Dr Katherine Dafforn

Adjunct Associate Professor

Science

School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences

I hold an adjunct position with the Applied Marine and Estuarine Ecology lab in the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences.

I currently work as a marine environmental scientist and science communicator at . I'm a Senior Lecturer in the and a member of the . I'm also a researcher at the , where I am Deputy Director of the . My primary research focus is human impacts in the marine environment.

Please click to link to my current website.

Phone

+61 2 98507979

E-mail

k.dafforn@unsw.edu.au

Book Chapters | 2025

Dafforn K; Bishop M; Fuchert T; Lee A; Mayer-Pinto M; Schaefer N; Vozzo M, 2025, 'Designing Blue Infrastructure to Facilitate Native Species and Prevent Marine Invasion', in , pp. 221 - 227,

Book Chapters | 2023

O’Brien AL; Dafforn K; Chariton A; Airoldi L; Schäfer RB; Mayer-Pinto M, 2023, 'Multiple Stressors', in Springer Textbooks in Earth Sciences, Geography and Environment, Springer Nature Switzerland, pp. 305 - 315,

Book Chapters | 2017

Birrer SC; Dafforn KA; Johnston EL, 2017, 'Microbial community responses to contaminants and the use of molecular techniques', in Microbial Ecotoxicology, Springer, pp. 165 - 183,

Book Chapters | 2017

Johnston EL; Dafforn KA; Clark GF; Rius M; Floerl O, 2017, 'How Anthropogenic Activities Affect the Establishment and Spread of Non-Indigenous Species Post-Arrival', in Oceanography and Marine Biology, CRC Press, pp. 389 - 419,

Book Chapters | 2017

Johnston EL; Dafforn KA; Clark GF; Rius M; Floerl O, 2017, 'How anthropogenic activities affect the establishment and spread of non-indigenous species post-arrival', in Hawkins SJ; Evans AJ; Dale AC; Firth LB; Hughes DJ; Smith IP (ed.), Oceanography and Marine Biology an Annual Review, CRC PRESS-TAYLOR & FRANCIS GROUP, pp. 389 - 419,

Book Chapters | 2014

Dafforn KA; Baird DJ; Chariton AA; Sun MY; Brown MV; Simpson SL; Kelaher BP; Johnston EL, 2014, 'Chapter One Faster, Higher and Stronger? The Pros and Cons of Molecular Faunal Data for Assessing Ecosystem Condition', in Big Data in Ecology, Elsevier, pp. 1 - 40,
Journal articles | 2026

Janssen AR; Mayer-Pinto M; Bishop MJ; O'Hare JA; Stow AJ; Dafforn KA, 2026, 'Genetic differentiation of habitat-forming kelp Ecklonia radiata across an urban estuary', Marine Environmental Research, 213,

Journal articles | 2025

Barros TL; Mayer-Pinto M; Dafforn KA; Simpson SL; Farrell M; Bracewell SA; Johnston EL, 2025, 'Impact of wildfires on sediment quality in estuaries in New South Wales, Australia', Chemosphere, 385,

Journal articles | 2025

Bauer F; Knights AM; Hanley ME; Griffin JN; Foggo A; Brown A; Bishop MJ; Dafforn KA; Mayer-Pinto M; Firth LB, 2025, 'Thermal patterns on eco-engineered coastal infrastructure depend on topographic complexity and spatial scale', Ecological Engineering, 215,

Journal articles | 2025

Dafforn K, 2025, 'Future-proofing our ports against biological invasion', Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 73,

Journal articles | 2025

Dodds KC; Vozzo ML; Mayer-Pinto M; Dafforn KA; Bishop MJ, 2025, 'Stakeholders support marine eco-engineering, but what are the perceived benefits and who should pay?', People and Nature, 7, pp. 653 - 667,

Journal articles | 2025

Ferrario J; Giachetti CB; Dafforn KA; Peters K, 2025, 'Editorial: Bridging knowledge gaps in marine biological invasions', Frontiers in Marine Science, 12,

Journal articles | 2025

Renn C; Vadillo Gonzalez S; Marzinelli EM; Dafforn KA; Hart J; Voerman SE; Firth LB; Gribben PE, 2025, 'Propagule pressure and native macrophyte biomass mediate the success of an invasive alga: the role of below-ground microbial communities', Biological Invasions, 27,

Journal articles | 2025

Schaefer N; Bishop MJ; Herbert B; Hoey AS; Mayer-Pinto M; Sherman CDH; Foster-Thorpe C; Vozzo ML; Dafforn KA, 2025, 'Major global ports alter light regimes for marine biofouling communities', Journal of Environmental Management, 374,

Journal articles | 2025

Schaefer N; Hoey AS; Bishop MJ; Bugnot AB; Herbert B; Mayer-Pinto M; Sherman CDH; Foster-Thorpe C; Vozzo ML; Dafforn KA, 2025, 'Shining the light on marine infrastructure: The use of artificial light to manipulate benthic marine communities', Journal of Applied Ecology, 62, pp. 220 - 230,

Journal articles | 2025

Vozzo ML; Bishop MJ; Dafforn KA; Mayer-Pinto M, 2025, 'Ecological effects of habitat complexity vary with intertidal elevation: Implications for seawall eco-engineering', Journal of Applied Ecology, 62, pp. 2018 - 2035,

Journal articles | 2024

Ferguson A; Filippini G; Potts J; Bugnot AB; Johnston EL; Rao S; Ruszczyk J; Dafforn KA, 2024, 'Benthic Processes are an Important Indicator of Eutrophication in Intermittently Open and Closed Lakes and Lagoons', Estuaries and Coasts, 47, pp. 2324 - 2340,

