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Inspire Australia Research Competition
The Environment Institute congratulates PhD student, Tullio Rossi for receiving 3rd prize in the Inspire Australia Research Competition for his video, “Lost at sea”. Tullio is a marine biologist studying the effects of ocean acidification on fish behaviour, with particular focus on sound-driven orientation. His research for the video was conducted as part of his […]
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New theory on ecosystem stability
Professor Sean Connell and PhD student Giulia Ghedini from the University of Adelaide recently had a paper published in Trends in Ecology and Evolution, entitled “Resisting regime-shifts: the stabilising effect of compensatory processes“. This new paper develops a new theory on ecosystem stability. Most researchers study that ecosystems focus on change and the drivers of that […]
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The Great Southern Reef: Australia’s neglected kelp forests
Professor Sean Connell from the University of Adelaide’s Environment Institute was one of six researchers involved in a new article published in Marine & Freshwater Research. The paper entitled, “The Great Southern Reef: social, ecological and economic value of Australia’s neglected kelp forests,” highlights the need for Australians to increase their awareness of the scale […]
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The Great Southern Reef – have you heard of it?
Professor Sean Connell from the University of Adelaide was one of the authors on a collaborative article among six scientists across Southern Australia published in The Conversation. The article highlights the need to increase awareness of the true value of the Great Southern Reef so that it can be managed effectively now and for future […]
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Media release: Volcanic vents preview future ocean habitats
A world-first underwater study of fish in their natural environment by University of Adelaide marine ecologists has shown how predicted ocean acidification from climate change will devastate temperate marine habitats and biodiversity. Published today in the journal Nature Climate Change, the researchers used natural CO2 underwater seeps to study how entire ecosystems have been impacted […]
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Podcast: Recovering historic oyster reefs
Around 150 years ago oyster reefs lined our coastline, improving water quality, clarity and fish life. Unfortunately, due to the reefs being harvested to extinction we now have a much less healthy ecosystem. However, a collaborative venture between the University of Adelaide and SA Water is about to begin to restore the lost oyster reefs. […]
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eScience: Losing oyster reefs to history
In the May 2015 eScience magazine, PhD student Heidi Alleway and her supervisor Professor Sean Connell highlight the importance of oyster reefs in maintaining a healthy marine environment. The article explores the history behind the large loss of natural oyster reefs in an effort to better understand how future conservation of oyster species can occur. “They (oyster […]
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Media Release: Oyster ecosystems a huge loss for South Australia
Researchers at the University of Adelaide have discovered the loss of one of the State’s most significant marine ecosystems, which may have disappeared some 70 years ago. For her PhD in the University’s School of Biological Sciences, Heidi Alleway and supervisor Professor Sean Connell identified the loss of oyster reefs, formed by the native oyster Ostrea angasi, from […]
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