Rate My Professor Troy Gaston

His research focuses on estuarine ecology, coastal and marine ecology, trophic interactions, ecosystem processes and health, bycatch reduction in fisheries, human disturbance, GIS and remote sensing, oceanography, and habitat-fishery linkages. Professor Gaston employs stable isotope analysis and advanced technologies such as remotely operated vehicles and drones in his studies of temperate Australian estuarine and coastal systems. Notable publications include 'Effects of persistent thermal plumes on Zostera muelleri reproductive effort, seed bank densities and seed bank viability' (Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2026, with T. Moir et al.); 'Modernising sea cucumber surveys using remotely operated vehicles and aerial drones' (Coral Reefs, 2025, with J.E. Williamson et al.); 'Continental-Scale Assessment of Climate-Driven Marine Species Range Extensions Using a Decade of Citizen Science Data' (Diversity and Distributions, 2025, with B.W. Wolfe et al.); 'Resource use of great hammerhead sharks Sphyrna mokarran off eastern Australia' (Journal of Fish Biology, 2019, with V. Raoult et al.); and 'Habitat-fishery linkages in two major south-eastern Australian estuaries show that the C4 saltmarsh plant Sporobolus virginicus is a significant contributor to fisheries productivity' (Hydrobiologia, 2018, with V. Raoult and M.D. Taylor). His scholarship has garnered over 2,400 citations, advancing knowledge in ecosystem function and fisheries management.