Journal articles | 2024

Firth LB; Bone J; Bartholomew A; Bishop MJ; Bugnot A; Bulleri F; Chee SY; Claassens L; Dafforn KA; Fairchild TP; Hall AE; Hanley ME; Komyakova V; Lemasson AJ; Loke LHL; Mayer-Pinto M; Morris R; Naylor L; Perkins MJ; Pioch S; Porri F; O'Shaughnessy KA; Schaefer N; Strain EA; Toft JD; Waltham N; Aguilera M; Airoldi L; Bauer F; Brooks P; Burt J; Clubley C; Cordell JR; Espinosa F; Evans AJ; Farrugia-Drakard V; Froneman W; Griffin JN; Hawkins SJ; Heery E; Herbert RJH; Jones E; Leung KMY; Moore P; Sempere-Valverde J; Sengupta D; Sheaves M; Swearer S; Thompson RC; Todd P; Knights AM, 2024, 'Coastal greening of grey infrastructure: An update on the state of the art', Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Maritime Engineering, 177, pp. 35 - 67,

Journal articles | 2024

Janssen AR; Bishop MJ; Mayer-Pinto M; Dafforn KA, 2024, 'Morpho-physiological traits and tissue burdens of Ecklonia radiata linked to environmental variation in an urban estuary', Marine Environmental Research, 199,

Journal articles | 2024

MacIntosh A; Dafforn K; Chariton A; Koppel D; Cresswell T; Gissi F, 2024, 'Response of Microbial Communities to Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material–Contaminated Sediments: A Microcosm-Based Study', Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 43, pp. 1648 - 1661,

Journal articles | 2024

Palmer J; Bugnot AB; Filippini G; Gribben PE; Varkey D; Erickson K; Dafforn KA, 2024, 'The influence of bioturbator activity on sediment bacterial structure and function is moderated by environment', Marine Environmental Research, 201,

Journal articles | 2024

Schaefer N; Bishop MJ; Bugnot AB; Foster-Thorpe C; Herbert B; Hoey AS; Mayer-Pinto M; Nakagawa S; Sherman CDH; Vozzo ML; Dafforn KA, 2024, 'Influence of habitat features on the colonisation of native and non-indigenous species', Marine Environmental Research, 198,

Journal articles | 2024

Schaefer N; Bishop MJ; Bugnot AB; Herbert B; Hoey AS; Mayer-Pinto M; Sherman CDH; Foster-Thorpe C; Vozzo ML; Dafforn KA, 2024, 'Variable effects of substrate colour and microtexture on sessile marine taxa in Australian estuaries', Biofouling, 40, pp. 223 - 234,

Journal articles | 2024

Schaefer N; Dafforn KA; Johnston EL; Clark GF; Mayer-Pinto M, 2024, 'Investigating the interactive effects of habitat type and light intensity on rocky shores', Oecologia, 205, pp. 627 - 642,

Journal articles | 2024

Steinberg RK; Turnbull J; Ainsworth TD; Dafforn KA; Poore AGB; Johnston EL, 2024, 'Impacts of necrotising disease on the Endangered cauliflower soft coral (Dendronephthya australis)', Marine and Freshwater Research, 75, pp. null - null,

Journal articles | 2024

Vozzo ML; Bishop MJ; Dafforn KA; Steinberg PD; Strain EMA; Pinto MM, 2024, 'From experiment to intervention: A case study of scaling up marine eco-engineering from research to application', Environmental Science and Policy, 158,

Journal articles | 2024

Walker LDA; Gribben PE; Glasby TM; Marzinelli EM; Varkey DR; Dafforn KA, 2024, 'Above and below-ground bacterial communities shift in seagrass beds with warmer temperatures', Frontiers in Marine Science, 11,

Journal articles | 2023

Bishop M; Vozzo M; Mayer-Pinto M; Dafforn K, 2023, 'BIODIVERSITY BENEFITS OF SCALING UP MARINE ECO-ENGINEERING', Proceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference

Journal articles | 2023

Bracewell SA; Barros TL; Mayer-Pinto M; Dafforn KA; Simpson SL; Johnston EL, 2023, 'Contaminant pulse following wildfire is associated with shifts in estuarine benthic communities', Environmental Pollution, 316,

Journal articles | 2023

Bugnot AB; Dafforn KA; Erickson K; McGrath A; O'Connor WA; Gribben PE, 2023, 'Reintroducing a keystone bioturbator can facilitate microbial bioremediation in urban polluted sediments', Environmental Pollution, 324,

Journal articles | 2023

Dafforn K; Vozzo M; Fuchert T; Mayer-Pinto M; Bishop M, 2023, 'CAN LIVING SEAWALLS BE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE BIOSECURITY?', Proceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference

Journal articles | 2023

Filippini G; Bugnot AB; Ferguson A; Gribben PE; Palmer J; Erickson K; Dafforn KA, 2023, 'The influence of oyster reefs and surrounding sediments on nitrogen removal – An in-situ study along the East coast of Australia', Environmental Research, 237,

Journal articles | 2023

Filippini G; Bugnot AB; Varkey DR; Siboni N; Ferguson A; Gribben PE; Erickson K; Palmer J; Dafforn KA, 2023, 'Nitrogen-cycling genes in oyster reefs and surrounding sediments: Relationships with environmental factors and respective nitrogen rates', Marine Pollution Bulletin, 197,

Journal articles | 2023

Filippini G; Dafforn KA; Bugnot AB, 2023, 'Shellfish as a bioremediation tool: A review and meta-analysis', Environmental Pollution, 316,

