Michael Rasheed
- michael.rasheed@jcu.edu.au
- Principal Research Scientist
- Tropical Water & Ecosystems
Projects
20
Publications
74
Awards
0
Biography
I have over 30 years experience leading successful research programs on topical marine habitats with a focus on seagrass ecology. My passion is finding science-based solutions to apply in the management of marine habitats. I began my research career in government where the importance of having results of research effect change in management and policy was instilled. Based at JCU's Cairns Nguma-bada campus since 2012, I have built a team whose work focuses on coastal development and risk with research outcomes significantly impacting the way seagrass and marine habitats are managed and protected. Results of my work not only lead to advances in the field of seagrass ecology, but have changed practices within coastal development, ports and shipping industries and improved the ability of regulators and managers to protect marine habitats.
My research is built around establishing partnerships with industry, community and government to deliver applied outcomes effecting real change in marine habitat and seagrass protection. My projects span tropical Australia and the Indo Pacific and develop innovative approaches to assess condition of seagrasses and understand the ecosystem services they deliver. Current projects include assessing Blue Carbon potential of seagrass habitats as well as their fisheries values and interactions with dugongs and green turtles.
My work on understanding the drivers and processes of tropical seagrass recovery and loss has led to a current research focus developing restoration approaches for tropical seagrasses to apply across Australia and the Indo Pacific.
Recent Media
- Seagrass meadows begin extensive rehabilitation - ABC News, Aug 2023
- The Importance of Seagrass - Sanlian Life Week, China -Jun 2023
- The truth about The Maldives’ pristine ocean - Weekend Audtralian, Jan 2023
- Saltmarsh and seagrass are nature's storm protectors - ABC Wide Bay Dec 2022
- Researchers Use Aerial Imagery to take stock of Queensland's suffereing dugong population - ABC News, Nov 2022
- Qld seagrass meadows vanishing: study - 7News, October 2022
- Scientists brave crocs to regrow seagrasses - 7News, Aug 2022
- Crocodile, jellyfish threat as volunteers race to restore tropical harbour's forgotten seagrass meadows - ABC News, Aug 2022
- Dugongs and sea turtles at risk after Queensland floods wipe out seagrass - The Guardian May, 2022
- Scientists work around crocs and jellyfish to restore lost seagrass meadow - ABC News, Sep 2021
- Gladstone’s seagrass in prime condition after a decade - Gladstone Observer, June 2020
Videos
- The JCU and North Queensland Bulk Ports Research Partnership
- Monitoring Seagrasses from the air in Weipa
- Seagrass Restoration Trials Mourilyan
Podcasts
Research
Projects
Seagrass Monitoring and Research Ports North
12 Sep 2025 - 31 Dec 2030
NQBP & JCU Partnership - Integrated Monitoring, Research, Education and Outreach Partnership
01 Sep 2025 - 31 Jan 2031
Port of Townsville Long Term Seagrass Monitoring Program October 2025 & Project Optimisation
01 Sep 2025 - 31 Aug 2026
Bowen Wharf Baseline Environmental Assessments
16 Apr 2025 - 31 Dec 2026
Tropical Seagrass Management Project (Stage 1)
19 Jul 2024 - 30 Dec 2030
Cassowary Coast Green Nourishment Seagrass Program (Stage 1 Feasibility)
01 Jul 2024 - 15 Dec 2025
Seagrass Restoration Opportunities in the Russell-Mulgrave Basin & Mutcharoo Inlet
28 Jun 2024 - 09 Jan 2026
Futureproofing tropical Australian seagrasses
01 Jun 2024 - 31 May 2026
Assessing seagrass distribution as habitat for dugong, turtle and fish on Mandubarra Sea Country
01 May 2024 - 31 Jan 2026
NESP 4.11: Scaling-up long-term seagrass restoration in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
05 Feb 2024 - 04 Jan 2027
Gladstone Healthy Harbour Partnership Seagrass Report Card Proposal: Project ISP011 (Old ID 29016)
