Professor Alistair Poore is Head of the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences. He has research interests in ecology and evolutionary biology, with a focus on coastal marine ecosystems.
Qualifications
- PhD, University of New South Wales, 1999
- Bsc(Hons), Monash University 1992
Research Activities
Details of research projects can be found at https://alistairpoore.org/
My research focuses on the ecology and evolution of interactions among marine organisms, in particular benthic invertebrates and algae. My current research projects involve:
- the impacts of herbivores on plant communities
- the ecology and evolution of host choice in marine herbivores
- human impacts to coastal marine ecosystems
- adaptation of marine organisms to environmental stress
- use of citizen science data for biodiversity monitoring
Teaching
BIOS2031 Biology of Invertebrates (course convenor)
- diversity, form and function of invertebrate animals
BIOS3091 Marine and Aquatic Ecology
- experimental ecology of nearshore environments (rocky shores, beaches, coral reefs and soft sediments)
- ecology of freshwater habitats
- management and conservation of aquatic habitats
BEES2041 Data Analysis for Life and Earth Scientists (course convenor)
- sampling and experimental design
- introduction to statistical analyses for biologists and environmental scientists
- interpretation and communication of data analyses
- Freely available tutorials for data manipulation, graphics and statistics for the environmental sciences
Journal articles
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Callaghan CT; Roberts JD; Poore AGB; Alford RA; Cogger H; Rowley JJL, 2020, 'Citizen science data accurately predicts expert-derived species richness at a continental scale when sampling thresholds are met', Biodiversity and Conservation, vol. 29, pp. 1323 - 1337, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10531-020-01937-3
2020
Callaghan CT; Major RE; Cornwell WK; Poore AGB; Wilshire JH; Lyons MB, 2020, 'A continental measure of urbanness predicts avian response to local urbanization', Ecography, vol. 43, pp. 528 - 538, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecog.04863
2020
Gribben PE; Poore AGB; Thomsen MS; Quesey P; Weschke E; Wright JT, 2020, 'Habitat provided by native species facilitates higher abundances of an invader in its introduced compared to native range', Scientific Reports, vol. 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-63429-2
2020
Lanham BS; Poore AGB; Gribben PE, 2020, 'Facilitation cascades create a predation refuge for biodiversity in a novel connected habitat', Ecosphere, vol. 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3053
2020
Gutow L; Poore AGB; Díaz Poblete MA; Villalobos V; Thiel M, 2020, 'Small burrowing amphipods cause major damage in a large kelp', Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 287, pp. 20200330, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.0330
2020
Campbell H; Ledet J; Poore A; Harianto J; Byrne M, 2020, 'Resilience of the amphipod Hyale niger and its algal host Sargassum linearifolium to heatwave conditions', Marine Biology, vol. 167, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-020-03681-2
2020
MARTÍNEZ-LAIZ G; ROS M; GUERRA-GARCÍA JM; MARCHINI A; FERNÁNDEZ-GONZÁLEZ V; VAZQUEZ-LUIS M; LIONELLO M; SCRIBANO G; SCONFIETTI R; FERRARIO J; ULMAN A; COSTA AC; MICAEL J; POORE A; CABEZAS P; NAVARRO-BARRANCO C, 2020, 'Scientific collaboration for early detection of invaders results in a significant update on estimated range: lessons from Stenothoe georgiana Bynum & Fox 1977', Mediterranean Marine Science, http://dx.doi.org/10.12681/mms.22583
2020
Campbell H; Ledet J; Poore AGB; Byrne M, 2020, 'Thermal tolerance in the amphipod Sunamphitoe parmerong from a global warming hotspot, acclimatory carryover effects within generation', Marine Environmental Research, vol. 160, pp. 105048 - 105048, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.105048
2020
Clark JS; Poore AGB; Coleman MA; Doblin MA, 2020, 'Local Scale Thermal Environment and Limited Gene Flow Indicates Vulnerability of Warm Edge Populations in a Habitat Forming Macroalga', Frontiers in Marine Science, vol. 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.00711
