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Professor Kathryn McMahon

Kathryn is a Professor and Associate Dean (Research) in the School of Science.

Current Teaching

  • Environmental Investigations and Monitoring
  • Coastal and Marine Management

Background / Employment History

  • 2016-present: Senior Lecturer, Edith Cowan University
  • 2012-present: Research Fellow, Edith Cowan University
  • 2011-2012: Lecturer, Edith Cowan University
  • 2005-2010: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Edith Cowan University
  • 2001-2005: Casual Lecturer and Tutor, University of Queensland
  • 1997-1999: Environmental Officer, Water and Rivers Commission, Western Australia
  • 1995: Research Assistant, University of Western Australia

Professional Memberships

  • Australian Marine Sciences Association
  • Australian Society for Phycology and Aquatic Botany
  • Australian Coastal Society
  • Coastal & Estuarine Research Federation

Research Areas and Interests

I have three main streams of research in coastal biology and ecology largely focusing on seagrass ecosystems. I use a variety of tools and methods such as ‘manipulated’ and ‘observational’ field and laboratory studies using ‘eco-physiological’ and ‘molecular’ tools.

1. Human impacts in coastal ecosystems

  • Largely focusing on impacts through light reduction, climate change, and dredging
  • How do plants respond to different stressors (developing sub-lethal indicators)?
  • What levels of stress can they cope with?
  • What are the consequences of disturbance?

2. Seagrass-grazing interactions

  • How much is consumed?
  • How do plants cope with grazing?

3. Seagrass evolution and taxonomy

  • What are the evolutionary relationships in seagrasses, particularly Posidonia and Halophila?
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