Tropical Water & Ecosystems

Scott Morrissey

Scott Morrissey

Tim Smith

Tim Smith

Alejandro Navarro Otero

Alejandro Navarro Otero

Jack Koci

Jack Koci

Sarah McDonald

Sarah McDonald

Emily Webster

Emily Webster

Abbi Scott

Abbi Scott

Catherine Collier

Catherine Collier

Rob Coles

Rob Coles

Aaron Davis

Aaron Davis

Assessing natural capital in North-West Queensland rangelands
Adam Canning
11 Nov 2025 - 30 Mar 2028
This project seeks to develop a Rangelands Natural Capital assessment platform, tailored to the exte...
Gunggandji-Mandingalbay Yidinji Prescribed Body Corporate – Healing Country Grant. (Old ID 27926)
Skye McKenna
14 Sep 2022 - 30 Dec 2023
This project will adopt a collaborative partnership approach with TropWATER and the Reef Restoration...
Nesting climate refugia for marine turtles of the Sunshine Coast
Emily Webster
01 Feb 2025 - 30 Jun 2026
To develop a scalable spatial analysis to identify climate refugia for nesting turtles within the Su...
Mary Integrated Project: Upper Mary dairy water quality
Zoe Bainbridge
27 Nov 2025 - 30 Jun 2027
Collaborate with MRCCC to design and manage the Upper Mary dairy water quality monitoring sub-projec...
Beneath your feet (Farmacist)
Zoe Bainbridge
01 Apr 2025 - 26 Feb 2027
A focus on local water quality issues and behaviour insights through tailored engagement and coopera...
Assessing impacts of extreme events on inshore coastal habitats in the northern Great Barrier Reef
Adam Canning
01 Feb 2025 - 30 Jun 2026
This project aims to assess the impacts of Tropical Cyclone Jasper and associated flooding on inshor...
Assessing impacts of extreme events on inshore coastal habitats in the northern Great Barrier Reef
Len McKenzie
01 Feb 2025 - 30 Jun 2026
This project aims to assess the impacts of Tropical Cyclone Jasper and associated flooding on inshor...
Do green sea turtle faeces increase seagrass seed germination and seedling success through fertilisation (Old ID 31172)
Samantha Tol
01 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2024
This project will measure if seagrass seed germination and seedling growth is enhanced by the additi...
Herbert Integrated Program - comms support
Zoe Bainbridge
30 Nov 2025 - 28 Mar 2027
Provide communication support for Terrain's Herbert Integrated Program
Feral Pig Reduction for Improved Wetland Health in the Southern Gulf Region
Adam Canning
05 Jan 2026 - 30 Jun 2028
The Southern Gulf NRM are conducting wild pig control works to protect wetlands across the Southern ...

Coral decline threatens fish biodiversity in marine reserves

Mid-late Holocene sea-level variability in eastern Australia

Recruitment in time and space: the dynamics and distributions of reef fish populations on a low latitude coral reef

  • 2006
  • Researchers:Maya Srinivasan

Patterns in tropical seagrass photosynthesis in relation to light, depth and habitat

Niche shifts and local competition between two coral reef fishes at their geographic boundary

A multi-trace element coral record of land-use changes in the Burdekin River catchment, NE Australia

Assessment of the water quality and ecosystem health of the Great Barrier Reef (Australia): conceptual models

Chlorophyll fluorescence measures of seagrasses Halophila ovalis and Zostera capricorni reveal differences in response to experimental shading

Sediment and nutrient exports for the Burdekin River catchment, north Queensland: a comparison of monitoring and modelling data

A review of load tools available for calculating pollutant exports to the Great Barrier Reef lagoon: a case study of varying catchment areas

Title: Ports North, Ports North supports an annual monitoring program conducted by James Cook University (JCU) in Cairns Harbour and Trinity Inlet, as well as at our other ports, such as Karumba, Mourilyan and Thursday Island. By using helicopters and underwater cameras on boats, the seagrass meadows are mapped and assessed for any changes.
Reseracher: Carissa Reason (Senior Research Officer)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2009
End Date: 01 Jan 2026
Title: Gladstone Ports Corporation, The purpose of the Long-term Maintenance Dredging Management Plan (LMDMP) is to address operational needs, environmental risks, monitoring and adaptive management actions specific to the Port of Gladstone whilst ensuring the ongoing sustainability of maintenance dredging within the port.
Reseracher: Carissa Reason (Senior Research Officer)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2009
End Date: 01 Jan 2030
Title: North Queensland Bulk Ports, Partnering with scientists at James Cook University (JCU), NQBP has been collecting data on seagrass growth around our port sites for more than 20 years. In addition to informing our own environmental activities and port operations, our data has contributed to advances in an international body of seagrass knowledge through JCU's academic research and regional report cards developed to help monitor the health of our waterways.
Reseracher: Carissa Reason (Senior Research Officer)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2014
End Date: 01 Jan 2030
Title: Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service contracted James Cook University to conduct surveys and research on the impacts to and resilience of seagrass in Great Sandy Marine Park. This important surveying and research help government understand the impacts to seagrass from the 2022 flooding events and its ability to recovery.
Reseracher: Carissa Reason (Senior Research Officer)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2021
End Date: 01 Jan 2025
Title: Master of Science - Botany, James Cook University
Reseracher: Norm Duke (Senior Research Scientist)
Start Date: 01 Jan 1981
End Date: 01 Jan 1984
Title: Doctor of Philosophy, James Cook University
Reseracher: Norm Duke (Senior Research Scientist)
Start Date: 01 Jan 1986
End Date: 01 Jan 1988
Title: Bachelor of Science with Honours, James Cook University
Reseracher: Norm Duke (Senior Research Scientist)
Start Date: 01 Jan 1973
End Date: 01 Jan 1973
Title: Editor of the SeDNAS PeerJ Hub
Reseracher: Cecilia Villacorta Rath (Senior Research Officer)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2024
Title: Higher Degree By Research Committee
Reseracher: Jack Koci (Principal Research Officer)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2022
End Date: 01 Jan 2023
Title: Conference co-chair
Reseracher: Sarah McDonald (Senior Research Officer)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2023
End Date: 01 Jan 2023