Gemma M Gillette

they/them | PhD Candidate @uts_c3 | Studying nature-assisted benefits for coral nursery restoration

[Nikki Di Lernia @DilerniaNikki]

Just wrapped up a super intense week @HIRS_UQ setting up my final PhD field study 🪸 sleepless nights filled with respirometry incubations all made worth it to witness those Heron sunsets ☀️ BIG thanks to @run4coral @GemmaGillette ✨ watch this space! 👀📉

[Lorna Howlett @HowlettLorna]

We used a novel genotyping microarray to identify cryptic species and clonal diversity within Acropora hyacinthus on the #GreatBarrierReef 🧬🪸 for restoration practitioners: sample >2m apart to ensure unique genotypes
https://t.co/aErHgvt87w
📷 by Matt Curnock

[Paige Strudwick @PaigeStrudwick]

So great to see this piece of work out in the wild! Congrats Lornie 🥰

[FutureReefsLab @FutureReefslab]

A fantastic Stage 3 presentation by @GemmaGillette on their PhD topic exploring the role of novel coral nursery infrastructure as fish habitat on the GBR 🐠🪸 very exciting results, big congratulations 🎉👏 @emmafcamp @DavidJSuggett David Booth @uts_c3

[Journal of Applied Ecology @JAppliedEcology]

Small refuges are vital to #CoralReefs, enhancing fish productivity and system resilience 🐠

New research by @MEEMLab_NZ delves into refuge size, informing artificial reef design and habitat management 🪸

Read it here: https://t.co/im1Cr0yyxw

[Nikki Di Lernia @DilerniaNikki]

New paper!! 📰🚨Check out our Oceanarium in Marine Biodiversity, documenting a recent stress event observed following heavy rainfall on the "super corals" of the GBR mangrove lagoons ��🌧️ @_natashabartels @HowlettLorna @emmafcamp

https://t.co/pZ4AQb3czx

[weird medieval guys @WeirdMedieval]

dying at this medieval oyster drawing

[FutureReefsLab @FutureReefslab]

Big congratulations to @FutureReefslab MSc Student @Rachael__Scott on her Stage 3 Presentation 👏 incredible talk on the Cost-efficiency of Tourism-led Mass Coral Re-planting on the Great Barrier Reef! @CoralNurture 🪸💰

[Paige Strudwick @PaigeStrudwick]

Morning coffee with a heavy dose of climate anxiety, feeling for everyone going through the devestating reef declines in Florida. 💙 Sending love from Australia

[Julia Hobsbawm @juliahobsbawm]

Good work from a German ad agency which reads "protect the wildlife before it's too late"

[Jenna Dilworth @jennamdilworth]

The marine heatwave in Florida is brutal - it’s been truly heartbreaking diving our outplant sites these past few days. In just 3.5 weeks, many of our Acerv outplants have bleached completely, and chances of recovery are slim - the hottest months of the year still lie ahead…

[Phanor Montoya-Maya @phmontoya]

Coral reef restoration has not failed.

Thanks to all the efforts that for decades, several restoration practitioners and management agencies have undertaken to propagate these two species, we may have saved these species from local extinction!
@coralcrf

[Paige Strudwick @PaigeStrudwick]

Very surreal to press ‘submit’ on my thesis today! A day I’ve been anticipating for the past (almost) 4 years. 🎉🥹🪸🧫💙
Time to process, decompress and breathe a little (and eat copious amounts of delicious food).

[Christian R Voolstra @reefgenomics]

#SeeSomethingSaySomething NOAA declares arrival of El Nino & widespread bleaching is anticipated. We launched https://t.co/fBvQA5BcJp to match satellite-based data w/ real-world underwater observations & as outreach tool to trace how things unfold @UniKonstanz @ICRSreefstudent