Mar 19, 2021 | Plastic pollution, Research
The impact of plastic in our oceans is a growing threat to the marine ecosystem and a new study conducted at LIRS is helping to understand the magnitude of the problem associated with microplastics – those plastics that are <5mm. The aim of the project is to... 
Sep 6, 2020 | Ecology, Fellowships, Global change, Research
By Tyler Cyronak Lizard Island is one of the few sites in the world where a long-term historical study of coral reef metabolism can be conducted. Historical measurements of reef photosynthesis and calcification date back to 1975 when the Lizard Island Metabolic...Jul 28, 2019 | Fellowships, Global change, Research
Alexia Graba-Landry is a PhD candidate at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University 2017-2019. She was a LIRFF Lizard Island Doctoral Fellow in 2017. Ocean warming is one of the greatest threats to coral reefs. Increasing temperatures... 
Jun 24, 2019 | Biodiversity, Fellowships, Observation, People
Darko Cotoras is the recipient of a 2019 Lizard Island Postdoctoral fellowship funded by the Lizard Island Reef Research Foundation (LIRRF). He took some time to answer some questions about his work at the Lizard Island Research station and how the fellowship has...