Collaborators: Prog 6 | ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies

This page has three sections:

Collaborations and links at James Cook University
Research collaborations outside James Cook University
Engagement with conservation practitioners

1. Collaborations and links at James Cook University

Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies	Andrew Baird	Connectivity modelling for onservation planning
	Tom Bridge	Protection status of previously unknown benthic structures in the Great Barrier Reef
	Josh Cinner	Social dimensions of marine conservation
	Sean Connolly	Multiple stressors on coral reefs
	Louisa Evans	Mapping values of coral reefs for indigenous communities
	Michael Fabinyi	Benefits and social feasibility of coordinating local actions to form networks of marine protected areas
	Nick Graham	Multiple stressors on coral reefs
	Geoff Jones	Conservation planning for connectivity
	Garry Russ	Establishing and managing marine protected areas in the Philippines
	Dave Williamson	Conservation planning for connectivity
Centre for Fishing and Fisheries Research	Andrew Chin	Conservation planning for sharks in the Great Barrier Reef
	Michelle Heupel	Conservation planning for sharks in the Great Barrier Reef
	Steve Sutton	Recreational fishing and compliance
Centre for Tropical Biodiversity and Climate Change	David Pike	Effectiveness of spatial management for persistence of reptiles
	Jeremy VanDerWal	Conservation planning for climate change
	Steve Williams	Conservation planning for climate change
Centre for Tropical Environmental and Sustainability Science	Bill Laurance	Land change modeling and conservation planning
Centre for Tropical Water & Aquatic Ecosystem Research	Jon Brodie	Development scenarios and environmental impacts in the Great Barrier Reef and across northern Australia
	Michelle Devlin	Modeling of river plumes in the Great Barrier Reef
	Marcus Sheaves	Pioritization for removal of barriers to fish movement
School of Anthropology	Simon Foale	Benefits and social feasibility of coordinating local actions to form networks of marine protected areas
School of Business	Ian Atkinson	Simulations and serious games for conservation planning
	Tim Marsh	Simulations and serious games for conservation planning
	Natalie Stoeckl	Resource economics and conservation planning; indigenous values of coral reefs
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences	Rob Beaman	Mapping previously unknown benthic structures in the Great Barrier Reef
	Mark Hamann	Modelling the fate of marine turtle hatchlings
	Milena Kim	Species prioritisation in Queensland
	Helene Marsh	Ecology and conservation of marine megafauna
	Scott Smithers	Island geomorphology, climate change and conservation planning
School of Marine and Tropical Biology	Eric Wolanski	Hydrodynamic modeling in the Great Barrier Reef, and implications for conservation planning
The Cairns Institute	Allan Dale	Environmental governance in northern Australia

2. Research collaborations outside James Cook University

	Mark Burgman	Expert elicitation, uncertainty, Bayesian networks
	Ken Anthony, Hugh Sweatman, Angus Thompson	Modeling dynamic disturbances to marine ecosystems for conservation planning
	Michael Douglas, Vanessa Adams	Catchment to coast conservation planning in northern Australia
	Ken Vance-Borland, Chuck Willer	Project design and funding proposals for research on integrated land-sea planning
	Nadine Marshall	Integrating social considerations into conservation planning
	Cathy Dichmont	Collaboration on modeling alternative futures for the Great Barrier Reef coastal zone
	Virgilio Hermoso, Mark Kennard, Simon Linke	Integrated conservation planning for catchments; testing of habitat classifications as surrogates for biodiversity; tradeoffs between efficiency and design in conservation planning
	Jamaluddin Jompa	Marine spatial planning in the Coral Triangle
	Serge Andréfouët	Remote sensing and mapping of coral reef habitats, testing habitat maps as surrogates for biodiversity and socioeconomic values
	Mike Berumen	Conservation planning for coral reefs in the Saudi Red Sea
	Sebastian Ferse, Marion Glaser	Marine conservation management in Indonesia
	Ana Albernaz	Priority conservation areas on the Amazon floodplain
	Scott Heron, Kimberley Maison	Modelling dynamic disturbances to coral reef environments; opportunities and challenges to manage marine-mega fauna in a changing climate
	Rene Abesamis, Angel Alcala	Connectivity and design of marine protected areas in the Philippines
Centre for Biodiversity and Environmental Research	Georgina Mace	Measuring impact for protected areas policy
	Eric Treml	Connectivity modelling for marine conservation planning
	Harold Heatwole	Distribution of seasnakes
	Matthew Watts	Applications of the C-Plan conservation planning system
	Richard Pollnac	Social impacts of marine protected areas
	Gunnar Keppel	Conservation of rare and threatened plants in Fiji
	Perry Aliño	Coordinating local marine management to achieve regional objectives; evaluating management effectiveness of marine protected areas
	Diana Pietri	The role of students in bridging the research-implementation gap
	Warren Porter	Development of predictive tools to investigate impacts of climate change on reptiles
	Val Kapos	Measuring impact for protected areas policy

