Dr Anne Brearley
Honorary Research Fellow
Contact details
| Address | School of Plant Biology The University of Western Australia (M470) 35 Stirling Highway CRAWLEY WA 6009 Australia |
|---|---|
| Phone | 6488 2265 |
| Fax | 6488 1001 |
| abrear@cyllene.uwa.edu.au |
Key research
- Macrofauna in seagrass communities. Estuarine ecology
Major research interests
- Ecology of invertebrates in seagrasses and algal habitats
- Estuarine environments
Publications
Brearley, A. (1997) Seagrasses and boring isopods from the Wallabi Islands, Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia. Proceedings of the Seventh International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of the Houtman Abrolhos, Western Australia 63-74.
Brearley, A. (2003) Pholadidae and Teredinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) collected from mangrove habitats on the Burrup Peninsula, Western Australia. In FE Wells, Di Walker and Di Jones (eds) The marine flora and fauna of the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australian Museum IN PRESS.
Brearley, A. and Walker, D. I. (1993) Isopod borers in seagrass species from south Western Australia. In: Wells, F. E., Walker, D. I., Kirkman, H. and Lethbridge, R. (Eds.) Proceedings of the Fifth International Marine Biological Workshop, Rottnest Island 1991. The Marine Flora and Fauna of Rottnest Island, Western Australia. Western Australian Museum, Perth 415-428.
Brearley, A. and Walker, D. I. (1995) Isopod miners in the leaves of two Western Australian Posidonia species. Aquatic Botany 52: 163-181.
Brearley, A. and Walker, D. I. (1996) Burrow structure and effects of burrowing isopods (Limnoriidae) in southwestern Australian Posidonia meadows. Proceedings of the International Seagrass Biology Workshop, Rottnest Island, Western Australia. 25-29 January 1996.
Brearley, A. and Wells, F.E. 2000. Invertebrate fauna in seagrasses on Success Bank, Western Australia. Biologia Marina Mediterranea.7: 199-202.
Brearley, A., Chalermwat, K and Kakhai, N. 2003 Pholadidae and Teredinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) collected from mangrove habitats Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia Proceedings of the International Marine Biology Workshop, Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia. In Press.
Gambi, M.C., van Tussenbroek, Brigitta I. and Brearley, A. 2003. Mesofaunal borers in seagrasses: world-wide occurrence and a new record of boring polychaetes in the Mexican Caribbean. Aquatic Botany 76: 65-77.
Jernakoff, P., Brearley, A. and Nielsen, J. (1996) Factors affecting grazer-epiphyte interactions in temperate seagrass meadows. Oceanography and Marine Biology: an annual review. 34: 109-162.
Kendrick, G. A. and Brearley, A. (1997) Influence of Sargassum spp. attached to rhodoliths on sampling effort and demographic analyses of Sargassum spp. (Sargassaceae, Phaeophyta) attached to a reef. Botanica Marina 40: 517-521.
Kendrick, G. W. and Brearley, A. (1984) A new species of Tellina (Tellinides) (Bivalvia: Tellinidae) from Western Australia. Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia. 6 (3-4): 181-190.
Slack-Smith, S. M. and Brearley, A. (1987) Musculista senhousia (Benson, 1942); a mussel recently introduced into the Swan River estuary, Western Australia. (Mollusca: Mytilidae). Records of the Western Australian Museum 13 (2): 225-230.
Van Tussenbroek, B. I and Brearley, A. (1998) Isopod burrowing in leaves of turtle grass, Thalassia testudinum, in a Mexican Caribbean reef lagoon. Marine and Freshwater Research 49: 525-531.
Brearley, A. (2003) Pholadidae and Teredinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) collected from mangrove habitats on the Burrup Peninsula, Western Australia. In FE Wells, Di Walker and Di Jones (eds) The marine flora and fauna of the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australian Museum IN PRESS.
Brearley, A. and Walker, D. I. (1993) Isopod borers in seagrass species from south Western Australia. In: Wells, F. E., Walker, D. I., Kirkman, H. and Lethbridge, R. (Eds.) Proceedings of the Fifth International Marine Biological Workshop, Rottnest Island 1991. The Marine Flora and Fauna of Rottnest Island, Western Australia. Western Australian Museum, Perth 415-428.
Brearley, A. and Walker, D. I. (1995) Isopod miners in the leaves of two Western Australian Posidonia species. Aquatic Botany 52: 163-181.
Brearley, A. and Walker, D. I. (1996) Burrow structure and effects of burrowing isopods (Limnoriidae) in southwestern Australian Posidonia meadows. Proceedings of the International Seagrass Biology Workshop, Rottnest Island, Western Australia. 25-29 January 1996.
Brearley, A. and Wells, F.E. 2000. Invertebrate fauna in seagrasses on Success Bank, Western Australia. Biologia Marina Mediterranea.7: 199-202.
Brearley, A., Chalermwat, K and Kakhai, N. 2003 Pholadidae and Teredinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) collected from mangrove habitats Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia Proceedings of the International Marine Biology Workshop, Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia. In Press.
Gambi, M.C., van Tussenbroek, Brigitta I. and Brearley, A. 2003. Mesofaunal borers in seagrasses: world-wide occurrence and a new record of boring polychaetes in the Mexican Caribbean. Aquatic Botany 76: 65-77.
Jernakoff, P., Brearley, A. and Nielsen, J. (1996) Factors affecting grazer-epiphyte interactions in temperate seagrass meadows. Oceanography and Marine Biology: an annual review. 34: 109-162.
Kendrick, G. A. and Brearley, A. (1997) Influence of Sargassum spp. attached to rhodoliths on sampling effort and demographic analyses of Sargassum spp. (Sargassaceae, Phaeophyta) attached to a reef. Botanica Marina 40: 517-521.
Kendrick, G. W. and Brearley, A. (1984) A new species of Tellina (Tellinides) (Bivalvia: Tellinidae) from Western Australia. Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia. 6 (3-4): 181-190.
Slack-Smith, S. M. and Brearley, A. (1987) Musculista senhousia (Benson, 1942); a mussel recently introduced into the Swan River estuary, Western Australia. (Mollusca: Mytilidae). Records of the Western Australian Museum 13 (2): 225-230.
Van Tussenbroek, B. I and Brearley, A. (1998) Isopod burrowing in leaves of turtle grass, Thalassia testudinum, in a Mexican Caribbean reef lagoon. Marine and Freshwater Research 49: 525-531.
Future research
Macrofaunal grazing of seagrasses,
Invertebrate communities,
Estuarine ecosystem processes and health
Invertebrate communities,
Estuarine ecosystem processes and health
Funding received
Ernest Hodgkin Trust for Estuary Education and Research to write the book Ernest Hodgkin’s SWANLAND Estuaries and Coastal Lagoons of South-Western Australia
Industrial relevance
Community ecology
Environmental education
Environmental education
Memberships
Australian Marine Sciences Association, Royal Society
Previous positions
Research grant Cockburn Cement: Ecological Significance of Seagrass – Invertebrate fauna
New and noteworthy
Author book Ernest Hodgkin’s SWANLAND Estuaries and coastal lagoons of south–western Australia
Current projects
Promotion of SWANLAND book
Research profile