13 Jun 2023 - 30 Sep 2026
Future proofing and restoring Australia’s tropical seagrasses (Old ID 27805)
01 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2026
Mandubarra Healing Country Seagrass Program (Old ID 27873)
14 Sep 2022 - 31 Aug 2023
Reef lagoon benthic habitat mapping in the Coral Sea Marine Park (Old ID 27466)
01 Jun 2022 - 30 Nov 2024
Mapping of Hervey Bay and Great Sandy Straits seagrass meadows post floods (Old ID 27628)
29 Apr 2022 - 29 May 2026
Torres Strait Seagrass Research (Old ID 23045)
19 Oct 2016 - 30 Jun 2027
Teaching
Current JCU Research Students
Integrating capture methods and eDNA metabarcoding to assess fish assemblages in tropical seagrass meadows
Doctor of Philosophy (Natural and Physical Sciences)
Understanding the services provided by marine built infrastructure and designing them to maximise their utility in tropical seascapes
Doctor of Philosophy (Natural and Physical Sciences)
Future proofing Australia's Tropical Seagrasses: A Recovery and Restoration Framework for key Tropical Species
Doctor of Philosophy (Natural and Physical Sciences)
Informing the Recovery and Restoration of Tropical Seagrasses using a Biophysical modelling approach
Doctor of Philosophy (Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies)
Factors driving Chelonia mydas (green sea turtle) interactions with seagrass meadows within coastal foraging habitats
Master of Philosophy (Natural and Physical Sciences)
Completed JCU Research Students
The role of herbivores as ecosystem engineers in Great Barrier Reef seagrass meadows
Doctor of Philosophy (Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies)- 2021
The vulnerability of World Heritage seagrass habitats to climate change. Development and application of a thematic group framework.;;;;
Master of Philosophy (Natural and Physical Sciences)- 2023
A functional trait-based approach to inform seagrass meadow dynamics and spatial prioritisation
Doctor of Philosophy (Natural and Physical Sciences)- 2025
Activities
Employment
Output
Coles, R.G.; Rasheed, M.A.; Grech, A.; McKenzie, L.J. (2016) Seagrass meadows of northeastern Australia. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: [Reference Material] [DOI]
Other Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Environmental influence on intraspecific trait variation in the tropical seagrass Halodule uninervis
2026
Lin, Chieh; Rasheed, Michael A.; Coles, Robert; York, Paul; Lewis, Stephen; Grech, Alana (2026) 'Environmental influence on intraspecific trait variation in the tropical seagrass Halodule uninervis'. Oikos, . [DOI]
Philpott, Darcy E.; Dibattista, Joseph D.; Rasheed, Michael a.; Missen, Laura A.; Coles, Robert G.; Villacorta Rath, Cecilia; York, Paul H. (2026) 'Comparing Beam Trawl Sampling and eDNA Metabarcoding for Assessing Fish Diversity in Turbid Tropical Seagrass Habitats'. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 340 . [DOI]
Hanuise, Douchan; Lin, Chieh; Tol, Samantha; Choukroun, Severine; Rasheed, Michael A.; Dobbelaere, Thomas; York, Paul H.; Smith, Timothy M.; Coles, Robert G.; Hanert, Emmanuel; Grech, Alana (2026) 'Experimentally derived buoyancy duration of seagrass fragments for biophysical dispersal modelling in the Great Barrier Reef'. Marine Environmental Research, 217 . [DOI]
Condron, Taylor Renee; Smith, Tim; York, Paul; Murray, Nicholas; Masque, Pere; Rasheed, Michael A. (2026) 'Recovery timeframe is a critical component in preserving carbon stocks in disturbed tropical seagrass meadows'. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 226 . [DOI]
Hanuise, Douchan; Dobbelaere, Thomas; Choukroun, Severine; Rasheed, Michael A.; Lambrechts, Jonathan; York, Paul H.; Smith, Timothy M.; Coles, Robert G.; Hanert, Emmanuel; Grech, Alana (2025) 'Integrating interspecific traits into biophysical models of seagrass dispersal'. Ecological Modelling, 510 . [DOI]
