Recent Publications

From 2000

Books

Downes, B. J., Barmuta, L. A., Fairweather, P. G., Faith, D. P., Keough, M. J., Lake, P. S., Mapstone, B. D., & Quinn, G. P. (2002). Assessing ecological impacts. Applications in flowing waters. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. May even be a new edition appearing before too long 🙂

Quinn, G. P., & Keough, M. J. (2002). Experimental design and data analysis for biologists. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 537 pp.

Refereed journal articles

Nan, B., Su, L., Kellar, C., Craig, N., Keough, M., & Pettigrove, V. (2020). Identification of microplastics in surface water and Australian freshwater shrimp Paratya australiensis in Victoria, Australia. Environmental Pollution, In press.

Sinclair, G. M., O’Brien, A. L., Keough, M., De Souza, D. P., Dayalan, S., Kanojia, K., Kouremenos, K., Tull, D. L., Coleman, R. A., Jones, O. A. H., & Long, S. M. (2019). Using metabolomics to assess the sub-lethal effects of zinc and boscalid on an estuarine polychaete worm over time. Metabolomics, 15(8). doi:10.1007/s11306-019-1570-x

Sinclair, G. M., O’Brien, A. L., Keough, M., de Souza, D. P., Dayalan, S., Kanojia, K., Kouremenos, K., Tull, D. L., Coleman, R. A., Jones, O. A. H., & Long, S. M. (2019). Metabolite Changes in an Estuarine Annelid Following Sublethal Exposure to a Mixture of Zinc and Boscalid. Metabolites, 9. doi:10.3390/metabo9100229

Sievers, M., Dempster, T., Keough, M. J., & Fitridge, I. (2019). Methods to prevent and treat biofouling in shellfish aquaculture. Aquaculture, 505, 263-270. doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2019.02.071

Pocklington, J. B., Keough, M. J., O’Hara, T. D., & Bellgrove, A. (2019). The Influence of Canopy Cover on the Ecological Function of A Key Autogenic Ecosystem Engineer. Diversity-Basel, 11(5). doi:10.3390/d11050079

Mehler, W. T., Gagliardi, B., Keough, M. J., & Pettigrove, V. (2019). Evaluating freshwater mining sediment toxicity in Tasmania: Achieving strong multiple lines of evidence. Science of the Total Environment, 651, 1243-1252. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.245

Carnell, P. E., Sams, M. A., & Keough, M. J. (2019). Microhabitats can be recruitment refuges and sinks. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 626, 15-27. doi:10.3354/meps13070

Carnell, P. E., & Keough, M. J. (2019). Reconstructing Historical Marine Populations Reveals Major Decline of a Kelp Forest Ecosystem in Australia. Estuaries and Coasts, 42(3), 765-778. doi:10.1007/s12237-019-00525-1

Pocklington, J. B., Jenkins, S. R., Bellgrove, A., Keough, M. J., O’Hara, T. D., Masterson-Algar, P. E., & Hawkins, S. J. (2018). Disturbance alters ecosystem engineering by a canopy-forming alga. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 98(4), 687-698. doi:10.1017/s0025315416002009

Mehler, W. T., You, J., Keough, M. J., Lydy, M. J., & Pettigrove, V. (2018). Improvements and cost-effective measures to the automated intermittent water renewal system for toxicity testing with sediments. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 151, 62-67. doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.12.051

Mehler, W. T., Keough, M. J., & Pettigrove, V. (2018). Resolving the False-negative Issues of the Nonpolar Organic Amendment in Whole-sediment Toxicity Identification Evaluations. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 37(4), 1219-1230. doi:10.1002/etc.4067

Vu, H. T., Keough, M. J., Long, S. M., & Pettigrove, V. J. (2017). Toxicological effects of fungicide mixtures on the amphipod Austrochiltonia subtenuis. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 36(10), 2651-2659. doi:10.1002/etc.3809

Pocklington, J. P., Jenkins, S. R., Bellgrove, A., Keough, M. J., O’Hara, T. D., Masterson-Algar, P. E., & Hawkins, S. J. (2017). Disturbance alters ecosystem engineering by a canopy-forming alga. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, In press. doi:10.1017/S0025315416002009

