Eliza Heery
she/her/ella
Assistant Professor of Ecology

About
Degrees
Ph.D.
Biology
University of Washington Seattle
2017
M.S.
Fisheries Science
Virginia Tech
2007
B.S.
Biology
Emory University
2004
Personal Website
Selected Publications
URBAN MARINE ECOLOGY
- Todd, P. A. / Heery, E. C. (co-first), Loke, L. H., Thurstan, R. H., Kotze, D. J., & Swan, C. (2019). Towards an urban marine ecology: characterizing the drivers, patterns and processes of marine ecosystems in coastal cities. Oikos, 128(9), 1215-1242.
- Heery, E. C., Hoeksema, B. W., Browne, N. K., Reimer, J. D., Ang, P. O., Huang, D., ... & Todd, P. A. (2018). Urban coral reefs: Degradation and resilience of hard coral assemblages in coastal cities of East and Southeast Asia. Marine pollution bulletin, 135, 654-681.
- Heery, E. C., Olsen, A. Y., Feist, B. E., & Sebens, K. P. (2018). Urbanization-related distribution patterns and habitat-use by the marine mesopredator, giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini). Urban Ecosystems, 21, 707-719.
OCEAN SPRAWL
- Heery, E. C., Bishop, M. J., Critchley, L. P., Bugnot, A. B., Airoldi, L., Mayer-Pinto, M., ... & Dafforn, K. A. (2017). Identifying the consequences of ocean sprawl for sedimentary habitats. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 492, 31-48.
- Bugnot, A. B., Mayer-Pinto, M., Airoldi, L., Heery, E. C., Johnston, E. L., Critchley, L. P., ... & Dafforn, K. A. (2021). Current and projected global extent of marine built structures. Nature Sustainability, 4(1), 33-41.
ECO-SHORELINE DESIGN
- Heery, E. C., Lian, K. Y., Loke, L. H., Tan, H. T., & Todd, P. A. (2020). Evaluating seaweed farming as an eco-engineering strategy for ‘blue’shoreline infrastructure. Ecological Engineering, 152, 105857.
- Morris, R. L., Heery, E. C., Loke, L. H., Lau, E., Strain, E., Airoldi, L., ... & Leung, K. M. (2019). Design options, implementation issues and evaluating success of ecologically engineered shorelines. Oceanography and marine biology.