By Dr Katherine Ann Dafforn

Journal articles

Allen JR; Firth LB; Bishop MJ; Dafforn KA; Grasselli F; Hanley ME; Knights AM; Mayer-Pinto M; McQuatters-Gollop A; O’Shaughnessy KA; Porri F; Smith RK; Strain EMA; Lemasson AJ, 2026, 'Global evidence for the ecological effects of greening of grey infrastructure: a systematic review protocol', Environmental Evidence, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13750-026-00382-z

Jung EMU; Ferretto G; Dafforn KA; Mayer-Pinto M; Kilminster K; Gopakumar A; Whitney M; Gribben PE; Kendrick GA, 2026, 'Sediment capping causes metabolic stress and hydrogen sulfide intrusion in Posidonia australis: Implications for seagrass restoration', Marine Pollution Bulletin, 232, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2026.120077

Gopakumar A; Billah MM; Vezzi A; De Pascale F; De Battisti D; Bonato M; Dafforn KA; Airoldi L, 2026, 'Microbial Diversity, Structure and Predicted Carbon-cycling Pathways Show Partial Convergence in Restored and Natural Salt Marshes in Venice Lagoon.', Microb Ecol, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00248-026-02836-w

Dafforn KA; Borrelli M; Bosma K; Byrnes JEK; Castro-Diaz L; Chen RF; Christo J; Cook D; Peri F; Shoer R; Albert M; Bradley K; Firth L; Kent D; Knisel J; Lopez D; Morris CR; Novelly A; Nurse L; Osgood C; Plesset S; Solomon E; Thornber C; Sosa MT; Zlevor E; Kirshen P, 2026, 'A climate services organization supporting coastal resilience: lessons from the Stone Living Lab', Climatic Change, 179, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10584-026-04243-z

Dodds KC; Dafforn KA; Bishop MJ, 2026, 'It is not all black and white—The effects of substrate brightness on the intertidal communities of seawalls', Journal of Applied Ecology, 63, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.70441

Ferretto G; Jung EMU; Gribben PE; Verduin J; Vergés A; Mayer-Pinto M; Dafforn KA; Gopakumar A; Marzinelli EM; Jongen R; Kendrick GA, 2026, 'Limitations of using repurposed dredged sediments and seabed capping for Posidonia australis restoration', Marine Pollution Bulletin, 227, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2026.119469

Filippini G; Bugnot AB; O'Connor W; Gribben PE; Varkey DR; Paulsen IT; Dafforn KA, 2026, 'Marine heatwaves alter shell microbiomes and denitrification capacity: An oyster family-specific response', Marine Pollution Bulletin, 227, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2026.119503

Allen JR; Lemasson AJ; Bishop MJ; Dafforn KA; Dodds KC; Hanley ME; Knights AM; Mayer-Pinto M; McQuatters-Gollop A; Vozzo ML; Firth LB, 2026, 'Sector expert and public perceptions of greening of grey infrastructure: a case study in Britain’s Ocean City', Urban Ecosystems, 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11252-026-01943-3

Jongen R; Gribben PE; Dafforn KA; Mayer-Pinto M; Marzinelli EM, 2026, 'Sediment and rhizosphere microbes mediate seagrass growth responses to below-ground nutrient limitation and enrichment', Journal of Ecology, 114, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.70327

Firth LB; Desiderato A; Knights AM; Aguirre JD; Astudillo JC; Azofeifa-Solano JC; Bilton DT; Chee SY; Christie HC; Christofoletti RA; Curd A; Dafforn KA; Dethier MN; Dong YW; Droual G; Dubois SF; Espinosa F; Evans AJ; Foggo A; Hawkins SJ; Hanley ME; Harvey BP; Heery E; Hong S; Hsiung AR; Hui TTY; Humet M; Iken K; Jethva SB; Kim JH; Kon K; Konar B; Kundu RS; Lau JWT; Leung KMY; Li XX; Sun YX; Lima FP; Lis E; Liversage K; Loke LHL; Martinez AS; Mayer-Pinto M; Mendonça V; McQuaid CD; Moore PJ; Morris RL; Msangameno D; Nieto-Vilela R; Ondiviela B; Oróstica MH; Ostalé-Valriberas E; Palomo MG; Rinde E; Seabra R; Sibaja-Cordero JA; Silva A; Strain EMA; Todd P; Turner MS; Vinagre C; Wangkulangkul K; Want A; Sempere-Valverde J, 2026, 'Micro-Refuges or Ecological Traps: Context-Dependent Effects of Rock Pools on Intertidal Biodiversity Across Latitudes', Global Ecology and Biogeography, 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/geb.70208

