Biography
Dr Alecia Bellgrove is Senior Lecturer in Marine Biology and Ecology at Deakin University, and heads the DeakinSeaweed Research Group in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences and Centre For Integrative Ecology and affiliated with the NuSea.Lab.
Alecia completed a BSc (Hons) at Monash University in 1992, a PhD in marine ecology at Monash University in 1998 and a Graduate Certificate of Higher Education at Deakin University in 2007. Alecia was a Research Fellow in the Department of Geography & Environmental Studies, University of Melbourne in 1998-1999, a JSPS Foreign Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Shimoda Marine Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Japan from 1999-2001 and Foreign Research Fellow of the University of Tsukuba, Japan in 2001. In 2002, Alecia commenced a Lectureship in Marine Biology and Ecology at Deakin University, Warrnambool Campus and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2011.
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Read more on Alecia's profileResearch interests
My research interests lie broadly within marine ecology, with a particular emphasis on:
- the roles of habitat-forming seaweeds in ecological systems
- life history dynamics of seaweeds
- impacts of anthropogenic disturbances (e.g. sewage effluent, climate change) on habitat-forming seaweeds and the ecosystems they support
- the roles macroalgae may play in carbon sequestration and climate mitigation
- exploration of the unique and diverse temperate Australian marine flora for sustainable food, fibre and health benefits.
I encourage partnerships with industry and government agencies.
Affiliations
Centre for Integrative Ecology
Teaching interests
I am passionate about the marine environment, sustainably feeding the world and educating the next generation of science leaders and the general public to empower everyone to make the world we live in a better place for all.
My teaching practice is founded on the premise of student engagement in hands-on experiences and creating 'real-life' learning environments that promote both individual responsibility for the learning journey and development of skills to be effective members of teams.
Units taught
SLE265 Marine Botany (Unit Chair)
SLE266 International Marine Study Tour (Unit Chair)
SLE219 Marine Invertebrates (Warrnambool Co-ordinator)
SLE314 Research Project (Project supervision considered on request)
Knowledge areas
Phycology
Marine Ecology
Seaweed Aquaculture
Marine Science Education
Professional activities
2008 – 2012 President, Australasian Society of Phycology & Aquatic Botany (ASPAB)
2011 – 2017 Secretary, Asian Pacific Phycological Association (APPA)
Media appearances
Below is a subset of recent media appearances related to my research
Can Seaweed Save the World? – ABC Catalyst: http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/4722454.htm
In this 1h documantary I join Professor Tim Flannery on the Mornington Peninsula towards the end of his journey to investigate how seaweed is helping to save the world – from growing the foods of the future, helping clean polluted water and even combating climate change.
Pip Magazine Permaculture Podcast #7 https://www.pipmagazine.com.au/podcasts/pip-permaculture-podcast-7-edible-seaweed-dr-alecia-bellgrove/
Guide to foraging edible Aussie seaweeds, Pip Magazine http://ttps://www.pipmagazine.com.au/connect/pip-issue-9/
Kaisou: Plants of the Sea – Great Ocean Quarterly https://www.greatocean.com.au/volume-2-2/
Seaweed goes from beach to forks – Warrnambool Standard https://www.standard.net.au/story/1724621/seaweed-goes-from-beach-to-forks/
Research groups
DeakinSeaweed https://aleciabellgrove.wordpress.com/
Centre for Integrative Ecology http://cie-deakin.com/
NuSea.Lab http://lab.org.au/
Publications
C Biancacci, J Sanderson, B Evans, D Callahan, D Francis, V Skrzypczyk, E Cumming, A Bellgrove
(2022), Vol. 64, Algal Research, C1
C Biancacci, J Sanderson, B Evans, D Callahan, D Francis, V Skrzypczyk, E Cumming, A Bellgrove
