Publications
Links to papers are provided below (click on DOI). If you do not have access to these journals, contact us and we can send you a copy.
Selected key publications
Watson, S.-A. & Neo, M.L. (2021). Conserving threatened species during rapid environmental change: using biological responses to inform management strategies of giant clams. Conservation Physiology (invited perspective article for the Special Issue on Threatened Species). 9: coab082. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coab082
and see our article in The Conversation
Munday, P.L., Dixson, D.L., Welch, M.J., Chivers, D.P., Domenici, P., Grosell, M., Heuer, R.M., Jones, G.P., McCormick, M.I., Meekan, M., Nilsson, G.E., Ravasi, T., Watson, S.-A. (2020). Methods matter in repeating ocean acidification studies. Nature. 586, E20-E24. doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2803-x Full text viewable here.
Watson, S.-A., Morley, S.A. & Peck, L.S. (2017). Latitudinal trends in shell production cost from the tropics to the poles. Science Advances. 3: e1701362. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.1701362
Watson, S.-A., Lefevre, S., McCormick, M.I., Domenici, P., Nilsson, G.E. & Munday, P.L. (2014). Marine mollusc predator-escape behaviour altered by near-future carbon dioxide levels. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 281: 20132377. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2013.2377
Watson, S.-A., Fields, J. & Munday P.L. (2017). Ocean acidification alters predator behaviour and reduces predation rate. Biology Letters Invited Paper for the Special Feature on 'Ocean Acidification'. 13: 20160797. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2016.0797
Spady, B.L., Munday, P.L. & Watson, S.-A. (2018). Predatory strategies and behaviours in cephalopods are altered by elevated CO2. Global Change Biology. 24: 4368–4385. doi: 10.1111/gcb.14098 (Cover image)
Watson, S.-A., Allan, B.J.M., McQueen, D.E, Nicol, S., Parsons, D.M., Pether, S.M.J., Pope, S., Setiwan, A.N., Smith, N., Wilson, C. & Munday, P.L. (2018). Ocean warming has a greater effect than acidification on the early life history development and swimming performance of a large circumglobal pelagic fish. Global Change Biology. 24: 4368–4385. doi: 10.1111/gcb.14290
Watson, S.-A., Peck, L.S., Tyler, P.A., Southgate, P.C., Tan, K.S., Day, R.W. & Morley, S.A. (2012). Marine invertebrate skeleton size varies with latitude, temperature and carbonate saturation: implications for global change and ocean acidification. Global Change Biology. 18: 3026-3038. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2012.02755.x (Cover image)
All peer-reviewed publications
Barkan, R, Cooke, I., Watson, S.-A., Lau, S.C.Y. & Strugnell, J.M. (2024). Chromosome-scale genome assembly of the tropical abalone (Haliotis asinina). Scientific Data 11, 999. doi: 10.1038/s41597-024-03840-w
Thomas, J.T., Huerlimann, R., Schunter, C., Watson, S.-A., Munday, P.L., Ravasi, T. (2024). Transcriptomic responses in the nervous system and correlated behavioural changes of a cephalopod exposed to ocean acidification. BMC Genomics 25, 635. doi: 10.1186/s12864-024-10542-5
Manríquez, P.H., González, C.P., Jara, M.E., Watson, S.-A., Torres, R., Domenici, P., Duarte, C. (2023). Combined effects of climate change stressors and predators with contrasting feeding-digestion strategies on a mussel species. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 187, 114554. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114554
Armstrong, E.J., Watson, S.-A., Stillman, J.H. Calosi, P. (2022). Elevated temperature and carbon dioxide levels alter growth rates and shell composition in the fluted giant clam, Tridacna squamosa. Scientific Reports. 12, 11034. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-14503-4
Manríquez, P.H., Jara, M.E., González, C.P., Jeno, K., Domenici, P., Watson, S.-A., Duarte, C., Brokordt, K. (2022). Multiple-stressor effects of ocean acidification, warming and predation risk cues on the early ontogeny of a rocky-shore keystone gastropod. Environmental Pollution. 302, 118918. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.118918
Watson, S.-A. & Neo, M.L. (2021). Conserving threatened species during rapid environmental change: using biological responses to inform management strategies of giant clams. Conservation Physiology (invited perspective article for the Special Issue on Threatened Species). 9: coab082. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coab082
and see our article in The Conversation
Thomas, J.T., Spady, B.L., Munday, P.L. & Watson, S.-A. (2021). The role of ligand-gated chloride channels in behavioural alterations at elevated CO2 in a cephalopod. Journal of Experimental Biology. 224 (13): jeb242335. doi: 10.1242/jeb.242335
Uthicke, S., Patel, F. Petrick, C., Watson, S.-A., Karelitz, S.E. & Lamare, M.D. (2021) Cross-generational response of a tropical sea urchin to global change and a selection event in a 43-month mesocosm study. Global Change Biology. 27: 3448–3462. doi: 10.1111/gcb.15657
Campanyà-Llovet, N., Le Guitton, M., Watson, S.-A. (2021). Long-term and seasonal changes in the life-history biology of the abyssal holothurian Pseudostichopus aemulatus from the Porcupine Abyssal Plain (North-East Atlantic). Deep Sea Research Part I. 174, 103537. doi: 10.1016/j.dsr.2021.103537
Manríquez, P.H, Jara, M.E.; González, C.P.; Seguel, M.E.; Domenici, P.; Watson, S.-A.; Anguita, C.; Duarte, C.; Brokordt, K. (2021). The combined effects of climate change stressors and predatory cues on a mussel species. Science of the Total Environment. 77, 145916. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145916
Manríquez, P.H., González, C., Seguel, M., Garcia-Huidobro, M.R., Lohrmann, K.B., Domenici, P., Watson, S.-A., Duarte, C., Brokordt, K. (2021). The combined effects of ocean acidification and warming on a habitat-forming shell-crushing predatory crab. Science of the Total Environment. 758, 143587. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143587
Bouyoucos, I.A., Watson, S.-A., Planes, S., Simpfendorfer, C.A., Schwieterman, G.D., Whitney, N.M. & Rummer, J.L. (2020). The power struggle: assessing interacting global change stressors via experimental studies on sharks. Scientific Reports. 10, 19887. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-76966-7
Munday, P.L., Dixson, D.L., Welch, M.J., Chivers, D.P., Domenici, P., Grosell, M., Heuer, R.M., Jones, G.P., McCormick, M.I., Meekan, M., Nilsson, G.E., Ravasi, T., Watson, S.-A. (2020). Methods matter in repeating ocean acidification studies. Nature. 586, E20-E24. doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2803-x Full text viewable here.
