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Project 5.2 Factsheet: Combined water quality-climate effects on coral and other reef organisms

This project will use complementary laboratory and field experiments to investigate the combined impacts of declining water quality (increased nutrients and sediments, and reduced light and salinity), increased sea temperature and ocean acidification on key reef species groups such as corals, foraminifera, crown-of-thorns starfish and rock-boring sea urchins.

 

5.2 NERP Factsheet.pdf

Project 5.2 Journal: Additive Pressures of Elevated Sea Surface Temperatures and Herbicides on Symbiont-Bearing Foraminifera

PLoS ONE

 

van Dam, J.W., Negri, A.P., Mueller, J.F., Altenburger, R., Uthicke, S. (2012) Additive Pressures of Elevated Sea Surface Temperatures and Herbicides on Symbiont-Bearing Foraminifera. PLoS ONE. 7 (3), e33900 [doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0033900].

 

* Funded by DEWHA (MTSRF)

Project 5.2 Journal: Climate change as an unexpected co-factor promoting coral eating seastar (Acanthaster planci) outbreaks

Scientific Reports

Uthicke, S., Logan, M., Liddy, M., Francis, D., Hardy, N., Lamare, M. (2015) Climate change as an unexpected co-factor promoting coral eating seastar (Acanthaster planci) outbreaks. Scientific Reports. [doi:10.1038/srep08402].

 

Project 5.2 Journal: Coral Reefs on the Edge? Carbon Chemistry on Inshore Reefs of the Great Barrier Reef

PLoS One

 

Uthicke, S., Furnas, M., Lonborg, M. (2014) Coral Reefs on the Edge? Carbon Chemistry on Inshore Reefs of the Great Barrier Reef. PLoS One. [doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0109092].

Project 5.2 Journal: Effects of elevated pCO2 and the effect of parent acclimation on development in the tropical Pacific sea urchin Echinometra mathaei

Marine Biology

 

Uthicke, S., Soars, N., Foo, S., Byrne, M. (2012) Effects of elevated pCO2 and the effect of parent acclimation on development in the tropical Pacific sea urchin Echinometra mathaei. Marine Biology. 227, 1-14 [doi:10.1007/s00227-012-2023-5].

 

* Funded by ARC and DSEWPaC (NERP)

Project 5.2 Journal: Interactive climate change and runoff effects alter O2 fluxes and bacterial community composition of coastal biofilms from the Great Barrier Reef

AME

 

Witt, V., Wild, C., Uthicke, S. (2012) Interactive climate change and runoff effects alter O2 fluxes and bacterial community composition of coastal biofilms from the Great Barrier Reef. AME. 66 (2), 117–131 [doi:10.3354/ame01562].

Project 5.2 Journal: Interactive effects of climate change and eutrophication on the dinoflagellate bearing benthic foraminifera Marginopora vertebralis

Coral Reefs

 

Uthicke, S., Vogel, N., Doyle, J., Schmidt, C., Humphrey, C. (2012) Interactive effects of climate change and eutrophication on the dinoflagellate bearing benthic foraminifera Marginopora vertebralis. Coral Reefs. 31 (2), 401-414  [doi:10.1007/s00338-011-0851-2].

Project 5.2 Journal: Ocean acidification modifies the microbial community composition of crustose coralline algae and reduces their ability to induce coral settlement

Global Change Biology

 

Webster, N.S., Uthicke, S., Botté, E., Flores, F., Negri, A.P. (2012) Ocean acidification reduces induction of coral settlement by crustose coralline algae. Global Change Biology. 19 (1), 303–315 [doi:10.1111/gcb.12008].

 

* Funded by DSEWPaC (NERP)

Project 5.2 Journal: Productivity gains do not compensate for reduced calcification under near-future ocean acidification in the photosynthetic benthic foraminifer species Marginopora vertebralis

Global Change Biology

 

Uthicke, S., Fabricius, K.E. (2012) Productivity gains do not compensate for reduced calcification under near-future ocean acidification in the photosynthetic benthic foraminifer species Marginopora vertebralis. Global Change Biology. 18 (9), 2781–2791 [doi:10.1111/j.1365-2486.2012.02715.x].

Project 5.2 Journal: Terrestrial runoff controls the bacterial community composition of biofilms along a water quality gradient in the Great Barrier Reef

AEM

 

Witt, V., Wild, C., Uthicke, S. (2012) Terrestrial runoff controls the bacterial community composition of biofilms along a water quality gradient in the Great Barrier Reef. AEM. 78 (21), 7786–7791 [doi:10.1128/AEM.01623-12].

 

* Funded by DEWHA (MTSRF)

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