Philpott, Darcy E.; Villacorta Rath, Cecilia; Dibattista, Joseph D.; Rasheed, Michael A.; Waltham, Nathan J.; Smith, Timothy M.; York, Paul H. (2025) 'From nets to barcodes: Selecting suitable methods for assessing fish and prawn assemblages in seagrass meadows'. Marine Environmental Research, 211 . [DOI]
Gad, Ahmed K.; Rasheed, Michael A.; Cartwright, Paula J.; Waltham, Nathan J. (2025) 'Global review of eco-engineering research with recommendations for nature positive outcomes in coastal ecosystems'. Ecological Engineering, 223 . [DOI]
Lin, Chieh; Coles, Robert G.; Rasheed, Michael A.; Grech, Alana (2024) 'A comprehensive functional trait database of seagrasses in Tropical Queensland'. Australia Journal of Botany, 72 . [DOI]
Losciale, Riccardo; Day, Jon C.; Rasheed, Michael A.; Heron, Scott F. (2024) 'The vulnerability of World Heritage seagrass habitats to climate change'. Global Change Biology, 30 (1). [DOI]
Lekammudiyanse, Manuja U.; Saunders, Megan I.; Flint, Nicole; Irving, Andrew; Aiken, Christopher; Clark, Dana E.; Berthelsen, Anna; Hindmarsh, Breanna; Hooks, Rachel; Connolly, Rod M.; Sievers, Michael; Rasheed, Michael A.; Smith, Timonthy M.; Glasby, Tim M.; Sherman, Craig D.H.; Jackson, Emma L. (2024) 'Environmental drivers of flowering in the genus Zostera and spatio-temporal variability of Zostera muelleri flowering in Australasia'. Aquatic Conservation: marine and freshwater ecosystems, 34 (2). [DOI]
Carter, A.; McKenna, S.; Rasheed, M.A.; Taylor, H.; van de Wetering, C.; Chartrand, K.; Reason, C.; Collier, C.; Shepherd, L.; Mellors, J.; McKenzie, L.; Duke, N.C.; Roelofs, A.; Smit, N.; Groom, R.; Barrett, D.; Evans, S.; Pitcher, R.; Murphy, N.; Carlisle, M.; David, M.; Lui, S.; Torres Strait Indigenous Rangers; Coles, R.G. (2024) 'Seagrass spatial data synthesis from north-east Australia, Torres Strait and Gulf of Carpentaria, 1983 to 2022'. Limnology and Oceanography Letters, 9 (1):7-22. [DOI]
Carter, Alex B.; Coles, Rob; Jarvis, Jessie C.; Bryant, Catherine V.; Smith, Timothy M.; Rasheed, Michael A. (2023) 'A report card approach to describe temporal and spatial trends in parameters for coastal seagrass habitats'. Scientific Reports, 13 . [DOI]
Malerba, Martino E.; Duarte de Paula Costa, Micheli; Friess, Daniel A.; Schuster, Lukas; Young, Mary A.; Lagomasimo, David; Serrano, Oscar; Hickey, Sharyn M.; York, Paul H.; Rasheed, Michael; Lefcheck, Jonathan; Radford, Ben; Atwood, Trisha; Ierodiaconou, Daniel; Macreadie, Peter (2023) 'Remote sensing for cost-effective blue carbon accounting'. Earth-Science Reviews, 238 . [DOI]
Duarte de Paula Costa, Micheli; Adame, Maria Fernanda; Bryant, Catherine V.; Hill, Jack; Kellaway, Jeffrey J.; Lovelock, Catherine E.; Ola, Anne; Rasheed, Michael A.; Salinas, Christian; Serrano, Oscar; Waltham, Nathan; York, Paul H.; Young, Mary; Macreadie, Peter (2023) 'Quantifying blue carbon stocks and the role of protected areas to conserve coastal wetlands'. Science of the Total Environment, 874 . [DOI]
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Schlaefer, Jodie; Carter, Alexandra; Choukroun, Severine; Coles, Robert; Critchell, Kay; Lambrechts, Jonathan; Rasheed, Michael; Tol, Samantha; Grech, Alana (2022) 'Marine plant dispersal and connectivity measures differ in their sensitivity to biophysical model parameters'. Environmental Modelling & Software, 149 . [DOI]
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Losciale, Riccardo; Hay, Rachel; Rasheed, Michael; Heron, Scott (2022) ''The public perception of the role, importance, and vulnerability of seagrass. A case study from the Great Barrier Reef''. Environmental Development, 44 . [DOI]
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Carter, Alex B.; Collier, Catherine; Coles, Robert; Lawrence, Emma; Rasheed, Michael A. (2022) 'Community-specific desired states for seagrasses through cycles of loss and recovery'. Journal of Environmental Management, 314 . [DOI]
