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Honorary Professor of Marine Ecology at Macquarie University
Professor Rob Harcourt lectures in Marine Science and is an expert in marine biology, specialising in marine conservation, marine ecosystems, animal behaviour and ecology. He leads the Marine Predator Research Group and Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System Animal Tracking Facility. He has authored 2 books and over 320 scientific publications. He studies how marine animals respond to human impacts, such as alteration of oceanographic processes due to climate change, marine habitat degradation, shipping and fisheries interactions. His research has made valuable contributions to conservation of large marine vertebrates including sharks, seals, and whales through drafting species recovery plans for the Federal Government and providing expert comments to state and federal government, NGOs and the United Nations Environment Program. He is an Expert Witness, Chairs International Committees, sits on Ecological Risk Assessment Technical panels and has authored multiple public submissions.Fingerprint
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Where are the big yellowtail kingfish? Satellite tracking sexually mature kingfish caught in New South Wales to reveal spawning habitats and recruitment ‘hotspots’
Jaine, F., Schilling, H., Harcourt, R. & Suthers, I. M.
10/09/21 → 30/06/24
Project: Research
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CDU Led : Collaborative science for monitoring of Northern Territory marine megafauna
Banks, S., Harcourt, R., Day, J., Udyawer, V., Grech, A., Kent, C. S., Smith, B., Moyle, F., McAdam, D., Buckworth, R. C. & Burton, D.
10/03/21 → 9/03/24
Project: Research
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UWA led : Dynamically assess threats to marine megafauna in the face of global change
Sequeira, A., Harcourt, R., Eguiluz, V. M. & Sims, D. W.
24/02/21 → 23/02/23
Project: Research
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How effective are Australian Marine Parks at protecting EPBC listed species?
Fraser, T., Harcourt, R., Slip, D. & Grech, A.
26/11/20 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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The Role of Eastern Antarctic Polynyas in Global Ocean Circulation
Harcourt, R., Hindell, M. A., McMahon, C., Rintoul, S., Ohshima, K., van Wijk, E., Bestley, S. & Roquet, F.
13/06/18 → 31/12/22
Project: Other
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Drone observations of marine life and human–wildlife interactions off Sydney, Australia
Pirotta, V., Hocking, D. P., Iggleden, J. & Harcourt, R., Mar 2022, In: Drones. 6, 3, p. 1-10 10 p., 75.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Environmental drivers of fine-scale predator and prey spatial dynamics in Sydney harbour, Australia, and adjacent coastal waters
Niella, Y., Smoothey, A. F., Taylor, M. D., Peddemors, V. M. & Harcourt, R., Jul 2022, In: Estuaries and Coasts. 45, 5, p. 1465-1479 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Forecasting intraspecific changes in distribution of a wide-ranging marine predator under climate change
Niella, Y., Butcher, P., Holmes, B., Barnett, A. & Harcourt, R., Jan 2022, In: Oecologia. 198, 1, p. 111-124 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mother–pup recognition mechanisms in Australia sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) using uni- and multi-modal approaches
Charrier, I., Pitcher, B. J. & Harcourt, R. G., 16 Jun 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Animal Cognition. 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Reliance of young sharks on threatened estuarine habitats for nutrition implies susceptibility to climate change
Niella, Y., Raoult, V., Gaston, T., Goodman, K., Harcourt, R., Peddemors, V. & Smoothey, A. F., 5 May 2022, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 268, p. 1-8 8 p., 107790.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review