Connectivity of marine populations
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Initiatives on connectivity have a crucial role in developing conservation strategies. This program emphasizes understanding the movements of larval, juvenile and adult forms of marine organisms among local populations such as reefs and estuaries.
This research is interdisciplinary in nature and involves elemental chemistry in otoliths, oceanography, tagging, genetics sensory biology and mathematical modelling. This program covers fishes and invertebrates such as jellyfish.
Ongoing Research Programs:
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Connectivity of estuarine bound jellyfish populations: Professor Mike Kingsford.
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Linkages among reef fish population on the Great Barrier Reef and New Guinea: Professor Geoffrey Jones and Professor Mike Kingsford.
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The use of otolith chemistry to determine linkages among reefs:Professor Mike Kingsford and Professor Geoffrey Jones.
Research Laboratories