Spady, B.L., Watson, S.-A. (2020). Bigfin reef squid demonstrate capacity for conditional discrimination and projected future carbon dioxide levels have no effect on learning capabilities. PeerJ. 8:e9865. doi: 10.7717/peerj.9865
Hannan, K.D., Miller, G.M., Watson, S.-A., Rummer, J.L., Fabricius, K.E., Munday, P.L. (2020). Diel pCO2 variation among coral reefs and microhabitats at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef. Coral Reefs. 39, 1391–1406. doi: 10.1007/s00338-020-01973-z
Nilsson, G.E., Dixson, D.L., Domenici, P., McCormick, M.I., Sørensen, C., Watson, S.-A., & Munday, P.L. (2012). Author correction: Near-future carbon dioxide levels alter fish behaviour by interfering with neurotransmitter function. Nature Climate Change. 10: 790. doi: 10.1038/s41558-020-0836-7
Thomas, J.T., Munday, P.L. & Watson, S.-A. (2020). Toward a mechanistic understanding of marine invertebrate behaviour at elevated CO2. Frontiers in Marine Science. 7: 345. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2020.00345
Horwitz, R.#, Norin, T.#, Watson, S.-A., Pistevos, J.C.A., Beldade, R., Hacquart, S., Gattuso, J.-P., Rodolfo-Metalpa, R., Vidal-Dupiol, J., Killen, S.S. & Mills, S.C. (2020). Near-future ocean warming and acidification alter foraging behaviour, locomotion, and metabolic rate in a keystone marine mollusc. Scientific Reports. 10: 5461. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-62304-4 (#Joint first authors)
Jarrold, M.D., Welch, M.J., McMahon, S.J., McArley, T., Allan, B.J.M., Watson, S.-A., Parsons, D.M., Pether, S.M.J., Pope, S, Nicol, S, Smith, N., Herbert, N. & Munday, P.L. (2020). Elevated CO2 affects anxiety but not a range of other behaviours in juvenile yellowtail kingfish. Marine Environmental Research. 157: 104863. doi: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2019.104863
Spady, B.L., Munday, P.L. & Watson, S.-A. (2020). Elevated seawater pCO2 affects reproduction and embryonic development in the pygmy squid, Idiosepius pygmaeus. Marine Environmental Research. 153: 104812. doi: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2019.104812
Wolfe, K., Anthony, K., Babcock, R.C., Bay, L., Bourne, D., Burrows, D., Byrne, M., Deaker, D., Diaz-Pulido, G., Frade, P.R., Gonzalez-Rivero, M., Hoey, A., Hoogenboom, M., McCormick, M.I., Ortiz, J.-C., Razak, T., Richardson, A.J., Sheppard-Brennand, H., Stella, J., Thompson, A., Watson, S.-A., Webster, N., Audas, D., Beeden, R., Bonanno, V., Carver, J., Cowlishaw, M., Dyer, M., Groves, P., Horne, D., Thiault, L., Vains, J., Wachenfeld, D., Weekers, D., Williams, G., Mumby, P.J. (in press). Priority species to support the functional integrity of coral reefs. Oceanography and Marine Biology and Annual Review.
Spady, B.L., Nay, T.J., Rummer, J.L., Munday, P.L. & Watson, S.-A. (2019). Aerobic performance of two tropical cephalopod species unaltered by prolonged exposure to projected future carbon dioxide levels. Conservation Physiology. 7: coz024. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coz024
Watson, S.-A., Allan, B.J.M., McQueen, D.E, Nicol, S., Parsons, D.M., Pether, S.M.J., Pope, S., Setiwan, A.N., Smith, N., Wilson, C. & Munday, P.L. (2018). Ocean warming has a greater effect than acidification on the early life history development and swimming performance of a large circumglobal pelagic fish. Global Change Biology. 24: 4368–4385. doi: 10.1111/gcb.14290
McCormick, M.I., Watson, S.-A., Simpson, S.D. & Allan, B.J.M (2018). Effect of elevated CO2 and small boat
noise on the kinematics of predator–prey interactions . Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 285: 20172650. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2017.2650
Spady, B.L., Munday, P.L. & Watson, S.-A. (2018). Predatory strategies and behaviours in cephalopods are altered by elevated CO2. Global Change Biology. 24: 2585–2596. doi: 10.1111/gcb.14098 (Cover image)
Watson, S.-A., Morley, S.A. & Peck, L.S. (2017). Latitudinal trends in shell production cost from the tropics to the poles. Science Advances. 3: e1701362. doi:10.1126/sciadv.1701362
Watson, S.-A., Fabricius, K.E. & Munday, P.L. (2017). Quantifying pCO2 in biological ocean acidification experiments: a comparison of four methods. PLoS ONE. 12(9): e0185469. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185469
Torda, G., Donelson, J.M., Aranda, M., Barshis, D.J., Bay, L., Berumen, M., Bourne, D., Cantin, N., Foret, S., Matz, M., Miller, D., Moya, A., Putnam, H., Ravasi, T., van Oppen, M., Vega-Thurber, R., Vidal-Dupiol, J., Voosltra, C.R., Watson, S.-A., Whitelaw, E., Willis, B. & Munday P.L. (2017). Rapid adaptive responses to climate change in corals. Nature Climate Change. 7, 627–636. doi:10.1038/nclimate3374 (Cover image)
Ferrari, M.C.O., McCormick, M.I., Watson, S.-A., Meekan, M.G., Munday, P.L. & Chivers, D.P. (2017). Predation in high CO2 waters: are prey fish from high-risk environments less susceptible to ocean acidification? Integrative and Comparative Biology. 57 (1): 55-62. doi: doi.org/10.1093/icb/icx030
