Marine experts call them the “kidneys of the Great Barrier Reef”: dense seagrass meadows that are vital ecosystems to support breeding, feed animals, filter sediment and reduce diseases right through our oceans.
But the important habitat has been disappearing, and CQUniversity researcher and director of CQUniversity’s $6.6 million Coastal Marine Ecosystems Research Centre (CMERC) Dr Emma Jackson says Australia’s seagrass faces a fresh threat as looming weather pattern puts the fragile sea plants at risk.
She tells host Mary Bolling how CMERC is harvesting and germinating seeds to regenerate seagrass meadows - and what the work means for fighting climate change, too. Read more here.
This is the third episode of CQUniversity’s newest podcast series: IMPACT, exploring groundbreaking research projects and their real-world impacts locally and globally. Explore our strengths here.
IMPACT | S2 | Ep 2 | Taking classroom tech beyond the ‘wow‘ factor
IMPACT | S2 | Ep 1 | Hacking habits to improve health
IMPACT research podcast - Series 2 trailer
Real Students, Real Stories: An R U OK? Day special
The Bulb | S2 | Ep 6 | We met in Morocco: Professor Hilary Haldine and Professor Annabel Taylor
The Bulb | S2 | Ep 5 | Good people in the world: Jude Marshall
The Bulb | S2 | Ep 4 | The story of Jessica: Vicki Lowik
The Bulb | S2 | Ep 3 | Beyond the top of the mountain: Betty Taylor
The Bulb | S2 | Ep 2 | The isolation of family violence: responding to adolescent-to-parent abuse: David Burck
The Bulb | S2 | Ep 1 | Exploring team responses to sexual assault: Dr Megan Greeson
IMPACT | Ep 11 | Understanding gambling harms in Australian community
IMPACT | Ep 10 | Underbelly and beyond, does TV shape police procedure?
IMPACT | Episode 9 | Inflatable wavey people could solve dingo problem
The Bulb | Ep 6 | On the shoulders of giants: Dr Anne Butcher
IMPACT | Episode 8 | Supporting industry to innovate with AgTech
IMPACT | Episode 7 | Slowing the flow could solve Australian water issues
The Bulb | Ep 5 | In her own words: the Pauline Woodbridge story
IMPACT | Episode 6 | Sleep biodata key to COVID-19 challenges
IMPACT | Ep 5 | Compost trials tackling dog poo problem
The Bulb | Ep 4 | Exploring the history of Queensland’s domestic and family violence sector
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