Why should we care about seagrass? 🌿 Seagrass can sequester carbon about 35 times faster than tropical rainforests and it supports wildlife and coastal communities. Learn more about the value of seagrass and why they matter to us 👇 bit.ly/3Drygig

Our comprehensive assessment of drivers of early stages of marine species redistributions is out now. Climate, currents and species traits are all important!

There is little national consensus about the nature of the sea urchin problem, or what to do about it. According to Neil Andrew (UOW), a solution for managing its growing populations may not be clear at the moment, but there is a path forward. bit.ly/3UvTaS5

Perimeter–area ratio of kelp patches can predict collapse! ➡️ Field experiments & aerial monitoring of #Ecklonia loss reveals golden-ratio of kelp patch #overgrazing by #urchins & phase shift to turf IMAS Simon Reeves besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/13…

Check out our new paper! We show strong links between human activities and the habitat fragmentation of #Posidonia #seagrass meadows. Open access paper found here: doi.org/10.1002/aqc.39…

Estuaries, temperature and Vibrionaceae dominating fish gut microbiomes. New paper now available lead by our PhD student Dr. Alessandra Suzzi. authors.elsevier.com/c/1gKm73Ao5-ua…

New publication! Check out how combining acoustic and archival technologies can contribute to movement ecology research! Marine Biology UGent Flanders Marine Institute - VLIZ Ifremer 🌊 Marine Institute, Memorial University @INBOVlaanderen ILVO European Tracking Network

Here we argue that vilifying and potentially culling endemic #seaurchins in NSW would be unwise, as it would compromise habitat mosaics that support reef fish and invertebrates. doi.org/10.1071/MF22220 @CoralCoE CSE @JCU

New seagrass paper!! 🌱 Does #seagrass structural complexity influence #habitat provision and other #ecosystem #functions? After endless hours spent analysing GoPro footage and sorting epifauna samples we can say yes! Find out more here -> mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/2…

The structure and complexity of coastal habitats affects fish. But how can we use this to optimise management and restoration targets? Check out our new paper in Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science led by Hannah Perry and funded by Healthy Land & Water sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

🚨NEW PAPER🚨 We tracked smooth stingrays around a boat ramp in SE NSW where they scavenge fish waste & found their movements were strongly linked to these discard practices by recreational anglers Culum Brown 🇺🇦 Nathan Knott MQ Marine The Fish Lab MQ @nswdpi 👇👇 publish.csiro.au/MF/MF22146

New paper! Using a towed plankton counter we looked at particle size structure across continental shelves (AUS case study) and find globally consistent patterns(!) of smaller particles, higher biomass and more productive communities inshore! UNSW Science doi.org/10.1029/2022JC…

It’s #WorldSeagrassDay!🌊🌱 Here's a small reminder from Project Seagrass of why seagrass is so amazing

🔥 New stingray science dropped 🔥 Want to deter a stingray from eating your cultured oysters? We showed that giving them a gentle zap was enough to deter multiple species from feeding 👇

Historic and contemporary biogeographic perspectives on range‐wide spatial genetic structure in a widespread seagrass onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ec…

Ckeck out our paper led by Dr Michael Espriella The Marine Geomatics Lab @UQAC demonstrating the potential for drone-based laser surveys and surface metrics for mapping and measuring intertidal oyster reef complexity and condition Oxford Seascape Ecology Lab open access tinyurl.com/5n7282d6

We're hiring! looking for a passionate #marine #restoration coordinator with strong field skills including diving, boating as well as ecology and science communication. Based in Sydney and including travel within NSW. Open to Australian citizens or visa holders only

Climate-driven invasion and incipient warnings of kelp ecosystem collapse. Our Nature Communications paper highlights the critical need for early detection of range-shifting keystone species capable of transforming and collapsing ecosystems. nature.com/articles/s4146… Scott Ling

Our new research paper Frontiers looks at gene expression responses to #marineheatwave and shading in the giant #Posidonia #seagrass clone from #SharkBay #Gathaagudu #RNASeq #FrontiersInPlantScience #climatechange

We developed a ‘donor registry’ of pre-adapted #Posidonia genotypes by mapping the distribution of alleles to visualise allelic composition, a first step to select source material for future-proofing restoration: doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7… #seagrassrestoration #GenotypebyEnvironment