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  1. Habitat complexity enhances primary productivity on coral reefs

    Article • Nature Ecology & Evolution, June 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  2. Operationalizing biodiversity credits to catalyze coral reef management and investment

    Article • One Earth, June 2026, Elsevier

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  3. Taxonomic Variation in Coral Depletion at Orpheus Island (Inshore Great Barrier Reef, Australia) Linked to Unprecedented Rainfall and Hyposalinity

    Article • Biology, May 2026, MDPI AG

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  4. Changes in feeding behavior of Pacific crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) following mass coral bleaching in the northern Great Barrier Reef, Australia

    Article • Coral Reefs, February 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  5. Rates of Spawning and Mortality Using Contrasting Methods for Culling Pacific Crown-of-Thorns Starfish, Acanthaster cf. solaris

    Article • Biology, December 2025, MDPI AG

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  6. Detectability of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish and Consequences for Culling or Removal

    Article • Biology, October 2025, MDPI AG

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  7. Daily Variation in the Feeding Activity of Pacific Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris)

    Article • Biology, August 2025, MDPI AG

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  8. Evolution and objectives of diverse Australian recreational fisheries monitoring programs

    Article • Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, May 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  9. Of Clams and Clades: Genetic Diversity and Connectivity of Small Giant Clams (Tridacna maxima) in the Southern Pacific Ocean

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, October 2024, Wiley

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  10. The crown-of-thorns seastar species complex: knowledge on the biology and ecology of five corallivorous Acanthaster species

    Article • Marine Biology, December 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  11. Induction of larval settlement in crown-of-thorns starfish is not mediated by conspecific cues

    Article • Scientific Reports, October 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  12. Variation in the Physiological Condition of Common Coral Trout (Plectropomus leopardus) Unrelated to Coral Cover on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

    Article • Fishes, October 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  13. Impacts of ocean warming on echinoderms: A meta‐analysis

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, August 2023, Wiley

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  14. Telomere dynamics in the Pacific crown-of-thorns seastar (Acanthaster cf. solaris): effect of age, diet, and tissue type

    Article • Coral Reefs, July 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  15. Settlement cue selectivity by larvae of the destructive crown-of-thorns starfish

    Article • Biology Letters, January 2023, Royal Society Publishing

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  16. Correction to: ‘Coral reef fish smell leaves to find island homes’ (2022) by Dixson et al.

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, December 2022, Royal Society Publishing

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  17. Impacts of ocean warming on the settlement success and post-settlement survival of Pacific crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris)

    Article • Coral Reefs, November 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  18. Demographic histories shape population genomics of the common coral grouper (Plectropomus leopardus)

    Article • Evolutionary Applications, August 2022, Wiley

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  19. Spatial decoupling of α and β diversity suggest different management needs for coral reef fish along an extensive mid-oceanic ridge

    Article • Global Ecology and Conservation, August 2022, Elsevier

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  20. Variation in abundance, diversity and composition of coral reef fishes with increasing depth at a submerged shoal in the northern Great Barrier Reef

    Article • Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, June 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  21. Size-weight relationships for estimating harvestable biomass of Acropora corals on Australia's Great Barrier Reef

    Article • Marine Environmental Research, May 2022, Elsevier

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  22. Effects of elevated temperature on the performance and survival of pacific crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris)

    Article • Marine Biology, March 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  23. Changes in the incidence of coral injuries during mass bleaching across Australia’s Coral Sea Marine Park

    Article • Marine Ecology Progress Series, January 2022, Inter-Research Science Center

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  24. Prevalence and severity of sublethal injuries in crown‐of‐thorns starfish relative to marine reserves in the Great Barrier Reef

    Article • Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, January 2022, Wiley

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  25. DNA-Based Detection and Patterns of Larval Settlement of the Corallivorous Crown-of-Thorns Sea Star (Acanthastersp.)

