Dr Glenn Almany

Postdoctoral Fellow

Glenn Almany

 

ARC Future Fellow (2010-2014), Senior Research Fellow James Cook University (2006-2010), NSF International Research Fellow (2004-2006), Fulbright Scholar (2003)

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Research Interests

My research is broadly focused on the ecology of marine fishes and is motivated by a desire to find solutions to conservation and management problems, particularly on coral reefs. This work currently involves investigations into (1) how larval dispersal connects populations and the implications of such connectivity for biodiversity conservation and fisheries management, and (2) how interactions between species (e.g., predation, competition, etc.) affect local diversity and the implications of this for management. Work on larval dispersal centers around directly measuring connectivity between fish populations using genetic parentage analysis in Papua New Guinea and Australia, a collaboration involving local communities, The Nature Conservancy and international scientists. In addition, I am working with conservation planners and practitioners to devise methods of incorporating connectivity information into the design of protected area networks to improve their resilience to climate change and other threats. Work on the interactions between species focuses on experimental manipulations in both field and lab settings to illuminate the mechanisms and consequences of these interactions for species diversity, and how such insights can improve management. I am particularly interested in understanding how predation and the alteration of trophic structure via exploitation and management initiatives impact biodiversity conservation.

 

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