Investing in climate change is good business
An internationally respected group of scientists is calling on world leaders to urgently accelerate efforts to tackle climate change.Almost every aspect of the environment and ecology is changing
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
James Cook University Townsville
Queensland 4811 Australia
Phone: 61 7 4781 4000
Email: info@coralcoe.org.au
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A #global team of experts (including, #CoralCoE's Deputy Director, Prof Ove Hoegh-Guldberg) are urging #worldleaders to tackle #climatechange. This is an excellent #investment as decreasing the changes of climate change now are predicted to cost much less than the future damages that will otherwise be inflicted on #people, #infrastructure, and the world's #ecosystems if no action is taken.
#NewPaper: dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aaw6974
#PR: www.coralcoe.org.au/media-releases/investing-in-climate-change-is-good-business
📸 Christopher Brunner
@uniofqld #climatechangeisreal #savethereef #GreatBarrierReef #GBR #coral #coralreef #corals #reef #reefs #reefecosystems #fish #reeffish
Hi the paper link isn’t working FYI
Current #climatechange trajectories have the world's #reefs disappearing by 2070. #CoralCoE's #Professor Tiffany Morrison and #Prof Terry Hughes state that current #management approaches are not enough to stem #coral decline, and that a bolder & more holistic approach is needed to tackle the underlying why our #reefs are dying. This means that #policymakers need to strategically manage both the #land and the #ocean at both a local and #global scale to change the somber future predicted for our #coralreefs.
#Paper: www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02737-8
#PR: www.coralcoe.org.au/media-releases/actions-to-save-coral-reefs-could-benefit-all-ecosystems
📸 Ciemon Caballes
JCU: James Cook University, Australia #corals #coral #reef #GBR #GreatBarrierReef #climatechangeisreal #savethereef
Under normal conditions, a larger #shark pup has a greater competitive advantage over it's smaller counterpart, and is more likely to flourish. However, #CoralCoE's Physioshark Project found that #environment can also be a factor! In her new paper, Dr. Rummer & coauthors found that larger #sharkpups on #degradedreefs (#Moorea, #FrenchPolynesia) grew less & performed worse than smaller pups from #healthyreefs (#StJosephAtoll, #Seychelles).
The authors suspect that the bigger pups lost their physical advantage because Moorea was experiencing a degraded quality and quantity of prey, coupled with human-induced stressors such as #overfishing, #climatechange, #coastaldevelopment, & still recovering from a loss of up to 95% of its live coral cover ~5 years before the study commenced.
JCU: James Cook University, Australia #coral #corals #babysharks #babyshark #reef #reefs #coralreef #coralreefs #newpaper #research #sharkscience #womeninSTEM #womeninsharkscience
To Learn more:
#Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-49761-2
#PR: www.coralcoe.org.au/media-releases/shark-pups-lose-gains-in-stressed-environments
📸Tom Vierus
#CoralCoE's & JCU: James Cook University, Australia's #PhD candidate, Patrick Smallhorn-West, is making a #global impact with his #research collaborating with the Ministry of Fisheries in the Kingdom of Tonga to provide a national assessment of the current state of their #coralreefs & the impact of their #MPA network.
Patrick is connecting #Australia, #Tonga & the #USA by sharing his work with students in #Owasso #Oklahoma from his research #boat in Tonga through National Geographic Explorers!
#scicomm #phdchat #phdlife #coralreefs #reefs #marineprotectedareas #conservation #internationalresearch #globaltravel #connectingtheworld #futureofscience #inspiring #inspringkids #inspiringthefuture #nationalgeographic #natgeoexplorers
You can follow Patrick's travels and experiences here:
openexplorer.nationalgeographic.com/expedition/tongacoralreefs
www.fox23.com/video?videoId=986163963&videoVersion=1.0
VIDEO: National Geographic program allows Owasso students to virtually…
Latest Tulsa News VideosA huge CONGRATULATIONS to #CoralCoE's and JCU: James Cook University, Australia's Dr. Jodie Rummer for winning the 2019 #QLD Young Tall Poppy Scientist of the Year Award!! 🏆👏🙌🥳
"The Tall Poppy Campaign was created in 1998 by the Australian Institute of Policy and Science (AIPS) to recognise and celebrate Australian intellectual and scientific excellence and to encourage younger Australians to follow in the footsteps of our outstanding achievers. It has made significant achievements towards building a more publicly engaged scientific leadership in Australia.
