My scientific career was founded working on coral reefs, and understanding and sustainably managing them remains my passion. I worked extensively on the Great Barrier Reef through my early research years at UQ, JCU and as an ARC post-doc at the University of Wollongong, then diversified into studying temperate coral ecosystems of the New Zealand fiords and deep sea coral ecosystems in Tasmania, the Southern Ocean and Antarctica. Alongside my focus on corals, I also studied the ecology and early life history of many other benthic marine invertebrates throughout these ecosystems, with a focus in applying molecular tools to understand biodiversity, reproduction and connectivity.
My current research focuses on understanding the patterns and processes driving the distribution of benthic biodiversity across Australia's NW Shelf.
Genetic Diversity, Conservation, Biodiversity, Genetics, Marine Biology, Marine Biodiversity, Marine Ecology, Biodiversity & Conservation, Aquatic Ecosystems, Ecology
Dugal, Laurence & Thomas, Luke & Berry, Tina & Simpson, Tiffany & Miller, Karen. (2024). Environmental DNA metabarcoding for the detection of the silverlip pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima) offshore of Eighty Mile Beach in northwest Australia. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 301. 108722. 10.1016/j.ecss.2024.108722
Wakeford, Mary & Puotinen, Marjetta & Nicholas, Tony & Colquhoun, Jamie & Vaughan, Brigit & Whalan, Steve & Parnum, Iain & Radford, Ben & Case, Mark & Galaiduk, Ronen & Miller, Karen. (2023). Mesophotic benthic communities associated with a submerged palaeoshoreline in Western Australia. PLOS ONE. 18. e0289805. 10.1371/journal.pone.0289805
Carmignani, Amy & Radice, Veronica & Mcmahon, Kathryn & Holman, Alex & Miller, Karen & Grice, Kliti & Z.T., Richards. (2023). Levels of autotrophy and heterotrophy in mesophotic corals near the end photic zone. Frontiers in Marine Science. 10. 10.3389/fmars.2023.1089746
Speed, Conrad & Wilson, Nerida & Somaweera, Ruchira & Udyawer, Vinay & Meekan, Mark & Whisson, Corey & Miller, Karen. (2022). Video surveys of sea snakes in the mesophotic zone shed light on trends in populations. Frontiers in Marine Science. 9. 921542. 10.3389/fmars.2022.921542
Thomas, Luke & Miller, Karen. (2022). High gene flow in the silverlip pearl oyster Pinctada maxima between inshore and offshore sites near Eighty Mile Beach in Western Australia. PeerJ. 10. e13323. 10.7717/peerj.13323
Mclean, Dianne & Cerqueira Ferreira, Luciana & Benthuysen, Jessica & Miller, Karen & Schläppy, Marie-Lise & Ajemian, Matthew & Berry, Oliver & Birchenough, Silvana & Bond, Todd & Boschetti, Fabio & Bull, Ann & Claisse, Jeremy & Condie, Scott & Consoli, Pierpaolo & Coolen, Joop & Elliott, Michael & Fortune, Irene & Fowler, Ashley & Gillanders, Bronwyn & Thums, Michele. (2022). Influence of offshore oil and gas structures on seascape ecological connectivity. Global Change Biology. 32. 10.1111/gcb.16134
Jones, Ross & Wakeford, M. & Currey-Randall, Leanne & Miller, Karen & Tonin, Hemerson. (2021). Drill cuttings and drilling fluids (muds) transport, fate and effects near a coral reef mesophotic zone. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 172. 112717. 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112717
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