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Postdoctoral Research Fellow
James Cook University
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
James Cook University Townsville
Queensland 4811 Australia
Phone: 61 7 4781 4000
Email: info@coralcoe.org.au
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
James Cook University
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My research is motivated by innate curiosity in the natural world and also a keen interest in answering questions that can inform conservation and management efforts. In 2012, I joined the CoE as a postdoc investigating connectivity of coral trout and anemonefish populations among fished and protected areas on the Great Barrier Reef. In 2014, I took on a new project examining effects of habitat loss and fragmentation on the recruitment and fitness of coral reef fishes. I am also involved in a number of collaborative projects in Australia and Papua New Guinea that monitor fish and benthic coral communities in marine reserves.
In addition to research, I also really enjoy teaching and mentoring postgraduate students. I have supervised 1 Honours student and 3 Masters students to completion, and I am currently on the supervisory panel for 2 PhD students. I am also involved in teaching subjects on sampling design, statistics and marine conservation biology at JCU.
Bonin MC, Harrison HB, Williamson DH, Frisch AJ, Saenz-Agudelo P, Berumen ML, Jones GP (2016) The role of marine reserves in the replenishment of a locally-impacted population of anemonefish on the Great Barrier Reef. Molecular Ecology 25:478-499. View online
Wen CKC, Bonin MC, Harrison HB, Williamson DH, Jones GP (2016) Dietary shift in juvenile coral trout (Plectropomus maculatus) following coral reef degradation from a flood plume disturbance. Coral Reefs 35:451-455. View online
Bonin MC, Boström-Einarsson L, Munday PL, Jones GP (2015) The prevalence and importance of competition among coral reef fishes. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics 46:169-190. View online
Bonin MC, Saenz-Agudelo P, Harrison HB, Nanninga GB, van der Meer MH, Mansour H, Perumal S, Jones GP, Berumen ML (2015) Characterization and cross-amplification of microsatellite markers in four species of anemonefish (Pomacentridae, Amphiprion spp.). Marine Biodiversity 46:135-140. View online
Boström-Einarsson L, Bonin MC, Munday PL, Jones GP (2014) Habitat degradation modifies the strength of interspecific competition in coral dwelling damselfishes. Ecology 95(11):3056-3067. View online
Boström-Einarsson L, Bonin MC, Munday PL, Jones GP (2013) Strong intraspecific competition and habitat selectivity influence abundance of a coral-dwelling damselfish. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 448:85-92. View online
Bonin MC (2012) Specializing on vulnerable habitat: Acropora selectivity among damselfish recruits and the risk of bleaching-induced habitat loss. Coral Reefs 31:287-297 View online
Bonin MC, Almany GR, Jones GP (2011) Contrasting effects of habitat loss and fragmentation on coral-associated reef fishes. Ecology 92(7):1503-1512 View online
Bonin MC, Munday PL, McCormick MI, Srinivasan M, Jones GP (2009) Coral-dwelling fishes resistant to bleaching but not to mortality of host corals. Marine Ecology Progress Series 394:215-222 View online
Bonin MC, Srinivasan M, Almany GR, Jones GP (2009) Interactive effects of competition and microhabitat on early post-settlement survival in a coral reef fish. Coral Reefs 28:265-274 View online
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ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
James Cook University Townsville
Queensland 4811 Australia
Phone: 61 7 4781 4000
Email: info@coralcoe.org.au