(2022), Vol. 65, pp. 1-9, Algal Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
L Tran, H Phan, A Bellgrove
(2022), pp. 1-18, Educational Review, Abingdon, Eng., C1
C Freitas, A Bellgrove, P Venzo, P Francis
(2022), Vol. 9, Frontiers in Marine Science, C1
Expert perceptions of seaweed farming for sustainable development
S Spillias, R Cottrell, R Kelly, K O'Brien, J Adams, A Bellgrove, B Kelly, C Kilpatrick, C Layton, C Macleod, S Roberts, D Stringer, E McDonald-Madden
(2022), Vol. 368, pp. 133052-133052, Journal of Cleaner Production, C1
T Gunning, X Conlan, P Collins, A Bellgrove, K Antlej, A Cardilini, C Fraser
(2022), Vol. 19, International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, C1
Flagellar motility during sperm chemotaxis and phototaxis in fucalean algae
N Kinoshita-Terauchi, A Bellgrove, K Shiba, K Inaba
(2021), Vol. 56, pp. 85-93, European Journal of Phycology, C1
L Tran, H Phan, A Bellgrove
(2021), Vol. 43, pp. 888-905, International Journal of Science Education, C1
Reading over and under the waves: A study of ocean picture books for children
P Francis, P Venzo, A Bellgrove
(2021), Vol. 37, pp. 167-186, Australian Journal of Environmental Education, C1
Barriers to restoration: Pollution alters nurse effects for an ecosystem engineer
H Cameron, M Amor, A Bellgrove
(2021), Vol. 58, pp. 2783-2796, Journal of Applied Ecology, C1
Alecia Bellgrove, Fumio Nakaya, Yukihiko Serisawa, Kazuyo Matsuyama‐Serisawa, Yayoi Kagami, Paul Jones, Heikichi Suzuki, Shigeyuki Kawano, Masakazu Aoki
(2020), Vol. 56, pp. 159-169, Journal of Phycology, London, Eng., C1
Attachment strength differs amongst life-history stages of an intertidal, isomorphic red alga
A Bellgrove, M Aoki
(2020), Vol. 68, pp. 144-151, Phycological research, London, Eng., C1
A Miller, M Coleman, J Clark, R Cook, Z Naga, M Doblin, A Hoffmann, C Sherman, A Bellgrove
(2020), Vol. 13, pp. 918-934, Evolutionary Applications, England, C1
E Cumming, T Matthews, J Sanderson, B Ingram, A Bellgrove
(2020), Vol. 523, Aquaculture, C1
Stewards of Swan Bay: Curriculum diversity in place-based environmental science education
Julianne Lynch, Nicole Sadler, Prudence Francis, Ty Matthews, Julie Mondon, Alecia Bellgrove
(2020), pp. 1-10, AERA 2020 : The power and possibilities for the public good: When researchers and organizational stakeholders collaborate : Proceedings of the 2020 American Educational Research Association Meeting, Online from San Francisco, California, E1
V Skrzypczyk, K Hermon, F Norambuena, G Turchini, R Keast, A Bellgrove
(2019), Vol. 31, pp. 709-724, Journal of applied phycology, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, C1
Optimal spawning conditions of Phyllospora comosa (Phaeophyceae, Fucales) for mariculture
E Cumming, T Matthews, C Sanderson, B Ingram, A Bellgrove
(2019), Vol. 31, pp. 3041-3050, Journal of applied phycology, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, C1
The influence of canopy cover on the ecological function of a key autogenic ecosystem engineer
J Pocklington, M Keough, T O'Hara, A Bellgrove
(2019), Vol. 11, Diversity, C1
Seagrasses and macroalgae: importance, vulnerability and impacts
A Bellgrove, P Macreadie, J Jarvis, S Trevathan-Tackett
(2018), Vol. 1, pp. 729-770, Climate change impacts on fisheries and aquaculture a global analysis, Chichester, Eng., B1
Disturbance alters ecosystem engineering by a canopy-forming alga
J Pocklington, S Jenkins, A Bellgrove, M Keough, T O'Hara, P Masterson-Algar, S Hawkins
(2018), Vol. 98, pp. 687-698, Journal of the marine biological association of the United Kingdom, Cambridge, Eng., C1
Aboriginal uses of seaweeds in temperate Australia: an archival assessment
R Thurstan, Z Brittain, D Jones, E Cameron, J Dearnaley, A Bellgrove
(2018), Vol. 30, pp. 1821-1832, Journal of applied phycology, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, C1
J Thomson, E Whitman, M Garcia-Rojas, A Bellgrove, M Ekins, G Hays, M Heithaus
(2018), Vol. 188, pp. 429-439, Oecologia, Germany, C1
BioTIME: A database of biodiversity time series for the Anthropocene
