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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The relationship between adult corals (the host) and algae of the Symbiodiniaceae family (the symbiotic partners, previously known as zooxanthellae) has long been studied by resear...
Two of our researchers were recently recognised by the Australian Institute of Policy and Science 2020 Queensland Tall Poppy awards: Dr Michele Barnes and Dr Peter Cowman. ...
Juvenile fishes have one of the highest mortality rates compared to other life stages. Within two days of settling into a reef almost 60 percent are consumed by predators (1). Our ...
Crown-of-thorns starfish are renowned for eating coral and destroying coral reefs—but when juvenile crown-of-thorns first settle in reef environments they start out by eating roc...
The Kingdom of Tonga Special Management Area report 2020 is now available online. The report provides an overview of the current the status of Tonga’s coral reef ecosystem and...
Nearly a third of all elasmobranch species—sharks, rays, and skates—face extinction. Without proper management and conservation efforts climate change is likely to make things ...
Coral reefs provide food and income for millions of people, but reef health is declining worldwide. Success stories are rare, but we spent the last 16 years studying one. Since...
In a recently published study, we suggest a phenomenon that helps explain how coral reef fisheries can still exist, even when fish populations drop due to overexploitation. Whil...
Six scientists from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies (Coral CoE) were this week announced as Highly Cited Researchers for 2019 by Clarivate Analytics’ Web of S...
Did you know that one of the most abundant marine food sources is invisible, like sugar dissolved in a cup of tea? Not many organisms can efficiently feed on dissolved organic m...
A recent paper, published in Nature Sustainability, offers a structured and practical approach to measuring and using the concept of social-ecological resilience. Social-ecologi...
For nearly 40 years, marine zoning has played an important role in managing the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). Given the recent assessment of the outlook for the GBR as very poor, som...
By Maria del Carmen (K-le) Gomez Cabrera In a world-first, scientists have uncovered a way of using ancient environmental DNA to start exploring the past lives of coral reefs. ...
Recreational boating is one of many forms of noise pollution from urban development. Its expansion may have adverse effects on fish communities. Anthropogenic noise messes with ...
By Andrew Baird "It is time to move beyond this simple metric for greater ecological insight." In this week’s Ecology paper we outline a revolutionary new ...
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
Researchers have discovered a new way to measure the complexity of the world’s habitats—a crucial factor as environments across the globe face extraordinary change. The study was led by Damaris T
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
Abstract: The Torres Strait is an asset for the world’s life support system. But the region’s people are facing a number of serious challenges including rising sea levels, extreme weather and poo
Abstract: Sponges underpin the productivity of coral reefs, yet few of their microbial symbionts have been functionally characterized. Here we present an analysis of ~1200 metagenome-assembled genome
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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
