The future for sharks: adapt, move, or die
A new study suggests sharks will need to adapt, move or die as climate change could soon render their nurseries uninhabitable. Baby sharks rely on coastal nursery-like spaces such as shallow lagoons
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
Chair:
Professor Katrina Brown
Chair in Social Science
Environment and Sustainability Institute
University of Exeter
United Kingdom
Professor Sean Connolly
School of Marine and Tropical Biology
James Cook University
Townsville QLD
Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg
Global Change Institute
University of Queensland
Brisbane QLD
Professor Terry Hughes
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
James Cook University
Townsville QLD
Professor Malcolm McCulloch
School of Earth and Environment
University of Western Australia
Perth WA
Professor Peter Mumby
Marine Spatial Ecology Lab
School of Biological Sciences
University of Queensland
Brisbane, QLD
Professor John Pandolfi
School of Biological Sciences
University of Queensland
Brisbane, QLD
Professor Bob Pressey
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
James Cook University
Townsville QLD
Dr David Wachenfeld
Director- Reef Recovery
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
Townsville, QLD
Professor Bette Willis
School of Marine and Tropical Biology
James Cook University
Townsville QLD
Secretary:
Jennifer Lappin
Chief Operations Officer
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
James Cook University
Townsville QLD 4811
Phone: +61 7 4781 4222
Fax: +61 7 4781 6722
Email: Jennifer.Lappin@jcu.edu.au
A new study suggests sharks will need to adapt, move or die as climate change could soon render their nurseries uninhabitable. Baby sharks rely on coastal nursery-like spaces such as shallow lagoons
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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