M Dornelas, L Antão, F Moyes, A Bates, A Magurran, D Adam, A Akhmetzhanova, W Appeltans, J Arcos, H Arnold, N Ayyappan, G Badihi, A Baird, M Barbosa, T Barreto, C Bässler, A Bellgrove, J Belmaker, L Benedetti-Cecchi, B Bett, A Bjorkman, M Błażewicz, S Blowes, C Bloch, T Bonebrake, S Boyd, M Bradford, A Brooks, J Brown, H Bruelheide, P Budy, F Carvalho, E Castañeda-Moya, C Chen, J Chamblee, T Chase, L Siegwart Collier, S Collinge, R Condit, E Cooper, J Cornelissen, U Cotano, S Kyle Crow, G Damasceno, C Davies, R Davis, F Day, S Degraer, T Doherty, T Dunn, G Durigan, J Duffy, D Edelist, G Edgar, R Elahi, S Elmendorf, A Enemar, S Ernest, R Escribano, M Estiarte, B Evans, T Fan, F Turini Farah, L Loureiro Fernandes, F Farneda, A Fidelis, R Fitt, A Fosaa, G Daher Correa Franco, G Frank, W Fraser, H García, R Cazzolla Gatti, O Givan, E Gorgone-Barbosa, W Gould, C Gries, G Grossman, J Gutierréz, S Hale, M Harmon, J Harte, G Haskins, D Henshaw, L Hermanutz, P Hidalgo, P Higuchi, A Hoey, G Van Hoey, A Hofgaard, K Holeck, R Hollister, R Holmes, M Hoogenboom, C Hsieh, S Hubbell, F Huettmann, C Huffard, A Hurlbert, N Macedo Ivanauskas
(2018), Vol. 27, pp. 760-786, Global Ecology and Biogeography, England, C1
Physical threats to macrophytes as ecosystem engineers
Diana Walker, A Bellgrove
(2017), pp. 259-272, Marine macrophytes as foundation species, Boca Raton, Fla., B1
Carbon dioxide mitigation potential of seaweed aquaculture beds (SABs)
C Sondak, P Ang, J Beardall, A Bellgrove, S Boo, G Gerung, C Hepburn, D Hong, Z Hu, H Kawai, D Largo, J Lee, P Lim, J Mayakun, W Nelson, J Oak, S Phang, D Sahoo, Y Peerapornpis, Y Yang, I Chung
(2017), Vol. 29, pp. 2363-2373, Journal of applied phycology, Berlin, Germany, C1
A Bellgrove, A van Rooyen, A Weeks, J Clark, M Doblin, A Miller
(2017), Vol. 29, pp. 1721-1727, Journal of applied phycology, Berlin, Germany, C1
Restoring rocky intertidal communities: lessons from a benthic macroalgal ecosystem engineer
A Bellgrove, P McKenzie, H Cameron, J Pocklington
(2017), Vol. 117, pp. 17-27, Marine pollution bulletin, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Applications of unmanned aerial vehicles in intertidal reef monitoring
S Murfitt, B Allan, A Bellgrove, A Rattray, M Young, D Ierodiaconou
(2017), Vol. 7, Scientific Reports, England, C1
A life well lived: Joanna Jones (Kain) 1930-2017
A Bellgrove
(2017), Vol. 29, pp. 2707-2711, Journal of applied phycology, Berlin, Germany, C1
Can macroalgae contribute to blue carbon? An Australian perspective
R Hill, A Bellgrove, P Macreadie, K Petrou, J Beardall, A Steven, P Ralph
(2015), Vol. 60, pp. 1689-1706, Limnology and oceanography, London, Eng., C1
Comparison of marine macrophytes for their contributions to blue carbon sequestration
S Trevathan-Tackett, J Kelleway, P Macreadie, J Beardall, P Ralph, A Bellgrove
(2015), Vol. 96, pp. 3043-3057, Ecology, London, Eng., C1
Effects of micro- and mesograzers on intertidal macroalgal recruitment
A Bellgrove, J Monk, G Quinn
(2014), Vol. 161, pp. 1-10, Marine biology, Berlin, Germany, C1
G Boo, A Mansilla, W Nelson, A Bellgrove, S Boo
(2014), Vol. 119, pp. 73-79, Aquatic Botany, C1
A Bellgrove
(2013), Vol. 49, pp. 627-629, Journal of phycology, London, England, C1
Remotely sensed hydroacoustics and observation data for predicting fish habitat suitability
J Monk, D Ierodiaconou, A Bellgrove, E Harvey, L Laurenson
(2011), Vol. 31, Continental shelf research, London, England, C1
Influence of intermittent estuary outflow on coastal sediments of adjacent sandy beaches
J McKenzie, G Quinn, T Matthews, J Barton, A Bellgrove
(2011), Vol. 92, pp. 59-69, Estuarine, coastal and shelf science, London, U. K., C1
Habitat suitability for marine fishes using presence-only modelling and multibeam sonar
J Monk, D Ierodiaconou, V Versace, A Bellgrove, E Harvey, A Rattray, L Laurenson, G Quinn
(2010), Vol. 420, pp. 157-174, Marine Ecology Progress Series, Oldendorf, Germany, C1
A Bellgrove, P McKenzie, J McKenzie, B Sfiligoj
(2010), Vol. 419, pp. 47-56, Marine ecology - progress series, Oldendorf, Germany, C1
Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy as a tool to identify macroalgal propagules
A Bellgrove, H Kihara, A Iwata, M Aoki, P Heraud
(2009), Vol. 45, pp. 560-570, Journal of phycology, New York, N. Y., C1
P McKenzie, A Bellgrove
(2009), Vol. 48, pp. 335-343, Phycologia, Lawrence, Kan., C1
An evaluation of Sea Search as a citizen science programme in Marine Protected Areas
R Koss, K Miller, G Wescott, A Bellgrove, A Boxshall, J McBurnie, A Bunce, P Gilmour, D Ierodiaconou
(2009), Vol. 15, pp. 116-127, Pacific conservation biology, Baulkham Hills, N.S.W., C1
J Monk, D Ierodiaconou, A Bellgrove, L Laurenson
(2008), Vol. 88, pp. 865-871, Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, Cambridge, England, C1
Variation in gametophyte dominance in populations of Chondrus verrucosus (Gigartinaceae, Rhodophyta)
A Bellgrove, M Aoki
(2008), Vol. 56, pp. 246-254, Phycological research, Carlton, Vic., C1
P McKenzie, A Bellgrove
(2008), Vol. 44, pp. 1108-1115, Journal of phycology, New York, N.Y., C1
P McKenzie, A Bellgrove
(2006), Vol. 57, pp. 655-663, Marine & freshwater research, Collingwood, Vic., C1
Small-scale temporal variation in propagule supply of an intertidal red alga
A Bellgrove, M Aoki
(2006), Vol. 45, pp. 458-464, Phycologia, Odense, Denmark, C1
B Downes, A Bellgrove, J Street
(2005), Vol. 56, pp. 815-824, Marine and freshwater research, Collingwood, Vic., C1
A Bellgrove, M Clayton, G Quinn
(2004), Vol. 310, pp. 207-225, Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Photosynthetic performance of transplanted ecotypes of Ecklonia cava (Laminariales, Phaeophyta)
Y Serisawa, Y Yokohama, Y Aruga, A Bellgrove
(2004), Vol. 16, pp. 227-235, Journal of applied phycology, Dordrecht, Netherlands, C1
Y Serisawa, M Aoki, T Hirata, A Bellgrove, A Kurashima, Y Tsuchiya, T Sato, H Ueda, Y Yokohama
(2003), Vol. 15, pp. 311-318, Journal of applied phycology, Amsterdam, Netherlands, C1
Effects of secondarily treated sewage effluent on intertidal macroalgal recruitment processes
A Bellgrove, M Clayton, G Quinn
(1997), Vol. 48, pp. 137-146, Marine and freshwater research, Clayton, Vic., C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Assessing and mitigating environmental impacts of SWRO outfalls on key benthic marine organisms
A/Prof Julie Mondon, Dr Alecia Bellgrove
National Centre of Excellence in Desalination
- 2014: $96,863
- 2013: $182,218
- 2012: $23,410
Other Public Sector Funding
Recovery of Hormosira banksii at Boags Rocks and surrounds following reduction of ammonium and freshwater influences
Dr Alecia Bellgrove
EPAV Grant - Research - Environmental Protection Agency Victoria
- 2008: $1,100
- 2007: $4,545
Identifying the relationship between benthic marine habitat and the distribution of Victorian coastal fishes: Implications for marine protected area management
A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou, Dr Alecia Bellgrove, Prof Gerry Quinn, Dr Jacquomo Monk
MVic Scholarship - 1854 Student - Museum Victoria
- 2008: $1,500
Victoria's future climate and the marine environment: vulnerabiltiy of rocky reefs
Dr Alecia Bellgrove
GHCMA Grant - Research - Glenelg - Hopkins Catchment Management Authority
- 2012: $15,000
Inspiring Young Marine Science Experts - Stewards of Swan Bay
Ms Nicole Sadler, Dr Alecia Bellgrove, A/Prof Julianne Lynch, Dr Ty Matthews, Dr Prue Francis, A/Prof Julie Mondon
DELWP Port Phillip Bay Fund
- 2019: $13,356
- 2018: $18,115
Contributions of seaweed to carbon sequestration
Dr Alecia Bellgrove, Mrs Erlania Erlania, Prof Peter Macreadie, A/Prof David Francis
VEAC Grant - Bill Borthwick Scholarship
- 2019: $2,500
Learning from Communities: Indigenous uses of seaweeds in Australasia
Dr Alecia Bellgrove, Ms Zoe Ellen Brittain, Dr Prue Francis, Prof David Jones
Parks Victoria Grant - Research CAT2-1-2
- 2022: $5,000
- 2021: $5,000
- 2020: $5,000
Industry and Other Funding
Foraging ecology of blue whales, southern Australia
Dr Alecia Bellgrove, Ms Margie Morrice
Blue Whale Study Inc
- 2012: $25,800
- 2011: $22,860
Would you like seaweed with that?