    Article • Biological Bulletin, December 2021, University of Chicago Press

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  26. Knowledge Gaps in the Biology, Ecology, and Management of the Pacific Crown-of-Thorns Sea StarAcanthastersp. on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

    Article • Biological Bulletin, December 2021, University of Chicago Press

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  27. Metabolic Responses of Pacific Crown-of-Thorns Sea Stars (Acanthastersp.) to Acute Warming

    Article • Biological Bulletin, December 2021, University of Chicago Press

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  28. Dangerous demographics in post-bleach corals reveal boom-bust versus protracted declines

    Article • Scientific Reports, September 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  29. Regional versus latitudinal variation in the life‐history traits and demographic rates of a reef fish, Centropyge bispinosa, in the Coral Sea and Great Barrier Reef Marine Parks, Australia

    Article • Journal of Fish Biology, August 2021, Wiley

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  30. Reproductive investment and fecundity of Pacific crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) on the Great Barrier Reef

    Article • Marine Biology, May 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  31. Global declines in coral reef calcium carbonate production under ocean acidification and warming

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, May 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  32. Temporal variability in gametogenesis and spawning patterns of crown-of-thorns starfish within the outbreak initiation zone in the northern Great Barrier Reef

    Article • Marine Biology, January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  33. Territoriality and condition of chevron butterflyfish (Chaetodon trifascialis) with varying coral cover on the great barrier reef, Australia

    Article • Environmental Biology of Fishes, January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  34. Recurrent Mass-Bleaching and the Potential for Ecosystem Collapse on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

    Article • January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  35. Homing behaviour by destructive crown-of-thorns starfish is triggered by local availability of coral prey

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, November 2020, Royal Society Publishing

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  36. Keep your friends close and your anemones closer – ecology of the endemic wideband anemonefish, Amphiprion latezonatus

    Article • Environmental Biology of Fishes, October 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  37. Limited genetic signal from potential cloning and selfing within wild populations of coral-eating crown-of-thorns seastars (Acanthaster cf. solaris)

    Article • Coral Reefs, October 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  38. Size-specific recolonization success by coral-dwelling damselfishes moderates resilience to habitat loss

    Article • Scientific Reports, October 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  39. Comparative demography of commercially important species of coral grouper, Plectropomus leopardus and P. laevis, from Australia's great barrier reef and Coral Sea marine parks

    Article • Journal of Fish Biology, September 2020, Wiley

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  40. Relative efficacy of three approaches to mitigate Crown-of-Thorns Starfish outbreaks on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

    Article • Scientific Reports, July 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  41. Contrasting size and fate of juvenile crown-of-thorns starfish linked to ontogenetic diet shifts

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, July 2020, Royal Society Publishing

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  42. Optical Feedback Loop Involving Dinoflagellate Symbiont and Scleractinian Host Drives Colorful Coral Bleaching

    Article • Current Biology, July 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  43. Habitat associations of settlement-stage crown-of-thorns starfish on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

    Article • Coral Reefs, May 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  44. Bleaching susceptibility of aquarium corals collected across northern Australia

    Article • Coral Reefs, April 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  45. Contrasting shifts in coral assemblages with increasing disturbances

    Article • Coral Reefs, April 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  46. Damselfishes alleviate the impacts of sediments on host corals

    Article • Royal Society Open Science, April 2020, Royal Society Publishing

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  47. Impaired growth and survival of tropical macroalgae (Sargassum spp.) at elevated temperatures

    Article • Coral Reefs, March 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  48. Biogeographical variation in diurnal behaviour of Acanthaster planci versus Acanthaster cf. solaris

    Article • PLOS One, February 2020, PLOS

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  49. Crown-of-thorns starfish larvae are vulnerable to predation even in the presence of alternative prey

    Article • Coral Reefs, January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  50. Behavioral trade-offs and habitat associations of coraldwelling damselfishes (family Pomacentridae)

    Article • Marine Ecology Progress Series, January 2020, Inter-Research Science Center

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  51. Deficits in functional trait diversity following recovery on coral reefs

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, January 2020, Royal Society Publishing

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  52. COTSMod: A spatially explicit metacommunity model of outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish and coral recovery

    Article • January 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  53. Habitat complexity influences selection of thermal environment in a common coral reef fish

    Article • Conservation Physiology, January 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  54. Larval connectivity and water quality explain spatial distribution of crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks across the Great Barrier Reef

    Article • January 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  55. New and emerging directions in coral reef conservation

    Article • Biological Conservation, January 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  56. Projected shifts in coral size structure in the Anthropocene

    Article • January 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  57. Ancestral biogeography and ecology of marine angelfishes (F: Pomacanthidae)

    Article • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, November 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  58. Independent effects of ocean warming versus acidification on the growth, survivorship and physiology of two Acropora corals

    Article • Coral Reefs, October 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  59. Managing cross-scale dynamics in marine conservation: Pest irruptions and lessons from culling of crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster spp.)

