Reef fish futures foretold
An international group of scientists is predicting markedly different outcomes for different species of coral reef fishes under climate change – and have made substantial progress on picking the ‘
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Genes unlock clues to the evolution & survival of the Great Barrier Reef
Seascape use by coral reef-associated fishes in Kavieng, Papua New Guinea by Katie Sambroo
Effect of Seagrass and Coral Reef Canopies on Sediment Transport Processes In Coastal Systems
Nery Contti Neto explains his research on the effects of seagrass and corals reefs on sediment transport
My Life Aquatic- Patrick Smallhorn-West
Ecological surveys of Tonga’s coral reefs by PhD student Patrick Smallhorn-West in 2018
This is Uni: Healthy Predators, Healthy Reef
Hear from Associate Professor Jodie Rummer from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies on how she ended up as a marine biologist with us and JCU!
Personal connections key to climate adaptation
International Women’s Day 2019
Happy International Women’s Day! Today we celebrate IWD2019 by profiling incredible CoralCoE & affiliated Women In STEM and Social Sciences at James Cook University, University of Queensland, Australian National University and University of Western Australia. Balance for Better!
Getting Published in Peer-Review
A new video series by Prof. Joshua Cinner in collaboration with WorldFish, to assist early career researchers to navigate through the peer-review process.
View the whole series on Josh’s research group page or on WorldFish’s official Youtube channel.
Reef reality: why coral is changing
Video by the Australian Academy on Sciences on our media release “Global warming disrupts recovery of coral reefs.”
The damage caused to the Great Barrier Reef by global warming has compromised the capacity of its corals to recover, according to new research published today in Nature.
2018 Visualise Your Thesis JCU winner
Congratulations to Tessa Hill for her Visualise Your Thesis presentation, entitled ‘The impact of ocean acidification on ecological processes that structure coral communities’. Tessa was 2018 JCU’s overall winner and her presentation can be found in the Online National Showcase for Visualise Your Thesis here: https://goo.gl/SwH1qR
Music by Ben Sounds
The special relationship between seagrass and the number two – Dr Alana Grech
Dr Alana Grech, the Assistant Director of Coral CoE, was one of the speakers at the 2018 Public Forum held in conjunction with this year’s Coral Reef Futures Symposium.
Gravity of human impacts mediates coral reef conservation gains
Prof Josh Cinner led a massive study of nearly 1,800 tropical coral reefs around the world, and found that marine reserves near heavily populated areas struggle to do their job – but are a vast improvement over having no protection at all. Read more: http://ow.ly/ETN530kvCgr
Credit: Dean Miller
Study reveals how sub-tropical corals cope with the cold
Corals growing in high-latitude reefs in Western Australia can regulate their internal chemistry to promote growth under cooler temperatures, according to new research at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at The University of Western Australia by Claire Ross.
Read more here.
Credit: University of Western Australia Media Team
Research in brief: Prof Josh Cinner’s ‘Bright Spots’
Professor Cinner’s research aims to help solve the global problem of unsustainable coral reef fisheries by locating and learning from ‘bright spots’– reefs with more fish than expected, based on their exposure to pressures such as human population, poverty and unfavourable environmental conditions.
Read more here
Video by Cinematic Science
The window for saving the world’s coral reefs is rapidly closing
The world’s reefs are under siege from global warming, according to a novel study published today in the prestigious journal Science.
For the first time, an international team of researchers has measured the escalating rate of coral bleaching at locations throughout the tropics over the past four decades. The study documents a dramatic shortening of the gap between pairs of bleaching events, threatening the future existence of these iconic ecosystems and the livelihoods of many millions of people.
Video courtesy of Australian Academy of Science.
Media release here.
Disappearing sea snakes surprise researchers with hidden genetic diversity
New research suggests an urgent need to find out why sea snakes are disappearing from known habitats, after it was discovered some seemingly identical sea snake populations are actually genetically distinct from each other and can’t simply repopulate if one group dies out.
Video produced by Australian Academy of Science
Media Release here
2018 Dorothy Hill Medal – Assoc. Prof Tracy Ainsworth
Congratulations to Assoc. Prof. Tracy Ainsworth from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies – Coral CoE at JCU, who has been awarded the 2018 Dorothy Hill Medal by the Australian Academy of Science.
Her research aims to determine the impact of environmental stress on reef-building corals, their host-microbe interactions, symbioses and disease outbreaks.
Read more: http://bit.ly/2yPBAzu
Credit: JCU Media
Murky waters leave reef fish out of breath
Declining water quality due to human activities threatens the health of coastal reefs globally. But, what does this mean for reef inhabitants such as the iconic damselfish?
Researchers at Coral CoE, led by PhD student Sybille Hess, examined three species of coral reef damselfishes. They found that all three species remodelled their gills in response to elevated suspended sediments levels.
