Pim is an ARC DECRA Research Fellow at the Global Change Institute (The University of Queensland) and an Associate Researcher at the California Academy of Sciences. He is also an Associate Editor for the journal "Molecular Ecology".

Prior to this, he was the Lead Scientist for the Deep Reef component of the "XL Catlin Seaview Survey" (2012-2016) and a research fellow on the DSITIA Accelerate Partnership Grant “Coral genomes along environmental gradients” (2014-2016).

He uses next-generation sequencing approaches to study the biodiversity and connectivity of mesophotic reefs in different parts of the world, with a particular focus on the Great Barrier Reef / Coral Sea and the Southern Caribbean.

  Please note that only publications relevant to mesophotic reefs are indexed.

	Deepest zooxanthellate corals of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea | article Englebert N, Bongaerts P, Muir P, Hay KB, Hoegh-Guldberg O (2014) Mar Biodiv 45:1-2
	The first record of Hippocampus denise (Syngnathidae) from Australia | article Foster R, Bridge TCL, Bongaerts P (2012) Aqua Int J Ichthyol 18:55-57
	Sharing the slope: depth partitioning of agariciid corals and associated Symbiodinium across shallow and mesophotic habitats (2-60 m) on a Caribbea... | article Bongaerts P, Frade PR, Ogier JJ, Hay KB, van Bleijswijk J, Englebert N, Vermeij MJA, Bak RPM, Visser PM, Hoegh-Guldberg O (2013) BMC Evol Biol
	Adaptive divergence in a scleractinian coral: physiological adaptation of Seriatopora hystrix to shallow and deep reef habitats | article Bongaerts P, Riginos C, Hay KB, van Oppen MJH, Hoegh-Guldberg O, Dove S (2011) BMC Evol Biol
	Cyclone damage at mesophotic depths on Myrmidon Reef (GBR) | article Bongaerts P, Muir P, Englebert N, Bridge TCL, Hoegh-Guldberg O (2013) Coral Reefs 32:935
	Diversity of Scleractinia and Octocorallia in the mesophotic zone of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia | article Bridge TCL, Fabricius KE, Bongaerts P, Wallace CC, Muir PR, Done TJ, Webster JM (2012) Coral Reefs 31:179-189
	Assessing the 'deep reef refugia' hypothesis: focus on Caribbean reefs | article Bongaerts P, Ridgway T, Sampayo EM, Hoegh-Guldberg O (2010) Coral Reefs 29:309-327
	Mesophotic coral ecosystems on the walls of Coral Sea atolls | article Bongaerts P, Bridge TCL, Kline DI, Muir PR, Wallace CC, Beaman RJ, Hoegh-Guldberg O (2011) Coral Reefs 30:335
	In situ photobiology of corals over large depth ranges: A multivariate analysis on the roles of environment, host, and algal symbiont | article Frade PR, Bongaerts P, Winkelhagen AJS, Tonk L, Bak RPM (2008) Limnol Oceanogr 53:2711-2723
	Symbiodinium diversity in mesophotic coral communities on the Great Barrier Reef: a first assessment | article Bongaerts P, Sampayo EM, Bridge TCL, Ridgway T, Vermeulen F, Englebert N, Webster JM, Hoegh-Guldberg O (2011) Mar Ecol Prog Ser 439:117-126
	The role of deep reefs in shallow reef recovery: an assessment of vertical connectivity in a brooding coral from west and east Australia | article van Oppen MJH, Bongaerts P, Underwood JN, Peplow LM, Cooper TF (2011) Mol Ecol 20:1647-1660
	Call to protect all coral reefs | article Bridge TC, Hughes TP, Guinotte JM, Bongaerts P (2013) Nat Clim Change 3:528-530