Journal articles | 2023

Gonzalez SV; Dafforn KA; Gribben PE; O'Connor WA; Johnston EL, 2023, 'Organic enrichment reduces sediment bacterial and archaeal diversity, composition, and functional profile independent of bioturbator activity', Marine Pollution Bulletin, 196,

Journal articles | 2023

MacIntosh A; Dafforn K; Penrose B; Chariton A; Cresswell T, 2023, 'Assessing the ecological impacts of NORM-contaminated scale on marine infauna using sediment microcosms', Chemosphere, 340,

Journal articles | 2023

Mayer-Pinto M; Bugnot AB; Johnston EL; Potts J; Airoldi L; Glasby TM; Strain EMA; Scanes P; Ushiama S; Dafforn KA, 2023, 'Physical and biogenic complexity mediates ecosystem functions in urban sessile marine communities', Journal of Applied Ecology, 60, pp. 480 - 493,

Journal articles | 2023

Pinto MM; Bishop M; Dafforn K; Vozzo M, 2023, 'FROM EXPERIMENT TO INTERVENTION: SCALING UP MARINE ECO-ENGINEERING', Coastal Engineering Proceedings, pp. 176 - 176,

Journal articles | 2023

Schaefer N; Mayer-Pinto M; Johnston EL; Dafforn KA, 2023, 'Understanding the role of microhabitats in intertidal rock pools to guide future eco-engineering designs', Marine Biology, 170,

Journal articles | 2023

Schaefer N; Sedano F; Bishop MJ; Dunn K; Haeusler MH; Yu KD; Zavoleas Y; Dafforn KA, 2023, 'Facilitation of non-indigenous ascidian by marine eco-engineering interventions at an urban site', Biofouling, 39, pp. 80 - 93,

Journal articles | 2023

Stelling-Wood TP; Gribben PE; Birch G; Bishop MJ; Blount C; Booth DJ; Brown C; Bruce E; Bugnot AB; Byrne M; Creese RG; Dafforn KA; Dahlenburg J; Doblin MA; Fellowes TE; Fowler AM; Gibbs MC; Glamore W; Glasby TM; Hay AC; Kelaher B; Knott NA; Larkum AWD; Parker LM; Marzinelli EM; Mayer-Pinto M; Morgan B; Murray SA; Rees MJ; Ross PM; Roughan M; Saintilan N; Scanes E; Seymour JR; Schaefer N; Suthers IM; Taylor MD; Williamson JE; Vila Concejo A; Whittington RJ; Figueira WF, 2023, 'A deep dive into the ecology of Gamay (Botany Bay, Australia): Current knowledge and future priorities for this highly modified coastal waterway', Marine and Freshwater Research, 74, pp. 1003 - 1025,

Journal articles | 2023

Trethewy M; Mayer-Pinto M; Dafforn KA, 2023, 'Urban shading and artificial light at night alter natural light regimes and affect marine intertidal assemblages', Marine Pollution Bulletin, 193,

Journal articles | 2022

Barros TL; Bracewell SA; Mayer-Pinto M; Dafforn KA; Simpson SL; Farrell M; Johnston EL, 2022, 'Wildfires cause rapid changes to estuarine benthic habitat', Environmental Pollution, 308,

Journal articles | 2022

Bishop MJ; Vozzo ML; Mayer-Pinto M; Dafforn KA, 2022, 'Complexity-biodiversity relationships on marine urban structures: reintroducing habitat heterogeneity through eco-engineering', Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, 377,

Journal articles | 2022

Bugnot AB; Dafforn KA; Coleman RA; Ramsdale M; Gibbeson JT; Erickson K; Vila-Concejo A; Figueira WF; Gribben PE, 2022, 'Linking habitat interactions and biodiversity within seascapes', Ecosphere, 13,

Journal articles | 2022

Bugnot AB; Gribben PE; O'Connor WA; Erickson K; Coleman RA; Dafforn KA, 2022, 'Below-ground ecosystem engineers enhance biodiversity and function in a polluted ecosystem', Journal of Applied Ecology, 59, pp. 2094 - 2105,

Journal articles | 2022

Clifton GA; Dafforn KA; Bishop MJ, 2022, 'The ecological benefits of adding topographic complexity to seawalls vary across estuarine gradients', Ecological Engineering, 182,

Journal articles | 2022

Esquivel-Muelbert JR; Lanham BS; Martínez-Baena F; Dafforn KA; Gribben PE; Bishop MJ, 2022, 'Spatial variation in the biotic and abiotic filters of oyster recruitment: Implications for restoration', Journal of Applied Ecology, 59, pp. 953 - 964,

Journal articles | 2022

Lowe EC; Steven R; Morris RL; Parris KM; Aguiar AC; Webb CE; Bugnot AB; Dafforn KA; Connolly RM; Mayer Pinto M, 2022, 'Supporting urban ecosystem services across terrestrial, marine and freshwater realms', Science of the Total Environment, 817,

Journal articles | 2022

MacIntosh A; Dafforn K; Penrose B; Chariton A; Cresswell T, 2022, 'Ecotoxicological effects of decommissioning offshore petroleum infrastructure: A systematic review', Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 52, pp. 3283 - 3321,

Journal articles | 2022

Martinez AS; Dafforn KA; Johnston EL; Filippini G; Potts J; Mayer-Pinto M, 2022, 'Variations in benthic fluxes of sediments near pier pilings and natural rocky reefs', Marine Environmental Research, 177,

Journal articles | 2022

Mayer-Pinto M; Jones TM; Swearer SE; Robert KA; Bolton D; Aulsebrook AE; Dafforn KA; Dickerson AL; Dimovski AM; Hubbard N; McLay LK; Pendoley K; Poore AGB; Thums M; Willmott NJ; Yokochi K; Fobert EK, 2022, 'Light pollution: A landscape-scale issue requiring cross-realm consideration', ,