Gopakumar A; Airoldi L; Dixon R; Dafforn KA, 2026, 'Functional equivalence in early-stage decomposition between restored and remnant salt marshes despite differences in associated microbial communities', Journal of Environmental Management, 398, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.128431

Lowe RJ; Perez P; Ierodiaconou D; Zitoun R; Dafforn KA; Glamore W; Hague BS; Hooper M; Jenkins J; Miot Da Silva G; Mayer-Pinto M; Morris RL; Twomey L; Wang XH; Babanin A; Barratt J; Bishop MJ; Jolliffe CD; Derkani MH; Elrick-Barr CE; Griffin DA; Hansen J; Khan SS; Mrazova J; Rogers AA; Van Rooijen A; Smithers S; Splinter KD; Swearer SE; Vila-Concejo A; Williams G, 2026, 'A national vision for science-enabled coastal and urban development in Australia', Australian Journal of Maritime and Ocean Affairs, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/18366503.2026.2684382

Coleman MA; Bay LK; Bairos-Novak KR; Fischer M; Bell-James J; Bishop MJ; Bugnot AB; Doropoulos C; Dwyer PG; Mayer-Pinto M; Morris RL; Rogers AA; Vergés A; Waltham NJ; Wood G; Adyel TM; Bustamante RH; Copeland C; Dafforn KA; Glamore W; Glasby TM; Layton C; Lovelock CE; Marzinelli EM; McDonald JI; Sinclair EA; Strain EMA; Taylor B; Trebilco R; Twomey AJ; Woehler EJ; Young MA; Saunders MI, 2026, 'Advancing coastal and marine ecological restoration in Australia', Australian Journal of Maritime and Ocean Affairs, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/18366503.2026.2672848

Janssen AR; Bishop MJ; Mayer-Pinto M; Dafforn KA, 2026, 'Differential copper stress responses in populations of the golden kelp Ecklonia radiata', Marine Pollution Bulletin, 222, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.118934

Janssen AR; Mayer-Pinto M; Bishop MJ; O'Hare JA; Stow AJ; Dafforn KA, 2026, 'Genetic differentiation of habitat-forming kelp Ecklonia radiata across an urban estuary', Marine Environmental Research, 213, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2025.107613

MacIntosh AE; Cresswell T; Koppel DJ; Hirth GA; Tinker RA; Dafforn KA; Chariton A; Penrose B; Langendam AD, 2026, 'To leave or not to leave: a tiered assessment of the impacts of scale residue from decommissioned offshore oil and gas infrastructure in australia', Annals of the ICRP, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/01466453251412155

Dafforn KA; Clark GF; Poore AGB; Verges A, 2026, 'Emma Johnston (1973-2025) Obituary', NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION, 10, pp. 622 - 623, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41559-026-03018-0

Barros TL; Mayer-Pinto M; Dafforn KA; Simpson SL; Farrell M; Bracewell SA; Johnston EL, 2025, 'Impact of wildfires on sediment quality in estuaries in New South Wales, Australia', Chemosphere, 385, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144604

Vozzo ML; Bishop MJ; Dafforn KA; Mayer-Pinto M, 2025, 'Ecological effects of habitat complexity vary with intertidal elevation: Implications for seawall eco-engineering', Journal of Applied Ecology, 62, pp. 2018 - 2035, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.70068

Renn C; Vadillo Gonzalez S; Marzinelli EM; Dafforn KA; Hart J; Voerman SE; Firth LB; Gribben PE, 2025, 'Propagule pressure and native macrophyte biomass mediate the success of an invasive alga: the role of below-ground microbial communities', Biological Invasions, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10530-025-03599-0

Bauer F; Knights AM; Hanley ME; Griffin JN; Foggo A; Brown A; Bishop MJ; Dafforn KA; Mayer-Pinto M; Firth LB, 2025, 'Thermal patterns on eco-engineered coastal infrastructure depend on topographic complexity and spatial scale', Ecological Engineering, 215, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2025.107596

Dafforn K, 2025, 'Future-proofing our ports against biological invasion', Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 73, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2025.101518

Dodds KC; Vozzo ML; Mayer-Pinto M; Dafforn KA; Bishop MJ, 2025, 'Stakeholders support marine eco-engineering, but what are the perceived benefits and who should pay?', People and Nature, 7, pp. 653 - 667, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10795

