A5090307631- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Marine and fisheries research
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
- Crustacean biology and ecology
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
- Plant and animal studies
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
- Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
2018-2024
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
2012-2013
James Cook University
2010-2013
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
2011-2012
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
2012
Australian Research Council
2012
Biodiversity of terrestrial and marine ecosystems, including coral reefs, is dominated by small, often cryptic, invertebrate taxa that play important roles in ecosystem structure functioning. While cryptofauna community determined strong small-scale microhabitat associations, the extent to which ecological environmental factors shape these communities are largely unknown, as relative importance particular microhabitats supporting reef trophodynamics from bottom up. The goal this study was...
The role of corallivory is becoming increasingly recognised as an important factor in coral health at a time when reefs around the world face number other stressors. polyclad flatworm, Amakusaplana acroporae, voracious predator Indo-Pacific acroporid corals captivity, and its inadvertent introduction into aquaria has lead to death entire colonies. While this flatworm been pest aquaculture community for over decade, it only found never described from wild. Understanding biology ecology...
Reef-building corals can harbour high abundances of diverse invertebrate epifauna. Coral characteristics and environmental conditions are important drivers community structure coral-associated invertebrates; however, our current understanding epifaunal distributions is still unclear. This study tests the relative importance physical environment (current flow speed) host quality (e.g., colony height, surface area, distance between branches, penetration depth among background partial...
Although global warming is leading to more frequent mass coral bleaching events worldwide, parts of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) have consistently escaped severe bleaching. Modeling and satellite observations show that climate refugia are created by upwelling cooler water surface through interactions tides currents with dense reef structures. Here, we use a high-resolution nested regional ocean model investigate future status two relatively large refugia. On basis projections under...
Abstract Ecological forecasts are becoming increasingly valuable tools for conservation and management. However, there few examples of near real-time forecasting systems that account the wide range ecological complexities. We developed a new coral disease system explores suite relationships their uncertainty investigates how forecast skill changes with shorter lead times. The Multi-Factor Coral Disease Risk product introduced here uses combination marine environmental conditions to predict...
Abstract Ecological forecasts are becoming increasingly valuable tools for conservation and management. However, there few examples of near‐real‐time forecasting systems that account the wide range ecological complexities. We developed a new coral disease system explores suite relationships their uncertainty investigates how forecast skill changes with shorter lead times. The Multi‐Factor Coral Disease Risk product introduced here uses combination marine environmental conditions to predict...