    Article • Biological Conservation, October 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  60. Spawning time of Acanthaster cf. solaris on the Great Barrier Reef inferred using qPCR quantification of embryos and larvae: do they know it’s Christmas?

    Article • Marine Biology, September 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  61. Incidence and severity of injuries among juvenile crown-of-thorns starfish on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

    Article • Coral Reefs, August 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  62. Coral reef conservation in the Anthropocene: Confronting spatial mismatches and prioritizing functions

    Article • Biological Conservation, August 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  63. Changes in the population and community structure of corals during recent disturbances (February 2016-October 2017) on Maldivian coral reefs

    Article • Scientific Reports, June 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  64. Spatial and Temporal Variation in Fecundity of Acropora spp. in the Northern Great Barrier Reef

    Article • Diversity, April 2019, MDPI AG

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  65. Changes in sociality of butterflyfishes linked to population declines and coral loss

    Article • Coral Reefs, April 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  66. Global warming impairs stock–recruitment dynamics of corals

    Article • Nature, April 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  67. Plasticity in Three-Dimensional Geometry of Branching Corals Along a Cross-Shelf Gradient

    Article • Diversity, March 2019, MDPI AG

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  68. Differences in diet and biotransformation enzymes of coral reef butterflyfishes between Australia and Hawaii

    Article • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & Pharmacology, February 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  69. Latitudinal and seasonal variation in space use by a large, predatory reef fish, Plectropomus leopardus

    Article • Functional Ecology, January 2019, Wiley

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  70. High‐resolution characterization of the abiotic environment and disturbance regimes on the Great Barrier Reef, 1985–2017

    Article • Ecology, January 2019, Wiley

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  71. Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

    Article • January 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  72. Culling crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) on Australia's Great Barrier Reef: rationale and effectiveness.

    Article • Australian Zoologist, January 2019, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  73. Coral-dwelling fish moderate bleaching susceptibility of coral hosts

    Article • PLOS One, December 2018, PLOS

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  74. Ecological memory modifies the cumulative impact of recurrent climate extremes

    Article • Nature Climate Change, December 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  75. Limited Cross-Shelf Variation in the Growth of Three Branching Corals on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

    Article • Diversity, November 2018, MDPI AG

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  76. Holdfasts of Sargassum swartzii are resistant to herbivory and resilient to damage

    Article • Coral Reefs, October 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  77. Biennium horribile: very high mortality in the reef coral Acropora millepora on the Great Barrier Reef in 2009 and 2010

    Article • Marine Ecology Progress Series, October 2018, Inter-Research Science Center

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  78. Contributions of pre- versus post-settlement processes to fluctuating abundance of crown-of-thorns starfishes (Acanthaster spp.)

    Article • Marine Pollution Bulletin, October 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  79. Exceptional biodiversity of the cryptofaunal decapods in the Chagos Archipelago, central Indian Ocean

    Article • Marine Pollution Bulletin, October 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  80. Limited Cross-Shelf Variation in the Growth of Three Branching Corals on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

    Article • September 2018, MDPI AG

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  81. Selective feeding by corallivorous fishes neither promotes nor reduces progression rates of black band disease

    Article • Marine Ecology Progress Series, April 2018, Inter-Research Science Center

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  82. Pair bond endurance promotes cooperative food defense and inhibits conflict in coral reef butterflyfish

    Article • Scientific Reports, April 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  83. Variation in social systems within Chaetodon butterflyfishes, with special reference to pair bonding

    Article • PLOS One, April 2018, PLOS

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  84. Mass coral bleaching causes biotic homogenization of reef fish assemblages

    Article • Global Change Biology, April 2018, Wiley

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  85. Global warming transforms coral reef assemblages

    Article • Nature, April 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  86. Predation scars may influence host susceptibility to pathogens: evaluating the role of corallivores as vectors of coral disease

    Article • Scientific Reports, March 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  87. Trait and phylogenetic diversity provide insights into community assembly of reef‐associated shrimps (Palaemonidae) at different spatial scales across the Chagos Archipelago

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, March 2018, Wiley

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  88. Temporal and taxonomic contrasts in coral growth at Davies Reef, central Great Barrier Reef, Australia

    Article • Coral Reefs, March 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  89. Species-Specific Coral Calcification Responses to the Extreme Environment of the Southern Persian Gulf

