Mr Juan Livore

Biography/ Background

I finished my Licenciado degree at the Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2005, with a thesis on reproduction and growth of the purple clam Amiantis purpurata. Started my PhD candidature, under Sean Connell's supervision in February 2007 thanks to a ASI scholarship.

Research Interests

My ongoing research is focused on the interactions between sea urchins and macroalgae in different communities along temperate Australia. This involves areas with dissimilar natural and human influenced characteristics. There are many factors that can be influencing sea urchin distribution and behavior, therefore it is vital to obtain more knowledge on the effects these variables have on them. By understanding the mechanisms, we can better manage the resources.

 

Publications

In review

Livore, J.P. & Connell, S.D. Fine-scale effects of sedentary urchins on canopy and understory algae. J. Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology (in press).

Livore, J.P. & Connell, S.D. Reducing per capita food supply alters urchin condition and habitat.Marine Biology (submitted September 2011)

Livore, J.P. & Connell, S.D. Effects of food origin and availability on sea urchin condition and feeding behaviourEffects of food origin and availability on sea urchin condition and feeding behaviour. J of Sea Research (Submitted Octobre 2011)

Published

Calcaterra, L. A.; Livore, J. P.; Delgado, A.; Briano, J. A. 2008 Ecological dominance of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, in its native range. Oecologia 156: 411-421  

Calcaterra, L. A.; Vander Meer, R. K.; Pitts, J. P.; Livore, J. P.; Tsutsui, N. D. 2007 Survey of Solenopsis fire ants and their parasitoid flies (Diptera: Phoridae: Pseudacteon) in central Chile and central western Argentina. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 100 (4) 512-521

Briano, J.; Calcaterra, L.; Valles, S. & Livore, J.P. 2006 New survey for the fire ant microsporidia Vairimorpha invictae and Thelohania solenopsae in southern South America,with observations on their field persistence and prevalence of dual infections. Environmental Entomology. 35 (5) 1358-1365

Penchaszadeh, P. E.; Arrighetti, F.; Cledón, M.; Livore, J. P.; Botto, F.  & O. Iribarne. 2006 Bivalve contribution to shallow sandy bottom food web off Mar del Plata, Argentina: Inference from stomach contents and N and C stable isotopes. Journal of Shellfish Research. 25 (1) 51-54

Arrighetti, F.; Livore, J. P. & P. E. Penchaszadeh. 2005 Siphon nipping of the bivalve Amiantis purpurata (Lamarck, 1818) by the electric ray Discopyge tschudii (Heckel, 1846) at 20 m depth Mar del Plata, Argentina. Journal of the Marine Biological Association, U.K. 85, 1151-1154

 

 

Entry last updated: Friday, 11 Nov 2011