The following projects are a sample of the research being undertaken by our Ecology and Biodiversity Centre's researchers and students.
A massive central Australian dust storm in Sept 2009 was associated with abundant fungal spores and hyphae (branching filamentous structure of the fungus) in coastal…
22 Sep 2015
On temperate rocky reefs worldwide, important kelp bed habitats are collapsed when sea urchin grazing exceeds the growth and recruitment of kelps. Increased grazing rates…
22 Sep 2015
The National Environmental Science Programme (NESP) Marine Biodiversity Hub provides scientific information and advice to support decision making in the marine environment. The Marine Biodiversity…
22 Sep 2015
Sub-tidal rocky reefs dominated by kelp beds cover extensive areas of temperate coastlines worldwide. However, recent studies piecing together baseline information and dynamics over past…
22 Sep 2015
In Tasmania, shallow reefs are significant to commercial and recreational fisheries for scalefish and invertebrates. While the structure, composition, and functioning of shallow-reefs and their…
22 Sep 2015