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ManagementJodie Schlaefer
PhD candidate
The Reef and Ocean Ecology Laboratory
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
PhD candidate
The Reef and Ocean Ecology Laboratory
James Cook University
Jodie grew up in Canberra, Australia. Her fascination with the ocean drew her to James Cook University in Townsville, where she completed a BSc (Honors; Marine Biology Advanced). Her honors research focused on the recruitment of stripey snapper, Lutjanus carponotatus, to One Tree Island in the southern Great Barrier Reef. She began her PhD in 2015, under the supervision of Professor Michael Kingsford and Professor Eric Wolanski. Jodie’s PhD research will involve applying biophysical models to investigate the spatial scales of cubozoan jellyfish stocks and the source sink dynamics of cubozoan populations.
Publication list:
Critchell, K., Grech, A., Schlaefer, J., Andutta, F. P., Lambrechts, J., Wolanski, E., & Hamann, M. (2015). Modelling the fate of marine debris along a complex shoreline: Lessons from the Great Barrier Reef. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 167, 414-426.
Starrs, D., Davis, J. T., Schlaefer, J., Ebner, B. C., Eggins, S. M., & Fulton, C. J. (2014). Maternally transmitted isotopes and their effects on larval fish: a validation of dual isotopic marks within a meta-analysis context. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 71(3), 387-397.
Awards and grants:
ER Walker Bequest Bursary 2016
Australian LIONS Foundation Research Grant 2016
Australian Postgraduate Award, James Cook University 2015
Academic Medal (Bachelor Coursework) 2014
CSIRO CMAR Vacation Research Scholarship 2013
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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