
Dr Chloe Hayes
Postdoctoral Researcher
School of Biological Sciences
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
I am a postdoctoral researcher with a particular interest in fish ecology and climate change. My research is performed at natural analogues of climate change, including ocean warming hotspots and ocean acidification seeps, across ecosystems in both Australia and Japan. I am particularly interested in understanding the drivers behind range shifts of tropical and temperate fishes, through the lens of functional ecology, such as behaviour, physiology, niche occupation, microbiome, and environmental DNA (eDNA). Recently, my work has expanded to explore the ecological responses of freshwater, estuarine, and marine ecosystems to climatic extremes, including floods and droughts, within one of Australia's most ecologically important wetland systems, the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth. Through combining field surveys, molecular tools, and literature synthesis, I aim to understand how diverse ecosystems adapt to and are impacted by rapid environmental changes, advancing our understanding of ecosystem resilience and adaptation under future climate change.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2025 - ongoing Postdoctoral Researcher University of Adelaide -
Language Competencies
Language Competency English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2021 - 2024 University of Adelaide Australia PhD 2020 - 2020 University of Adelaide Australia First Class Honours 2017 - 2019 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology -
Certifications
Date Title Institution name Country 2022 PADI Advanced Diver Professional Association of Diving Instructors Australia 2022 PADI Nitrox Diver Professional Association of Diving Instructors Australia 2019 PADI Open Water Diver Professional Association of Diving Instructors Timor-Leste -
Research Interests
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Journals
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Datasets
Year Citation - Hayes, C. (n.d.). Hayes et al., 2023 physiology.xlsx.
DOI- Hayes, C. (n.d.). Hayes et al., 2023 habitat use.xlsx.
DOI- Hayes, C. (n.d.). Hayes et al., 2023 abundance and habitat niche.xlsx.
DOI- Hayes, C., Mitchell, A., Nagelkerken, I., Ravasi, T., Booth, D. J., & Mellin, C. (n.d.). Ecological generalism and physiology mediate species biogeographic ranges under ocean warming.
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Adelaide Graduate Research School Travel Grant (University of Adelaide) 2022 - $2,500
Australian Society of Fish Biology John Glover Travel Award 2024 - $360
SCIENCE 1400: Science of Fiction I (2021) - demonstrator
ENV BIOL 3505: Marine Biology III (2022) - demonstrator
ENV BIOL 2503: Zoology II (2023, 2024, 2025) - guest lecturer
SCIENCE 4310: Foundations in Research I (2023, 2024) - demonstrator
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Memberships
Date Role Membership Country 2024 - ongoing Member Australian Society of Fish Biology Australia 2022 - ongoing Member Australian Marine Science Association Australia 2021 - ongoing Member Ecological Society of Australia Australia
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