3. Engagement with conservation practitioners

Program 6 engages with a wide range of practitioners to ensure that our research is relevant and informed by managers and policy makers. A list of groups and organisations with which we collaborate is below:

	Bob Frazer	Conservation planning for climate change; prioritization of management actions for sea turtles
	Damon Sydes	Prioritisation of stream reaches and wetlands for weed control
	Rose-Liza Eisma-Osorio (Philippines)	Design of MPA networks in Siquijor, Danajon Bank
	Sergio Cerdeira, Melanie Kolb, Patricia Koleff, Tania Urquiza	Conservation planning in the Gulf of California; land-sea planning in Mexico; modeling of land use change and river plumes
	Jorge Torre	Marine conservation planning in the Mid Riff Islands region, Gulf of California, Mexico
	Oliver Coroza	Management effectiveness and benefits of marine protected areas in the the Verde Island Passage, Philippines
(Indonesian Ministry for Marine Affairs and Fisheries)	Suharyanto, Subandano Diposaptono, Permana Yudiarso	Contribution to Seascapes Technical Working Group, marine protected area regional exchanges
	Maurice Knight	Marine spatial planning in the Coral Triangle
Daly River Management Advisory Committee (DRMAC)	John Childs	Regional conservation planning for the Daly River catchment
	Travis Sydes	Priorities for investment in protection and restoration
	Jon Day, Laurence McCook, Malcolm Turner, Hugh Yorkston	Conservation planning for a changing coastal zone; prioritisation of management actions on GBR islands; design of marine protected areas
	Meredith Laing	Priorities for protection and restoration in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales
	Kathryn Boynton, Michael Digby, Noeline Ikin	Planning for multiple objectives across catchments; bioregional planning in the Gilbert and Staaten catchments
Department of Natural Resources, Environment, The Arts and Sport	Ian Lancaster	Conservation planning for the Daly River catchment
	Bryan Wallace	Management of marine turtles in the face of climate change
	Imogen Zethoven	Assessment of management costs of marine protected areas in the Coral Sea
	Neca Marcovaldi	Management of marine turtles in the face of climate change
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry	Rob Coles, Len McKenzie	Seagrass conservation in the Great Barrier Reef
Department of Environment and Heritage Protection	Rob Hughes, Leslie Shirreffs	Bioregional planning for the Gilbert and Staaten catchments, Gulf of Carpentaria
Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing	John Hicks, Annie Moody	Estimating costs of managing protected areas; prioritisation of management actions on Great Barrier Reef islands
Department of Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts	Remote Sensing Centre, Bruce Wilson QLD Herbarium	Conservation planning for the Great Barrier Reef coast; conservation of regional ecosystems across Queensland
	Stuart Green, Roquelito Mancao	Marine protected area networks in the Philippines
	Derek Ball, Kerri Woodcock	Island Rescue campaign for Australian islands; prioritization of riparian restoration works; conservation planning for climate change
	Jointly Sisiolo (Solomon Islands government)	National gap analysis for terrestrial and marine environments
	Tom Brooks, Simon Stuart	Guidelines for conservation planning; global conservation priorities
	Steve McDermott	Conservation planning for climate change
	Kate Andrews	Planning for multiple objectives across catchments
	Alison Green, Rick Hamilton, Alan White	Marine conservation planning in the Coral Triangle; conservation opportunities in the Solomon Islands; effects of markets on coral reef fish in the Solomon Islands
	Frank Loban, Vic McGrath, Damian Miley	Incorporating indigenous knowledge into systematic conservation planning; prioritization of management actions for sea turtles; conservation planning for climate change
	Chris Manning	Applications of conservation planning to identify priority habitats
Convention on Migratory Species	Donna Kwan	Innovative programs to improve the conservation status of dugongs and their seagrass habitats
	Ken Atkins, Keith Morris, Scott Whiting	Conservation planning for the South West Australia Ecoregion; prioritisation of management actions on islands along the Pilbara coast; marine megafauna and Indigenous engagement
	Brett Beecham	Conservation planning for the Avon catchment, south west Western Australia
WCS Fiji	Stacy Jupiter	Estimating opportunity costs of marine protected areas; linking national and local conservation objectives; design of marine protected areas in Bua
	Stuart Campbell	Assessing the social impacts of marine protected areas in north Sulawesi
	Stephen Woodley	Guidelines for conservation planning; global conservation priorities
WWF Australia	Chris Curnow, Sue Eber, Gilly Llewellyn, Martin Taylor	Conservation planning in the South West Australia Ecoregion; financial assessment of the Queensland 20 million hectares by 2020 election promise (Report available for download)
WWF Brasil	Carlos Scaramuzza	Priority conservation areas on the Amazon floodplain
WWF Global Marine Program	John Tanzer	Strategy for marine spatial planning