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More ‘fairness’ needed in conservation
New research shows what is often assumed to be ‘fair’ in conservation practice may not be considered so by the very people most affected by it—and a new approach is needed if protected areas are
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
Vanessa Adams
Former Research Fellow
Lecturer, Macquarie University
Tracy Ainsworth
Former Science Fellow
James Cook University
Eldon Ball
Honorary Group Leader - Ball (Eldon) Lab
Australian National University
Line Bay
Former Research Scientist and Team Leader
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Dorothea Bender-Champ
Former Research Fellow
University of Queensland
Kathryn Berry
PhD Graduate
James Cook University/ Australian Institute of Marine Sciences
Nitin Bhatia
Research Officer (Remote Sensing)
James Cook University
Jessica Blythe
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
James Cook University/ WorldFish
Ian Bouyoucos
PhD candidate
James Cook University & École Pratique des Hautes Études
Jana Brotankova
Former Research Associate
James Cook University
Patrick Buerger
PhD Graduate
James Cook University, currently CSIRO / University of Melbourne
Ciemon Frank Caballes
Research Fellow
James Cook University, Townsville
Hayley Clements
PhD graduate (visited from University of Cape Town, South Africa)
James Cook University
Steeve Comeau
ARC DECRA Research Fellow
Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche sur Mer, FRANCE
Chris Cornwall
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
University of Western Australia
Juan Pablo D’Olivo Cordero
Postoctoral Research Fellow
University of Western Australia
Guillermo Diaz-Pulido
Former Senior Lecturer
Griffith University
Hannah Epstein
PhD graduate
James Cook University & the Australian Institute of Marine Science
Dr. Jacob Eurich
Postdoctoral Scholar
Marine Science Institute, University of California Santa Barbara
Jim Falter
Senior Research Fellow
University of Western Australia
Manuel Gonzalez-Rivero
Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Queensland
Alexia Graba-Landry
PhD candidate
James Cook University, Townsville
Rebecca Green
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Perth, Western Australia
Mélanie A. Hamel
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Adjunct Research Fellow
Perth, Western Australia
Tessa Hempson
PhD graduate
James Cook University, Townsville
Cindy Huchery
Senior Research Officer (On Maternity Leave)
James Cook University
Jeremy Jackson
Professor and Partner Investigator
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Andreas Kubicek
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
University of Queensland
Aaron MacNeil
Former Research Scientist
Australia Institute of Marine Science
Mark McCormick
Professor and Chief Investigator
James Cook University
Jose Montalvo
PhD candidate
Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville
David Mouillot
Former Adjunct Professor
Montpellier University, France
Kirsty Nash
Former Research Associate
Centre for Marine Socioecology, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania
Jairo Rivera Posada
Former Research Fellow
James Cook University
Cristian Rojas
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
James Cook University
Edmond Sacre
PhD candidate
James Cook University, Townsville
Verena Schoepf
Research Program 2 Leader
University of Western Australia
Kylie Simmonds
Communications Manager
James Cook University, Townsville
Mandy Thomas
Professor and Executive Dean
Queensland University of Technology
Ruth Thurstan
Former Research Fellow
University of Queensland
Madeleine van Oppen
Professor and Partner Investigator
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Karen Van Staden
Personal Assistant, Admin Support Officer
University of Western Australia
Heather Veilleux
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
James Cook University
Julie Vercelloni
Former Research Fellow
Global Change Institute, The University of Queensland
Brian Walker
Chair, Centre Advisory Board
CSIRO Ecosystem Science, Canberra ACT
Benjamin Walther
Former Research Fellow
Australian National University
Amelia Wenger
Former Research Fellow
James Cook University
Zhenlin Zhang
Former Research Fellow
University of Western Australia
New research shows what is often assumed to be ‘fair’ in conservation practice may not be considered so by the very people most affected by it—and a new approach is needed if protected areas are
New research on the growth rates of coral reefs shows there is still a window of opportunity to save the world’s coral reefs—but time is running out. The international study was initiated at th
A world first study within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park has found limited fishing zones (yellow zones) are still important conservation and fisheries management tools when paired with no-fishing
Today, the British Ecological Society announced Dr Renato Morais from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University as the winner of this year’s Haldane Prize. The
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Abstract: This project aims to set some of the fundamentals necessary for the study of antipatharians (black corals) in the disciplines of ecology, phylogenomics, biology and conservation management.
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Abstract: Research from the Pacific Islands during the past decade has linked watershed modification to degradation in downstream freshwater and coral reef communities. However, even creative communic
Abstract: Earth´s climate has changed cyclically throughout history. What is stark and unequivocal is that since the industrial revolution, human activities have irreversibly altered the Earth´s cl
Abstract: When a coral reef is bleached, a temperate kelp forest is destroyed by an army of sea urchins, or when intense fishing pressure is removed through the establishment of a marine park, the ma
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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