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Dr Alastair Harborne

Honorary Fellow
School of Biological Sciences
a.harborne@uq.edu.au

Publications

Book Chapters (3)
Journal Articles (57)
Conference Paper (1)

Book Chapters

Perry, Chris T. and Harborne, Alastair R. (2016). Bioerosion on modern reefs: Impacts and responses under changing ecological and environmental conditions. Coral Reefs at the Crossroads. (pp. 69-101) edited by Dennis K. Hubbard, Caroline S. Rogers, Jere H. Lipps and George D. Stanley, Jr.. Netherlands: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-94-017-7567-0_4
Harborne, Alastair R. and Mumby, Peter J. (2006). A seascape-level perspective of coral reef ecosystems. Coral Reef Conservation. (pp. 78-114) edited by Isabelle M. Cote and John D. Reynolds. Cambridge, UK.: Cambridge University Press.
Harborne A.R., Mumby P.J., Raines P.S. and Ridley J.M. (1995). The Bacalar Chico marine reserve: A case study in government and NGO collaboration in conservation projects. The peaceful management of transboundary resources. (pp. 301-306) London, UK: Graham & Trotman.

Journal Articles

Madin, Elizabeth M. P., Precoda, Kristin, Harborne, Alastair R., Atwood, Trisha B., Roelfsema, Chris M. and Luiz, Osmar J. (2019). Multi-trophic species interactions shape seascape-scale coral reef vegetation patterns. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 7 (APR) 102. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2019.00102
Atwood, Trisha B., Madin, Elizabeth M.P., Harborne, Alastair R., Hammill, Edd, Luiz, Osmar J., Ollivier, Quinn R., Roelfsema, Chris M., Macreadie, Peter I. and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2018). Predators shape sedimentary organic carbon storage in a coral reef ecosystem. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 6 (AUG) 110. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2018.00110
Salter, Michael A., Perry, Chris T., Stuart-Smith, Rick D., Edgar, Graham J., Wilson, Rod W. and Harborne, Alastair R. (2018). Reef fish carbonate production assessments highlight regional variation in sedimentary significance. Geology, 46 (8), 699-702. doi: 10.1130/G45286.1
Harborne, Alastair R., Green, Alison L., Peterson, Nate A., Beger, Maria, Golbuu, Yimnang, Houk, Peter, Spalding, Mark D., Taylor, Brett M., Terk, Elizabeth, Treml, Eric A., Victor, Steven, Vigliola, Laurent, Williams, Ivor D., Wolff, Nicholas H., zu Ermgassen, Philine S.E. and Mumby, Peter J. (2018). Modelling and mapping regional-scale patterns of fishing impact and fish stocks to support coral-reef management in Micronesia. Diversity and Distributions, 24 (12), 1729-1743. doi: 10.1111/ddi.12814
Ollivier, Quinn R, Hammill, Edward, Booth, David J, Madin, Elizabeth M P, Hinchliffe, Charles, Harborne, Alastair R, Lovelock, Catherine E, Macreadie, Peter I and Atwood, Trisha B. (2018). Benthic meiofaunal community response to the cascading effects of herbivory within an algal halo system of the Great Barrier Reef. PLoS One, 13 (3) e0193932, e0193932. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193932
González-Rivero, M., Harborne, A. R., Herrera-Reveles, A., Bozec, Y. M., Rogers, A., Friedman, A., Ganase, A. and Hoegh-Guldberg, O. (2017). Linking fishes to multiple metrics of coral reef structural complexity using three-dimensional technology. Scientific Reports, 7 (1) 13965, 13965. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-14272-5
Davis, Jean P., Pitt, Kylie A., Olds, Andrew D., Harborne, Alastair R. and Connolly, Rod M. (2017). Seagrass corridors and tidal state modify how fish use habitats on intertidal coral reef flats. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 581, 135-147. doi: 10.3354/meps12311
