When thinking of the 'model' planktivore on reefs, fusiliers come to mind – their fusiform bodies and large eyes seem built for the job. But are these traits common among most plankton-feeding reef fishes? 🐟 🔗 The story is more nuanced than we thought: https://t.co/IByloTx9sh

Hi all, the final paper of our 6 year multi-generational experiment on climate acclimation of coral reef sea urchins is out in Marine Biology: https://t.co/qXL4eu4Q5y Unfortunately, it looks unlikely for this species to survive anthropogenic climate change. 😔

Pleased to share our new #GiantClam research out now in @Ecol_Evol! Genetic analysis shows small giant clams (Tridacna maxima) in the Coral Sea & Cook Islands have high haplotype diversities but different population structures. 📝: https://t.co/IDLAMNj8B7 📸: @PeterCDoll

Some great work by @ChandlerJosie and team. 4k video workflows to image 40+ conlonies per dive and predict 3D surface area from rapid 1D field measures for a wide range of corals! @CoralReefEcoLab @burn_deborah @PeterCDoll Agus Piccaluga Abby Johnades. https://t.co/2UwercGSGv

Reef fishes are diverse, & so are their diets. What led to the diversity of diets🍴seen in fishes on reefs today? 🪸🐠 Read more here: https://t.co/sMxrfkqdpG Published in @RSocPublishing w/ @bellwoodlab, @JanStrugnell, @ParraviciniVale, & @SiqueiraAleC @jcu @ReefFunctionHub

.@SciMelb and @JCU researchers say we need to rethink the accepted narrative behind coral reef restoration and adaptation. They question whether the practice can meaningfully improve reef health or if it is a dangerous distraction from climate action → https://t.co/dKOXMFfF8j

Is coral restoration really the answer to saving our coral reefs? @robert_p_streit and @TH_Morrison along with @JCU's Prof David Bellwood are calling for a rethink and to address the root causes of the issue. Tap to learn more ➡️

New comment in @NatureClimate. "This is not a call for inaction. We must act - with haste. But popular urgency should not prioritize technological and scientific feasibility over climate action and evidence-driven care for social-ecological systems." https://t.co/FGtcntTI8V

Dive in to the next chapter of your career with 3️⃣ AIMS at JCU #Postdoctoral Research Fellowships up for grabs! 🪸 Reef Responses to Environmental Change 🪸 Modelling Coastal Dynamics 🪸 Reef Connectivity Apply now ➡️ https://t.co/Q6QFdOlHx1 📆 Close 19 Aug 2024

Finally out!!! New paper from my lab detecting the 5th crown-of-thorns seastar outbreak on the GBR with eDNA: eDNA monitoring detects new outbreak wave of corallivorous seastar (Acanthaster cf. solaris) at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef" https://t.co/nntuVChXh4

A nitrogen-fixing organelle, or “nitroplast,” has been identified in a marine alga. This discovery sheds light on the evolutionary transition from endosymbiont to organelle. Learn more this week in Science: https://t.co/n5wifuxYxm

The 2024 mass coral bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef in numbers (preliminary analysis): - 46% of reefs experienced record high DHW - new record of 17.7 DHW from the southern GBR - 37% of the GBR has been exposed to three or more >6DHW events in the past decade (1/n)

Super cool coral alert 👀 Stephanocyathus (Acinocyathus) spiniger from 384m in Perth Canyon. Look at those long 'legs' - they are actually elongated costal spines that help anchor it in the substrate whilst preventing it from being buried.

Hi, Bert here! (@robert_p_streit) After 4 years in the FunHub as Comms Manager & PostDoc, I'm moving on. Thanks for the fun, follows, likes & celebration of science on social media! My new job will be far less fishy, so I'll leave with this: (from ABC Top5 in '22 @ABCaustralia)

meanwhile in the southern GBR.. mass coral bleaching (& recent mortality) at all reefs & sites surveyed this weekend, affecting vast majority of genera & all size classes; unfortunately, slope (~8m) almost as severely affected (~80% of colonies across sites) as the crest (>90%)!

Great work by ⁦@nature_org⁩ & ⁦@IMASUTAS⁩, spearheaded by our valued collaborator ⁦@ScottDLing⁩!

Excited to announce a new paper from our group: Detailed feeding rates of different crown of thorns seastar (Acanthaster) larvae measured using flow cytometry by Frances Patel @SeaSim_AIMS @aims_gov_au https://t.co/kOJCETOerv

The final chapter of my PhD is out! We explored the patterns of coral bleaching, revealing how small-scale hydrodynamics and colony size shape resilience in individual coral colonies 🪸 Find the paper in Mar Env Res #OpenAccess https://t.co/zFgTWyax1J @ReefFunctionHub

Exciting new crown-of-thorns starfish research led by @ChandlerJosie out now, featuring a novel sampling method, a renewed population irruption in the northern GBR & much more! Link to OA paper: https://t.co/i61ssTjSsb @burn_deborah @PeterCDoll @SarahKwong4 @bethan_blue @KaiPacey

Alongside spawning #coral @SeaSim_AIMS, we also spawn #CrownOfThornsStarfish! Each year the team raise >5 million larvae for their research. 📺 @klesita shows us how they check if the starfish are ♂️ or ♀️ and explains their research to answer “how old are you?”