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Robin Beaman


Robin Beaman

James Cook University  (Australia)


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I am a Marine Geologist at the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, James Cook University in Cairns, Australia. Even though my research base is in northern Australia, my research projects span from polar to tropical seas. I have worked on ocean-going ships for over two decades.My role as an ocean mapping scientist is to conduct research on the geological characterisation of the seabed, and the mapping of living resources and habitats. My focus is to understand the relationships between the physical environment of the seabed and the distribution of marine life on the seafloor.It is important to understand the physical-biological relationships on the seabed, as then we can then make predictions about where we can expect to find similar marine life. This knowledge is very useful for resource managers who make vital decisions about where to protect and preserve marine life - even in the deep sea.My ocean mapping research uses geographic information systems (digital maps), multibeam and sidescan sonar, sub-bottom profilers, underwater video or still imagery, and sediment and water sampling instruments.

Publications

  Please note that only publications relevant to mesophotic reefs are indexed.

Topography, substratum and benthic macrofaunal relationships on a tropical mesophotic shelf margin, central Great Barrier Reef, Australia | article
Bridge TCL, Done TJ, Beaman RJ, Friedman A, Williams SB, Pizarro O, Webster JM (2011)
Coral Reefs 30:143-153

Mesophotic coral ecosystems on the walls of Coral Sea atolls | article
Bongaerts P, Bridge TCL, Kline DI, Muir PR, Wallace CC, Beaman RJ, Hoegh-Guldberg O (2011)
Coral Reefs 30:335

From corals to canyons: The Great Barrier Reef Margin | article
Webster JM, Beaman RJ, Bridge T, Davies PJ, Byrne M, Williams S, Manning P, Pizarro O, Thornborough K, Woolsey E, Thomas A, Tudhope S (2008)
Eos Trans A G U 89:217-218

Submerged banks in the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, greatly increase available coral reef habitat | article
Harris PT, Bridge TCL, Beaman RJ, Webster JM, Nichol SL, Brooke BP (2012)
ICES J Mar Sci 70:284-293

Variability in mesophotic coral reef communities along the Great Barrier Reef, Australia | article
Bridge TCL, Done TJ, Friedman A, Beaman RJ, Williams SB, Pizarro O, Webster JM (2011)
Mar Ecol Prog Ser 428:63-75

Geomorphology of submerged reefs on the shelf edge of the Great Barrier Reef: The influence of oscillating Pleistocene sea-levels | article
Abbey E, Webster JM, Beaman RJ (2011)
Mar Geol 288:61-78

Predicting the Location and Spatial Extent of Submerged Coral Reef Habitat in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, Australia | article
Bridge T, Beaman R, Done T, Webster J (2012)
PLoS ONE 7:e48203

Habitats and Benthos at Hydrographers Passage, Great Barrier Reef, Australia | article
Beaman RJ, Bridge T, Done T, Webster JM, Williams S, Pizarro O (2011)
Seafloor Geomorphology as Benthic Habitat

Spatial patterns in the distribution of benthic assemblages across a large depth gradient in the Coral Sea, Australia | article
Beaman RJ, Bridge TC, Lüter C, Reitner J, Wörheide G (2016)
Marine Biodiversity 46:795-808

Seismic stratigraphy and development of the shelf-edge reefs of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia | article
Hinestrosa G, Webster JM, Beaman RJ, Anderson LM (2014)
Mar Geol 353:1-20

Deep-Reef Fish Communities of the Great Barrier Reef Shelf-Break: Trophic Structure and Habitat Associations | article
Sih TL, Daniell JJ, Bridge TCL, Beaman RJ, Cappo M, Kingsford MJ (2019)
Diversity

The Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea | chapter
Bridge TCL, Beaman RJ, Bongaerts P, Muir PR, Ekins M, Sih T (2019)
in: Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems, Coral Reefs of the World () by Loya Y, Puglise KA, Bridge TCL
five new species of black coral (anthozoa; antipatharia) from the great barrier reef and coral sea, australia | article
Horowitz J, Opresko D, Molodtsova TN, Beaman RJ, Cowman PF, Bridge TCL (2022)
Zootaxa 5213:1-35

Benthic communities of the lower mesophotic zone on One Tree shelf edge, southern Great Barrier Reef, Australia | article
Wright RM, Beaman RJ, Daniell J, Bridge TCL, Pall J, Webster JM (2023)
Mar Freshw Res 74:1178-1192

Morphotype differentiation in the Great Barrier Reef Halimeda bioherm carbonate factory: Internal architecture and surface geomorphometrics | article
McNeil MA, Nothdurft LD, Dyriw NJ, Webster JM, Beaman RJ (2021)
Depos Rec 7:176-199

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