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ManagementCindy Huchery
Senior Research Scientist
MSc. (2007)
Program 1: People and Ecosystems
James Cook University
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
Senior Research Scientist
MSc. (2007)
Program 1: People and Ecosystems
James Cook University
Originally from France, Cindy Huchery holds a Master’s in Ecology from the University of Paris 11. Her Master’s research project brought her to Australia in 2007 where she worked on coral reef fish ecology at the Australian Institute of Marine Science in Darwin. She started being interested in people after volunteering on a field trip to East Timor with the Northern Territory Government, during which she worked with local East Timorese people to carry out marine habitat surveys for coastal mapping purposes. As a result, she decided to work in the interdisciplinary field that involves Social and Ecological Sciences and has since accumulated nine years of interdisciplinary experience ranging across academia and public policy. She was as a Research Associate at the School for Environmental Research of Charles Darwin University for 3 years, where she worked on applied projects using participatory research methods, like scenario planning, and has actively engaged with stakeholders including government agencies, farmers, Indigenous Australians, and the mining industry on issues related to natural resource management. For the last 6 years, she has been working as Research Scientist at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies of James Cook University, providing research and management support to dozens of research projects looking at coral reef ecology, and the human dimensions and governance of small-scale coral reef fisheries. I have just joined the WorldFish (a CGIAR Centre) team working on small-scale fisheries research for development.
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For nearly 50 years, researchers have been stumped as to why sea shells from warm tropical waters are comparatively larger than their cold water relatives. New research, led by the ARC Centre of Excel
Strategic delays in conservation efforts could be the key to protecting more species according to research led by the University of Queensland and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies (
Centuries-old nautical charts, mapped by long-deceased sailors to avoid shipwrecks, have been used by modern scientists to study loss of coral reefs. A new US and Australian study – including res
Who cares about the Great Barrier Reef? Many people, and according to a paper published today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, some of the most passionately connected
Abstract. Animal ‘athletes’ represent species that function at a higher capacity than average performing species, for any given metric of performance (e.g. sprint speeds or endurance swimming). Tr
Abstract. The Outlook Report is an evidence-based report written by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Preparation for the next Outlook report is underway and we need to arm ourselves with
Abstract. Coral-associated bacteria have been proposed to provide important functions in promoting corals’ success by enhancing nutrition, enabling nutrient cycling and providing resistance against
Abstract. The structure of stakeholder interaction is a critical precursor to the ability to solve complex environmental challenges. The structure relates not just of social interactions, but also of
Abstract. Over the last century, the anthropogenic production of CO2 has led to warmer and more acidic oceans, resulting in increasingly frequent and severe mass bleaching events worldwide. Unless co
Abstract. Abundance patterns in ecological communities have important implications for biodiversity maintenance and ecosystem functioning. However, ecological theory has been largely unsuccessful at
Abstract. Energy is the “fire of life” that animals must judiciously acquire and expend to ensure their own survival, reproduction, and the success of their offspring. Ecological energetics aims t
Abstract. It is increasingly apparent that sustainable management of marine ecosystems requires understanding both the ecological and social values of these complex environments. Local and traditional
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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