Tropical Water & Ecosystems

Scott Morrissey

Research Officer
scott.morrissey@jcu.edu.au

Tim Smith

Senior Research Officer
tim.smith2@jcu.edu.au

Alejandro Navarro Otero

Casual Research Worker
alejandro.navarrootero@jcu.edu.au

Jack Koci

Principal Research Officer
jack.koci1@jcu.edu.au

Sarah McDonald

Senior Research Officer
sarah.mcdonald@jcu.edu.au

Emily Webster

Research Officer
emily.webster1@jcu.edu.au

Abbi Scott

Senior Research Officer
abbi.scott1@jcu.edu.au

Catherine Collier

Principal Research Officer
catherine.collier@jcu.edu.au

Rob Coles

Principal Research Scientist
rob.coles@jcu.edu.au

Aaron Davis

Principal Research Officer
aaron.davis@jcu.edu.au

NESP 3.4 Better management of catchment runoff to marine receiving environments in northern Australia. (Old ID 28969)

Paula Cartwright

01 Feb 2023 - 30 Jun 2024

Runoff from catchments in northern Australia has the potential to carry large amounts of sediment an...

Ecotoxicology of pesticides on the Great Barrier Reef for guideline development and risk assessments (Old ID 23137)

Aaron Davis

01 Jan 2017 - 10 Mar 2020

Over 50 land-sourced pesticides have been detected in waters of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) and its...

Ecotoxicology of pesticides on the Great Barrier Reef for guideline development and risk assessments (Old ID 23137)

Stephen Lewis

01 Jan 2017 - 10 Mar 2020

Over 50 land-sourced pesticides have been detected in waters of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) and its...

Spatial and temporal trends in the health and resilience of Great Barrier Reef inshore seagrass meadows in relation to water quality (Old ID 20687)

Catherine Collier

01 Dec 2012 - 30 Aug 2027

The aim of this research is to monitor the abundance and species composition of seagrass, and identi...

Ecological valuation tools to protect seagrasses from coastal development (Old ID 22415)

Paul York

24 Nov 2015 - 31 Dec 2018

Industry cash contribution fro ARC Linkage Grant application LP160100492. Seagrasses provide ecosyst...

Hay Point Shiploader Upgrade: Benthic Habitat Assessments (Old ID 26698)

Paul York

20 Sep 2019 - 28 Feb 2020

Develop and implement a benthic habitat assessment program for Advisian to report on the benthic hab...

Mangrove Watch in Easterna Normanby Basin with Kalpowar Land Trust (Old ID 21778)

Norm Duke

15 Apr 2014 - 20 Dec 2018

Mangrove Watch boat and aerial surveys will be conducted in Princess Charlotte Bay with local indige...

Torres Straits Wetlands, Mangroves and Invasive Species (Old ID 23518)

Norm Duke

01 Apr 2017 - 30 Jun 2018

Coastal wetlands and mangrove habitat are important for aquatic communities in the Torres Straits. ...

Ecological monitoring of the Townsville Field Training Area 2022-24 (Old ID 27715)

Shelley Templeman

01 Jun 2022 - 31 Jan 2026

This project continues the long standing monitoring that TropWATER has undertaken for Defence that i...

Assessment of key dugong and turtle seagrass resources in the northern Torres Strait (Old ID 22239)

Alexandra Carter

01 Jul 2015 - 31 Mar 2016

This project fills a critical information gap for dugong and turtle habitat management in the Torres...

Coral decline threatens fish biodiversity in marine reserves

2004
National Academy of Sciences
Researchers:Maya Srinivasan

Mid-late Holocene sea-level variability in eastern Australia

2008
Wiley-Blackwell
Researchers:Stephen Lewis

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

2007
Elsevier
Researchers:Len McKenzie

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

2007
CSIRO
Researchers:Maya Srinivasan

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

2007
Elsevier
Researchers:Stephen Lewis

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

2007
Springer
Researchers:Zoe Bainbridge

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

2007
Springer
Researchers:Len McKenzie

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

2007
Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand
Researchers:Zoe BainbridgeStephen Lewis