Dr Taylor Whitman

Coral Ecologist & Restoration Scientist | Investigating the ecological drivers of coral recruitment | AIMS@JCU alum | UH Mānoa alum | Views are my own

[Dr Taylor Whitman @TNWhitman]

@MEPS_IR Very happy to see this out!

A huge thank you to @DrCarlyRandall @NegsAndrew @HoogenboomMia @DrCathiePage @ChristineGiul11 @GFGalbraith

[Marine Ecology Progress Series (MEPS) @MEPS_IR]

New study on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef shows coral seeding success is driven by fine-scale reef ecology, not marine reserve status. Selecting positive drivers within reefs (cm to 10s of metres) could improve restoration outcomes.
https://t.co/MtrX2C07c6
@TNWhitman

[Australian Institute of Marine Science @aims_gov_au]

1⃣ hurdle for young coral to survive their 1st year on a reef is evading parrotfish. In #coralseeding, we’re trialling different designs to see which offers corals the most protection. @TNWhitman explains 📺⬇️

#RRAP @dcceew
🔗More: https://t.co/LqTf44Vv6S

[Australian Institute of Marine Science @aims_gov_au]

Corals don’t have👀, if they did this sight would invoke fear😱

Parrotfish eat young corals as they graze on algae. @TNWhitman has studied coral seeding devices to see which design protects coral the best to optimise #reefrestoration.

🔗 https://t.co/LqTf44Vv6S

#RRAP

[Dr Taylor Whitman @TNWhitman]

New preprint! Simple techniques to improve #Coral seeding on the #GBR. Protection from grazing fishes doubles survival and is critical to post-seeding success. Clear results in < 48 hrs 🪸🐠
https://t.co/Asd7mxubQt

@DrCarlyRandall
@MiaHoogenboom
@NegsAndrew
@aims_gov_au @jcu

[Carly Randall @DrCarlyRandall]

Interested to learn more about variability in precompetency of coral taxa?

I'm thrilled to finally share our new study in @CommsBio, the culmination of nearly 4 years of testing across 25 species! Thanks to @SeaSim_AIMS for all the spawning support! #ACRRI #RRAP @aims_gov_au

[Australian Institute of Marine Science @aims_gov_au]

Is site or device design more influential in the survival & growth of seeded corals 🤔

@AIMSatJCU PhD candidate @TNWhitman is analysing devices deployed during last year’s spawning on Woppaburra sea Country to find out.

#ACRRI @bhp @WeAreWoppaburr1

🔗 https://t.co/3zaxsYozFi

[Australian Institute of Marine Science @aims_gov_au]

Getting ahead of the annual coral #spawning event was our Woppaburra Coral Project team, who placed terracotta tiles on reefs around Konomie 1 month ago, giving them time to develop a layer of biofilm, which attract coral larvae to settle.

#ACRRI @bhp @WeAreWoppaburr1
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[Australian Institute of Marine Science @aims_gov_au]

Science through the lens and eye of #PhD students📸

Judges had a tough time deciding the photography winners at the annual @AIMSatJCU seminar day. The below images were snapped by students to visually highlight their #marinescience research.

Do you have a favourite? 🤔

[Australian Institute of Marine Science @aims_gov_au]

AIMS at JCU students dived into scicomms at their annual seminar day. The #PhD candidates showcased their cutting-edge research on #marinescience in a series of seminar + poster presentations, and speed talks.

Congratulations to all speakers and winners 👏

[Dr Taylor Whitman @TNWhitman]

We had a wonderful time in Woppaburra sea country finishing up the final field experiment for my PhD thesis 🤿🪸
The data reveals protective seeding devices and reefs with higher wave exposure may boost the survival of #coral recruits.

#ACRRI @aims_gov_au

📸:@ChristineGiul11

[Cathie Page @DrCathiePage]

A highlight of our field trips and staying at the Konomie Island Environmental Education Centre is the opportunity to share our @aims_gov_au coral 🪸 science with local students. So many questions!
#ACRRI
#WCP
#coralseeding

[Carly Randall @DrCarlyRandall]

Really stoked to finally share this preprint, 4 years in the making, that characterizes larval precompetency periods and settlement responses for 25 GBR coral species. @SeaSim_AIMS @aims_gov_au

https://t.co/VmAYA5ifjA

[Dr Taylor Whitman @TNWhitman]

We are back on the #GBR finishing up our #coral seeding experiments at Moore Reef. Despite the windy conditions, we’ve managed to survey lots of beautiful corals. Look at these happy Acropora digitifera recruits 🪸

@aims_gov_au #RRAP

[Dr Taylor Whitman @TNWhitman]

I had an amazing time in Singapore for @apcrs2023 🪸We shared novel techniques to help corals persist in an uncertain future and spent some free time exploring the beautiful island!

@aims_gov_au
@AIMSatJCU
#RRAP

[Australian Institute of Marine Science @aims_gov_au]

In the wild, many animals don’t reach their 1st birthday ☹

To boost the survival of #coral juveniles, we’re exploring a restoration technique called ‘coral seeding.’

🔗 More: https://t.co/tfCQjywjO0

#ACRRI @bhp @WeareWoppaburr1

[Dr Taylor Whitman @TNWhitman]

Happy Friday 😃

#GreatBarrierReef #fish

[Dr Taylor Whitman @TNWhitman]

@DrCathiePage @aims_gov_au Yes, lots of cementing at the high energy sites. The cca is growing fast but the recruits are well established!

[Dr Taylor Whitman @TNWhitman]

This week we are checking on our seeded #coral recruits in the northern #GreatBarrierReef.
The Acropora digitifera corals seem to love their new engineered homes, and our preliminary results look very promising for restoration with this species 🪸

#RRAP @aims_gov_au

[Dr Taylor Whitman @TNWhitman]

Heaps of parrotfish activity at one of our #coral seeding sites on the northern #GBR. I’m interested in the relationship between water flow, #fish grazing, and coral survival. Will our engineered seeding devices protect coral recruits from grazing?

#RRAP @aims_gov_au