Andrew Heyward
Senior Principal Research Scientist
Natural Resources
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
Australia
Biography
Dr. Andrew Heyward is a Senior Principal Research Scientist in Exploring Marine Biodiversity Team based in Western Australia. He is interested in the reproductive processes of marine organisms commenced in the 1980s and has included continuing research with corals in both hemispheres. During the period 1990-94 his research interests extended into the developing field of Marine Biotechnology, investigating industrial utilization of marine organisms in Japan and exposure to advanced reproductive technologies as a QEII Fellow at Adelaide University's School of Medicine, prior to joining the Australian Institute of Marine Science in 1994. While basic research on coral ecology continues to be an area of interest, the majority of subsequent effort has been associated with marine seabed biodiversity surveys. In north-western Australia this research is servicing the needs of marine management agencies focused on conservation and providing industry with targeted research underpinning sustainability.
Research Interest
Marine Biology
Publications
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Edwards AJ, Guest JR, Heyward AJ, Villanueva RD, Baria MV, Bollozos ISF, Golbuu Y (2015) Direct seeding of mass-cultured coral larvae is not an effective option for reef rehabilitation. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 525: 105-116
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Moore CH, Radford BT, Possingham HP, Heyward AJ, Stewart RR, Watts ME, Prescott J, Newman SJ, Harvey ES, Fisher R, Bryce CW, Lower RJ, Berry O, Espinosa-Gayosso A, Sporer E, Saunders T (2016) Improving spatial prioritisation for remote marine regions: optimising biodiversity conservation and sustainable development trade-offs. Scientific Reports 6: 32029
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Davies HN, Beckley LE, Kobryn HT, Lombard AT, Radford B, Heyward AJ (2016) Integrating Climate Change Resilience Features into the Incremental Refinement of an Existing Marine Park. PLoS ONE 11(8): e0161094