    Article • Frontiers in Marine Science, February 2018, Frontiers

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  90. Adaptations to maintain the contributions of small-scale fisheries to food security in the Pacific Islands

    Article • Marine Policy, February 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  91. Spatial and temporal patterns of mass bleaching of corals in the Anthropocene

    Article • Science, January 2018, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  92. Erratum: Corrigendum: The Coral Trait Database, a curated database of trait information for coral species from the global oceans

    Article • Scientific Data, December 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Matthew A. Kosnik, Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  93. 3D photogrammetry quantifies growth and external erosion of individual coral colonies and skeletons

    Article • Scientific Reports, December 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  94. Editorial

    Article • Coral Reefs, November 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  95. Butterflyfishes as a System for Investigating Pair Bonding

    Article • November 2017, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  96. Gene expression correlates of social evolution in coral reef butterflyfishes

    Article • November 2017, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  97. Pair bond endurance promotes cooperative food defense and inhibits conflict in coral reef butterflyfishes

    Article • November 2017, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  98. A large predatory reef fish species moderates feeding and activity patterns in response to seasonal and latitudinal temperature variation

    Article • Scientific Reports, October 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  99. Thirty Years of Research on Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (1986–2016): Scientific Advances and Emerging Opportunities

    Article • Diversity, September 2017, MDPI AG

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  100. Body size and substrate type modulate movement by the western Pacific crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster solaris

    Article • PLOS One, September 2017, PLOS

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  101. 30 Years of Research on Crown-of-thorns Starfish (1986-2016): Scientific Advances and Emerging Opportunities

    Article • August 2017, MDPI AG

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  102. Aggression, interference, and the functional response of coral-feeding butterflyfishes

    Article • Oecologia, July 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  103. Variation in growth rates of branching corals along Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

    Article • Scientific Reports, June 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  104. Localised hydrodynamics influence vulnerability of coral communities to environmental disturbances

    Article • Coral Reefs, April 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  105. Environmental and biological cues for spawning in the crown-of-thorns starfish

    Article • PLOS One, March 2017, PLOS

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  106. Age and Growth of An Outbreaking Acanthaster cf. solaris Population within the Great Barrier Reef

    Article • Diversity, March 2017, MDPI AG

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  107. Microsatellites Reveal Genetic Homogeneity among Outbreak Populations of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

    Article • Diversity, March 2017, MDPI AG

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  108. Interactive Effects of Endogenous and Exogenous Nutrition on Larval Development for Crown-Of-Thorns Starfish

    Article • Diversity, March 2017, MDPI AG

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  109. Naturally occurring hybrids of coral reef butterflyfishes have similar fitness compared to parental species

    Article • PLOS One, March 2017, PLOS

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  110. Global warming and recurrent mass bleaching of corals

    Article • Nature, March 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  111. Interspecific variation in potential importance of planktivorous damselfishes as predators of Acanthaster sp. eggs

    Article • Coral Reefs, February 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  112. Variation in Incidence and Severity of Injuries among Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

    Article • Diversity, February 2017, MDPI AG

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  113. Environmental Tipping Points for Sperm Motility, Fertilization, and Embryonic Development in the Crown-of-Thorns Starfish

    Article • Diversity, February 2017, MDPI AG

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  114. Known Predators of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster spp.) and Their Role in Mitigating, If Not Preventing, Population Outbreaks

    Article • Diversity, January 2017, MDPI AG

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  115. Rising temperatures may drive fishing-induced selection of low-performance phenotypes

    Article • Scientific Reports, January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  116. Relationships between structural complexity, coral traits, and reef fish assemblages

    Article • Coral Reefs, January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  117. Larval Survivorship and Settlement of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) at Varying Algal Cell Densities

    Article • Diversity, January 2017, MDPI AG

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  118. Structural complexity mediates functional structure of reef fish assemblages among coral habitats

    Article • Environmental Biology of Fishes, January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  119. Abundance and composition of juvenile corals reveals divergent trajectories for coral assemblages across the United Arab Emirates

    Article • Marine Pollution Bulletin, January 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  120. Assessing Different Causes of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish Outbreaks and Appropriate Responses for Management on the Great Barrier Reef

    Article • PLOS One, December 2016, PLOS

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  121. Modelling Growth of Juvenile Crown-of-Thorns Starfish on the Northern Great Barrier Reef

