Dr Holly East

My research interests are focused on the interface between geomorphology and ecology in tropical coastal environments, particularly within seagrass and reef island systems. My recent work has included reconstructions of past reef island evolution in relation to environmental change, calculation of reef sediment budgets, and analyses of connectivity between seagrass meadows and reef islands.

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• Author Correction: Emergent increase in coral thermal tolerance reduces mass bleaching under climate change (Nature Communications, (2023), 14, 1, (4939), 10.1038/s41467-023-40601-6), Lachs, L., Donner, S., Mumby, P., Bythell, J., Humanes, A., East, H., Guest, J. 4 Jan 2024, In: Nature Communications
• Evaluating UAV‐based multispectral imagery for mapping an intertidal seagrass environment, Elma, E., Gaulton, R., Chudley, T., Scott, C., East, H., Westoby, H., Fitzsimmons, C. Aug 2024, In: Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
• High coral heat tolerance at local-scale thermal refugia, Lachs, L., Humanes, A., Mumby, P., Donner, S., Bythell, J., Beauchamp, E., Bukurou, L., Buzzoni, D., de la Torre Cerro, R., East, H., Edwards, A., Golbuu, Y., Martinez, H., van der Steeg, E., Ward, A., Guest, J., Xu, L. 11 Jul 2024, In: PLOS Climate
• Natural selection could determine whether Acropora corals persist under expected climate change, Lachs, L., Bozec, Y., Bythell, J., Donner, S., East, H., Edwards, A., Golbuu, Y., Gouezo, M., Guest, J., Humanes, A., Riginos, C., Mumby, P. 13 Dec 2024, In: Science
• Rapid seagrass meadow expansion in an Indian Ocean bright spot, Floyd, M., East, H., Traganos, D., Musthag, A., Guest, J., Hashim, A., Evans, V., Helber, S., Unsworth, R., Suggitt, A. 13 May 2024, In: Scientific Reports
• Sea-level rise and extreme Indian Ocean Dipole explain mangrove dieback in the Maldives, Carruthers, L., Ersek, V., Maher, D., Sanders, C., Tait, D., Soares, J., Floyd, M., Hasim, A., Helber, S., Garnett, M., East, H., Johnson, J., Ponta, G., Sippo, J. 12 Nov 2024, In: Scientific Reports
• Coral reef island shoreline change and the dynamic response of the freshwater lens, Huvadhoo Atoll, Maldives, Carruthers, L., East, H., Ersek, V., Suggitt, A., Campbell, M., Lee, K., Naylor, V., Scurrah, D., Taylor, L. 19 Jun 2023, In: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Emergent increase in coral thermal tolerance reduces mass bleaching under climate change, Lachs, L., Donner, S., Mumby, P., Bythell, J., Humanes, A., East, H., Guest, J. 22 Aug 2023, In: Nature Communications
• Honduran Reef Island Shoreline Change and Planform Evolution over the Last 15 Years: Implications for Reef Island Monitoring and Futures, Husband, E., East, H., Hocking, E., Guest, J. 30 Sep 2023, In: Remote Sensing
• No apparent trade-offs associated with heat tolerance in a reef-building coral, Lachs, L., Humanes, A., Pygas, D., Bythell, J., Mumby, P., Ferrari, R., Figueira, W., Beauchamp, E., East, H., Edwards, A., Golbuu, Y., Martinez, H., Sommer, B., van der Steeg, E., Guest, J. 12 Apr 2023, In: Communications Biology

• Sophie Carolan Understanding the Dynamics and Resilience of Marginal Coral Reef Ecosystems in the Central Caribbean Start Date: 18/07/2024
• Emily Husband The formation and evolution of Caribbean coral reef islands Start Date: 16/08/2024

• Geography PhD January 09 2018
• Environmental Science and other Physical Science MPhil June 30 2012
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy FHEA

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