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Temperature utilization in a coral reef flat specialist, the epaulette shark, Hemiscyllium occelatum

ByCourtney Glancy

Ms Tiffany  Nay1,2, Mr Rohan Longbottom2, Mr Connor Gervais3, Dr Jodie Rummer1,2, Dr. Jacob  Johansen4, Dr. John  Steffensen5, Dr Andrew Hoey1,2 1James Cook University, Townsville, Australia, 2ARC Center of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, Townsville, Australia, 3Macquarie University, Sydney , Australia, 4University of Hawaii, Kaneohe, United States of America, 5University of Copenhagen, Helsingør, Denmark Intertidal…

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Modeling the effects of extreme marine heatwaves to identify areas of potential refugia for a marine foundation species

ByCourtney Glancy

MSc Ana Giraldo Ospina1,2, Professor Gary  Kendrick1,2, Dr Thomas Wernberg1,2, Dr Renae Hovey1,2 1University Of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, 2Oceans Institute, Perth, Australia Identifying areas of refugia for species vulnerable to climate change is a priority for conservation and management. Extreme climatic events, such as heatwaves, can drive major changes in species distributions in a…

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Temperature-performance relationships for algal production versus consumption by herbivorous fishes. Implications for warming coral reefs.

ByCourtney Glancy

Miss Alexia Graba-Landry1, Prof. Morgan  Pratchett1, Dr.  Andrew Hoey1 1ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia Coral reefs are threatened by climate change as they are sensitive to increasing ocean temperatures. Herbivorous fishes play a key ecological role on coral reefs by cropping algae, allowing for recruitment and growth…

Citizen science and communication about species redistribution in Australia: what audience is the Redmap Australia project connecting with?

ByCourtney Glancy

Natalie Bauer1, Curtis Champion2, Stuart Frusher2,3, John Keane2, Prof Gretta Pecl2,3, Jemina Stuart-Smith2, Cecilia Villanueva2,3 1Tuft’s University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, , United States, 2Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay, Australia, 3Centre for Marine Socioecology, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia Abstract: Although climate change is clearly an increasingly important…

Farming spineless Opuntia ficus-indica: alleviating the impact of climate change in arid areas or promoting invasion by an alien plant?

ByCourtney Glancy

Dr Ana Novoa1, Prof Petr Pyšek1,2 1The Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany, Department of Invasion Ecology, Pruhonice, Czech Republic, 2Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic Abstract: Due to their resilience to drought, high temperatures and poor soils, cactus varieties, especially Opuntia ficus-indica, are being widely proposed as an…

The Great Eastern Ranges Initiative: Scaling-up to meet Australia’s connectivity conservation challenge

ByCourtney Glancy

Mr Gary Howling1 1Great Eastern Ranges Initiative, Albion Park, Australia Abstract: The Great Eastern Ranges Initiative (GER) was established in 2007 as a bold response to the growing impacts of loss of nature and native species across eastern Australia. Spanning 3,600 kilometres from Cape York and the wet tropics, to the Grampians in western Victoria,…

Survey of Wildlife Resources as Basis for Ecotourism Development at Ebomi Lake, Ondo State, Nigeria

ByCourtney Glancy

Mr Opemipo Alaba Ijose1 1Department Of Wildlife And Ecotourism Management, University Of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria Abstract: Ensuring local community support for biodiversity hotspot is viewed as a paramount ingredient for conservation and sustainability. This is advocated for community based ecotourism. Ebomi Lake (EL) is a natural scenic area with potentials for income-generating activities and capacity…

The “escalator to extinction”: Climate change causes upslope shifts and mountaintop extirpations in a tropical bird community

ByCourtney Glancy

Dr Benjamin Freeman1, Micah Scholer1, Dr Viviana  Ruiz Gutierrez2, Dr John Fitzpatrick2 1University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 2Cornell University, Ithaca, United States Montane species worldwide are shifting upslope in response to recent temperature increases. These upslope shifts are predicted to lead to mountaintop extinctions of species that live only near mountain summits, but empirical…

Impacts of “moving ecosystem services” on human uses of the ocean

ByCourtney Glancy

Dr Catarina Frazão-Santos1,2, Dr Tundi Agardy3, Dr Larry Crowder4, Dr Manuel Barange5, Dr Charles Ehler6,7, Dr Michael Orbach8, Dr Francisco Andrade1, Dr Helena Calado9, Dr Hans Otto-Pörtner10, Dr Rui Rosa1 1MARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Center, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal, 2NOVA School of Business and Economics, NOVA University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal, 3Sound Seas, Bethesda,…