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

17 Mar 2022

Fade to grey – fish communities become duller as coral reefs die

James Cook University researchers have found brightly coloured fish are becoming increasingly rare as coral declines, with the phenomenon likely to get worse in the future. Christopher Hemingson, a

11 Mar 2022

New strategies for saving the Great Barrier Reef

Researchers working with stakeholders in the Great Barrier Reef region have come up with ideas on how groups responsible for looking after the reef can operate more effectively when the next bleaching

09 Mar 2022

Concerns as development threatens reefs

A new study has delivered a stark warning about the impacts of urban growth on the world’s coral reefs. As coastal developments expand at pace around the world, a year-long study of coral on a reef

02 Feb 2022

No escape as new data shows coral everywhere face catastrophe

Alarming new research shows global warming of 1.5°C relative to pre-industrial levels will be catastrophic for almost all coral reefs – including those once thought of as refuges. Associate Profes

Seminars

26 Apr

When does taxonomy matter?

Abstract: Molecular approaches have revolutionised our understanding of the systematics and evolution of most branches on the tree of life, including corals. Over the last twenty-five years molecula

14 Apr

Controlling outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish to support the health and resilience of the Great Barrier Reef

Abstract: Outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) are a major driver of coral decline across the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) and compound upon the impacts of increasingly frequent and severe coral

31 Mar

Behaviour and population responses to sea level rise by shorebirds

Abstract: Being a new staff member at JCU, I will start with a short overview of my research. Next I will zoom in on a specific topic that I have been interested in for a long time: the impact of e

03 Mar

Ocean conservation: why aren’t we getting there?

Abstract: The harsh truth is that, despite exciting innovations and increases in activity, ocean conservation is not succeeding, at least not fast enough. This is my conclusion from the last decad

02 Dec

Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies

This talk is the last of the parachute science seminar series organized by the ARC CoE Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) committee. Abstract Universities and institutions across th

25 Nov

The AIMS Indigenous Partnerships Plan – moving from engagement to partnerships.

This talk is the second of three on parachute science being organized by the ARC CoE Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) committee. Abstract For millenia, Traditional Owners have hel

18 Nov

Turning the tide of parachute science

This talk is the first of three on parachute science being organized by the ARC CoE Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) committee. Abstract Parachute science is the practice whereby

12 Dec

Perceptions and experiences of climate change loss and damage in Northern Australia

ABSTRACT Climate change loss and damage is known as the “third pillar” of international climate governance in addition to mitigation and adaptation. Although there is no agreed upon definition,