Rod Connolly – The Conversation

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April 19, 2024

Restoring coastal habitat boosts wildlife numbers by 61% – but puzzling failures mean we can still do better

Michael Sievers, Griffith University; Christopher Brown, University of Tasmania, and Rod Connolly, Griffith University

Overall, coastal habitat restoration greatly increases animal numbers and diversity. But not all projects deliver the goods and we need to find out why.

A pair of blacktip reef shark neonates (Carcharhinus melanopterus) gently cruise among the roots in the mangrove forest of Surin Archipelago during high tide in Mu Koh Surin national park, Thailand. Shin Arunrugstichai

May 21, 2019

From sharks in seagrass to manatees in mangroves, we’ve found large marine species in some surprising places

Michael Sievers, Griffith University; Rod Connolly, Griffith University, and Tom Rayner, Griffith University

Far more megafauna species use coastal wetlands than we thought. And it affects the way we need to address the extinction crisis.

Social media posts, such as this image uploaded to Flickr, can be repurposed for reef health monitoring. Sarah Ackerman/Flickr/Wikimedia Commons

August 13, 2017

Tweet streams: how social media can help keep tabs on ecosystems’ health

Susanne Becken, Griffith University; Bela Stantic, Griffith University, and Rod Connolly, Griffith University

Mining social media posts from tourism hotspots such as coral reefs could turn tourists into environmental citizen scientists without them even realising it.

Sea turtles eating more seagrass could threaten the ocean’s ability to store carbon. Peter Macreadie

September 28, 2015

Ocean predators can help reset our planet’s thermostat

Peter Macreadie, University of Technology Sydney; Euan Ritchie, Deakin University; Graeme Hays, Deakin University; Rod Connolly, Griffith University, and Trisha B Atwood, Utah State University

Sharks and other ocean predators help protect the ocean’s carbon stores by keeping other wildlife in check.

Floodwater plumes, like this one in Moreton Bay, do less damage to reefs that are in marine reserves. Healthy Waterways/supplied

May 22, 2014

Marine reserves saved coral reefs from Queensland floods

Andrew Olds, Griffith University; David Rissik, Griffith University; Kylie Pitt, Griffith University; Paul Maxwell, Griffith University; Rod Connolly, Griffith University, and Russ Babcock, CSIRO

Marine reserves are a hot topic in Australia, with federal and state governments debating whether to allow recreational fishers to take fish from within their boundaries. But new research demonstrates…

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