2020
Heck KL; Samsonova M; Poore AGB; Hyndes GA, 2020, 'Global Patterns in Seagrass Herbivory: Why, Despite Existing Evidence, There Are Solid Arguments in Favor of Latitudinal Gradients in Seagrass Herbivory', Estuaries and Coasts, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12237-020-00833-x
2020
Stelling-Wood TP; Gribben PE; Poore AGB, 2020, 'Habitat variability in an underwater forest: Using a trait-based approach to predict associated communities', Functional Ecology, vol. 34, pp. 888 - 898, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.13523
2020
Musrri CA; Poore AGB; Hinojosa IA; Macaya EC; Pacheco AS; Pérez-Matus A; Pino-Olivares O; Riquelme-Pérez N; Stotz WB; Valdivia N; Villalobos V; Thiel M, 2019, 'Variation in consumer pressure along 2500 km in a major upwelling system: crab predators are more important at higher latitudes', Marine Biology, vol. 166, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-019-3587-0
2019
Evans SM; Griffin KJ; Blick RAJ; Poore AGB; Vergés A, 2019, 'Correction: Seagrass on the brink: Decline of threatened seagrass Posidonia australis continues following protection(PLoS ONE ()13:4 (e0190370) Doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0190370)', PLoS ONE, vol. 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216107
2019
Callaghan CT; Poore AGB; Major RE; Rowley JJL; Cornwell WK, 2019, 'Optimizing future biodiversity sampling by citizen scientists', Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 286, pp. 20191487, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2019.1487
2019
Macolino AC; Dafforn KA; Hedge LH; Poore AGB; Johnston EL, 2019, 'Fine-scale effects of boat moorings on soft sediment communities masked in large-scale comparisons', Frontiers in Marine Science, vol. 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00101
2019
Brandenburger CR; Sherwin WB; Creer SM; Buitenwerf R; Poore AGB; Frankham R; Finnerty PB; Moles AT, 2019, 'Rapid reshaping: The evolution of morphological changes in an introduced beach daisy', Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 286, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2018.1713
2019
Callaghan CT; Rowley JJL; Cornwell WK; Poore AGB; Major RE, 2019, 'Improving big citizen science data: Moving beyond haphazard sampling', PLoS Biology, vol. 17, pp. e3000357, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000357
2019
Glasier JRN; Poore AGB; Eldridge DJ, 2018, 'Do mutualistic associations have broader host ranges than neutral or antagonistic associations? A test using myrmecophiles as model organisms', Insectes Sociaux, vol. 65, pp. 639 - 648, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00040-018-0655-2
2018
Evans SM; Griffin KJ; Blick RAJ; Poore AGB; Vergés A, 2018, 'Seagrass on the brink: Decline of threatened seagrass posidonia australis continues following protection', PLoS ONE, vol. 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0190370
2018
Ledet J; Byrne M; Poore AGB, 2018, 'Temperature effects on a marine herbivore depend strongly on diet across multiple generations', Oecologia, vol. 187, pp. 483 - 494, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00442-018-4084-8
2018
Clark JS; Poore AGB; Doblin MA, 2018, 'Shaping up for stress: Physiological flexibility is key to survivorship in a habitat-forming macroalga', Journal of Plant Physiology, vol. 231, pp. 346 - 355, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jplph.2018.10.005
2018
Evans SM; Sinclair EA; Poore AGB; Bain KF; Vergés A, 2018, 'Assessing the effect of genetic diversity on the early establishment of the threatened seagrass Posidonia australis using a reciprocal-transplant experiment', Restoration Ecology, vol. 26, pp. 570 - 580, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rec.12595
2018
Vergés A; Doropoulos C; Czarnik R; McMahon K; Llonch N; Poore AGB, 2018, 'Latitudinal variation in seagrass herbivory: Global patterns and explanatory mechanisms', Global Ecology and Biogeography, vol. 27, pp. 1068 - 1079, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/geb.12767
2018
