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Dr Paul Carnell

Reasearch fellow

Centre for Integrative Ecology
Deakin University, Queenscliff campus
2A Bellarine Hwy, Queenscliff VIC 3225

paul.carnell@deakin.edu.au

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Paul's research

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.

Keywords

Carbon stocks, marine & freshwater wetlands, Victoria, restoration

Education

  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Deakin University (2016)
  • 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)

Grants

  • Removal strategies of the introduced kelp Undaria pinnatifida and its interaction with the native algal canopy in Victoria’s Marine Sanctuaries. Parks VIC
  • Carbon sequestration by Victorian wetlands. VIC DELWP  and Goulburn Broken CMA
  • Wetland Carbon Monitoring Program. Murray Local Land Services

Selected publications

Carnell P, Windecker S, Brenker M, Baldock J, Maque P, Brunt K, Macreadie PI (2018) Carbon stocks, sequestration, and emission of wetlands in south eastern Australia. Global Change Biology | https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14319

Atwood TB, Connolly RM, Almahasheer H, Carnell P, Duarte CM, Ewers C, Irigoien X, Kelleway J, Lavery PS, Macreadie PI, Serrano O, Sanders C, Santos I, Steven A, Lovelock CE (2017). Global patterns in mangrove soil carbon stocks and losses. Nature Climate Change 7: 523-528.

Carnell P and Keough MJ (2015) The influence of herbivores on primary producers can vary spatially and interact with disturbance. Oikos 125: 1273-1283.

Carnell P and Keough MJ (2014) Spatially variable synergistic effects of disturbance and additional nutrients on kelp recruitment and recovery. Oecologia 175: 409–416.

All publications

Selected media

Kelp needed as Port Phillip Bay seafloor cleared by march of urchins (The Age)

Wetlands mask entire Vic city’s emissions (SBS news)

Victoria’s inland wetlands store $6 billion in carbon stocks (BCL)

Mangrove: Carbon sequestration superheros (ScopeTV)

External links to Paul’s research

GoogleScholar: https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=TAOuZpAAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra:

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Paul_Carnell

Twitter: https://twitter.com/PaulECarnell

Linkedin: https://au.linkedin.com/in/paul-carnell-954a7839

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    • Carolyn Ewers Lewis
    • Quinn Olivier
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