Mei-Fang Lin

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 graduate

James Cook University

meifang.lin@my.jcu.edu.au

@Meifanglin72

Mei-Fang is originally from Taiwan. She completed her BSc in Natural Science Education in National Taitung University in 2006 and MSc in Marine Biology in National Taiwan University in 2008. After working at Academia Sinica for three years, she moved to Townsville to start her PhD in the School of Pharmacy and Molecular Sciences, JCU. Her PhD research focuses on using genomic approaches to understand coral evolution.

Media Releases

06 May 2020

Severe coral loss leaves reefs with larger fish, but at a cost

New research on the Great Barrier Reef associates severe coral loss with substantial increases in the size of large, long-living herbivorous fish. However, the ecosystem is also left vulnerable to cra

17 Apr 2020

Can coral reefs ‘have it all’?

Though coral reefs are in sharp decline across the world, scientists say some reefs can still thrive with plentiful fish stocks, high fish biodiversity, and well-preserved ecosystem functions. An i

07 Apr 2020

Climate change triggers Great Barrier Reef bleaching

Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef is experiencing its third coral bleaching event in just five years. The 2020 bleaching is severe, and more widespread than earlier events. “We surveyed 1,0

31 Mar 2020

DEEP-SEA CORAL GARDENS AND GRAVEYARDS DISCOVERED IN THE SUBMARINE CANYONS OFF SOUTH WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Stunning ‘gardens’ of deep-sea corals have been discovered in the Bremer Canyon Marine Park by Australian and international scientists during an oceanographic expedition aboard Schmidt Ocean Insti

Seminars

25 May

Marine population connectivity: Biophysics, biodiversity, and conservation

Abstract: The dynamics of metapopulations are governed by many factors, including the spatial structure of populations across the landscape, life-history characteristics, demographic processes, and t

21 May

Movement and adaptation in variable environments

Abstract: I will start with a brief overview of the importance of movement as an element of ecological adaptation to environmental change. I will then consider two examples, both involving birds, of

08 May

Sustainability on a blue planet

Abstract: Achieving sustainable development requires scientists, decision-makers and practitioners to understand and work with synergies and trade-offs among the social, economic and environmental co

08 May

From rays to crays: fisheries ecology case studies

Abstract: In this talk you will discover that my research encompasses a diverse range of projects associated with ecology and fisheries across a variety of species. As such, I will discuss the findin

08 May

Situating Wildlife Crime – Applying Environmental Criminology and Crime Analysis to Compliance Management Practice in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park

Abstract: Wildlife crime is a significant global problem that undermines efforts to protect the environment, applies immense pressure to often fragile social and cultural structures and deprives econ

08 May

Three mass bleaching events in 5 years

Abstract: The talk will provide an early account of the severity and extent of coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef in 2020, and how it compares with earlier mass bleaching in 1998, 2002, 2016 a

08 May

Locating and learning from bright spots among the world’s coral reefs

Abstract: The continuing and rapid global decline of coral reefs calls for new approaches to sustain reefs and the millions of people who depend on them. In this talk, I present ongoing work by my re

08 May

Global patterns of international fisheries conflict

Abstract: International conflict over fishery resources is a growing security concern. Increasing incidences of conflict, diminishing fishery resources and climate impacts on marine systems have aler