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
What exactly is a black coral? Researcher Jeremy Horowitz is here to tell us why their name really doesn't do them justice, revealing specimens recently collected on @SchmidtOcean #VisioningCoralSea expedition.
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Watch the full video on Museum at Home/Watch. Link in bio.
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@tom.bridge.photog @coral.coe @jamescookuniversity #BiodiversityMonth #QMNetwork #museumoftropicalqld
“Filefish, smilefish”
This #happycamper is a #filefish (Cantherhines dumerilii). Usually a shy species, this individual was keen for a close up on our remote video camera. Check out those pearly whites! Kavieng, Papua New Guinea, August 2019
#SmileForTheCamera #CandidCamera #HappyMonday #toothygrin #cheesygrin #reef #reeffish #fish #PNG #timeformycloseup #smile #research #PhDLife
📸& caption credit: @nudibio
New #CoralCoE #research used #genetics to identify the 1st antimicrobial peptide (AMP) in #Acropora! AMPs inhibit/kill #bacteria and are critical to #coral #immunesystems. The study also found evidence that a common coral #pathogen (#Vibrio coralliilyticus) has evolved resistance to it! #Bioinformatics #reefs #corals #coralreefs @jamescookuniversity @oistedu @ouranu @kieluni
To read the paper and learn more:
https://sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0145305X20304213#!
📸 @tory.chase
📣 An international team of scientists from @coral.coe, @smithsoniannmnh Invertebrate Zoology and @qldmuseum have developed a new genetic tool that can help them better understand and ultimately work to save coral reefs across the world.
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Watch the full video about the project our Queensland Museum Network YouTube channel. Link in bio.
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See the research release here: https://bit.ly/32vL9op
Find out more about Project Phoenix here: https://coralprojectphoenix.org/
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#museumoftropicalqld #qldmuseum #coralcoe #taxonomy #corals #coraltaxonomy #gbr #greatbarrierreef #researchannouncment #genetics #DNA #QMNetwork
New #genetic #research led by #CoralCoE's @petecowman
has found that traditional #coral classification based on #morphology is incorrect! According to Dr. Cowman "...we still don't know how many coral #species live on the #GBR, how to identify them, or which species live where. And those are the first steps in saving an ecosystem like that.” Luckily, @coralprphoenix is working to fix that and has already developed a new #genetictool to better understand coral #species! @jamescookuniversity @qldmuseum @smithsoniannmnh @harvey_mudd @tom.bridge.photog @milag6 @museumoftropicalqueensland
#PR: https://coralcoe.org.au/media-releases/project-phoenix-dna-unlocks-a-new-understanding-of-coral
#NewPaper: https://sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790320302165
📸@tom.bridge.photog
Join #CoralCoE's @theseanditscreatures tonight on #FBLive with
@AsiaDiveExpo at 10PM AEST/ 8PM SST for a chat about #reeffish #biodiversity! #BiodiversityMonth @jamescookuniversity #fish #reef #coralreefs
#CoralCoE's @kennylwolfe has not only developed #newtech which allows for a standardised unit to monitor #biodiversity in #coral rubble but found heaps of #crypticspecies hidden in this #habitat! #BiodiversityMonth @uniofqld
#PR: https://www.coralcoe.org.au/media-releases/new-tech-uncovers-the-hidden-life-of-dead-coral-reefs
#NewPaper: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/2041-210X.13462
New #research on #coral #evolution found that past climates similar to today's devastated #hardcorals while making way for #softcorals. #climatechange #historyrepeating @petecowman @jamescookuniversity @american_museum_of_natural_his
@harvey_mudd @smithsoniannmnh #CoralCoE
#PR: https://www.coralcoe.org.au/media-releases/history-repeats-as-coral-reefs-are-devastated
#NewPaper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-020-01291-1
From lowered defenses to determining "relationship health", #CoralCoE #researchers have used #RNAseq to shed some light on the mutualistic relationship between #coral larvae & their algal #symbionts. #GeneExpression #genetics #RNA #MolecularEcology @jamescookuniversity
#Blog: https://www.coralcoe.org.au/blog/from-single-to-a-symbiotic-relationship-how-relationship-status-changes-gene-expression-in-corals-symbiotic-algae
#NewPaper: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mec.15612
CONGRATULATIONS to #CoralCoE's @petecowman and @michelelbarnes for receiving a 2020 QLD Young Tall Poppy Award for their excellence in #ECR #research & their passion for engaging the community with #science! Well deserved! #TallPoppyAwards #TallPoppyCampaign #YTP2020 @jamescookuniversity
https://coralcoe.org.au/blog/coral-coe-tall-poppies
A team of international #researchers (including #CoralCoE's @coralbiologylab, @tory.chase, & @grace_franky) have discovered a NEW WAY to measure the complexity of #marine & #terrestrial #habitats using 3 factors: rugosity, fractal dimension & height range @jamescookuniversity @uhawaiinews
#PR: https://www.coralcoe.org.au/media-releases/nooks-crannies-and-critters
#NewPaper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-020-1281-8
📸Damaris Torres-Pulliza
A new study found that heat-stressed #corals exposed to ⬆️nutrients = more susceptible to #bleaching. According to #CoralCoE's Prof. John Pandolfi these results provide a roadmap for #coralreef #conservation efforts & suggests that oceanographic processes should be included in #management decisions. #climatechange @uniofqld
#PR: https://www.coralcoe.org.au/media-releases/nutrients-make-coral-bleaching-worse
Paper: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/34/eabc5493
Looking for a way to celebrate #NationalScienceWeek with the #kids? Check out Queensland Science's new #science based #activitybook! We're a bit partial to pg.13 with #CoralCoE's @rummerjodie 's count of all the #seacreatures!