Allan, B.J.M., Domenici, P., Watson, S.-A., Munday, P.L. & McCormick, M.I. (2017). Warming has a greater effect than elevated CO2 on predator prey interactions in coral reef fish. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 284: 20170784. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2017.0784
Wessels, W., Sprungala, S., Watson, S.-A., Miller, D. J. & Bourne, D.G. (2017). The microbiome of the octocoral Lobophytum pauciflorum: minor differences between sexes and resilience to short-term stress. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. doi: 10.1093/femsec/fix013
Allen, J.D., Schrage, K.R., Foo, S.A., Watson, S.-A. & Byrne, M. (2017). The Effects of Salinity and pH on Fertilization, Early Development and Hatching in the Crown-of-Thorns Seastar. Diversity Special Issue on Crown-of-Thorns Seastars. 9, 13; doi: 10.3390/d9010013
Watson, S.-A., Fields, J. & Munday P.L. (2017). Ocean acidification alters predator behaviour and reduces predation rate. Biology Letters Invited Paper for the Special Feature on 'Ocean Acidification'. 13: 20160797. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2016.0797
Nadler, L.E., Killen, S.S., McCormick, M.I., Watson, S.-A. & Munday, P.L. (2016). Effect of elevated carbon dioxide on shoal familiarity and metabolism in a coral reef fish. Conservation Physiology. 4 (1): cow052. doi: 10.1093/conphys/cow052
Munday, P.L, Welch, M.J., Allan, B.J.M., Watson, S.-A., McMahon, S. & McCormick, M.I. (2016). Effects of elevated CO2 on predator avoidance behaviour by reef fishes is not altered by experimental test water. PeerJ. 4:e2501. doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2501
Moya, A., Howes, E.L., Lacoue-Labarthe, T., Teyssié, J.-L., Miller, D.J., Munday, P.L., Watson, S.-A., Torda, G., Hanna, B., Ong, J.-S., Forêt, S., Bijma, J. & Gattuso, J-P. (2016). Near-future pH conditions severely impact calcification, metabolism and the nervous system in the pteropod Heliconoides inflatus. Global Change Biology. doi: 10.1111/gcb.13350
Watson, S.-A. (2015). Giant clams and rising CO2: Light may ameliorate effects of ocean acidification on a solar-powered animal. PLoS ONE. 10(6): e0128405. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0128405
Rossi, T., Nagelkerken, I., Simpson, S.D., Pistevos, J.C.A., Watson, S.-A., Merillet, L., Fraser, P., Munday, P.L., Connell, S.D. (2015) Ocean acidification boosts larval fish development but reduces the window of opportunity for successful settlement. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 282: 20151954. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2015.1954
Munday, P.L., Watson, S.-A., Parsons, D.M., King, A., Barr, N.G., McLeod, I.M., Allan, B.J.M. & Pether, S.M.J. (online 2015, print 2016). Effects of elevated CO2 on early life history development of the yellowtail kingfish, Seriola lalandi, a large pelagic fish. ICES Journal of Marine Science - Special Issue on Ocean Acidification. doi: 10.1093/icesjms/fsv210
Brien, H.V., Watson, S.-A. & Hoogenboom, M.O. (online 2015, print 2016). Presence of competitors influences photosynthesis, but not growth, of the hard coral Porites cylindrica at elevated seawater CO2. ICES Journal of Marine Science - Special Issue on Ocean Acidification. doi: 10.1093/icesjms/fsv162
Lefevre, S., Watson, S.-A., Munday, P.L. & Nilsson, G.E. (2015). Will jumping snails prevail? Influence of near-future CO2, temperature and hypoxia on respiratory performance in the tropical conch Gibberulus gibberulus gibbosus. The Journal of Experimental Biology. 218: 2991-3001. doi: 10.1242/jeb.120717
Heinrich, D.D.U., Watson, S.-A., Rummer, J.L., Simpfendorfer, C.A., Heupel, M.R. & Munday, P.L. (online 2015, print 2016). Foraging behaviour of the epaulette shark Hemiscyllium ocellatum is not affected by ocean acidification. ICES Journal of Marine Science - Special Issue on Ocean Acidification. doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsv085
Ferrari, M.C.O., Munday, P.L., Rummer, J.L., McCormick, M.I., Corkill, K., Watson, S.-A. Allan, B.J.M., Meekan, M.G. & Chivers, D.P. (2015). Interactive effects of ocean acidification and global warming alter mortality and predator selectivity in reef fish communities. Global Change Biology. 21: 1848-1855. doi: 10.1111/gcb.12818
Welch, M.J., Watson, S.-A., Welsh, J., McCormick, M.I. and Munday P.L. (2014). Effects of elevated CO2 on fish behaviour undiminished by transgenerational acclimation. Nature Climate Change. 4: 1086-1089. doi:10.1038/nclimate2400
Spady, B.L., Watson, S.-A., Chase, T.J. & Munday, P.L. (2014). Projected near-future CO2 levels increase activity and alter defensive behaviours in a tropical squid Idiosepius pygmaeus. Biology Open. 000, 1–8 doi:10.1242/bio.20149894
Heinrich, D.D.U., Rummer, J.L., Morash, A.J., Watson, S.-A., Simpfendorfer, C.A., Heupel, M.R. & Munday, P.L. (2014). A product of its environment: The epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum) exhibits physiological tolerance to elevated environmental CO2. Conservation Physiology. 2 (1): cou047 doi: 10.1093/conphys/cou047
Chivers, D.P., Ramasamy, R.A., McCormick, M.I., Watson, S.-A., Siebeck, U.E. & Ferrari, M.C.O. (2014). Temporal constraints on predation risk assessment in a changing world. Science of the Total Environment. 500-501: 332-338. Full text.
