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Ben HARVEY

私たちは環境変化（海洋酸性化、温暖化、熱波）がどのように私たちの海を変えていくのかを理解しようとしています。フィールド調査、水槽実験、モデリングなど多様なアプローチを行っています。気候変動という面においては、種生態生理学、生物鉱化作用、個体群遺伝学、生物多様性、群集メタバーコーディング、群集構造と相互作用、レジームシフトと安定、生態系機能、生態系サービスなど幅広い題材を扱っています。 これらの研究により世界中の沿岸生態系に対する地球規模の気候変動の影響をよりよく理解できます。

海洋酸性化が巻貝に与える影響（左：通常海域、右：酸性化した海域
海洋酸性化が巻貝に与える影響（左：通常海域、右：酸性化した海域
図：(A)　現在のCO2濃度下の生態系。生物多様性が大きく、複雑な群集構造を持つ。(B)　高CO2濃度下の生態系。生物多様性が小さく、微細藻類に覆われた単純な群集が広がる。
図：(A)　現在のCO2濃度下の生態系。生物多様性が大きく、複雑な群集構造を持つ。(B)　高CO2濃度下の生態系。生物多様性が小さく、微細藻類に覆われた単純な群集が広がる。
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発表論文

2026

  1. Cornwall C.E., Timmerman O., Andersson A., Berbece D.M., Branson O., Comeau S., Courtney T.A., Donner S.D., Enochs I., Harvey B.P., Isaak A.L., Koch H.E., Logan C.A., Perry C.T., Schoepf V., Toth L.T. & Webb A. (2026). Persistence of coral reef structures into the twenty-first century. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, 7(3), 151-161.
  2. Evans R., Harvey B.P., Marshall K.E. & Russell B.D. (2026). Geographic distribution of mariculture species determines the impacts of thermal variability on growth performance and thermal resilience. Environmental Research, 124016.
  3. Firth L.B., Desiderato A., Knights A.M., Aguirre J.D., Astudillo J.C., Azofeifa‐Solano J.C., Bilton D.T., Chee S.Y., Christie H.C., Christofoletti R.A., Curd A., Dafforn K.A., Dethier M.N., Dong Y., Droual G., Dubois S.F., Espinosa F., Evans A.J., Foggo A., Hawkins S.J., Hanley M.E., Harvey B.P., Heery E., Hong S., Hsiung A.R., Hui T.T.Y., Humet M., Iken K., Jethva S.B., Kim J.H., Kon K., Konar B., Kundu R.S., Lau J.W.T., Leung K.M.Y., Li X., Sun Y., Lima F.P., Lis E., Liversage K., Loke L.H.L., Martinez A.S., Mayer‐Pinto M., Mendonça V., McQuaid C.D., Moore P.J., Morris R.L., Msangameno D., Nieto‐Vilela R., Ondiviela B., Oróstica M.H., Ostalé‐Valriberas E., Palomo M.G., Rinde E., Seabra R., Sibaja‐Cordero J.A., Silva A., Strain E.M.A., Todd P., Turner M.S., Vinagre C., Wangkulangkul K., Want A. & Sempere‐Valverde J. (2026). Micro‐Refuges or Ecological Traps: Context‐Dependent Effects of Rock Pools on Intertidal Biodiversity Across Latitudes. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 35(2), e70208.
  4. Hart M.E., Connell S.D., Mitchell A., Harvey B.P., Agostini S., Heitzman J.M. & Nagelkerken I. (2026). Marine invertebrates and fishes exhibit inconsistent body size responses to ocean acidification. Limnology and Oceanography, 71(6), e70421.
  5. Harvey B.P., Takenaka H., Shiel M., Heitzman J.M., Mitushasi G., Iijima L., Wada S., Hama T., King N.G., Smale D.A. & Agostini S. (2026). Unprecedented Warming and Increased Herbivory Drive Collapse of Japan's Kelp Forests. Global Change Biology, 32(9), e71106.
  6. Heitzman J.M., Iijima L., Mitushasi G., Spatafora D., Wada S., Harvey B.P., Kurihara H. & Agostini S. (2026). Altered Coral‐Turf Algae Competition Leads to the Passive Dissolution of Coral Skeletons Under Ocean Acidification. Global Change Biology Communications, 1(3), e70043.
  7. Hemraj D.A., Harvey B.P., Gaitan-Espitia J.D. & Russell B.D. (2026). Contrasting respiratory response to regulate resilience under marine heatwave intensities and onset rates. Marine Environmental Research, 108402.
  8. Izumiyama M., Huerlimann R., Kawai E., Jolly J., Harvey B.P., Wada S., Agostini S. & Ravasi T. (2026). Genomic Responses of Fishes to Ocean Acidification: Insights from Volcanic CO2 Seeps. In Soares M.O., Smith T.B., Camp E.F. & Schoepf V. (Eds.), Extreme and Marginal Coral Reefs and Communities: Living at the Edge of Environmental Limits (pp. 153-164). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.
  9. Mitchell A., Hayes C., Hudson C.J., Connell S.D., Harvey B.P., Agostini S., Jolly J., Ravasi T., Booth D.J. & Nagelkerken I. (2026). Marine Heatwaves, Ocean Warming and Acidification Reshape Reef Fish Gut Microbiomes. Molecular Ecology, 35(5), e70275.
  10. Mitchell A., Connell S.D., Hart M.E., Harvey B.P., Agostini S., Spatafora D., Izumiyama M., Booth D.J., Ravasi T. & Nagelkerken I. (2026). Ocean acidification, more than warming or heatwaves, constrains shoaling behaviour in a range‐extending fish through habitat simplification. Journal of Animal Ecology, 1365-2656.70270.
  11. Mitchell A., Coni E.O.C., Connell S.D., Booth D.J., Harvey B.P., Agostini S., Ravasi T. & Nagelkerken I. (2026). Range‐extending fish become competitive dominants under ocean warming but not heatwaves or acidification. Ecology, 107(2), e70226.
  12. Mitchell A., Connell S.D., Harvey B.P., Agostini S., Jolly J., Mitushasi G., Ravasi T., Booth D.J. & Nagelkerken I. (2026). Thermal history and behavioural plasticity shape reef fish tolerance to marine heatwaves. Coral Reefs.

