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

Lady Loretta Compliance Framework Review (Old ID 27380)
Shelley Templeman
15 Sep 2021 - 31 Mar 2026
Desktop review and assessment of compliance surface water and stream sediment data to provide recomm...
Synthesizing Three Decades of Seagrass Spatial Data from Torres Strait and Gulf of Carpentaria (Old ID 27428)
Alexandra Carter
01 Sep 2021 - 10 Jun 2022
The Gulf of Carpentaria and Torres Strait have globally significant seagrass habitat that provide fo...
ACIAR Daintree Study Tour (Old ID 31198)
Norm Duke
22 Sep 2023 - 15 Dec 2023
Prof. Norm Duke, on behalf of the ACIAR, is hosting a specialists tour with a small group of interna...
Benthic light as ecologically-validated GBR-wide indicator for water quality: drivers, thresholds and cumulative risks (Old ID 22540)
Catherine Collier
01 Jan 2016 - 30 Mar 2019
The project will develop a water quality indicator based on benthic irradiance (the amount of light ...
Mapping Critical Habitat in Yanyuwa Sea Country (Old ID 27429)
Alexandra Carter
01 Sep 2021 - 30 Mar 2023
Marra and li-Anthawirriyarra rangers seek to build on existing partnerships with CDU and JCU to map ...
Applying environmental DNA (eDNA) methods for Yellow crazy ant detection, a sensitive and less labour-intensive approach to invasive ant detection. (Old ID 27191)
Cecilia Villacorta Rath
16 Apr 2021 - 30 Apr 2025
Invasive invertebrates in Australia are estimated to impact agricultural production losses by $4.7 b...
Seagrass thermal stress risk model for the inshore Great Barrier Reef. (Old ID 27720)
Catherine Collier
27 Jun 2022 - 30 Jun 2026
Seagrass meadows are at risk from decline caused by thermal stress, and this will impact the ecosyst...
IMR Integrated Reef Fish Monitoring Program (Old ID 27813)
Alexandra Carter
07 Sep 2022 - 30 Dec 2024
While critical knowledge of the abundance, diversity, and assemblage composition of Great Barrier Re...
Reducing nitrogen runoff without reducing industry productivity (Old ID 26960)
Aaron Davis
01 Jan 2020 - 10 Dec 2020
Many NESP TWQ Hub projects have contributed to an improved understanding of nitrogen (N) management ...
Review of Glencore Water Quality Monitoring (Old ID 24938)
Shelley Templeman
01 Feb 2018 - 31 Dec 2018
The quality of water discharges from the Glencore Bulk Storage and Handling Facility at the Port of ...

Microsatellite primer development for the seagrass Zostera nigricaulis (Zosteraceae)

Positive responses of a seagrass ecosystem to experimental nutrient enrichment

Long-term climate-associated dynamics of a tropical seagrass meadow: implications for the future

Impacts of a fuel oil spill on seagrass meadows in a subtropical port, Gladstone, Australia: the value of long-term marine habitat monitoring in high risk areas

Relating sediment impacts on coral reefs to watershed sources, processes and management: a review

Monitoring temporal dynamics of Great Artesian Basin wetland vegetation, Australia, using MODIS NDVI

Using MODIS data for mapping of water types within river plumes in the Great Barrier Reef, Australia: towards the production of river plume risk maps for reef and seagrass ecosystems

Palaeoenvironmental change in tropical Australasia over the last 30,000 years: a synthesis by the OZ-INTIMATE group

Calculating sediment trapping efficiencies for reservoirs in tropical settings: a case study from the Burdekin Falls Dam, NE Australia

Coral skeletons provide historical evidence of phosphorus runoff on the Great Barrier Reef

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