Watson, S.-A., Lefevre, S., McCormick, M.I., Domenici, P., Nilsson, G.E. & Munday, P.L. (2014). Marine mollusc predator-escape behaviour altered by near-future carbon dioxide levels. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 281: 20132377. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2013.2377
Munday P.L., Watson S.-A., Chung, W.-S., Marshall, N.J. & Nilsson G.E. (2014) Response to 'The importance of accurate CO2 dosing and measurement in ocean acidification studies'. The Journal of Experimental Biology. 217: 1828-1829. doi: 10.1242/jeb.105890
Chivers, D.P., McCormick, M.I., Nilsson, G.E., Munday, P.L., Watson, S.-A., Meekan, M.G., Mitchell, M.D., Corkill, K.C., Ferrari, M.C.O. (2014). Impaired learning of predators and lower prey survival under elevated CO2: a consequence of neurotransmitter interference. Global Change Biology. 20(2): 515-522. doi: 10.1111/gcb.12291
Domenici, P., Allan, B.J.M., Watson, S.-A., McCormick, M.I. & Munday, P.L. (2014). Shifting from right to left: the combined effect of elevated CO2 and temperature on behavioural lateralization in a coral reef fish. PLoS ONE. 9(1): e87969. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087969
Chung, W.-S., Marshall, N.J., Watson S.-A., Munday P.L. & Nilsson G.E. (2014) Ocean acidification slows retinal function in a damselfish through interference with GABAA receptors. The Journal of Experimental Biology. 217: 323-326. doi: 10.1242/jeb.092478
Watson, S.-A., Morley, S.A., Bates, A.E., Clark, M.S., Day, R.W., Lamare, M. Martin, S.M., Southgate, P.C., Tan, K.S., Tyler, P.A. & Peck, L.S. (2014). Low global sensitivity of metabolic rate to temperature in calcified marine invertebrates. Oecologia. 174: 45–54. doi: 10.1007/s00442-013-2767-8
McCormick, M.I., Watson, S.-A., Munday, P.L. (2013). Ocean acidification reverses competition for space as habitats degrade. Nature: Scientific Reports. 3: 3280. doi:10.1038/srep03280
Miller, G.M., Watson, S.-A., McCormick, M.I. & Munday, P.L. (2013). Increased CO2 stimulates reproduction in a coral reef fish. Global Change Biology. 19: 3037–3045. doi: 10.1111/gcb.12259
Rummer, J.L., Stecyk, J.A.W., Couturier, C.S., Watson, S.-A., Nilsson, G.E. & Munday, P.L. (2013). Elevated CO2 enhances aerobic scope of a coral reef fish. Conservation Physiology. 1(1): cot023. doi: 10.1093/conphys/cot023
Allan, B.J.M., Domenici, P., McCormick, M.I., Watson, S.-A. & Munday, P.L. (2013). Elevated CO2 affects predator-prey interactions through altered performance. PLoS ONE 8(3): e58520. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058520 [Top 10% of papers cited in the journal, July 2017.]
Watson, S.-A., Peck, L.S., Tyler, P.A., Southgate, P.C., Tan, K.S., Day, R.W. & Morley, S.A. (2012). Marine invertebrate skeleton size varies with latitude, temperature and carbonate saturation: implications for global change and ocean acidification. Global Change Biology. 18: 3026-3038. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2012.02755.x (Cover image)
Miller, G.M., Watson, S.-A., Donelson, J.M., McCormick, M.I. & Munday, P.L. (2012). Parental environment mediates impacts of increased carbon dioxide on a coral reef fish. Nature Climate Change. 2: 858-861. doi:10.1038/nclimate1599
Nilsson, G.E., Dixson, D.L., Domenici, P., McCormick, M.I., Sørensen, C., Watson, S.-A., & Munday, P.L. (2012). Near-future carbon dioxide levels alter fish behaviour by interfering with neurotransmitter function. Nature Climate Change. 2: 201-204. doi:10.1038/nclimate1352
Watson, S.-A., Southgate, P.C., Miller, G.M., Moorhead, J.A. & Knauer, J. (2012). Ocean acidification and warming reduce juvenile survival of the fluted giant clam Tridacna squamosa. Molluscan Research. 32(3): 177-180. Full text. (Cover image)
Munday, P.L., McCormick, M.I., Meekan, M., Dixson, D.L., Watson, S.-A., Chivers, D.P. & Ferrari, M.C.O. (2012). Selective mortality associated with variation in CO2 tolerance in a marine fish. Ocean Acidification. 1: 1-5. doi: 10.2478/oac-2012-0001
Watson, S.-A., Southgate, P.C., Tyler, P.A. & Peck, L.S. (2009). Early larval development of the Sydney rock oyster Saccostrea glomerata under near-future predictions of CO2-driven ocean acidification. Journal of Shellfish Research. 28(3): 431-437. doi: 10.2983/035.028.0302 [Most cited paper in the journal, April 2014.]
Policy statement
Nadler, L.E., Doo, S.S., Madin, E.M.P. & Watson, S.-A. (2016) Science-Based Policy Plan for Australia’s Coral Reefs. Australian Coral Reef Society. pdf
Pre-print
Munday, P.L, Welch, M.J., Allan, B.J.M., Watson, S.-A., McMahon, S. & McCormick, M.I. (2016). Effects of elevated CO2 on predator avoidance behaviour by reef fishes is not altered by experimental test water. bioRxiv doi: 10.1101/050062
Links to papers are provided below (click on DOI). If you do not have access to these journals, contact us and we can send you a copy.
