Dr Dominic McAfee
@dominicmcafee6
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Marine ecologist @UniofAdelaide. Restoring lost #oyster #reefs and exploring human responses to environmental loss and #conservation action
Kaurna Country, Adelaide
Joined April 2016
Exciting new paper! 🚨 We accelerated #oyster #reef #restoration using underwater speakers to attract larval oysters to new restorations 🔊🦪 = more #habitat. @JAppliedEcology. @Sean4Sea @0ysterWhisperer @LachieMcLeod_ @UniofAdelaide @environmentinst
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RT @GSR_Australia: Beyond their ecological benefits, oyster reefs offer economic and cultural value. Revitalising these habitats can suppor….
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Excited to speak at British Ecological Society Annual Meeting 2024. Please check out my talk if you're attending! #BES24 @BritishEcolSoc #restoration
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Excited to see coverage of this project I started to get local #community and school students to lead #oyster #restoration #ResearchPapers . Community restoring native angasi oysters in South Australia's Coffin Bay after colonial plunder via @ABCaustralia.
abc.net.au
Once depleted and forgotten, native oysters are back in Coffin Bay after moves to revive the "ecological superheroes".
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RT @wonderofscience: The E/V Nautilus team encounter a Flapjack Octopus off the central California Coast.
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RT @RSocPublishing: Anthropogenic #noise disrupts acoustic cues for recruitment #ProcB #Ecology @0ysterWhisperer @d….
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RT @0ysterWhisperer: Our new paper! Acoustic technology enhances oyster recruitment to restoration sites, but anthr….
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RT @GeorgeValentin_: 📣 PhD students wanted: Future-proofing seaweeds on the #greatsouthernreef 🥬 Lead meaningful research in a global biodi….
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RT @ClarePeddie: How a filmmaker, a pile of old shells and a bunch of amateurs are bringing long-lost native #oysterreef back, writes @domi….
theconversation.com
A clever approach to restoring Australia’s native oyster and mussel reefs in Queensland’s Moreton Bay is catching on, giving community groups a way to get involved in their local patch.
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Immensely proud of this #marine #restoration #research collaboration between scientists, engineers, and government. What a privelidge and an honour. Looking forward to presenting @BritishEcolSoc meeting! @environmentinst @UofA_SET @ausocean @envirosanews.
This year’s Southwood Prize for the best article by an early career researcher goes to @dominicmcafee6! 🏅. We'll be discussing Dominic's winning research article 'Soundscape enrichment enhances recruitment and habitat building on new oyster reef restorations' below 🦪
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RT @BritishEcolSoc: Announcing the winning ecologists of our journals' Early Career Prizes!🎉. This year’s exciting research spans an array….
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RT @GSR_Australia: The inaugural GSR Sea Slug Census is on now! Already over 50 species reported and we're eager for more discoveries! Help….
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RT @GSR_Australia: Congrats @Sean4Sea, @ausocean, @dominicmcafee6 and the #oysterreef restoration team in South Australia for their award.….
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RT @environmentinst: 🎉🎉🎉 They were winners in our eyes already but now they have brought home the Excellence in Science & Industry Collabor….
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RT @MumbaMusondam: Kingsley Dixon chair of @SERestoration opening the 10th #SER conference here in Darwin Australia 🇦🇺 with over 1,000 part….
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RT @ausocean: O'Sullivan Beach shellfish reef from above looks impressive! 🦪.#restoration #shellfishreef #techforgood .
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RT @deepseauwa: BIG-EYE JELLYHEAD.On a recent expedition exploring the Pacific Abyssal Plains, our #deepsea research team captured footage….
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RT @bethaniey15: Looking for an opportunity to make meaningful contributions to the conservation of marine biodiversity in Australia and gl….
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RT @environmentinst: Sit back with a ☕️ and have a listen to @dominicmcafee6 chat all about #oysters and #marine reef restoration in @ozfis….
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Enjoyed getting behind the🎤to talk all things #oysters and #marine #restoration for @ozfishunlimited's latest #podcast. Check it out 👉 . @UniofAdelaide @environmentinst @SubakAustralia .#GenerationRestoration #marineconservation
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