O’Brien, A. L., Morris, L., & Keough, M. J. (2017). Rapid invertebrate responses to macroalgal wrack: two novel field experiments on intertidal mudflats in SouthernAustralia. Marine Ecology-an Evolutionary Perspective, 38(1). doi:10.1111/maec.12391

Mehler, W. T., Keough, M. J., & Pettigrove, V. (2017). Development of whole-sediment toxicity identification and evaluation (tie) techniques for two australian freshwater species: Chironomus tepperi andAustrochiltonia subtenuis. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 36(9), 2476-2484. doi:10.1002/etc.3787

Manassa, R. P., Smith, T. M., Beardall, J., Keough, M. J., & Cook, P. L. M. (2017). Capacity of a temperate intertidal seagrass species to tolerate changing environmental conditions: Significance of light and tidal exposure. Ecological Indicators, 81, 578-586. doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.04.056

Fraser, M. W., Short, J., Kendrick, G., McLean, D., Keesing, J., Byrne, M., Caley, M. J., Clarke, D., Davis, A. R., Erftemeijer, P. L. A., Field, S., Gustin-Craig, S., Huisman, J., Keough, M., Lavery, P. S., Masini, R., McMahon, K., Mengersen, K., Rasheed, M., Statton, J., Stoddart, J., & Wu, P. (2017). Effects of dredging on critical ecological processes for marine invertebrates, seagrasses and macroalgae, and the potential for management with environmental windows using Western Australia as a case study. Ecological Indicators, 78, 229-242. doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.03.026

Wootton, H. F., & Keough, M. J. (2016). Disturbance type and intensity combine to affect resilience of an intertidal community in south-eastern Australia. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 560, 121-133.

Ward, T. J., Booth, D. J., Fairweather, P. G., Ford, J. R., Jenkins, G. I., Keough, M. J., Prince, J. D., & Smyth, C. (2016). Australia’s coastal fisheries and farmed seafood: an ecological basis for determining sustainability. Australian Zoologist In press. doi:10.7882/AZ.2016.016

Vu, H. T., Keough, M. J., Long, S. M., & Pettigrove, V. J. (2016). Effects of two commonly used fungicides on the amphipod Austrochiltonia subtenuis. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, In press. doi:10.1002/etc.3584

Vu, H. T., Keough, M. J., Long, S. M., & Pettigrove, V. J. (2016). Effects of the boscalid fungicide Filan®️ on the marine amphipod Allorchestes compressa at environmentally relevant concentrations. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 35, 1130-1137. doi:DOI: 10.1002/etc.3247

Thomson, A. C. G., York, P. H., Smith, T. M., Sherman, C. D. H., Booth, D. J., Keough, M. J., Ross, D. J., & Macreadie, P. I. (2016). Response to “Comment on ‘Seagrass Viviparous Propagules as a Potential Long-Distance Dispersal Mechanism’ by A. C. G. Thomson et al”. Estuaries and Coasts, 39(3), 875-876. doi:10.1007/s12237-015-0040-6

Smith, T. M., York, P. H., Macreadie, P. I., Keough, M. J., Ross, D. J., & Sherman, C. D. H. (2016). Spatial variation in reproductive effort of a southern Australian seagrass. Marine Environmental Research, 120, 214-224. doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2016.08.010

O’Brien, A. L., Morris, L., & Keough, M. J. (2016). Rapid invertebrate responses to macroalgal warack: two novel field experiments on intertidal mudflats in southern Australia. Marine Ecology, 38. doi:10.1111/maec.12391

Carnell, P. E., & Keough, M. J. (2016). Pathway and severity of disturbance interact to influence recruitment and community dynamics in a kelp forest ecosystem. Ecology, In revision.

