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Research Interests & Current Projects

• Coral reef fish ecology: inter- and intra specific interactions, role of reef fishes in communities
• Early life history of reef fishes, particularly physiology and ecology of recruits: how do events occurring over the short settlement period influence population structure for reef fishes?
• Impacts of pollution on fitness of estuarine and marine fishes: can anthropogenic pollutants influence fitness of fishes? Can aspects of fish ecology and physiology act as effective biomonitors of pollution?
• Diet and condition of marine and estuarine fishes.
• Influence of herbivores on reef ecosystems.
• Modelling dynamics of fish ecology

View of Research sites at Lord Howe Island world heritage area. Copyright David Booth

Returning from a dive, Lord Howe Island world heritage area. Copyright Gigi Beretta.

Butterflyfish (Chaetodon tricinctus)  Lord Howe Island world heritage area.  Copyright David Booth.

Some of the Booth Fish Ecology Lab at UTS:  From Left to Right: E Buckle (PhD student Black cod) M Gregson (PhD student Butterflyfish), M Lockett (PhD introduced gobies), A Stauber (PhD frog ecology) B Brunton (Hons- now U Adelaide), A Wressnig (PhD: monocanthid ecology), R  Alquezar (PhD heavy metals and fish) K Parkinson (pipefish ecology) A  Cadick (Hons damselfish breeding), M Knight (UTS staff), J Upston (PhD fish and invert recruitment), T Trnski (PhD sparid larval supply), D Booth,  M Hixon (Oregon state- Booth PhD advisor)

PUBLICATIONS as at 1 July 2007

International Refereed Book Chapters

1. Harrison, P and D. Booth (in press) “Marine Ecology and Australian Perspective” Oxford Press.



2. Booth DJ and Figueira WF (in press.) “Population dynamics: Resistance and buffer capacity” Invited Chapter in “Encyclopaedia of Ecology” Oxford Press London



3. Booth DJ and Murray B (in press) Population dynamics: Co-existence Invited Chapter in “Encyclopaedia of Ecology” Oxford Press London



4. Booth DJ and Biro P (in press) Population dynamics: Adaptation Invited Chapter in “Encyclopaedia of Ecology” Oxford Press London

International Refereed Publications

5. Peter A. Biro, John R. Post, and David J. Booth 2007.Mechanisms for climate-induced mortality of fish populations in whole-lake experiments Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 104: 9715-9719 (IF= 10.3)


6. Wressnig A and Booth DJ (in press) Selection of seagrass morphology by 2 species of sympatric leatherjacket fish I Sydney estuaries. Journal of Fish Biology (IF= 1.2)


7. Booth DJ and Skene C (in press) Rapid assessment of endocrine disruption: vitellogenin (Vg) expression in male toadfishes Aust. J of Ecotox


8. Booth DJ, Figueira WF, Gregson M, Brown L and Beretta G (in press) Expatriation of tropical fishes into temperate southeastern Australia. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science (IF= 1.6)v
   
9. Sanchez-Camara J, Booth DJ, Murdoch J, Watts D, Turon X (2006) Density, habitat use and behaviour of the weedy seadragon Phyllopteryx taeniolatus (Teleostei : Syngnathidae) around Sydney, New SouthWales, Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research 57 737-745 (IF= 1.5)


10. Bishop, Melanie; Kelaher, Brendan; Lincoln Smith, Marcus; York, Paul; Booth, David (2006) Ratio-dependent response of a temperate Australian estuarine system to sustained nitrogen loading Oecologia 149: 701-708 (IF= 3.1)


11. York PH, Booth DJ, Glasby TM, Pease BC (2006) Fish assemblages in habitats dominated by Caulerpa taxifolia and native seagrasses in south-eastern Australia Mar Ecol Prog Ser. 312: 223-234 (IF= 2.3)


12. Tucker BJ, Booth MA, Allan G, Booth D, Fielder DS (2006) Effects of photoperiod and feeding frequency on performance of newly weaned Australian snapper Pagrus auratus. Aquaculture 258 (1-4): 514-520 (IF= 1.4)


13. Alquezar R, Scott J. Markich, DJ. Booth (2006) Metal accumulation in the smooth toadfish, Tetractenos glaber, in estuaries around Sydney, Australia. Environmental Pollution 142:116-122 (IF= 2.5)


14. Alquezar R, Markich SJ , DJ. Booth (2006) Effects of metals on condition and reproductive output of the smooth toadfish in Sydney estuaries, south-eastern Australia. Environmental Pollution 142:123-131 (IF= 2.5)


