- Ecotoxicology: Effects of pollutants and climate on marine biota
- Coral reproduction biology
- Pollution chemistry: Bioaccumulation and degradation
- Chemistry of aquatic toxins
Role
Senior Research Scientist, Water Quality & Ecosystem Health.
Background
My background and training is in analytical chemistry and toxin research. Since obtaining my PhD in 1993, I spent 10 years studying the chemistry, distribution and accumulation of natural toxins in marine and freshwater ecosystems at AIMS and CSIRO. In the late 1990s, my research became more coral reef-focussed, including studies on the natural chemistry and microbiology responsible for coral larval settlement. Since 2000, I have been focussing on identifying the toxic thresholds of anthropogenic contaminants on a range of marine species, including corals (all life history stages), sponges and algae. I spent time in 2001 and 2002 identifying contaminants and their effects on marine biota in Antarctica. Recent research focuses on understanding the combined effects of climate change and pollution on tropical marine organisms.
Education
1993: PhD (Chemistry) RMIT University, Australia
Current Research Activities
Current research focuses on understanding the combined effects of pollution and climate change on tropical marine organisms. Pollutants of interest include pesticides, metals, POPs, petroleum products and sediments from dredging, while the marine organisms studied include all of the life history stages of coral, micro and macroalgae, sponges and fish. I also hold the position of Adjunct Senior Lecturer in the School of Marine and Tropical Biology at James Cook University.
Publications
Over 90 science papers (total citations 2950, h-index - 33). The following are a selection of recent publications:
Flores F, Hoogenboom M, Smith LD, Cooper TF, Abrego D, Negri AP (2012) Chronic exposure of corals to fine sediments: lethal and sub-lethal impacts. PLoS ONE 7: e37795.
Heyward AJ, Negri AP (2012) Turbulence, cleavage and the naked embryo: a case for coral clones. Science 335 (6072): 1064.
Magnusson M, Heimann K, Ridd MJ, Negri AP (2012) Chronic herbicide exposures affect the sensitivity and community structure of tropical benthic microalgae. Marine Pollution Bulletin 65: 363-372.
van Dam J, Negri AP, Mueller JF, Altenburger R, Uthicke S (2012) Additive pressures of elevated sea surface temperatures and herbicides on symbiont-bearing foraminifera. PLoS ONE 7: e33900.
Grasso LC, Negri AP, Foret S, Saint R, Hayward DC, Ball EE (2011) The biology of coral metamorphosis: Molecular responses of larvae to inducers of settlement and metamorphosis. Developmental Biology 353: 411-419.
Negri AP, Harford A, Parry D, Van Dam RA (2011) Effects of alumina refinery wastewater and signature metal constituents at the upper thermal tolerance of: 2. The early life stages of the coral Acropora tenuis. Marine Pollution Bulletin 62: 474-482.
Negri AP, Flores F, Rothig T, Uthicke S (2011) Herbicides increase the vulnerability of corals to rising sea surface temperature. Limnology and Oceanography 56: 471-485.
Negri AP, Hoogenboom M (2011) Water contamination reduces the tolerance of coral larvae to thermal stress. PLoS ONE 6: e19703.
Webster NS, Soo R, Cobb RE, Negri AP (2011) Elevated seawater temperature causes a microbial shift on crustose coralline algae with implications for the recruitment of coral larvae. The ISME Journal 5: 759-770.
Heyward AJ, Negri AP (2010) Plasticity of larval pre-competency in response to temperature: observations on multiple broadcast spawning coral species. Coral Reefs 29: 631-636.
Cantin N, van Oppen MJH, Willis BL, Mieog JC, Negri AP (2009) Juvenile corals can acquire more carbon from high-performance algal symbionts. Coral Reefs 28: 405-414.
Negri AP, Marshall PA (2009) TBT contamination of remote marine environments: Ship groundings and ice-breakers as sources of organotins in the Great Barrier Reef and Antarctica. Journal of Environmental Management 90, Supplement 1: S31-S40.