Journal articles | 2022

Ruprecht JE; King IP; Dafforn KA; Mitrovic SM; Harrison AJ; Birrer SC; Crane SL; Glamore WC, 2022, 'Implications of bacterial mineralisation in aquatic ecosystem response models', Water Research, 209,

Journal articles | 2022

Ruprecht JE; King IP; Mitrovic SM; Dafforn KA; Miller BM; Deiber M; Westhorpe DP; Hitchcock JN; Harrison AJ; Glamore WC, 2022, 'Assessing the validity and sensitivity of microbial processes within a hydrodynamic model', Water Research, 218,

Journal articles | 2022

Steinberg RK; Ainsworth TD; Moriarty T; Bednarek T; Dafforn KA; Johnston EL, 2022, 'Bleaching Susceptibility and Resistance of Octocorals and Anemones at the World’s Southern-Most Coral Reef', Frontiers in Physiology, 13,

Journal articles | 2021

Airoldi L; Beck MW; Firth LB; Bugnot AB; Steinberg PD; Dafforn KA, 2021, 'Emerging Solutions to Return Nature to the Urban Ocean', Annual Review of Marine Science, 13, pp. 445 - 477,

Journal articles | 2021

Bergstrom DM; Wienecke BC; van den Hoff J; Hughes L; Lindenmayer DB; Ainsworth TD; Baker CM; Bland L; Bowman DMJS; Brooks ST; Canadell JG; Constable AJ; Dafforn KA; Depledge MH; Dickson CR; Duke NC; Helmstedt KJ; Holz A; Johnson CR; McGeoch MA; Melbourne-Thomas J; Morgain R; Nicholson E; Prober SM; Raymond B; Ritchie EG; Robinson SA; Ruthrof KX; Setterfield SA; Sgrò CM; Stark JS; Travers T; Trebilco R; Ward DFL; Wardle GM; Williams KJ; Zylstra PJ; Shaw JD, 2021, 'Combating ecosystem collapse from the tropics to the Antarctic', Global Change Biology, 27, pp. 1692 - 1703,

Journal articles | 2021

Birrer SC; Wemheuer F; Dafforn KA; Gribben PE; Steinberg PD; Simpson SL; Potts J; Scanes P; Doblin MA; Johnston EL, 2021, 'Legacy Metal Contaminants and Excess Nutrients in Low Flow Estuarine Embayments Alter Composition and Function of Benthic Bacterial Communities', Frontiers in Microbiology, 12,

Journal articles | 2021

Bracewell SA; Dafforn KA; Lavender JT; Clark GF; Johnston EL, 2021, 'Latitudinal variation in the diversity–disturbance relationship demonstrates the context dependence of disturbance impacts', Global Ecology and Biogeography, 30, pp. 1389 - 1402,

Journal articles | 2021

Bugnot AB; Mayer-Pinto M; Airoldi L; Heery EC; Johnston EL; Critchley LP; Strain EMA; Morris RL; Loke LHL; Bishop MJ; Sheehan EV; Coleman RA; Dafforn KA, 2021, 'Current and projected global extent of marine built structures', Nature Sustainability, 4, pp. 33 - 41,

Journal articles | 2021

Critchley LP; Bugnot AB; Dafforn KA; Marzinelli EM; Bishop MJ, 2021, 'Comparison of wrack dynamics between mangrove forests with and without seawalls', Science of the Total Environment, 751,

Journal articles | 2021

Floerl O; Atalah J; Bugnot AB; Chandler M; Dafforn KA; Floerl L; Zaiko A; Major R, 2021, 'A global model to forecast coastal hardening and mitigate associated socioecological risks', Nature Sustainability, 4, pp. 1060 - 1067,

Journal articles | 2021

Ruprecht JE; Birrer SC; Dafforn KA; Mitrovic SM; Crane SL; Johnston EL; Wemheuer F; Navarro A; Harrison AJ; Turner IL; Glamore WC, 2021, 'Wastewater effluents cause microbial community shifts and change trophic status', Water Research, 200,

Journal articles | 2021

Shackleton ME; Dafforn KA; Murphy NP; Greenfield P; Cassidy M; Besley CH, 2021, 'How does molecular taxonomy for deriving river health indices correlate with traditional morphological taxonomy?', Ecological Indicators, 125,

Journal articles | 2021

Steinberg RK; Johnston EL; Bednarek T; Dafforn KA; Ainsworth TD, 2021, 'Its What’s on the Inside That Counts: An Effective, Efficient, and Streamlined Method for Quantification of Octocoral Symbiodiniaceae and Chlorophyll', Frontiers in Marine Science, 8,

Journal articles | 2021

Threlfall CG; Marzinelli EM; Ossola A; Bugnot AB; Bishop MJ; Lowe EC; Imberger SJ; Myers S; Steinberg PD; Dafforn KA, 2021, 'Toward cross-realm management of coastal urban ecosystems', Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 19, pp. 225 - 233,

Journal articles | 2021

Vadillo Gonzalez S; Johnston EL; Dafforn KA; O'Connor WA; Gribben PE, 2021, 'Body size affects lethal and sublethal responses to organic enrichment: Evidence of associational susceptibility for an infaunal bivalve', Marine Environmental Research, 169,

Journal articles | 2021

Vozzo ML; Mayer-Pinto M; Bishop MJ; Cumbo VR; Bugnot AB; Dafforn KA; Johnston EL; Steinberg PD; Strain EMA, 2021, 'Making seawalls multifunctional: The positive effects of seeded bivalves and habitat structure on species diversity and filtration rates', Marine Environmental Research, 165,

