A new study has, for the first time, put a value on the contribution of coastal ecosystems to the diet of fish, estimating it is worth $80 million a year to Australian fisheries. The study by researchers at Deakin University’s Centre for Integrative Ecology in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences looked at seagrass,Read more
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Continue reading … Dr. Mel Wartman from the Blue Carbon Lab wrote a community engagement piece about Blue Carbon and the #VicWetlandRehab Program for Connected to Port Phillip. The Connected to Port Phillip initiative, from Remember The Wild, aims to inspire new and stronger connections with the extraordinary ecosystem of Port Phillip Bay and support those whoRead more
They store and filter fresh water from rivers and catchments, support primary industries and provide habitats for hundreds of species, but did you know wetlands are fighting climate change too? For centuries, wetlands were considered nothing more than boggy swamps. But scientists at Deakin University’s Blue Carbon Lab – who are at the forefrontRead more
World experts set the agenda for coastal microbiome research with an international study highlighting the top seven themes where further research is urgently needed. Lead author of the study, Dr Stacey Trevathan-Tackett from Deakin University’s Blue Carbon Lab said microbes are indispensable to life on earth, but are often understudied and overlooked by their size.Read more
In partnership with Greening Australia and the Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation, the Blue Carbon Lab is one of the recipients of DELWP’s Community Climate Change Adaptation grants (3CA) to develop a 1-year ‘Wetland Restoration Citizen Science Program’ in the Gippsland region. The program will engage, educate, and empower Gippsland communities on climateRead more
The HSBC Blue Carbon citizen science program received the Industry Engagement award at the 2019 Australian Financial Review (AFR) Higher Education awards ceremony held in Brisbane (27/08/2018). This prestigious Award recognises Higher Education institutions working with Industry in a way that goes beyond standard commercial relationships and is genuinely reciprocal, mutually beneficial, and highlyRead more
Deakin University’s Blue Carbon Lab has set the agenda for future research into blue carbon with an international study that poses the top 10 questions for the emerging area of marine science. The questions have been developed by the world’s leading blue carbon researchers and are contained in a new paper that highlights areas whereRead more
Disturbing ancient carbon stores buried deep in coastal ecosystems can trigger the release of destructive greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, new research from Deakin’s leading blue carbon scientists has found. The findings show coastal ecosystems, which are more effective than trees at capturing carbon, are more fragile than researchers previously thought, and could inRead more
A PhD project is available at the Blue Carbon Lab at Deakin University’s School of Life and Environmental Sciences to work with A/Prof Peter Macreadie, Dr Paul Carnell and Dr Melissa Wartman. We are seeking a highly motivated candidate interested in developing an understanding of best practices for Wetland Restoration. Open to international applicants. Successful studentsRead more
New Deakin and University of Melbourne research has put a spotlight on the health of Port Phillip Bay, showing the effects of the millennium drought has almost wiped out kelp forests in the bay’s north. Lead author Dr Paul Carnell, an associate research fellow in Deakin’s Blue Carbon Lab, said the drought’s decline in rainfallRead more