Lambert, Victoria; Bainbridge, Zoe T.; Collier, Catherine; Lewis, Stephen E.; Adams, Matthew P.; Carter, Alex; Saunders, Megan I.; Brodie, Jon; Turner, Ryan D.R.; Rasheed, Michael A.; O'Brien, Katherine R. (2021) 'Connecting targets for catchment sediment loads to ecological outcomes for seagrass using multiple lines of evidence'. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 169 . [DOI]
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Scott, Abigail L.; York, Paul H.; Rasheed, Michael A. (2021) 'Spatial and temporal patterns in macroherbivore grazing in a multi-species tropical seagrass meadow of the Great Barrier Reef'. Diversity, 13 (1). [DOI]
Duarte de Paula Costa, Micheli; Lovelock, Catherine E.; Waltham, Nathan J.; Young, Mary; Adame, Maria F.; Bryant, Catherine V.; Butler, Don; Green, David; Rasheed, Michael A.; Salinas, Cristian; Serrano, Oscar; York, Paul H.; Whitt, Ashley A.; Macreadie, Peter I. (2021) 'Current and future carbon stocks in coastal wetlands within
the Great Barrier Reef catchments'. Global Change Biology, 27 (14):3257-3271. [DOI]
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Scott, Abigail L.; York, Paul H.; Macreadie, Peter I.; Rasheed, Michael A. (2021) 'Spatial and temporal variability of green turtle and dugong herbivory in seagrass meadows of the southern Great Barrier Reef (GBR)'. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 667 :225-231. [DOI]
Pearson, Ryan M.; Collier, Catherine J.; Brown, Christopher J.; Rasheed, Michael A.; Bourner, Jessica; Turschwell, Mischa P.; Sievers, Michael; Connolly, Rod M. (2021) 'Remote estimation of aquatic light environments using machine learning: a new management tool for submerged aquatic vegetation'. Science of the Total Environment, 782 . [DOI]
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Jarvis, Jessie C.; McKenna, Skye A.; Rasheed, Michael A. (2021) 'Seagrass seed bank spatial structure and function following a large-scale decline'. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 665 :75-87. [DOI]
Carter, Alex B.; Collier, Catherine; Lawrence, Emma; Rasheed, Michael A.; Robson, Barbara J.; Coles, Rob (2021) 'A spatial analysis of seagrass habitat and community diversity in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area'. Scientific Reports, 11 . [DOI]
Scott, Abigail L.; York, Paul H.; Rasheed, Michael A. (2021) 'Herbivory has a major influence on structure and condition of a Great Barrier Reef subtropical seagrass meadow'. Estuaries and Coasts, 44 :506-521. [DOI]
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Collier, C.J.; Langlois, L.M.; McMahon, K.M.; Udy, J.; Rasheed, M.; Lawrence, E.; Carter, A.B.; Fraser, M.W.; McKenzie, L.J. (2021) 'What lies beneath: predicting seagrass below-ground biomass from above-ground biomass, environmental conditions and seagrass community composition'. Ecological Indicators, 121 . [DOI]
Carter, Alex B.; McKenna, Skye A.; Rasheed, Michael A.; Collier, Catherine; McKenzie, Len; Pitcher, Roland; Coles, Rob (2021) 'Synthesizing 35 years of seagrass spatial data from the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, Queensland, Australia'. Limnology and Oceanography Letters, 6 (4):216-226. [DOI]
Hoffmann, Luke; Edwards, Will; York, Paul H.; Rasheed, Michael A. (2020) 'Richness of primary producers and consumer abundance mediate epiphyte loads in a tropical seagrass system'. Diversity, 12 (10). [DOI]
Collier, C.J.; Carter, A.B.; Rasheed, M.; McKenzie, L.; Udy, J.; Coles, R.; Brodie, J.; Waycott, M.; O’Brien, K.R.; Saunders, M.; Adams, M.; Martin, K.; Honchin, C.; Petus, C.; Lawrence, E. (2020) 'An evidence-based approach for setting desired state in a complex Great Barrier Reef seagrass ecosystem: a case study from Cleveland Bay'. Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, 7 . [DOI]
