Author

Kyle J. A. Zawada

Macquarie UniversityORCID 0000-0002-4587-8138Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

Biology Disciplines

Click to filter author papers

Signature Assays, Organisms & Methods

Click to filter · or open tag

Approach:experimental assay· 3 Assay:imaging· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1 Research Focus:software / tool· 1

Frequent Co-Authors

Joshua S. MadiniD· 4 shared María DornelasiD· 4 shared Damaris Torres‐PullizaiD· 3 shared Viviana BrambillaiD· 3 shared Cher F. Y. ChowiD· 2 shared Garrett J. FundakowskiiD· 2 shared Luisa FontouraiD· 2 shared Mollie AsburyiD· 2 shared

Activity by Year

2025-2026 · peak 3/yr

Co-Author Collaboration Network

10 top collaborators · 43 mutual co-author links

Click any collaborator node to inspect or filter shared papers

Focal author (center)Selected co-authorORCID co-authorUnlinked name

Curved chords = mutual co-authorship

4 shared papersEcology

Joshua S. MadinORCID

Mutual co-authors in cluster

Author profile →

4 papers

Recent·Most cited

Adult corals enhance juvenile recruitment through cumulative ecological niche construction

Viviana Brambilla, Mollie Asbury, Andrew H. Baird, Matthew‐James Bennett, Nader Boutros, James Cant, Cher F. Y. Chow, Garrett J. Fundakowski, Wilhelm J. Marais, Oscar R. Pizarro, Damaris Torres‐Pulliza, Nina M. D. Schiettekatte, Rachael Woods, Stefan B. Williams, Devynn M. Wulstein, , María Dornelas

The paper shows that adult coral abundance and reef structure independently increase juvenile coral recruitment, supporting assemblage-level niche construction.

bioRxiv · Sep 22, 2026 · PreprintEcology

Coral reef habitat complexity decreases and diversifies local availability of light

Viviana Brambilla, Joshua S. Madin, Nader Boutros, Luisa Fontoura, Mia O. Hoogenboom, Oscar R. Pizarro, Damaris Torres‐Pulliza, Stefan B. Williams, Rachael M. Woods, Kyle J. A. Zawada, María Dornelas

This study examines how light availability varies with reef surface complexity, finding that increased rugosity reduces light availability at local scales.

Limnology and Oceanography · Sep 1, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology

Tracking morphological development in stony corals

Garrett J. Fundakowski, Viviana Brambilla, Kyle J. A. Zawada, Cher F. Y. Chow, Emily M. Croasdale, Amelia J. F. Errington, Luisa Fontoura, Wilhelm J. Marais, Rachael M. Woods, Pim Edelaar, Kevin N. Laland, Joshua S. Madin, María Dornelas

This study tracks morphological development in stony corals using photogrammetry, revealing that small colonies diverge along growth-form-specific trajectories while massive corals maintain stable shapes.

Coral Reefs · Feb 28, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology

habtools: an R package to calculate 3D metrics for surfaces and objects

Nina M. D. Schiettekatte, Mollie Asbury, Guanyan Keelung Chen, María Dornelas, Jessica Reichert, Damaris Torres‐Pulliza, Kyle J. A. Zawada, Joshua S. Madin

habtools is an R package that calculates 3D metrics for surfaces and objects, aiming to improve the analysis of complex 3D data in biology and ecology.

Methods in Ecology and Evolution · Apr 7, 2025Peer-reviewedEcology