    Article • Diversity, December 2016, MDPI AG

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  122. No change in subordinate butterflyfish diets following removal of behaviourally dominant species

    Article • Coral Reefs, December 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  123. Effects of climate change on coral grouper (Plectropomus spp.) and possible adaptation options

    Article • Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, December 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  124. Spatial and temporal variation in fecundity among populations of Acropora millepora on the Great Barrier Reef

    Article • Marine Ecology Progress Series, December 2016, Inter-Research Science Center

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  125. Global warming may disproportionately affect larger adults in a predatory coral reef fish

    Article • Global Change Biology, December 2016, Wiley

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  126. Benthic Predators Influence Microhabitat Preferences and Settlement Success of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris)

    Article • Diversity, December 2016, MDPI AG

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  127. Environmental Tipping Points for Sperm Motility, Fertilization, and Embryonic Development in the Crown-of-Thorns Starfish, Acanthaster cf. solaris

    Article • December 2016, MDPI AG

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  128. Larval Survivorship and Settlement of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster cf. solaris) at Varying Chlorophyll Concentrations

    Article • November 2016, MDPI AG

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  129. Relationships between size and reproductive output in the crown-of-thorns starfish

    Article • Marine Biology, October 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  130. Coral recovery in the central Maldives archipelago since the last major mass-bleaching, in 1998

    Article • Scientific Reports, October 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  131. Joint estimation of crown of thorns (Acanthaster planci) densities on the Great Barrier Reef

    Article • PeerJ, August 2016, PeerJ

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  132. Predation on crown-of-thorns starfish larvae by damselfishes

    Article • Coral Reefs, August 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  133. The Role of Maternal Nutrition on Oocyte Size and Quality, with Respect to Early Larval Development in The Coral-Eating Starfish, Acanthaster planci

    Article • PLOS One, June 2016, PLOS

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  134. Variation in calcification rate of Acropora downingi relative to seasonal changes in environmental conditions in the northeastern Persian Gulf

    Article • Coral Reefs, June 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  135. Recent Advances in Understanding the Effects of Climate Change on Coral Reefs

    Article • Diversity, May 2016, MDPI AG

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  136. Erratum to: Key aspects of the biology, fisheries and management of Coral grouper

    Article • Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, April 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  137. Temporal consistency in background mortality of four dominant coral taxa along Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

    Article • Coral Reefs, April 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  138. Local bleaching thresholds established by remote sensing techniques vary among reefs with deviating bleaching patterns during the 2012 event in the Arabian/Persian Gulf

    Article • Marine Pollution Bulletin, April 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  139. Regional variation in the structure and function of parrotfishes on Arabian reefs

    Article • Marine Pollution Bulletin, April 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  140. The Coral Trait Database, a curated database of trait information for coral species from the global oceans

    Article • Scientific Data, March 2016, Nature

    Dr Matthew A. Kosnik, Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  141. Key aspects of the biology, fisheries and management of Coral grouper

    Article • Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, March 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  142. The importance of ecological and behavioural data in studies of hybridisation among marine fishes

    Article • Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, February 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  143. Habitat Selectivity and Reliance on Live Corals for Indo-Pacific Hawkfishes (Family: Cirrhitidae)

    Article • PLOS One, November 2015, PLOS

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  144. Large predatory coral trout species unlikely to meet increasing energetic demands in a warming ocean

    Article • Scientific Reports, September 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  145. Oceanography and Marine Biology

    Article • August 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  146. Localized outbreaks of Acanthaster planci at an isolated and unpopulated reef atoll in the Chagos Archipelago

    Article • Marine Biology, July 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  147. Geographically conserved rates of background mortality among common reef-building corals in Lhaviyani Atoll, Maldives, versus northern Great Barrier Reef, Australia

    Article • Marine Biology, July 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  148. A framework for understanding climate change impacts on coral reef social–ecological systems

    Article • Regional Environmental Change, July 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  149. High prevalence of obligate coral-dwelling decapods on dead corals in the Chagos Archipelago, central Indian Ocean

    Article • Coral Reefs, May 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  150. Microsatellite multiplex assay for the coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster cf. planci

    Article • Conservation Genetics Resources, March 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  151. Species-specific declines in the linear extension of branching corals at a subtropical reef, Lord Howe Island

    Article • Coral Reefs, December 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  152. Indirect benefits of high coral cover for non-corallivorous butterflyfishes

