Catherine Lovelock Explained

Catherine Lovelock
Workplaces:	University of Queensland
Alma Mater:	University of Western Australia James Cook University
Thesis Title:	Adaptation of tropical mangroves to high solar radiation
Thesis Url:	https://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/27499/1/27499-lovelock-1991-thesis.pdf
Thesis Year:	1991
Awards:	Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellow Suzanne Cory Medal

Catherine Ellen Lovelock (born 1964) is an Australian marine ecologist, whose research focuses on coastal ecosystems. She is a professor in the School of Biological Science at the University of Queensland and 2020 Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellow.

Education

Lovelock has a BSc from the University of Western Australia.^[1] She received a fellowship from the Australian Institute of Marine Science to support her research for her PhD, titled "Adaptation of tropical mangroves to high solar radiation" from James Cook University (1991).

Career

Lovelock began her research career with the Australian Institute of Marine Science in 1991–2. She moved to the Australian National University in 1993–4 and then continued her research at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama in 1995–2005. In 2005 she joined the University of Queensland, while continuing her association with the STRI.

Her long-term research has shown that damming waterways has adversely affected mangroves, particularly through the loss of mud.^[2] Writing with Daniel A. Friess, J. Boone Kauffman and James W. Fourqurean, she contributed a chapter to A Blue Carbon Primer: The State of Coastal Westland Carbon Science, Practice and Policy.

In 2020 she was awarded an Australian Laureate Fellowship and the Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellowship for her research project focussing on coastal ecosystems and the effects on them of climate change and how blue carbon may mitigate those effects.^[3]

Lovelock was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in May 2021^{[4] [5]} and is recognised as a global expert on coastal ecosystems, particularly those involving mangroves.^[6] She and Terry Hughes were awarded the Suzanne Cory Medal jointly in March 2023.^[7]

Selected works

Journal articles

Most cited per Google Scholar:^[8]

• Krauss. Ken W.. Lovelock. Catherine E.. McKee. Karen L.. López-Hoffman. Laura. Ewe. Sharon M.L.. Sousa. Wayne P.. August 2008. Environmental drivers in mangrove establishment and early development: A review. Aquatic Botany. en. 89. 2. 105–127. 10.1016/j.aquabot.2007.12.014. 85237928 .
• Reef. R.. Feller. I. C.. Lovelock. C. E.. 2010-09-01. Nutrition of mangroves. Tree Physiology. en. 30. 9. 1148–1160. 10.1093/treephys/tpq048. 20566581 . 0829-318X. free.
• Mcleod. Elizabeth. Chmura. Gail L. Bouillon. Steven. Salm. Rodney. Björk. Mats. Duarte. Carlos M. Lovelock. Catherine E. Schlesinger. William H. Silliman. Brian R. December 2011. A blueprint for blue carbon: toward an improved understanding of the role of vegetated coastal habitats in sequestering CO 2. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. en. 9. 10. 552–560. 10.1890/110004. 1540-9295. free.
• Veneklaas. Erik J.. Lambers. Hans. Bragg. Jason. Finnegan. Patrick M.. Lovelock. Catherine E.. Plaxton. William C.. Price. Charles A.. Scheible. Wolf‐Rüdiger. Shane. Michael W.. White. Philip J.. Raven. John A.. July 2012. Opportunities for improving phosphorus‐use efficiency in crop plants. New Phytologist. en. 195. 2. 306–320. 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04190.x. 22691045 . 0028-646X. free.
• Lovelock. Catherine E.. Cahoon. Donald R.. Friess. Daniel A.. Guntenspergen. Glenn R.. Krauss. Ken W.. Reef. Ruth. Rogers. Kerrylee. Saunders. Megan L.. Sidik. Frida. Swales. Andrew. Saintilan. Neil. October 2015. The vulnerability of Indo-Pacific mangrove forests to sea-level rise. Nature. en. 526. 7574. 559–563. 10.1038/nature15538. 26466567 . 4388960 . 0028-0836.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Professor Catherine Lovelock. live. 2021-11-08. University of Queensland. https://web.archive.org/web/20140914193204/http://researchers.uq.edu.au/researcher/1430 . 14 September 2014 .
2. Web site: Scales. Helen. 2015-11-12. Mangrove Forests Are Being Starved of Mud. live. 2021-11-08. Hakai Magazine. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20190321172209/https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/mangrove-forests-are-being-starved-mud/ . 21 March 2019 .
3. Web site: 2020-07-06. 2020 Laureate Profile: Professor Catherine Lovelock. live. 2021-11-08. Australian Research Council. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20200709202612/https://www.arc.gov.au/news-publications/media/funding-announcement-kits/australian-laureate-fellowships-2020/2020-laureate-profile-professor-catherine-lovelock . 9 July 2020 .
4. Web site: Cath Lovelock. live. 2021-11-08. Australian Academy of Science. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210524225933/https://www.science.org.au/profile/cath-lovelock . 24 May 2021 .
5. Web site: 2021-05-25. Twenty-two Australians recognised among our nation's most distinguished scientists Australian Academy of Science. live. 2021-11-08. Australian Academy of Science. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210524140427/https://www.science.org.au/news-and-events/news-and-media-releases/twenty-two-australians-recognised-among-nations-distinguished-scientists . 24 May 2021 .
6. Web site: 2021-05-25. UQ wetlands expert lauded as one of Australia's top scientists. live. 2021-11-08. Faculty of Science, University of Queensland. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210524232456/https://science.uq.edu.au/article/2021/05/uq-wetlands-expert-lauded-one-australia%E2%80%99s-top-scientists . 24 May 2021 .
7. Web site: 2023-03-14 . Decoding dragons and devils, what triggers volcanoes, and more: Australia's stars of science . 2023-03-14 . Australian Academy of Science . en.
8. Web site: Catherine E Lovelock. 2021-11-08. scholar.google.com.au.