Salter, Michael A., Harborne, Alastair R., Perry, Chris T. and Wilson, Rod W. (2017). Phase heterogeneity in carbonate production by marine fish influences their roles in sediment generation and the inorganic carbon cycle. Scientific Reports, 7 (1) 765, 765. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-00787-4
Harborne, A. R., Selwyn, J. D., Lawson, J. M. and Gallo, M. (2017). Environmental drivers of diurnal visits by transient predatory fishes to Caribbean patch reefs. Journal of Fish Biology, 90 (1), 265-282. doi: 10.1111/jfb.13180
Harborne, Alastair R., Rogers, Alice, Bozec, Yves-Marie and Mumby, Peter J. (2017). Multiple stressors and the functioning of coral reefs. Annual Review of Marine Science, 9 (1), 445-468. doi: 10.1146/annurev-marine-010816-060551
Brown, Christopher J., Harborne, Alastair R., Paris, Claire B. and Mumby, Peter J. (2016). Uniting paradigms of connectivity in marine ecology. Ecology, 97 (9), 2447-2457. doi: 10.1002/ecy.1463
Eaton, Lewis, Sloman, Katherine A., Wilson, Rod W., Gill, Andrew B. and Harborne, Alastair R. (2016). Non-consumptive effects of native and invasive predators on juvenile Caribbean parrotfish. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 99 (5), 499-508. doi: 10.1007/s10641-016-0486-9
Harborne, A. R. and Tholan, B. A. (2016). Tool use by Choerodon cyanodus when handling vertebrate prey. Coral Reefs, 35 (3), 1069-1069. doi: 10.1007/s00338-016-1448-6
Hedley, John, Roelfsema, Chris M., Chollett, Iliana, Harborne, Alastair, Heron, Scott, Weeks, Scarla J., Skirving, William, Strong, Alan E., Eakin, C. Mark, Christensen, Tyler R. L., Ticzon, Victor, Bejarano, Sonia and Mumby, Peter J. (2016). Remote Sensing of Coral Reefs for Monitoring and Management: A Review. Remote Sensing, 8 (2) 118, 1-40. doi: 10.3390/rs8020118
Harborne, Alastair H., Nagelkerken, Ivan, Wolff, Nicholas H., Bozec, Yves-Marie, Dorenbosch, Martijn, Grol, Monique G. G. and Mumby, Peter J. (2015). Direct and indirect effects of nursery habitats on coral-reef fish assemblages, grazing pressure, and benthic dynamics. Oikos, 125 (7), 957-967. doi: 10.1111/oik.02602
O'Farrell, Shay, Harborne, Alastair R., Bozec, Yves-Marie, Luckhurst, Brian E. and Mumby, Peter J. (2015). Protection of functionally important parrotfishes increases their biomass but fails to deliver enhanced recruitment. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 522, 245-254. doi: 10.3354/meps11134
Rogers, Alice, Harborne, Alastair R., Brown, Christopher J., Bozec, Yves-Marie, Castro, Carolina, Chollett, Iliana, Hock, Karlo, Knowland, Cheryl A., Marshell, Alyssa, Ortiz, Juan C., Razak, Tries, Roff, George, Samper-Villarreal, Jimena, Saunders, Megan I., Wolff, Nicholas H. and Mumby, Peter J. (2015). Anticipative management for coral reef ecosystem services in the 21st century. Global Change Biology, 21 (2), 504-514. doi: 10.1111/gcb.12725
Cordeiro, C.A.M.M., Mendes, T.C., Harborne, A.R. and Ferreira, C.E.L. (2015). Spatial distribution of nominally herbivorous fishes across environmental gradients on Brazilian rocky reefs. Journal of Fish Biology, 89 (1), 939-958. doi: 10.1111/jfb.12849
Harborne, Alastair R., Talwar, Brendan and Brooks, Edward J. (2015). The conservation implications of spatial and temporal variability in the diurnal use of Bahamian tidal mangrove creeks by transient predatory fishes. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 26 (1), 202-211. doi: 10.1002/aqc.2538
Igulu, Mathias M., Nagelkerken, Ivan, Dorenbosch, Martijn, Grol, Monique G. G., Harborne, Alastair R., Kimirei, Ismael A., Mumby, Peter J., Olds, Andrew D. and Mgaya, Yunus D. (2014). Mangrove habitat use by juvenile reef fish: meta-analysis reveals that tidal regime matters more than biogeographic region. PloS One, 9 (12) e114715, 1-20. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0114715
