Publications
Book Chapter
Browne, Nicola K., Cuttler, Michael, Moon, Katie, Morgan, Kyle, Ross, Claire L., Castro-Sanguino, Carolina, Kennedy, Emma, Harris, Dan, Barnes, Peter, Bauman, Andrew, Beetham, Eddie, Bonesso, Joshua, Bozec, Yves-Marie, Cornwall, Christopher, Dee, Shannon, DeCarlo, Thomas, D’Olivo, Juan P., Doropoulos, Christopher, Evans, Richard D., Eyre, Bradley, Gatenby, Peter, Gonzalez, Manuel, Hamylton, Sarah, Hansen, Jeff, Lowe, Ryan, Mallela, Jennie, O’Leary, Michael, Roff, George, Saunders, Benjamin J. and Zweilfer, Adi (2021). Predicting responses of geo-ecological carbonate reef systems to climate change: a conceptual model and review. Oceanography and marine biology: an annual review. (pp. 229-370) edited by S. J. Hawkins, A. J. Lemasson, A. L. Allcock, A. E. Bates, M. Byrne, A. J. Evans, L. B. Firth, E. M. Marzinelli, B. D. Russell, I. P. Smith, S. E. Swearer and P. A. Todd. Boca Raton, FL, United States: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/9781003138846-4
Journal Articles
Cornwall, Christopher E., Carlot, Jérémy, Branson, Oscar, Courtney, Travis A., Harvey, Ben P., Perry, Chris T., Andersson, Andreas J., Diaz-Pulido, Guillermo, Johnson, Maggie D., Kennedy, Emma, Krieger, Erik C., Mallela, Jennie, McCoy, Sophie J., Nugues, Maggy M., Quinter, Evan, Ross, Claire L., Ryan, Emma, Saderne, Vincent and Comeau, Steeve (2023). Crustose coralline algae can contribute more than corals to coral reef carbonate production. Communications Earth and Environment, 4 (1) 105, 1-12. doi: 10.1038/s43247-023-00766-w
Roelfsema, Chris M., Lyons, Mitchell B., Castro-Sanguino, Carolina, Kovacs, Eva M., Callaghan, David, Wettle, Magnus, Markey, Kathryn, Borrego-Acevedo, Rodney, Tudman, Paul, Roe, Meredith, Kennedy, Emma V., Gonzalez-Rivero, Manuel, Murray, Nicholas and Phinn, Stuart R. (2021). How Much Shallow Coral Habitat Is There on the Great Barrier Reef?. Remote Sensing, 13 (21) 4343, 4343. doi: 10.3390/rs13214343
Ahmadia, Gabby N., Cheng, Samantha H., Andradi-Brown, Dominic A., Baez, Stacy K., Barnes, Megan D., Bennett, Nathan J., Campbell, Stuart J., Darling, Emily S., Estradivari, Emily S., Gill, David, Gress, Erika, Gurney, Georgina G., Horigue, Vera, Jakub, Raymond, Kennedy, Emma V., Mahajan, Shauna L., Mangubhai, Sangeeta, Matsuda, Shayle B., Muthiga, Nyawira A., Navarro, Michael O., Santodomingo, Nadia, Vallès, Henri, Veverka, Laura, Villagomez, Angelo, Wenger, Amelia S. and Wosu, Adaoma (2021). Limited progress in improving gender and geographic representation in coral reef science. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8 731037. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.731037
Kennedy, Emma V., Roelfsema, Chris M., Lyons, Mitchell B., Kovacs, Eva M., Borrego-Acevedo, Rodney, Roe, Meredith, Phinn, Stuart R., Larsen, Kirk, Murray, Nicholas J., Yuwono, Doddy, Wolff, Jeremy and Tudman, Paul (2021). Reef Cover, a coral reef classification for global habitat mapping from remote sensing. Scientific Data, 8 (1) 196, 196. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-00958-z
Cornwall, Christopher E., Comeau, Steeve, Kornder, Niklas A., Perry, Chris T., van Hooidonk, Ruben, DeCarlo, Thomas M., Pratchett, Morgan S., Anderson, Kristen D., Browne, Nicola, Carpenter, Robert, Diaz-Pulido, Guillermo, D’Olivo, Juan P., Doo, Steve S., Figueiredo, Joana, Fortunato, Sofia A. V., Kennedy, Emma, Lantz, Coulson A., McCulloch, Malcolm T., González-Rivero, Manuel, Schoepf, Verena, Smithers, Scott G. and Lowe, Ryan J. (2021). Global declines in coral reef calcium carbonate production under ocean acidification and warming. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 118 (21) e2015265118, 1-10. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2015265118
