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Blue Carbon Lab

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Address: 221 Burwood Hwy 3125 Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.bluecarbonlab.org

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25.01.2022 Our #BlueCarbonArmy is a finalist in the 2020 Premier's Sustainability Awards (Education category) The HSBC Blue Carbon #citizenscience program, educates Australia's corporate executives in climate change knowledge, empowering them to build a sustainable future and value Australia's coastal ecosystems. By swapping suits for gumboots and providing an immersive experience into coastal wetland research, the #BlueCarbonArmy connects executives with nature - leading to sustainabl...e behaviours. The engagement of the participants in coastal research builds scientific trust to support nature-based climate solutions in Victoria. https://www.sustainabilityawards.vic.gov.au/2020-Fin/Deakin

23.01.2022 Tonight, don't miss out on this free event! Our scientists Dr. Paul Carnell will be speaking at the webinar series "Ramsar Wetlands: the Treasure on our Doorstep". He will present his work on Port Phillip Bay’s #coastalwetlands & share his research into their amazing capacity to sequester carbon.... The event, organised by the Bellarine Landcare Group, runs from 7-8:30 PM AEDT. Register on Eventbrite to receive a Zoom link: https://eventbrite.com/e/ramsar-wetlands-the-treasure-at-ou

21.01.2022 Happy #WetlandWednesday! Did you know #wetlands are important bird habitats. Almost a thousand #waterbird species use coastal & freshwater wetlands for breeding, nesting, rearing young, feeding, resting, shelter, and social interactions!

21.01.2022 Blue Carbon Lab newsletter (Sept2020) - https://mailchi.mp/66b1ba51dbbc/bcl-newsletter-2020-ii Latest news from the field, the lab & the print!

20.01.2022 Big congratulations to Ashley Whitt who submitted her PhD thesis "The future of coastal wetlands under rising sea-levels" ! More: https://www.bluecarbonlab.org/lab-members/ashley-whitt/ Whitt et al. 2020. March of the mangroves: Drivers of encroachment into southern temperate saltmarsh. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, p.106776.

20.01.2022 Looking for a #science #postdoc? @Deakin just opened up its Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme (Closes 2 Nov 2020) Research: We welcome EOIs from stellar #ECRs to work with us on #bluecarbon, #ecosystemservices, #wetlands, #restoration, #decommissioning, etc. Eligibility: (1) PhD award date on or after 1 January 2017; (2) hold Australian work rights... Funding: Two years of salary support at Level A or B ($88,209 $117,503 per annum; commensurate with experience) plus $15,000 p.a. research support funding. https://deakin.edu.au//fin/deakin-university-funding/adprf https://www.bluecarbonlab.org/opportunities/

20.01.2022 Join us tonight at 6PM AEST to discover the secrets of Port Phillip Bay, with a focus on the underappreciated wonders of the west! Feat. @BlueCarbonLab, @werribeerivkeep, Marine Care Point Cook & #GiantSpiderCrab aficionado Pink Tank Scuba! https://events.humanitix.com/day-by-the-bay-online

18.01.2022 Next week A/Prof Peter Macreadie (Deakin) will be a plenary speaker at the 10th meeting of the Marine Alliance for Science & Technology for #Scotland (MASTS)! Macreadie will be presenting on #BlueCarbon and Coastal Environments Register online: https://hopin.to/events/masts-asm-2020 #MASTSasm2020

17.01.2022 It's #WetlandWednesday! Did you know #Australia has 66 Ramsar wetlands covering 8.3+ million hectares. @RamsarConv #wetlands are those that are representative, rare & important for conserving biological diversity, storing carbon and filtering sediments & pollutants.

16.01.2022 Watch how Dr Maria Palacios and her team at the Blue Carbon Lab are breaking the walls to nature-based finance to become one of Deakin’s finalists in the Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year Science Engagement Category. Winners announced Nov 9th: http://ow.ly/p59f50C9El7

16.01.2022 Congrats to Holger Jänes! His PhD has been conferred by @Deakin for his outstanding research on the 'Value of Australian coastal ecosystems for fish and fisheries'. Some of his thesis findings include: 1 hectare of #seagrass supports 55,000 more fish a year compared to seabed without vegetation. This represents a commercial value of fish of up to $21,200 per hectare per year. Across Australia 117+ individual #fish species use seagrass as a nursery area, 23 species use m...angroves, and 8 species use saltmarshes as nursery areas. More: Jänes et al. 2019. Stable isotopes infer the value of Australia’s coastal vegetated ecosystems from fisheries. Fish and Fisheries. https://doi.org/10.1111/faf.12416 Jänes et al. 2020. Quantifying fisheries enhancement from coastal vegetated ecosystems. Ecosystem Services. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2020.101105 https://www.bluecarbonlab.org/lab-members/holger-janes/ #OzMOW #MappingOceanWealth

16.01.2022 @BlueCarbonLab newsletter (Sept 2020)! Featuring PhD positions New #farmdam research Latest #publications Interactive StoryMaps New members Falling Walls finalists & much more! https://bit.ly/32QPNNZ

16.01.2022 Our scientist Dr Stacey Trevathan-Tackett has been invited to give a plenary talk at the 34th Australasian Society for Phycology and Aquatic Botany Annual Meeting! She will present her work on "Microbiomes in vegetated coastal ecosystems: from bioindicators to biogeochemistry" tomorrow at the virtual meeting. Learn more: https://www.aspab.org/conference #TeaCompositionH2O #Microbes #Wetlands

