Dr. Paul Carnell
email: paul.carnell@deakin.edu.au
Postdoctoral Fellow, Deakin University
PhD, University of Melbourne, AUS, 2010-2015
Research Assistant, Keough Lab, University of Melbourne, AUS, 2008-2010
BSc (Hons) Marine Biology and Ecology, University of Melbourne, AUS 2004-2008
Paul’s research career has a focus on environmental science that sits at the interface between high-quality research and science-based management of ecosystems. From further developing the science to offset carbon emissions through wetland restoration and protection, to the management of resilient coastal ecosystems. Paul has developed strong skills in experimental design and data analysis that underpins all of his work. Paul also has a strong background in fieldwork on marine and freshwater ecosystems, including seagrass, mangroves, saltmarsh, kelp forests and inland wetlands. It is in these coastal and inland wetland habitats, that Paul has been leading carbon stock assessments in the Blue Carbon Lab over the last couple of years. Through these projects Paul has developed strong relationships with Parks Victoria, Catchment Management Authorities in Victoria and New South Wales, Greenfleet and The Nature Conservancy.
Twitter: @PaulECarnell
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Paul_Carnell
Linked-In: https://au.linkedin.com/in/paul-carnell-954a7839
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=TAOuZpAAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra
Research Highlights:
- Research grant, Carbon sequestration by Victorian wetlands. Victorian Government, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) and Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority.
- Research grant, Wetland Carbon Monitoring Program. Murray Local Land Services.
- Research grant, Removal strategies of the introduced kelp Undaria pinnatifida and its interaction with the native algal canopy in Victoria’s Marine Sanctuaries. Parks Victoria.
- Spatially variable synergistic effects of disturbance and additional nutrients on kelp recruitment and recovery, 2014, Carnell, P.E. and Keough, M.J. Oecologia 175: 409–416.
- The influence of herbivores on primary producers can vary spatially and interact with disturbance, 2015, Carnell, P.E. and Keough M.J. Oikos Doi: 10.1111/oik.02502