Whalan, Mathew A.; Whippo, Ross D.B.; Stachowicz, John J.; York, Paul H.; Aiello, Erin; Alcoverro, Teresa; Altieri, Andrew H.; Bertolini, Camilla; Benedetti-Cecchi, Lisandro; Bresch, Midoli; Bulleri, Fabio; Carnell, Paul E.; Cimon, Stéphanie; Connolly, Rod M.; Cusson, Mathieu; Diskin, Meredith S.; D'Souza, Elrika; Flores, Augusto A.V.; Fodrie, F. Joel; Galloway, Aaron W.E.; Gaskins, Leo C.; Graham, Olivia J.; Hanley, Torrance C.; Henderson, Christopher J.; Hereu, Clara M.; Hessing-Lewis, Margot; Hovel, Kevin A.; Hughes, Brent B.; Hughes, A. Randall; Hultgren, Kristin M.; Jänes, Holger; Janiak, Dean S.; Johnston, Lane N.; Jorgensen, Pablo; Kelaher, Brendan P.; Kruschel, Claudia; Lanham, Brendan S.; Lee, Kun-Seop; Lefcheck, Jonathan S.; Lozano-Álvarez, Enrique; Macreadie, Peter I.; Monteith, Zachary L.; O'Connor, Nessa E.; Olds, Andrew D.; O'Leary, Jennifer K.; Patrick, Christopher J.; Pino, Oscar; Poore, Alistair G.B.; Rasheed, Michael A.; Raymond, Wendel W.; Reiss, Katrin; Rhoades, O. Kennedy; Robinson, Max T.; Ross, Paige G.; Rossi, Francesca; Schlacher, Thomas A.; Seemann, Janina; Silliman, Brian R.; Smee, Delbert L.; Thiel, Martin; Unsworth, Richard K.F.; van Tussenbroek, Brigitta I.; Vergés, Adriana; Yeager, Mallarie E.; Yednock, Bree K.; Ziegler, Shelby L.; Duffy, J. Emmett (2020) 'Climate drives the geography of marine consumption by changing predator communities'. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 117 (45):28160-28166. [DOI]
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Hayes, Matthew A.; McClure, Eva C.; York, Paul H.; Jinks, Kristin I.; Rasheed, Michael A.; Sheaves, Marcus; Connolly, Rod M. (2020) 'The differential importance of deep and shallow seagrass to Nekton assemblages of The Great Barrier Reef'. Diversity, 12 (8). [DOI]
Ricart, Aurora M.; York, Paul H.; Bryant, Catherine V.; Rasheed, Michael A.; Ierodiaconou, Daniel; Macreadie, Peter I. (2020) 'High variability of Blue Carbon storage in seagrass meadows at the estuary scale'. Scientific Reports, 10 . [DOI]
Jinks, Kristin I.; Rasheed, Michael A.; Brown, Christopher J.; Olds, Andrew D.; Schlacher, Thomas A.; Sheaves, Marcus; York, Paul H.; Connolly, Rod M. (2020) 'Saltmarsh grass supports fishery food webs in subtropical Australian estuaries'. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 238 . [DOI]
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Scott, Abigail L.; York, Paul H.; Rasheed, Michael A. (2020) 'Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) grazing plot formation creates structural changes in a multi-species Great Barrier Reef seagrass meadow'. Marine Environmental Research, 162 . [DOI]
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Tan, Yi Mei; Dalby, Oliver; Kendrick, Gary A.; Statton, John; Sinclair, Elizabeth A.; Fraser, Matthew W.; Macreadie, Peter I.; Gillies, Chris L.; Coleman, Rhys; Waycott, Michelle; van Dijk, Kor-Jent; Vergés, Adriana; Ross, Jeff D.; Campbell, Marnie L.; Matheson, Fleur E.; Jackson, Emma L.; Irving, Andrew D.; Govers, Laura; Connolly, Rod M.; McLeod, Ian M.; Rasheed, Michael A.; Kirkman, Hugh; Flindt, Morgens R.; Lange, Troels; Miller, Adam D,; Sherman, Craig D.H. (2020) 'Seagrass restoration is possible: insights and lessons from Australia and New Zealand'. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7 . [DOI]
Habitat complexity influences the structure of food webs in Great Barrier Reef seagrass meadows
2019
Jinks, Kristin I.; Brown, Christopher J.; Rasheed, Michael A.; Scott, Abigail L.; Sheaves, Marcus; York, Paul H.; Connolly, Rod M. (2019) 'Habitat complexity influences the structure of food webs in Great Barrier Reef seagrass meadows'. Ecosphere, 10 (11). [DOI]
Wu, Paul Pao-Yen; Mengersen, Kerrie; Caley, M. Julian; McMahon, Kathryn; Rasheed, Michael A.; Kendrick, Gary A. (2019) 'Analysing the dynamics and relative influence of variables
affecting ecosystem responses using functional PCA and
boosted regression trees: a seagrass case study'. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 10 (10):1723-1733. [DOI]
