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Research Teams

AIMS research will be delivered through five multi-disciplinary research teams with strong cross-links:

Exploring Marine Biodiversity

Measuring Water Quality and Ecosystem Health
-Measuring Water Quality and Ecosystem Health - Studying human impacts on tropical marine water quality, the movement of water, nutrients and sediments.

Responding to Climate Change
-Responding to Climate Change - Developing a better understanding of historical climate change and mapping likely future scenarios in relation to coral reef processes.

Supporting Sustainable Use of Marine Biodiversity

Understanding Marine Microbes and Symbioses
-Understanding Marine Microbes and Symbioses - Addressing microbial processes concerning coral reefs: the biochemical and molecular basis of the breakdown of coral-algal symbiosis during coral bleaching and increased incidence of coral disease after bleaching.

 

May 28, 2008

 

 

 

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