The Tall Poppy Campaign recognises the achievements of Australian scientists through the prestigious annual Young Tall Poppy Science Awards. The Campaign’s Tall Poppies engages the winners of Young Tall Poppy Science Awards (‘Tall Poppies’) in activities to promote interest in science among school students and teachers, as well as an understanding and appreciation of science in the broader community." (aips.net.au/tall-poppy-campaign/) Tall Poppy Campaign
To learn about her #research check out:
www.physioshark.org
#MediaRelease:
www.coralcoe.org.au/media-releases/shark-physiologist-wins-prestigious-qld-science-prize
#STEM #scicomm #WomenInSTEMM #Australia #GBR #GreatBarrierReef #ScienceAwards #welldone #waytogo #inspirethefuture #thefutureofscience #sharks #reeffish #stingrays #rays #fish #reef #coral #reefs #corals #coralreefs #conservation #ecology #climatechange #QLDTallPoppy #QLDYoungTallPoppyAward #YoungTallPoppyScientistoftheYear
📸 Tom VierusCongratulations to Dr Jodie Rummer of JCU: James Cook University, Australia, winner of a 2019 QLD Young Tall Poppy Science Award and the 2019 QLD Tall Poppy of the Year! 🏆
#QLDTallPoppy #YTPSAwards JCU: Discover
An internationally respected group of scientists is calling on world leaders to urgently accelerate efforts to tackle climate change.Almost every aspect of the environment and ecology is changing
Scientists say bolder actions to protect coral reefs from the effects of global warming will benefit all ecosystems, including those on land.In an article published in Nature today two researcher
A prominent JCU shark researcher is part of an international team that found shark babies can’t reach their physical peak if they’re born into environments degraded by human-induced stressors, inc
A prominent shark researcher was tonight awarded one of Queensland’s top science prizes—the Queensland Young Tall Poppy Scientist of the Year award. A/Prof Jodie Rummer from the ARC Centre of
Abstract: This presentation will provide an updated prognosis of the overgrazing collapse of kelp beds driven by the range-extending sea urchin (Centrostephanus rodgersii) and outline antidotes cur
Abstract: Disturbances are fundamental to structuring many ecosystems, yet climate-driven alterations to disturbance regimes may prevent recovery in many biomes. Coral reefs of the Great Barrier Reef
Abstract: Outbreaks of the corallivorous Crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS; Acanthaster cf. solaris) have been responsible for 40% of the decline in coral cover on the GBR over the last 35 years. With
Abstract: Complex interdependencies between social and ecological dynamics underpin many important environmental problems. To account for these complex dynamics, over the past several years my collea
The ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies undertakes world-best integrated research for sustainable use and management of coral reefs. Funded in July 2005 under the Australian Research Council (ARC) Centres of Excellence program, this prestigious research centre is headquartered at James Cook University, in Townsville. The ARC Centre is a partnership of James Cook University (JCU), the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), The Australian National University (ANU), the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA), The University of Queensland (UQ) and The University of Western Australia (UWA). The ARC Centre of Excellence cements Australia’s leading contribution to coral reef sciences, and fosters stronger collaborative links between the major partners and 24 other leading institutions in nine countries. According to ISI Essential Science Indicators, four of the ARC Centre’s major research partners rank in the top 20 institutions world-wide for citations for coral reef science with JCU ranking 1st (among 1644 institutions in 103 countries). Collectively, the ARC Centre creates the world’s largest concentration of coral reef scientists. The Centre Director is Professor Terry Hughes* (JCU), who is also a Laureate Fellow (2012-2017). Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg (UQ) andProfessor Malcolm McCulloch (UWA) are the Deputy Directors. The ARC Centre of Excellence focuses on 3 research programs, each one under the stewardship of Program Leaders from James Cook University, The University of Western Australia and The University of Queensland.
*Please note Professor Graeme Cumming is Acting Director until 7 December 2018.
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ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
James Cook University Townsville
Queensland 4811 Australia
Phone: 61 7 4781 4000
Email: info@coralcoe.org.au