Dec 14, 2017 | Biodiversity, Fellowships
In biology, taxonomy is the science of describing, identifying, naming and classifying organisms. Without taxonomy, scientific communication about the living world would be almost meaningless, because there are millions of species and no other practical way of... 
Oct 30, 2017 | Fellowships, People
Sight is important in countless ways, including for science and for appreciating why life on the Great Barrier Reef is so worthy of our support and conservation. Zoltan Florian (Zoli) was Director of the light microscope unit at James Cook University from the 1970s to... 
Oct 14, 2017 | Fellowships, Global change, Research
Corals are careful historians. Day in and day out, as they build their skeletons larger and larger, they diligently record the water temperature, their own growth rates, and whether they are healthy or stressed. These coral history books are being accessed to explore... 
Sep 7, 2017 | Ecology, Fellowships, Research
Top predators affect mid-level predators (mesopredators), which in turn affect prey fish lower down the chain. This is a trophic (food) cascade. When the three levels are in ideal balance, the presence of top predators is highly beneficial to the survival and... 
Jun 4, 2017 | Fellowships, Global change, Research
Scientists conducted detailed surveys of fish and coral around Lizard Island in 2011, 2015 and 2017. By counting surviving species, they quantify the impact of the major detrimental events that occurred in this period. Such detailed multi-year site-specific... 
Sep 21, 2016 | Fellowships, Global change, People, Research
2011 marked the year that New Zealand national Dr. Bridie Allan moved to Australia to begin her PhD in Marine Biology at James Cook University under the supervision of Prof. Mark McCormick and Prof. Phillip Munday. After graduating in March, Bridie’s currently...