Bridge, Tom C. L., Ferrari, Renata, Bryson, Mitch, Hovey, Renae, Figueira, Will F., Williams, Stefan B., Pizarro, Oscar, Harborne, Alastair R. and Byrne, Maria (2014). Variable responses of benthic communities to anomalously warm sea temperatures on a high-latitude coral reef. PLoS One, 9 (11) 0113079, e113079. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0113079
Cordeiro, C. A. M. M., Harborne, A. R. and Ferreira, C. E. L. (2014). Patterns of distribution and composition of sea urchin assemblages on Brazilian subtropical rocky reefs. Marine Biology, 161 (10), 2221-2232. doi: 10.1007/s00227-014-2500-0
Micheli, Fiorenza, Mumby, Peter J., Brumbaugh, Daniel R., Broad, Kenny, Dahlgren, Craig P., Harborne, Alastair R., Holmes, Katherine E., Kappel, Carrie V., Litvin, Steven Y. and Sanchirico, James N. (2014). High vulnerability of ecosystem function and services to diversity loss in Caribbean coral reefs. Biological Conservation, 171, 186-194. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.12.029
Harborne, A. R. (2013). The ecology, behaviour and physiology of fishes on coral reef flats, and the potential impacts of climate change. Journal of Fish Biology, 83 (3), 417-447. doi: 10.1111/jfb.12203
Mumby, Peter J., Brumbaugh, Daniel R., Harborne, Alastair R. and Roff, George (2013). On the relationship between native grouper and invasive lionfish in the Caribbean. PeerJ PrePrints, 1 (e45v1), 1-7. doi: 10.7287/peerj.preprints.45v1
Roff, George, Wabnitz, Colette C. C., Harborne, Alastair R. and Mumby, Peter J. (2013). Macroalgal associations of motile epifaunal invertebrate communities on coral reefs. Marine Ecology, 34 (4), 409-419. doi: 10.1111/maec.12040
Harborne, A. R., Jelks, H. L., Smith-Vaniz, W. F. and Rocha, L. A. (2012). Abiotic and biotic controls of cryptobenthic fish assemblages across a Caribbean seascape. Coral Reefs, 31 (4), 977-990. doi: 10.1007/s00338-012-0938-4
Harborne, Alastair R., Mumby, Peter J. and Ferrari, Renata (2012). The effectiveness of different meso-scale rugosity metrics for predicting intra-habitat variation in coral-reef fish assemblages. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 94 (2), 431-442. doi: 10.1007/s10641-011-9956-2
Harborne, A. R. (2012). Seasonal variation in the functional response of a coral-reef piscivore alters the inverse density-dependent mortality of its prey. Coral Reefs, 31 (1), 247-251. doi: 10.1007/s00338-011-0840-5
Mumby, Peter J., Steneck, Robert S., Edwards, Alasdair J., Ferrari, Renata, Coleman, Robin, Harborne, Alastair R. and Gibson, Janet P. (2012). Fishing down a Caribbean food web relaxes trophic cascades. Marine Ecology-Progress Series, 445 (20), 13-24. doi: 10.3354/meps09450
Harborne, A. R. and Mumby, P. J. (2011). Novel ecosystems: Altering fish assemblages in warming waters. Current Biology, 21 (19), R822-R824. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.08.043
Harborne, Alastair R., Mumby, Peter J., Kennedy, Emma V. and Ferrari, Renata (2011). Biotic and multi-scale abiotic controls of habitat quality: their effect on coral-reef fishes. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 437 (15), 201-214. doi: 10.3354/meps09280
Mumby, Peter J., Harborne, Alastair R. and Brumbaugh, Daniel R. (2011). Grouper as a natural biocontrol of invasive lionfish. PLoS One, 6 (6) e21510, e21510-1-e21510-4. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0021510
Perry, Chris T., Salter, Michael A., Harborne, Alastair R., Crowley, Stephen F., Jelks, Howard L. and Wilson, Rod W. (2011). Fish as major carbonate mud producers and missing components of the tropical carbonate factory. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA, 108 (10), 3865-3869. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1015895108