2025

  1. Hudson C.J., Jolly J., Connell S.D., Ravasi T. & Harvey B.P. (2025). Effects of Long-Term Ocean Acidification Exposure on the Structural, Mineralogical, and Mechanical Properties of Sea Urchin ( Echinometra spp.) Skeletons at a Natural Volcanic CO2 Seep. Environmental Science & Technology, 59(49), 26454-26468.
  2. Perry C.T., De Bakker D.M., Webb A.E., Comeau S., Harvey B.P., Cornwall C.E., Alvarez-Filip L., Pérez-Cervantes E., Morris J., Enochs I.C., Toth L.T., O’Dea A., Dillon E.M., Meesters E.H. & Precht W.F. (2025). Reduced Atlantic reef growth past 2 °C warming amplifies sea-level impacts. Nature, 646(8085), 619-626.
  3. Wada S., Kurosawa S., Agostini S., Harvey B.P., Satoh Y., Milazzo M. & Hall-Spencer J.M. (2025). Elevated carbon dioxide does not increase macroalgal community photosynthesis. Communications Earth & Environment, 6(1), 840.

2024

  1. Cornwall C.E., Comeau S. & Harvey B.P. (2024). Are physiological and ecosystem-level tipping points caused by ocean acidification? A critical evaluation. Earth System Dynamics, 15(3), 671-687.
  2. Hemraj D.A., Minuti J.J., Harvey B.P. & Russell B.D. (2024). 4.19 - Marine Heatwaves: Impact on Physiology, Populations, and Communities of Coastal Marine Invertebrates. In Baird D. & Elliott M. (Eds.), Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science (Second Edition) (pp. 518-531). Oxford: Academic Press.

