Research
Numerous research projects in the natural sciences are conducted by JCU faculty and students. The brief outlines presented here are to introduce you to some of the diversity of studies carried out in this unique tropical environment.
- Seagrass meadows of the Great Barrier Reef: What affects change?
- Dung beetle biodiversity and climate change (North Queensland)
- Truffle fungi and northern bettongs in North Queensland
- Invasive grasses and conservation of natural ecosystems
- Aquaculture Group (pearls, barramundi, coral reef fish)
- How increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide centration affects plant growth
- Acacia peuce - the Waddi Tree of the desert
