By Dr Christopher Cvitanovic

Journal articles

Karcher DB; Cvitanovic C; Hobday AJ; Shellock R; Stephenson RL; Putten IV, 2025, 'Best bang for your buck: Considerations for cost-efficiency in knowledge co-production', Marine Policy, 180, pp. 106769 - 106769, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106769

Fabinyi M; Cvitanovic C; Barclay K; Bennett NJ; Chan E; Nguyen H; Partelow S; Song AY; Stacey N; Steenbergen D; Suarez B; Tanyag M, 2025, 'Rethinking maritime security from the bottom up: Four principles to broaden perspectives and centre humans and ecosystems', npj Ocean Sustainability, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s44183-025-00130-9

Gardiner NB; Liggett D; Gilbert N; Cvitanovic C, 2025, 'Practitioners' perspectives on the enablers and barriers to successful Antarctic science-policy knowledge exchange', Environmental Policy and Governance, 35, pp. 362 - 381, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/eet.2143

Duggan J; Cvitanovic C; van Putten I; Clement S; Cvitanovic C, 2025, 'A Heuristic for Integrating Sense of Place Into Ocean Governance', Ocean and Society, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.17645/oas.9796

Kapoor T; Cvitanovic C; Klenk K; Nguyen VM, 2025, 'Taking knowledge exchange to practice: A scoping review of practical case studies to identify enablers of success in environmental management', Environmental Policy and Governance, 35, pp. 114 - 131, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/eet.2128

Hobday AJ; Dunlop M; Thomas L; Cvitanovic C; Fossette S; Richards SA; Tucker AD; Whiting SD; van Putten EI, 2025, 'Flatback futures — scenarios and adaptation pathways for a marine turtle facing long-term change', Endangered Species Research, 56, pp. 69 - 91, http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/ESR01381

Karcher DB; Cvitanovic C; Colvin RM; van Putten I; Pozza RD; Posner S, 2025, 'Key attributes for effective knowledge brokering at the interface of environmental science and management', Sustainability Science, 20, pp. 117 - 133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11625-024-01575-6

Cvitanovic C; Karcher DB; Breen J; Badullovich N; Cairney P; Dalla Pozza R; Duggan J; Hoffmann S; Kelly R; Meadow AM; Posner S, 2025, 'Knowledge brokers at the interface of environmental science and policy: A review of knowledge and research needs', Environmental Science and Policy, 163, pp. 103973, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2024.103973

Hobday AJ; Cvitanovic C; Hamann M, 2025, 'The future for Australia’s flatback turtles', Endangered Species Research, 56, pp. 93 - 100, http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/ESR01380

Predragovic M; Assis J; Sumaila UR; Gonçalves JMS; Cvitanovic C; Horta e Costa B, 2024, 'Up to 80% of threatened and commercial species across European marine protected areas face novel climates under high emission scenario', Npj Ocean Sustainability, 3, pp. 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s44183-024-00068-4

Duggan J; Clement S; Cvitanovic C; van Putten I, 2024, 'Incorporating sense of place into the management of marine protected areas: A case study from new South Wales, Australia', Ocean and Coastal Management, 258, pp. 107417 - 107417, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2024.107417

Shellock RJ; Fullbrook L; McKinley E; Cvitanovic C; Kelly R; Martin V, 2024, 'The nature and use of Ocean Literacy in achieving sustainable ocean futures: A Systematic Map', Ocean and Coastal Management, 257, pp. 107325 - 107325, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2024.107325

Cvitanovic C; Blythe J; van Putten I; Maddison L; Bopp L; Brodie S; Fulton BA; Lopes PFM; Pecl G; Penca J; Sumaila UR, 2024, 'Building Successful International Summer Schools to Enhance the Capacity of Marine Early Career Researchers', Ocean and Society, 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.17645/oas.9328

Cooke SJ; Young N; Alexander S; Kadykalo AN; Danylchuk AJ; Muir AM; Hinderer JLM; Cvitanovic C; Nguyen VM, 2024, 'Embracing Implementation Science to Enhance Fisheries and Aquatic Management and Conservation', Fisheries, 49, pp. 475 - 485, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/fsh.11112

Duggan J; Clement S; Cvitanovic C; Van Putten I, 2024, 'Incorporating sense of place into the management of social-ecological systems: The researchers' perspectives', Plos One, 19, pp. e0308726 - e0308726, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0308726