Murray, Nicholas J., Kennedy, Emma V., alvarez-Romero, Jorge G. and Lyons, Mitchell B. (2021). Data freshness in ecology and conservation. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 36 (6), 485-487. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2021.03.005
Roelfsema, Chris M., Lyons, Mitchell, Murray, Nicholas, Kovacs, Eva M., Kennedy, Emma, Markey, Kathryn, Borrego-Acevedo, Rodney, Ordoñez Alvarez, Alexandra, Say, Chantel, Tudman, Paul, Roe, Meredith, Wolff, Jeremy, Traganos, Dimosthenis, Asner, Gregory P., Bambic, Brianna, Free, Brian, Fox, Helen E., Lieb, Zoe and Phinn, Stuart R. (2021). Workflow for the generation of expert-derived training and validation data: a view to global scale habitat mapping. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8 643381, 1-13. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.643381
Rodriguez-Ramirez, Alberto, González-Rivero, Manuel, Beijbom, Oscar, Bailhache, Christophe, Bongaerts, Pim, Brown, Kristen T., Bryant, Dominic E. P., Dalton, Peter, Dove, Sophie, Ganase, Anjani, Kennedy, Emma V., Kim, Catherine J. S., Lopez-Marcano, Sebastian, Neal, Benjamin P., Radice, Veronica Z., Vercelloni, Julie, Beyer, Hawthorne L. and Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove (2020). A contemporary baseline record of the world’s coral reefs. Scientific Data, 7 (1) 355, 1-15. doi: 10.1038/s41597-020-00698-6
Kennedy, Emma V., Vercelloni, Julie, Neal, Benjamin P., Ambariyanto, Bryant, Dominic E. P., Ganase, Anjani, Gartrell, Patrick, Brown, Kristen, Kim, Catherine J. S., Hudatwi, Mu’alimah, Hadi, Abdul, Prabowo, Agus, Prihatinningsih, Puji, Haryanta, Sutris, Markey, Kathryn, Green, Susannah, Dalton, Peter, Lopez-Marcano, Sebastian, Rodriguez-Ramirez, Alberto, Gonzalez-Rivero, Manuel and Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove (2020). Coral reef community changes in Karimunjawa National Park, Indonesia: assessing the efficacy of management in the face of local and global stressors. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 8 (10) 760, 760-27. doi: 10.3390/jmse8100760
Roelfsema, Chris M., Kovacs, Eva M., Ortiz, Juan Carlos, Callaghan, David P., Hock, Karlo, Mongin, Mathieu, Johansen, Kasper, Mumby, Peter J., Wettle, Magnus, Ronan, Mike, Lundgren, Petra, Kennedy, Emma V. and Phinn, Stuart R. (2020). Habitat maps to enhance monitoring and management of the Great Barrier Reef. Coral Reefs, 39 (4), 1039-1054. doi: 10.1007/s00338-020-01929-3
Lyons, Mitchell B., Roelfsema, Chris M., Kennedy, Emma V., Kovacs, Eva M., Borrego-Acevedo, Rodney, Markey, Kathryn, Roe, Meredith, Yuwono, Doddy M., Harris, Daniel L., Phinn, Stuart R., Asner, Gregory P., Li, Jiwei, Knapp, David E., Fabina, Nicholas S., Larsen, Kirk, Traganos, Dimosthenis and Murray, Nicholas J. (2020). Mapping the world's coral reefs using a global multiscale earth observation framework. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, 6 (4) rse2.157, 557-568. doi: 10.1002/rse2.157
Vercelloni, Julie, Liquet, Benoit, Kennedy, Emma V., González-Rivero, Manuel, Caley, M. Julian, Peterson, Erin E., Puotinen, Marji, Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove and Mengersen, Kerrie (2020). Forecasting intensifying disturbance effects on coral reefs. Global Change Biology, 26 (5) gcb.15059, 2785-2797. doi: 10.1111/gcb.15059
González-Rivero, Manuel, Beijbom, Oscar, Rodriguez-Ramirez, Alberto, Bryant, Dominic E. P., Ganase, Anjani, Gonzalez-Marrero, Yeray, Herrera-Reveles, Ana, Kennedy, Emma V., Kim, Catherine J. S., Lopez-Marcano, Sebastian, Markey, Kathryn, Neal, Benjamin P., Osborne, Kate, Reyes-Nivia, Catalina, Sampayo, Eugenia M., Stolberg, Kristin, Taylor, Abbie, Vercelloni, Julie, Wyatt, Mathew and Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove (2020). Monitoring of coral reefs using artificial intelligence: a feasible and cost-effective approach. Remote Sensing, 12 (3) 489, 489. doi: 10.3390/rs12030489