	Genetic Divergence across Habitats in the Widespread Coral Seriatopora hystrix and Its Associated Symbiodinium | article Bongaerts P, Riginos C, Ridgway T, Sampayo EM, van Oppen MJH, Englebert N, Vermeulen F, Hoegh-Guldberg O (2010) PLoS ONE 5:e10871
	The coral core microbiome identifies rare bacterial taxa as ubiquitous endosymbionts | article Ainsworth TD, Krause L, Bridge T, Torda G, Raina J-B, Zakrzewski M, Gates RD, Padilla-Gamiño JL, Spalding HL, Smith C, Woolsey ES, Bourne DG, Bongaerts P, Hoegh-Guldberg O, Leggat W (2015) ISME J 9:261-274
	Diverse Staghorn Coral Fauna on the Mesophotic Reefs of North-East Australia | article Muir P, Wallace C, Bridge TCL, Bongaerts P (2015) PLoS ONE 10:e0117933
	Habitat-specific environmental conditions primarily control the microbiomes of the coral Seriatopora hystrix | article Pantos O, Bongaerts P, Dennis PG, Tyson GW, Hoegh-Guldberg O (2015) ISME J
	Prevalent endosymbiont zonation shapes the depth distributions of scleractinian coral species | article Bongaerts P, Carmichael M, Hay KB, Tonk L, Frade PR, Hoegh-Guldberg O (2015) R Soc Open Sci 2:140297
	Deep down on a Caribbean reef: lower mesophotic depths harbor a specialized coral-endosymbiont community | article Bongaerts P, Frade PR, Hay KB, Englebert N, Latijnhouwers KRW, Bak RPM, Vermeij MJA, Hoegh-Guldberg O (2015) Sci Rep 5:7652
	The Microbial Signature Provides Insight into the Mechanistic Basis of Coral Success across Reef Habitats | article Hernandez-Agreda A, Leggat W, Bongaerts P, Ainsworth TD (2016) mBio 7:e00560-16
	To what extent do mesophotic coral ecosystems and shallow reefs share species of conservation interest? | article Laverick JH, Andradi-Brown DA, Exton DA, Bongaerts P, Bridge TC, Lesser MP, Pyle RL, Slattery M, Wagner D, Rogers AD (2016) Environmental Evidence 5:1-8
	Microbiome variation in corals with distinct depth distribution ranges across a shallow–mesophotic gradient (15–85 m) | article Glasl B, Bongaerts P, Elisabeth NH, Hoegh-Guldberg O, Herndl GJ, Frade PR (2017) Coral Reefs
	Lower Mesophotic Coral Communities (60-125 m Depth) of the Northern Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea | article Englebert N, Bongaerts P, Muir PR, Hay KB, Pichon M, Hoegh-Guldberg O (2017) PLoS ONE 12:e0170336
	Deep reefs are not universal refuges: Reseeding potential varies among coral species | article Bongaerts P, Riginos C, Brunner R, Englebert N, Smith SR, Hoegh-Guldberg O (2017) Science Advances 3:e1602373
	Seriatopora Diversity Preserved in Upper Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems in Southern Japan | article Sinniger F, Prasetia R, Yorifuji M, Bongaerts P, Harii S (2017) Front Mar Sci 4:155

  Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV)
  Diving - Technical Open-Circuit
  Diving - Technical Rebreather
  Manned Submersible

Fields
14  Molecular ecology
10  Biodiversity
10  Connectivity
8  Community structure
6  Ecology

Focusgroups
23  Scleractinia (Hard Corals)
13  Symbiodinium (zooxanthellae)
4  Bacteria and Archaea
1  Fishes
1  Octocorallia (Soft Corals)

Locations
13  Australia - Great Barrier Reef
6  Australia - Coral Sea
6  Curaçao
2  Bermuda
1  Australia - Scott Reef

Platforms
9  Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV)
6  Diving - Technical Open-Circuit
5  Diving - Regular Open-Circuit
3  Manned Submersible
2  Diving (unspecified)

Co-authors
9  Bridge
8  Englebert
6  Muir
5  Frade
3  Bak