Journal articles | 2020

Borja A; Andersen JH; Arvanitidis CD; Basset A; Buhl-Mortensen L; Carvalho S; Dafforn KA; Devlin MJ; Escobar-Briones EG; Grenz C; Harder T; Katsanevakis S; Liu D; Metaxas A; Morán XAG; Newton A; Piroddi C; Pochon X; Queirós AM; Snelgrove PVR; Solidoro C; St. John MA; Teixeira H, 2020, 'Past and Future Grand Challenges in Marine Ecosystem Ecology', Frontiers in Marine Science, 7,

Journal articles | 2020

Lee AL; Capa M; Dafforn KA; Hutchings PA; Murray A, 2020, 'New records of non-indigenous Branchiomma and Parasabella species (Sabellidae: Annelida) in South Australia highlight the continuing challenges for sabellid taxonomy', Journal of Natural History, 54, pp. 2647 - 2673,

Journal articles | 2020

Mayer-Pinto M; Dafforn KA; Fobert E, 2020, 'Knowledge exchange to improve research and management of the impacts of artificial light at night', Austral Ecology, 45, pp. 1059 - 1061,

Journal articles | 2020

Ruprecht JE; Glamore WC; Dafforn KA; Wemheuer F; Crane SL; van Dorst J; Johnston EL; Mitrovic SM; Turner IL; Ferrari BC; Birrer SC, 2020, 'A novel real-world ecotoxicological dataset of pelagic microbial community responses to wastewater', Scientific Data, 7, pp. 158,

Journal articles | 2020

Schaefer N; Mayer-Pinto M; Griffin KJ; Johnston EL; Glamore W; Dafforn KA, 2020, 'Predicting the impact of sea-level rise on intertidal rocky shores with remote sensing', Journal of Environmental Management, 261,

Journal articles | 2020

Steinberg RK; Dafforn KA; Ainsworth T; Johnston EL, 2020, 'Know Thy Anemone: A Review of Threats to Octocorals and Anemones and Opportunities for Their Restoration', Frontiers in Marine Science, 7,

Journal articles | 2020

Zavoleas Y; Haeusler M; Dunn K; Bishop M; Dafforn K; Schaefer N; Sedano F; Yu DK, 2020, 'Designing Bio-Shelters: Improving Water Quality and Biodiversity in the Bays Precinct through Dynamic Data-Driven Approaches', Journal of Digital Landscape Architecture, 5-2020, pp. 521 - 532,

Journal articles | 2019

Birrer SC; Dafforn KA; Sun MY; Williams RBH; Potts J; Scanes P; Kelaher BP; Simpson SL; Kjelleberg S; Swarup S; Steinberg P; Johnston EL, 2019, 'Using meta-omics of contaminated sediments to monitor changes in pathways relevant to climate regulation', Environmental Microbiology, 21, pp. 389 - 401,

Journal articles | 2019

Bugnot AB; Hose GC; Walsh CJ; Floerl O; French K; Dafforn KA; Hanford J; Lowe EC; Hahs AK, 2019, 'Urban impacts across realms: Making the case for inter-realm monitoring and management', Science of the Total Environment, 648, pp. 711 - 719,

Journal articles | 2019

Filippini G; Bugnot AB; Johnston EL; Ruszczyk J; Potts J; Scanes P; Ferguson A; Ostrowski M; Varkey D; Dafforn KA, 2019, 'Sediment bacterial communities associated with environmental factors in Intermittently Closed and Open Lakes and Lagoons (ICOLLs)', Science of the Total Environment, 693,

Journal articles | 2019

Gaw S; Harford A; Pettigrove V; Sevicke-Jones G; Manning T; Ataria J; Cresswell T; Dafforn KA; Leusch FDL; Moggridge B; Cameron M; Chapman J; Coates G; Colville A; Death C; Hageman K; Hassell K; Hoak M; Gadd J; Jolley DF; Karami A; Kotzakoulakis K; Lim R; McRae N; Metzeling L; Mooney T; Myers J; Pearson A; Saaristo M; Sharley D; Stuthe J; Sutherland O; Thomas O; Tremblay L; Wood W; Boxall ABA; Rudd MA; Brooks BW, 2019, 'Towards Sustainable Environmental Quality: Priority Research Questions for the Australasian Region of Oceania', Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, 15, pp. 917 - 935,

Journal articles | 2019

Gonzalez SV; Johnston E; Gribben PE; Dafforn K, 2019, 'The application of bioturbators for aquatic bioremediation: Review and meta-analysis', Environmental Pollution, 250, pp. 426 - 436,

Journal articles | 2019

Lachnit T; Dafforn KA; Johnston EL; Steinberg P, 2019, 'Contrasting distributions of bacteriophages and eukaryotic viruses from contaminated coastal sediments', Environmental Microbiology, 21, pp. 1929 - 1941,

Journal articles | 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, 6, pp. 101,

Journal articles | 2019

Mayer-Pinto M; Dafforn KA; Johnston EL, 2019, 'A Decision Framework for Coastal Infrastructure to Optimize Biotic Resistance and Resilience in a Changing Climate', BioScience, 69, pp. 833 - 843,

Journal articles | 2019

O'Brien AL; Dafforn KA; Chariton AA; Johnston EL; Mayer-Pinto M, 2019, 'After decades of stressor research in urban estuarine ecosystems the focus is still on single stressors: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis', Science of the Total Environment, 684, pp. 753 - 764,

Journal articles | 2019

Schaefer N; Dafforn KA; Johnston EL; Mayer-Pinto M, 2019, 'Size, depth and position affect the diversity and structure of rock pool communities in an urban estuary (vol 70, pg 1034, 2018)', MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH, 70, pp. 1045 - +,