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Grech, Alana; Hanert, Emmanuel; McKenzie, Len; Rasheed, Michael; Thomas, Christopher; Tol, Samantha; Wang, Mingzhu; Waycott, Michelle; Wolter, Jolan; Coles, Rob (2018) 'Predicting the cumulative effect of multiple disturbances on seagrass connectivity'. Global Change Biology, 24 (7):3093-3104. [DOI]
Wu, Paul Pao-Yen; McMahon, Kathryn; Rasheed, Michael A.; Kendrick, Gary A.; York, Paul H.; Chartrand, Kathryn; Caley, M. Julian; Mengersen, Kerrie (2018) 'Managing seagrass resilience under cumulative dredging affecting light: predicting risk using dynamic Bayesian networks'. Journal of Applied Ecology, 55 (3):1339-1350. [DOI]
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York, Paul H.; Macreadie, Peter I.; Rasheed, Michael A. (2018) 'Blue Carbon stocks of Great Barrier Reef deep-water seagrasses'. Biology Letters, 14 (12). [DOI]
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Chartrand, Kathryn M.; Szabó, Milán; Sinutok, Sutinee; Rasheed, Michael A.; Ralph, Peter J. (2018) 'Living at the margins - the response of deep-water seagrasses to light and temperature renders them susceptible to acute impacts'. Marine Environmental Research, 136 :126-138. [DOI]
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Hays, Graeme C.; Alcoverro, Teresa; Christianen, Marjolijn J.A.; Duarte, Carlos M.; Hamann, Mark; Macreadie, Peter I.; Marsh, Helene D.; Rasheed, Michael A.; Thums, Michele; Unsworth, Richard K.F.; York, Paul H.; Esteban, Nicole (2018) 'New tools to identify the location of seagrass meadows: marine grazers as habitat indicators'. Frontiers in Marine Science, 5 . [DOI]
Scott, Abigail L.; York, Paul H.; Duncan, Clare; Macreadie, Peter I.; Connolly, Rod M.; Ellis, Megan T.; Jarvis, Jessie C.; Jinks, Kristin I.; Marsh, Helene; Rasheed, Michael A. (2018) 'The role of herbivory in structuring tropical seagrass ecosystem service delivery'. Frontiers in Plant Science, 9 . [DOI]
Schrameyer, Verena; York, Paul H.; Chartrand, Katie; Ralph, Peter J.; Kuhl, Michael; Brodersen, Kasper Elgetti; Rasheed, Michael A. (2018) 'Contrasting impacts of light reduction on sediment biogeochemistry in deep- and shallow-water tropical seagrass assemblages (Green Island, Great Barrier Reef)'. Marine Environmental Research, 136 :38-47. [DOI]
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Brodie, Jon E.; Lewis, Stephen E.; Collier, Catherine J.; Wooldridge, Scott; Bainbridge, Zoe; Waterhouse, Jane; Rasheed, Michael; Honchin, Carol; Holmes, Glen; Fabricius, Katharina (2017) 'Setting ecologically relevant targets for river pollutant loads to meet marine water quality requirements for the Great Barrier Reef, Australia: a preliminary methodology and analysis'. Ocean & Coastal Management, 143 :136-147. [DOI]
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Clarke, David A.; York, Paul H.; Rasheed, Michael A.; Northfield, Tobin D. (2017) 'Does biodiversity–ecosystem function literature neglect tropical ecosystems?'. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 32 (5):320-323. [DOI]
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Fraser, Matthew; Short, Jessie; Kendrick, Gary; McLean, Dianne; Keesing, John; Byrne, Maria; Caley, M. Julian; Clarke, Doug; Davis, Andrew R.; Erftemeijer, Paul L.A.; Field, Stewart; Gustin-Craig, Sam; Huisman, John; Keough, Mick; Lavery, Paul S.; Masini, Ray; McMahon, Kathryn; Mengersen, Kerrie; Rasheed, Michael; Statton, John; Stoddart, Jim; Wu, Paul (2017) 'Effects of dredging on critical ecological processes for marine invertebrates, seagrasses and macroalgae, and the potential for management with environmental windows using Western Australia as a case study'. Ecological Indicators, 78 :229-242. [DOI]
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Brodersen, Kasper E.; Hammer, Katherine J.; Schrameyer, Verena; Floytrup, Anja; Rasheed, Michael; Ralph, Peter J.; Kühl, Michael; Pedersen, Ole (2017) 'Sediment resuspension and deposition on seagrass leaves impedes internal plant aeration and promotes phytotoxic H2S intrusion'. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8 :1-13. [DOI]
