Role
Chief Investigator
Description
This project investigates the potential for restoration of reef ecosystems around Magnetic Island. Linked with Earthwatch Australia, it is a citizen science-based project that engages volunteers to help remove macroalgae and monitor changes in coral recruitment, sediment dynamics, community composition, algae regrowth rates, and coral biology, with the hopes that removal of algae leads to an increase in coral cover. The project is an extension of a previous project which accumulated 7 years of base line data on demographic recovery dynamics of corals at Orpheus Island.
Date
29 Apr 2019 - 28 Jun 2022
Project Type
N/A
Keywords
Coral Reefs;Citizen Science;Coral Recovery;reef disturbance;Ecosystem Assessment;Coral Restoration
Funding Body
Earthwatch Institute Australia
Amount
371000
Project Team
Hillary Smith