Research & Stories
The LIRRF BlogOur stories explore the complexity and wonder of coral reefs through the eyes of researchers and students who are studying and observing them.
Panel eve with Prof Tim Flannery – Wednesday, 16 October 2019
Please join us for an evening of conversation with Professor Tim Flannery and marine scientists...
Seaweeds are just as sensitive as corals to ocean warming
Alexia Graba-Landry is a PhD candidate at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies,...
Students from Geelong College study reef ecology
Over the past two weeks marine scientists from the Coral Sea Foundation (Dr Andy Lewis, Dr...
The urgency of biodiversity discovery
Although the likely effects of projected climate change are being widely studied, we are just...
Interview with Darko Cotoras: LIRRF fellowship recipient
Darko Cotoras is the recipient of a 2019 Lizard Island Postdoctoral fellowship funded by the...
Have cleaner fish become lazier, less capable, or both?
Zegni Triki spent three months in 2018 collecting data at Lizard Island Research Station for her...
Global assessment report on biodiversity & ecosystem services
The UN Intergovernmental Science Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services ( IPBES )...
Coral protects fishes and fishes protect coral
If you have spent any time exploring healthy coral reefs, you will have seen clouds of small fish...
2018 publications based on field work at Lizard Island
Scientific publications based on field work at the Australian Museum's Lizard Island Research...
Lizard Island Research Station Report 2018
The Lizard Island Research Station 2018 Report is available here (PDF 4.9 MB). The Report is set...
Coral recruitment dynamics: a unique data set
This is a story of a unique data set quantifying the relationship between the loss of adult corals...
New damselfish at Lizard Island?
Do you recognise this fish? If so, tell Dr Anne Hoggett, director at the Lizard Island Research...
Coral reefs need our help
The Great Barrier Reef is a vital part of our ecosystem and a natural wonder beloved by Australians. It is a World Heritage Area that is at risk of being listed as 'in danger' in recognition of the many challenges it faces.
Science and the will for change are the only possible solutions. Our work is helping.
Will you help us?
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Weather & Ocean Observations
Latest Lizard Island Weather & Oceanic Observations from the AIMS Data Centre
We acknowledge Dingaal and Ngurrumungu Traditional Owners of the lands, seas and skies of the Lizard Island region.