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Dr Shannon Dee

Post Doctoral Research Fellow - Coastal Ecologist

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

Shannon is a postdoctoral research fellow within the Centre for Marine Ecosystem Research.

Background

Dr Shannon Dee is an early career researcher who studies ecosystem interactions and functions, with a particular interest in marginal reef systems. Shannon completed a PhD from Curtin University in 2022, where her research focused on inshore coral reefs of northwest Western Australia which are exposed to harsh fluctuations in turbidity, temperature and salinity. She is now researching the ecological significance of intertidal habitats of the same coastline as a post-doctoral research fellow within the Centre for Marine Ecosystem Research.

Between finishing her PhD and beginning her current postdoctoral position, Shannon worked as a marine environmental consultant and commercial diver. Within this role Shannon worked on projects across coastline management, water quality, turtle nesting habitat monitoring, and seagrass monitoring.

Professional Memberships

  • 2025 – present: International Coral Reef Society, ICRS (Member)
  • 2024 – present: Homeward Bound (Cohort 9)
  • 2018 – present: Australian Marine Sciences Association, AMSA (current President of Western Australian Branch)
  • 2019—2021: Society of Underwater Technology (Member)

Awards and Recognition

National and International Awards

  • 2020 - International Association of Sedimentology Research Grant
  • 2019 - Society of Underwater Technology Perth Chris Lawlor Scholarship
  • 2018 – Research Training Program scholarship

National and International Research Positions

  • 2018-2021 – PhD candidate Curtin University

Research Areas and Interests

  • Coastal ecology
  • Reef ecology
  • Coral physiology

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Curtin University of Technology, 2022.

Research Outputs

2024

Journal Articles

  • Zweifler, A., Dee, S., Browne , N. (2024). Resilience of turbid coral communities to marine heatwave. Coral Reefs, 43(5), 1303–1315. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-024-02538-0.
  • Dee, S., Zweifler, A., Cuttler, M., Nilsen, J., Bonesso, J., O'Leary, M., Browne, NK. (2024). The application of carbonate and sediment budgets to assess the stability of marginal reef systems. Marine Geology, 473(2024), article number 107324. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.margeo.2024.107324.
  • Thomson, DP., Dee, S., Doropoulos, C., Orr, M., Wilson, SK., Hoey, AS. (2024). High rates of erosion on a wave-exposed fringing coral reef. Limnology and Oceanography, 69(6), 1439-1449. https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.12586.

Research Projects

  • Migratory Shorebirds habitat use and trophic webs on the Pilbara Coast, Western Australian Marine Science Institution, Grant, 2024 ‑ 2026, $170,300.
  • Feeding strategies of corals and their trophic connectivity to intertidal habitats in a turbid coastal system, Edith Cowan University, Early-Mid Career Researcher Grant Scheme 2024 (Stream 1), 2024 ‑ 2025, $37,774.

Research Student Supervision

Current Supervisions

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Microbial diversity and ecological functions of cyanobacterial mats in intertidal coastal ecosystems, and environmental drivers influencing their photosynthesis

Completed Supervisions

No data available
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