Welcome
Welcome to the website for the
Coral Reef Ecosystems (CRE) Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Australia. Under the guidance of
Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg and
Associate Professor Sophie Dove, the lab is conducting research into a variety of topics related to coral reef ecosystems.
The lab currently hosts 26 people from 17 different countries. This website gives access to their personal profiles and 318 of their peer-reviewed publications.
Latest news
| | Launch of Catlin Seaview Survey 02-Mar-2012
The Catlin Seaview Survey was officially launched at the World Oceans Summit in Singapore. This pioneering scientific expedition aims to carry out a comprehensive study to document and reveal the composition and health of coral reefs on the Great Barrier Reef across an unprecedented depth range (0-100m). Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg will be Chief Scientist for the project, and lab member Pim Bongaerts will be leading the deep reef component of the study. For more information on the overall project visit the Catlin Seaview Survey website or see of the pilot imagery here.
More info: Catlin Seaview Survey page / Posted by Ove Hoegh-Guldberg
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| | New lab paper in The ISME Journal 29-Jan-2012
Lab member Mathieu Pernice and his colleagues published a paper in the prestigious ISME journal. In this study, he developed the use of high-resolution ion microprobe (NanoSIMS) analysis to image and quantify the dynamic incorporation of ammonium within the intact symbiosis between scleractinian corals and photosynthetic dinoflagellates. His results establish, for the first time, the relative capability of dinoflagellate and coral cells to assimilate nitrogen from seawater and indicate the potential of NanoSIMS to dramatically improve our understanding of the metabolic activities that lie at the very heart of coral reef ecosystems.
More info: The ISME Journal / Posted by Pim Bongaerts
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Latest publications
| | Phylogenetic analysis of genes involved in mycosporine-like amino acid biosynthesis in symbiotic dinoflagellates (2012)
Rosic NN
Appl Microbiol Biotechnol - in press |
| | A single-cell view of ammonium assimilation in coral–dinoflagellate symbiosis (2012)
Pernice M, Meibom A, Van Den Heuvel A, Kopp C, Domart-Coulon I, Hoegh-Guldberg O, Dove S
The ISME Journal - in press |
| | Mushroom corals overcome live burial through pulsed inflation (2012)
Bongaerts P, Hoeksema BW, Hay KB, Hoegh-Guldberg O
CORAL REEFS - in press |
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Latest OceanSpace report
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Lab publications
| 2012 |  4 | | 2011 |  31 | | 2010 | 36 | | 2009 | 27 |
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Margaret Thatcher, Others: Neither ‘Murderers, Tyrants, nor Madmen’
Peter Sinclair May 17, 2012 Peter Sinclair’s monthly Yale Forum video uses historical footage to debunk an assertion that the most well-known climate change ‘advocates’ are … ‘murderers, tyrants, and madmen.’
A great video – watch it now.
A new low for the Heartland Foundation
UPDATE – Heartland Institute removes billboards (details from the Washington Post).
In amongst the dishonest activities of the Heartland Foundation is this. The comparison of people like you and me (people who trust the sceince on climate change) to villains and criminals. This is a new low for a front group bent on deviously distributing misinformation about [...]
Plain speaking from Matt England
Here is a bit of plain speaking on the post below from Matt England on the ABC.
MATTHEW CARNEY: So in your view, is it hard empirical evidence that CO2 was the driver and today is the driver of global warming?
MATTHEW ENGLAND: It is absolutely clear evidence that carbon dioxide, greenhouse gases are [...]
Latest research snapshots
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