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Headlines CREEFS: THE WORLD’S FIRST GLOBAL CENSUS OF LIFE ON CORAL REEFS In August, BHP Billiton, the Great Barrier Reef Foundation and AIMS announced a partnership that will see three Australian reefs sites studied as part of CReefs. [ read more ]AIMS NEWEST RESEARCH VESSEL NAMED RV SOLANDER AIMS newest vessel, the ‘state of the art’ RV Solander, was
named in Fremantle on October 8th by the Australian
Government Minister for Science,
Education and Training, the Hon. Julie Bishop. NEW GENETIC APPROACHES UNVEIL CRYPTIC MICROBIAL ALGAE IN REEF CORAL Genetic research at AIMS into coral algal symbionts, zooxanthellae,
is enabling scientists to better understand the potential for coral
reefs to acclimatise to climate change. NEW INSIGHTS FROM OCEANOGRAPHIC MODELS During the past year, two separate projects with
external collaborators have enabled AIMS oceanographers to contribute to
better understanding of water circulation in the Great Barrier Reef and
its implications for biological and chemical processes. RIVER CATCHMENTS AND MARINE PRODUCTIVITY IN TIMOR LESTE The Timor Leste Government has recognised that land-use
practices in the nation’s river catchments have accelerated coastal
erosion which may be degrading the quality of waterways and coastal zone
habitats along both the north and south coasts. |