Carnell, P. E., & Keough, M. J. (2016). The influence of herbivores in driving ecosystem change can vary spatially and interact with disturbance. Oikos, 125, 1273-1283. doi:10.1111/oik.02502

Thomson, A. C. G., York, P. H., Smith, T. M., Sherman, C. D. H., Booth, D. J., Keough, M. J., Ross, D. J., & Macreadie, P. I. (2015). Seagrass viviparous propagules as a potential long-distance dispersal mechanism. Estuaries and Coasts, 38, 927-940. doi:10.1007/s12237-014-9850-1

Smith, T. M., York, P. H., Macreadie, P. I., Keough, M. J., Ross, D. J., & Sherman, C. D. H. (2015). Recovery pathways from small scale disturbance in a temperate Australian seagrass. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 542, 97-108.

Sams, M. A., Warren-Myers, F., & Keough, M. J. (2015). Increased larval planktonic duration and post-recruitment competition influence survival and growth of the bryozoan Watersipora subtorquata. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 531, 179-191.

Jenkins, G. P., & Keough, M. J. (2015). Seagrass Resilience in Port Phillip Bay.

Final Report to the Seagrass and Reefs Program for Port Phillip Bay. Retrieved from

Sievers, M., Dempster, T., Fitridge, I., & Keough, M. J. (2014). Monitoring biofouling communities could reduce impacts to mussel aquaculture by allowing synchronisation of husbandry techniques with peaks in settlement. Biofouling, 30, 203-212. doi:10.1080/08927014.2013.856888

O’Brien, A. L., & Keough, M. J. (2014). Ecological responses to contamination: A meta-analysis of experimental marine studies. Environmental Pollution, 195, 185-191. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2014.09.005

Macreadie, P. I., York, P. H., Sherman, C. D. H., Keough, M. J., Ross, D. J., Ricart, A. M., & Smith, T. M. (2014). No detectable impact of small-scale disturbances on ‘blue carbon’ within seagrass beds. Marine Biology, 161(12), 2939-2944. doi:10.1007/s00227-014-2558-8

Crockett, P. F., & Keough, M. J. (2014). Ecological niches of three abundant Caulerpa species in Port Phillip Bay, southeast Australia. Aquatic Botany, 119, 120-131. doi:10.1016/j.aquabot.2014.08.007

Carnell, P. E., & Keough, M. J. (2014). Spatially variable synergistic effects of disturbance and additional nutrients on kelp recruitment and recovery. Oecologia, 175(1), 409-416. doi:10.1007/s00442-014-2907-9

Abell, G. C. J., Ross, D. J., Keane, J., Holmes, B. H., Robert, S. S., Keough, M. J., Eyre, B. D., & Volkman, J. K. (2014). Niche Differentiation of Ammonia-Oxidising Archaea (AOA) and Bacteria (AOB) in Response to Paper and Pulp Mill Effluent. Microbial Ecology, 67(4), 758-768. doi:10.1007/s00248-014-0376-7

Smith, T. M., York, P. H., Stanley, A. M., Macreadie, P. I., Keough, M. J., Ross, D. J., & Sherman, C. D. H. (2013). Microsatellite primer development for the seagrass Zostera nigricaulis (Zosteraceae). Conservation Genetics Resources, 5, 607-610.

Sievers, M., Fitridge, I., Dempster, T., & Keough, M. J. (2013). Biofouling leads to reduced shell growth and flesh weight in the cultured mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis. Biofouling, 29(1), 97-107. doi:10.1080/08927014.2012.749869

Sams, M. A., & Keough, M. J. (2013). Early recruitment variation and an established dominant alter the composition of a temperate fouling community. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 486, 79-91. doi:10.3354/meps10351

Ross, D. J., Longmore, A. R., & Keough, M. J. (2013). Spatially variable effects of a marine pest on ecosystem function. Oecologia, 172(2), 525-538. doi:10.1007/s00442-012-2497-3

O’Brien, A. L., & Keough, M. J. (2013). Detecting benthic community responses to pollution in estuaries: A field mesocosm approach. Environmental Pollution, 175, 45-55. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2012.11.038

Holland, D., Cook, P., Mac Nally, R., Thomson, J., Womersley, B., Ball, D., Longmore, A., Keough, M., Lee, R., Martinez, G., & Greer, D. (2013). Preliminary assessment of water quality requirements of seagrasses in Western Port. Retrieved from

