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Williams, Alan

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Projects that focus on understanding the structure and anthropogenic use (principally fishing and oil/gas) of deep water ecosystems. He is part of a group that develops and uses photographic and acoustic remote sensing tools and techniques to assess habitats, biodiversity and ecosystem function on the deep continental margin (shelf, slope and rise).

Academic qualifications

PhD (Murdoch University)

 

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Marine Biodiversity Hub publications by: Williams, Alan

  • Deep-sea temperate-tropical faunal transition across uniform environmental gradients (2020)
    T. O'Hara; A. Williams; S.N.C. Woolley; A.W. Nau; N.J. Bax
  • The lower bathyal and abyssal seafloor fauna of eastern Australia (2020)
    T. O'Hara; A. Williams; S.T. Ahyong; P. Alderslade; T. Alvestad; D. Bray; I. Burghardt; N. Budaeva; F. Criscione; A.L. Crowther; M. Ekins; M. Eleaume; C.A. Farrelly; J.K. Finn; M.N. Georgieva; A. Graham; M. Gomon; K. Gowlett-Holmes; L. Gunton; A. Hallan; A.M. Hosie; P. Hutchings; H. Kise; F. Kohler; J.A. Konsgrud; E. Kupriyanova; C.C. Lu; M. Mackenzie; C. Mah; H. MacIntosh; K.L. Merrin; A. Miskelly; M.L. Mitchell; K. Moore; A. Murray; P.M. O'Loughlin; H. Paxton; J.J. Pogonoski; D. Staples; J.E. Watson; R.S. Wilson; J. Zhang; N.J. Bax
  • The Fate of Deep-Sea Coral Reefs on Seamounts in a Fishery-Seascape: What Are the Impacts, What Remains, and What Is Protected? (2020)
    A. Williams; F. Althaus; K. Maguire; M. Green; C. Untiedt; P. Alderslade; M.R. Clark; N.J. Bax; T.A. Schlacher
  • True size matters for conservation: deep-sea coral reefs are typically small and estimates of their size are remarkably robust to a method used to define them (2020)
    A. Williams; F. Althaus; M. Green; K. Maguire; C. Untiedt; N. Mortimer; C.J. Jackett; M.R. Clark; N.J. Bax; R. Pitcher; T.A. Schlacher
  • Regional-scale patterns of deep seafloor biodiversity for conservation assessment (2020)
    T. O'Hara; A. Williams; F. Althaus; A.S. Ross; N.J. Bax
  • Data discoverability and accessibility: report from workshops on marine imagery and biological specimen data (2019)
    R. Przeslawski; I. Falkner; S.D. Foster; S. Mancini; S. Bainbridge; N. Bax; A. Carroll; E. Flukes; M. Gonzalez-Riviero; T.J. Langlois; K. Moore; M. Rehbein; K. Tattersall; D. Watts; A. Williams; M. Wyatt
  • An eco-narrative of Huon Marine Park - South-east marine region (2019)
    V.L. Lucieer; J. Monk; Z. Huang; S.L. Nichol; K.J. Miller; A. Williams
  • Spatially balanced designs that incorporate legacy sites (2017)
    S.D. Foster; G.R. Hosack; E. Lawrence; R. Przeslawski; P. Hedge; M.Julian Caley; N. Barrett; A. Williams; J. Li; T.P. Lynch; J.M. Dambacher; H. Sweatman; K.R. Hayes
  • A conceptual surrogacy framework to evaluate the habitat potential of submarine canyons (2017)
    Z. Huang; T.A. Schlacher; S.L. Nichol; A. Williams; F. Althaus; R. Kloser
  • Analysis of approaches for monitoring biodiversity in Commonwealth waters: Field work report (2016)
    F. Althaus; N. Barrett; J.M. Dambacher; P. Davies; R. Ferrari; J.H. Ford; K.R. Hayes; N.A. Hill; G.R. Hosack; R. Hovey; Z. Huang; J. Hulls; T. Ingleton; A. Jordan; G.A. Kendrick; J.T. Kool; E. Lawrence; R. Leeming; V.L. Lucieer; H.A. Malcolm; L. Meyer; J. Monk; S.L. Nichol; D. Peel; N.R. Perkins; J.P.W. Siwabessy; M. Sherlock; T. Martin; M. Tran; A. Walsh; A. Williams
  • Dendrogramma is a siphonophore (2016)
    T. O'Hara; A.F. Hugall; H. MacIntosh; K.M. Naughton; A. Williams; A. Moussalli
  • The cumulative effect of trawl fishing on a multispecies fish assemblage in south-eastern Australia (2015)
    S.D. Foster; P.K. Dunstan; F. Althaus; A. Williams