2023

  1. Cornwall C.E., Carlot J., Branson O., Courtney T.A., Harvey B.P., Perry C.T., Andersson A.J., Diaz-Pulido G., Johnson M.D., Kennedy E., Krieger E.C., Mallela J., McCoy S.J., Nugues M.M., Quinter E., Ross C.L., Ryan E., Saderne V. & Comeau S. (2023). Crustose coralline algae can contribute more than corals to coral reef carbonate production. Communications Earth & Environment, 4(1), 105.
  2. Reimer J.D., Agostini S., Golbuu Y., Harvey B.P., Izumiyama M., Jamodiong E.A., Kawai E., Kayanne H., Kurihara H., Ravasi T., Wada S. & Rodolfo-Metalpa R. (2023). High abundances of zooxanthellate zoantharians (Palythoa and Zoanthus) at multiple natural analogues: potential model anthozoans? Coral Reefs, 42, 707-715.
  3. Seto M., Harvey B.P., Wada S. & Agostini S. (2023). Potential ecosystem regime shift resulting from elevated CO2 and inhibition of macroalgal recruitment by turf algae. Theoretical Ecology, 16, 1-12.
  4. Zhao L., Harvey B.P., Higuchi T., Agostini S., Tanaka K., Murakami-Sugihara N., Morgan H., Baker P., Hall-Spencer J.M. & Shirai K. (2023). Ocean acidification stunts molluscan growth at CO2 seeps. Science of The Total Environment, 873, 162293.

2022

  1. Cornwall C.E., Harvey B.P., Comeau S., Cornwall D.L., Hall‐Spencer J.M., Peña V., Wada S. & Porzio L. (2022). Understanding coralline algal responses to ocean acidification: Meta‐analysis and synthesis. Global Change Biology, 28(2), 362-374.
  2. Hall-Spencer J.M., Belfiore G., Tomatsuri M., Porzio L., Harvey B.P., Agostini S. & Kon K. (2022). Decreased diversity and abundance of marine invertebrates at CO2 seeps in warm-temperate Japan. Zoological Science, 39(1), 41-51.
  3. Harvey B.P., Marshall K.E., Harley C.D.G. & Russell B.D. (2022). Predicting responses to marine heatwaves using functional traits. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 37(1), 20-29.
  4. Heitzman J.M., Caputo N., Yang S.Y., Harvey B.P. & Agostini S. (2022). Recurrent disease outbreak in a warm temperate marginal coral community. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 182, 113954.
  5. Hudson C.J., Agostini S., Wada S., Hall-Spencer J.M., Connell S.D. & Harvey B.P. (2022). Ocean acidification increases the impact of typhoons on algal communities. Science of The Total Environment, 161269.
  6. Kerfahi D., Harvey B.P., Kim H., Yang Y., Adams J.M. & Hall-Spencer J.M. (2022). Whole community and functional gene changes of biofilms on marine plastic debris in response to ocean acidification. Microbial Ecology, 85(4), 1202-1214.

2021

  1. Agostini S., Houlbrèque F., Biscéré T., Harvey B.P., Heitzman J.M., Takimoto R., Yamazaki W., Milazzo M. & Rodolfo-Metalpa R. (2021). Greater mitochondrial energy production provides resistance to ocean acidification in “Winning” hermatypic corals. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7, 600836.
  2. Agostini S., Harvey B.P., Milazzo M., Wada S., Kon K., Floc’h N., Komatsu K., Kuroyama M. & Hall‐Spencer J.M. (2021). Simplification, not “tropicalization”, of temperate marine ecosystems under ocean warming and acidification. Global Change Biology, 27(19), 4771-4784.
  3. Allen R.J., Summerfield T.C., Harvey B.P., Agostini S., Rastrick S.P.S., Hall-Spencer J.M. & Hoffmann L.J. (2021). Species turnover underpins the effect of elevated CO2 on biofilm communities through early succession. Climate Change Ecology, 2, 100017.
  4. Harvey B.P., Allen R., Agostini S., Hoffmann L.J., Kon K., Summerfield T.C., Wada S. & Hall-Spencer J.M. (2021). Feedback mechanisms stabilise degraded turf algal systems at a CO2 seep site. Communications Biology, 4(1), 219.
  5. Harvey B.P., Kon K., Agostini S., Wada S. & Hall‐Spencer J.M. (2021). Ocean acidification locks algal communities in a species‐poor early successional stage. Global Change Biology, 27(10), 2174-2187.
  6. Leung J.Y.S., Harvey B.P. & Russell B.D. (2021). Editorial: Fitness of Marine Calcifiers in the Future Acidifying Ocean. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, 752635.
  7. Peña V., Harvey B.P., Agostini S., Porzio L., Milazzo M., Horta P., Le Gall L. & Hall‐Spencer J.M. (2021). Major loss of coralline algal diversity in response to ocean acidification. Global Change Biology, 27(19), 4785-4798.
  8. Sasakura Y. & Harvey B.P. (2021). Institute Profile: Shimoda Marine Research Center, University of Tsukuba. Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin, 30(3), 116-118.
  9. Wada S., Agostini S., Harvey B.P., Omori Y. & Hall-Spencer J.M. (2021). Ocean acidification increases phytobenthic carbon fixation and export in a warm-temperate system. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 250, 107113.