Fitridge, I., & Keough, M. J. (2013). Ruinous resident: the hydroid Ectopleura crocea negatively affects suspended culture of the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis. Biofouling, 29(2), 119-131. doi:10.1080/08927014.2012.752465

Evrard, V., Eate, V., Woodland, R., Ross, J., O’Brien, A., Keough, M., Longmore, A., Wilson, R., & Cook, P. (2013). Nutrient processing on tidal flats in Western Port: interactions with ecology and implications for bay-wide nutrient budgets. Retrieved from

Banks, J. L., Ross, D. J., Keough, M. J., Macleod, C. K., Keane, J., & Eyre, B. D. (2013). Influence of a burrowing, metal-tolerant polychaete on benthic metabolism, denitrification and nitrogen regeneration in contaminated estuarine sediments. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 68(1-2), 30-37. doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.01.002

Sherman, C. D. H., Stanley, A. M., Keough, M. J., Gardner, M. G., & Macreadie, P. I. (2012). Development of twenty-three novel microsatellite markers for the seagrass, Zostera muelleri from Australia. Conservation Genetics Resources, 4(3), 689-693. doi:10.1007/s12686-012-9623-8

Sams, M. A., & Keough, M. J. (2012). Contrasting effects of variable species recruitment on marine sessile communities. Ecology, 93(5), 1153-1163.

Sams, M. A., & Keough, M. J. (2012). Effects of pulse versus steady recruitment on sessile marine communities. Oecologia, 170(1), 209-219. doi:10.1007/s00442-012-2284-1

Sams, M. A., & Keough, M. J. (2012). Effects of early recruits on temperate sessile marine community composition depend on other species recruiting at the time. Oecologia, 173, 259-268.

Banks, J. L., Ross, D. J., Keough, M. J., Macleod, C. K., & Eyre, B. D. (2012). Influence of small-scale patchiness on resilience of nutrient cycling to extended hypoxia in estuarine sediments. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 453, 49-62. doi:10.3354/meps09686

Banks, J. L., Ross, D. J., Keough, M. J., Eyre, B. D., & Macleod, C. K. (2012). Measuring hypoxia induced metal release from highly contaminated estuarine sediments during a 40 day laboratory incubation experiment. Science of the Total Environment, 420, 229-237. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.01.033

Banks, J., Ross, D. J., & Keough, M. J. (2012). Short-term (24 h) effects of mild and severe hypoxia (20% and 5% dissolved oxygen) on metal partitioning in highly contaminated estuarine sediments. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 99, 121-131. doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2011.12.025

Smith, T. M., Hindell, J. S., Jenkins, G. P., Connolly, R. M., & Keough, M. J. (2011). Fine-scale spatial and temporal variations in diets of the pipefish Stigmatopora nigra within seagrass patches. Journal of Fish Biology, 78(6), 1824-1832. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.02977.x

Smith, T. M., Hindell, J. S., Jenkins, G. P., Connolly, R. M., & Keough, M. J. (2011). Edge effects in patchy seagrass landscapes: The role of predation in determining fish distribution. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 399(1), 8-16. doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2011.01.010

Keough, M. J. (Ed.) (2011). Understanding the Western Port environment. A summary of current knowledge and priorities for future research. Melbourne, Victoria: Melbourne Water.

O’Brien, A. L., Morris, L., & Keough, M. J. (2010). Multiple sources of nutrients add to the complexities of predicting marine benthic community responses to enrichment. Marine and Freshwater Research, 61(12), 1388-1398. doi:10.1071/mf10085

Marshall, D. J., Monro, K., Bode, M., Keough, M. J., & Swearer, S. (2010). Phenotype-environment mismatches reduce connectivity in the sea. Ecology Letters, 13, 128-140.

Macreadie, P. I., Hindell, J. S., Keough, M. J., Jenkins, G. P., & Connolly, R. M. (2010). Resource distribution influences positive edge effects in a seagrass fish. Ecology, 91(7), 2013-2021.

