National Student Mentoring Day 2015
NATIONAL STUDENT MENTORING DAY DRAFT Program Tuesday 28th July 2015 Daydream Island Resort As part of its goal to attract and train outstanding coral reef researchers and sci
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
For nearly 50 years, researchers have been stumped as to why sea shells from warm tropical waters are comparatively larger than their cold water relatives. New research, led by the ARC Centre of Excel
Strategic delays in conservation efforts could be the key to protecting more species according to research led by the University of Queensland and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies (
Centuries-old nautical charts, mapped by long-deceased sailors to avoid shipwrecks, have been used by modern scientists to study loss of coral reefs. A new US and Australian study – including res
Who cares about the Great Barrier Reef? Many people, and according to a paper published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, some of the most passionately connected
Abstract. Genetic adaptation is often assumed to be too slow to be relevant to the pace of current environmental changes, however, experiments have revealed that corals can respond adaptively to envir
Abstract. Animal ‘athletes’ represent species that function at a higher capacity than average performing species, for any given metric of performance (e.g. sprint speeds or endurance swimming). Tr
Abstract. The Outlook Report is an evidence-based report written by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Preparation for the next Outlook report is underway and we need to arm ourselves with
Abstract. Coral-associated bacteria have been proposed to provide important functions in promoting corals’ success by enhancing nutrition, enabling nutrient cycling and providing resistance against
Abstract. The structure of stakeholder interaction is a critical precursor to the ability to solve complex environmental challenges. The structure relates not just of social interactions, but also of
Abstract. Over the last century, the anthropogenic production of CO2 has led to warmer and more acidic oceans, resulting in increasingly frequent and severe mass bleaching events worldwide. Unless co
Abstract. Abundance patterns in ecological communities have important implications for biodiversity maintenance and ecosystem functioning. However, ecological theory has been largely unsuccessful at
Abstract. Energy is the “fire of life” that animals must judiciously acquire and expend to ensure their own survival, reproduction, and the success of their offspring. Ecological energetics aims t
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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