Lanham BS; Vergés A; Hedge LH; Johnston EL; Poore AGB, 2018, 'Altered fish community and feeding behaviour in close proximity to boat moorings in an urban estuary', Marine Pollution Bulletin, vol. 129, pp. 43 - 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.02.010
2018
Archer M; Poore AGB; Horn AM; Bates H; Bonser S; Hunt M; Russell J; Archer NP; Bye DJ; Kehoe EJ, 2018, 'Thirty two years of continuous assessment reveal first year university biology students in Australia are rapidly abandoning beliefs in theistic involvement in human origins', Evolution: Education and Outreach, vol. 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12052-018-0083-9
2018
Poore AGB; Gutow L; Lörz AN; Thiel M, 2018, 'Nest building by a small mesograzer limits blade size of the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera', Marine Biology, vol. 165, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-018-3444-6
2018
Graba-Landry A; Hoey AS; Matley JK; Sheppard-Brennand H; Poore AGB; Byrne M; Dworjanyn SA, 2018, 'Ocean warming has greater and more consistent negative effects than ocean acidification on the growth and health of subtropical macroalgae', Marine Ecology Progress Series, vol. 595, pp. 55 - 69, http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps12552
2018
Gribben PE; Kimbro DL; Verges A; Gouhier TC; Burrel S; Garthwin RG; Cagigas ML; Tordoff Y; Poore AGB, 2017, 'Positive and negative interactions control a facilitation cascade', Ecosphere, vol. 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2065
2017
Poore AGB; Ahyong ST; Lowry JK; Sotka EE, 2017, 'Plant feeding promotes diversification in the Crustacea', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 114, pp. 8829 - 8834, http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1706399114
2017
Sheppard-Brennand H; Poore AGB; Dworjanyn SA, 2017, 'A waterborne pursuit-deterrent signal deployed by a sea Urchin', American Naturalist, vol. 189, pp. 700 - 708, http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/691437
2017
Sotka EE; Bell T; Hughes LE; Lowry JK; Poore AGB, 2017, 'A molecular phylogeny of marine amphipods in the herbivorous family Ampithoidae', Zoologica Scripta, vol. 46, pp. 85 - 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12190
2017
Evans SM; Vergés A; Poore AGB, 2017, 'Genotypic diversity and short-term response to shading stress in a threatened seagrass: Does low diversity mean low resilience?', Frontiers in Plant Science, vol. 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.01417
2017
Sheppard-Brennand H; Dworjanyn SA; Poore AGB, 2017, 'Global patterns in the effects of predator declines on sea urchins', Ecography, vol. 40, pp. 1029 - 1039, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecog.02380
2017
Stelling-Wood TP; Clark GF; Poore AGB, 2016, 'Responses of ghost crabs to habitat modification of urban sandy beaches', Marine Environmental Research, vol. 116, pp. 32 - 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2016.02.009
2016
Poore AGB; Graham SE; Byrne M; Dworjanyn SA, 2016, 'Effects of ocean warming and lowered pH on algal growth and palatability to a grazing gastropod', Marine Biology, vol. 163, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-016-2878-y
2016
Evans SM; Sinclair EA; Poore AGB; Bain KF; Vergés A, 2016, 'Genotypic richness predicts phenotypic variation in an endangered clonal plant', PeerJ, vol. 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1633
2016
Eldridge DJ; Poore AGB; Ruiz-Colmenero M; Letnic M; Soliveres S, 2016, 'Ecosystem structure, function, and composition in rangelands are negatively affected by livestock grazing', Ecological Applications, vol. 26, pp. 1273 - 1283, http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/15-1234
2016
Foo SA; Dworjanyn SA; Poore AGB; Harianto J; Byrne M, 2016, 'Adaptive capacity of the sea urchin Heliocidaris erythrogramma to ocean change stressors: Responses from gamete performance to the juvenile', Marine Ecology Progress Series, vol. 556, pp. 161 - 172, http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps11841
2016
Bain KF; Poore AGB, 2016, 'Use of near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy to quantify diet mixing in a generalist marine herbivore', Marine Biology, vol. 163, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-016-2852-8
