New paper by @MorganPratchett et al., warning that the capacity of damselfishes to recolonize alternative coral hosts [following complete mortality of previous hosts caused by disturbance] may not necessarily confer increased resilience for populations of coral-dependent species!

Lab member Deborah Burn just delivered her MPhil pre-completion seminar on exciting research exploring background mortality & coral bleaching throughout Australia's remote Coral Sea & the GBR. Fantastic science and seminar, congrats Debs! @CoralCoE @MorganPratchett Andrew Hoey

Congratulations to our favourite advisor Morgan Pratchett for his inclusion in the Reuters 'Hot List' of the world's top climate scientists! reuters.com/investigates/s…

New research shows there’s still a chance to save the world’s coral reefs – but immediate and drastic action is needed, says co-author Professor Morgan Pratchett from Coral CoE at JCU. @pratchettlab @chrisecornwal @CoralCoE bit.ly/3o6UJHq

recent paper on Eviota gobies in Marine Ecology Progress Series (MEPS) 🐟

My first PhD chapter has (finally) been published! We reviewed the role of sponges as food and habitat for coral reef fishes and considered the potential impacts of climate change. link.springer.com/content/pdf/10… Mike Kingsford @CoralCoE James Cook Uni Springer Coral Reefs #Fishes #Sponges #CoralReefs

New paper led by Kai Pacey demonstrates a management-friendly method to facilitate estimates of harvestable Acropora coral biomass. This research is a crucial first step towards the development and implementation of a sustainable coral harvest strategy. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…