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Emeritus 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/edited 3 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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Enhancing our understanding of complex marine organisms and their environment
Harcourt, R. (Primary Chief Investigator)
15/01/18 → …
Project: Research
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A fisheries and oceanographic observing system for the continental shelf
Harcourt, R. (Primary Chief Investigator), Santos, I. (Chief Investigator), Kelaher, B. (Chief Investigator), Suthers, I. (Chief Investigator), Parsons, M. (Chief Investigator), Butcher, P. (Chief Investigator), Broadhurst, M. (Chief Investigator), Coleman, M. (Chief Investigator), Tait, D. (Chief Investigator), Dworjanyn, S. (Chief Investigator), Steinberg, P. (Chief Investigator), Schulz, K. (Chief Investigator), Smith, J. (Chief Investigator) & Jordan, A. (Chief Investigator)
22/05/17 → …
Project: Research
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Seals as Oceanographic Samplers
Harcourt, R. (Primary Chief Investigator), Galton-Fenzi, B. (Co-Investigator), Hindell, M. (Co-Investigator), Jonsen, I. (Co-Investigator), Kushahara, K. (Co-Investigator), Lea, M.-A. (Co-Investigator), McMahon, C. (Co-Investigator), Rintoul, S. (Co-Investigator), Roquet, F. (Co-Investigator), Tamura, T. (Co-Investigator) & Williams, G. (Co-Investigator)
10/09/15 → …
Project: Research
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Sensing the seascape: Marine predator foraging and response to molecules of keystone significance
Pitcher, B. (Primary Chief Investigator) & Harcourt, R. (Sponsor)
23/02/15 → …
Project: Research
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A national animal tracking network to monitor movements of Australian marine species, population structure and responses to changing environmental conditions
Jaine, F. (Chief Investigator) & Harcourt, R. (Primary Chief Investigator)
1/07/07 → …
Project: Other
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Characterising the gut microbiomes of two baleen whales with different feeding and migratory strategies
Parikh, A., O'Rorke, R., Carroll, E. L., Vermeulen, E., Harcourt, R., Constantine, R., Plön, S., Rayment, W. J. & Chariton, A., Dec 2026, In: Animal Microbiome. 8, 1, p. 1-18 18 p., 49.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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DNA metabarcoding reveals unexpected predator-prey-microbial dynamics in the southern right whale (Eubalaena australis)
Parikh, A., O'Rorke, R., Carroll, E. L., Vermeulen, E., Harcourt, R., Plön, S., Rayment, W. J. & Chariton, A., Jun 2026, In: Molecular Ecology. 35, 12, p. 1-16 16 p., e70442.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Environmental heterogeneity predicts behavioural diversity in a widely distributed group of marine carnivores
Schwarz, J. F. L., Costa, D. P., Holser, R. R., Angelakis, N., Baylis, A., Chilvers, B. L., Dormann, C. F., Fowler, S. L., Goldsworthy, S. D., Harcourt, R., Hückstadt, L., Jeglinski, J., McHuron, E. A., McMahon, C. R., Melin, S. R., Páez-Rosas, D., Stoehr, S., Trillmich, F., Villegas-Amtmann, S. & Krüger, O., May 2026, In: Diversity and Distributions. 32, 5, p. 1-13 13 p., e70201.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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In-situ oceanographic observations of tropical cyclones from instrumented sea turtles
Chapman, C. C., Jonsen, I., McMahon, C. R., Harcourt, R., Thums, M., Puotinen, M., Ramsay, H., Rossendell, J., Pattiaratchi, C. & Matear, R. J., Jun 2026, In: Environmental Research Letters. 21, 12, p. 1-12 12 p., 124025.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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Optimizing DNA extraction protocols for the diet analysis of a baleen whale (Eubalaena australis)
Parikh, A., O'Rorke, R., Carroll, E. L., Vermeulen, E., Harcourt, R. & Chariton, A., Jun 2026, In: Conservation Genetics Resources. 18, 2, p. 1-14 14 p., 25.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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