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Marine ecologist (PhD) with +20 years experience | benthic, community, invertebrate ecology | academic and government re

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I am a marine ecologist with +20 years' experience in academic and government research. My primary interests are in benthic and community ecology and conservation. I have extensive field experience (including >2000 hours SCUBA experience) across many marine environments (e.g. coral reefs, mangroves, seagrass, estuaries, soft sediments, rocky shores etc) from the tropics to the sub-Antarctic. I have 10 year's experience in research and monitoring project management and delivery, with publications in high-profile journals. I have expertise in experimental design, statistical analysis and scientific writing both for primary literature and for government. I have a high level of literacy and have edited many papers, articles and theses and have been invited to provide peer-reviews for many journals.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Marine Ecology
• ☆ Biostatistics
• ☆ Research
• ☆ Research Methodology
• ☆ Survey Design & Methodology
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing, Newswriting

Research Fact Checking, Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization

Work Experience

Research Scientist (Temperate)

Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife

2008 - 2018

Lecturer

National Marine Science Centre

January 2005 - September 2008

Lecture

National Marine Science Centre

2005 - 2008

Education

PhD (Marine Ecology)

University of New England

2000 - 2006

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

(2020). Too hot to handle: unprecedented seagrass death driven by marine heatwave in a World Heritage Area . Global Change Biology.

(2019). Geology is a significant indicator of algal cover and invertebrate species composition on intertidal reefs of Ngari Capes Marine Park, south-western Australia . Marine and Freshwater Research. 70. (2). p. 270.

Arias-Ortiz, A. and Serrano, O. and Masqué, P. and Lavery, P. S. and Mueller, U. and Kendrick, G. A. and Rozaimi, M. and Esteban, A. and Fourqurean, J. W. and Marbà, N. and Mateo, M. A. and Murray, K. and Rule, M. J. and Duarte, C. M.(2018). A marine heatwave drives massive losses from the world’s largest seagrass carbon stocks . Nature Climate Change. 8. (4). p. 338--344.

(2018). Climatic forcing and larval dispersal capabilities shape the replenishment of fishes and their habitat-forming biota on a tropical coral reef . Ecology and Evolution. 8. (3). p. 1918--1928.

(2016). Strategic marine ecological research priorities for CALM Act marine parks and reserves 2016–2021 . Conservation Science Western Australia. 10. p. 1--15.

(2014). An annotated checklist of intertidal reef invertebrates from Marmion and Shoalwater Islands marine parks. Conservation Science Western Australia. 9. (2). p. 201--213.

(2014). Spatial and temporal patterns in the distribution of large bivalves in a permanently open temperate estuary: implications for management . Marine and Freshwater Research. 66. (1). p. 41--49.

(2014). Morphological variation in the structure of monospecific mangrove stands in an arid World Heritage Area. Conservation Science Western Australia. 9. p. 215--225.

(2013). Environmental influences on kelp performance across the reproductive period: an ecological trade-off between gametophyte survival and growth? . PLoS One. 8. (6). p. e65310.

Rule, M. J. and Bancroft, K. P. and Kendrick, A. J.(2012). Baseline water quality of the Jurien Bay Marine Park: a benchmark for warm temperate Western Australia?. Conservation Science Western Australia. 8. (2). p. 225--233.

(2011). Benthic algae and seagrasses of the Walpole and Nornalup Inlets Marine Park, Western Australia. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia. 94. p. 29--44.

(2008). Monitoring the sea change: Preliminary assessment of the conservation value of nearshore reefs, and existing impacts, in a high-growth, coastal region of subtropical eastern Australia . Marine Pollution Bulletin. 56. (3). p. 525--534.

Rule, Michael J. and Smith, Stephen D.A.(2007). Depth-associated patterns in the development of benthic assemblages on artificial substrata deployed on shallow, subtropical reefs . Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 345. (1). p. 38--51.

(2001). The effects of dredge-spoil dumping on a shallow water soft-sediment community in the Solitary Islands Marine Park, NSW, Australia . Marine Pollution Bulletin. 42. (11). p. 1040--1048.

Rule, M. J. and Murray, K and Holley, D. K.Climate-related declines in the extent of seagrasses in the Shark Bay World Heritage Area. 5th Edition

Mangrove-associated macroalgae and cyanobacteria in Shark Bay, Western Australia. 9845--68

The economic cost and control of marine debris damage in the Asia-Pacific region. 541643--651

Spatial variation in the recruitment of benthic assemblages to artificial substrata. 29067--78

REPORT

(2017). A Survey of Selected Seagrass Meadows in Cockburn Sound, Owen Anchorage and Warnbro Sound: 2017 data report.

(2016). A Survey of Selected Seagrass Meadows in Cockburn Sound, Owen Anchorage and Warnbro Sound: 2016 data report.

Rule, M. J.(2015). A Survey of Selected Seagrass Meadows in Cockburn Sound, Owen Anchorage and Warnbro Sound: 2015 data report.

Long term trends in the condition of seagrass meadows in Cockburn and Warnbro Sounds.

The maintenance of long-term Seagrass Monitoring Sites in Cockburn and Warnbro Sounds.

{McIlgorm}, A and Campbell, H. F. and Rule, M. J.Understanding the economic benefits and costs of controlling marine debris in the APEC region (MRC 02/2007).

The effects of dredge-spoil dumping on a shallow water soft-sediment community at Coffs Harbour NSW. 31

The effects of dredge-spoil dumping on a shallow water soft-sediment community at Coffs Harbour NSW. Part 2: Results of additional monitoring. 28

Spatial variation in the functional morphology of mangroves in the Shark Bay World Heritage Area. 10

Rule, M. J. and Kendrick, A. J.Spatial and temporal patterns in the structure of intertidal rocky platform communities of the Shoalwater Islands and Marmion Marine Parks (SPP 2009-002). 9

Rule, M. J. and Kendrick, A. J.Spatial and temporal patterns in benthic invertebrate communities of the Walpole and Nornalup Inlets Marine Park (SPP 2009-013). 9

NEWSLETTER ARTICLE

(2012). Benthic algae and seagrasses of the Walpole and Nornalup Inlets Marine Park. 48/2012

DISSERTATION THESIS

(2006). Spatial and temporal variation in the recruitment of marine benthic invertebrate assemblages to artificial substrata.

MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Marvellous mangroves. 50--56

Kendrick, A. J. and Rule, M. J. and Huisman, J. M.Cities in the sand: benthic invertebrates of Walpole and Nornalup Inlets Marine Park. 29216--23

Life on the edge: intertidal reefs of the Marmion and Shoalwater Islands marine parks. 52--58

Rule and Kendrick and HuismanMangroves of the Shark Bay Marine Park. 46/2012

Kendrick, A. J. and Rule, M. J.Platforms and boulders: intertidal habitats of the Ngari Capes Marine Park. 2846--8

The last lighthouse. 29446--48

BOOK CHAPTER

Rapid Biodiversity Assessment of Inshore Reefs. Sustainable Marine Resource Management Project, Part A Research, mapping, assessment and planning.