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Annelise Hagan BSc PhD

Visiting Scholar

Tropical coral reef ecology: Temporal and spatial changes in reef systems associated with the 1997-98 El-Niño related ocean warming event.

Biography

Career:

  • 2006-present: Chief Project Scientist, Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation & Visiting Scholar, CCRU, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge
  • 2005-2006: Post-Doctoral Research Associate (Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation Research Fellow), Cambridge Coastal Research Unit, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge

Qualifications

  • PhD St. Catharine's College, University of Cambridge, UK 'Reef Recovery at Alphonse Atoll, Western Indian Ocean Following the 1997-98 Ocean Warming Event'
  • BSc (First class honours) Oceanography with Marine Biology, University of Southampton, UK

Research

Dynamics of tropical coral reef ecosystems: Processes and time-scales involved in coral reef recovery following a major disturbance event.

Publications

Selected publications:

  • Hagan, A.B., Hamylton, S.M. and Spencer, T. (in press) Status of Carbonate Reefs of the Amirantes and Alphonse Groups, Southern Seychelles. CORDIO Status Report.
  • Hagan, A.B., Spencer, T., Stoddart, D.R., Loustau-Lalanne, M. and Renaud, L. (2007) Tsunami Impacts in the Republic of Seychelles, Western Indian Ocean. Atoll Research Bulletin. 544: 149-164.
  • Hagan, A.B., Foster, R., Perera, N., Gunawan, C.A., Silaban, I., Yaha, Y., Manuputty, Y., Hazam, I. and Hodgson, G. (2007) Tsunami Impacts in Aceh Province and North Sumatra, Indonesia. Atoll Research Bulletin. 544: 37-54.
  • Aji Gunawan, C., A., Allen, G., Bavestrello, G., Cerrano, C., Destari, A., Foster, R., Hagan, A.B., Hazam, I., Jaafar, Z., Manuputty, Y., Perera, N., Pinca, S., Silaban, I. and Yaha, Y. (2006). Status of Coral Reefs in Indonesia Following the December 2004 Tsunami. In: Status of Coral Reefs in Tsunami Affected Countries: 2005, Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, Australia. pp. 43-56.
  • Foster, R., Hagan, A.B., Perera, N., Gunawan, C.A., Silaban, I., Yaha, Y., Manuputty, Y., Hazam, I. and Hodgson, G. (2005). Tsunami and Earthquake Damage to Coral Reefs of Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia. Reef Check Foundation, Pacific Palisades, California, USA. pp. 32.
  • Hagan, A.B. (2004) Reef Regeneration at Alphonse Atoll, Western Indian Ocean, Following the 1997-98 Ocean Warming Event. 10th International Coral Reef Symposium, Okinawa, Japan
  • Spencer, T.S. and Hagan, A.B. (2004) Ocean-Atmosphere Dynamics of the Indian Ocean, Coral Bleaching and Reef Recovery. The 30th Congress of the International Geographical Union, Glasgow, U.K.

Teaching

  • Supervisions for Geographical Tripos Part II: Morphodynamics of large-scale coastal systems. Physical and biological processes on coral reefs.
  • Supervsions for Geographical Tripos Part IB: Environmental Hazards. Future environmental change as a hazard to coral reefs.

External activities

  • Lead scientist and co-Principal Investigator on shallow marine benthic habitat ground-truthing expedition to Northern Red Sea (Saudi Arabia) onboard M.Y. Golden Shadow, September 2007. Collaborative expedition between Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation, National Coral Reef Institute, USA, National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development, Saudi Arabia, IUCN (The World Conservation Union) and Cambridge Coastal Research Unit (10 days).
  • Benthic Survey team member and underwater photographer on expedition "Patterns of Biodiversity and Climate Change Impacts in the Bahamas: Decision Support for the Planning of Marine Reserves". Expedition in collaboration with Government of The Bahamas and Bahamas National Trust (2 weeks).
  • Principal field scientist on shallow marine benthic habitat mapping expedition to the Farasan Islands, Southern Red Sea onboard M.Y. Golden Shadow, May 2006. Collaborative expedition between Living Oceans Foundation, National Coral Reef Institute, USA and National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development, Saudi Arabia (3 weeks).
  • Principal field scientist on shallow marine benthic habitat mapping expedition to the southern Seychelles onboard M.Y. Golden Shadow, January 2005. Collaborative expedition between Living Oceans Foundation, Cambridge Coastal Research Unit (CCRU) and Seychelles Centre for Marine Research and Technology - Marine Parks Authority (SCMRT-MPA) (3 weeks) (see www.livingoceansfoundation.org).
  • Active member of British Society of Underwater Photographers (BSoUP). Prize winner (in macro and wide angle classes) at University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) Underwater Photo Contest 2007.
  • Member of Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI). PADI Divemaster with over 600 SCUBA dives to date (Australia, Caribbean, Indonesia, Red Sea, Seychelles, Hawaii).