Earth Sciences - Marine Ecology



			Within this section: What is Earth Sciences? Marine Ecology Geoscience Study of Fossils Fossil Sites of Australia			Home Research and Collections Earth Sciences Marine Ecology The staff in this section are involved in a range of projects including: commenting on various environmental issues and providing advice to government and the public contributing to both public (educational) programs and commercial programs supervising post-graduate research conducting field research. Research Research has targeted habitats particularly susceptible to human impact. These habitats include the sediments of estuaries and sandy beaches in the Sydney area. Programs deal with the ecology and biology of benthic invertebrate populations, the structure and composition of communities and the rates of colonisation of contaminated sediments. Special projects: Temporal and spatial patterns in the Hawkesbury River estuary and their relationships with abiotic environmental factors; Recovery of benthos following dredging; The biology and ecology of two species of amphipod inhabiting sandy beaches near Sydney The rates of colonisation of experimentally emplaced contaminated sediments in Botany Bay (in collaboration with the Environment Protection Agency) Email contacts Email Alan Jones - Head, Division of Earth and Environmental Sciences Other relevant links Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Coral Forest Smithsonian Museum Ocean Planet - Resource Room International Year of the Reef Top