Rainforest meets Reef Conference Program

Monday 21 November
1800-1930 Welcome Drinks at Southbank. Registration opens.
Day 1. Tuesday 22 November
0730 Registration
Time	Speaker	Title
0825	Prof Nigel Stork, (Rainforest CRC) and Dr Russell Reichelt, (CRC Reef)	Welcome
0830	Christine George, Wulgurukaba	Traditional Owner welcome
0835	The Hon Warren Entsch MP	Opening Address
Session 1: Maintaining biodiversity in the face of change Chair: David Wescott (CSIRO)
0845	Prof Nigel Stork (Rainforest CRC)	Keynote: The importance of fundamental science to the long-term understanding, monitoring and protection of Australia's tropical forests
0915	Williams*, Johnson, Alford, Waycott	To be or not to be: rarity is the question
0930	Jones*, Maclagan, Krockenberger	Seasonal resource distribution and ranging behaviour in the folivorous green ringtail possum Pseudochirops archeri
0945	Ferraro*, Norman, Latch, Johnson	Population structure and taxonomic status of the mahogany glider Petaurus gracilis
1000	Goosem, Lawson, Gillieson	Faunal connectivity and restoration priorities for remnant riparian rainforest in coastal far north Queensland
1015	Shilton, Latch, McKeown, Westcott	Conservation Management: Spectacled Flying Foxes
1030	Morning Tea
1100	Kanowski, Catterall, Wardell-Johnson	Biodiversity values of reforestation in cleared rainforest landscapes: current knowledge and emerging questions
1115	Mitchell, Dorney	The saga of Eric the feral pig
1130	Moran*, Catterall, Green, Olsen	Frugivores and seed dispersal in fragmented rainforest
1145	Phinn, Ticehurst, Barrett, Held, Scarth, Johansen	Mapping and monitoring Wet Tropics rainforest vegetation condition and structure
1200	Begg, Jones, Williams, Mapstone	Assessing management changes in the reef line fishery of the Great Barrier Reef
1215	Rasheed, Thomas, McKenna, Coles	Long-term seagrass monitoring in Queensland ports – revealing links between regional climate and seagrass change
1230	Lunch
Session 2: Responding to climate change and building resilience Chair: Steve Turton (Rainforest CRC/JCU)
1330	Dr Paul Marshall (GBRMPA) and Dr Steve Williams (JCU)	Plenary: Climate change and resilience: insights from two World Heritage Areas
1400	Hilbert, Li	Species habitat modeling in conservation biology and climate change impact studies: issues and new advances
1415	Li, Hilbert, Parker, Williams	Predicting the habitats of grey headed robin under different climate change scenarios
1430	Rayner*, Pearson, Pusey, Smithers	Climate change impacts on freshwater fishes of the Wet Tropics
1445	Krockenberger, Congdon	Developing mechanistic models of the effects of climate change on vertebrates: case studies from rainforest and reef
1500	Afternoon Tea
1530	Schuttenberg*	Implementing resilience: translating science into policy
1545	Wettle, Brando, Dekker, Phinn, Roelfsema	Quantitative coral bleaching detection by satellite remote sensing
1600	Lough	Observed climate variability and change in the vicinity of the Great Barrier Reef
1615	Berkelmans	Coral reefs and climate change: understanding the potential for adaptation
1630	Steinberg, Choukroun, Mason, Bode, Skirving	Physical controls on coral bleaching along the Great Barrier Reef
1645	Johnson, Marshall, Goby	Climate change impacts on the Great Barrier Reef ecosystem: identifying risks and management responses
1700	Close
1900 to 2100	Public Forum: The tropics in 2030 - how will a changing climate affect our future? Victoria Park Hotel, Boundary Street, South Townsville Organised by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority

Day 2. Wednesday 23 November
Time	Speaker		Title
Session 3: Solutions for water quality issues Chairs: Morning session - Peter Doherty (AIMS/CRC Reef) Afternoon session - Angela Arthington (Griffith University)
0815	Ms Sheriden Morris (CSIRO)		Keynote: Will our current approach to ecosystem science have the impact on the ground that we hope for? Integrating multi-disciplinary science outcomes for on-ground solutions