14.01.2022 Meet Dr Melissa Ward! Mel graduated from UC Davis with a PhD in marine ecology (2020), where she studied California’s #bluecarbon (seagrasses and saltmarshes) and the potential for a seagrass ‘phyto-remediation’ strategy to mitigate ocean acidification. Thanks to a Fulbright Scholarship and American Australian Association Award, Mel will join us in 2021 to work on various blue carbon projects. Welcome to the team! https://www.bluecarbonlab.org/visiting-scientists-2021/

13.01.2022 Shout-out to our PhD alumni, Dr Quinn Ollivier who recently received the 'WaterNSW -Dam Good Award' for his work on the response to the 2019/20 fires in the Sydney Drinking Water Catchments. Quinn's PhD explored opportunities for carbon offsetting within Victoria's farm dams & freshwater ecosystems. Since completing his PhD studies at the Blue Carbon Lab, Quinn has been working in the research division of WaterNSW. Congratulations! #Deakinalumni #BCLalumni

13.01.2022 Good luck to our scientist Mel Wartman who is competing tonight for the VIC Young Achiever Awards [@VIC_YAAwards] given her environmental leadership in the #VicWetlandRehab program. You are a super star! Watch live tonight https://awardsaustralia.com/5054-2/

11.01.2022 The team at Deakin University's Blue Carbon Lab complete groundbreaking research, harnessing the power of coastal ecosystems to sequester carbon to help mitigat...e climate change. disruptr sat down with lab member, Katy Limpert, to discuss what makes a wetland so unique. http://ow.ly/jMMO50BLsd1

08.01.2022 Our scientist Dr Paul Carnell will presenting at the webinar series Ramsar Wetlands: the Treasure on our Doorstep [Thurs 19 & 26 Nov 7 - 8:30pm] organised by the Bellarine Landcare Group. Don't miss his talk 'Port Phillip Bay’s coastal wetlands & their carbon sequestration capacity' on Session 2 [Nov26]! SESSION 1 ~ THURSDAY 19 NOV ~ 7-8:30PM (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ramsar-wetlands-webinar-1-the-)... 1. 'Why Ramsar Wetlands are so important’ Prof Paul Boon, The University of Melbourne 2. 'The Summer Visitors: Remarkable Migratory Birds’ Dr Marta Ferenczi, BirdLife Australia 3. ‘Cats & their feathered prey’ Tida Nou, Threatened Species Recovery Hub SESSION 2 ~ THURSDAY 26 NOV ~ 7-8:30PM https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ramsar-wetlands-the-treasure-a 1. 'Orange-bellied Parrots’ Craig Morley, Bellarine Peninsula Orange-bellied Parrot Regional Group Coordinator 2. 'Port Phillip Bay’s coastal wetlands & their carbon sequestration capacity' Dr Paul Carnell, Blue Carbon Lab 3. 'The stories of two landholders, managing their Lake Connewarre properties to support the wetland ecology' Bob Swinburn & Alan Applebe 4. ‘Protecting your land through a Covenant’ Chris Lindorff, Trust for Nature

07.01.2022 New research by Dr Stacey Trevathan-Tackett uses microsensor technology to test the effects of temperatureon the #microbial breakdown of #seagrass leaf and #tealitter biomass https://link.springer.com/arti/10.1007%2Fs10533-020-00715-1

06.01.2022 The Age of Nature - a new documentary narrated by Uma Thurman - explores humanity's relationship with nature and wildlife, including innovative ways to restore our planet. Deakin University's @BlueCarbonLab is delighted to contribute to "Episode 3: Changing" Watch now in : https://www.pbs.org/video/changing-r9tiq7/ Coming soon to !

06.01.2022 Massive congratulations to our scientist Dr Stacey Trevathan-Tackett who has been awarded a 2021 ARC #DECRA fellowship to develop "A global exploration of microbial carbon breakdown in wetland ecosystems"! #TeaCompositionH2O #Microbes #Wetlands https://www.bluecarbonlab.org//dr-stacey-trevathan-tackett/

05.01.2022 Keen to reconnect with nature & dive into the marine life of #PortPhillipBay!? Catch Paul Carnell talk about #coastalwetlands at 'Wild Stories from the West' during the virtual Victoria Nature Festival! Other amazing speakers will talk ,, When: Wed Sept 30 @ 6-7:30pm Free tickets: https://bit.ly/3kMUoXP... #DayBytheBay See more

05.01.2022 What is #BlueCarbon? Why is it so important? Let Dr Paul Carnell and Dr Mel Wartman from the @BlueCarbonLab take you to the magic of coastal wetlands .... https://fb.watch/1wh21FDMke/

02.01.2022 A/Prof Peter Macreadie will be a keynote speaker at the Offshore Decommissioning conference organised by @oilandgasuk [Nov 24 & 25]. Macreadie will provide an overview of the science around man-made structures in the sea Info: https://offshoredecommissioningconference.co.uk/session-3/

01.01.2022 Tomorrow Dr Paul Carnell live from 'Wild Stories from the West'! Join us to learn about #coastalwetlands during the virtual Victoria Nature Festival. Teaser below When: Wed Sept 30, 6-7:30pm Free tickets: https://bit.ly/3kMUoXP Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning ... Deakin University https://twitter.com/PaulECarnell/status/1310505616784281600

01.01.2022 Who doesn't finding out more about wetlands? Yeah, us too! Check out this webinar tomorrow evening and next week from our pals Blue Carbon Lab looking at how ...these amazing places operate and the awesome balancing act they provide to the environment. #GoYouGoodThing! https://bit.ly/3koYyVe