Macreadie, P. I., Connolly, R. M., Keough, M. J., Jenkins, G. P., & Hindell, J. S. (2010). Short-term differences in animal assemblages in patches formed by loss and growth of habitat. Austral Ecology, 35(5), 515-521. doi:10.1111/j.1442-9993.2009.02060.x

Macreadie, P. I., Connolly, R. M., Jenkins, G. P., Hindell, J. S., & Keough, M. J. (2010). Edge patterns in aquatic invertebrates explained by predictive models. Marine and Freshwater Research, 61(2), 214-218. doi:10.1071/mf09072

Costa, T. L., O’Hara, T. D., & Keough, M. J. (2010). Measures of taxonomic distinctness do not reliably assess anthropogenic impacts on intertidal mollusc communities. Marine Ecology-Progress Series, 413, 81-93. doi:10.3354/meps08713

Bone, E. K., & Keough, M. J. (2010). Does Polymorphism Predict Physiological Connectedness? A Test Using Two Encrusting Bryozoans. Biological Bulletin, 219(3), 220-230.

Bone, E. K., & Keough, M. J. (2010). Competition may mediate recovery from damage in an encrusting bryozoan. Marine Ecology-an Evolutionary Perspective, 31(3), 439-446. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0485.2009.00353.x

O’Brien, A. L., Volkenborn, N., van Beusekom, J., Morris, L., & Keough, M. J. (2009). Interactive effects of porewater nutrient enrichment, bioturbation and sediment characteristics on benthic assemblages in sandy sediments. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 371(1), 51-59. doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2009.01.004

Marshall, D. J., & Keough, M. J. (2009). Does interspecific competition affect offspring provisioning? Ecology, 90, 487-495

Macreadie, P. I., Hindell, J. S., Jenkins, G. P., Connolly, R. M., & Keough, M. J. (2009). Fish Responses to Experimental Fragmentation of Seagrass Habitat. Conservation Biology, 23(3), 644-652. doi:10.1111/j.1523-1739.2008.01130.x

Hart, S. P., & Keough, M. J. (2009). Does size predict demographic fate? Modular demography and constraints on growth determine response to decreases in size. Ecology, 90(6), 1670-1678.

Marshall, D. J., & Keough, M. J. (2008). The evolutionary ecology of offspring size in marine invertebrates. In Advances in Marine Biology (Vol. 53, pp. 1-60).

Marshall, D. J., & Keough, M. J. (2008). The relationship between offspring size and performance in the sea. American Naturalist, 171, 214-224.

Addison, P. F. E., Knott, N. A., & Keough, M. J. (2008). Spatially variable effects of copper on sessile invertebrates across a marina. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 364(1), 19-23. doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2008.06.020

Sams, M. A., & Keough, M. J. (2007). Predation during early post-settlement varies in importance for shaping marine sessile communities. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 348, 85-101.

Ross, D. J., Keough, M. J., Longmore, A. R., & Knott, N. A. (2007). Impacts of two introduced suspension feeders in Port Phillip Bay, Australia. Marine Ecology-Progress Series, 340, 41-53.

Keough, M. J., Ross, D. J., & Knott, N. A. (2007). Ecological performance measures for Victorian Marine Protected Areas: Review of the existing biological sampling program. (51).

O’Brien, A. L., Ross, D. J., & Keough, M. J. (2006). Effects of Sabella spallanzanii physical structure on soft sediment macrofaunal assemblages. Marine and Freshwater Research, 57(4), 363-371. doi:10.1071/mf05141

Marshall, D. J., & Keough, M. J. (2006). Complex life cycles and offspring provisioning in marine invertebrates. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 46(5), 643-651.

Macreadie, P. I., Ross, J. D., Longmore, A. R., & Keough, M. J. (2006). Measuring sediment denitrification. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 326, 49-59.

Macreadie, P. I., Ross, D. J., Longmore, A. R., & Keough, M. J. (2006). Denitrification measurements of sediments using cores and chambers. Marine Ecology-Progress Series, 326, 49-59.