0845	Smajgl		Integrated simulation methodology for the Great Barrier Reef
0900	Clark		The power of collaborative partnerships in achieving positive water quality outcomes for the reef
0915	Brodie	Sources and fate of terrestrially derived nitrogen in the Great Barrier Reef
0930	Webster, Atkinson, Brando, Brooke, Ford, Haese, Hancock, Herzfeld, Leeming, et al		The Fitzroy project – a study of the dynamics of an Australian tropical estuary
0945	Haese, Radke, Smith, Ford, Webster	Tracing nutrient sources and sinks in the Fitzroy estuary
1000	Mitchell, Brodie		Testing simple sediment and nutrient methods for landholder use
1015	Siddique*, Lamb, Schmidt, Engel, Nardoto, Ometto, Martinelli	Nitrogen use and cycling in mixed tree plantings of contrasting functional composition on degraded land in southeast Brazil
1030	Morning tea
1100	Schaffelke, Haynes, Furnas, Dekker, Muller, Gilbey, Sweatman, Coles, McKenzie, Negri, Mortimer		Monitoring water quality and ecosystem health in the GBR lagoon under the Reef Water Quality Protection Plan: an introduction to the program
1130	Brando, Dekker, Oubelkheir, Marks, Qin, Stevens, Hodge, Farthing		Remotely sensed monitoring of chlorophyll and suspended sediment in the coastal waters of the Wet Tropics region
1145	Dekker, Brando, Qin, Oubelkheir, Marks, Furnas, Slivkoff		Great Barrier Reef lagoon nearshore marine water quality monitoring by satellite remote sensing
1200	Bainbridge, Masters, Rohde, Brodie		Integrating a scientific approach into event-based community water quality monitoring programs: Preliminary results and lessons learnt from the Mackay Whitsunday and Burdekin regions, North Queensland
1230	Mitchell, Brodie	Nutrient and suspended sediment conditions in pristine north Queensland streams and changes associated with agricultural and other land uses
1245	Arthington, Connolly, Kennard, Loong, Mackay, Pearson, Pearson, Pusey, James		Sentinels of change: a test of biological monitoring in Wet Tropics streams
1300	Connolly, Pearson		Diversity in adversity: invertebrates weather impacts in streams
1315	Lunch
1415	Fabricius, Cooper, Humphrey, Klueter, Uthicke	Water quality specific indicators to assess and monitor the health, status and trends in nearshore marine ecosystems
1430	Cooper*, Fabricius, Humphrey, Neale	Coral-based indicators of the effects of water quality on nearshore reefs of the Great Barrier Reef
1445	Klueter, De’ath, Fabricius	Effects of turbidity and sedimentation of gene expression in the reef-building coral Acropora millepora
1500	Uthicke, Gottschalk, Heimann, Nobes, Fabricius	Small, smaller, smallest: foraminifera, diatoms and bacteria in biofilms as indicators for Great Barrier Reef water quality conditions
1515	Cantin*, Negri, Willis	Effects of long-term herbicide photo-inhibition on coral photosynthesis and reproduction
1530	Markey, Negri, Humphrey, Baird	High sensitivity of coral to insecticides and a fungicide
1545	Lewis*, Shields, Kamber, Lough	The development of coral proxies to assess water quality on the Great Barrier Reef
1600	Afternoon tea
1630	Slivkoff*, Furnas		Water quality, ocean colour remote sensing validation and algorithm development for the Great Barrier Reef waters
1645	Mahoney, Steinberg, Slivkoff		Remote sensing atlas of the Great Barrier Reef
1700	Raupach, Schetteeker, Briggs, Lovell, Oubelkheir, Marks, Brando, Byrne, Dekker		Integration of earth observation to assess land condition in Great Barrier Reef catchments and sediment delivery to the Great Barrier Reef lagoon waters: a feasibility study
1715	Luick, Mason, Hardy, Furnas		Circulation in the Great Barrier Reef lagoon using numerical tracers and in situ data
1730	Saint-Cast, Condie, Harris	The movement of murky waters jeopardizes marine life nurseries: a study of the circulation of water in the Torres Strait marine ecosystem