Cvitanovic C; Acedera MAM; Samonte PC; Baria-Rodriguez MV; Cabaitan P; Dzung NTP; Binh NT; Luyen NH; Bat NK; Tran NA; Wibowo A; Roeroe MPK; Muawanah U; Camp EF; Chartrand KM; Diedrich A; Donnelly R; Bee C; Fabinyi M; Scott AL; van Putten I, 2024, 'Roadmap for improving coral reef restoration practices in Southeast Asia', Ecological Management and Restoration, 25, pp. 160 - 167, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/emr.12615

Spillias S; Tuohy P; Andreotta M; Annand-Jones R; Boschetti F; Cvitanovic C; Duggan J; Fulton EA; Karcher DB; Paris C; Shellock R; Trebilco R, 2024, 'Human-AI collaboration to identify literature for evidence synthesis', Cell Reports Sustainability, 1, pp. 100132, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crsus.2024.100132

Karcher DB; Tuohy P; Cooke SJ; Cvitanovic C, 2024, 'Knowledge exchange at the interface of marine science and policy: A review of progress and research needs', Ocean and Coastal Management, 253, pp. 107137, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2024.107137

Ison S; Cvitanovic C; Pecl G; Hobday AJ; van Putten I, 2024, 'Participatory research in complex marine conservation settings: A review of recent trends and lessons for the future', Ocean and Coastal Management, 253, pp. 107053, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2024.107053

Penca J; Barbanti A; Cvitanovic C; Hamza-Chaffai A; Elshazly A; Jouffray JB; Mejjad N; Mokos M, 2024, 'Building competences for researchers working towards ocean sustainability', Marine Policy, 163, pp. 106132, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2024.106132

Tuohy P; Cvitanovic C; Shellock RJ; Karcher DB; Duggan J; Cooke SJ, 2024, 'Considerations for Research Funders and Managers to Facilitate the Translation of Scientific Knowledge into Practice', Environmental Management, 73, pp. 668 - 682, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00267-023-01895-w

Cvitanovic C; Shellock RJ; Karcher DB; Tuohy P; Mackay M; van Putten EI; Ballesteros M; Dickey-Collas M, 2024, 'Navigating the stormy seas of building ‘trust’ as a boundary organisation connecting marine science with policy and management', Ocean and Coastal Management, 248, pp. 106952, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2023.106952

Ison S; Cvitanovic C; Pecl G; Hobday AJ; van Putten I, 2024, 'The role of visual framing in marine conservation communication', Ocean and Coastal Management, 248, pp. 106938, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2023.106938

Duggan J; Cvitanovic C; van Putten I, 2024, 'An Evolving Understanding of Sense of Place in Social-Ecological Systems Research and the Barriers and Enablers to its Measurement', Environmental Management, 73, pp. 19 - 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00267-023-01882-1

Arseneault-Deraps C; Davis R; MacLeod MEC; Wilson E; Aubrey B; Goodenough A; Madden JC; Adeli KA; Cvitanovic C; Young N; Hinderer JM; Nyboer EA; Nguyen VM; Piczak ML; Cooke SJ, 2024, 'Best practices for producing actionable knowledge to inform fisheries management and conservation', Environmental Biology of Fishes, pp. 1 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10641-024-01591-6

Hobday AJ; van Putten EI; Cvitanovic C; Dunlop M; Fossette S; Ison S; Richards SA; Thomas L; Tuohy P; Annand-Jones R; Tucker T; Whiting S, 2024, 'Flatback futures — evaluating conservation interventions to reduce threats to an endemic Australian turtle', Endangered Species Research, 54, pp. 29 - 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/ESR01321

Richards SA; Cvitanovic C; Dunlop M; Fossette S; Thomas L; Tucker AD; Putten EIV; Whiting AU; Whiting SD; Hobday AJ, 2024, 'Identifying impactful sea turtle conservation strategies: a mismatch between most influential and most readily manageable life-stages', Endangered Species Research, 54, pp. 15 - 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/ESR01326

Tuohy P; Richards SA; Cvitanovic C; van Putten I; Hobday AJ; Thomas L; Annand-Jones R, 2024, 'Social acceptability of conservation interventions for flatback turtles: comparing expert and public perceptions', Endangered Species Research, 53, pp. 1 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/ESR01283

Cooke SJ; Cook CN; Nguyen VM; Walsh JC; Young N; Cvitanovic C; Grainger MJ; Randall NP; Muir M; Kadykalo AN; Monk KA; Pullin AS, 2023, 'Environmental evidence in action: on the science and practice of evidence synthesis and evidence-based decision-making', Environmental Evidence, 12, pp. 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13750-023-00302-5

Muhl EK; Armitage D; Anderson K; Boyko C; Busilacchi S; Butler J; Cvitanovic C; Faulkner LA; Hall JA; Martynuik G; Paul-Burke K; Swerdfager T; Thorpe H; van Putten IE, 2023, 'Transitioning toward “deep” knowledge co-production in coastal and marine systems: examining the interplay among governance, power, and knowledge', Ecology and Society, 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-14443-280417