    Article • Coral Reefs, December 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  153. Bile salts and the single-shot lethal injection method for killing crown-of-thorns sea stars (Acanthaster planci)

    Article • Ocean & Coastal Management, December 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  154. Small-scale environmental variation influences whether coral-dwelling fish promote or impede coral growth

    Article • Oecologia, September 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  155. Oceanography and Marine Biology

    Article • September 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  156. Abundance, diversity, and feeding behavior of coral reef butterflyfishes at Lord Howe Island

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, September 2014, Wiley

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  157. The effects of coral bleaching on settlement preferences and growth of juvenile butterflyfishes

    Article • Marine Environmental Research, July 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  158. Spatial Variation in Background Mortality among Dominant Coral Taxa on Australia's Great Barrier Reef

    Article • PLOS One, June 2014, PLOS

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  159. Does genetic distance between parental species influence outcomes of hybridization among coral reef butterflyfishes?

    Article • Molecular Ecology, May 2014, Wiley

    Mr Stefano Roberto Montanari, Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  160. Body condition of the coral-dwelling fish Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus 1758) following host colony bleaching

    Article • Environmental Biology of Fishes, May 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  161. Variation in size-frequency distributions of branching corals between a tropical versus sub-tropical reef

    Article • Marine Ecology Progress Series, April 2014, Inter-Research Science Center

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  162. Reef degradation and the loss of critical ecosystem goods and services provided by coral reef fishes

    Article • Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, April 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  163. Foraging in corallivorous butterflyfish varies with wave exposure

    Article • Coral Reefs, March 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  164. Bottlenecks to coral recovery in the Seychelles

    Article • Coral Reefs, March 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  165. Intraspecific Variation in Physiological Condition of Reef-Building Corals Associated with Differential Levels of Chronic Disturbance

    Article • PLOS One, March 2014, PLOS

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  166. Patterns of coral settlement in an extreme environment: the southern Persian Gulf (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)

    Article • Marine Ecology Progress Series, March 2014, Inter-Research Science Center

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  167. Refuge-Seeking Impairments Mirror Metabolic Recovery Following Fisheries-Related Stressors in the Spanish Flag Snapper (Lutjanus carponotatus) on the Great Barrier Reef

    Article • Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, January 2014, University of Chicago Press

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  168. The Immune Response ofAcanthaster plancito Oxbile Injections and Antibiotic Treatment

    Article • Journal of Marine Biology, January 2014, Wiley

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  169. From cooperation to combat: adverse effect of thermal stress in a symbiotic coral-crustacean community

    Article • Oecologia, December 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  170. Increasing ocean temperatures reduce activity patterns of a large commercially important coral reef fish

    Article • Global Change Biology, November 2013, Wiley

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  171. Social group entry rules may limit population resilience to patchy habitat disturbance

    Article • Marine Ecology Progress Series, November 2013, Inter-Research Science Center

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  172. Recruitment hotspots boost the effectiveness of no-take marine reserves

    Article • Biological Conservation, October 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  173. Enigmatic declines of Australia’s sea snakes from a biodiversity hotspot

    Article • Biological Conservation, October 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  174. Lethal doses of oxbile, peptones and thiosulfate-citrate-bile-sucrose agar (TCBS) for Acanthaster planci; exploring alternative population control options

    Article • Marine Pollution Bulletin, October 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  175. The Origins and Diversification of Coral Reef Butterflyfishes

    Article • September 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Professor David R Bellwood, Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  176. Susceptibility of Butterflyfish to Habitat Disturbance

    Article • September 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  177. Harvesting of Butterflyfishes for Aquarium and Artisanal Fisheries

    Article • September 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  178. Hybridisation Among Butterflyfishes

    Article • September 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  179. Feeding Preferences and Dietary Specialisation Among Obligate Coral-Feeding Butterflyfishes

    Article • September 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  180. Diversity in Diet and Feeding Behaviour of Butterflyfishes

    Article • September 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  181. Experimental evaluation of imprinting and the role innate preference plays in habitat selection in a coral reef fish

    Article • Oecologia, August 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  182. Post-settlement growth and mortality rates of juvenile scleractinian corals in Moorea, French Polynesia versus Trunk Reef, Australia

    Article • Marine Ecology Progress Series, August 2013, Inter-Research Science Center

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  183. Importance of live coral habitat for reef fishes