Journal articles | 2019

Schaefer N; Dafforn KA; Johnston EL; Mayer-Pinto M, 2019, 'Size, depth and position affect the diversity and structure of rock pool communities in an urban estuary', Marine and Freshwater Research, 70, pp. 1034 - 1044,

Journal articles | 2019

Ushiama S; Mayer-Pinto M; Bugnot AB; Johnston EL; Dafforn KA, 2019, 'Eco-engineering increases habitat availability and utilisation of seawalls by fish', Ecological Engineering, 138, pp. 403 - 411,

Journal articles | 2019

Van den Brink PJ; Bracewell SA; Bush A; Chariton A; Choung CB; Compson ZG; Dafforn KA; Korbel K; Lapen DR; Mayer-Pinto M; Monk WA; O'Brien AL; Rideout NK; Schäfer RB; Sumon KA; Verdonschot RCM; Baird DJ, 2019, 'Towards a general framework for the assessment of interactive effects of multiple stressors on aquatic ecosystems: Results from the Making Aquatic Ecosystems Great Again (MAEGA) workshop', Science of the Total Environment, 684, pp. 722 - 726,

Journal articles | 2018

Birrer SC; Dafforn KA; Simpson SL; Kelaher BP; Potts J; Scanes P; Johnston EL, 2018, 'Interactive effects of multiple stressors revealed by sequencing total (DNA) and active (RNA) components of experimental sediment microbial communities', Science of the Total Environment, 637-638, pp. 1383 - 1394,

Journal articles | 2018

Bugnot AB; Mayer-Pinto M; Johnston EL; Schaefer N; Dafforn KA; Mayer Pinto M, 2018, 'Learning from nature to enhance Blue engineering of marine infrastructure', Ecological Engineering, 120, pp. 611 - 621,

Journal articles | 2018

Heery EC; Dafforn KA; Smith JA; Ushiama S; Mayer-Pinto M, 2018, 'Not all artificial structures are created equal: Pilings linked to greater ecological and environmental change in sediment communities than seawalls', Marine Environmental Research, 142, pp. 286 - 294,

Journal articles | 2018

Lee AL; Dafforn KA; Hutchings PA; Johnston EL, 2018, 'Reproductive strategy and gamete development of an invasive fanworm, sabella spallanzanii (polychaeta: Sabellidae), a field study in gulf st vincent, South Australia', Plos One, 13, pp. e0200027,

Journal articles | 2018

Marzinelli EM; Qiu Z; Dafforn KA; Johnston EL; Steinberg PD; Mayer-Pinto M; Mayer Pinto M, 2018, 'Coastal urbanisation affects microbial communities on a dominant marine holobiont', Npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, 4, pp. 1,

Journal articles | 2018

Mayer-Pinto M; Cole VJ; Johnston EL; Bugnot A; Hurst H; Airoldi L; Glasby TM; Dafforn KA; Mayer Pinto M, 2018, 'Functional and structural responses to marine urbanisation', Environmental Research Letters, 13, pp. 014009,

Journal articles | 2018

Mayer-Pinto M; Dafforn KA; Bugnot AB; Glasby TM; Johnston EL; Mayer Pinto M, 2018, 'Artificial structures alter kelp functioning across an urbanised estuary', Marine Environmental Research, 139, pp. 136 - 143,

Journal articles | 2018

Morris RL; Golding S; Dafforn KA; Coleman RA, 2018, 'Can coir increase native biodiversity and reduce colonisation of non-indigenous species in eco-engineered rock pools?', Ecological Engineering, 120, pp. 622 - 630,

Journal articles | 2018

Strain EMA; Olabarria C; Mayer-Pinto M; Cumbo V; Morris RL; Bugnot AB; Dafforn KA; Heery E; Firth LB; Brooks PR; Bishop MJ; Mayer Pinto M, 2018, 'Eco-engineering urban infrastructure for marine and coastal biodiversity: Which interventions have the greatest ecological benefit?', Journal of Applied Ecology, 55, pp. 426 - 441,

Journal articles | 2018

Tian C; Doblin MA; Dafforn KA; Johnston EL; Pei H; Hu W, 2018, 'Dinoflagellate cyst abundance is positively correlated to sediment organic carbon in Sydney Harbour and Botany Bay, NSW, Australia', Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 25, pp. 5808 - 5821,

Journal articles | 2018

Waltham NJ; Dafforn KA, 2018, 'Ecological engineering in the coastal seascape', Ecological Engineering, 120, pp. 554 - 559,

Journal articles | 2017

Bishop MJ; Mayer-Pinto M; Airoldi L; Firth LB; Morris RL; Loke LHL; Hawkins SJ; Naylor LA; Coleman RA; Chee SY; Dafforn KA, 2017, 'Effects of ocean sprawl on ecological connectivity: impacts and solutions', Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 492, pp. 7 - 30,

Journal articles | 2017

Bolton D; Mayer-Pinto M; Clark GF; Dafforn KA; Brassil WA; Becker A; Johnston EL; Mayer Pinto M, 2017, 'Coastal urban lighting has ecological consequences for multiple trophic levels under the sea', Science of the Total Environment, 576, pp. 1 - 9,

Journal articles | 2017

Dafforn K, 2017, 'Ecotoxicology: Pollutants plumb the depths', Nature Ecology and Evolution, 1,

Journal articles | 2017

Dafforn KA, 2017, 'Eco-engineering and management strategies for marine infrastructure to reduce establishment and dispersal of non-indigenous species', Management of Biological Invasions, 8, pp. 153 - 161,

