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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2018-12-18 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-01-15 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006170b.htm person Bellwood David Roy FAA AACR2 Place of Birth Yorkshire, England Ichthyologist David Bellwood is a leading expert on the evolution and ecology of reef fishes, his research focusing on the functional role that fishes play on coral reefs, and how reefs have changed through evolutionary time. He has made major contributions to our understanding of biogeography and the conservation of coral reefs, particularly the origin and maintenance of biodiversity hotspots, reef resilience, and the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem function. In 2015 Bellwood was appointed Distinguished Professor in Marine Biology at James Cook University. 1978 1978 Career position - Assistant Scientific Officer, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Lowestoft, United Kingdom 1979 1979 Career position - Assistant Scientific Officer, British Museum (Natural History), London 1980 1980 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Bath, United Kingdom 1985 1985 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), James Cook University 1986 1986 Career position - Postdoctoral Consultant, Silliman University, Philippines 1988 1991 Career position - Research Associate, Marine Biology Department, James Cook University 1991 1991 Career position - Senior Research Fellow, Marine Biology Department, James Cook University 1991 1994 Career position - Lecturer, Marine Biology Department, James Cook University 1995 1998 Career position - Senior Lecturer, Marine Biology Department, James Cook University 1999 2003 Career position - Associate Professor, Marine Biology Department, James Cook University 2003 2015 Career position - Professor of Marine Biology Department, James Cook University 2014 2014 Award - K. Radway Allen Award, Australian Society for Fish Biology 2015 Career position - Distinguished Professor, Marine Biology Department, James Cook University 2015 2015 Award - Inducted into the Hall of Fame, Australian Society for Fish Biology 2016 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 2018 2018 Award - Silver Jubilee Award, Australian Marine Sciences Association Silver Jubilee Award, Australian Marine Sciences Association (1988 - )

Received the Award 2018

 K. Radway Allen Award, Australian Society for Fish Biology (1995 - )

Received the Award 2014

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Elected Fellow 2016

 Australian Society for Fish Biology (1971 - )

Inducted into the Hall of Fame 2015

 James Cook University (1998 - )

Professor of Marine Biology 2003 - 2015; Distinguished Professor 2015 -

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