Mackie, J. A., Keough, M. J., & Christidis, L. (2006). Invasion patterns inferred from cytochrome oxidase I sequences in three bryozoans, Bugula neritina, Watersipora subtorquata, and Watersipora arcuata. Marine Biology, 149(2), 285-295. doi:10.1007/s00227-005-0196-x

Mackie, J. A., Keough, M. J., & Christidis, L. (2006). Invasion patterns inferred from cytochrome oxidase I sequences in three bryozoans, Bugula neritina, Watersipora subtorquata, and Watersipora arcuata. Marine Biology, 149, 285-295. doi:DOI 10.1007/s00227-005-0196-x

Marshall, D. J., & Keough, M. J. (2005). Offspring size effects in the marine environment: A field test for a colonial invertebrate. Austral Ecology, 30(3), 275-280. doi:DOI 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2005.01463.x

Marshall, D. J., & Keough, M. J. (2005). Offspring size effects in the marine environment: a field test for a colonial marine invertebrate. . Austral Ecology, 30, 275-280.

Johnston, E. L., & Keough, M. J. (2005). Reduction of pollution impacts through the control of toxicant release rate must be site and season specific Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 320, 9-33.

Bone, E. K., & Keough, M. J. (2005). Responses to damage in an arborescent bryozoan: Effects of injury location. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 324(2), 127-140. doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2005.04.008

Bone, E. K., & Keough, M. J. (2005). Responses to damage in an arborescent bryozoan: Effects of injury location. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology & Ecology, 324

, 127-140.

Moran, S. M., Jenkins, G. P., Keough, M. J., & Hindell, J. S. (2004). Evidence for secondary planktonic transport of post-larvae of a seagrass-associated fish. Journal of Fish Biology, 64, 1226-1241.

Moran, S. M., Jenkins, G. P., Keough, M. J., & Hindell, J. S. (2004). The small-scale dynamics of secondary dispersal in a seagrass associated fish. A caging study. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 272, 271–280.

Marshall, D. J., & Keough, M. J. (2004). Variable effects of larval size on post-metamorphic performance in the field. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 279, 73-80. doi:DOI 10.3354/meps279073

Marshall, D. J., & Keough, M. J. (2004). Variable effects of larval size on post-metamorphic performance in the field. Marine Ecology-Progress Series, 279, 73-80.

Marshall, D. J., & Keough, M. J. (2004). When the going gets rough: effect of maternal size manipulation on larval quality. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 272, 301-305.

Hutson, K. S., Styan, C. A., Beveridge, I., Keough, M. J., Zhu, X. Q., El-Osta, Y. G. A., & Gasser, R. B. (2004). Elucidating the ecology of bucephalid parasites using a mutation scanning approach. Molecular and Cellular Probes, 18(2), 139-146.

Hewitt, C. L., Campbell, M. L., Thresher, R. E., Martin, R. B., Boyd, S., Cohen, B. F., Currie, D. R., Gomon, M. F., Keough, M. J., Lewis, J. A., Lockett, M. M., Mays, N., McArthur, M. A., O’Hara, T. D., Poore, G. C. B., Ross, D. J., Storey, M. J., Watson, J. E., & Wilson, R. S. (2004). Introduced and cryptogenic species in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Marine Biology, 144, 183-202.

Ng, T. Y. T., & Keough, M. J. (2003). Delayed effects of larval exposure to Cu in the bryozoan Watersipora subtorquata. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 257, 77-85. doi:DOI 10.3354/meps257077

Ng, T. Y.-T., & Keough, M. J. (2003). Delayed effects of larval exposure to Cu in the bryozoan Watersipora subtorquata. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 257, 77-85.

Morris, L., & Keough, M. J. (2003). Testing the effects of nutrient additions on mudflat macroinfaunal assemblages in the presence and absence of shorebird predators. Marine and Freshwater Research, 54, 859-874.

Morris, L., & Keough, M. J. (2003). Variation in the response of intertidal infaunal invertebrates to nutrient additions: field manipulations at two sites within Port Phillip Bay, Australia. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 250, 35-49.