Wu, Paul Pao-Yen; Mengersen, Kerrie; McMahon, Kathryn; Kendrick, Gary A.; Chartrand, Katie; York, Paul H.; Rasheed, Michael A.; Caley, M. Julian (2017) 'Timing anthropogenic stressors to mitigate their impact on marine ecosystem resilience'. Nature Communications, 8 . [DOI]
Grech, Alana; Wolter, Jolan; Coles, Rob; McKenzie, Len; Rasheed, Michael; Thomas, Christopher; Waycott, Michelle; Hanert, Emmanuel (2016) 'Spatial patterns of seagrass dispersal and settlement'. Diversity and Distributions, 22 (11):1150-1162. [DOI]
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Baird, Mark E.; Adams, Matthew P.; Babcock, Russell C.; Oubelkheir, Kadija; Mongin, Mathieu; Wild-Allen, Karen A.; Skerratt, Jennifer; Robson, Barbara J.; Petrou, Katherina; Ralph, Peter J.; O’Brien, Katherine R.; Carter, Alex B.; Jarvis, Jessie C.; Rasheed, Michael A. (2016) 'A biophysical representation of seagrass growth for application in a complex shallow-water biogeochemical model'. Ecological Modelling, 325 :13-27. [DOI]
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Pernice, Mathieu; Sinutok, Sutinee; Sablok, Gaurav; Commault, Audrey S.; Schliep, Martin; Macreadie, Peter I.; Rasheed, Michael A.; Ralph, Peter J. (2016) 'Molecular physiology reveals ammonium uptake and related gene expression in the seagrass Zostera muelleri'. Marine Environmental Research, 122 :126-134. [DOI]
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Chartrand, Kathryn M.; Bryant, Catherine V.; Carter, Alexandra B.; Ralph, Peter J.; Rasheed, Michael A. (2016) 'Light thresholds to prevent dredging impacts on the Great Barrier Reef seagrass, Zostera muelleri ssp. capricorni'. Frontiers in Marine Science, 3 . [DOI]
York, Paul H.; Carter, Alex B.; Chartrand, Kathyrn; Sankey, Tonia; Wells, Linda; Rasheed, Michael A. (2015) 'Dynamics of a deep-water seagrass population on the Great Barrier Reef: annual occurrence and response to a major dredging program'. Scientific Reports, 5 :1-9. [DOI]
McKenna, Skye; Jarvis, Jessie; Sankey, Tonia; Reason, Carissa; Coles, Robert; Rasheed, Michael (2015) 'Declines of seagrasses in a tropical harbour, North Queensland, Australia, are not the result of a single event'. Journal of Biosciences, 40 (2):389-398. [DOI]
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Coles, Robert G.; Rasheed, Michael A.; McKenzie, Len J.; Grech, Alana; York, Paul H.; Sheaves, Marcus; McKenna, Skye; Bryant, Catherine (2015) 'The Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area seagrasses: managing this iconic Australian ecosystem resource for the future'. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 153 :A1-A12. [DOI]
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Schliep, M.; Pernice, M.; Sinutok, S.; Bryant, C.V.; York, P.H.; Rasheed, M.A.; Ralph, P.J. (2015) 'Evaluation of reference genes for RT-QPCR studies in the seagrass Zostera muelleri exposed to light limitation'. Scientific Reports, 5 :1-11. [DOI]
Ricart, Aurora M.; York, Paul H.; Rasheed, Michael A.; Pérez, Marta; Romero, Javier; Bryant, Catherine V.; Macreadie, Peter I. (2015) 'Variability of sedimentary organic carbon in patchy seagrass landscapes'. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 100 (1):476-482. [DOI]
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Rasheed, Michael A.; McKenna, Skye A.; Carter, Alexandra B.; Coles, Robert G. (2014) 'Contrasting recovery of shallow and deep water seagrass communities following climate associated losses in tropical north Queensland, Australia'. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 83 :491-499. [DOI]
Petus, Caroline; Collier, Catherine; Devlin, Michelle; Rasheed, Michael; McKenna, Skye (2014) 'Using MODIS data for understanding changes in seagrass meadow health: a case study in the Great Barrier Reef (Australia)'. Marine Environmental Research, 98 :68-85. [DOI]
Molecular indicators of chronic seagrass stress:
A new era in the management of seagrass ecosystems?
