Noisy boats lead to fish heartache
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 ...
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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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 ...
New research suggests the usually social butterflyfish is becoming more of a recluse as the coral reefs it depends on degenerate. Cassandra Thompson is the lead author of a new st...
Exotic, or introduced, species are a threat across the globe. Some are pests that push native species to extinction, while others become useful within their new habitats. Such a co...
Global warming and acidifying oceans are creating an intense competition between coral and algae. New research reveals both are deemed to lose under future climate predictions....
With the Anthropocene well and truly upon us and causing rapid shifts in environmental conditions, biologists are striving to understand whether animals and plants can adapt quickl...
New research reveals how deep ocean nutrients keep shallow reef corals nourished in the Indian Ocean. Tropical waters are typically low in nutrients. Yet, their shallow coral ...
Guest editing a Theme Issue was an enjoyable and rewarding process. The full journey from pitching the topic to the Editorial Board, through to the issue being in print took about ...
Only by understanding and managing the GBR wisely do we have a chance of keeping the GBR ‘great.’ – Editors: Pat Hutchings, Michael Kingsford and Ove Hoegh-GuldbergA ...
By Justin Rizzari & Dr Ashley Frisch*Much of the Great Barrier Reef is legally protected in an effort to conserve and rebuild the fragile marine environment. Marine reserve...
Late last year Prof. Garry Russ, Chief Investigator of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University (JCU), was conferred a Do...
This series of short instructive videos aims to reduce the mystery of successful scientific publication.The materials are designed and delivered by Professor Joshua Cinner of t...
Environmental social scientist Dr Georgina Gurney was recently awarded a prestigious Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellowship.Dr Gurney is based at Australian Research Council Centre ...
What we already know about people’s behavior can be a key to improving the success of conservation initiatives.The predictability of human behavior – for instance – how ...
Climate change threatens shark populations worldwide, second only to fishing. Increasing ocean temperatures and decreasing pH and oxygen will impact all marine life, but sharks may...
In London, Prof Terry Hughes and former naturopath Britt Hermes, were named joint receipients of the 2018 John Maddox Prize.In a statement released by organisers, Prof Hughes i...
Cooperation is key to most successful endeavours. And, scientists find, when fishermen and women cooperate with other fishers, this can boost fish stocks on coral reefs.Dr Michele Barnes, a senior
Researchers have discovered some good news for fish populations living on coral reefs hit by climate change.Renato Morais is a PhD candidate from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studie
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. “Dead corals don’t make
A Centre scientist has won a prestigious fellowship that will allow her to examine how environmental management can lead to positive outcomes for people and nature.Environmental social scientist
Who: Julian Cribb Where: JCU HY002, UQ CMS Meeting Room When: Monday 20 March 2006, 11.00am-12.00pm
The Lizard Island Doctoral Fellowships Program provides financial support for field-intensive coral reef research at Lizard Island Research Station on the Great Barrier Reef by outstanding PhD student
Who: Go Suzuki, Kyoto University Where: ARC Centre of Excellence Conference Room, James Cook University, Townsville with video link to Centre for Marine Studies, UQ, Brisbane When: 1.00pm Monday 23
Who: Lead by Meir Sussman Where: ARC Centre of Excellence Conference Room, JCU, Townsville with video link to Centre for Marine Studies, UQ, Brisbane When: 4.00pm, Thursday 26 April 2007
Dr. Frank Thomalla is a Research Fellow at the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) where he leads the Stockholm-based group of the “Risk, Livelihoods and Vulnerability Programme” and at the re
Dr Troy Day is a theoretical evolutionary ecologist at Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada (http://www.mast.queensu.ca/~tday/index.html). His primary research interests are in the evolution of in
Who: Lead by Dr Sophie Dove Where: Video link ARC Centre of Excellence Conference Room, JCU, Townsville and Centre for Marine Studies, UQ, Brisbane When: 4.00pm, Thursday 10 May 2007
Who: Lead by Professor Terry Hughes Where: Video link ARC Centre of Excellence Conference Room, JCU, Townsville and JCU Cairns, Room B1.108 When: 12.00pm, Monday 14 May 2007
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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