2016
Hughes LE; Poore AGB, 2016, 'Biancolina japonica Ishimaru 1996: First record of this burrowing amphipod from Australia and a review of host use in the genus Biancolina (Amphipoda: Peracarida: Crustacea)', Marine Biodiversity Records, vol. 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41200-016-0040-7
2016
Cooke J; Lanfear R; Downing A; Gillings MR; Poore AGB; Goodwin ID; Waldron LS; Phillips A; Metti Y; Bulbert MW, 2015, 'The unusual occurrence of green algal balls of Chaetomorpha linum on a beach in Sydney, Australia', Botanica Marina, vol. 58, pp. 401 - 407, http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/bot-2015-0061
2015
Lanham BS; Gribben PE; Poore AG, 2015, 'Beyond the border: effects of an expanding algal habitat on the fauna of neighbouring habitats', Marine Environment Research, vol. 106, pp. 10 - 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2015.02.006
2015
Poore AGB; Gutow L; Pantoja JF; Tala F; Jofré Madariaga D; Thiel M, 2014, 'Major consequences of minor damage: Impacts of small grazers on fast-growing kelps', Oecologia, vol. 174, pp. 789 - 801, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00442-013-2795-4
2014
Foo SA; Dworjanyn SA; Khatkar MS; Poore AGB; Byrne M, 2014, 'Increased temperature, but not acidification, enhances fertilization and development in a tropical urchin: Potential for adaptation to a tropicalized eastern Australia', Evolutionary Applications, vol. 7, pp. 1226 - 1237, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eva.12218
2014
Evans SM; Sinclair EA; Poore AGB; Steinberg PD; Kendrick GA; Vergés A, 2014, 'Genetic diversity in threatened Posidonia australis seagrass meadows', Conservation Genetics, vol. 15, pp. 717 - 728, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10592-014-0573-4
2014
Vergés A; Steinberg PD; Hay ME; Poore AGB; Campbell AH; Ballesteros E; Heck KL; Booth DJ; Coleman MA; Feary DA; Figueira W; Langlois T; Marzinelli EM; Mizerek T; Mumby PJ; Nakamura Y; Roughan M; van Sebille E; Gupta ASE; Smale DA; Tomas F; Wernberg T; Wilson SK, 2014, 'The tropicalization of temperate marine ecosystems: climate-mediated changes in herbivory and community phase shifts', Proceedings. Biological sciences / The Royal Society, vol. 281, pp. 20140846, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.0846
2014
Garthwin RG; Poore AGB; Vergés A, 2014, 'Seagrass tolerance to herbivory under increased ocean temperatures', Marine Pollution Bulletin, vol. 83, pp. 475 - 482, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.08.010
2014
Moles AT; Peco B; Wallis IR; Foley WJ; Poore AGB; Seabloom EW; Vesk PA; Bisigato AJ; Cella-pizarro L; Clark CJ; Cohen PS; Cornwell WK; Edwards W; Ejrnaes R; Gonzales-Ojeda T; Graae BJ; Hay G; Lumbwe FC; Magana-rodriguez ; Moore BD; Peri PL; Poulsen JR; Stegen JC; Veldtman R; von Zeipel H; Andrew NR; Boulter SL; Borer ET; Cornelissen JHC; Farji-Brener AG; De Gabriel J; Jurado E; Kyhn LA; Low B; Mulder CPH; Reardon-smith KM; Rodriguez-Velazquez J; De Fortier A; Zheng Z; Blendinger PG; Enquist BJ; Facelli JM; Knight T; Majer JD; Martinez-Ramos M; Mcquillan P; Hui FKC, 2013, 'Correlations between physical and chemical defences in plants: Tradeoffs, syndromes, or just many different ways to skin a herbivorous cat?', New Phytologist, vol. 198, pp. 252 - 263, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nph.12116
2013
Poore AGB; Graba-Landry A; Favret M; Sheppard Brennand H; Byrne M; Dworjanyn SA, 2013, 'Direct and indirect effects of ocean acidification and warming on a marine plant-herbivore interaction', Oecologia, vol. 173, pp. 1113 - 1124, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00442-013-2683-y
2013
Bain KF; Vergés A; Poore AGB, 2013, 'Using near infra red reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) to quantify tissue composition in the seagrass Posidonia australis', Aquatic Botany, vol. 111, pp. 66 - 70, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2013.05.012
2013
Clark JS; Poore AGB; Ralph PJ; Doblin MA, 2013, 'Potential for adaptation in response to thermal stress in an intertidal macroalga', Journal of Phycology, vol. 49, pp. 630 - 639, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpy.12067
