Tropical Marine Biology and Conservation I am interested in many different aspects of tropical marine biology and in particular coral reef biology, ecology and management. My research is most often based overseas in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans. However our laboratory also has state-of-the-art coral reef aquaria within which we are able to manipulate environmental conditions. The aquarium facility consists of 27 experimental tanks, two large holding tanks and separate fragmentation tanks and currently holds several hundred coral colonies across a large number of species. My research is varied but is fundamentally focused on identifying management options for coral reefs threatened by overexploitation and climate change and thus activities are trans-disciplinary and diverse. Research ranges from specific physiological studies of the stress responses of corals through to the socio-economic implications of reduced tropical marine resources. We have a very vibrant research group that has access to numerous School research facilities as well as field sites across the globe. As a group we aim to increase global knowledge of the importance and threats to tropical marine ecosystems, to ensure we maximise how our research efforts benefit wider society, and to undertake high quality research that underpins conservation management actions and policy. If you would like further information, please do not hesitate to contact me directly or go the CRRU web page.

Camp E, Smith DJ, Evenhuis C, Enocks I, Manzello D, Woodcok S and Suggett DJ (In Press). Acclimatization to high-variance habitats does not enhance physiological tolerance of two key Caribbean corals to future temperature and pH. Royal Society of London Proceedings B. 0000-0003-1962-1336. Camp E, Hobbs J, De Brauwer M, Dumbrell A, Smith DJ (2016) Cohabitation promotes high diversity of anemonefishes in the coral triangle. Royal Society of London Proceedings B. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2016.0277 Tucker A, Franco C, Appleby-Hepburn L, Smith DJ and Nimrod S (2016) A Bayesian Belief Network to assess rate of changes in coral reef ecosystems Environmental Modelling & Software. 80: 132 – 142. Camp EF, Suggett DJ, Gendron G, Jompa J, Manfrino C, Smith DJ (2016) Mangrove and seagrass beds provide alternate biogeochemical services for corals threatened by climate change. Front. Mar. Sci. Camp EF, Krause SL, Santsos LMF, Naumann MS, Kikuchi RKP, Smith DJ, Wild C and Suggett DJ (2015). The “Flexi-Chamber”: A Novel Cost-Effective In Situ Respirometry Chamber for Coral Physiological Measurements. PLOS ONE. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0138800 Biggerstaff A, Smith DJ, Jompa J and Bell JJ (2015). Photoacclimation supports environmental tolerance of a sponge to turbid low-light conditions. Coral Reefs DOI: 10.1007/s00338. Curnick D, Head C, Carrbe J, Gollock H, Johnson J, Jones R, Koldeway H, Obura D, Rosen B, Smith DJ, Taylor M, Turner J, Wren S and Redding FD (2015). Setting evolutionary-based conservation priorities for a phylogenetically data-poor taxonomic group (Scleractinia) Animal Conservation. 18: 303-312. (Feature paper) De Bawer M, Camp E, Jompa J and Smith DJ (2015). High levels of heterospecific cohabitation among anemonefish around Hoga Island, Indonesia. Mar Biodiv. DOI10.1007/s12526-015-0343-7 Exton D, McGenity TJ, Steinke M, Smith DJ and Suggett DJ (2015). Uncovering the volatile nature of tropical coastal marine ecosystems in a changing world. Global Change Biology. 21: 1383-1394. Piercy JJB, Codling EA, Hill AJ, Smith DJ and Simpson SD (2014). Habitat quality affects sound production and likely distance of detection on coral reefs. MEPS. 516: 82-86 Bharucha ZP, Smith DJ, Pretty J. (2014). All Paths Lead to Rain: Explaining why Watershed Development in India Does Not Alleviate the Experience of Water Scarcity. The Journal of Development Studies. 50: 1209-1225. Bell JJ, Smith DJ, Hannan D, Haris A, Jompa J and Thomas L (2014). Resilience to Disturbance Despite Limited Dispersal and Self-Recruitment in Tropical Barrel Sponges: Implications for Conservation and Management. Plos One DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0091635. Exton DA, Simonin P, Smith DJ (2014). Fisheries management: Artisanal subsistence and community-based management. In: Harris PG, Lang G (eds.) Routledge Handbook of East Asia and the Environment. Routledge, London UK. Powell A, Smith DJ, Hepburn LJ, Jones T, Berman J, et al. (2014) Reduced Diversity and High Sponge Abundance on a Sedimented Indo-Pacific Reef System: Implications for Future Changes in Environmental Quality. PLoS ONE 9(1). Bell JJ, Smith DJ, Hannan D, Haris A, Thomas L (2014). Isolation and characterisation of twelve polymorphic microsatellite markers for Xestospongia spp. and their use for confirming species identity. Conservation Genetics Resources DOI 10.1007/s12686-013-0015-5 Suggett DJ, Dong L, Lawson T, Lawrenz E, Torres L, Smith DJ. (2013). Light availability dictates the response of reef building corals to ocean acidification. Coral Reefs 32: 327-372. Brading P, Warner ME, Smith DJ, Suggett DJ. (2013). Contrasting modes of inorganic carbon acquisition amongst Symbiodinium (Dinophyceae) phylotypes. New Phytologist. 200: 432-442 Salinas-de-León P, Dryden C, Smith DJ and Bell JJ (2013) Temporal and spatial variability in coral recruitment on two Indonesian coral reefs: consistently lower recruitment to a degraded reef. Mar Biol 160: 97-105 Tornabene, L, Ahmadia GN, Berumen ML, Smith DJ, Jompa J and Pezold F. (2013). Evolution of microhabitat association and morphology in a diverse group of cryptobenthic coral reef fishes (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Eviota). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 66(1): 391-400. Exton DA and Smith DJ (2013). Coral Reef Fisheries and the Role of Communities in their Management. In Intilli JS Ed. Fishery Management. NOCA Science. New York. ISBN 978-1-61209-682-7.