Research Fellow responsible for estuarine component of the Landscape Logic CERF project.
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Career Summary
John Gibson originally trained as a laboratory-bound physical and inorganic chemist, but a visit to Antarctica in the late 1980s introduced him to the possibilities of research in the natural environment. Since completing his PhD on Antarctic inshore nutrient dynamics he has developed a strong polar research portfolio, with interests in palaeoecology (the origins of the Antarctic freshwater fauna and the effects and indicators of climate change), biodiversity (tardigrades, nematodes and rotifers), novel lake habitats and microbiology. More recently he has worked on Tasmanian estuaries as part of the CERF-funded Landscape Logic project, which aims to understand and predict the effects of land management decisions on riverine and estuarine health. He has published over 80 scientific papers on topics ranging from physical limnology to nematode taxonomy.
Research Interests
Estuarine ecology, biogeochemistry and history
Antarctic limnology, including palaeolimnology
Antarctic terrestrial invertebrate biodiversity
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Selected Publications:- Gibson, J.A.E., and Zale, R., 2006, 'Holocene development of the fauna of Lake Boeckella, northern Antarctic Peninsula.', The Holocene, 16, pgs. 625-634.
- Andrássy, I., and Gibson. J.A.E. , 2007, 'Nematodes from saline and freshwater lakes of the Vestfold Hills, including description of Hypodontolaimus antarcticus sp.', Polar Biology, 30, pgs. 669-678
- Gibson, J.A.E., Wilmotte, A., Taton, A., Van de Vijver, B., Beyens, L., and Dartnall, H.J.G. , 2007, 'Biogeographical trends in Antarctic lakes. In (D.M. Bergstrom, P. Convey, and A.H.L. Huiskes, editors).', Trends in Antarctic Terrestrial and Limnetic Ecosystems: Antarctica as a Global Indicator., Springer, Dordrecht., pgs. 71-98
- Gibson, J.A.E., and Bayly, I.A.E., 2007, 'New insights into the origins of crustaceans of Antarctic lakes.', Antarctic Science, 19, pgs. 157-164.
- Cromer, L., Gibson, J.A.E., McInnes, S.J., and Agius, J.T., 2008, 'Tardigrade remains from lake sediments.', Journal of Paleolimnology, 39, pgs. 143-150
- De Smet, W.H., and Gibson, J.A.E. , 2008, 'Rhinoglena kutikovae sp. nov. (Rotifera: Monogononta: Epiphanidae) from the Bunger Hills, East Antarctica: a probable relict species that survived Quaternary glaciations on the continent.', Polar Biology, 31, pgs. 595-603.
- Convey, P., Gibson, J.A.E., Hillenbrand, C., Hodgson, D.A., Pugh, P.J.A., Smellie, J.L., and Stevens, M.I., 2008, 'Antarctic terrestrial life – challenging the history of the frozen continent?', Biological Reviews, 83, pgs. 103-117
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