Li, Jiwei, Knapp, David E., Fabina, Nicholas S., Kennedy, Emma V., Larsen, Kirk, Lyons, Mitchell B., Murray, Nicholas J., Phinn, Stuart R., Roelfsema, Chris M. and Asner, Gregory P. (2020). A global coral reef probability map generated using convolutional neural networks. Coral Reefs, 39 (6), 1805-1815. doi: 10.1007/s00338-020-02005-6
Pendleton, Linwood H., Beyer, Hawthorne, Estradivari, Grose, Susan O., Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove, Karcher, Denis B., Kennedy, Emma, Llewellyn, Lyndon, Nys, Cecile, Shapiro, Aurélie, Jain, Rahul, Kuc, Katarzyna, Leatherland, Terry, O’Hainnin, Kira, Olmedo, Guillermo, Seow, Lynette and Tarsel, Mick (2019). Disrupting data sharing for a healthier ocean. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 76 (6), 1415-1423. doi: 10.1093/icesjms/fsz068
Kennedy, Emma V., Tonk, Linda, Foster, Nicola L., Mumby, Peter J. and Stevens, Jamie R. (2019). Temporal stability of Orbicella annularis symbioses: A case study in the Bahamas. Bulletin of Marine Science, 95 (2), 289-304. doi: 10.5343/bms.2018.0064
Kennedy, Emma V., Ordonez, Alexandra and Diaz-Pulido, Guillermo (2018). Coral bleaching in the southern inshore Great Barrier Reef: a case study from the Keppel Islands. Marine & Freshwater Research, 69 (1), 191-197. doi: 10.1071/MF16317
Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove, Kennedy, Emma V., Beyer, Hawthorne L., McClennen, Caleb and Possingham, Hugh P. (2018). Securing a long-term future for coral reefs. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 33 (12), 936-944. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2018.09.006
Beyer, Hawthorne L., Kennedy, Emma V., Beger, Maria, Chen, Chaolun Allen, Cinner, Joshua E., Darling, Emily S., Eakin, C. Mark, Gates, Ruth D., Heron, Scott F., Knowlton, Nancy, Obura, David O., Palumbi, Stephen R., Possingham, Hugh P., Puotinen, Marji, Runting, Rebecca K., Skirving, William J., Spalding, Mark, Wilson, Kerrie A., Wood, Sally, Veron, John E. and Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove (2018). Risk-sensitive planning for conserving coral reefs under rapid climate change. Conservation Letters, 11 (6) e12587, e12587. doi: 10.1111/conl.12587
Ordonez, Alexandra, Kennedy, Emma V. and Diaz-Pulido, Guillermo (2017). Reduced spore germination explains sensitivity of reef-building algae to climate change stressors. Plos One, 12 (12), e0189122. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0189122
Kennedy, Emma V., Ordonez, Alexandra, Lewis, Bonnie E. and Diaz-Pulido, Guillermo (2017). Comparison of recruitment tile materials for monitoring coralline algae responses to a changing climate. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 569, 129-144. doi: 10.3354/meps12076
Lewis, Bonnie, Kennedy, Emma V. and Diaz-Pulido, Guillermo (2017). Seasonal growth and calcification of a reef-building crustose coralline alga on the Great Barrier Reef. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 568, 73-86. doi: 10.3354/meps12074
Hughes, Terry P., Kerry, James T., Alvarez-Noriega, Mariana, Alvarez-Romero, Jorge G., Anderson, Kristen D., Baird, Andrew H., Babcock, Russell C., Beger, Maria, Bellwood, David R., Berkelmans, Ray, Bridge, Tom C., Butler, Ian R., Byrne, Maria, Cantin, Neal E., Comeau, Steeve, Connolly, Sean R., Cumming, Graeme S., Dalton, Steven J., Diaz-Pulido, Guillermo, Eakin, C. Mark, Figueira, Will F., Gilmour, James P., Harrison, Hugo B., Heron, Scott F., Hoey, Andrew S., Hobbs, Jean-Paul A., Hoogenboom, Mia O., Kennedy, Emma V., Kuo, Chao-yang ... Wilson, Shaun K. (2017). Global warming and recurrent mass bleaching of corals. Nature, 543 (7645), 373-377. doi: 10.1038/nature21707
