Dr Fraser Januchowski-Hartley
Associate Research Fellow, Geography,
Address: Geography, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Amory Building, Rennes Drive, Exeter, EX4 4RJ. UK
Email: [email protected] Skype: fraser.hartley Website: http://reeffish.weebly.com/
Over my career my research has primarily concentrated on the applied ecological dimensions of coral reef socio-ecological systems. I am interested in interdisciplinary approaches to coral reef resource management, and work closely with social scientists to investigate how people affect, and are affected, by ecological processes. My research has covered: the effects and success of co-management of coral reefs; the interactions between fisheries and coral reef fish behaviour, and how this can inform coral reef conservation and management; the effect of periodic harvested closures in the South Pacific and recovery of coral reefs from major disturbances. My current role in the Sustainable Poverty Alleviation through Ecosystem Services (SPACES) project focuses on linking ecological processes and ecosystem services to human wellbeing and carbonate production and bioerosion of coral reefs. I have worked on coral reef resource management and conservation in Kenya, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines and Vanuatu.
Current Research Projects:
1. Sustainable Poverty Alleviation for Coastal Ecosystem Services (SPACES) – as the ecological post-doctoral researcher in the SPACES project I am responsible for the collation of ecological data on fisheries and coral reef processes, and provide a bridge between the ecological data and the social science team.
2. Reefbudget – I am currently extending the Reefbudget (Perry et al. 2010) methodology of estimating coral reef carbonate production and bioerosion budgets from the Caribbean to the Indo-Pacific basin.
3. The effects of periodically harvested closures – I am part of a multi-institution working group led by Dr. Stacy Jupiter of the Wildlife Conservation Society investigating the role of periodically harvested closures in conservation and management. My main role in this working group is as joint lead (with Dr. Rene Abesamis) on a project to integrate estimates of fisheries vulnerability of coral reef fish with behaviour, gear and management.
Qualifications:
Recent grants and awards:
Publications:
2014
2012
2011
2010
2008
Associate Research Fellow, Geography,
Address: Geography, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Amory Building, Rennes Drive, Exeter, EX4 4RJ. UK
Email: [email protected] Skype: fraser.hartley Website: http://reeffish.weebly.com/
Over my career my research has primarily concentrated on the applied ecological dimensions of coral reef socio-ecological systems. I am interested in interdisciplinary approaches to coral reef resource management, and work closely with social scientists to investigate how people affect, and are affected, by ecological processes. My research has covered: the effects and success of co-management of coral reefs; the interactions between fisheries and coral reef fish behaviour, and how this can inform coral reef conservation and management; the effect of periodic harvested closures in the South Pacific and recovery of coral reefs from major disturbances. My current role in the Sustainable Poverty Alleviation through Ecosystem Services (SPACES) project focuses on linking ecological processes and ecosystem services to human wellbeing and carbonate production and bioerosion of coral reefs. I have worked on coral reef resource management and conservation in Kenya, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines and Vanuatu.
Current Research Projects:
1. Sustainable Poverty Alleviation for Coastal Ecosystem Services (SPACES) – as the ecological post-doctoral researcher in the SPACES project I am responsible for the collation of ecological data on fisheries and coral reef processes, and provide a bridge between the ecological data and the social science team.
2. Reefbudget – I am currently extending the Reefbudget (Perry et al. 2010) methodology of estimating coral reef carbonate production and bioerosion budgets from the Caribbean to the Indo-Pacific basin.
3. The effects of periodically harvested closures – I am part of a multi-institution working group led by Dr. Stacy Jupiter of the Wildlife Conservation Society investigating the role of periodically harvested closures in conservation and management. My main role in this working group is as joint lead (with Dr. Rene Abesamis) on a project to integrate estimates of fisheries vulnerability of coral reef fish with behaviour, gear and management.