Cvitanovic C, 2023, 'Enabling successful science-policy knowledge exchange between marine biodiversity research and management: An Australian case study', Environmental Policy and Governance, 34, pp. 291 - 306, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/eet.2078

Muir AM; Bernhardt JR; Boucher NW; Cvitanovic C; Dettmers JM; Gaden M; Hinderer JLM; Locke B; Robinson KF; Siefkes MJ; Young N; Cooke SJ, 2023, 'Confronting a post-pandemic new-normal—threats and opportunities to trust-based relationships in natural resource science and management', Journal of Environmental Management, 330, pp. 117140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.117140

Stephenson RL; Hobday AJ; Butler I; Cannard T; Cowlishaw M; Cresswell I; Cvitanovic C; Day JC; Dobbs K; Dutra LXC; Frusher S; Fudge M; Fulton B; Gillanders BM; Gollan N; Haward M; Hutton T; Jordan A; McDonald J; Macleod C; Pecl G; Plaganyi EE; van Putten I; Vince J; Ward T, 2023, 'Integrating management of marine activities in Australia', Ocean and Coastal Management, 234, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2022.106465

van Putten IE; Cvitanovic C; Tuohy P; Annand-Jones R; Dunlop M; Hobday AJ; Thomas L; Richards SA, 2023, 'A focus on flatback turtles: the social acceptability of conservation interventions in two Australian case studies', Endangered Species Research, 52, pp. 189 - 201, http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/ESR01273

Shellock RJ; Cvitanovic C; McKinnon MC; Mackay M; van Putten IE; Blythe J; Kelly R; Tuohy P; Maltby KM; Mynott S; Simmonds N; Bailey M; Begossi A; Crona B; Fakoya KA; Ferreira BP; Ferrer AJG; Frangoudes K; Gobin J; Goh HC; Haapasaari P; Hardesty BD; Häussermann V; Hoareau K; Hornidge AK; Isaacs M; Kraan M; Li Y; Liu M; Lopes PFM; Mlakar M; Morrison TH; Oxenford HA; Pecl G; Penca J; Robinson C; Selim SA; Skern-Mauritzen M; Soejima K; Soto D; Spalding AK; Vadrot A; Vaidianu N; Webber M; Wisz MS, 2023, 'Building leaders for the UN Ocean Science Decade: a guide to supporting early career women researchers within academic marine research institutions', ICES Journal of Marine Science, 80, pp. 56 - 75, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsac214

Shellock RJ; Cvitanovic C; Badullovich N; Catto D; DelBene JA; Duggan J; Karcher DB; Ostwald A; Tuohy P, 2023, 'Crossing disciplinary boundaries: motivations, challenges, and enablers for early career marine researchers moving from natural to social sciences', ICES Journal of Marine Science, 80, pp. 40 - 55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsac218

Duggan J; Cvitanovic C; van Putten I, 2023, 'Measuring sense of place in social-ecological systems: a review of literature and future research needs', Ecosystems and People, 19, pp. 2162968, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/26395916.2022.2162968

Predragovic M; Cvitanovic C; Karcher DB; Tietbohl MD; Sumaila UR; Horta e Costa B, 2023, 'A systematic literature review of climate change research on Europe's threatened commercial fish species', Ocean & Coastal Management, 242, pp. 106719 - 106719, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2023.106719

Cvitanovic C; Van Putten EI; Tuohy P; Annand-Jones R, 2022, 'Normalizing failure: when things go wrong in participatory marine social science fieldwork', ICES Journal of Marine Science, 79, pp. 2184 - 2195, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsac153

Kelly R; Elsler LG; Polejack A; van der Linden S; Tönnesson K; Schoedinger SE; Santoro F; Pecl GT; Palmgren M; Mariani P; Glithero D; Evans K; Cvitanovic C; Cook J; Bartram J; Wisz MS, 2022, 'Empowering young people with climate and ocean science: Five strategies for adults to consider', One Earth, 5, pp. 861 - 874, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2022.07.007

Tuohy P; Cvitanovic C; Shellock RJ, 2022, 'Understanding visitor awareness and knowledge of marine parks: Insights from the Ningaloo Coast, Australia', Ocean and Coastal Management, 227, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2022.106282

