IMBRSea Master students studying the impacts of bund walls and tidal reinstatement on greenhouse gas emissions have graduated! In January 2020 we welcomed Rebecca Morrow and Amanda de la Rosa into the Blue Carbon Lab to undertake a 6-month research project to complete their Masters degree. Upon their arrival, they started to build their experimentalRead more
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Where has seagrass in Western Port been lost, and which of these areas are most suitable for attempting seagrass restoration? What are the most appropriate methodologies for restoration? These are the main questions we’ve been trying to answer over the past two years. Seagrass mapping in Western Port A team of scientists from Deakin’s EcoGenetics, Read more
Two great scientists have received international awards to join our lab during 2021! Dr Rodrigo González Valencia Rodrigo completed his PhD in Biotechnology and Bioengineering from the National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico (2014) and has held several positions as a postdoctoral fellow and scientist in numerous Mexican research institutions. He has a vast experience measuring greenhouseRead more
The Great Barrier Reef’s hidden capacity to store huge amounts of carbon has been identified in a world-first study that has also revealed its potential to play a key role in climate change mitigation. Researchers from Deakin University’s Blue Carbon Lab have, for the first time, calculated the Great Barrier Reef’s blue carbon capacity andRead more
What is the current status of reef health in Port Phillip Bay? How many sea urchins are there? Are sea urchins a problem in all parts of Port Phillip or just some? These are the questions we set out to answer by conducting a survey of reefs across Port Phillip Bay. Completing this Bay-wide surveyRead more
The Australian Ethical Foundation has invested funding through their strategic grant into a 3-year PhD scholarship for the Blue Carbon Lab to further research in coastal wetland restoration. Australian Ethical is an ethical and sustainable investment company that endeavours to create the most impact through the Australian Ethical Foundation, through their community grants program, strategic multi-year grants and impactRead more
Training and pre-restoration vegetation surveys are underway! In partnership with Coastcare Victoria and the Arthur Rylah Institute (ARI) we hosted a vegetation survey training workshop on Wadawurrung Country at Point Lillias in February 2020. The goal of this workshop was to train members of the Wathaurung Aboriginal Corporation (WAC) the key steps and methods involvedRead more
12 months of greenhouse gas and vegetation data collection completed! With the easing of some COVID-19 restrictions, the Blue Carbon Lab was given the green light to recommence fieldwork under strict social distancing guidelines. Our #VicWetlnandRehab team headed to Western Port in May 2020 to finish the autumn survey of the 10-hectare saltmarsh restoration site.Read more
Thanks to project cost savings we’ve been able to install additional protection of Saltmarsh Habitat in Western Port! After the completion of protection fencing at our first Western Port site (~10 hectares), we had some cost savings, which allowed us to protect additional saltmarsh in the region! Our project partner Parks Victoria was able toRead more
Time for tea! Exploring rates of carbon decomposition in different saltmarsh community types. As part of the Victorian Coastal Wetland Restoration Program, researchers in the Blue Carbon Lab are studying how carbon retention varies among saltmarsh community types. This information is important when planning the restoration of coastal wetland habitats. Following the TeaComposition H2O protocols,Read more