@physioshark #physioshark #ScienceWeek #WomenInSTEM @jamescookuniversity #QLDScience
For the full activity book:
https://chiefscientist.qld.gov.au/…/2020-Awesome-Activity-B…
Today @IfThenSheCan revealed statues of 6 amazing #WomenInSTEM, including #CoralCoE's @jessaddwater @centralparkzoo! Jess is a #shark #researcher specializing in #conservation #policy & engaging communities in #oceanmanagement. #ScienceWeek #IfThenSheCan
@jamescookuniversity
To learn more about the exhibit:
https://ifthenexhibit.org/exhibit_preview/
📸 @ifthenshecan
#CoralCoE's Prof. Graeme Cumming found that while the #GBR itself is being managed at an appropriate scale, its biggest threats-#climatechange & #waterquality- lie outside the @gbrmarinepark's boundaries. Broad scale problems need broad scale solutions (i.e. #globalaction)! @jamescookuniversity #GreatBarrierReef #GBRMP #GBRMPA
To Learn More:
#PR: https://www.coralcoe.org.au/media-releases/how-people-ecosystems-fit-together-on-the-great-barrier-reef
#NewPaper: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2020.07.007
#Seminar: https://youtu.be/GeTMj0bIaUE
📸Graeme Cumming
#NewResearch led by #CoralCoE's @michelelbarnes found that people are more empowered to respond & adapt to #climatechange when they see others doing the same! @jamescookuniversity
To learn more:
#PR: https://www.coralcoe.org.au/media-releases/personal-connections-key-to-climate-adaptation
Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-020-0871-4
📸@michelelbarnes
This Bumphead #Parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum) get its. 🐫🐪🐫 #humpday #humpdayvibes #humpdaywednesday #reef #reeffish #fish
📸Peter Mumby
"Get off my patch...reef!" This orange-lined #triggerfish was not as thrilled about doing #science as our #researchers were. Not only did he repeatedly charge the remote camera but he also chased away any #fish that tried to eat the #algae you can see behind. Not helping our researchers or the #reefs little guy... #HappyMonday #Smile #reef #reeffish #smileforthecamera #curiousfish #grumpymonday
📸& caption credit: @nudibio
A new #CoralCoE study led by Laura Velasquez Jimenez found that noisy #boats & #ships can impact the prey response of juvenile #fishes, resulting in exposed #fish being slower to escape predators. As slower fish are more likely to get eaten, these findings suggest that boat noise from the >250,000 boats registered for the #GreatBarrierReef region could increase mortality of young fish. #GBR #ReefFish #boatnoise #noisyboats @jamescookuniversity
#NewPaper: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235742
#Blog: https://www.coralcoe.org.au/blog/boats-ships-leave-baby-reef-fish-vulnerable-to-predators
📸 "Fish amongst corals" Mark McComick
In @nature.research today-a massive #global study with >100 contributors (including #CoralCoE's Prof. Josh Cinner & Jessica Cramp) found that #sharks were #FunctionallyExtinct in 20% of #reefs surveyed in 58 nations, BUT several policy pathways for the #management & #restoration of #reefsharks were also uncovered! @jamescookuniversity
To Learn More:
1) Article: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2519-y
2) Media Release: https://www.coralcoe.org.au/media-releases/sharks-almost-gone-from-many-reefs
3) @globalfinprint Website: https://globalfinprint.org/
📸@globalfinprint in French Polynesia 2017
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Scientists say a ‘portfolio’ of protected areas within marine parks such as the Great Barrier Reef can help secure sustainable fish populations. Dr Hugo Harrison from the ARC Centre of Excellen
Scientists have developed a new genetic tool that can help them better understand and ultimately work to save coral reefs. “Surprisingly, we still don’t know how many coral species live on the
A new study suggests ‘dead’ coral rubble can still sustain life, with a large number of tiny animals hidden and living amongst the ruins. While the study does not suggest dead coral has the sam
A new study on coral evolution has found climates similar to what we’re seeing today have previously devastated hard-bodied corals—the architects of coral reefs—while making way for their softer
Abstract: When abundant, seabirds feeding in the open ocean transport large quantities of nutrients onto islands, enhancing the productivity of island fauna and flora. These nutrients can leach int
Abstract: Current-day populations of coral reef fish suffer when exposed acutely to elevated temperatures, but future warming will occur over greater timescales. Recent studies show that developmenta
Abstract: There is often a mismatch between the scales at which ecosystems are threatened by human impacts and those at which management and policy are implemented. Better understanding the scales ov
Abstract: Ocean warming and acidification are challenging the tolerance limits of scleractinian corals. However, beneficial acclimation and stress-hardening via phenotypic plasticity may be pathw
Abstract: Globally, coral reefs are under threat. Unfortunately, the rate of ecosystem degradation often surpasses the rate of generation of knowledge required to support management. Despite the consi
Abstract: Illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing threatens resource sustainability and equity. A major challenge with such activity is that most fishing vessels do not broadcast their positions
Abstract: Coral reefs are among the most diverse and productive ecosystem's worldwide, but their future is threatened by a host of anthropogenic disturbances. To protect reefs and their services to hu
Abstract: Differentiating the relative contribution of host genetic background and surrounding environment on microbiome structure is critical to assess how microbial associations are determined and 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