Selected key publications
Watson, S.-A. & Neo, M.L. (2021). Conserving threatened species during rapid environmental change: using biological responses to inform management strategies of giant clams. Conservation Physiology (invited perspective article for the Special Issue on Threatened Species). 9: coab082. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coab082
and see our article in The Conversation
Munday, P.L., Dixson, D.L., Welch, M.J., Chivers, D.P., Domenici, P., Grosell, M., Heuer, R.M., Jones, G.P., McCormick, M.I., Meekan, M., Nilsson, G.E., Ravasi, T., Watson, S.-A. (2020). Methods matter in repeating ocean acidification studies. Nature. 586, E20-E24. doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2803-x Full text viewable here.
Watson, S.-A., Morley, S.A. & Peck, L.S. (2017). Latitudinal trends in shell production cost from the tropics to the poles. Science Advances. 3: e1701362. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.1701362
Watson, S.-A., Lefevre, S., McCormick, M.I., Domenici, P., Nilsson, G.E. & Munday, P.L. (2014). Marine mollusc predator-escape behaviour altered by near-future carbon dioxide levels. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 281: 20132377. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2013.2377
Watson, S.-A., Fields, J. & Munday P.L. (2017). Ocean acidification alters predator behaviour and reduces predation rate. Biology Letters Invited Paper for the Special Feature on 'Ocean Acidification'. 13: 20160797. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2016.0797
Spady, B.L., Munday, P.L. & Watson, S.-A. (2018). Predatory strategies and behaviours in cephalopods are altered by elevated CO2. Global Change Biology. 24: 4368–4385. doi: 10.1111/gcb.14098 (Cover image)
Watson, S.-A., Allan, B.J.M., McQueen, D.E, Nicol, S., Parsons, D.M., Pether, S.M.J., Pope, S., Setiwan, A.N., Smith, N., Wilson, C. & Munday, P.L. (2018). Ocean warming has a greater effect than acidification on the early life history development and swimming performance of a large circumglobal pelagic fish. Global Change Biology. 24: 4368–4385. doi: 10.1111/gcb.14290
Watson, S.-A., Peck, L.S., Tyler, P.A., Southgate, P.C., Tan, K.S., Day, R.W. & Morley, S.A. (2012). Marine invertebrate skeleton size varies with latitude, temperature and carbonate saturation: implications for global change and ocean acidification. Global Change Biology. 18: 3026-3038. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2012.02755.x (Cover image)
All peer-reviewed publications
Barkan, R, Cooke, I., Watson, S.-A., Lau, S.C.Y. & Strugnell, J.M. (2024). Chromosome-scale genome assembly of the tropical abalone (Haliotis asinina). Scientific Data 11, 999. doi: 10.1038/s41597-024-03840-w
Thomas, J.T., Huerlimann, R., Schunter, C., Watson, S.-A., Munday, P.L., Ravasi, T. (2024). Transcriptomic responses in the nervous system and correlated behavioural changes of a cephalopod exposed to ocean acidification. BMC Genomics 25, 635. doi: 10.1186/s12864-024-10542-5
Manríquez, P.H., González, C.P., Jara, M.E., Watson, S.-A., Torres, R., Domenici, P., Duarte, C. (2023). Combined effects of climate change stressors and predators with contrasting feeding-digestion strategies on a mussel species. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 187, 114554. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114554
Armstrong, E.J., Watson, S.-A., Stillman, J.H. Calosi, P. (2022). Elevated temperature and carbon dioxide levels alter growth rates and shell composition in the fluted giant clam, Tridacna squamosa. Scientific Reports. 12, 11034. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-14503-4
Manríquez, P.H., Jara, M.E., González, C.P., Jeno, K., Domenici, P., Watson, S.-A., Duarte, C., Brokordt, K. (2022). Multiple-stressor effects of ocean acidification, warming and predation risk cues on the early ontogeny of a rocky-shore keystone gastropod. Environmental Pollution. 302, 118918. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.118918
Watson, S.-A. & Neo, M.L. (2021). Conserving threatened species during rapid environmental change: using biological responses to inform management strategies of giant clams. Conservation Physiology (invited perspective article for the Special Issue on Threatened Species). 9: coab082. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coab082
and see our article in The Conversation
Thomas, J.T., Spady, B.L., Munday, P.L. & Watson, S.-A. (2021). The role of ligand-gated chloride channels in behavioural alterations at elevated CO2 in a cephalopod. Journal of Experimental Biology. 224 (13): jeb242335. doi: 10.1242/jeb.242335
Uthicke, S., Patel, F. Petrick, C., Watson, S.-A., Karelitz, S.E. & Lamare, M.D. (2021) Cross-generational response of a tropical sea urchin to global change and a selection event in a 43-month mesocosm study. Global Change Biology. 27: 3448–3462. doi: 10.1111/gcb.15657
Campanyà-Llovet, N., Le Guitton, M., Watson, S.-A. (2021). Long-term and seasonal changes in the life-history biology of the abyssal holothurian Pseudostichopus aemulatus from the Porcupine Abyssal Plain (North-East Atlantic). Deep Sea Research Part I. 174, 103537. doi: 10.1016/j.dsr.2021.103537
Manríquez, P.H, Jara, M.E.; González, C.P.; Seguel, M.E.; Domenici, P.; Watson, S.-A.; Anguita, C.; Duarte, C.; Brokordt, K. (2021). The combined effects of climate change stressors and predatory cues on a mussel species. Science of the Total Environment. 77, 145916. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145916
Manríquez, P.H., González, C., Seguel, M., Garcia-Huidobro, M.R., Lohrmann, K.B., Domenici, P., Watson, S.-A., Duarte, C., Brokordt, K. (2021). The combined effects of ocean acidification and warming on a habitat-forming shell-crushing predatory crab. Science of the Total Environment. 758, 143587. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143587
Bouyoucos, I.A., Watson, S.-A., Planes, S., Simpfendorfer, C.A., Schwieterman, G.D., Whitney, N.M. & Rummer, J.L. (2020). The power struggle: assessing interacting global change stressors via experimental studies on sharks. Scientific Reports. 10, 19887. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-76966-7
Munday, P.L., Dixson, D.L., Welch, M.J., Chivers, D.P., Domenici, P., Grosell, M., Heuer, R.M., Jones, G.P., McCormick, M.I., Meekan, M., Nilsson, G.E., Ravasi, T., Watson, S.-A. (2020). Methods matter in repeating ocean acidification studies. Nature. 586, E20-E24. doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2803-x Full text viewable here.