2013
Poore AGB; Campbell AH; Coleman RA; Edgar G; Jormalainen V; Reynolds P; Sotka E; Stachowicz J; Taylor R; Vanderklift M; Duffy J, 2012, 'Global patterns in the impact of marine herbivores on benthic primary producers', Ecology Letters, vol. 15, pp. 912 - 922, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2012.01804.x
2012
Birdsey E; Johnston E; Poore AGB, 2012, 'Diversity and cover of a sessile animal assemblage does not predict its associated mobile fauna.', Marine Biology, vol. 159, pp. 551 - 560, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-011-1834-0
2012
Foo SA; Dworjanyn SA; Poore AGB; Byrne M, 2012, 'Adaptive capacity of the habitat modifying sea urchin Centrostephanus rodgersii to ocean warming and ocean acidification: performance of early embryos', PLoS ONE, vol. 7, pp. e42497, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0042497
2012
Gall ML; Poore AGB; Johnston E, 2012, 'A biomonitor as a measure of ecologically-significant fraction of metals in an industrialised harbour.', Journal of Environmental Monitoring, vol. 14, pp. 830 - 838, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c2em10880a
2012
Cook K; Vanderklift M; Poore AGB, 2011, 'Strong effects of herbivorous amphipods on epiphyte biomass in a temperate seagrass meadow', Marine Ecology - Progress Series, vol. 442, pp. 263 - 269, http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps09446
2011
Hay K; Poore AGB; Lovelock CE, 2011, 'Tolerance to herbivory in a brown seaweed and the effects of nutrient availability', Journal of Ecology, vol. 99, pp. 1540 - 1550
2011
Hay KB; Poore AGB; Lovelock CE, 2011, 'The effects of nutrient availability on tolerance to herbivory in a brown seaweed', Journal of Ecology, vol. 99, pp. 1540 - 1550, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2011.01874.x
2011
Hellyer C; Harasti D; Poore AGB, 2011, 'Manipulating artificial habitats to benefit seahorses in Sydney Harbour, Australia', Aquatic Conservation - Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, vol. 21, pp. 582 - 589, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aqc.1217
2011
Pease CJ; Johnston E; Poore AG, 2010, 'Genetic variability in tolerance to copper contamination in a herbivorous marine invertebrate', Aquatic Toxicology, vol. 99, pp. 10 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2010.03.014
2010
Simpson S; Raubenheimer D; Clissold FJ; Charleston MJ; Couzin I; Clements KD; Coleman RA; Dussutour A; Foley WJ; Forbey J; Glaze E; Gordon IJ; Hanan J; Hochuli D; Kearney MR; Kearney MR; Pile AJ; Poore AG; Sword G; Wallis IR, 2010, 'Modelling nutritional interactions: from individuals to communities', Trends in Ecology and Evolution, vol. 25, pp. 53 - 60, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2009.06.012
2010
Hay KB; Millers K; Poore AGB; Lovelock CE, 2010, 'The use of near infrared reflectance spectrometry for characterisation of brown algal tissue traits', Journal of Phycology, vol. 46, pp. 937 - 946, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1529-8817.2010.00890.x/abstract;jsessionid=50CD2BB530661298509028E94BAED185.d01t02
2010
Monro K; Poore AG, 2009, 'Performance benefits of growth-form plasticity in a clonal red seaweed', Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 97, pp. 80 - 89, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.2008.01186.x
2009
Poore AG; Campbell AH; Steinberg PD, 2009, 'Natural densities of mesograzers fail to limit growth of macroalgae or their epiphytes in a temperate algal bed', Journal of Ecology, vol. 97, pp. 164 - 175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2008.01457.x
2009
Monro K; Poore AG, 2009, 'The evolvability of growth form in a clonal seaweed', Evolution, vol. 63, pp. 3147 - 3157, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1558-5646.2009.00802.x
2009
Sotka E; Forbey J; Horn M; Poore AG; Raubenheimer D; Whalen K, 2009, 'The emerging role of pharmacology in understanding consumer-prey interactions in marine and freshwater systems', Integrative and Comparative Biology, vol. 49, pp. 291 - 313, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icb/icp049