15. C. T. Walsh?, B. C. Pease, S. D. Hoyle and D. J. Booth (2006) Variability in growth of longfinned eels among coastal catchments of south-eastern Australia Journal of Fish Biology 68:1693-1706 (IF= 1.2)


16. Gregson, M and DJ Booth (2005) Influence of zooplankton patchiness on the shoaling response of a temperate reef fish, Trachinops taeniatus Marine Ecology Progress Series (IF= 2.3)


17. Sanchez-Camara, J, Booth, D.J. and Turon, X. (2005). Reproductive cycle and growth of Phyllopteryx taeniolatus. Journal of Fish Biology 67, 133-148 (IF= 1.2)


18. Booth DJ (2004) Synergistic effects of conspecifics and food availability on growth and energy allocation of the grouping damselfish Dascyllus aruanus. Ecology 85:2881-2887 (IF= 4.51, cited 2 times)


19. Silberschneider V, DJ Booth and B Pease (2004) Utilisation of, and preference for, estuarine habitats by Anguilla australis and A. reinhardtii glass eels in south-eastern Australia. Envtal. Biology of Fishes 71: 395-402 (IF=0.9, cited 1 time)


20. Walsh, CT, BC Pease and DJ Booth (2004) Variation in the sex ratio, size and age of longfinned eels, Anguilla reinhardtii, within and among coastal catchments of south-eastern Australia. Journal of Fish Biology 64: 1297-1312 (IF=1.2, cited 2 times)


21. Booth DJ and GA Beretta (2004) Influence of recruit condition on food competition and predation risk in a coral reef fish. Oecologia 140: 289-294 (IF= 3.1, cited 3 times)


22. Sanchez-Camara & DJ Booth (2004) Abundance, movement, home range and site fidelity of the Weedy Seadragon Phyllopteryx taeniolatus (Teleostei: Syngnathidae) Env. Biol. of Fishes 70: 31-41 (IF= 0.9, cited 4 times)


23. Brunton BJ and DJ Booth (2003) Density- and size-dependent mortality of a settling coral reef damselfish (Pomacentrus moluccensis Bleeker) Oecologia 137: 377-384 (IF= 3.1, cited 5 times)


24. Walsh, CT, Pease BC, and Booth DJ (2003) Sexual dimorphism and gonad development of the Australian longfinned river eel Journal of Fish Biology 63: 137-152 (IF=1.2, cited 7 times)


25. Stauber, A and DJ Booth (2003) Allometry in the bearded dragon , Pogona barbata: sex and geographic differences Aust. Zoologist 32: 238-245


26. Booth, DJ and Alquezar RA (2002) Food supplementation increases larval growth, condition and survival of the brooding damselfish Acanthochromis polyacanthus (Pomacentridae). J. Fish. Biol. 60:1126-1133 (IF= 1.2 cited 4 times)


27. Upston, J and DJ Booth (2002) Settlement and density of juvenile fish assemblages in natural, Zostera capricorni (Zosteraceae) and artificial seagrass beds. Env. Biol. of Fishes 66:91-97 (IF= 0.9, cited 3 times)


28. Booth, DJ and Beretta GA (2002) Changes in a fish assemblage after a coral bleaching event. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 245: 205-212 (IF= 2.3, cited 9 times)


29. Booth DJ (2002) Larval supply , condition and persistence of the coral reef fish, Pomacentrus moluccensis pp.463 – 468 In M.K. Kasim Moosa, S.Soemodihardjo, A.Nontji, A.Soegiarto, K. Romimohtarto, Sukarno and Suharsono. (Editors) Proceedings of the Ninth International Coral Reef Symposium, Bali, Indonesia, October 23-27 2000. Published by the Ministry of Environment, the Indonesian Institute of Sciences and the International Society for Reef Studies.


30. Booth, DJ (2002) Distribution changes after settlement in 6 species of damselfish (Pomacentridae) in One Tree Island lagoon, Great Barrier Reef Marine Ecol. Prog. Ser. 226:157-164 (IF=- 2.3, cited 8 times)


31. MacFarlane G.R., Booth D.J. (2001) Estuarine macrobenthic community structure in the Hawkesbury River, Australia; relationships with physicochemical and anthropogenic parameters. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 72: 51-78 (IF= 0.69, cited 6 times)


32. Silberschneider, V., Pease, B. C. & Booth, DJ (2001) A novel artificial habitat collection device for studying resettlement patterns in anguillid glass eels. Journal of Fish Biology. 58(5):1359-1370 (IF=1.2, cited 6 times)


