Overview
Topic status: We're looking for students to study this topic.
Project Summary
This project will survey and collect coral reef material in order to investigate the timing of coral growth in the dead Holocene coral reefs in southern Moreton Bay. Surface and subsurface data will be gathered for age, structure and diagenetic analysis. Our data will aid identification of factors involved in recruitment to marginal and stressed reef ecosystems.
Expected outcomes, applications and/or benefits
- Introduction to corals reef systems & carbonate sedimentology.
- Field and lab experience.
- Experience in laboratory and on imaging and analytical equipment.
Required student skills/experience
- Geoscience background
- Study level
- Vacation research experience scholarship
- Supervisors
- QUT
- Organisational unit
Science and Engineering Faculty
- Research area
- Keywords
- reef, coral, diagenetic, ecosystems
- Contact
- Contact the supervisor for more information
Dr Luke Nothdurft