2020

  1. Cattano C., Agostini S., Harvey B.P., Wada S., Quattrocchi F., Turco G., Inaba K., Hall-Spencer J.M. & Milazzo M. (2020). Changes in fish communities due to benthic habitat shifts under ocean acidification conditions. Science of The Total Environment, 725, 138501.
  2. Harvey B.P., Kerfahi D., Jung Y., Shin J.H., Adams J.M. & Hall-Spencer J.M. (2020). Ocean acidification alters bacterial communities on marine plastic debris. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 161, 111749.
  3. Kerfahi D., Harvey B.P., Agostini S., Kon K., Huang R., Adams J.M. & Hall-Spencer J.M. (2020). Responses of Intertidal Bacterial Biofilm Communities to Increasing pCO2. Marine Biotechnology, 22(6), 727-738.

2019

  1. Fitzer S.C., Chan V.B.S., Meng Y., Rajan K.C., Suzuki M., Not C., Toyofuku T., Falkenberg L., Byrne M., Harvey B.P., Wit P.D., Cusack M., Gao K.S., Taylor P., Dupont S., Hall-Spencer J.M. & Thiyagarajan V. (2019). Chapter 2 Established and Emerging Techniques for Characterising the Formation, Structure and Performance of Calcified Structures under Ocean Acidification. In Hawkins S.J., Allcock A.L., Bates A.E., Firth L.B., Smith I.P., Swearer S.E. & Todd P.A. (Eds.), Oceanography and marine biology: an annual review.
  2. Hall-Spencer J.M. & Harvey B.P. (2019). Ocean acidification impacts on coastal ecosystem services due to habitat degradation. Emerging Topics in Life Sciences, 3(2), 197-206.
  3. Harvey B.P., Agostini S., Kon K., Wada S. & Hall-Spencer J.M. (2019). Diatoms Dominate and Alter Marine Food-Webs When CO2 Rises. Diversity, 11(12), 242.
  4. Hirano H., Kon K., Yoshida M.A., Harvey B.P. & Setiamarga D.H.E. (2019). The influence of CO2 seeps to coastal environments of Shikine Island in Japan as indicated by geochemistry analyses of seafloor sediments. International Journal of GEOMATE, 16(58), 82-89.
  5. Smale D.A., Wernberg T., Oliver E.C.J., Thomsen M., Harvey B.P., Straub S.C., Burrows M.T., Alexander L.V., Benthuysen J.A., Donat M.G., Feng M., Hobday A.J., Holbrook N.J., Perkins-Kirkpatrick S.E., Scannell H.A., Sen Gupta A., Payne B.L. & Moore P.J. (2019). Marine heatwaves threaten global biodiversity and the provision of ecosystem services. Nature Climate Change, 9(4), 306-312.
  6. Straub S.C., Wernberg T., Thomsen M.S., Moore P.J., Burrows M.T., Harvey B.P. & Smale D.A. (2019). Resistance, Extinction, and Everything in Between – The Diverse Responses of Seaweeds to Marine Heatwaves. Frontiers in Marine Science, 6, 763.
  7. Witkowski C.R., Agostini S., Harvey B.P., van der Meer M.T.J., Sinninghe Damsté J.S. & Schouten S. (2019). Validation of carbon isotope fractionation in algal lipids as a pCO2 proxy using a natural CO2 seep (Shikine Island, Japan). Biogeosciences, 16(22), 4451-4461.

2018

  1. Agostini S., Harvey B.P., Wada S., Kon K., Milazzo M., Inaba K. & Hall-Spencer J.M. (2018). Ocean acidification drives community shifts towards simplified non-calcified habitats in a subtropical−temperate transition zone. Scientific Reports, 8(1), 11354.
  2. Harvey B.P., Agostini S., Wada S., Inaba K. & Hall-Spencer J.M. (2018). Dissolution: The Achilles’ Heel of the Triton Shell in an Acidifying Ocean. Frontiers in Marine Science, 5, 371.

2017

  1. Harvey B.P. & Moore P.J. (2017). Ocean warming and acidification prevent compensatory response in a predator to reduced prey quality. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 563, 111-122.

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