Dr Eva Kovacs
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Publications
Book Chapters
Roelfsema, Chris, Loder, Jennifer, Hay, Kyra, Kleine, Diana, Grol, Monique and Kovacs, Eva (2019). Building an understanding of Moreton Bay Mraine Park's reefs through citizen science. Moreton Bay Quandamooka and catchment: past, present and future. (pp. 459-474) edited by Ian R. Tibbetts, Peter C. Rothlisberg, David T. Neil, Tamara A. Homburg, David T. Brewer and Angela H. Arthington. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Moreton Bay Foundation.
Kovacs, Eva M., Tibbetts, Hannah L., Baltais, Simon, Lyons, Mitch, Loder, Jennifer and Roelfsema, Chris (2019). Wetland and benthic cover changes in Moreton Bay. Moreton Bay Quandamooka and catchment: past, present and future. (pp. 211-226) edited by Ian R. Tibbetts, Peter C. Rothlisberg, David T. Neil, Tamara A. Homburg, David T. Brewer and Angela H. Arthington. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Moreton Bay Foundation.
Phinn, Stuart, Roelfsema, Chris, Kovacs, Eva, Canto, Robert, Lyons, Mitch, Saunders, Megan and Maxwell, Paul (2018). Mapping, monitoring and modelling seagrass using remote sensing techniques. Seagrasses of Australia. (pp. 445-487) Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-71354-0_15
Journal Articles
Roelfsema, Chris, Kovacs, Eva M., Vercelloni, Julie, Markey, Kathryn, Rodriguez-Ramirez, Alberto, Lopez-Marcano, Sebastian, Gonzalez-Rivero, Manuel, Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove and Phinn, Stuart R. (2021). Fine-scale time series surveys reveal new insights into spatio-temporal trends in coral cover (2002–2018), of a coral reef on the Southern Great Barrier Reef. Coral Reefs, 1-13. doi: 10.1007/s00338-021-02104-y
Roelfsema, Chris M., Lyons, Mitchell, Murray, Nicholas, Kovacs, Eva M., Kennedy, Emma, Markey, Kathryn, Borrego-Acevedo, Rodney, Ordoñez Alvarez, Alexandra, Say, Chantel, Tudman, Paul, Roe, Meredith, Wolff, Jeremy, Traganos, Dimosthenis, Asner, Gregory P., Bambic, Brianna, Free, Brian, Fox, Helen E., Lieb, Zoe and Phinn, Stuart R. (2021). Workflow for the generation of expert-derived training and validation data: a view to global scale habitat mapping. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8 643381, 1-13. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.643381
Roelfsema, Chris, Kovacs, Eva M., Markey, Kathryn, Vercelloni, Julie, Rodriguez-Ramirez, Alberto, Lopez-Marcano, Sebastian, Gonzalez-Rivero, Manuel, Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove and Phinn, Stuart R. (2021). Benthic and coral reef community field data for Heron Reef, Southern Great Barrier Reef, Australia, 2002–2018. Scientific Data, 8 (1) 84, 84. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-00871-5
Roelfsema, Chris M., Kovacs, Eva M., Ortiz, Juan Carlos, Callaghan, David P., Hock, Karlo, Mongin, Mathieu, Johansen, Kasper, Mumby, Peter J., Wettle, Magnus, Ronan, Mike, Lundgren, Petra, Kennedy, Emma V. and Phinn, Stuart R. (2020). Habitat maps to enhance monitoring and management of the Great Barrier Reef. Coral Reefs, 39 (4), 1039-1054. doi: 10.1007/s00338-020-01929-3
Lyons, Mitchell B., Roelfsema, Chris M., Kennedy, Emma V., Kovacs, Eva M., Borrego-Acevedo, Rodney, Markey, Kathryn, Roe, Meredith, Yuwono, Doddy M., Harris, Daniel L., Phinn, Stuart R., Asner, Gregory P., Li, Jiwei, Knapp, David E., Fabina, Nicholas S., Larsen, Kirk, Traganos, Dimosthenis and Murray, Nicholas J. (2020). Mapping the world's coral reefs using a global multiscale earth observation framework. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, 6 (4) rse2.157, 557-568. doi: 10.1002/rse2.157
