Research 2022 Articles Day, G., Fuller, R.A., Nichols, C., Dean, A.J. Characteristics of immersive citizen science experiences that drive conservation engagement. British Ecological Society.Read here Britton, D. R., & Donnan, K. (2021). Mangroves (Rhizophoraceae) are the principal hosts for'Lymantria (porthetria) Lunata'(Stoll, 1782) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Lymantriinae) in Northern Australia. The Australian Entomologist.Read here Media Radio Marinara - How to get involved in 'A Cleaner Coast' beach clean-ups on the Surf CoastDr David Bourne, Lead Scientist for 'Recovery of the Great Barrier Reef' public expedition.Listen here Protecting Wetlands for the Future: Student Science influences national policyBy Jock Mackenzie, Wetlands Program ManagerRead here 2021 Articles McLeod IM, Bourne DG, Ceccarelli DM, Bostrom-Einarsson L, Cook N, Fulton SE, Hancock B, Harrison P, Hein M, Le Port A, Paewai-Higgins R, Smith HA, Smith A (2021). Best practice coral restoration for the Great Barrier Reef: Synthesis of results. Report to the National Environmental Science Program. Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns (46 pp.)Read here Hardesty, B. D., Roman, L., Duke, N. C., Mackenzie, J. R., & Wilcox, C. (2021). Abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear ‘ghost nets’ are increasing through time in Northern Australia. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 173, 112959.Read here Conferences 10th Australian Stream Management ConferenceJessica Walker Co-chaired the conference and was a co-author for paper:Russell, K., Reid, D., Miller, A., Vietz, G., Fryirs, K., Rutherfurd, I., Wood, A., Gregor, S., Slijkerman, J., Pearson, B., Walker, J., & Coker, M. (2021). A quarter-century of evolution in Australian stream management: trends and prospects. In WELCOME TO THE 10TH AUSTRALIAN STREAM MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE (p. 1)Read here Australian Science Teachers Association, CitScieOz21 ClimateWatch: from mobile phone to climate science – Luke Richards & Jessica Walker Mangrove engagement to counter emissions – Jock Mackenzie, Norm Duke & Jessica Walker Australian Mangrove and Saltmarsh Network Conference Protecting tidal wetlands for the future – engaging future mangrove managers in mangrove citizen science and education – Terri Mulqueen, Jock Mackenzie & Norm Duke Indicators of tidal wetland condition to inform Great Barrier Reef regional report cards using citizen science: Results from the GBRF Cairns and Far North Queensland MangroveWatch program 2018-2021 – Jock Mackenzie, C Tiger & Norm Duke Cities with Nature webinar, run by ICLEI OceaniaLet’s Scale Up! Urban Greening in the Private Realm: Engaging and Motivating Community, presented as part of the Living Melbourne Strategy Report by Cassandra NicholsRead here Connecting our World: Biometeorology 2021Garcia-Rjoas, M. I., Keatley, M. R., Roslan, N. (2021). Climate influences on the flowering of Jacaranda mimosifolia in urban environments. Featuring ClimateWatch Online Workshop Attendance ‘End-User Research Needs for Coordinated Landscape-scale Coastal & Marine Ecosystem Restoration’ hosted by CSIRO 16 November 2021 Mitsubishi Development presentation to Minerals Council Australia, 17 November 2021 UN Oceandecade Conference presentation to United Nations, 16 September 2021 Media A leap of faith: Citizen scientists are teaming up with University of Newcastle researchers leading Australia’s effort to prevent the extinction of precious amphibians, HippocampusFeaturing Dr Mahony, Principal Investigator for “Australia’s Vanishing Frogs” programRead here Gardening Australia, Series 32 Episode 13Featuring ClimateWatch uptake in a Tasmanian school Radio Breakfast with Adam Steer, ABC Darwin Bush Blitz Groote Eylandt Expedition interview with Jessica Walker The smartphone app helping in the fight against climate change, Particle MediaFeaturing ClimateWatch with Luke RichardsRead here Gardeners, walkers and citizen scientists join nature data quest, ABC BallaratFeaturing ClimateWatchRead here Policy and other Rapid Long Plot mangrove standing carbon stock data provided to the Australian Government Department of Industry, Science, Energy & Resources to inform mangrove blue carbon modelling supporting the development of a new Blue Carbon Emissions Reduction Fund method. Informing Reef Management: Student collected data from Thomatis Creek has been incorporated into a report to the Wet Tropics Waterways Report Card contributing to improving Reef management. 2020 Articles Smith, HA, Pollock FJ, Conlan J, Francis D, Wada N, Shore A, Aeby GS, Willis BL, & Bourne DG (2020). Energy depletion and opportunistic microbial colonisation in white syndrome lesions from corals across the Indo-Pacific. Scientific Reports 10, 19990Read here O’Brien PA, Shangjin T, Yang C, Frade PR, Andreakis N, Smith HA, Miller DJ, Webster NS, Zhang G, & Bourne DG (2020). Diverse coral reef invertebrates exhibit patterns of phylosymbiosis. ISME JRead here