith, S. D. A., Takada, H., Townsend, K. A., Wabnitz, C. C. C., Wilcox, C., Young, L. C. and Hamann, M. (2014) Global research priorities to mitigate plastic pollution impacts on marine wildlife. Endangered Species Research, 25 3: 225-247. doi:10.3354/esr00623
Couturier, Lydie, I., Rohner, Christopher A., Richardson, Anthony J., Marshall , Andrea D., Jaine, Fabrice R. A., Bennett, Michael B., Townsend, Kathy A., Weeks, Scarla J. and Nichols, Peter D. (2013) Stable isotope and signature fatty acid analyses suggest reef manta rays feed on demersal zooplankton. PLoS One, 8 10: . doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0077152
Couturier, L. I. E., Rohner, C. A., Richardson, A. J., Pierce, S. J., Marshall, A. D., Jaine, F. R. A., Townsend, K. A., Bennett, M. B., Weeks, S. J. and Nichols, P. D. (2013) Unusually high levels of n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids in whale sharks and reef manta rays. Lipids, 48 10: 1029-1034. doi:10.1007/s11745-013-3829-8
Jaine, Fabrice R. A., Couturier, Lydie I. E., Weeks, Scarla J., Townsend, Kathy A., Bennett, Michael B., Fiora, Kym and Richardson, Anthony J. (2012) When Giants Turn Up: Sighting Trends, Environmental Influences and Habitat Use of the Manta Ray Manta alfredi at a Coral Reef. PLoS One, 7 10 Article No.e46170: . doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0046170
Schuyler, Qamar, Hardesty, Britta Denise, Wilcox, Chris and Townsend, Kathy (2012) To eat or not to eat? debris selectivity by marine turtles. PLoS One, 7 7 Article No. e40884: e40884. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0040884
Couturier, L. I. E., Marshall, A. D., Jaine, F. R. A., Kashiwagi, T., Pierce, S. J., Townsend, K. A., Weeks, S. J., Bennett, M. B. and Richardson, A. J. (2012) Biology, ecology and conservation of the Mobulidae. Journal of Fish Biology, 80 5: 1075-1119. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03264.x
Townsend, Kathy A., Altvater, Jens, Thomas, Michael C., Schuyler, Qamar A. and Nette, Geoffrey W. (2012) Death in the octopus’ garden: Fatal blue-lined octopus envenomations of adult green sea turtles. Marine Biology, 159 3: 689-695. doi:10.1007/s00227-011-1846-9
Muller, Christin, Townsend, Kathy and Matschullat, Jörg (2012) Experimental degradation of polymer shopping bags (standard and degradable plastic, and biodegradable) in the gastrointestinal fluids of sea turtles. Science of the Total Environment, 416 464-467. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.10.069
Chargulaf, C. A., Townsend, K. A. and Tibbetts, I. R. (2011) Community structure of soft sediment pool fishes in Moreton Bay, Australia. Journal of Fish Biology, 78 2: 479-494. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02866.x
Townsend, Kathy and Kyne, Peter M. (2010) New records of the Japanese devilray Mobula japanica (Muller & Henle 1841) for Australian waters. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 55 1: 225-230.
Tibbetts, Ian R. and Townsend, Kathy A. (2010) The abundance, biomass and size of macrograzers on reefs in Moreton Bay, Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 54 3: 373-384.
Logan, D., Townsend, K. A., Townsend, K. and Tibbetts, I. R. (2008) Meiofauna sediment relations in leeward slope turf algae of Heron Island reef. Hydrobiologia, 610 1: 269-276. doi:10.1007/s10750-008-9442-9
Townsend, K. A. and Tibbetts, I. R. (2005) Behaviour and ecology of the blue mudskipper, Scartelaos histophorus (Pisces: Gobiidae). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, 112 53-62.
Townsend, K. A. and Tibbetts, I. R. (2004) The ecological significance of the combtoothed blenny in a coral reef ecosystem. Journal of Fish Biology, 65 1: 77-90. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2004.00426.x
Townsend, K. A. and Tibbetts, I. R. (2000) Biomass and distribution of herbivorous blennies in the Southern Great Barrier Reef. Journal of Fish Biology, 56 4: 774-791. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2000.tb00871.x
Tibbetts, I. R. and Townsend, K. (1995) Re-appearance of the blue mudhopper, Scartelaos histophorus (Pisces: Gobiidae) in the greater Brisbane area. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 38 2: 671-676.
Conference Papers
Hardest, B. D., Wilcox, C., Schuyler, Q., Townsend, K. A., Mallos, N., Leonard G. and van Sebille, E (2016). Relacionando los plásticos en el océano con daños ecológicos |Relating plastic in the ocean to ecological harm]. In: 1st Galapagos Conservation & Research Symposium GSC-PNG, Papua New Guinea, (). June 2016.
Couturier, Lydie I. E., Jaine, Fabrice R. A., Townsend, Kathy A., Weeks, Scarla J., Richardson, Anthony J. and Bennett, Michael B. (2011) Distribution, site affinity and regional movements of the manta ray, Manta alfredi (Krefft, 1868), along the east coast of Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research, 62 6: 628-637. doi:10.1071/MF10148
Thesis
Townsend, Kathy A (2004). Relative contribution of five species of herbivorous fish to the consumption of epilithic algal matrix in the southern Great Barrier Reef PhD Thesis, Centre for Marine Studies, The University of Queensland. doi:10.14264/uql.2016.229