Kovacs, Eva, Roelfsema, Christiaan, Lyons, Mitchell, Zhao, Shihu and Phinn, Stuart (2018). Seagrass habitat mapping: how do Landsat 8 OLI, Sentinel-2, ZY-3A, and Worldview-3 perform?. Remote Sensing Letters, 9 (7), 686-695. doi: 10.1080/2150704X.2018.1468101
Roelfsema, Chris, Kovacs, Eva, Ortiz, Juan Carlos, Wolff, Nicholas H., Callaghan, David, Wettle, Magnus, Ronan, Mike, Hamylton, Sarah M, Mumby, Peter J. and Phinn, Stuart (2018). Coral reef habitat mapping: a combination of object-based image analysis and ecological modelling. Remote Sensing of Environment, 208 (2018), 27-41. doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2018.02.005
Roelfsema, Chris, Kovacs, Eva, Roos, Pauline, Terzano, Dilva, Lyons, Mitchell and Phinn, Stuart (2018). Use of a semi-automated object based analysis to map benthic composition, Heron Reef, Southern Great Barrier Reef. Remote Sensing Letters, 9 (4), 324-333. doi: 10.1080/2150704X.2017.1420927
Albert, Simon, Saunders, Megan I., Roelfsema, Chris M., Leon, Javier X., Johnstone, Elizabeth, Mackenzie, Jock R., Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove, Grinham, Alistair R., Phinn, Stuart R., Duke, Norman C., Mumby, Peter J., Kovacs, Eva and Woodroffe, Colin D. (2017). Winners and losers as mangrove, coral and seagrass ecosystems respond to sea-level rise in Solomon Islands. Environmental Research Letters, 12 (9) 094009, 094009. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/aa7e68
Phinn, S. R., Kovacs, E. M., Roelfsema, C. M., Canto, R. F., Collier, C. J. and McKenzie, L. J. (2017). Assessing the potential for satellite image monitoring of seagrass thermal dynamics: for inter- and shallow sub-tidal seagrasses in the inshore Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, Australia. International Journal of Digital Earth, 11 (8), 803-824. doi: 10.1080/17538947.2017.1359343
Samper-Villarreal, Jimena, Roelfsema, Chris, Kovacs, Eva M., Adi, Novi S., Lyons, Mitchell, Mumby, Peter J., Lovelock, Catherine E., Saunders, Megan I. and Phinn, Stuart R. (2017). Seagrass morphometrics at species level in Moreton Bay, Australia from 2012 to 2013. Scientific Data, 4 (1) 170060, 170060. doi: 10.1038/sdata.2017.60
Roelfsema, Chris, Thurstan, Ruth, Beger, Maria, Dudgeon, Christine, Loder, Jennifer, Kovacs, Eva, Gallo, Michele, Flower, Jason, Gomez Cabrera, K-le, Ortiz, Juan, Lea, Alexandra and Kleine, Diana (2016). A citizen science approach: a detailed ecological assessment of subtropical reefs at Point Lookout, Australia. PLoS One, 11 (10) e0163407, e0163407. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0163407
Lyons, Mitchell, Roelfsema, Chris, Kovacs, Eva, Samper-Villarreal, Jimena, Saunders, Megan, Maxwell, Paul and Phinn, Stuart (2015). Rapid monitoring of seagrass biomass using a simple linear modelling approach, in the field and from space. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 530, 1-14. doi: 10.3354/meps11321
Roelfsema, Chris M., Kovacs, Eva M. and Phinn, Stuart R. (2015). Field data sets for seagrass biophysical properties for the Eastern Banks, Moreton Bay, Australia, 2004–2014. Nature Scientific Data, 2 (Art No.: 150040) 150040, 150040. doi: 10.1038/sdata.2015.40
Roelfsema, Christiaan M., Lyons, Mitchell, Dunbabin, Matthew, Kovacs, Eva and Phinn, Stuart R. (2015). Integrating field survey data with satellite image data to improve shallow water seagrass maps: the role of AUV and snorkeller surveys?. Remote Sensing Letters, 6 (2), 135-144. doi: 10.1080/2150704X.2015.1013643
