Postdoctoral Research Associate with Future Reefs Team @uts_c3 | Examining coral restoration practices on the GBR | Coral Nurture Program local coordinator
Cairns, Queensland
Joined June 2021
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Christine Roper retweeted
New paper alert 🚨 my 2nd PhD chapter has been published ‼️ Uncovering increased maximum oxyregulation capacity retained in corals transplanted from an extreme mangrove environment to a reef flat on the Great Barrier Reef🪸
doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.202…
Christine Roper retweeted
Check out our latest paper on a novel, rapid phenotyping device that can be used across a range of different marine/aquatic taxa.
nature.com/articles/s41598-0…
Christine Roper retweeted
FR Team Opportunities for Impact Breakfast @UTSStartups was a success! We heard from Team Leader Dr @emmafcamp, and @ChristineDRoper about all the innovative work being championed to enhance reef resilience on the GBR, including the @CoralNurture Program 🪸
Excited to have shared my 3rd PhD chapter on using a portable, high-throughput phenotyping device to guide coral stock selection during this week’s #reefresilience2024 symposium. It’s been an inspiring week following a tough summer for the GBR.
@FutureReefslab @CoralNurture
Christine Roper retweeted
Rejuvenating and inspiring to attend the #ReefResilience24 symposium last week! @HowlettLorna @ChristineDRoper and @PaigeStrudwick presenting on their research, our progress and future directions within Coral Nurture Program.
@FutureReefsLab
#GenerationRestoration #OceanDecade
Christine Roper retweeted
Glad to say that our study on the viability of plastic-free alternatives in reef restoration propagation is now published! 🪸🦠
doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.13…
@coralnurture @UTS_Science @FutureReefslab @omglab_c3
#GenerationRestoration #GreatBarrierReef #CoralMicrobiome
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Christine Roper retweeted
Final team meeting for 2023🎄 Reflecting on this year's achievements, focusing on our strengths, and what we want to improve in '24 (accompanied by some delicious snacks of course!) ✨Ready for a relaxing break and productive start to the New Year! – at Sydney, New South Wales
The last of my PhD fieldwork done this week, big thanks to @WavelengthReef & @PaigeStrudwick! Intrigued to see the response of reef-transplanted mangrove corals over the coming months, with high temperatures projected for the GBR. Now on to labwork @uts_c3 & @FutureReefslab
Christine Roper retweeted
We are glad to share the launch of a new Coral Nurture Program research study looking into methods of selecting the most resilient parent corals for propagation and out-planting. (1/6)
📷 John Edmondson (J.E) – at Port Douglas - Craiglie, Queensland
A whirlwind few days in the field setting up a new @CoralNurture experiment phenotyping corals to help guide future selection of tolerant colonies, lead by @FutureReefslab's newest post-doc @PaigeStrudwick alongside @HowlettLorna @Rachael__Scott @england_hadley on @WavelengthReef
Christine Roper retweeted
Baptism by fire for the first two weeks of my new Post-Doc position with @CoralNurture Program and @UTS_Science. I am beyond grateful to the amazing team from @FutureReefslab and @WavelengthReef who lent a hand to make this huge reciprocal transplantation experiment possible! – at Port Douglas - Craiglie, Queensland
Christine Roper retweeted
@FutureReefslab & @CoralNurture team members have been out this week rapidly assaying coral thermal tolerance to support choice selection in coral restoration. Great work @PaigeStrudwick @england_hadley @ChristineDRoper @HowlettLorna @WavelengthReef 🪸🪸🪸
Christine Roper retweeted
At #SER2023 this week our amazing team of researchers presented their work including @GemmaGillette @HowlettLorna @Rachael__Scott and co-founder @DavidJSuggett with further representation by @ChristineDRoper ! We hope you enjoyed their talks.
#GenerationRestoration
Excited to be welcomed onto Larrakia land to learn and connect at the Society for Ecological Restoration conference this week. #SER2023 #generationrestoration
Masters research finally published!
Check out our paper evaluating the potential of preconditioning (temp and acidification) to enhance physiological tolerance in the coral Pocillopora acuta
@aims_gov_au @jcu @DrJDonel @spectacularia @gbr_neal
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doi.org/10.1007/s00338-023-0…
Christine Roper retweeted
Immensely proud of what our team has been able to achieve. We are now working hard to plan and integrate community practices to aid corals through marine heat waves which is going to be crucial to maximise success of local restoration. @UTSEngage @uts_c3 @FutureReefslab 🪸🪸🪸
🔔We are pleased to announce we have reached a monumental Coral Nurture Program goal and have surpassed 100,000 corals planted on the #GreatBarrierReef at high-value target sites since 2018! 🔔
I could feel the reef love radiating for the inaugural @CoralNurture Coralpalooza event! 51 divers, 13 sites & 9 operators came together to celebrate World Ocean’s Day and raise awareness for site stewardship as a tool for supporting reef recovery
@coralcrf @GBRFoundation @uts_c3
Excited to be joining forces with 9 #greatbarrierreef tourism operators tomorrow for Coralpalooza, to raise awareness of stewardship-driven local site recovery and international collaboration
@CoralNurture
@coralcrf
#coralpalooza
Christine Roper retweeted
Excited that @CoralNurture Program will join the global Coralpalooza™ events to celebrate #Worldoceanday. Through our research we seek to optimise site stewardship to support natural reef recovery. Thanks @GBRFoundation for making this possible!
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