John's research group focuses on the physiology of algae in relation to environmental factors such as ocean acidification. A major interest is related to understanding the ways in which marine and freshwater microalgae, including the cyanobacteria responsible for toxic blooms in inland and coastal waters, will be influenced by global change.

harmful-algea-coverUnderstanding the winning strategies used by the toxic cyanobacterium Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii. Burford, M.A., Beardall, J., Orr, P.T., Willis, A., Magalhaes, V., Rangel, L., Azevedo, S.M.F.O., Neilan, B.A. 2016. Understanding the winning strategies used by the toxic cyanobacterium Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii. Harmful Algae 54:44-53. Doi:10.1016/j.hal.2015.10.012 bg-cover-mediumBlooms of cyanobacteria in a temperate Australian lagoon system post and prior to European settlement. Cook, P.L.M., Jennings, M., Holland, D.P., Beardall, J., Briles, C., Zawadzki, A., Doan, P., Mills, K., and Gell, P. 2016. Blooms of cyanobacteria in a temperate Australian lagoon system post and prior to European settlement. Biogeosciences 13: 3677-3686. Doi:10.5194/bg-13-3677-2016 Consequences of altered temperature regimes for emerging freshwater invertebrates Aquatic Sciences.aquatic-sciences-cover Sardiña, P., Beardall, J., Beringer, J., Grace, M. and Thompson, R.M. 2016. Consequences of altered temperature regimes for emerging freshwater invertebrates Aquatic Sciences. Doi:10.1007/s00027-016-0495-y Journal of Experimental BotanyThe ins and outs of CO2. Raven JA and Beardall J. (2016) The ins and outs of CO2. Journal of Experimental Botany 67:1-13 doi:10.1093/jxb/erv451 ChemonsphereEffects of lead on growth, photosynthetic characteristics and production of reactive oxygen species of two freshwater green algae. Dao L and Beardall J (2016) Effects of lead on growth, photosynthetic characteristics and production of reactive oxygen species of two freshwater green algae. Chemosphere 147: 420-429. doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.12.117