Wilson, SK, Adjeroud, M, Bellwood, DR, Berumen, ML, Booth, D, Bozec, YM, Chabanet, P, Cheal, A, Cinner, J, Depczynski, M, Feary, DA, Gagliano, M, Graham, NAJ, Halford, AR, Halpern, BS, Harborne, AR, Hoey, AS, Holbrook, SJ, Jones, GP, Kulbiki, M, Letourneur, Y, De Loma, TL, McClanahan, T, McCormick, MI, Meekan, MG, Mumby, PJ, Munday, PL, Ohman, MC, Pratchett, MS ... Syms, C (2010). Crucial knowledge gaps in current understanding of climate change impacts on coral reef fishes. Journal of Experimental Biology, 213 (6), 894-900. doi: 10.1242/jeb.037895
Mumby, PJ and Harborne, AR (2010). Marine reserves enhance the recovery of corals on Caribbean reefs. PLoS ONE, 5 (1) e8657, 1-7. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008657
Harborne, A. R., Renaud, P. G., Tyler, E. H. M. and Mumby, P. J. (2009). Reduced density of the herbivorous urchin Diadema antillarum inside a Caribbean marine reserve linked to increased predation pressure by fishes. Coral Reefs, 28 (3), 783-791. doi: 10.1007/s00338-009-0516-6
Harborne, Alistair R. (2009). First among equals: Why some habitats should be considered more important than others during marine reserve planning. Environmental Conservation, 36 (2), 87-90. doi: 10.1017/S0376892909005487
Harborne, Alastair R., Mumby, Peter J., Kappel, Carrie V., Dahlgren, Craig P., Micheli, Fiorenza, Holmes, Katherine E. and Brumbaugh, Daniel R. (2008). Tropical coastal habitats as surrogates of fish community structure, grazing, and fisheries value. Ecological Applications, 18 (7), 1689-1701. doi: 10.1890/07-0454.1
Harborne, Alastair R., Mumby, Peter J., Kappel, Carrie V., Dahlgren, Craig P., Micheli, Fiorenza, Holmes, Katherine E., Sanchirico, James N., Broad, Kenneth, Elliott, Ian A. and Brumbaugh, Daniel R. (2008). Reserve effects and natural variation in coral reef communities. Journal of Applied Ecology, 45 (4), 1010-1018. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2008.01490.x
Mumby, Peter J., Broad, Kenneth, Brumbaugh, Daniel R., Dahlgren, Craig P., Harborne, Alastair R., Hastings, Alan, Holmes, Katherine E., Kappel, Carrie V., Micheli, Fiorenza and Sanchirico, James N. (2008). Coral reef habitats as surrogates of species, ecological functions, and ecosystem services. Conservation Biology, 22 (4), 941-951. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2008.00933.x
Mumby, Peter J., Harborne, Alastair R., Williams, Jodene, Kappel, Carrie V., Brumbaugh, Daniel R., Micheli, Fiorenza, Holmes, Katherine E., Dahlgren, Craig P. and Blackwell, Claire B. (2007). Trophic cascade facilitates coral recruitment in a marine reserve. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 104 (20), 8362-8367. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0702602104
Harborne, Alastair R., Mumby, Peter J., Zychaluk, Kamila, Hedley, John D. and Blackwell, Paul G. (2006). Modeling the beta diversity of coral reefs. Ecology, 87 (11), 2871-2881. doi: 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[2871:MTBDOC]2.0.CO;2
Mumby, Peter J., Hedley, John D., Zychaluk, Kamila, Harborne, Alastair R. and Blackwell, Paul G. (2006). Revisiting the catastrophic die-off of the urchin Diadema antillarum on Caribbean coral reefs: Fresh insights on resilience from a simulation model. Ecological Modelling, 196 (1-2), 131-148. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2005.11.035
Mumby, Peter J., Micheli, Fiorenza, Dahlgren, Craig P., Litvin, Steven Y., Gill, Andrew B., Brumbaugh, Daniel R., Broad, Kenneth, Sanchirico, James N., Kappel, Carrie V., Harborne, Alastair R. and Holmes, Katherine E. (2006). Marine parks need sharks? Response. Science, 312 (5773), 527-528. doi: 10.1126/science.312.5773.526d
Mumby, Peter J., Dahlgren, Craig P., Harborne, Alastair R., Kappel, Carrie V., Micheli, Fiorenza, Brumbaugh, Daniel R., Holmes, Katherine E., Mendes, Judith M., Broad, Kenneth, Sanchirico, James N., Buch, Kevin, Box, Steve, Stoffle, Richard W. and Gill, Andrew B. (2006). Fishing, trophic cascades, and the process of grazing on coral reefs. Science, 311 (5757), 98-101. doi: 10.1126/science.1121129