2009
Monro K; Poore AG, 2009, 'The potential for evolutionary responses to cell-lineage selection on growth form and its plasticity in a red seaweed', American Naturalist, vol. 173, pp. 151 - 163, http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/595758
2009
Poore AG; Hill NA; Sotka E, 2008, 'Phylogenetic and geographic variation in host breadth and composition by herbivorous amphipods in the family Ampithoidae', Evolution, vol. 62, pp. 21 - 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1558-5646.2007.00261.x
2008
Roberts DA; Johnston E; Muller S; Poore AG, 2008, 'Field and laboratory simulations of storm water pulses: Behavioural avoidance by marine epifauna', Environmental Pollution, vol. 152, pp. 153 - 162, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2007.05.005
2008
Roberts DA; Johnston E; Poore AG, 2008, 'Biomonitors and the assessment of ecological impacts: Distribution of herbivorous epifauna in contaminated macroalgal beds', Environmental Pollution, vol. 156, pp. 489 - 503, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2008.01.012
2008
Roberts DA; Johnston E; Poore AG, 2008, 'Contamination of marine biogenic habitats and effects upon associated epifauna', Marine Pollution Bulletin, vol. 56, pp. 1057 - 1065, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.03.003
2008
Roberts DA; Poore AG; Johnston E, 2007, 'MBACI sampling of an episodic disturbance: Stormwater effects on algal epifauna', Marine Environmental Research, vol. 64, pp. 514 - 523, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2007.04.005
2007
Monro K; Poore AG; Brooks RC, 2007, 'Multivariate selection shapes environment-dependent variation in the clonal morphology of a red seaweed', Evolutionary Ecology, vol. 21, pp. 765 - 782, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10682-006-9150-8
2007
Roberts DA; Poore AG; Johnston E, 2006, 'Ecological consequences of copper contamination in macroalgae: Effects on epifauna and associated herbivores', Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, vol. 25, pp. 2470 - 2479, http://dx.doi.org/10.1897/05-661R.1
2006
Poore AG; Hill NA, 2006, 'Sources of variation in herbivore preference: Among-individual and past diet effects on amphipod host choice', Marine Biology, vol. 149, pp. 1403 - 1410, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-006-0307-3
2006
Roberts DA; Poore AG, 2006, 'Habitat configuration affects colonisation of epifauna in a marine algal bed', Biological Conservation, vol. 127, pp. 18 - 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2005.07.010
2006
Wright JT; Dworjanyn SA; Rogers CN; Steinberg PD; Williamson JE; Poore AG, 2005, 'Density-dependent sea urchin grazing: differential removal of species, changes in community composition and alternative community states', Marine Ecology Progress Series, vol. 298, pp. 143 - 156, http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps298143
2005
Poore AG; Hill NA, 2005, 'Spatial associations among palatable and unpalatable macroalgae: A test of associational resistance with a herbivorous amphipod', Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, vol. 326, pp. 207 - 216, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2005.06.002
2005
Poore AG, 2005, 'Scales of dispersal among hosts in a herbivorous marine amphipod', Austral Ecology, vol. 30, pp. 219 - 228, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9993.2005.01439.x
2005
Monro K; Poore AG, 2005, 'Light quantity and quality induce shade-avoiding plasticity in a marine macroalga', Journal of Evolutionary Biology, vol. 18, pp. 426 - 435, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2004.00826.x
2005
Pineda-Krch M; Poore AG, 2004, 'Spatial interactions within modular organisms:genetic heterogeneity and organism fitness', Theoretical Population Biology, vol. 66, pp. 25 - 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tpb.2004.03.002
2004
Monro K; Poore AG, 2004, 'Selection in modular organisms: Is Intraclonal variation in macroalgae evolutionarily important ?', American Naturalist, vol. 163, pp. 564 - 578, http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/382551
2004