1745	Close
1830	Poster session - sponsored by CSIRO With pre-dinner drinks and nibbles, Savoy Room, Southbank Hotel.
1930	Conference Dinner, Raffles 2, Southbank Hotel

Day 3. Thursday 24 November
Time	Speaker	Title
Session 4: The role of science in conservation planning and management Chair: Sheriden Morris (CSIRO)
0830	Hon. Virginia Chadwick (GBRMPA)	Keynote: The role of science in conservation planning and management
0900	Burrows	The role of coastal wetlands and priorities for their management along the Great Barrier Reef coast
0915	Smith, Brunner, Costen, Rasheed	Science informing management to ensure sustainable ports in Queensland
0930	Dutra, Gill, O'Loughlin, Wolfenden	Adaptive stakeholder learning network governance arrangements: managing the impace of reef resilience from agricultural run-off in the Burdekin River catchment
0945	Jones, Williams, Begg, Mapstone, Welch	The benefits of stakeholder-driven research for fisheries management in the reef line fishery of the Great Barrier Reef
1000	Pears*, Williams	Does the scientific evidence support popular beliefs about artificial reefs?
1015	Gordon*, Seymour	Increasing tourist safety: science, technology and box jellyfish
1030	Morning tea
1100	Seymour, Gordon*	Myths, evidence and decision-making: box jellyfish occurrence and stinger net removal
1115	Harris, Heap, Hinde, Woods	Applications of geological information to the selection of candidates for a representative Marine Protected Area network in northern Australia
1130	Gershwin*	Managing dangerous jellyfishes: a phylogenetic approach
1145	Roelfsema, Phinn, Wettle, Dekker, Mumby	Monitoring and management of coral reef benthos: the role of remote sensing applications in eastern Australia, Fiji, Solomon Islands and Belize
1200	Kininmonth*, Schaffelke	Monitoring the monitors: review and assessment of the long-term monitoring activities in the Great Barrier Reef
1215	Ross, Innes, Robinson, Hockings, George	A framework for designing co-management for the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area
1230	Lunch
Session 5: New era of environmental governance and institutional change Chair: Nigel Stork (Rainforest CRC)
1330	Prof Clive Wilkinson (AIMS & IMPAC)	Plenary: Putting the pieces together - making integrated coastal management work for tropical resource conservation
1400	Ross, Innes, Robinson, Hockings, George, Izurieta	The CRC Reef co-management projects: shaping ways forward for Indigenous peoples and agencies in marine and coastal environmental management
1415	Halliday, Butler	ARC’s role in decision-making related to cultural heritage and land management in the Wet tropics World Heritage Area
1430	Jones, Barnett	Making sense of science – sensitively: protocols, tools and techniques for better communication of science in Torres Strait.
1445	Cinner, Bond, Sutton	The role of socio-economic factors in traditional coral reef management in Papua New Guinea
1500	Afternoon tea
1530	Marshall*	How institutional change can affect social resilience within the commercial fishing industry
1545	Hempstead	Developers in new locations: partners or plunderers?
1600	Bentrupperbaumer, Reser, O’Farrell	Does it matter whether visitors know whether the site they are visiting is in a World Heritage Area?