Roelfsema, Chris M., Lyons, Mitchell, Kovacs, Eva M., Maxwell, Paul, Saunders, Megan I., Samper-Villarreal, Jimena and Phinn, S.R. (2014). Multi-temporal mapping of seagrass cover, species and biomass: A semi-automated object based image analysis approach. Remote Sensing of Environment, 150, 172-187. doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2014.05.001
Roelfsema, Chris, Kovacs, Eva M., Saunders, Megan I., Phinn, Stuart, Lyons, Mitchell and Maxwell, Paul (2013). Challenges of remote sensing for quantifying changes in large complex seagrass environments. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 133, 161-171. doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2013.08.026
Verma, Suzie, Han, Siew Ping, Michael, Magdalene, Gomez, Guillermo, Yang, Zhe, Teasdale, Rohan D., Ratheesh, Aparna, Kovacs, Eva M., Ali, Radiya G. and Yap, Alpha S.K. (2012). A WAVE2-Arp2/3 actin nucleator apparatus supports junctional tension at the epithelial zonula adherens. Molecular Biology of The Cell, 23 (23), 4601-4610. doi: 10.1091/mbc.E12-08-0574
Ratheesh, Aparna, Gomez, Guillermo A., Priya, Rashmi, Verma, Suzie, Kovacs, Eva M., Jiang, Kai, Brown, Nicholas H., Akhmanova, Anna, Stehbens, Samantha J. and Yap, Alpha S. (2012). Centralspindlin and α-catenin regulate Rho signalling at the epithelial zonula adherens. Nature Cell Biology, 14 (8), 818-828. doi: 10.1038/ncb2532
Kovacs, Eva M., Verma, Suzie, Ali, Radiy G., Ratheesh, Aparna, Hamilton, Nicholas A., Akhmanova, Anna and Yap, Alpha S. (2011). N-WASP regulates the epithelial junctional actin cytoskeleton through a non-canonical post-nucleation pathway. Nature Cell Biology, 13 (8), 934-943. doi: 10.1038/ncb2290
Kovacs, Eva M., Verma, Suzie, Thomas, Steven G. and Yap, Alpha S. (2011). Tuba and N-WASP function cooperatively to position the central lumen during epithelial cyst morphogenesis. Cell Adhesion and Migration, 5 (4), 344-350. doi: 10.4161/cam.5.4.16717
Hadis, Usriansyah, Leggatt, Graham R., Thomas, Ranjeny, Frazer, Ian H. and Kovacs, Eva M. (2010). IL-1 signalling determines the fate of skin grafts expressing non-self protein in keratinocytes. Experimental Dermatology, 19 (8), 723-729. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0625.2010.01092.x
Smutny, Michael, Cox, Hayley L., Leerberg, Joanne M., Kovacs, Eva M., Conti, Mary Anne, Ferguson, Charles, Hamilton, Nicholas A., Parton, Robert G., Adelstein, Robert S. and Yap, Alpha S. (2010). Myosin II isoforms identify distinct functional modules that support integrity of the epithelial zonula adherens. Nature Cell Biology, 12 (7), 696-702. doi: 10.1038/ncb2072
Kovacs, E. M. and Yap, A. S. (2008). Cell-Cell Contact: Cooperating Clusters of Actin and Cadherin. Current Biology, 18 (15), R667-R669. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.06.024
McLachlan, R. W., Kraemer, A., Helwani, F. M., Kovacs, E. M. and Yap, Alpha S. K. (2007). E-Cadherin Adhesion Activates c-Src Signaling at Cell-Cell contacts. Molecular Biology of the Cell, 18 (8), 3214-3223. doi: 10.1091/mbc.E06-12-1154
Kovacs, Eva M., Makar, Robert S. and Gertler, Frank B. (2006). Tuba stimulates intracellular N-WASP-dependent actin assembly. Journal of Cell Science, 119 (13), 2715-2726. doi: 10.1242/jcs.03005
Shewan, A. M., Maddugoda, M., Kraemer, A., Stehbens, S. J., Verma, S., Kovacs, E. M. and Yap, A. S. (2005). Myosin 2 is a key Rho kinase target necessary for the local concentration of E-cadherin at cell-cell contacts. Molecular Biology of The Cell, 16 (10), 4531-4542. doi: 10.1091/mbc.E05-04-0330