    Article • Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, August 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  184. Heterospecific Aggression and Dominance in a Guild of Coral-Feeding Fishes: The Roles of Dietary Ecology and Phylogeny

    Article • The American Naturalist, August 2013, University of Chicago Press

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  185. Changes in Bleaching Susceptibility among Corals Subject to Ocean Warming and Recurrent Bleaching in Moorea, French Polynesia

    Article • PLOS One, July 2013, PLOS

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  186. Influence of fish grazing and sedimentation on the early post-settlement survival of the tabular coral Acropora cytherea

    Article • Coral Reefs, July 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  187. Functional composition of Chaetodon butterflyfishes at a peripheral and extreme coral reef location, the Persian Gulf

    Article • Marine Pollution Bulletin, July 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  188. Multiple environmental factors influence the spatial distribution and structure of reef communities in the northeastern Arabian Peninsula

    Article • Marine Pollution Bulletin, July 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  189. Role of prey availability in microhabitat preferences of juvenile coral trout (Plectropomus: Serranidae)

    Article • Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, May 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  190. Background mortality rates for recovering populations of Acropora cytherea in the Chagos Archipelago, central Indian Ocean

    Article • Marine Environmental Research, May 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  191. Limited contemporary gene flow and high self-replenishment drives peripheral isolation in an endemic coral reef fish

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, April 2013, Wiley

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  192. Latitudinal shifts in coral reef fishes: why some species do and others do not shift

    Article • Fish and Fisheries, April 2013, Wiley

    Professor David J Booth, Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  193. Differential use of shelter holes by sympatric species of blennies (Blennidae)

    Article • Marine Biology, April 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  194. Recovery of an Isolated Coral Reef System Following Severe Disturbance

    Article • Science, April 2013, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  195. Acanthaster planci is a major cause of coral mortality in Indonesia

    Article • Coral Reefs, March 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  196. Isolation and characterization of twenty microsatellite markers for the study of hybridization in butterflyfish of the genus Chaetodon

    Article • Conservation Genetics Resources, March 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Stefano Roberto Montanari, Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  197. Specialist corallivores dominate butterflyfish assemblages in coral‐dominated reef habitats

    Article • Journal of Fish Biology, March 2013, Wiley

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  198. Mixed responses of tropical Pacific fisheries and aquaculture to climate change

    Article • Nature Climate Change, March 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  199. Variation in the size structure of corals is related to environmental extremes in the Persian Gulf

    Article • Marine Environmental Research, March 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  200. Spatial Variation in Abundance, Size and Orientation of Juvenile Corals Related to the Biomass of Parrotfishes on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

    Article • PLOS One, February 2013, PLOS

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  201. Capacity for regeneration in crown of thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci

    Article • Coral Reefs, February 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  202. Erratum to: Patterns of recruitment and microhabitat associations for three predatory coral reef fishes on the southern Great Barrier Reef, Australia

    Article • Coral Reefs, February 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  203. The corallivorous invertebrate Drupella aids in transmission of brown band disease on the Great Barrier Reef

    Article • Coral Reefs, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  204. The Status of Coral Reef Fish Assemblages in the Chagos Archipelago, with Implications for Protected Area Management and Climate Change

    Article • January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  205. Patterns of recruitment and microhabitat associations for three predatory coral reef fishes on the southern Great Barrier Reef, Australia

    Article • Coral Reefs, December 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  206. Evaluating the effects of marine reserves on diet, prey availability and prey selection by juvenile predatory fishes

    Article • Marine Ecology Progress Series, November 2012, Inter-Research Science Center

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  207. Elevated CO2 affects the behavior of an ecologically and economically important coral reef fish

    Article • Marine Biology, November 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  208. The role of protein extracts in the induction of disease in Acanthaster planci

    Article • Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, November 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  209. Avoiding conflicts and protecting coral reefs: customary management benefits marine habitats and fish biomass

    Article • Oryx, October 2012, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  210. Interspecific transmission and recovery of TCBS-induced disease between Acanthaster planci and Linckia guildingi

    Article • Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, September 2012, Inter-Research Science Center

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  211. The Influence of Coral Reef Benthic Condition on Associated Fish Assemblages

    Article • PLOS One, August 2012, PLOS

    Professor David R Bellwood, Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  212. Specialization in habitat use by coral reef damselfishes and their susceptibility to habitat loss