Journal articles | 2017

Hedge LH; Dafforn KA; Simpson SL; Johnston EL, 2017, 'Uncovering hidden heterogeneity: Geo-statistical models illuminate the fine scale effects of boating infrastructure on sediment characteristics and contaminants', Marine Pollution Bulletin, 119, pp. 143 - 150,

Journal articles | 2017

Heery EC; Bishop MJ; Critchley LP; Bugnot AB; Airoldi L; Mayer-Pinto M; Sheehan EV; Coleman RA; Loke LHL; Johnston EL; Komyakova V; Morris RL; Strain EMA; Naylor LA; Dafforn KA; Mayer Pinto M, 2017, 'Identifying the consequences of ocean sprawl for sedimentary habitats', Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 492, pp. 31 - 48,

Journal articles | 2017

Lavender JT; Dafforn KA; Bishop MJ; Johnston EL, 2017, 'An empirical examination of consumer effects across twenty degrees of latitude', Ecology, 98, pp. 2391 - 2400,

Journal articles | 2017

Lavender JT; Dafforn KA; Bishop MJ; Johnston EL, 2017, 'Small-scale habitat complexity of artificial turf influences the development of associated invertebrate assemblages', Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 492, pp. 105 - 112,

Journal articles | 2017

Lawes JC; Dafforn KA; Clark GF; Brown MV; Johnston EL, 2017, 'Multiple stressors in sediments impact adjacent hard substrate habitats and across biological domains', Science of the Total Environment, 592, pp. 295 - 305,

Journal articles | 2017

Mayer-Pinto M; Johnston EL; Bugnot AB; Glasby TM; Airoldi L; Mitchell A; Dafforn KA; Mayer Pinto M, 2017, 'Building ‘blue’: An eco-engineering framework for foreshore developments', Journal of Environmental Management, 189, pp. 109 - 114,

Journal articles | 2017

Sutherland MD; Dafforn KA; Scanes P; Potts J; Simpson SL; Sim VXY; Johnston EL, 2017, 'Links between contaminant hotspots in low flow estuarine systems and altered sediment biogeochemical processes', Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 198, pp. 497 - 507,

Journal articles | 2016

Baird DJ; Van Den Brink PJ; Chariton AA; Dafforn KA; Johnston EL, 2016, 'New diagnostics for multiply stressed marine and freshwater ecosystems: Integrating models, ecoinformatics and big data', Marine and Freshwater Research, 67, pp. 391 - 392,

Journal articles | 2016

Dafforn KA; Johnston EL; Ferguson A; Humphrey CL; Monk W; Nichols SJ; Simpson SL; Tulbure MG; Baird DJ, 2016, 'Big data opportunities and challenges for assessing multiple stressors across scales in aquatic ecosystems', Marine and Freshwater Research, 67, pp. 393 - 413,

Journal articles | 2016

Edge KJ; Johnston EL; Dafforn KA; Simpson SL; Kutti T; Bannister RJ, 2016, 'Sub-lethal effects of water-based drilling muds on the deep-water sponge Geodia barretti', Environmental Pollution, 212, pp. 525 - 534,

Journal articles | 2015

Clark GF; Kelaher BP; Dafforn KA; Coleman MA; Knott NA; Marzinelli EM; Johnston EL, 2015, 'What does impacted look like? High diversity and abundance of epibiota in modified estuaries', Environmental Pollution, 196, pp. 12 - 20,

Journal articles | 2015

Dafforn KA; Glasby TM; Airoldi L; Rivero NK; Mayer Pinto M; Johnston EL, 2015, 'Clarification on the applicability of systematic reviews. Reply.', Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 13, pp. 129 - 130,

Journal articles | 2015

Dafforn KA; Glasby TM; Airoldi L; Rivero NK; Mayer-Pinto M; Johnston EL; Mayer Pinto M, 2015, 'Marine urbanization: An ecological framework for designing multifunctional artificial structures', Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 13, pp. 82 - 90,

Journal articles | 2015

Dafforn KA; Glasby TM; Airoldi L; Rivero NK; Pinto MM; Johnston EL, 2015, 'The authors' reply', Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 13, pp. 129 - 130,

Journal articles | 2015

Dafforn KA; Mayer-Pinto M; Morris RL; Waltham NJ, 2015, 'Application of management tools to integrate ecological principles with the design of marine infrastructure', Journal of Environmental Management, 158, pp. 61 - 73,

Journal articles | 2015

Edge KJ; Dafforn KA; Simpson SL; Ringwood AH; Johnston EL, 2015, 'Resuspended contaminated sediments cause sublethal stress to oysters: A biomarker differentiates total suspended solids and contaminant effects', Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 34, pp. 1345 - 1353,

Journal articles | 2015

Sim VXY; Dafforn KA; Simpson SL; Kelaher BP; Johnston EL, 2015, 'Sediment contaminants and infauna associated with recreational boating structures in a multi-use marine park', Plos One, 10,

Journal articles | 2015

Tan ELY; Mayer-Pinto M; Johnston EL; Dafforn KA; Mayer Pinto M, 2015, 'Differences in intertidal microbial assemblages on urban structures and natural rocky reef', Frontiers in Microbiology, 6, pp. 1276,

Journal articles | 2014

Dafforn KA; Baird DJ; Chariton AA; Sun MY; Brown MV; Simpson SL; Kelaher BP; Johnston EL, 2014, 'Faster, Higher and Stronger? The Pros and Cons of Molecular Faunal Data for Assessing Ecosystem Condition', ADVANCES IN ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH, VOL 51: BIG DATA IN ECOLOGY, 51, pp. 1 - 40,

