Benjamin Cresswell
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Contact Details
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Biography
Ben is a marine scientist wtih broad research interests spanning themes in fundamental ecology. He is currently a post-doctoral research fellow in JCU's Global Ecology Lab, developing the Global Ecosystem Atlas - the world's first platform describing the extent of the planet's ecoystem.
Research
Projects
Connectivity in pinnacle reef fishes (Old ID 26726)
01 Jan 2020 - 31 Mar 2023
Teaching
Taught Modules
Output
Cresswell, Ben (2024) The spatial determinants of predatory fishes on pinnacle and seamount coral reefs. [Thesis] [DOI]
Hoey, A.S.; Burn, D.; Chandler, J.F.; Huertas, V.; Cresswell, B.J.; Galbraith, G.F.; McClure, E.C. (2023) Coral Sea Marine Park Coral Reef Health Survey 2023. Townsville, QLD, Australia: [Report] [DOI]
Other Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Galbraith, G.F.; Cresswell, B.J.; Russell, M.; Hoey, A.S. (2025) 'First Observations of a Deep-Water Seagrass Meadow (Thalassodendron ciliatum) on an Oceanic Reef in the Southern Coral Sea Marine Park, Australia'. Ecology and Evolution, 15 (4). [DOI]
Quimpo, Timothy Joseph R.; Galbraith, Gemma F.; Cresswell, Benjamin J.; Cabaitan, Patrick C.; Barnett, Adam; Hoey, Andrew S. (2025) 'Differential changes in the taxonomic and functional composition of herbivorous fishes from shallow to mesophotic coral ecosystems at the Coral Sea Marine Park, Australia'. Coral Reefs, 44 :1991-2009. [DOI]
Tea, Yi Kai; Sih, Tiffany; Walsh, Fenton; Bennett, Timothy; Rocha, Luiz A.; Bardout, Ghislain; Hay, Amanda; Parkinson, Kerryn; Reader, Sally; Riley, Indiana J.; Pogonoski, John J.; Johnson, Jeffrey W.; Moore, Glenn I.; Gill, Anthony C.; Galbraith, Gemma F.; Cresswell, Benjamin J.; Hoey, Andrew S.; Frable, Benjamin W.; Brooke, Brendan P.; Beaman, Robin J. (2025) 'New records of fishes from the Coral Sea Marine Park, Australia'. Coral Reefs, 44 (4):1227-1273. [DOI]
Cresswell, B.J.; Galbraith, G.F.; Barnett, A.; Harrison, H.B.; Jones, G.P.; McClure, E.C.; Quimpo, T.J.R.; Hoey, A.S. (2025) 'Limited Evidence for Depth Specialism in Isolated Seamount Reef Predators'. Ecology and Evolution, 15 (9). [DOI]
Barnett, Adam; Jaine, Fabrice R.A.; Bierwagen, Stacy L.; Lubitz, Nicolas; Abrantes, Kátya; Heupel, Michelle R.; Harcourt, Robert; Huveneers, Charlie; Dwyer, Ross G.; Udyawer, Vinay; Simpfendorfer, Colin A.; Miller, Ingo B.; Scott-Holland, Tracey; Kilpatrick, Carley S.; Williams, Samuel M.; Smith, Daniel; Dudgeon, Christine L.; Hoey, Andrew S.; Fitzpatrick, Richard; Osborne, Felicity E.; Smoothey, Amy F.; Butcher, Paul A.; Sheaves, Marcus; Fisher, Eric E.; Svaikauskas, Mark; Ellis, Megan; Kanno, Shiori; Cresswell, Benjamin J.; Flint, Nicole; Armstrong, Asia O.; Townsend, Kathy A.; Mitchell, Jonathan D.; Campbell, Matthew; Peddemors, Victor M.; Gustafson, Johan A.; Currey-Randall, Leanne M. (2024) 'From little things big things grow: enhancement of an acoustic telemetry network to monitor broad-scale movements of marine species along Australia’s east coast'. Movement Ecology, 12 . [DOI]
Galbraith, G.F.; Cresswell, B.J.; McClure, E.C.; Hoey, A.S. (2024) 'Tropical seamounts as stepping-stones for coral reef fishes: range extensions and new regional distributions from mesophotic ecosystems in the Coral Sea, Australia'. Marine Biodiversity, 54 . [DOI]
Cresswell, B.J.; Galbraith, G.F.; Harrison, H.B.; McCormick, M.I.; Jones, G.P, (2023) 'Coral reef pinnacles act as ecological magnets for the abundance, diversity and biomass of predatory fishes'. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 717 :143-156. [DOI]
Galbraith, Gemma F.; Cresswell, Benjamin J.; McCormick, Mark I.; Jones, Geoffrey P. (2023) 'Strong hydrodynamic drivers of coral reef fish biodiversity on submerged pinnacle coral reefs'. Limnology and Oceanography, 68 (11):2415-2430. [DOI]
Pinheiro, Hudson T.; MacDonald, Chancey; Santos, Robson; Ali, Ramadhoine; Bobat, Ayesha; Cresswell, Benjamin J.; Francini-Filho, Ronaldo; Freitas, Rui; Galbraith, Gemma F.; Musembi, Peter; Phelps, Tyler A.; Quimbayo, Juan P.; Quiros, T.E. Angela L.; Shepherd, Bart; Stefanoudis, Paris V.; Talma, Sheena; Teixeira, João B.; Woodall, Lucy C.; Rocha, Luiz A. (2023) 'Plastic pollution on the world's coral reefs'. Nature, 619 (7969):311-316. [DOI]
Harrison, H.B.; Drane, L.; Cresswell, B.J.; Evans, R.D.; Galbraith, G.F.; Srinivasan, M.; Taylor, B.M.; Williamson, D.H.; Jones, G.P. (2023) 'Ageing of juvenile coral grouper (Plectropomus maculatus) reveals year-round spawning and recruitment: implications for seasonal closures'. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B, Biological Sciences, 290 . [DOI]
Galbraith, Gemma F.; Cresswell, Benjamin J.; McCormick, Mark; Bridge, Thomas C.; Jones, Geoffrey P. (2022) 'Contrasting hydrodynamic regimes of submerged pinnacle and emergent coral reefs'. PLoS ONE, 17 (8). [DOI]
Galbraith, G.F.; Cresswell, B.; McCormick, M.I.; Bridge, T.C.; Jones, G.P. (2021) 'High diversity, abundance and distinct fish assemblages on submerged coral reef pinnacles compared to shallow emergent reefs'. Coral Reefs, 40 :335-354. [DOI]