Harborne, Alastair R., Mumby, Peter J., Micheli, Fiorenza, Perry, Christopher T., Dahlgren, Craig P., Holmes, Katherine E. and Brumbaugh, Daniel R. (2006). The functional value of Caribbean coral reef, seagrass and mangrove habitats to ecosystem processes. Advances in Marine Biology, 50, 57-189. doi: 10.1016/S0065-2881(05)50002-6
Hoyle, Martin and Harborne, Alastair R. (2005). Mixed effects of habitat fragmentation on species richness and community structure in a microarthropod microecosystem. Ecological Entomology, 30 (6), 684-691. doi: 10.1111/j.0307-6946.2005.00738.x
Hedley, J. D., Harborne, A. R. and Mumby, P. J. (2005). Simple and robust removal of sun glint for mapping shallow-water benthos. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 26 (10), 2107-2112. doi: 10.1080/01431160500034086
Beger, M., Harborne, A. R., Dacles, T. P., Solandt, J.-L. and Ledesma, G. L. (2004). A framework of lessons learned from community-based marine reserves and its effectiveness in guiding a new coastal management initiative in the Philippines. Environmental Management, 34 (6), 786-801. doi: 10.1007/s00267-004-0149-z
Mumby, Peter J., Edwards, Alasdair J., Arias-Gonzalez, J. Ernesto, Lindeman, Kenyon C., Blackwell, Paul G., Gall, Angela, Gorczynska, Malgosia I., Harborne, Alastair R., Pescod, Claire L., Renken, Henk, Wabnitz, Colette C. C. and Llewellyn, Ghislane (2004). Mangroves enhance the biomass of coral reef fish communities in the Caribbean. NATURE, 427 (6974), 533-536. doi: 10.1038/nature02286
White, W. H., Harborne, A. R., Sotheran, I. S., Walton, R. and Foster-Smith, R. L. (2003). Using an acoustic ground discrimination system to map coral reef benthic classes. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 24 (13), 2641-2660. doi: 10.1080/0143116031000066981
Beger, M., Dacles, T. P., Harborne, A. R., Harding, S. P., Ledesma, G. L., Lizares, J., Raines, P. S. and Solandt, J. L. (2003). Spill-over effects of a community-based marine protected area: A case study from Negros Occidental. Silliman Journal, 44 (2), 61-80.
Harborne, Alistair R., Afzal, Daniel C. and Andrews, Mark J. (2001). Honduras: Caribbean Coast. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 42 (12), 1221-1235. doi: 10.1016/S0025-326X(01)00239-9
Mumby, Peter J. and Harborne, Alastair R. (1999). Development of a systematic classification scheme of marine habitats to facilitate regional management and mapping of Caribbean coral reefs. Biological Conservation, 88 (2), 155-163. doi: 10.1016/S0006-3207(98)00108-6
Mumby, P. J., Clarke, K. R. and Harborne, A. R. (1996). Weighting species abundance estimates for marine resource assessment. Aquatic Conservation, 6 (3), 115-120. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0755(199609)6:3<115::AID-AQC188>3.0.CO;2-T
Mumby, Peter J. and Harborne, Alastair R (1995). A critical assessment of data derived from coral cay conservation volunteers. Bulletin of Marine Science, 56 (3), 737-751.

Conference Paper

Gordon, T. A. C., Harding, H. R., Clever, F. K., Davidson, I. K., Davison, W., Montgomery, D. W., Weatherhead, R. C., Windsor, F. M., Armstrong, J. D., Bardonnet, A., Bergman, E., Britton, J. R., Cote, I. M., D'agostino, D., Greenberg, L. A., Harborne, A. R., Kahilainen, K. K., Metcalfe, N. B., Mills, S. C., Milner, N. J., Mittermayer, F. H., Montorio, L., Nedelec, S. L., Prokkola, J. M., Rutterford, L. A., Salvanes, A. G. V., Simpson, S. D., Vainikka, A., Pinnegar, J. K. and Santos, E. M. (2018). Fishes in a changing world: learning from the past to promote sustainability of fish populations. The Fisheries Society of the British Isles Annual Symposium - FSBI 50th Anniversary Symposium, Exeter, United Kingdom, 3-7 July 2017. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/jfb.13546
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