Journal articles | 2014

Edge KJ; Dafforn KA; Simpson SL; Roach AC; Johnston EL, 2014, 'A biomarker of contaminant exposure is effective in large scale assessment of ten estuaries', Chemosphere, 100, pp. 16 - 26,

Journal articles | 2014

Lavender JT; Dafforn KA; Johnston EL, 2014, 'Meso-predators: A confounding variable in consumer exclusion studies', Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 456, pp. 26 - 33,

Journal articles | 2013

Dafforn KA; Kelaher BP; Simpson SL; Coleman MA; Hutchings PA; Clark GF; Knott NA; Doblin MA; Johnston EL, 2013, 'Polychaete Richness and Abundance Enhanced in Anthropogenically Modified Estuaries Despite High Concentrations of Toxic Contaminants', Plos One, 8, pp. e77018,

Journal articles | 2013

Gall ML; Holmes SP; Dafforn KA; Johnston EL, 2013, 'Differential tolerance to copper, but no evidence of population-level genetic differences in a widely-dispersing native barnacle', Ecotoxicology, 22, pp. 929 - 937,

Journal articles | 2013

Rivero NK; Dafforn KA; Coleman MA; Johnston EL, 2013, 'Environmental and ecological changes associated with a marina', Biofouling, 29, pp. 803 - 815,

Journal articles | 2013

Sun MY; Dafforn KA; Johnston EL; Brown MV, 2013, 'Core sediment bacteria drive community response to anthropogenic contamination over multiple environmental gradients', Environmental Microbiology, 15, pp. 2517 - 2531,

Journal articles | 2012

Dafforn KA; Glasby T; Johnston E, 2012, 'Comparing the invasibility of experimental "reefs" with field observations of natural reefs and artificial structures', PLoS One, 7, pp. Article number e38124,

Journal articles | 2011

Dafforn KA; Lewis JA; Johnston E, 2011, 'Antifouling strategies: History and regulation, ecological impacts and mitigation', Marine Pollution Bulletin, 62, pp. 453 - 465,

Journal articles | 2010

Piola RF; Dafforn KA; Johnston EL, 2010, 'The influence of antifouling practices on marine invasions (vol 332, pg 41, 2007)', BIOFOULING, 26, pp. 497 - 497,

Journal articles | 2009

Dafforn KA; Glasby T; Johnston E, 2009, 'Links between estuarine condition and spatial distributions of marine invaders', Diversity and Distributions, 15, pp. 807 - 821

Journal articles | 2009

Dafforn KA; Johnston E; Glasby T, 2009, 'Shallow moving structures promote marine invader dominance', Biofouling, 25, pp. 277 - 287

Journal articles | 2009

Piola RF; Dafforn KA; Johnston E, 2009, 'The influence of antifouling practices on marine invasions', Biofouling, 25, pp. 633 - 644

Journal articles | 2008

Dafforn KA; Glasby T; Johnston E, 2008, 'Differential effects of tributyltin and copper antifoulants on recruitment of non-indigenous species', Biofouling, 24, pp. 23 - 33,
Preprints | 2022

Mayer-Pinto M; Jones TM; Swearer SE; Robert KA; Bolton D; Aulsebrook AE; Dafforn KA; Dickerson AL; Dimovski AM; Hubbard N; McLay LK; Pendoley K; Poore AGB; Thums M; Willmott NJ; Yokochi K; Fobert EK, 2022, Light pollution: A landscape-scale issue requiring cross-realm consideration,

Preprints | 2022

Mayer-Pinto M; Jones TM; Swearer SE; Robert KA; Bolton D; Aulsebrook AE; Dafforn KA; Dickerson AL; Dimovski AM; Hubbard N; McLay LK; Pendoley K; Poore AGB; Thums M; Willmott NJ; Yokochi K; Fobert EK, 2022, Light pollution: a landscape-scale issue requiring cross-realm consideration,

Conference Papers | 2019

Dunn K; Haeusler H; Zavoleas Y; Bishop M; Dafforn K; Sedano F; Yu D; Schaefer N, 2019, 'Recycled Sustainable 3D Printing Materials for Marine Environments', in eCAADe proceedings, Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe), pp. 583 - 592, presented at Proceedings of the 37th International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe) & 23rd Conference of the Iberoamerican Society Digital Graphics [Volume 2], 11 September 2019 - 13 September 2019,

Conference Papers | 2019

Dunn K; Haeusler M; Zavoleas Y; Bishop M; Dafforn K; Sedano F; Yu D; Schaefer N, 2019, 'Recycled Sustainable 3D Printing Materials for Marine Environments', in Souza X; Castro H (ed.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, eCAADE/Sigradi & University of Porto, University of Porto, Portugal, pp. 583 - 592, presented at eCAADe 37/Sigradi 23: Architecture in the Age of the 4th Industrial Revolution, University of Porto, Portugal, 11 September 2019 - 13 September 2019,

Conference Papers | 2019

Glamore W; Mitrovic S; Ruprecht J; Dafforn K; Scanes P; Ferguson A; Rayner D; Miller B; Dieber M; Tucker T; Rahman P; King I, 2019, 'The hunter River estuary water quality model', in Australasian Coasts and Ports 2019 Conference, Hobart, Australia, pp. 451 - 457, presented at Australasian Coasts & Ports 2019Conference –Hobart, Australia, 10-13 September 2019, Hobart, Australia, 10 September 2019 - 13 September 2019

Reports | 2017

Glamore W; Deiber M; Rahman P; Howe D; Dafforn KA, 2017, Hunter River Estuary Tidal Dynamic Assessment, Water Research Laboratory, ��¼� Sydney, Manly Vale, NSW, WRL TR2017/01

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