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Dr Simone Strydom

Adjunct Lecturer

Staff Member Details
Email: s.strydom@ecu.edu.au

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Edith Cowan University, 2017.
  • Bachelor Of Science(Hons), University of the Sunshine Coast, 2013.
  • Bachelor of Environmental Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast, 2012.

Research Outputs

2025

Journal Articles

  • Said, N., Cleguer, C., Lavery, P., Hodgson, A., Gorham, C., Tyne, JA., Frouws, A., Strydom, S., Lo, J., Raudino, HC., Waples, K., McMahon, K. (2025). Sparse seagrass meadows are critical dugong habitat: A novel rapid assessment of habitat-wildlife associations using paired drone and in-water surveys. Ecological Indicators, 171(February 2025), Article number 113135. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2025.113135.

2024

Reports

  • Webster, C., Said, N., Dunham, T., Bywater, A., Jung, M., Billinghurst, J., Strydom, S., McMahon, K. (2024). Posidonia sinuosa tolerates the cumulative effects of a short-term heatwave and low light event. Online. Western Australian Marine Science Institution.
  • Said, N., Webster, C., Dunham, T., Strydom, S., McMahon, K. (2024). Seagrass thermal tolerance varies between species and within species across locations. Online. Western Australian Marine Science Institution.
  • Said, N., Webster, C., Dunham, T., Strydom, S., McMahon, K. (2024). Current state of knowledge for dredging and climate change impacts on seagrass ecosystems to inform environmental impact assessment and management A case study: Cockburn Sound and Owen Anchorage, Western Australia. Online. Western Australian Marine Science Institution.
  • Webster, C., Said, N., Dunham, T., Bywater, A., Strydom, S., McMahon, K. (2024). Resilience of seagrass Posidonia sinuosa is negatively affected by high levels of burial of dredged material. Online. Western Australian Marine Science Institution.
  • Whale, J., Dunham, T., Bywater, A., Field, D., Sinclair, EA., Strydom, S., McMahon, K. (2024). Thermal priming of dehisced Posidonia seed does not increase thermal tolerance in establishing seedlings. Online. Western Australian Marine Science Institution.

2023

Journal Articles

  • Strydom, S., McCallum, R., Lafratta, A., Webster, C., O'Dea, C., Said, N., Dunham, T., Inostroza, K., Salinas Zapata, C., Billinghurst, S., Phelps, C., Campbell, C., Gorham, C., Bernasconi, R., Frouws, A., Werner, A., Vitelli, F., Puigcorbe Lacueva, V., D'cruz, A., McMahon, K., Robinson, J., Huggett, M., McNamara, S., Hyndes, G., Serrano Gras, O. (2023). Global dataset on seagrass meadow structure, biomass and production. Earth System Science Data, 15(1), 511-519. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-511-2023.
  • Webster, C., Lavery, P., Strydom, S., Billinghurst, J., McMahon, K. (2023). The Ability Of Ruppia Polycarpa To Regenerate From Seed Depends On Seasonal Porewater Salinity Dynamics And Declining Winter Rainfall Could Delay Recruitment. Estuaries and Coasts, 46(5), 1239-1252. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-023-01195-w.

2021

Journal Articles

  • Webster, C., Kilminster, K., Sanchez Alarcon, M., Bennett, K., Strydom, S., McNamara, S., Lavery, P., McMahon, K. (2021). Population-specific resilience of Halophila ovalis seagrass habitat to unseasonal rainfall, an extreme climate event in estuaries. Journal of Ecology, 109(9), 3260-3279. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13648.

2020

Journal Articles

  • Strydom, S., Murray, K., Wilson, S., Huntley, B., Rule, M., Heithaus, M., Bessey, C., Kendrick, G., Burkholder, D., Fraser, M., Zdunic, K. (2020). Too hot to handle: Unprecedented seagrass death driven by marine heatwave in a World Heritage Area. Global Change Biology, 26(6), 3525-3538. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15065.

2019

Journal Articles

  • Kendrick, GA., Nowicki, RJ., Olsen, YS., Strydom, S., Fraser, MW., Sinclair, EA., Statton, J., Hovey, RK., Thomson, JA., Burkholder, DA., McMahon, K., Kilminster, K., Hetzel, Y., Fourqurean, JW., Heithaus, MR., Orth, RJ. (2019). A Systematic Review of How Multiple Stressors From an Extreme Event Drove Ecosystem-Wide Loss of Resilience in an Iconic Seagrass Community. Frontiers in Marine Science, 6(JUL, 2019), Article number 455. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00455.

2018

Journal Articles

  • Strydom, S., McMahon, K., Kendrick, G., Statton, J., Lavery, P. (2018). Short-term Responses of Posidonia australis to Changes in Light Quality. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8(17 January 2018), article no.2224. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.02224.

2017

Journal Articles

  • Strydom, S., McMahon, K., Lavery, P. (2017). Response of the seagrass Halophila ovalis to altered light quality in a simulated dredge plume. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 121(1-2), 323-330. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.05.060.
  • Strydom, S., McMahon, K., Kendrick, G., Statton, J., Lavery, P. (2017). Seagrass Halophila ovalis is affected by light quality across different life history stages. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 572(2017), 103-116. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12105.
  • York, PH., Smith, TM., Coles, RG., McKenna, SA., Connolly, RM., Irving, AD., Jackson, EL., McMahon, K., Runcie, JW., Sherman, CD., Sullivan, BK., Trevathan-Tackett, SM., Brodersen, KE., Carter, AB., Ewers, CJ., Lavery, P., Roelfsema, CM., Sinclair, EA., Strydom, S., Tanner, JE., Van Dijk, K., Warry, FY., Waycott, M., Whitehead, S. (2017). Identifying knowledge gaps in seagrass research and management: An Australian perspective. Marine Environmental Research, 127(June 2017), 163-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2016.06.006.

2013

Journal Articles

  • Schlacher, T., Strydom, S., Connolly, R. (2013). Multiple scavengers respond rapidly to pulsed carrion resources at the land-ocean interface. Acta Oecologica, 48(1), 7-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2013.01.007.

Research Projects

  • The effects of light quality caused by dredging on seagrass habitats, Ecological Society of Australia, Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment, 2015 ‑ 2016, $4,000.
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