Helwani, F. M., Kovacs, E. M., Paterson, A. D., Verma, S., Ali, R. G., Fanning, A. S., Weed, S. A. and Yap, A. S. (2004). Cortactin is necessary for E-cadherin-mediated contact formation and actin reorganization. Journal of Cell Biology, 164 (6), 899-910. doi: 10.1083/jcb.200309034
Yap, A. S. and Kovacs, E. M. (2003). Direct cadherin-activated cell signaling: a view from the plasma membrane. Journal of Cell Biology, 160 (1), 11-16. doi: 10.1083/jcb.200208156
Goodwin, M., Kovacs, E. M., Thoreson, M. A., Reynolds, A. B. and Yap, A. S. (2003). Minimal mutation of the cytoplasmic tail inhibits the ability of E-cadherin to activate Rac but not phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase - Direct evidence of a role for cadherin-activated Rac signaling in adhesion and contact formation. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 278 (23), 20533-20539. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M213171200
Kovacs, Eva M., Goodwin, Marita K., Ali, Radiya G., Paterson, Andrew D. and Yap, Alpha S. (2002). Cadherin-directed actin assembly: E-cadherin physically associates with the Arp2/3 complex to direct actin assembly in nascent adhesive contacts. Current Biology, 12 (5), 379-382. doi: 10.1016/S0960-9822(02)00661-9
Kovacs, E. M. and Yap, A.S.K. (2002). The Web and the Rock: Cell adhesion and the ARP2/3 Complex. Developmental Cell, 3 (6), 760-760. doi: 10.1016/S1534-5807(02)00374-X
Kovacs, Eva M., Ali, Radiya G., McCormack, Ailsa J. and Yap, Alpha S. (2002). E-cadherin homophilic ligation directly signals through Rac and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase to regulate adhesive contacts. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 277 (8), 6708-6718. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M109640200
Kovacs, E. M., Baxter, G. D. and Robinson, W. F. (1999). Feline peripheral blood mononuclear cells express message for both CXC and CC type chemokine receptors. Archives of Virology, 141 (2), 273-285. doi: 10.1007/s007050050503
Fredline, V. F., Kovacs, E. M., Taylor, P. J. and Johnson, A. G. (1999). Measurement of plasma renin activity with use of HPLC-electrospray-tandem mass spectrometry. Clinical Chemistry, 45 (5), 659-664. doi: 10.1093/clinchem/45.5.659
Kovacs, E. M., Lavin, M., Song, Q., Baxter, G. and Findik, D. (1992). Inhibition of apoptosis in human tumour cells by okadaic acid. Journal of Cellular Physiology, 153 (3), 550-556. doi: 10.1002/jcp.1041530316
Conference Papers
Roelfsema, Chris, Lyons, Mitchell, Kovacs, Eva, Phinn, Stuart and Dunbabin, Matthew (2013). Mapping changes in seagrass properties from high spatial resolution satellite image data: 2004-2013. IGARSS 2013: International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 21-26 July, 2013.
Lyons, Mitchell, Roelfsema, Chris, Dunbabin, Matthew, Kovacs, Eva and Phinn, Stuart (2013). Improving seagrass mapping calibration and validation using an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV). IGARSS 2013: International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 21-26 July, 2013.
Kovacs, Eva, Roelfsema, Chris, Lyons, Mitchell, Phinn, Stuart and Dunbabin, Matthew (2013). Seagrass meadow dynamics derived from classification of high spatial resolution satellite images. IGARSS 2013: International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 21-26 July, 2013.
Yap, A. S. K., Ali, R. G. and Kovacs, E. M. (2000). Characterization and regulation of cadherin-dependent cell spreading. American Society for Cell Biology, San Francisco, USA, 9 - 13 Dec, 2000. Bethesda, USA: The American Society for Cell Biology.