Schaefer N; Bishop MJ; Herbert B; Hoey AS; Mayer-Pinto M; Sherman CDH; Foster-Thorpe C; Vozzo ML; Dafforn KA, 2025, 'Major global ports alter light regimes for marine biofouling communities', Journal of Environmental Management, 374, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.124119

Schaefer N; Hoey AS; Bishop MJ; Bugnot AB; Herbert B; Mayer-Pinto M; Sherman CDH; Foster-Thorpe C; Vozzo ML; Dafforn KA, 2025, 'Shining the light on marine infrastructure: The use of artificial light to manipulate benthic marine communities', Journal of Applied Ecology, 62, pp. 220 - 230, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14843

Ferrario J; Giachetti CB; Dafforn KA; Peters K, 2025, 'Editorial: Bridging knowledge gaps in marine biological invasions', Frontiers in Marine Science, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2025.1670392

Ferguson A; Filippini G; Potts J; Bugnot AB; Johnston EL; Rao S; Ruszczyk J; Dafforn KA, 2024, 'Benthic Processes are an Important Indicator of Eutrophication in Intermittently Open and Closed Lakes and Lagoons', Estuaries and Coasts, 47, pp. 2324 - 2340, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12237-024-01430-y

Palmer J; Bugnot AB; Filippini G; Gribben PE; Varkey D; Erickson K; Dafforn KA, 2024, 'The influence of bioturbator activity on sediment bacterial structure and function is moderated by environment', Marine Environmental Research, 201, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2024.106702

Vozzo ML; Bishop MJ; Dafforn KA; Steinberg PD; Strain EMA; Pinto MM, 2024, 'From experiment to intervention: A case study of scaling up marine eco-engineering from research to application', Environmental Science and Policy, 158, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2024.103800

Schaefer N; Dafforn KA; Johnston EL; Clark GF; Mayer-Pinto M, 2024, 'Investigating the interactive effects of habitat type and light intensity on rocky shores', Oecologia, 205, pp. 627 - 642, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00442-024-05591-2

Janssen AR; Bishop MJ; Mayer-Pinto M; Dafforn KA, 2024, 'Morpho-physiological traits and tissue burdens of Ecklonia radiata linked to environmental variation in an urban estuary', Marine Environmental Research, 199, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2024.106572

MacIntosh A; Dafforn K; Chariton A; Koppel D; Cresswell T; Gissi F, 2024, 'Response of Microbial Communities to Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material–Contaminated Sediments: A Microcosm-Based Study', Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 43, pp. 1648 - 1661, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/etc.5887

Schaefer N; Bishop MJ; Bugnot AB; Foster-Thorpe C; Herbert B; Hoey AS; Mayer-Pinto M; Nakagawa S; Sherman CDH; Vozzo ML; Dafforn KA, 2024, 'Influence of habitat features on the colonisation of native and non-indigenous species', Marine Environmental Research, 198, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2024.106498

Firth LB; Bone J; Bartholomew A; Bishop MJ; Bugnot A; Bulleri F; Chee SY; Claassens L; Dafforn KA; Fairchild TP; Hall AE; Hanley ME; Komyakova V; Lemasson AJ; Loke LHL; Mayer-Pinto M; Morris R; Naylor L; Perkins MJ; Pioch S; Porri F; O'Shaughnessy KA; Schaefer N; Strain EA; Toft JD; Waltham N; Aguilera M; Airoldi L; Bauer F; Brooks P; Burt J; Clubley C; Cordell JR; Espinosa F; Evans AJ; Farrugia-Drakard V; Froneman W; Griffin JN; Hawkins SJ; Heery E; Herbert RJH; Jones E; Leung KMY; Moore P; Sempere-Valverde J; Sengupta D; Sheaves M; Swearer S; Thompson RC; Todd P; Knights AM, 2024, 'Coastal greening of grey infrastructure: An update on the state of the art', Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Maritime Engineering, 177, pp. 35 - 67, http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/jmaen.2023.003

Steinberg RK; Turnbull J; Ainsworth TD; Dafforn KA; Poore AGB; Johnston EL, 2024, 'Impacts of necrotising disease on the Endangered cauliflower soft coral (Dendronephthya australis)', Marine and Freshwater Research, 75, pp. null - null, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/MF23144

Walker LDA; Gribben PE; Glasby TM; Marzinelli EM; Varkey DR; Dafforn KA, 2024, 'Above and below-ground bacterial communities shift in seagrass beds with warmer temperatures', Frontiers in Marine Science, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1374946

