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Abbi Scott

PhD Candidate

James Cook University
Cairns campus, QLD 4878

abbi.scott@my.jcu.edu.au

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Abbi's PhD research

Herbivores as ecosystem engineers in tropical seagrass meadows: Grazing impacts on meadow structure and ecosystem service delivery.

Seagrass meadows are an important food source for many different herbivores, from turtles and dugongs, to fish and small invertebrates. As herbivores feed, they can alter the structure of seagrass meadows, which can impact the functioning of seagrass ecosystems and affect the valuable ecosystem services they provide, such as storing carbon and acting as a habitat for fisheries species. I will investigate how herbivores affect seagrass meadows around the Great Barrier Reef and understand their impact on the provision of ecosystem services, specifically focusing on how carbon storage in seagrass meadows can be modified by grazing activity. My research will inform management measures which seek to maintain ecosystem function and understand potential trade-offs in ecosystem service delivery.

 

Supervisory team: Dr. Michael Rasheed (James Cook University), Dr. Paul York (Jame Cook University), Prof Marcus Sheaves (James Cook University), A/ Porf Peter Macreadie (Deakin University)

Funding: ARC linkage grant, Gladstone Ports Cooperation

Keywords

Seagrass, Turtle, Dugong, Fish, Herbivore, Ecosystem Service

Abbi's education & research experience

PhD scholarship – James Cook University, AU

Research Assistant -University of Portsmouth, Central Queensland University

Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment

National Environmental Science Programme Tropical Water Quality Hub Grant

MSc (i)- University of Southampton, UK

Contact

Email: abbi.scott@my.jcu.edu.au
Twitter: https://twitter.com/abbilscott
Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Abbi_Scott
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abbiscott/
GoogleScholar: https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?hl=en&user=IO1ffiEAAAAJ
Website: www.abbilscott.com

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      • Professor Peter Macreadie
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      • Dr Maria del Mar Palacios
      • Dr Pawel Waryszak
      • Dr Melissa Wartman
      • Dr Micheli Duarte de Paula Costa
      • Dr Noyan Yilmaz
      • Dr Christina Birnbaum
      • Dr Martino Malerba
      • Dr Tiffany Sih
      • Dr Taryn Laubenstein
      • Dr Christina Asanopoulos
      • Dr Tanveer Adyel
      • Ashley Whitt
      • Katy Limpert
      • Holger Jänes
      • Giuditta Bonetti
      • Jaya Kelvin
      • Sarah Watson
      • Alejandro Navarro
      • Abbi Scott
      • Erlania
      • Yi Mei Tan
      • Oli Dalby
      • Interns and Volunteers
      • Alumni
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    • Wetland Carbon
      • Blue Carbon
        • Queensland Blue
        • Victoria’s Blue Carbon
        • Blue Carbon Management
      • Teal Carbon
        • Farm Dams
        • Teal Wetlands for Carbon Offsetting
        • Victoria’s Teal Carbon
      • TeaComposition H2O
    • Ecosystem Services
    • Ecosystem Restoration
      • Wetland Restoration
      • Kelp & Segrass restoration
      • Maximising Teal Carbon capture
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      • HSBC citizen science
    • Marine Biosecurity
    • Decommissioning Infrastructure
  • Publications
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