Spady, B.L., Watson, S.-A. (2020). Bigfin reef squid demonstrate capacity for conditional discrimination and projected future carbon dioxide levels have no effect on learning capabilities. PeerJ. 8:e9865. doi: 10.7717/peerj.9865
Hannan, K.D., Miller, G.M., Watson, S.-A., Rummer, J.L., Fabricius, K.E., Munday, P.L. (2020). Diel pCO2 variation among coral reefs and microhabitats at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef. Coral Reefs. 39, 1391–1406. doi: 10.1007/s00338-020-01973-z
Nilsson, G.E., Dixson, D.L., Domenici, P., McCormick, M.I., Sørensen, C., Watson, S.-A., & Munday, P.L. (2012). Author correction: Near-future carbon dioxide levels alter fish behaviour by interfering with neurotransmitter function. Nature Climate Change. 10: 790. doi: 10.1038/s41558-020-0836-7
Thomas, J.T., Munday, P.L. & Watson, S.-A. (2020). Toward a mechanistic understanding of marine invertebrate behaviour at elevated CO2. Frontiers in Marine Science. 7: 345. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2020.00345
Horwitz, R.#, Norin, T.#, Watson, S.-A., Pistevos, J.C.A., Beldade, R., Hacquart, S., Gattuso, J.-P., Rodolfo-Metalpa, R., Vidal-Dupiol, J., Killen, S.S. & Mills, S.C. (2020). Near-future ocean warming and acidification alter foraging behaviour, locomotion, and metabolic rate in a keystone marine mollusc. Scientific Reports. 10: 5461. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-62304-4 (#Joint first authors)
Jarrold, M.D., Welch, M.J., McMahon, S.J., McArley, T., Allan, B.J.M., Watson, S.-A., Parsons, D.M., Pether, S.M.J., Pope, S, Nicol, S, Smith, N., Herbert, N. & Munday, P.L. (2020). Elevated CO2 affects anxiety but not a range of other behaviours in juvenile yellowtail kingfish. Marine Environmental Research. 157: 104863. doi: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2019.104863
Spady, B.L., Munday, P.L. & Watson, S.-A. (2020). Elevated seawater pCO2 affects reproduction and embryonic development in the pygmy squid, Idiosepius pygmaeus. Marine Environmental Research. 153: 104812. doi: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2019.104812
Wolfe, K., Anthony, K., Babcock, R.C., Bay, L., Bourne, D., Burrows, D., Byrne, M., Deaker, D., Diaz-Pulido, G., Frade, P.R., Gonzalez-Rivero, M., Hoey, A., Hoogenboom, M., McCormick, M.I., Ortiz, J.-C., Razak, T., Richardson, A.J., Sheppard-Brennand, H., Stella, J., Thompson, A., Watson, S.-A., Webster, N., Audas, D., Beeden, R., Bonanno, V., Carver, J., Cowlishaw, M., Dyer, M., Groves, P., Horne, D., Thiault, L., Vains, J., Wachenfeld, D., Weekers, D., Williams, G., Mumby, P.J. (in press). Priority species to support the functional integrity of coral reefs. Oceanography and Marine Biology and Annual Review.
Spady, B.L., Nay, T.J., Rummer, J.L., Munday, P.L. & Watson, S.-A. (2019). Aerobic performance of two tropical cephalopod species unaltered by prolonged exposure to projected future carbon dioxide levels. Conservation Physiology. 7: coz024. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coz024
Watson, S.-A., Allan, B.J.M., McQueen, D.E, Nicol, S., Parsons, D.M., Pether, S.M.J., Pope, S., Setiwan, A.N., Smith, N., Wilson, C. & Munday, P.L. (2018). Ocean warming has a greater effect than acidification on the early life history development and swimming performance of a large circumglobal pelagic fish. Global Change Biology. 24: 4368–4385. doi: 10.1111/gcb.14290
McCormick, M.I., Watson, S.-A., Simpson, S.D. & Allan, B.J.M (2018). Effect of elevated CO2 and small boat
noise on the kinematics of predator–prey interactions . Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 285: 20172650. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2017.2650
Spady, B.L., Munday, P.L. & Watson, S.-A. (2018). Predatory strategies and behaviours in cephalopods are altered by elevated CO2. Global Change Biology. 24: 2585–2596. doi: 10.1111/gcb.14098 (Cover image)
Watson, S.-A., Morley, S.A. & Peck, L.S. (2017). Latitudinal trends in shell production cost from the tropics to the poles. Science Advances. 3: e1701362. doi:10.1126/sciadv.1701362
Watson, S.-A., Fabricius, K.E. & Munday, P.L. (2017). Quantifying pCO2 in biological ocean acidification experiments: a comparison of four methods. PLoS ONE. 12(9): e0185469. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185469
Torda, G., Donelson, J.M., Aranda, M., Barshis, D.J., Bay, L., Berumen, M., Bourne, D., Cantin, N., Foret, S., Matz, M., Miller, D., Moya, A., Putnam, H., Ravasi, T., van Oppen, M., Vega-Thurber, R., Vidal-Dupiol, J., Voosltra, C.R., Watson, S.-A., Whitelaw, E., Willis, B. & Munday P.L. (2017). Rapid adaptive responses to climate change in corals. Nature Climate Change. 7, 627–636. doi:10.1038/nclimate3374 (Cover image)
Ferrari, M.C.O., McCormick, M.I., Watson, S.-A., Meekan, M.G., Munday, P.L. & Chivers, D.P. (2017). Predation in high CO2 waters: are prey fish from high-risk environments less susceptible to ocean acidification? Integrative and Comparative Biology. 57 (1): 55-62. doi: doi.org/10.1093/icb/icx030
