Tropical Water & Ecosystems

Emma Rehn

Emma Rehn

Damien Burrows

Damien Burrows

Barry Butler

Barry Butler

Maya Srinivasan

Maya Srinivasan

Adam Canning

Adam Canning

Cassandra James

Cassandra James

Carissa Reason

Carissa Reason

Caroline Petus

Caroline Petus

Paula Cartwright

Paula Cartwright

Christophe Cleguer

Christophe Cleguer

The Daintree's Hidden Coastline (Old ID 25049)
Norm Duke
01 May 2018 - 15 Dec 2018
This project involves community engagement in the monitoring and assessments of shoreline condition ...
Baseline monitoring and evaluation of long-term impacts on fish stocks from coral restoration (Old ID 25137)
Ian McLeod
27 Aug 2018 - 30 Jun 2021
Most coral reefs in the Philippines and elsewhere in SE Asia are degraded or highly threatened by hu...
Effectiveness of gully remediation in catchments draining to the Great Barrier Reef (Old ID 27084)
Jack Koci
23 Oct 2020 - 30 Jun 2021
Gully erosion is a globally significant land degradation problem and major contributor to poor water...
Desk-based feasibility assessment of using satellite images to detect and track the large dugong groups (> 100 dugongs) around Hawar Islands
Christophe Cleguer
01 Feb 2024 - 01 Jul 2024
The services will be primarily focused on conducting desk-based feasibility assessment of using sate...
Gunggandji-Mandingalbay Yidinji Prescribed Body Corporate – L&S GBR Grant Program: GMY Sea Country Project: Creating healthy sea country through building partnerships, connections, and capacity
Skye McKenna
23 Jan 2024 - 31 Jul 2025
This project will continue to build Gunggandji and Mandingalbay Yidinji Rangers capacity, skills and...
Best practice coral restoration for the Great Barrier Reef (Old ID 24990)
Ian McLeod
01 Jan 2018 - 10 Dec 2020
Great Barrier Reef (GBR) continues to degrade, pressure is growing for direct interventions to assis...
Future proofing and restoring Australia’s tropical seagrasses (Old ID 27805)
Michael Rasheed
01 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2026
This project aims to develop and apply a comprehensive framework for restoration of Australian tropi...
Monitoring Survival and Recovery of Shorelines. (Old ID 21926)
Norm Duke
31 Oct 2014 - 31 Aug 2022
This project is to assess and monitor the health of tidal wetlands (mangroves, salt marsh and saltpa...
Improving coral condition through better-informed resilience-based management (Old ID 26962)
Catherine Collier
01 Jan 2020 - 10 Dec 2020
Resilience-based management and integrated monitoring and reporting through the Reef Integrated Moni...
Water Quality & Environmental Research to Support Townsville City Council (Old ID 26868)
Shelley Templeman
01 Jun 2020 - 31 Dec 2020
Townsville City Council are seeking advice and support to improve the water quality in the local lak...

Water quality in the Great Barrier Reef region: responses of mangrove, seagrass and macroalgal communities

Trophic polymorphism and water clarity in northern Australian Scortum (Pisces: Terapontidae)

Riparian contributions to the diet of terapontid grunters (Pisces: Terapontidae) in wet–dry tropical rivers

Importance of wave-induced bed liquefaction in the fine sediment budget of Cleveland Bay, Great Barrier Reef

A free-enzyme catalyst for the bioremediation of environmental atrazine contamination

Seagrass ecology and threats in the tropical Indo-Pacific bioregion

A preliminary report on the adequacy of protection provided to species and benthic habitats in the east coast otter trawl fishery by the current system of closures.

  • 2007
  • Researchers:Len McKenzie

Spatial Risk Assessment for Coastal Seagrass Habitats in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area: a case study of the dry and wet tropics

Risk Assessment for Coastal Seagrass Habitats of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area: Outputs from the Risk Assessment Working Group

Adapting dugong catching techniques to different cultural and environmental settings

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