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David Booth
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David Booth is Professor of Marine Ecology at University of Technology, Sydney, and Chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee, Sydney Institute of Marine Sciences. He has published over 60 papers and book chapters on reef fish ecology, specialising in recruitment processes and the effects of environment, including climate change factors on dispersal and behaviour of coral reef fishes.
Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Technology Sydney. PO Box 123, Broadway NSW 2007, Australia. .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Associate Professor Graham Edgar of the University of Tasmania/ Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute has a variety of research interests including developing an understanding of natural variability of reef-associated species (both spatially and temporally) and the processes responsible for this variability. A key component of the current research being understaken by the Marine Biodiversity Research Group relates to the extent that assemblages within MPA’s change following protection, and the reference role that MPA’s can provide for determining the extent of human impacts on the biodiversity of the remaining coastline. Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute. Private Bag 49, Taroona. Hobart TAS 7053, Australia. .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Dr Will Figueira is a senior lecturer in Marine Animal Biology with the University of Sydney. He obtained his BSc in 1993 (University of California) and PhD in Marine Ecology in 2003 from Duke University, USA. His research focuses on fish population ecology, specifically the behavior and demographics of individual populations including post- settlement demographics of reef fishes, the large scale connectivity patterns, and potential for range shifts due to climate change. Interest in larger scale dynamics of reef fish has evolved into the development of conceptual and analytical models of applied metapopulation theory to marine systems in general, to study the impact of variations in habitat quality and network connectivity on system dynamics and specifically source-sink structure. This work can be used for citing marine reserves and creating effective, biologically interacting reserve networks. Centre for Research on Ecological Impacts of Coastal Cities, School of Biological Sciences Marine Ecology Laboratories, A11. University of Sydney. NSW 2006, Australia. .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Greg is Statewide Leader of Marine and Estuarine Ecology for Primary Industries Research Victoria as well as Honorary Principal Fellow in the Faculty of Science at the University of Melbourne. He completed his BSc Honours at James Cook University in 1981 and my PhD at the University of Melbourne in 1986. His research has focussed primarily on juvenile ecology and the causes of recruitment variability in marine fish, specifically the relative roles of active and passive processes in the dispersal and settlement of larval fish, habitat relationships in fish recruitment (particularly with seagrass and habitat structure relative to location). Tools such as numerical hydrodynamic modelling (in collaboration with Dr Kerry Black), otolith daily ring analysis, and artificial seagrass habitats have been used extensively in this research. Current research interests have broadened into other areas of fish ecology, including the use of otolith microchemistry to examine fish stock structure and migration patterns, the use of stable isotopes to explore the plant basis of fish food chains, and the use of acoustic tags to track movements of fish. Faculty of science, University of Melbourne. VIC 3010, Australia. PH: 03 52580333 .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Professor Michael Kingsford is Head of the School of Marine and Tropical Biology, JCU. The focus of his research is on fishes of all stages of life history; their population dynamics, where they live and the organisms they interact with in pelagic and reef environments. His major areas of research over the last 5 years can be divided into the following programs: biological oceanography (with special reference to presettlement fishes); pelagic ecology and fisheries with a focus on fish attraction devices (FADs) and large jellyfishes; population dynamics of reef fishes; interactions between reef fish and organisms associated with reefs; the use of microchemistry to elucidate the environmental conditions experienced by fishes (especially those related to pollution) and the connectivity of populations of fishes. School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University. Townsville QLD 4811, Australia. Please direct all enquiries through Ms Rose-Marie Vasiljuk (PA.) .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Dr Rod Lenanton as Senior Principal Research Scientist for the Western Australian Fisheries Department, with more than 45 years experience in the field, is one of Western Australia’s most highly regarded finfish fisheries scientists. An Adjunct Professor of Murdoch University’s Division of Science and Engineering, Western Australia, Rod has spearheaded a number of groundbreaking projects in the management and habitats of economically important species, including how coastal finfish fisheries are affected by the Leeuwin Current. His latest research includes risk assessment and prioritisation of sustainable harvest level estimation of indicator species, the development of monitoring and assessment strategies within a broader Ecosystem Based Fishery Management (EBFM) framework, and the implementation of the Integrated Fisheries Management Initiative. In 2002, he was presented an Outstanding Service Award (nominated by peers), for service to the fishing sector in WA. Along with these notable achievements, he has mentored/supervised many young scientists and made a broad contribution to the subject’s body of scientific literature. Department of Fisheries Western Australia. PO Box 20, North Beach WA 6920, Australia. .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Ron is a marine ecologist with diverse interests, ranging from effects of climate on recruitment variability of inshore fish and crustaceans and management of invasive species to use of deep-sea corals as indicators of paleo-climate and oceanography. He got his Ph.D. in fish behavior and ecology at the University of Miami, and did post-doctoral work at Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the University of Sydney, and joined CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research in 1983. He was the foundation head of the CSIRO Centre for Research on Introduced Marine Pests (CRIMP) and since 1997, he has lead a project aimed at developing genetic technologies for controlling introduced pest species (with a particular emphasis on carp). He has had a long interest in the use of the chemical composition of otoliths (“ear stones”) in fish as possible markers of their movements and ecology, and recently broadened that interest to include analysis of the similar composition of deep-sea corals as indicators of long-term changes in ocean conditions and its implications for both understanding climate variability, the biodiversity and ecology of marine organisms and the viability of deep-sea reef communities. Climate Adaptation Flagship, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research. GPO Box 1538, Hobart TAS 7001, Australia. .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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