 Sean D. Connell
Research Interests
I forecast future environments as an outcome of managment at local - regional scales. This research necessarily centres on the influence of humans on consumers (e.g. fishing & trophic changes), producers (e.g. nutrient-driven change) and their interaction with climate (e.g. ocean acidification). My study system is the subtidal ecology of kelp forests across temperate Australia.
To progress, I have needed to reconcile conflicting perspectives across the continent, and interface this knowledge across biogeographic boundaries (i.e. regional differences in biological organisation and their ecologies; MacroEcology). In collaboration with coastal mangers, we have developed more realistic perspectives on Australian coastal policy, and assisted future efforts by recognising our past environments.
 Selected publications - as progression of work:
Acknowledgements
I thank those who shared their time with me under sea-by-day & swag-by-night. It is reassuring that government has engaged us with their policy development. I hope these efforts benefit our collective understanding and enjoyment of the land and sea.
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