2014
Macreadie, P.I.; Schliep, M.T.; Rasheed, M.A.; Chartrand, K.M.; Ralph, P.J. (2014) 'Molecular indicators of chronic seagrass stress:
A new era in the management of seagrass ecosystems?'. Ecological Indicators, 38 :279-281. [DOI]
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Grech, A.; Bos, M.; Brodie, J.; Coles, R.; Dale, A.; Gilbert, R.; Hamann, M.; Marsh, H.; Neil, K.; Pressey, R.L.; Rasheed, M.A.; Sheaves, M.; Smith, A. (2013) 'Guiding principles for the improved governance of port and shipping impacts in the Great Barrier Reef'. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 75 (1):8-20. [DOI]
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Petrou, K.; Jimenez-Denness, I.; Chartrand, K.; McCormack, C.; Rasheed, Michael; Ralph, P. J. (2013) 'Seasonal heterogeneity in the photophysiological response to air exposure in two tropical intertidal seagrass species'. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 482 :93-106. [DOI]
Unsworth, Richard K.F.; Rasheed, Michael A.; Chartrand, Kathryn M.; Roelofs, Anthony J. (2012) 'Solar radiation and tidal exposure as environmental drivers of Enhalus acoroides dominated seagrass meadows'. PLoS One, 7 (3):1-8. [DOI]
A comparison of threats, vulnerabilities and management approaches in global seagrass bioregions
2012
Grech, Alana; Chartrand-Miller, Katie; Erftemeijer, Paul; Fonseca, Mark; McKenzie, Len; Rasheed, Michael; Taylor, Helen; Coles, Rob (2012) 'A comparison of threats, vulnerabilities and management approaches in global seagrass bioregions'. Environmental Research Letters, 7 (2):1-8. [DOI]
Long-term climate-associated dynamics of a tropical seagrass meadow: implications for the future
2011
Rasheed, Michael A.; Unsworth, Richard K.F. (2011) 'Long-term climate-associated dynamics of a tropical seagrass meadow: implications for the future'. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 422 :93-103. [DOI]
Taylor, Helen; Rasheed, Michael (2011) 'Impacts of a fuel oil spill on seagrass meadows in a subtropical port, Gladstone, Australia: the value of long-term marine habitat monitoring in high risk areas'. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 63 (5-12):431-437. [DOI]
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Rasheed, Michael A.; Dew, Kara R.; McKenzie, Len J.; Coles, Robert G.; Kerville, Simon P.; Campbell, Stuart J. (2008) 'Productivity, carbon assimilation and intra-annual change in tropical reef platform seagrass communities of the Torres Strait, north-eastern Australia'. Continental Shelf Research, 28 (16):2292-2303. [DOI]
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Rasheed, Michael (2004) 'Recovery and succession in a multi-species tropical seagrass meadow following experimental disturbance: the role of sexual and asexual reproduction'. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 310 (1):13-45. [DOI]
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Rasheed, Michael A. (1999) 'Recovery of experimentally created gaps within a tropical Zostera capricorni (Aschers.) seagrass meadow, Queensland Australia'. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 235 (2):183-200. [DOI]
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Rasheed, M.A.; Bull, C.M (1992) 'Behaviour of the western king prawn, Penaeus latisulcatus Kishinouye: effect of food dispersion and crowding'. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 43 (4):745-752. [DOI]
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Clarke, David A.; York, Paul H.; Rasheed, Michael A.; Northfield, Tobin D. (2017) 'Identifying areas of need in tropical research: a reply to Stroud and Feeley' Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 32 (9) :628-628. [DOI]
Journal Contribution
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Coles, Rob; Grech, Alana; Rasheed, Mike; McKenzie, Len; Unsworth, Richard; Short, Fred (2011) 'Seagrass ecology and threats in the tropical Indo-Pacific bioregion' In: Coles, Rob, Grech, Alana, Rasheed, Mike, McKenzie, Len, Unsworth, Richard, and Short, Fred (2011) Seagrass ecology and threats in the tropical Indo-Pacific bioregion. In: Pirog, Robert S., (ed.) Seagrass: Ecology Uses and Threats. Oceanography and Ocean Engineering . Nova Science Publishers, New York, NY, USA, pp. 225-239(Eds.). Seagrass: Ecology Uses and Threats. New York, NY, USA : Nova Science Publishers.
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