Data Collection
Kovacs, Eva , Bray, Peran, Thurstan, Ruth , Flower, Jason, Beger, Maria , Gallo, Michele , Loder, Jennifer , Gomez Cabrera, K-Le, Lea, Alex, Ortiz, Juan and Roelfsema, Christiaan M. (2016). Dominate algaes and rare animals of Point Lookout Dive Sites, North Stradbroke Island, Queensland. Pangaea. (Dataset)
Dataset Collections
Roelfsema, Christiaan M., Jennifer Loder, Host, Rachel and Eva Kovacs (2018). Benthic inventory of reefal areas in Moreton Bay, Australia. Pangaea. (Dataset)
Samper-Villarreal, Jimena , Roelfsema, Christiaan M., Adi, Novi , Saunders, Megan , Lyons, Mitchell , Kovacs, Eva , Mumby, Peter, Lovelock, Catherine E. and Phinn, Stuart R. (2016). Morphometrics of seagrasses at species level, Moreton Bay, Australia determined from core samples collected in 2012-2013. Pangaea. (Dataset)
Roelfsema, Christiaan M., Mitchell Lyons, Eva Kovacs, Paul Maxwell, Megan Saunders, Jimena Samper-Villarreal and Phinn, Stuart R. (2016). Habitat map of seagrass cover derived from a supervised moderate-spatial-resolution multi-spectral satellite image, integrated with manual delineation and coincident field data, Moreton Bay, 2004. Pangaea. (Dataset)
Roelfsema, Christiaan M., Eva Kovacs, Moffatt, David, Phinn, Stuart R. and Hoseck, Steve (2016). Habitat map of seagrass cover derived from a supervised moderate-spatial-resolution multi-spectral satellite image, integrated with manual delineation and coincident field data, Moreton Bay, 2011. Pangaea. (Dataset)
Kovacs, Eva , Bray, Peran, Thurstan, Ruth , Flower, Jason, Beger, Maria , Gallo, Michele , Loder, Jennifer , Gomez Cabrera, K-Le, Lea, Alex, Ortiz, Juan and Roelfsema, Christiaan M. (2016). Invertebrates populations of Point Lookout Dive Sites, North Stradbroke Island, Queensland, 2014. Pangaea. (Dataset)
Kovacs, Eva , Bray, Peran, Thurstan, Ruth , Flower, Jason, Beger, Maria , Gallo, Michele , Loder, Jennifer , Gomez Cabrera, K-Le, Lea, Alex, Ortiz, Juan and Roelfsema, Christiaan M. (2016). Fish populations on family level of Point Lookout Dive Sites, North Stradbroke Island, Queensland. Pangaea. (Dataset)
Kovacs, Eva , Bray, Peran, Thurstan, Ruth , Flower, Jason, Beger, Maria , Gallo, Michele , Loder, Jennifer , Gomez Cabrera, K-Le, Lea, Alex, Ortiz, Juan and Roelfsema, Christiaan M. (2016). Fish populations on species level of Point Lookout Dive Sites, North Stradbroke Island, Queensland. Pangaea. (Dataset)
Kovacs, Eva, Bray, Peran, Ruth Thurstan, Flower, Jason, Beger, Maria, Gallo, Michele, Loder, Jennifer, Gomez Cabrera, K-Le, Lea, Alex, Ortiz Gomez, Juan and Roelfsema, Christiaan M. (2015). Ecological assessment data of the marine flora and fauna of Point Lookout in 2014.. Pangaea. (Dataset) doi: 10.1594/PANGAEA.843122
Roelfsema, Christiaan M., Lyon, Mitchell, Kovacs, Eva, Maxwell, Paul, Saunders, Megan, Samper-Villarreal, Jimena and Phinn, Stuart R. (2015). Multi-temporal mapping of seagrass cover, species and biomass of the Eastern Banks, Moreton Bay, Australia, with links to shapefiles.. Pangaea. (Dataset) doi: 10.1594/PANGAEA.833767
Research Reports
Roelfsema, Chris, Thurstan, Ruth, Flower, Jason, Beger, Maria, Gallo, Michele, Loder, Jennifer, Kovacs, Eva, Gomez Cabrera, K-Le, Lea, Alexandra, Ortiz, Juan, Brunner, Dunia and Kleine, Diana (2014). Ecological Assessment of the Flora and Fauna of Point Lookout Dive Sites, North Stradbroke Island, Queensland. UniDive PLEA Final Report Brisbane, Australia: UniDive (University of Queensland Underwater Club).
Flower, Thurstan R., Beger, J., Dudgeon, C., Gomez, K., Ortiz, J., Kovacs, E., Saunders, M., Passenger, J., Kleine, D. and Roelfsema, C. (2014). Survey Methods Manual Unidive Point Lookout Ecological Assessment (PLEA). St Lucia, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland Underwater Club.