Moran, S. M., Jenkins, G. P., Keough, M. J., & J.S., H. (2003). The role of physical disturbance in structuring assemblages of fish in seagrass beds in Port Phillip Bay, Australia. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 251, 127-139.

Marshall, D. J., Pechenik, J. A., & Keough, M. J. (2003). Larval activity levels and delayed metamorphosis affect post-larval performance in the colonial, ascidian Diplosoma listerianum. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 246, 153-162. doi:DOI 10.3354/meps246153

Marshall, D. J., Pechenik, J. A., & Keough, M. J. (2003). Larval activity levels and delayed metamorphosis affect post-larval performance in the colonial ascidian Diplosoma listerianum. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 246, 153-162.

Marshall, D. J., & Keough, M. J. (2003). Variation in the dispersal potential of non-feeding invertebrate larvae: the desperate larva hypothesis and larval size. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 255, 145-153. doi:DOI 10.3354/meps255145

Marshall, D. J., & Keough, M. J. (2003). Sources of variation in larval quality for free-spawning marine invertebrates: egg size and the local sperm environment. Invertebrate Reproduction and Development, 44, 63-70.

Marshall, D. J., & Keough, M. J. (2003). Effects of settler size and density on early post-settlement survival of Ciona intestinalis in the field. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 259, 139-144. doi:DOI 10.3354/meps259139

Marshall, D. J., & Keough, M. J. (2003). Variation in the dispersal potential of non-feeding larvae: the desperate larva hypothesis and larval size. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 255, 145-153.

Marshall, D. J., Bolton, T. F., & Keough, M. J. (2003). Offspring size affects the post-metamorphic performance of a colonial marine invertebrate. Ecology, 84(12), 3131-3137. doi:Doi 10.1890/02-0311

Marshall, D. J., Bolton, T. F., & Keough, M. J. (2003). Offspring size affects the post-metamorphic performance of a colonial marine invertebrate. Ecology, 84, 3131-3137.

Linacre, N., & Keough, M. J. (2003). Demographic effects of fragmentation history in modular organisms: illustrated using the bryozoan Mucropetraliella ellerii (MacGillivray). Ecological Modelling, 170, 61-71.

Johnston, E. L., Webb, J. A., & Keough, M. J. (2003). Pulse disturbances to the colonization of hard-substrates and in situ determination of Copper using Diffusive Gradients in Thin-films (DGT): quantifying dose and response in the field. Biofouling, 19, 335-345.

Johnston, E. L., & Keough, M. J. (2003). Competition modifies the response of organisms to toxic disturbance. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 251, 15-26.

Hindell, J. S., Jenkins, G. P., Moran, S. M., & Keough, M. J. (2003). Swimming ability and behaviour of post-larvae of a temperate marine fish re-entrained in the pelagic environment. Oecologia, 135, 158-166.

Webb, J. A., & Keough, M. J. (2002). Measurement of environmental trace-metal levels with transplanted mussels and diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT): a comparison of techniques. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 44(3), 222-229.

Webb, J. A., & Keough, M. J. (2002). Measurement of field doses of copper from antifouling compounds using diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT). Science of the Total Environment, 298, 207-217.

Quinn, G. P., & Keough, M. J. (2002). Experimental design and data analysis for biologists. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Morris, L., & Keough, M. J. (2002). Organic pollution and its effects: a short-term transplant experiment to assess the ability of biological endpoints to detect change in a soft sediment environment. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 225, 109-121.

Marshall, D. J., Styan, C. A., & Keough, M. J. (2002). Sperm environment affects offspring quality in broadcast spawning marine invertebrates. Ecology Letters, 5(2), 173-176.

Mackie, J. A., Keough, M. J., Norman, J. A., & Christidis, L. (2002). Mitochondrial evidence of geographical isolation within Bugula dentata Lamouroux. In Anon. (Ed.), Proceedings of the 12th International Bryozoology Conference. Rotterdam: A. A. Balkema.

Johnston, E. L., Keough, M. J., & Qian, P. Y. (2002). Maintenance of species dominance through pulse disturbances to a sessile marine invertebrate assemblage in Port Shelter, Hong Kong. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 226, 103-114.