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, July 2012, Wiley

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  213. Reef fishes innately distinguish predators based on olfactory cues associated with recent prey items rather than individual species

    Article • Animal Behaviour, July 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  214. Interactive effects of live coral and structural complexity on the recruitment of reef fishes

    Article • Coral Reefs, June 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  215. Coral size, health and structural complexity: effects on the ecology of a coral reef damselfish

    Article • Marine Ecology Progress Series, June 2012, Inter-Research Science Center

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  216. Influence of dietary specialization and resource availability on geographical variation in abundance of butterflyfish

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, June 2012, Wiley

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  217. Assembly Rules of Reef Corals Are Flexible along a Steep Climatic Gradient

    Article • Current Biology, April 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  218. Influence of coral bleaching, coral mortality and conspecific aggression on movement and distribution of coral-dwelling fish

    Article • Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, March 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  219. Temperature-growth performance curves for a coral reef fish, Acanthochromis polyacanthus

    Article • Galaxea Journal of Coral Reef Studies, January 2012, Japanese Coral Reef Society

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  220. Reef fish hybridization: lessons learnt from butterflyfishes (genusChaetodon)

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, December 2011, Wiley

    Mr Stefano Roberto Montanari, Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  221. Consumption of tabular acroporid corals by reef fishes: a comparison with plant-herbivore interactions

    Article • Functional Ecology, November 2011, Wiley

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  222. Differences in demographic traits of four butterflyfish species between two reefs of the Great Barrier Reef separated by 1,200 km

    Article • Coral Reefs, November 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  223. Geographic variation in resource use by specialist versus generalist butterflyfishes

    Article • Ecography, November 2011, Wiley

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  224. High Macroalgal Cover and Low Coral Recruitment Undermines the Potential Resilience of the World's Southernmost Coral Reef Assemblages

    Article • PLOS One, October 2011, PLOS

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  225. Identification of twenty one microsatellite loci for conservation genetic studies of the endemic butterflyfish Chaetodon tricinctus

    Article • Conservation Genetics Resources, September 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  226. Changes in Biodiversity and Functioning of Reef Fish Assemblages following Coral Bleaching and Coral Loss

    Article • Diversity, August 2011, MDPI AG

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  227. The use of specialisation indices to predict vulnerability of coral-feeding butterflyfishes to environmental change

    Article • Oikos, July 2011, Wiley

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  228. Comparative Effects of Different Disturbances in Coral Reef Habitats in Moorea, French Polynesia

    Article • Journal of Marine Biology, January 2011, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  229. A comparison of two methods of obtaining densities of zooxanthellae in Acropora millepora

    Article • Galaxea Journal of Coral Reef Studies, January 2011, Japanese Coral Reef Society

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  230. Coral-feeding fishes slow progression of black-band disease

    Article • Coral Reefs, June 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  231. Climate change and the future for coral reef fishes

    Article • Fish and Fisheries, September 2008, Wiley

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  232. Trade-offs associated with dietary specialization in corallivorous butterflyfishes (Chaetodontidae: Chaetodon)

    Article • Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, December 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  233. Small-scale variability in the size structure of scleractinian corals around Moorea, French Polynesia: patterns across depths and locations

    Article • Hydrobiologia, June 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  234. Feeding Preferences of Acanthaster planci (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) under Controlled Conditions of Food Availability

    Article • Pacific Science, January 2007, Project Muse

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  235. Recovery without resilience: persistent disturbance and long-term shifts in the structure of fish and coral communities at Tiahura Reef, Moorea

    Article • Coral Reefs, August 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  236. Is there a reproductive basis to solitary living versus pair-formation in coral reef fishes?

    Article • Coral Reefs, January 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  237. Dietary overlap among coral-feeding butterflyfishes (Chaetodontidae) at Lizard Island, northern Great Barrier Reef

    Article • Marine Biology, August 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  238. Dynamics of an outbreak population of Acanthaster planci at Lizard Island, northern Great Barrier Reef (1995–1999)

    Article • Coral Reefs, July 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  239. Spatial structure of coral reef fish communities in the Ryukyu Islands, southern Japan

    Article • Oceanologica Acta, November 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  240. An infectious disease in crown-of-thorns starfish on the Great Barrier Reef

    Article • Coral Reefs, September 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett

  241. Effects of climate change on coral reef fishes

    Article • Cambridge University Press

    Professor Morgan S Pratchett