World Oceans Day is here once again. This day is all about raising awareness for our oceans; the perils they current face due to human impact and the benefits we as human derive from these natural wonders. But this World Oceans Day is a little different from the others, as it also marks the birth of […]
Deconstructing Coral Colonies
Written by Elliot Connor Dr Kyle Zawada is a humble man, but show him just a glimpse of Acropora loripes and he’ll give you its distribution, distinctive features and more in a heartbeat. Whereas some specialize in the language of mathematics or the coded workings of the human mind, Kyle’s forté lies in interpreting the […]
Solar Power Upgrade: Towards Zero
After years of planning, the solar power system at LIRS was upgraded and expanded in April 2021. That was one of the wettest periods this year which made installation of the new system by Tropical Energy Solutions (Townsville) very challenging. The original 30 kW hybrid solar/battery/generator system was installed in 2010, and in 2014 solar […]
An inspiring video of a recent LIRS student trip
An inspiring video by a Student Group from Emmanuel Anglican College in Ballana during their recent Marine Research Trip to Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef (2021).
2020 Lizard Island Research Station Report
The Lizard Island Research Station’s 2020 Report is available here and includes: 2020 in Review by resident Directors Lyle Vail & Anne Hoggett; Fellowships & Grants: Updates on the program and impacts of COVID-19; Visitors in 2020, including details on 62 visiting researchers and their projects; Publications: Titles & citations of the 94 publications based […]
2021 Coral bleaching at Lizard Island
More than 20 years ago, it was predicted that coral bleaching would become an annual event globally by 2050 and that it would happen even earlier on the Great Barrier Reef. That prediction shows every sign of being fulfilled. Corals bleached at Lizard Island in early 2021 for the fourth time in six years (information […]
An Inordinate Fondness: Discovering the Beetles of Lizard Island Group
The title of this article springs from an apocryphal quote of the late British evolutionary biologist, J.B.S. Haldane – “The Creator, if He exists, has an inordinate fondness for beetles” – alluding to the extraordinary diversity of this group. – Editor In April of 2019, Dr. Darko D. Cotoras (2019 LIRRF fellowship recipient) invited […]
Why do gobies and corals live together?
Two tagged gobies from my project that are different species living together in a live coral: Fiveline Coral Goby (Gobiodon quinquestrigatus) on the left and Yellow Coral Goby (Gobiodon okinawae) on the right. © Catheline Froehlich When we think of coral reefs, we immediately imagine corals of different shapes and sizes with many colourful […]
A Tale of Two Ichthyophiles: Simon & Chris’ Story
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. For Dr Simon Brandl and Dr Christopher Goatley, success and frustration came hand in hand. Joint recipients of the 2020 John and Laurine Proud Fellowship, neither could visit the Lizard Island Research Station to resume their work. COVID has taken its toll on […]
Testing new methods to study Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (CoTs) Populations
Crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster cf. solaris, are natural inhabitants of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). Crown-of-thorns starfish (CoTS) are common coral eating starfish which grow up to 80 cm across, eat 10 square metres of coral a year and can produce up to 50 million eggs a year (https://www.aims.gov.au/sites/default/files/cots-revised.pdf). Aggregations of CoTS, known as population irruptions, […]
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