Postdoctoral research fellows
Dr Ben Gilby
Conservation of fish in estuaries Marine habitat restoration (collaborative with Univ. of Sunshine Coast) See latest paper 
Dr Andrew Olds
(adjunct Coast & Estuaries, Australian Rivers Institute, faculty University of Sunshine Coast) Ecological connectivity and function of marine reserves: mangroves-seagrass-coral reefs Cross-ecosystem carbon dynamics and the role of fish See latest paper |
Dr Chantal Huijbers
Biodiversity and Climate Change Virtual Laboratory, adjunct Coast and Estuaries, Australian Rivers Institute. Movement and sensory ecology of fish in coastal marine habitats: mangrove-seagrass-coral reef systems Cross-ecosystem carbon dynamics and the effects of urbanisation |
Research officers
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Kris Jinks
Global Wetlands Program |
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Max Campbell
Promoting ecosystem resilience through connectivity |
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Tanja Voser
Promoting ecosystem resilience through connectivity |
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Jarra Chapman
Promoting ecosystem resilience through connectivity |
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Zoe Carey
Global Wetlands Program |
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PhD students
Sarah Engelhard
Connectivity in marine ecosystems: network analysis of fish-habitat interactions Graduated 2017 See latest paper 
Tyson Martin
Functional ecology of fish on coral reefs Graduated 2018 (see Tyson's work with Maria Beger in the Marshall Islands, Pacific Ocean) 
Dale Bryan-Brown Marine connectivity and dispersal in habitat-forming species (with Chris Brown & Jane Hughes) See latest paper 
Laura Griffiths Managing vulnerable coastal environments for interactions among multiple threats (with Chris Brown) |
Ryan Pearson
Developing marine turtle stressor-impact models: assessing population connectivity and vulnerability using stable isotopes (with Jason van de Merwe & Col Limpus) See latest paper 
Yota Harada
Food-web consequences of the world's largest mangrove forest die-off 
Kris Jinks
Valuing deep-water seagrass ecosystems of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area - their role in food webs ...
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Past PhD students
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Xiaoguang Ouyang
Jean Davis Paul Maxwell Andrew Olds Melissa Duggan Jodie Haig Karen Lee Tim Smith Peter Macreadie Nathan Waltham Ruth Young James Webley Michael Brickhill Joanne Oakes Jane Jelbart Andrew Melville Michaela Guest Tim Stevens Mark Breitfuss Frank Coman Elizabeth Clouston Eri Takahashi |
Mineralisation and burial of blue carbon in coastal wetlands
Trophic connectivity among tropical coastal habitats and implications for reserves Ecological resilience theory: application and testing in seagrass ecosystems Seascape ecology & conservation: connectivity & reserves in the western Pacific Effects of freshwater flow on carbon pathways and ecology of tropical estuaries Historical connectivity of seagrass fauna under changing climate using genetics Stable isotope enrichment and mathematical modelling of estuarine food webs Seagrass patch dynamics and their role in structuring fish communities (at U Melb) Ecological effects of seagrass fragmentation on fish (at U Melb) Ecology and contaminants of fish in artificial waterways (canals) Effects of urbanisation on ecological services in coastal wetlands and estuaries The role of scavenging and ecology of larval and juvenile mud crabs Artificial fish habitat enhancement in estuaries and created canals Role of microalgae in mangrove food webs using stable isotope enrichment Seagrass patch dynamics & connectivity with mangroves: effects on fish (at UWS) Isotope analysis of saltmarsh, mangrove and seagrass in fish nutrition Carbon dynamics in mangrove, saltmarsh & seagrass habitats using isotopes Design and implementation of representative marine reserves Impact of mosquito control on saltmarsh geomorphology, fauna and flora Role of zooplankton in nutrition of prawn aquaculture ponds Economic and ecological valuation of ecological services from coastal wetlands Biology and ecology of double-ended pipefish (Syngnathidae) |
Current/recent Honours students
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Alana Palmer (Project student)
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