Allan, B.J.M., Domenici, P., Watson, S.-A., Munday, P.L. & McCormick, M.I. (2017). Warming has a greater effect than elevated CO2 on predator prey interactions in coral reef fish. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 284: 20170784. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2017.0784
Wessels, W., Sprungala, S., Watson, S.-A., Miller, D. J. & Bourne, D.G. (2017). The microbiome of the octocoral Lobophytum pauciflorum: minor differences between sexes and resilience to short-term stress. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. doi: 10.1093/femsec/fix013
Allen, J.D., Schrage, K.R., Foo, S.A., Watson, S.-A. & Byrne, M. (2017). The Effects of Salinity and pH on Fertilization, Early Development and Hatching in the Crown-of-Thorns Seastar. Diversity Special Issue on Crown-of-Thorns Seastars. 9, 13; doi: 10.3390/d9010013
Watson, S.-A., Fields, J. & Munday P.L. (2017). Ocean acidification alters predator behaviour and reduces predation rate. Biology Letters Invited Paper for the Special Feature on 'Ocean Acidification'. 13: 20160797. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2016.0797
Nadler, L.E., Killen, S.S., McCormick, M.I., Watson, S.-A. & Munday, P.L. (2016). Effect of elevated carbon dioxide on shoal familiarity and metabolism in a coral reef fish. Conservation Physiology. 4 (1): cow052. doi: 10.1093/conphys/cow052
Munday, P.L, Welch, M.J., Allan, B.J.M., Watson, S.-A., McMahon, S. & McCormick, M.I. (2016). Effects of elevated CO2 on predator avoidance behaviour by reef fishes is not altered by experimental test water. PeerJ. 4:e2501. doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2501
Moya, A., Howes, E.L., Lacoue-Labarthe, T., Teyssié, J.-L., Miller, D.J., Munday, P.L., Watson, S.-A., Torda, G., Hanna, B., Ong, J.-S., Forêt, S., Bijma, J. & Gattuso, J-P. (2016). Near-future pH conditions severely impact calcification, metabolism and the nervous system in the pteropod Heliconoides inflatus. Global Change Biology. doi: 10.1111/gcb.13350
Watson, S.-A. (2015). Giant clams and rising CO2: Light may ameliorate effects of ocean acidification on a solar-powered animal. PLoS ONE. 10(6): e0128405. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0128405
Rossi, T., Nagelkerken, I., Simpson, S.D., Pistevos, J.C.A., Watson, S.-A., Merillet, L., Fraser, P., Munday, P.L., Connell, S.D. (2015) Ocean acidification boosts larval fish development but reduces the window of opportunity for successful settlement. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 282: 20151954. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2015.1954
Munday, P.L., Watson, S.-A., Parsons, D.M., King, A., Barr, N.G., McLeod, I.M., Allan, B.J.M. & Pether, S.M.J. (online 2015, print 2016). Effects of elevated CO2 on early life history development of the yellowtail kingfish, Seriola lalandi, a large pelagic fish. ICES Journal of Marine Science - Special Issue on Ocean Acidification. doi: 10.1093/icesjms/fsv210
Brien, H.V., Watson, S.-A. & Hoogenboom, M.O. (online 2015, print 2016). Presence of competitors influences photosynthesis, but not growth, of the hard coral Porites cylindrica at elevated seawater CO2. ICES Journal of Marine Science - Special Issue on Ocean Acidification. doi: 10.1093/icesjms/fsv162
Lefevre, S., Watson, S.-A., Munday, P.L. & Nilsson, G.E. (2015). Will jumping snails prevail? Influence of near-future CO2, temperature and hypoxia on respiratory performance in the tropical conch Gibberulus gibberulus gibbosus. The Journal of Experimental Biology. 218: 2991-3001. doi: 10.1242/jeb.120717
Heinrich, D.D.U., Watson, S.-A., Rummer, J.L., Simpfendorfer, C.A., Heupel, M.R. & Munday, P.L. (online 2015, print 2016). Foraging behaviour of the epaulette shark Hemiscyllium ocellatum is not affected by ocean acidification. ICES Journal of Marine Science - Special Issue on Ocean Acidification. doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsv085
Ferrari, M.C.O., Munday, P.L., Rummer, J.L., McCormick, M.I., Corkill, K., Watson, S.-A. Allan, B.J.M., Meekan, M.G. & Chivers, D.P. (2015). Interactive effects of ocean acidification and global warming alter mortality and predator selectivity in reef fish communities. Global Change Biology. 21: 1848-1855. doi: 10.1111/gcb.12818
Welch, M.J., Watson, S.-A., Welsh, J., McCormick, M.I. and Munday P.L. (2014). Effects of elevated CO2 on fish behaviour undiminished by transgenerational acclimation. Nature Climate Change. 4: 1086-1089. doi:10.1038/nclimate2400
Spady, B.L., Watson, S.-A., Chase, T.J. & Munday, P.L. (2014). Projected near-future CO2 levels increase activity and alter defensive behaviours in a tropical squid Idiosepius pygmaeus. Biology Open. 000, 1–8 doi:10.1242/bio.20149894
Heinrich, D.D.U., Rummer, J.L., Morash, A.J., Watson, S.-A., Simpfendorfer, C.A., Heupel, M.R. & Munday, P.L. (2014). A product of its environment: The epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum) exhibits physiological tolerance to elevated environmental CO2. Conservation Physiology. 2 (1): cou047 doi: 10.1093/conphys/cou047
Chivers, D.P., Ramasamy, R.A., McCormick, M.I., Watson, S.-A., Siebeck, U.E. & Ferrari, M.C.O. (2014). Temporal constraints on predation risk assessment in a changing world. Science of the Total Environment. 500-501: 332-338. Full text.
