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Dr Stacey Trevathan-Tackett

ARC DECRA Fellow

Centre for Integrative Ecology
Deakin University, Burwood campus
221 Burwood Hwy, VIC 3125

s.trevathantackett@deakin.edu.au

Stacey-Trevathan-Tackett

Stacey's research

Stacey’s research interests are in the fields of coastal biogeochemistry and microbial ecology. She currently working on projects to better understand the significance and intricacies of microbial transformation of carbon into greenhouse gases (CO2, CH4) within blue carbon ecosystems as well as inland wetlands.

She aims to identify the factors or processes that limit carbon remineralisation (back into greenhouse gases) and maximise the biosequestration of carbon in wetland ecosystems. Stacey is also involved in seagrass wasting disease and microbiome research, as well as the history, detection and prevention of marine diseases in Australia.

Keywords

Microbes, TeaCompositionH2O, seagrass, marine pathogens

Career Highlights

  • ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (2021)
  • Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellow (2019)
  • Central Research Grants Scheme, Deakin University. Maximising coastal carbon capture opportunities with stable blue carbon
  • PADI Foundation Research Grant. Dynamics of Sedimentary Carbon in Seagrass Meadows in Australia (2013)
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Deakin University, AUS (2015-present)
  • PhD, University of Technology Sydney, AUS (2016)
  • MSc Biology, University of North Florida, USA (2011)
  • BSc Marine Science and Biology, Coastal Carolina University, USA (2007)

Selected publications

Kelleway, J. J., Trevathan-Tackett, S. M., Baldock, J., & Critchley, L. P., 2022. Plant litter composition and stable isotope signatures vary during decomposition in blue carbon ecosystems. Biogeochemistry, 158(2), 147-165.

Trevathan-Tackett S et al. (2019)  A horizon scan of priorities for coastal microbiome research. Nature Ecology and Evolution. doi: 10.1038/s41559-019-0999-7

Trevathan-Tackett SM, Jeffries TC, Macreadie PI, Manojlovic B, Ralph P. (2020) Long-term decomposition captures key steps in microbial breakdown of seagrass litter. Science of the Total Environment 705: 135806.

Cragg, S.M., Friess, D.A., Gillis, L.G., Trevathan-Tackett, S.M., Terrett, O.M., Watts, J.E., Distel, D.L. and Dupree, P (2020) Vascular plants are globally significant contributors to marine carbon fluxes and sinks. Annual Review of Marine Science 12: 469-497.

Djukic I, and 150 others including Trevathan-Tackett SM & Macreadie PI (2018) Early stage litter decomposition across biomes. Science of the Total Environment 628: 1369-1394

Trevathan-Tackett SM, Kelleway J, Macreadie PI, Beardall J, Ralph P, Bellgrove A (2015). Comparison of marine macrophytes for their contributions to blue carbon sequestration. Ecology 96: 3043-3057.

Trevathan-Tackett SM, Allnutt TR, Sherman CDH, Richardson ME, Crowley TM, Macreadie PI. 2020. Spatial variation of bacterial and fungal communities of estuarine seagrass leaf microbiomes. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 84:59-74.

All publications

Selected media

Tv: Mangroves: Carbon sequestration superheroes (TenPlay, ScopeTv E:63) Skip to  20 min mark.

Radio: ‘Tea Time in the Wetlands’ (H2O radio)

Print: ‘Scientists hope wetland carbon storage experiment is everyone’s cup of tea’ (The Guardian)

Blog: TeaCompositionH2O initiative (Functional Ecologists)

News: Study backs seaweed’s carbon capturing potential (Phys.com)

Print: Teabags buried on Phillip Island hold clues to the secret life of soil (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Webinar: Unsung heroes: The hidden value of seagrass meadows (Norwegian Blue Forests Network webinar)

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  • Home
  • About
    • What we are about
    • Who we are
      • Professor Peter Macreadie
      • Dr Paul Carnell
      • Dr Stacey Trevathan-Tackett
      • Dr Maria M. Palacios
      • Dr Pawel Waryszak
      • Dr Melissa Wartman
      • Dr Micheli Duarte de Paula Costa
      • Dr Noyan Yilmaz
      • Dr Martino Malerba
      • Dr Lukas Schuster
      • Dr Tanveer Adyel
      • Dr Sabiha Marine
      • Dr Vincent Raoult
      • Dr Jacqui Pocklington
      • Interns and Volunteers
      • Alumni
  • Research
    • Blue Carbon
      • Seychelles Blue Carbon
      • Queensland Blue
      • Victoria’s Blue Carbon
      • Blue Carbon Management
      • Tea Composition H2O
    • Teal Carbon
      • Farm dams
      • Floating wetlands
      • Revitalising Australia’s Freshwater Wetlands
    • Valuing Ecosystem Services
      • Mapping Ocean Wealth
      • Guide to Valuing Coastal Wetlands
    • Ecosystem Restoration
      • Coastal Wetland Restoration
        • The Victorian Coastal Wetland Restoration Program
        • Regenerating Our Coasts
        • Towards Blue Carbon Australian Carbon Credit Units
      • Kelp restoration
      • Freshwater Wetland Restoration
    • Citizen Science
      • HSBC citizen science
      • GeelongPort citizen science
    • Microplastics
    • Marine Biosecurity
    • Decommissioning Infrastructure
  • Services
    • Wetland Carbon Assessments
    • Environmental Assessments
    • Environmental Restoration
    • Citizen Science
    • System of Environmental Economic Accounting (SEEA)
    • Feasibility Assessments
    • Remote Sensing
    • Microbial Analysis
    • Marine Biosecurity
  • Publications
  • Opportunities
  • News
  • Donate
  • Contact
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