  • Can marine reserves conserve vulnerable sharks in the deep-sea? A case study of Centrophorus zeehaani (Centrophoridae) examined with acoustic telemetry (2015)
    R.K. Daley; A. Williams; M. Green; B.A. Barker; P. Brodie
  • Tropical Marginal Seas: Priority Regions for Managing Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function (2014)
    D. McKinnon; A. Williams; J.W. Young; D. Ceccarelli; P.K. Dunstan; R.J.W. Brewin; R.A. Watson; R. Brinkman; M. Cappo; S. Duggan; R. Kelley; K. Ridgway; D. Lindsay; D. Gledhill; T. Hutton; A.J. Richardson
  • Invertebrate diversity of the unexplored marine western margin of Australia: taxonomy and implications for global biodiversity (2014)
    G.C.B. Poore; L. Avery; M. Blażewicz-Paszkowycz; J. Browne; N.L. Bruce; S. Gerken; C. Glasby; E. Greaves; A.W. McCallum; D. Staples; A. Syme; J. Taylor; G. Walker-Smith; M. Warne; C. Watson; A. Williams; R.S. Wilson; S.N.C. Woolley
  • Australia’s deep-water octocoral fauna: historical account and checklist, distributions and regional affinities of recent collections (2014)
    P. Alderslade; F. Althaus; F. McEnnulty; K. Gowlett-Holmes; A. Williams
  • Productivity enhances benthic species richness along an oligotrophic Indian Ocean continental margin (2014)
    A.W. McCallum; S.N.C. Woolley; M. Blażewicz-Paszkowycz; J. Browne; S. Gerken; R.J. Kloser; G.C.B. Poore; D. Staples; A. Syme; J. Taylor; G. Walker-Smith; A. Williams; R.S. Wilson
  • Quantifying fish assemblages in large, offshore marine protected areas: an Australian case study (2014)
    N.A. Hill; N. Barrett; E. Lawrence; J. Hulls; J.M. Dambacher; S.L. Nichol; A. Williams; K.R. Hayes
  • Environmental predictors of decapod species richness and turnover along an extensive Australian continental margin (13–35° S) (2013)
    A.W. McCallum; G.C.B. Poore; A. Williams; F. Althaus; T. O'Hara
  • The Coral Sea: Physical Environment, Ecosystem Status and Biodiversity Assets (2013)
    D. Ceccarelli; D. McKinnon; S. Andréfouët; V. Allain; J.W. Young; D.C. Gledhill; A. Flynn; N.J. Bax; R.J. Beaman; P. Borsa; R. Brinkman; R.H. Bustamante; R. Campbell; M. Cappo; S. Cravatte; S. D’Agata; C.M. Dichmont; P.K. Dunstan; C. Dupouy; G.J. Edgar; R. Farman; M. Furnas; C. Garrigue; T. Hutton; M. Kulbicki; Y. Letourneur; D. Lindsay; C. Menkes; D. Mouillot; V. Parravicini; C. Payri; B. Pelletier; B.Richer de Forges; K. Ridgway; M. Rodier; S. Samadi; D. Schoeman; T. Skewes; S. Swearer; L. Vigliola; L. Wantiez; A. Williams; A. Williams; A.J. Richardson
  • Identifying hotspots for biodiversity management using rank abundance distributions (2012)
    P.K. Dunstan; N.J. Bax; S.D. Foster; A. Williams; F. Althaus
  • Assessing size, abundance and habitat preferences of the Ocean Perch Helicolenus percoides using a AUV-borne stereo camera system (2012)
    J. Seiler; A. Williams; N. Barrett
  • Image-based continental shelf habitat mapping using novel automated data extraction techniques (2012)
    J. Seiler; A. Friedman; D. Steinberg; N. Barrett; A. Williams; N.J. Holbrook
  • Characterising and predicting benthic biodiversity for conservation planning in deepwater environments (2012)
    P.K. Dunstan; F. Althaus; A. Williams; N.J. Bax; S.J. Bograd
  • Evaluating Geomorphic Features as Surrogates for Benthic Biodiversity on Australia’s Western Continental Margin (2012)
    F. Althaus; A. Williams; R.J. Kloser; J. Seiler; N.J. Bax
  • Composition and distribution of deep-sea benthic invertebrate megafauna on the Lord Howe Rise and Norfolk Ridge, southwest Pacific Ocean (2011)
    A. Williams; F. Althaus; M.R. Clark; K. Gowlett-Holmes
  • Effectiveness of biological surrogates for predicting patterns of marine biodiversity: a global meta-analysis (2011)