Poore AG, 2004, 'Spatial associations among algae affect host use in a herbivorous marine amphipod', Oecologia, vol. 140, pp. 104 - 112, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00442-004-1557-8
2004
Wright JT; De Nys R; Poore AG; Steinberg PD, 2004, 'Chemical defense in a marine alga:heritability and the potential for selection by herbivores', Ecology, vol. 85, pp. 2946 - 2959, http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/03-4041
2004
Hill NA; Blount C; Poore AG; Worthington D; Steinberg PD, 2003, 'Grazing effects of the sea urchin Centeoststephanus rodgersii in two contrasting rocky habitata: effects of urchin density and its implications for the fishery', Marine and Freshwater Research, vol. 54, pp. 691 - 700, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/MF03052
2003
Fagerström T; Poore AGB, 2001, 'Intraclonal Variation in Macroalgae: Causes and Evolutionary Consequences', Selection, vol. 1, pp. 123 - 134, http://dx.doi.org/10.1556/select.1.2000.1-3.12
2001
Poore AG; Steinberg PD, 2001, 'Host-Plant adaptation in an herbivorous marine amphipod:Genetic potential not realized in field poulations', Evolution, vol. 55, pp. 68 - 80, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.0014-3820.2001.tb01273.x
2001
Poore AGB; Fagerström T, 2001, 'A general model for selection among modules in haplo-diploid life histories', Oikos, vol. 92, pp. 256 - 264, http://dx.doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0706.2001.920207.x
2001
Poore AG; Watson MJ; De Nys R; Lowry J; Steinberg PD, 2000, 'Patterns of host use among alga - and sponge - associated amphipods', Marine Ecology Progress Series, vol. 208, pp. 183 - 196, http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps208183
2000
Poore AG; Steinberg PD, 1999, 'Preference-performance relationships and effects of host plant choice in an herbivorous marine amphipod', Ecological Monographs, vol. 69, pp. 443 - 464, http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/0012-9615(1999)069[0443:PPRAEO]2.0.CO;2
1999
Poore AG; Lowry J, 1997, 'New ampithoid amphipods from Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Ampithoidae)', Invertebrate Taxonomy, vol. 11, pp. 897 - 941, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/IT95045
1997
Jenkins GP; Wheatley MJ; Poore AGB, 1996, 'Spatial variation in recruitment, growth, and feeding of postsettlement King George whiting, Sillaginodes punctata, associated with seagrass beds of Port Phillip Bay, Australia', Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, vol. 53, pp. 350 - 359, http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f95-195
1996
Poore AGB, 1994, 'Selective herbivory by amphipods inhabiting the brown alga Zonaria angustata', Marine Ecology: Progress Series, vol. 107, pp. 113 - 123
1994
Book Chapters
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Sotka EE; Poore A; Jormalainen V, 2018, 'The evolution of marine herbivores in response to algal secondary metabolites', in Puglisi MP; Becerro MA (ed.), Chemical Ecology The Ecological Impacts of Marine Natural Products, CRC Press, pp. 193 - 220
2018
Poore AGB, 2016, 'Amphipods', in Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series, pp. 17 - 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8801-4_296
2016
Mejaes B; Poore AG; Thiel M, 2015, 'Crustaceans inhabiting domiciles excavated from macrophytes and stone', in Thiel M; Watling L (ed.), The Life Styles and Feeding Biology of the Crustacea. Volume II in the Natural History of the Crustacea series., edn. Natural History of the Crustacea, Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 118 - 144
2015
Theses / Dissertations
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Poore AGB, 2000, Ecology and evolution of host plant use in herbivorous marine amphipods, The University of New South Wales
2000
Awards
2012: UNSW Vice Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence
2013: Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning from the Federal Government's Office of Learning and Teaching.
2014. Provasoli Award from the Phycological Society of America (best paper published in Journal of Phycology for 2013).
Areas of Expertise
Marine ecology; plant-herbivore interactions; invertebrates