33. Silberschneider, V. & Booth, D. J. (2001). Resource use by Enneapterygius rufopileus and other rockpool fishes. Environmental Biology of Fishes. 61:195-204 (IF= 0.9, cited 6 times)


34. Koop K. Booth DJ. Broadbent A. Brodie J. Bucher D. Capone D. Coll J. Dennison W. Erdmann M. Harrison P. Hoegh-Guldberg O. Hutchings P. Jones GB. Larkum AWD. O'Neil J. Steven A. Tentori E. Ward S. Williamson J. Yellowlees D. (2001) ENCORE: The effect of nutrient enrichment on coral reefs. Synthesis of results and conclusions. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 42:91-120 (IF= 1.8, cited 62 times)


35. MacFarlane GR, Booth DJ, and Brown KR (2000) The Semaphore Crab, Heloecious cordiformis: bioindication potential of heavy metals in estuarine systems. Aquatic Toxicology. 50(3): 153-166 (IF: 2.72, cited 14 times)


36. Booth, DJ, MJ Kingsford, PJ Doherty and GA Beretta. (2000) Recruitment of damselfishes at One Tree Island lagoon: persistent spatial patterns over two decades. Marine Ecology Progress Series 202:219-230 (IF= 2.3, cited 14 times)


37. Booth, DJ (1999) Effects of dietary and free bentonite on ammonia buildup in aquarium fishes Australian Journal of Ecotoxicology 5:149-152 (Cited 1 time)


38. Booth, DJ and MA Hixon. (1999) Food ration and condition affect early survival of the coral reef damselfish, Stegastes partitus Oecologia 121:364-368 (IF= 3.1, cited 23 times)


39. Booth, DJ and DL Schultz (1999) Seasonal ecology, condition and reproductive patterns of the smooth toadfish Tetractenos glaber (Freminville) in the Hawkesbury estuarine system, Australia. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of NSW 121:7-30


40. Booth, DJ (1998) Teaching evolution: are we getting through? Australasian Science (Search) 24:15-16


41. Booth, DJ and G Wellington (1998) Settlement preferences in coral reef fishes- what are the consequences to population structure and individual fitness? Australian Journal of Ecology 23: 274-279 (IF: 1.8 cited 26 times)


42. Booth, DJ (1998) Grazing pressure of roving and territorial fishes on patch reefs in One Tree Island lagoon. Proc. Australian Coral Reef Soc. 25th Anniversary Conference. Pp. 29-42


43. GA Beretta and DJ Booth (1998) Seasonal and spatial variability of male Pomacentrus wardi reproduction on nutrient-enriched patch-reef tops in One Tree Island lagoon Proc. Australian Coral Reef Soc. 25th Anniversary Conference. Pp. 1-10


44. Doherty PJ, MJ Kingsford, DJ Booth and J Carleton (1996) Habitat selection before settlement by Pomacentrus coelestis Marine and Freshwater Research. 47:391-399 (IF= 1.5, cited 41 times)


45. Booth, DJ and DM Brosnan (1995) The role of recruitment dynamics in rocky shore and coral reef fish communities. Adv. Ecol. Res. 26: 309-385 (IF: 2.2, Cited 70 times)


46. Booth, DJ (1995) Survivorship and growth within social groups of the domino damselfish Dascyllus albisella. Ecology 76: 91-106 (IF= 4.5 cited 83 times)


47. Booth, DJ and GA Beretta (1994). Seasonal recruitment, habitat associations and survival of pomacentrid reef fish in the US Virgin Islands. Coral Reefs 13: 81-89 (IF=2.4, cited 57 times)


48. Booth, DJ (1992) Larval settlement patterns and preferences by domino damselfish, Dascyllus albisella. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 155: 85-104 (IF= 1.7, cited 89 times)


49. Booth, DJ (1991) The effects of sampling frequency on estimates of recruitment of the domino damselfish (Dascyllus albisella Gill). J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 145: 149-159 (IF= 1.7, cited 62 times)


50. Booth, DJ (1990) Effects of water temperature on stomach evacuation rates and estimation of daily food intake of bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus). Canadian Journal of Zoology. 68: 591-595. (IF= 1.18, cited 7 times)


51. Booth, DJ and JA Keast (1986) Growth energy partitioning by juvenile bluegill sunfish, Lepomis macrochirus. Journal of Fish Biology.28:37-45. (IF= 1.2, cited 19 times)


52. Booth, DJ, GH Pyke and WJR Lanzing (1985) Prey detection by the blue-eye (Pseudomugil signifer): analysis of field behaviour by controlled laboratory experiments. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 36:691-699. (IF= 1.5, cited 7 times)