    C. Mellin; S. Delean; M.Julian Caley; G.J. Edgar; M. Meekan; C.Roland Pitcher; R. Przeslawski; A. Williams; C.J.A. Bradshaw
  • Results of expert survey on the effectiveness of biological surrogates IN Effectiveness of Biological Surrogates for Predicting Patterns of Marine Biodiversity: A Global Meta-Analysis (2011)
    C. Mellin; S. Delean; M.Julian Caley; G.J. Edgar; M. Meekan; C.Roland Pitcher; R. Przeslawski; A. Williams; C.J.A. Bradshaw
  • Utility of a spatial habitat classification system as a surrogate of marine benthic community structure for the Australian margin (2011)
    R. Przeslawski; D.R. Currie; S.J. Sorokin; T.M. Ward; F. Althaus; A. Williams
  • Biogeography of the Lord Howe Rise region, Tasman Sea (2011)
    R. Przeslawski; A. Williams; S.L. Nichol; M.G. Hughes; T.J. Anderson; F. Althaus
  • Are deep-sea demersal fish assemblages globally homogenous? Insights from seamounts (2010)
    M.R. Clark; F. Althaus; A. Williams; E. Niklitschek; G.M. Menezes; N.R. Hareide; P. Sutton; C. O’Donnell
  • The ecology of seamounts: structure, function, and human impacts (2010)
    M.R. Clark; A.A. Rowden; T.A. Schlacher; A. Williams; M. Consalvey; K.I. Stocks; A.D. Rogers; T. O'Hara; M. White; T.M. Shank; J.M. Hall-Spencer
  • Conflicting estimates of connectivity among deep-sea coral populations (2010)
    K.J. Miller; A. Williams; A.A. Rowden; C. Knowles; G. Dunshea
  • A test of the seamount oasis hypothesis: Seamounts support higher epibenthic megafaunal biomass than adjacent slopes. (2010)
    A.A. Rowden; T.A. Schlacher; A. Williams; M.R. Clark; R. Stewart; F. Althaus; D.A. Bowden; M. Consalvey; W. Robinson; J. Dowdney
  • Scales of habitat heterogeneity and megabenthos biodiversity on an extensive Australian continental margin (100-1,000m depths) (2010)
    A. Williams; F. Althaus; P.K. Dunstan; G.C.B. Poore; N.J. Bax; R.J. Kloser; F. McEnnulty
  • Seamount megabenthic assemblages fail to recover from trawling impacts (2010)
    A. Williams; T.A. Schlacher; A.A. Rowden; F. Althaus; M.R. Clark; D.A. Bowden; R. Stewart; N.J. Bax; M. Consalvey; R.J. Kloser
  • A hierarchical framework for classifying seabed biodiversity with applications for planning and managing Australia’s marine biological resources (2010)
    P.R. Last; V.D. Lyne; A. Williams; C.R. Davies; A.J. Butler; G.K. Yearsley
  • A hierarchical framework for classifying seabed biodiversity with application to planning and managing Australia’s marine biological resources (2010)
    P.R. Last; V.D. Lyne; A. Williams; C.R. Davies; A.J. Butler; G.K. Yearsley
  • Impacts of bottom trawling on deep-coral ecosystems of seamounts are long-lasting (2009)
    F. Althaus; A. Williams; T.A. Schlacher; R.J. Kloser; M. Green; B.A. Barker; N.J. Bax; P. Brodie; M.A. Hoenlinger-Schlacher
  • Long-term shifts in abundance and distribution of a temperate fish fauna: a response to climate change and fishing practices (2009)
    Y.I. Sazonov; A. Williams; S.G. Kobyliansky
  • Review of fish of the genus Conocara (Alepocephalidae) from the continental slope of Australia and description of a new species C. paxtoni sp. nova (2009)
    Y.I. Sazonov; A. Williams; S.G. Kobyliansky
  • Remarks on “Comment on: Williams et al. (2009) Australia’s deep-water reserve network: implications of false homogeneity for classifying abiotic surrogates of biodiversity, ICES Journal of Marine Science, 66: 214-224” by Peter T. Harris et al (2009)
    A. Williams; N.J. Bax; R.J. Kloser
  • Biodiversity in western Australia’s deep sea (2009)
    A. Williams
  • Australia’s deep-water reserve network: implications of false homogeneity for classifying abiotic surrogates of biodiversity (2008)
    A. Williams; N.J. Bax; R.J. Kloser; F. Althaus; B.A. Barker; G. Keith
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