1615	Hill	Science for community participation: a tool to engage the community in coral reef conservation
1630	Gooch	Learn and pass it on: learning and networking for community change
1645	McKenzie, Mellors, Yoshida, Coles	Seagrass-Watch: a community-based monitoring program - 1998-2005
1715	Close

Poster Presentations

Bartley, Disher, Keen	Using historical aerial photos to evaluate bank erosion on the Daintree River
Bartley, Keen*, Disher	Bank erosion in the wet tropics: preliminary results from the Daintree River
Bastin, Wallace, Abbott, Chewings	Landscape Leakiness: Monitoring the Health of Grazed Rangelands
Bohnet	Alternative Futures for Great Barrier Reef Catchments
Byrnes*	Roads and mammal movement: implications for dispersal and foraging behaviour
Daniell, Harris, Heap, Hemer	The morphology and mobility of sand banks in north-west Torres Strait
Dawe	If a car passes by a forest – do the critters care? An examination of the effects of highway noise disturbance in a North Queensland rainforest
Dawes-Gromadzki, Cook, Liedloff, Brandis	Healthy Soils, Healthy Water: Managing grazing lands to maximise water use benefits and sustain productivity through maintaining and improving soil health
Faithful, Brodie	Runoff water quality from wet tropics land uses: a comparison of banana, cane and pine plantation watersheds
Fletcher , Wicks	Barron River rejuvenation project - “the green corridor”
Flick*, Caltabiano, Bentrupperbaumer	Retired farmers’ view of riparian forests
Gooch, Hickey	What teachers think about environmental education: conceptions of curriculum held by James Cook University student teachers
Gordon, Bastin, Charmley, Bohnet, Dawes-Gromadzki, McIvor, McLeod, Smajgl, Wallace	Sustainable grazing land management in the catchments adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef
Grech*, Marsh	Protecting dugongs in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area
Hazel*	Vessel-related mortality of sea turtles in Queensland
Heap, Harris, Shipboard Scientific Party	Newly Revealed Active Submerged Coral Reef Province in Northern Tropical Australia, Southern Gulf of Carpentaria
Herr, Smajgl, Roebeling, Lynam	Catchment Futures - Basing water management in the Great Barrier Reef catchments on trans-disciplinary science and integration
Larson	Livelihood systems and wellbeing of the Great Barrier Reef communities
Marion , Jupiter, Hoegh-Guldberg, McCulloch, Dunbar	Mackay Whitsunday water quality and coral-mangrove ecosystem linkages since European colonization
McJannet, Disher, Hartcher, Hawdon, Keen, Stewart, Wallace	The filter functions of wetlands in the Tully-Murray floodplain
Metcalfe, Westcott, Williams	Terrestrial Biodiversity in a Complex Landscape
Morris, Waterhouse	The Water for a Health Country Flagship GBR Catchment Theme: Integrating multi disciplinary science outcomes for on-ground solutions
Parsons, Cairns, Johnson, Robson, Shilton, Westcott	Spatial and temporal patterns of resource use by spectacled flying foxes
Pohlman	Internal fragmentation in the rainforest: edge effects of highways, powerlines and watercourses on tropical rainforest understorey microclimate, vegetation structure and seedling regeneration
Rader*	Home range and nesting in a tropical rainforest rodent Melomys cervinipes
Roebeling	Sustainable landscape management and development in the Great Barrier Reef region
Roebeling, Bohnet	Landscapes Toolkit for the triple-bottom-line assessment of future land use scenarios in Great Barrier Reef catchments
Rumsby*	Modelling the flushing of contaminants in the Port of Townsville
Skandries-Martin*, Phinn	Turn down the heat on tropical waters: linking riparian vegetation with thermal range
Spencer	Impact of coconuts on littoral forests in the Daintree region of north Queensland
Steicke, Jegatheesan, Zeng	Reductions in nutrient discharge from aquaculture through recycling of water utilising floating media and activated carbon filtration
Thuesen*	Biological barriers to gene flow and genetic population structure of an endemic rainbow fish Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides
Wallace, Bohnet, Disher, Ford, Gehrke, Hartcher, Hawdon, Henderson, Hodgen, McJannet, Keen, McKeown, Larson, Metcalf, Roebeling, Stewart, Vleeshouwer, Webster, Westcott, Williams	Floodplain renewal in catchments adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef
Weston	Helping Herbie (and Rocky et al) cross the road

* Student presentation