Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Roles and responsibilities
Research Fellow with the Australian National Facility for Ocean Gliders (ANFOG), responsible for glider piloting, deployments and recoveries. Also responsible for glider bio-optical data mining and bio-optical research with expertise in marine microbes (phytoplankton, bacteria)
Funding overview
Dr Paul Thomson 2014, 'Ecology of picophytoplankton at IMOS National Reference Stations', CSIRO.
Dr Paul Thomson 2011, 'Analysis of picophytoplankton in seawater from IMOS Australian national Reference Stations', CSIRO.
Dr Paul Thomson 2011, 'Analysis of picophytoplankton in seawater from IMOS Australian national Reference Stations', CSIRO.
Previous positions
Research Assistant Professor, SEA SERPENT project, University of Western Australia, Perth WA, June 2012 - June 2013.
Research Assistant Professor, Australian national Facility for Ocean Gliders, University of Western Australia, Perth WA, June 2011 - June 2012.
Marine Microbial Biologist, Australian Antarctic Division, September 2000 – 2011.
Marine Biologist, Electron Microscopy Unit, Australian Antarctic Division, May - August 2000.
Level A Academic Lecturer, CQU, Rockhampton, QLD, 1995 - 1992
Instructor/Research Technician, CQU, Rockhampton, QLD, 1992 - 1989
Research Assistant Professor, Australian national Facility for Ocean Gliders, University of Western Australia, Perth WA, June 2011 - June 2012.
Marine Microbial Biologist, Australian Antarctic Division, September 2000 – 2011.
Marine Biologist, Electron Microscopy Unit, Australian Antarctic Division, May - August 2000.
Level A Academic Lecturer, CQU, Rockhampton, QLD, 1995 - 1992
Instructor/Research Technician, CQU, Rockhampton, QLD, 1992 - 1989
Current projects
1. Marine microbial communities of the north west shelf
2. Comparison of glider bio-optical signals with microbial communities of the North West Shelf
3. Picoplankton abundance at IMOS NRS stations around Australia
2. Comparison of glider bio-optical signals with microbial communities of the North West Shelf
3. Picoplankton abundance at IMOS NRS stations around Australia
Teaching overview
University of Central Queensland
Research
Marine microbes (marine bacteria,viruses, and single-celled plants and animals) recycle nutrients and form the biomass at the base of the food chain that supports all higher animals. My studies look at factors effecting the distribution and abundance of marine microbes. These factors include the physical environment (oceanography), interactions between the microbes themselves (the ‘Microbial Loop’), and impacts such as ocean acidification and, in surface waters, enhanced UV-B radiation. I am aslo researching bio-optical signals from marine microbes that may be interpreted by bio-optical instruments on gliders and ocean moorings.
Research expertise keywords
- Flow cytometry for marine microbes
- Marine microbial ecology
- marine bio-optics
- Biological oceanography
- Deep sea biology
- Rigs to reef processes
- ocean gliders
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Research output
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Enhancing the scientific value of industry remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) in our oceans
McLean, D. L., Parsons, M. J. G., Gates, A. R., Benfield, M. C., Bond, T., Booth, D. J., Bunce, M., Fowler, A. M., Harvey, E. S., Macreadie, P. I., Pattiaratchi, C. B., Rouse, S., Partridge, J. C., Thomson, P. G., Todd, V. L. G. & Jones, D. O. B., 15 Apr 2020, In : Frontiers in Marine Science. 7, 20 p., 220.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
Picophytoplankton: harbingers of change in our coastal oceans
Thomson, P., Frampton, D. M. F., Clementson, L. & Pattiaratchi, C., 2020, State and trends of Australia’s oceans report. Richardson, A. J., Eriksen, R., Moltmann, T., Hodgson-Johnston, I. & Wallis, J. R. (eds.). Hobart: Integrated Marine Observing System, p. 2.6.1–2.6.4 4 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Other chapter contribution
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Impacts of marine heatwaves
Cannell, B., Thomson, P., Schoepf, V., Pattiaratchi, C. & Fraser, M., 2019, Marine extremes: ocean safety, marine health and the blue economy. Techera, E. J. & Winter, G. (eds.). 1st ed. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, p. 123–140 18 p. (Earthscan Oceans).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Chapter
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Monitoring ocean and estuary health
Thomson, P. G., Cannell, B. L., Ghadouani, A., Fraser, M. W. & Rayment, W. J., 29 Jan 2019, Marine extremes: Ocean safety, marine health and the blue economy. Techera, E. & Winter, G. (eds.). 1st ed. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, p. 87-105 19 p. (Earthscan Oceans).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Chapter
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A database of chlorophyll a in Australian waters
Davies, C. H., Ajani, P., Armbrecht, L., Atkins, N., Baird, M. E., Beard, J., Bonham, P., Burford, M., Clementson, L., Coad, P., Crawford, C., Dela-Cruz, J., Doblin, M. A., Edgar, S., Eriksen, R., Everett, J. D., Furnas, M., Harrison, D. P., Hassler, C., Henschke, N. & 29 others, , 20 Feb 2018, In : Scientific Data. 5, 180018.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access5 Citations (Scopus)
Datasets
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The Australian Chlorophyll a Database (1965 - 2017)
Davies, C. H. (Contributor), Ajani, P. (Creator), Armbrecht, L. (Creator), Atkins, N. (Creator), Baird, M. E. (Creator), Beard, J. (Creator), Bonham, P. (Contributor), Burford, M. (Creator), Clementson, L. (Creator), Coad, P. (Creator), Crawford, C. (Creator), Dela-Cruz, J. (Creator), Doblin, M. (Creator), Edgar, S. (Creator), Eriksen, R. (Creator), Everett, J. D. (Creator), Furnas, M. (Creator), Harrison, D. P. (Creator), Hassler, C. (Creator), Henschke, N. (Creator), Hoenner, X. (Creator), Ingleton, T. (Creator), Jameson, I. (Creator), Keesing, J. (Contributor), Leterme, S. C. (Creator), McLaughlin, M. J. (Creator), Miller, M. (Creator), Moffatt, D. (Creator), Moss, A. (Creator), Nayar, S. (Creator), Patten, N. L. (Contributor), Patten, R. (Creator), Pausina, S. A. (Creator), Proctor, R. (Creator), Raes, E. (Contributor), Robb, M. (Creator), Rothlisberg, P. (Creator), Saeck, E. A. (Creator), Scanes, P. (Creator), Suthers, I. M. (Creator), Swadling, K. M. (Creator), Talbot, S. (Creator), Thompson, P. (Contributor), Thomson, P. (Contributor), Uribe-Palomino, J. (Creator), Van Ruth, P. (Creator), Waite, A. M. (Contributor), Wright, S. (Contributor) & Richardson, A. J. (Creator), Integrated Marine Observing System, 6 Jan 2017
DOI: 10.4225/69/586f220c3f708, https://doi.org/10.4225%2F69%2F586f220c3f708
Dataset
Projects
- 3 Finished
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Utilising industry ROV imagery to increase knowledge of marine ecosystems globally
Partridge, J., McLean, D., White, D., Thomson, P. & Collin, S.
University of Western Australia
1/01/17 → 31/12/17
Project: Research
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Analysis of picophytoplankton in seawater from IMOS Australian national Reference Stations
17/10/11 → 31/12/11
Project: Research