Schaefer N; Bishop MJ; Bugnot AB; Herbert B; Hoey AS; Mayer-Pinto M; Sherman CDH; Foster-Thorpe C; Vozzo ML; Dafforn KA, 2024, 'Variable effects of substrate colour and microtexture on sessile marine taxa in Australian estuaries', Biofouling, 40, pp. 223 - 234, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08927014.2024.2332710

Filippini G; Bugnot AB; Varkey DR; Siboni N; Ferguson A; Gribben PE; Erickson K; Palmer J; Dafforn KA, 2023, 'Nitrogen-cycling genes in oyster reefs and surrounding sediments: Relationships with environmental factors and respective nitrogen rates', Marine Pollution Bulletin, 197, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115710

Filippini G; Bugnot AB; Ferguson A; Gribben PE; Palmer J; Erickson K; Dafforn KA, 2023, 'The influence of oyster reefs and surrounding sediments on nitrogen removal – An in-situ study along the East coast of Australia', Environmental Research, 237, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.116947

MacIntosh A; Dafforn K; Penrose B; Chariton A; Cresswell T, 2023, 'Assessing the ecological impacts of NORM-contaminated scale on marine infauna using sediment microcosms', Chemosphere, 340, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139939

Gonzalez SV; Dafforn KA; Gribben PE; O'Connor WA; Johnston EL, 2023, 'Organic enrichment reduces sediment bacterial and archaeal diversity, composition, and functional profile independent of bioturbator activity', Marine Pollution Bulletin, 196, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115608

Bishop M; Vozzo M; Mayer-Pinto M; Dafforn K, 2023, 'BIODIVERSITY BENEFITS OF SCALING UP MARINE ECO-ENGINEERING', Proceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference

Dafforn K; Vozzo M; Fuchert T; Mayer-Pinto M; Bishop M, 2023, 'CAN LIVING SEAWALLS BE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE BIOSECURITY?', Proceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference

Pinto MM; Bishop M; Dafforn K; Vozzo M, 2023, 'FROM EXPERIMENT TO INTERVENTION: SCALING UP MARINE ECO-ENGINEERING', Coastal Engineering Proceedings, pp. 176 - 176, http://dx.doi.org/10.9753/icce.v37.management.176

Trethewy M; Mayer-Pinto M; Dafforn KA, 2023, 'Urban shading and artificial light at night alter natural light regimes and affect marine intertidal assemblages', Marine Pollution Bulletin, 193, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115203

Stelling-Wood TP; Gribben PE; Birch G; Bishop MJ; Blount C; Booth DJ; Brown C; Bruce E; Bugnot AB; Byrne M; Creese RG; Dafforn KA; Dahlenburg J; Doblin MA; Fellowes TE; Fowler AM; Gibbs MC; Glamore W; Glasby TM; Hay AC; Kelaher B; Knott NA; Larkum AWD; Parker LM; Marzinelli EM; Mayer-Pinto M; Morgan B; Murray SA; Rees MJ; Ross PM; Roughan M; Saintilan N; Scanes E; Seymour JR; Schaefer N; Suthers IM; Taylor MD; Williamson JE; Vila Concejo A; Whittington RJ; Figueira WF, 2023, 'A deep dive into the ecology of Gamay (Botany Bay, Australia): Current knowledge and future priorities for this highly modified coastal waterway', Marine and Freshwater Research, 74, pp. 1003 - 1025, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/MF22268

Bugnot AB; Dafforn KA; Erickson K; McGrath A; O'Connor WA; Gribben PE, 2023, 'Reintroducing a keystone bioturbator can facilitate microbial bioremediation in urban polluted sediments', Environmental Pollution, 324, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121419

Schaefer N; Mayer-Pinto M; Johnston EL; Dafforn KA, 2023, 'Understanding the role of microhabitats in intertidal rock pools to guide future eco-engineering designs', Marine Biology, 170, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-023-04196-2

Mayer-Pinto M; Bugnot AB; Johnston EL; Potts J; Airoldi L; Glasby TM; Strain EMA; Scanes P; Ushiama S; Dafforn KA, 2023, 'Physical and biogenic complexity mediates ecosystem functions in urban sessile marine communities', Journal of Applied Ecology, 60, pp. 480 - 493, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14347

Bracewell SA; Barros TL; Mayer-Pinto M; Dafforn KA; Simpson SL; Johnston EL, 2023, 'Contaminant pulse following wildfire is associated with shifts in estuarine benthic communities', Environmental Pollution, 316, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120533

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