Qualifications:
- PhD (2013), Coral Reef Science, James Cook University, Australia. Thesis title: Fear of fishers: anti-predator behaviour of coral reef fishes and its relevance to management and conservation. Video of thesis exit seminar.
- MSc (2005), Tropical Coastal Management, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.
- BSc with First Class Hons (2003), Marine Biology, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.
Recent grants and awards:
- Virginia Chadwick award for outstanding post-graduate publication (AU$1000)
- Fisheries Society of the British Isles Travel Grant (2012) – (GB£900)
- ARC CoE Coral Reef Studies Graduate Research Scheme (2011) – (AU$2609)
- James Cook University International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (2010-2013)- tuition and stipend for PhD (AU$148,500)
Publications:
2014
- Januchowski-Hartley F.A., Graham N.A.J., Cinner J.E., Russ G.R. (2014) Local fishing influences coral reef fish behaviour inside protected areas of the Indo-Pacific: Biological Conservation 182: 8-12
- Graham NAJ, Chong-Seng, KM, Huchery C, Januchowski-Hartley FA, Nash KL (2014) Coral reef community composition in the context of disturbance history on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. PLOS One. 9: e101204.
- Januchowski-Hartley F.A., Cinner J.E., and Graham N.A.J. (2013) Fishery benefits from behavioural modification of fishes in periodically harvested fisheries closures. Aquatic Conservation: Marine & Freshwater Ecosystems
- Januchowski-Hartley F.A., Graham N.A.J., Cinner J.E., and Russ G.R. (2013) Spillover of fish naïveté from marine reserves. Ecology Letters 16: 191-197. -highlighted in Nature (Sale, P.F. 493: 167-168)
2012
- Januchowski-Hartley F.A., Nash K.L., and Lawton R.E. (2012) The influence of spear guns, dive gear and observers on estimating fish flight behaviour on coral reefs. Marine Ecology Progress Series 469: 113-119.
- Nash K.L., Graham N.A.J., Januchowski-Hartley F.A., and Bellwood D.R. (2012) Influence of habitat condition and competition on foraging behaviour of parrotfishes. Marine Ecology Progress Series 457: 113-124.
- Cinner J.E., McClanahan T.R., MacNeil M.A., Graham N.A.J., Daw T.M., Mukminin A., Feary D.A., Rabearisoa A.L., Wamukota A., Jiddawi N., Campbell S.J., Baird A.H., Januchowski-Hartley F.A., Hamed S., Lahari R., Morove T., and Kuange J. (2012) Comanagement of coral-reef social-ecological systems. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA 109: 5219-5222.
- Wia J., Januchowski-Hartley F.A., Lahari R.U., Morove T., Perks H.M., and Holmes K.E. (2012) Coral farming as means of sustaining livelihoods and promoting resource management. Proceedings of the 12th International Coral Reef Symposium, Cairns, Australia 9-13th July 2012.
2011
- Januchowski-Hartley F.A., Graham N.A.J., Feary D.A., Morove T., and Cinner J.E. (2011) Fear of fishers: human predation explains behavioral changes in coral reef fishes. PLoS One 6: e22761.
- Feary D., Cinner J.E., Graham N.A.J., and Januchowski-Hartley F.A. (2011) Effects of customary marine closures on fish behavior, spear-fishing success and underwater visual surveys. Conservation Biology 25: 341-349.
2010
- Walker R., Hartley F., Morove T., Karo M., Perks H., and Comley J. (2010) Short term response of coral reef fish communities under customary management in New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. Proceedings of the 11th International Coral Reef Symposium, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 7-11th July 2008 Vol 2: 1065-1070.
2008
- Chin A., Sweatman H., Forbes S., Perks H., Walker R., Jones G., Williamson D., Evans R., Hartley F., Armstrong S., Malcolm H., and Edgar G. (2008) Status of coral reefs in Australia and Papua New Guinea. In: Status of the coral reefs of the world: 2008 (ed Wilkinson C), Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network and Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, Townsville, 296pp.