Video courtesy of Australian Academy of Science
Blog Post here
Great Barrier Reef: 2/3 damaged in ‘unprecedented’ bleaching – BBC News
Unprecedented coral bleaching in consecutive years has damaged two-thirds of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, aerial surveys have shown. The bleaching – or loss of algae – affects a 1,500km (900 miles) stretch of the reef, according to scientists. The latest damage is concentrated in the middle section, whereas last year’s bleaching hit mainly the north. Experts fear the proximity of the two events will give damaged coral little chance to recover.
Credit: BBC News
Great Barrier Grief
60 minutes’s special report on the recent Great Barrier Reef mass bleaching event.
The Great Barrier Reef has always been Australia’s great treasure. It’s not just beautiful, it’s also bountiful, and worth billions of dollars in tourism revenue. But now the largest living structure on the planet is becoming the largest dying structure.
Yes, we can save the world’s coral reefs TEDxJCUCairns
Professor Terry Hughes on why he is an optimist when it comes to saving coral reefs.
CoralCoE scientists assess coral bleaching damage on Great Barrier Reef
Scientists say their worst fears have been confirmed as they assess the damage from coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef.
‘They’re the sickest corals we’ve ever seen’
Catalyst explores the lethal threat of bleaching to the Great Barrier Reef.
Great Barrier Reef magic!
Dr Sue-Ann Watson captures the majestic Potato Cod gliding around the Great Barrier Reef, near Lizard Island.
Gladiator corals defend their territory
Learn how competition between soft and hard corals transforms the reefs into battlefields. ARC Centre of Excellence student Natalia Andrade describes how corals defend their territory and jostle for position.
What happens to fish when a cyclone destroys their home?
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies student Jacob Eurich explains the ramifications for damselfish when their home is destroyed by coral bleaching or cyclones.
Professor David Bellwood, New Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science 2016
David Bellwood is a world leader in coral reef ecology. His pioneering work on reef ecosystems has revolutionized our understanding of the evolution of coral reefs and their capacity to withstand human impacts.
Aerial surveys of the northern Great Barrier Reef during the 2016 coral bleaching event
This footage shows extensive coral bleaching (white/yellow patches) on the northern Great Barrier Reef as seen from the helicopter during scientific aerial surveys in March 2016. MORE INFORMATION BELOW.
On 29th March 2016, aerial surveys of more than 500 coral reefs from Cairns to Papua New Guinea revealed that the most pristine section of the Great Barrier Reef experienced the worst mass bleaching event in its history, with the overwhelming majority of reefs being ranked in the most severe bleaching category. The surveys were conducted by Prof Terry Hughes from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, convenor of the National Coral Bleaching Taskforce, and James Kerry, project manager of the taskforce.
Footage is free to use for editorial purposes but MUST be credited ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies / James Kerry.
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What is coral bleaching? How does it affect the Great Barrier Reef?
https://www.coralcoe.org.au/resources/for-managers/coral-bleaching-and-the-great-barrier-reef
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Hot news on the 2016 coral bleaching event:
20 April 2016: Only 7% of the Great Barrier Reef has avoided coral bleaching
Only 7% of the Great Barrier Reef has avoided coral bleaching
15 April 2016: Great Barrier Reef risks losing tolerance to bleaching events
Great Barrier Reef risks losing tolerance to bleaching events
05 April 2016: National Coral Taskforce unleashes an armada of experts
29 March 2016: Coral Bleaching Taskforce documents most severe bleaching on record
Coral Bleaching Taskforce documents most severe bleaching on record
21 March 2016: Scientist witnesses severe coral bleaching
14 March 2016: National Coral Taskforce puts plan into effect as bleaching intensifies
National Coral Taskforce puts plan into effect as bleaching intensifies
01 March 2016: National Coral Bleaching Taskforce keeping a close watch on the Reef
National Coral Bleaching Taskforce keeping a close watch on the Reef
Jodie Rummer – Athletes of the Great Barrier Reef (TEDx JCU Cairns)
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. The world is fascinated with athletes, but the reasons that humans pursue ‘fitness’ and the traits we associate with a good athlete may be quite different from the rest of the animal kingdom.
Jodie is a scientist at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies (JCU) with a strong background in marine biology (BSc, MSc degrees, USA) and animal physiology (PhD, Canada; post-doctoral, Hong Kong). She has done extensive research on fish buoyancy, exercise, and environmental perturbations (e.g. water quality, habitat degradation) and, although early in her career, has become a leading authority on the evolution of oxygen transport in fish and how they maintain performance during stress. Today, Jodie combines ecology, evolution, and physiology to address conservation issues such as the effects of climate change on coral reef fishes.
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ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
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