Kennedy, Emma V., Tonk, Linda, Foster, Nicola L., Chollett, Iliana, Ortiz, Juan-Carlos, Dove, Sophie, Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove, Mumby, Peter J. and Stevens, Peter J. (2016). Symbiodinium biogeography tracks environmental patterns rather than host genetics in a key Caribbean reef-builder, Orbicella annularis. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 283 (1842) 20161938, 20161938. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2016.1938
Hamilton, P. B., Webster, T. M. Uren, Basiewicz, M., Kennedy, E. V., De-Bastos, E. S. R. and Mathews, F. (2015). A rapid PCR-based test for identification of fifteen British bat species. Conservation Genetics Resources, 7 (3), 651-657. doi: 10.1007/s12686-015-0470-2
Kennedy, Emma V., Foster, Nicola L., Mumby, Peter J. and Stevens, Jamie R. (2015). Widespread prevalence of cryptic Symbiodinium D in the key Caribbean reef builder, Orbicella annularis. Coral Reefs, 34 (2), 519-531. doi: 10.1007/s00338-015-1264-4
Kennedy, Emma V., Foster, Nicola L., Mumby, Peter J. and Stevens, Jamie R. (2015). Erratum to: Widespread prevalence of cryptic Symbiodinium D in the key Caribbean reef builder, Orbicella annularis. Coral Reefs, 34 (2), 533-533. doi: 10.1007/s00338-015-1282-2
Kennedy, Emma V., Perry, Chris T., Halloran, Paul R., Iglesias-Prieto, Roberto, Schoenberg, Christine H. L., Wisshak, Max, Form, Armin U., Carricart-Ganivet, Juan P., Fine, Maoz, Eakin, C. Mark and Mumby, Peter J. (2013). Avoiding coral reef functional collapse requires local and global action. Current Biology, 23 (10), 912-918. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.04.020
Harborne, Alastair R., Mumby, Peter J., Kennedy, Emma V. and Ferrari, Renata (2011). Biotic and multi-scale abiotic controls of habitat quality: their effect on coral-reef fishes. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 437 (15), 201-214. doi: 10.3354/meps09280
Kennedy, E. V., Holderied, M. W., Mair, J. M., Guzman, H. M. and Simpson, S. D. (2010). Spatial patterns in reef-generated noise relate to habitats and communities: Evidence from a Panamanian case study. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 395 (1-2), 85-92. doi: 10.1016/j.jembe.2010.08.017
Conference Paper
Research Report
Desbiens, Amelia, Roff, George, Razak, Tries B., Wolfe, Kennedy, Emslie, Michael J., Hoey, Andrew, Kennedy, Emma V., Thompson, Angus, Adams, Matthew P., Baird, Mark, Chaloupka, Milani, Diaz-Pulido, Guillermo, Mongin, Mathieu and Mumby, Peter J. (2021). Integrative carbonate budget model of the Great Barrier Reef. Cairns, QLD Australia: Reef and Rainforest Research Centre.
Data Collections
González-Rivero, Manuel, Rodriguez-Ramirez, Alberto, Beijbom, Oscar, Dalton, Peter, Kennedy, Emma V., Neal, Benjamin P., Vercelloni, Julie, Bongaerts, Pim, Ganase, Anjani, Bryant, Dominic E.P., Brown, Kristen, Kim, Catherine, Radice, Veronica Z., Lopez-Marcano, Sebastian, Dove, Sophie, Bailhache, Christophe, Beyer, Hawthorne L. and Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove (2019). Seaview Survey Photo-quadrat and Image Classification Dataset. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/uql.2019.930
Beyer, Hawthorne L., Kennedy, Emma V., Wood, Sally, Puotinen, Marji, Skirving, William and Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove (2019). 50 Reefs Global Coral Ocean Warming, Connectivity and Cyclone Dataset. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/uql.2019.782