Karcher DB; Cvitanovic C; van Putten IE; Colvin RM; Armitage D; Aswani S; Ballesteros M; Ban NC; Barragán-Paladines MJ; Bednarek A; Bell JD; Brooks CM; Daw TM; de la Cruz-Modino R; Francis TB; Fulton EA; Hobday AJ; Holcer D; Hudson C; Jennerjahn TC; Kinney A; Knol-Kauffman M; Löf MF; Lopes PFM; Mackelworth PC; McQuatters-Gollop A; Muhl EK; Neihapi P; Pascual-Fernández JJ; Posner SM; Runhaar H; Sainsbury K; Sander G; Steenbergen DJ; Tuda PM; Whiteman E; Zhang J, 2022, 'Lessons from bright-spots for advancing knowledge exchange at the interface of marine science and policy', Journal of Environmental Management, 314, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114994

Shellock RJ; Cvitanovic C; Mackay M; McKinnon MC; Blythe J; Kelly R; van Putten IE; Tuohy P; Bailey M; Begossi A; Crona B; Fakoya KA; Ferreira BP; Ferrer AJG; Frangoudes K; Gobin J; Goh HC; Haapasaari P; Hardesty BD; Häussermann V; Hoareau K; Hornidge AK; Isaacs M; Kraan M; Li Y; Liu M; Lopes PFM; Mlakar M; Morrison TH; Oxenford HA; Pecl GT; Penca J; Robinson C; Selim S; Skern-Mauritzen M; Soejima K; Soto D; Spalding AK; Vadrot A; Vaidianu N; Webber M; Wisz MS, 2022, 'Breaking down barriers: The identification of actions to promote gender equality in interdisciplinary marine research institutions', One Earth, 5, pp. 687 - 708, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2022.05.006

Karcher DB; Cvitanovic C; Shellock R; Hobday AJ; Stephenson RL; Dickey-Collas M; van Putten IE, 2022, 'More than money - The costs of knowledge exchange at the interface of science and policy', Ocean and Coastal Management, 225, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2022.106194

Kelly R; Foley P; Stephenson RL; Hobday AJ; Pecl GT; Boschetti F; Cvitanovic C; Fleming A; Fulton EA; Nash KL; Neis B; Singh GG; van Putten EI, 2022, 'Foresighting future oceans: Considerations and opportunities', Marine Policy, 140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2022.105021

Brodie S; Addey CI; Cvitanovic C; Dias BS; Frainer A; García-Morales S; Jiang S; Kaikkonen L; Lopez J; Mathesius S; Ortega-Cisneros K; Pennino MG; Peters CA; Selim SA; Shellock R; Vaidianu N, 2022, 'Editorial: Solving Complex Ocean Challenges Through Interdisciplinary Research: Advances from Early Career Marine Scientists', Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, pp. 913459 - 913459, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.913459

Kelly R; Evans K; Alexander K; Bettiol S; Corney S; Cullen-Knox C; Cvitanovic C; de Salas K; Emad GR; Fullbrook L; Garcia C; Ison S; Ling S; Macleod C; Meyer A; Murray L; Murunga M; Nash KL; Norris K; Oellermann M; Scott J; Stark JS; Wood G; Pecl GT, 2022, 'Connecting to the oceans: supporting ocean literacy and public engagement', Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 32, pp. 123 - 143, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11160-020-09625-9

Nash KL; van Putten I; Alexander KA; Bettiol S; Cvitanovic C; Farmery AK; Flies EJ; Ison S; Kelly R; Mackay M; Murray L; Norris K; Robinson LM; Scott J; Ward D; Vince J, 2022, 'Oceans and society: feedbacks between ocean and human health', Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 32, pp. 161 - 187, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11160-021-09669-5

Chambers JM; Wyborn C; Klenk NL; Ryan M; Serban A; Bennett NJ; Brennan R; Charli-Joseph L; Fernández-Giménez ME; Galvin KA; Goldstein BE; Haller T; Hill R; Munera C; Nel JL; Österblom H; Reid RS; Riechers M; Spierenburg M; Tengö M; Bennett E; Brandeis A; Chatterton P; Cockburn JJ; Cvitanovic C; Dumrongrojwatthana P; Paz Durán A; Gerber JD; Green JMH; Gruby R; Guerrero AM; Horcea-Milcu AI; Montana J; Steyaert P; Zaehringer JG; Bednarek AT; Curran K; Fada SJ; Hutton J; Leimona B; Pickering T; Rondeau R, 2022, 'Co-productive agility and four collaborative pathways to sustainability transformations', Global Environmental Change, 72, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2021.102422

van Putten I; Ison S; Cvitanovic C; Hobday AJ; Thomas L, 2022, 'Who has influence?: The role of trust and communication in the conservation of flatback turtles in Western Australia', Regional Studies in Marine Science, 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2021.102080

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