Johnston, E. L., & Keough, M. J. (2002). Direct and indirect effects of repeated pollution events on marine hard-substrate assemblages. Ecological Applications, 12(4), 1212-1228.

Holloway, M. G., & Keough, M. J. (2002). An introduced polychaete affects recruitment and larval abundance of sessile invertebrates. Ecological Applications, 12(6), 1803-1823.

Holloway, M. G., & Keough, M. J. (2002). Effects of an introduced polychaete, Sabella spallanzanii, on the development of epifaunal assemblages. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 236, 137-154.

Hindell, J. S., Jenkins, G. P., & Keough, M. J. (2002). Variability in the numbers of post-settlement King George whiting (Sillaginidae: Sillaginodes punctata, Cuvier) in relation to predation, habitat complexity and artificial cage structure. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 268, 13-31.

Carey, J. M., & Keough, M. J. (2002). The variability of estimates of variance, and its effect on power analysis in monitoring design. Environmental Monitoring & Assessment, 74(3), 225-241.

Carey, J. M., & Keough, M. J. (2002). Compositing and subsampling to reduce costs and improve power in benthic infaunal monitoring programs. Estuaries, 25, 1052-1060.

Underwood, A. J., & Keough, M. J. (2001). Supply side ecology: the nature and consequences of variations in recruitment of intertidal organisms. In M. D. Bertness, S. D. Gaines, & M. Hay (Eds.), Marine Community Ecology (pp. 183-200). Sunderland, Massachusetts, USA: Sinauer.

Talman, S. G., & Keough, M. J. (2001). Impact of an exotic clam, Corbula gibba, on the commercial scallop Pecten fumatus in Port Phillip Bay, south-east Australia: evidence of resource-restricted growth in a subtidal environment. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 221, 135-143.

Satumanatpan, S., & Keough, M. J. (2001). Role of larval supply and larval behavior in determining patterns of settlement of barnacles in a temperate mangrove forest. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 260, 133-153.

Morris, L., & Keough, M. J. (2001). Vertical migration of infaunal invertebrates in response to dosing with secondary treated sewage effluent: a microcosm experiment. Journal of Aquatic Ecosystem Stress and Recovery, 9, 43-65.

Hindell, J. S., Jenkins, G. P., & Keough, M. J. (2001). Spatial and temporal variability in the effects of predation on macrofauna in relation to habitat complexity and cage effects. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 224, 231-250.

Galbally, I., Keough, M. J., & Rae, I. (2001). Review of EPA’s scientific capacity to address future environmental issues. Retrieved from

Webb, J. A., & Keough, M. J. (2000). Effects of two marinas on the composition of fouling assemblages. Biofouling, 16, 345-360.

Marshall, D. J., Styan, C. A., & Keough, M. J. (2000). Intraspecific co-variation between egg and body size affects fertilisation kinetics of free-spawning marine invertebrates. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 195, 305-309.

Keough, M. J., & Quinn, G. P. (2000). Legislative vs. practical protection of an intertidal shoreline in southeastern Australia. Ecological Applications, 10(3), 871-881.

Johnston, E. L., & Keough, M. J. (2000). Field assessment of the effects of the timing and frequency of copper pulses on settlement of sessile marine invertebrates. Marine Biology, 137, 1017-1029.

Hindell, J., Jenkins, G. P., & Keough, M. J. (2000). Evaluating the impact of predation by fish on the assemblage structure of small fishes associated with seagrass, Heterozostera tasmanica (Martens ex Ascherson) den Hartog, and unvegetated sand habitats. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 255, 153-174.

Hindell, J., Jenkins, G. P., & Keough, M. J. (2000). Variability in the abundances of fish associated with seagrass habitats in relation to the diets of predatory fishes. Marine Biology, 136, 725-737.

Scholarly book chapters

Keough, M. J., & Swearer, S. E. (2007). Early life histories of marine invertebrates and fishes. In S. D. Connell & B. M. Gillanders (Eds.), Marine Ecology (pp. 17-46). Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 17-46 pp.

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