Dr Glenn Almany
ARC Future Fellow
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ARC Future Fellow (2010-2014), Senior Research Fellow James Cook University (2006-2010), NSF International Research Fellow (2004-2006), Fulbright Scholar (2003) Research Interests
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Research Interests
My research is broadly focused on the ecology of marine fishes and is motivated by a desire to find solutions to conservation and management problems, particularly on coral reefs. This work currently involves investigations into (1) how larval dispersal connects populations and the implications of such connectivity for biodiversity conservation and fisheries management, and (2) how interactions between species (e.g., predation, competition, etc.) affect local diversity and the implications of this for management. Work on larval dispersal centers around directly measuring connectivity between fish populations using genetic parentage analysis in Papua New Guinea and Australia, a collaboration involving local communities, The Nature Conservancy and international scientists. In addition, I am working with conservation planners and practitioners to devise methods of incorporating connectivity information into the design of protected area networks to improve their resilience to climate change and other threats. Work on the interactions between species focuses on experimental manipulations in both field and lab settings to illuminate the mechanisms and consequences of these interactions for species diversity, and how such insights can improve management. I am particularly interested in understanding how predation and the alteration of trophic structure via exploitation and management initiatives impact biodiversity conservation.
Publications online
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- Berumen, ML and GR Almany. in press. External tagging does not affect the feeding behavior of a coral reef fish, Chaetodon vagabundus (Pisces: Chaetodontidae). Environmental Biology of Fishes 86:447–450.
Link to full text or pdf - Berumen, ML, E. Rochel, GR Almany, SR Thorrold, GP Jones, MS Pratchett, C Syms, and S Planes. in press. Isolation and characterization of 15 polymorphic nuclear microsatellite primers for the widespread Indo-Pacific vagabond butterflyfish, Chaetodon vagabundus. Molecular Ecology Resources.
- Almany, GR, SR Connolly, DD Heath, JD Hogan, GP Jones, LJ McCook, M Mills, RL Pressey and DH Williamson. 2009. Connectivity, biodiversity conservation, and the design of marine reserve networks for coral reefs. Coral Reefs 28: 339-351.
Link to full text or pdf - McCook, LJ, GR Almany, ML Berumen, JC Day, AL Green, GP Jones, JM Leis, S Planes, GR Russ, PF Sale and SR Thorrold. 2009. Management under uncertainty: guide-lines for incorporating connectivity into the protection of coral reefs. Coral Reefs 28: 353-366.
Link to full text or pdf - Jones, GP, GR Almany, GR Russ, PF Sale, RR Steneck, MJH van Oppen and BL Willis. 2009. Larval retention and connectivity among populations of corals and reef fishes: history, advances and challenges. Coral Reefs 28: 307-325.
Link to full text or pdf - Bonin, MC, M Srinivasan, GR Almany and GP Jones. 2009. Interactive effects of interspecific competition and microhabitat on early post-settlement survival in a coral reef fish. Coral Reefs 28: 265-274.
Link to full text or pdf - Almany, G, Peacock, L, Syms, C, McCormick, M and Jones, G (2007). Predators target rare prey in coral reef fish assemblages. Oecologia 152(4): 751-761.
Link to Full Text or pdf - Almany, GR, Berumen, ML, Thorrold, SR, Planes, S and Jones, GP (2007). Local Replenishment of Coral Reef Fish Populations in a Marine Reserve. Science 316(5825): 742-744.
Link to Full Text or pdf - Feary, D, Almany, G, McCormick, M and Jones, G (2007). Habitat choice, recruitment and the response of coral reef fishes to coral degradation. Oecologia.
Link to Full Text or pdf - Feary, DA, Almany, GR, Jones, GP and McCormick, MI (2007). Coral degradation and the structure of tropical reef fish communities. Marine Ecology Progress Series 333: 243-248.
Link to Full Text or pdf - Almany, G and Webster, M (2006). The predation gauntlet: early post-settlement mortality in reef fishes. Coral Reefs 25(1): 19-22.
Link to Full Text or pdf - Cinner, J, Marnane, MJ, McClanahan, TR and Almany, GR (2006). Periodic closures as adaptive coral reef management in the Indo-Pacific. Ecology and Society 11(1): 31.
Link to Full Text or pdf - Almany, GR (2004). Differential effects of habitat complexity, predators and competitors on abundance of juvenile and adult coral reef fishes. Oecologia 141(1): 105-113.
Link to Full Text or pdf - Almany, GR (2004). Does increased habitat complexity reduce predation and competition in coral reef fish assemblages? Oikos 106(2): 275-284.
Link to Full Text or pdf - Almany, GR (2004). Priority Effects In Coral Reef Fish Communities Of The Great Barrier Reef. Ecology 85(10): 2872–2880.
Link to Full Text or pdf - Almany, GR and Webster, MS (2004). Odd species out as predators reduce diversity of coral-reef fishes. Ecology 85(11): 2933–2937.
Link to Full Text or pdf - Almany, GR (2003). Priority Effects In Coral Reef Fish Communities. Ecology 84(7): 1920–1935.
Link to Full Text or pdf - Harding, JA, Almany, GR, Houck, LD and Hixon, MA (2003). Experimental analysis of monogamy in the Caribbean cleaner goby, Gobiosoma evelynae. Animal Behaviour 65(5): 865-874.
Link to Full Text or pdf - Webster, MS and Almany, GR (2002). Positive indirect effects in a coral reef fish community. Ecology Letters 5(4): 549-557.
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