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Melinda Coleman
Macroalgae |
Melinda is a marine ecologist at the Batemans Marine Park on the far south coast of NSW. Melinda’s ARC research on dispersal and gene flow in temperate kelps has shown that patterns are specific to different oceanic currents throughout Australia and her work has important implications for conservation and management of these important subtidal habitats. Melinda has also done postdoctoral research in the USA on the potential impact of climate change on intertidal habitat-forming macroalgae. Batemans Marine Park. PO Box 341, Narooma NSW 2546, Australia. .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Dr Brad Congdon is a Reader in Ecology at James Cook University – Cairns. He is a field ecologist with a special interest in seabird conservation and evolution and over 25 years experience working with seabirds both in Australia and overseas. His research group has recently demonstrated that seabirds are sensitive indicators of multiple, previously indistinguishable, climate-change impacts in tropical marine ecosystems and have established rising sea-surface temperatures as a major conservation issue for seabirds of the Great Barrier Reef. Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University. Cairns QLD 4870, Australia. .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Sean is an Associate Professor in the Southern Seas Ecology Laboratories, University of Adelaide. He works on relating ecological processes across very different scales of time, space and taxonomy. This work includes understanding the influence of climate and biogeography on the local-scale maintenance and disruption of kelp systems.
Associate Professor Rod Connolly has studied the ecology and conservation of Australian seagrasses and their associated fauna for two decades. He has broad experience in assessing human impacts on seagrass and other coastal habitats. His collaborative work provided the first account of seagrass loss due to warmer sea temperatures, a major dieback over nearly 13,000 ha in southern Australia in the early 1990s. Australian Rivers Institute, Coast and Estuaries, and School of Environment, Griffith University. Gold Coast QLD 4222, Australia. .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Dr Peter Dann has worked as a wildlife ecologist for 30 years and has published extensively on seabirds and shorebirds in Australasia. He edited “The Penguins: ecology and management” and is currently editor of “Marine Ornithology”. He manages a research group on Phillip Island in southern Victoria specialising in penguin and seal biology. Peter is also a research fellow of the Department of Zoology at the University of Melbourne and the Scott Polar Institute at Cambridge University, Director of the Penguin Foundation and Secretary of Birds Australia. Research Department, Phillip Island Nature Park. PO Box 97, Cowes VIC 3922, Australia. .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Dr Julie Davidson is a social scientist whose research interests focus on environmental governance in the context of global change, and specifically on the social and institutional dimensions of natural resource management. Other recent research includes a pilot study to advance thinking around governance for resilience in an environment of biophysical and policy uncertainty. Under a Department of Climate Change grant, she is currently developing coursework units for the development of professional skills in climate change adaptation planning among urban and environmental planners. School of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Tasmania. Hobart TAS 7001, Australia. .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Miguel de Salas was born in Spain. He obtained a BSc (1st class) Hons from the University of Tasmania in 1999 and a PhD from the same institute in 2004 for work on the taxonomy of fish-killing unarmoured dinoflagellates. Subsequently, he was awarded a postdoc fellowship from the University of Tasmania (2005-2008) for the development of quantitative molecular detection technologies for harmful dinoflagellates, principally the genus Alexandrium (PSP producers) and the family Kareniaceae (fish-killers and NSP producers). He currently is employed by the Australian Antarctic Division to work on the impact of climate change on marine protists and repercussions for vertical carbon export in the Subantarctic Zone. Australian Antarctic Division. Channel Hwy, Kingston Tas 7050, Australia. .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Carol is finalising a PhD in Conservation Biology & Marine Ecology from James Cook University. Her thesis is entitled ‘Climate variation and population dynamics in tropical seabirds’. She holds a BSc in Environmental Chemistry from the Colorado School of Mines, USA and a Graduate Diploma of Research Methods in Wildlife Management from James Cook University. James Cook University. Cairns QLD 4870, Australia. .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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