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

Exploring Marine Biodiversity

Biodiversity has intrinsic economic, social and economic values. Effective management of human impacts on marine biodiversity to protect these societal and natural values requires strong scientific knowledge and science-based management tools.
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Measuring Water Quality and Ecosystem Health

Studying human impacts on tropical marine water quality, the movement of water, nutrients and sediments.
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Responding to Climate Change

Developing a better understanding of historical climate change and mapping likely future scenarios in relation to coral reef processes.
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Supporting Sustainable Use of Marine Biodiversity

The marine environment has a wealth of living resources of value to humans, ranging from food, organisms for aquaria, materials and products, as well as bioactive compounds that can be used in medicines, nutrichemicals and agriculture.
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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.
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