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PhD candidate
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
Born and raised in New Zealand, Michael developed his passion for the marine world through exploration of the rocky coastline and diving the reefs in the Bay of Plenty. He completed his BSc (Hons) at JCU in 2011, during which he investigated the invertebrate fauna of the epilithic algal matrix, and their fish predators, on Orpheus Island. Following the completion of Honours, he then progressed onto a PhD at the beginning of 2012 under the supervision of Prof. David Bellwood and Dr. Orpha Bellwood. His research is investigating the different communities of invertebrates (particularly crustaceans) and cryptic fish in different reef habitats throughout the GBR. Additionally, he intends to examine the strength of the trophic relationship between the benthic crustaceans and the fish that feed on them, and how these interactions are maintained under different environmental conditions.
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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
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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
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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