Watson, S.-A., Lefevre, S., McCormick, M.I., Domenici, P., Nilsson, G.E. & Munday, P.L. (2014). Marine mollusc predator-escape behaviour altered by near-future carbon dioxide levels. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 281: 20132377. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2013.2377
Munday P.L., Watson S.-A., Chung, W.-S., Marshall, N.J. & Nilsson G.E. (2014) Response to 'The importance of accurate CO2 dosing and measurement in ocean acidification studies'. The Journal of Experimental Biology. 217: 1828-1829. doi: 10.1242/jeb.105890
Chivers, D.P., McCormick, M.I., Nilsson, G.E., Munday, P.L., Watson, S.-A., Meekan, M.G., Mitchell, M.D., Corkill, K.C., Ferrari, M.C.O. (2014). Impaired learning of predators and lower prey survival under elevated CO2: a consequence of neurotransmitter interference. Global Change Biology. 20(2): 515-522. doi: 10.1111/gcb.12291
Domenici, P., Allan, B.J.M., Watson, S.-A., McCormick, M.I. & Munday, P.L. (2014). Shifting from right to left: the combined effect of elevated CO2 and temperature on behavioural lateralization in a coral reef fish. PLoS ONE. 9(1): e87969. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087969
Chung, W.-S., Marshall, N.J., Watson S.-A., Munday P.L. & Nilsson G.E. (2014) Ocean acidification slows retinal function in a damselfish through interference with GABAA receptors. The Journal of Experimental Biology. 217: 323-326. doi: 10.1242/jeb.092478
Watson, S.-A., Morley, S.A., Bates, A.E., Clark, M.S., Day, R.W., Lamare, M. Martin, S.M., Southgate, P.C., Tan, K.S., Tyler, P.A. & Peck, L.S. (2014). Low global sensitivity of metabolic rate to temperature in calcified marine invertebrates. Oecologia. 174: 45–54. doi: 10.1007/s00442-013-2767-8
McCormick, M.I., Watson, S.-A., Munday, P.L. (2013). Ocean acidification reverses competition for space as habitats degrade. Nature: Scientific Reports. 3: 3280. doi:10.1038/srep03280
Miller, G.M., Watson, S.-A., McCormick, M.I. & Munday, P.L. (2013). Increased CO2 stimulates reproduction in a coral reef fish. Global Change Biology. 19: 3037–3045. doi: 10.1111/gcb.12259
Rummer, J.L., Stecyk, J.A.W., Couturier, C.S., Watson, S.-A., Nilsson, G.E. & Munday, P.L. (2013). Elevated CO2 enhances aerobic scope of a coral reef fish. Conservation Physiology. 1(1): cot023. doi: 10.1093/conphys/cot023
Allan, B.J.M., Domenici, P., McCormick, M.I., Watson, S.-A. & Munday, P.L. (2013). Elevated CO2 affects predator-prey interactions through altered performance. PLoS ONE 8(3): e58520. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058520 [Top 10% of papers cited in the journal, July 2017.]
Watson, S.-A., Peck, L.S., Tyler, P.A., Southgate, P.C., Tan, K.S., Day, R.W. & Morley, S.A. (2012). Marine invertebrate skeleton size varies with latitude, temperature and carbonate saturation: implications for global change and ocean acidification. Global Change Biology. 18: 3026-3038. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2012.02755.x (Cover image)
Miller, G.M., Watson, S.-A., Donelson, J.M., McCormick, M.I. & Munday, P.L. (2012). Parental environment mediates impacts of increased carbon dioxide on a coral reef fish. Nature Climate Change. 2: 858-861. doi:10.1038/nclimate1599
Nilsson, G.E., Dixson, D.L., Domenici, P., McCormick, M.I., Sørensen, C., Watson, S.-A., & Munday, P.L. (2012). Near-future carbon dioxide levels alter fish behaviour by interfering with neurotransmitter function. Nature Climate Change. 2: 201-204. doi:10.1038/nclimate1352
Watson, S.-A., Southgate, P.C., Miller, G.M., Moorhead, J.A. & Knauer, J. (2012). Ocean acidification and warming reduce juvenile survival of the fluted giant clam Tridacna squamosa. Molluscan Research. 32(3): 177-180. Full text. (Cover image)
Munday, P.L., McCormick, M.I., Meekan, M., Dixson, D.L., Watson, S.-A., Chivers, D.P. & Ferrari, M.C.O. (2012). Selective mortality associated with variation in CO2 tolerance in a marine fish. Ocean Acidification. 1: 1-5. doi: 10.2478/oac-2012-0001
Watson, S.-A., Southgate, P.C., Tyler, P.A. & Peck, L.S. (2009). Early larval development of the Sydney rock oyster Saccostrea glomerata under near-future predictions of CO2-driven ocean acidification. Journal of Shellfish Research. 28(3): 431-437. doi: 10.2983/035.028.0302 [Most cited paper in the journal, April 2014.]
Policy statement
Nadler, L.E., Doo, S.S., Madin, E.M.P. & Watson, S.-A. (2016) Science-Based Policy Plan for Australia’s Coral Reefs. Australian Coral Reef Society. pdf
Pre-print
Munday, P.L, Welch, M.J., Allan, B.J.M., Watson, S.-A., McMahon, S. & McCormick, M.I. (2016). Effects of elevated CO2 on predator avoidance behaviour by reef fishes is not altered by experimental test water. bioRxiv doi: 10.1101/050062
