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From icesheets to reefs

Past event - 2024
Tue 14 May Doors open: 6:00 PM. Event: 6:30 – 8:00 PM
Townsville Brewing Co, 252 Flinders St, Townsville, QLD 4810
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Come see how Townsville scientists work to protect our oceans from the tropics to the poles

What octopus DNA tells us about Antarctic ice sheet collapse

Sally Lau (James Cook University)
Did the West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapse the last time global temperatures were 1.5°C above preindustrial levels? Just ask an octopus.

What happens when you remove macroalgae from reefs

David Bourne (James Cook University and Australian Institute of Marine Science)
"Coral reefs globally are under threat from the combined impacts of climate change and local anthropogenic stressors. Often, when corals die, macroalgae (seaweeds) rapidly take over, with corals struggling to regain dominance. Research at Magnetic Island has shown that a low-tech approach of “sea-weeding” (i.e. removing seaweed by hand) is effective in rehabilitating degraded, macroalgae-dominated reefs, having recorded a >600% increase in coral cover over 3 years. These results provide an exciting potential management approach, particularly for developing nations that may have limited budget, as it requires no expensive infrastructure, minimal training, and can be achieved through collective action via citizen science."
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