Dr Alecia Bellgrove, Prof Giovanni Turchini, Prof Russell Keast, Dr Fernando Norambuena
Research My World Pozible
- 2013: $5,314
Sustainable nutrition solutions using Australian seaweeds: Developing seaweed production techniques for integrated multi-trophic aquaculture
Dr Alecia Bellgrove, Ms Erin Cumming, Dr Craig Sanderson, Dr Brett Ingram
Victorian Shellfish Hatchery Pty Ltd
- 2017: $15,000
- 2016: $15,000
- 2015: $15,000
DemoDairy Foundation Gift - Seaweed and the dairy, meat and livestock industry
Dr Alecia Bellgrove
DemoDAIRY Foundation
- 2020: $7,000
- 2019: $14,000
Contributions of seaweed to carbon sequestration
Mrs Erlania Erlania, Dr Alecia Bellgrove, A/Prof David Francis, Prof Peter Macreadie
ESA - Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment - 20 571 098 795
- 2021: $7,500
- 2019: $6,375
Nutritional composition of cultured kelps and influences of sample preservation.
Dr Alecia Bellgrove, Miss Vanessa Skrzypczyk, A/Prof Damien Callahan, A/Prof David Francis
Tassal Operations Pty Ltd
- 2019: $11,000
DeakinSeaEd: marine education resources for children
Dr Prue Francis, Dr Alecia Bellgrove, Dr Paul Venzo
Gwen & Edna Jones Foundation, The Ray & Joyce Uebergang Foundation
- 2019: $10,000
Student application - Raising awareness of the Australia's Great Southern Reef in primary schools using children's literature through a professional development program for teachers.
Miss Catia Jose Abreu De Freitas, Dr Prue Francis, Dr Alecia Bellgrove, Dr Paul Venzo
PADI Foundation Research Grants
- 2021: $4,015
Developing a new Seaweed Aquaculture Industry in Gippsland.
Dr Paul Carnell, Dr Prue Francis, Dr Alecia Bellgrove, Prof Peter Macreadie, Dr Cecilia Biancacci, Dr Stacey Trevathan-Tackett
Food & Fibre Gippsland Inc
- 2022: $80,050
- 2021: $40,000
Future proofing Australian agriculture with seaweed supplementation
Dr Alecia Bellgrove, A/Prof David Francis, A/Prof Damien Callahan, Mr Thiruchenduran Somasundaram
Heytesbury District Landcare Network
- 2022: $25,000
Other Funding Sources
CRC-P Seaweed solutions for sustainable aquaculture.
Dr Alecia Bellgrove
Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Projects Program, Department of Industry, Innovation and Science.
- 2022: $51,807
- 2020: $50,654
- 2019: $89,615
Supervisions
Erin Cumming
Thesis entitled: Developing seaweed production techniques for Phyllospora comosa
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Margaret Morrice
Thesis entitled: Fine-scale foraging habitat and behavioural responses of pygmy blue whales
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Maria Garcia Rojas
Thesis entitled: Influence of sea-ice structure on minke whale and other krill-predator distribution
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Jessica McKenzie
Thesis entitled: Coastal Responses to Estuarine Discharge from Intermittently Open System
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Prudence McKenzie
Thesis entitled: Potential for Long-distance Dispersal of Hormosira banksii
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Jacquomo Monk
Thesis entitled: Understanding Fish-habitat Associations using Video Observations and Sonar Imaging
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Daniel Grixti
Thesis entitled: Estimating and Improving the Survival of Caught and Released Fish
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences