Orpheus Island Research Station - JCU
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James Cook University's World Class Research and Teaching facility on the Great Barrier Reef
Orpheus Island National Park
Joined May 2015
#ScienceSunday highlights from @jcu & @TropWATER PhD candidate Evie Furness. Her team is scouting restoration sites around Orpheus & Fantome Islands and working towards restoring Australia’s tropical seagrass meadows vital for marine biodiversity, carbon storage, and culture🐢🌱
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#ScienceSunday: PhD student Monique Webb (Uni of Sydney) visits Orpheus Island to study tropical Diadema urchins — key herbivores maintaining GBR reef health. She’s also assisting with coral-mangrove interaction studies. Fieldwork = data + discovery! 🪸🔬
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This #ScienceSunday we're tracking #CoastalErosion at Pioneer Bay with @jcu undergrad Luna Stjernstrom 🌊. Recent high tides, strong winds & tropical lows are reshaping the shore. Luna joined OIRS to deploy sensors & support research led by Dr Scott Smithers 🐚📡 #MarineScience
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Happy #ScienceSunday!🌊🔬 Sydney Bell @JCU PhD candidate is researching freeliving Symbiodiniaceaetiny dinoflagellates vital to coral reefs. With OIRS/Morris Trust Grant support she's studying their genetics & role in coral resilience under heat stress. #CoralScience #PhDLife4
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The team from the @Australian Research Council's Hub for Supercharging Tropical Aquaculture is surveying reefs around the Palm Island Group for Asparagopsis taxiformis. This study explores genetic diversity along the QLD coast & Great Barrier Reef. #Aquaculture #ScienceSunday
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Happy #ScienceSunday! Matthew Rose from UTAS delves into reef feedbacks and habitat dynamics, spanning tropical to temperate zones. His 2024 Orpheus Island surveys revealed key insights on coral cover and ecosystem interactions, enhancing our understanding of reef resilience.
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🚨 PhD student @UTAS Paula Andrea Ruiz Ruiz focusing on Australian reef recovery, studying turf algal states that potentially signal reef collapse. Just set up experiments at 5 sites around Orpheus Island. Data collection begins in January!. #ScienceSunday #MarineBiology #Algae
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Did you know manta rays have unique spot patterns on their bellies, like fingerprints? This weekend, we think we sighted a new manta ray in the Palm Islands but compared it to “Jayden” (number 1261), first seen in 1968! We’ve submitted the sighting to @ProjectManta!
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Happy #ScienceSunday! This month marks the humpback whale journey northward past OIRS to warmer breeding grounds. Mothers nurture calves, while males compete in "heat runs" for mating opportunities, showcasing strength through behaviors like tail-slapping and breaching 🐋🌊
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Sunday Science🐟 by @cecemartinn: .Studied the feeding behavior, diet, and predation risk of Juvenile rabbitfish in macroalgal habitats at Orpheus Island. Found these areas might serve as nurseries, boosting fish numbers!! #ScienceSunday
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RT @aims_gov_au: Join the team ⬇️. 🔬 Senior Ecologist, Conservation Scientist.🔬 Research Scientist-Evolutionary Modeller.🔬 Senior Research….
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RT @watsonsueann: #permanent #marinebiology #job working with #biodiversity #marineinvertebrates #coral #greatbarrierreef #science #museums….
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#sciencesunday brought to you by Lara who was at OIRS using environmental DNA (eDNA) to assess ecological changes in reef communities including taxonomic composition, species detectability and diel effects with support from @HolsworthWildlife, @CSIROnews, and @MinderooFndtn
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Today's #ScienceSunday focuses on: Supatcha Ploy Japakang, @jcu Masters student and how competition in coral reef ecosystems affects juvenile massive corals' growth, health, and survival. Understanding their competitive dynamics sheds light on the future of coral reefs.
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Centipede on the island! Their venom, delivered via forcipules, contains a complex mix of proteins, peptides, and enzymes. Studied for both medical insights and therapeutic potential, centipede venom offers promising leads in pain management and drug development. #ScienceSunday
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Today's #ScienceSunday brought to you by @jcu PhD candidate, Stefano Borghi. Stefano will be visiting OIRS soon to conduct research on the taxonomy, systematics, and evolution of soft corals with a stoloniferous morphology using both morphological and molecular approaches.
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Looking for a seachange? Orpheus Island Research Station has a vacancy for 3 positions: .·Full Time Station Officer (Boating & Diving).·Full Time Station Officer (Maintenance).·Casual Station Officer.
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#ScienceSunday by @bridgetleibold from @scienceANU Coral Reef Studies (EMSC3019): We collected leaf samples from mangroves at different depths/times of day to analyse patterns in salinity. Young leaves had the highest salinity and closed stomata at low tide conserving freshwater.
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#sciencesunday brought to you by.@jcu student Danielle Moffat who was here recently for MB5000 class. "We designed our own projects investigating how the coastal landscape impacts the population density and diversity of #butterflyfish" #coralreefs #coral #ecology #marinebiology
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Last week we had @jcu Toolkit for the Field Biologist at OIRS. BZ2490 provides students with a toolkit to conduct field research, one skill being binoculars for bird ID like this fruit dove (Ptilinopus regina) that Alec @lifeihaveseen captured so beautifully #ScienceSunday
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