Muddy Waters: Biodiversity, bioinvasion and ecosystem functioning in multiply stressed coastal systems.
Professor Emma Johnston
Applied Marine and Estuarine Ecosystems Group
Emma Johnston is Professor at UNSW, Director of the Sydney Harbour Research Program at the Sydney Institute of Marine Science and Vice President of Science and Technology Australia. Emma studies human impacts in marine ecosystems and her research is conducted in such diverse environments as Antarctica and Australia’s temperate estuaries. Emma completed her doctorate at the University of Melbourne in 2002. In 2010 she was awarded an Australian Research Fellowship and in 2014 she was awarded the inaugural Nancy Millis Medal from the Australian Academy of Science. Emma is a passionate advocate for science, she is an expert advisor to both industry and government and appears regularly in the media.
Abstract
Estuaries are among the most highly disturbed of all aquatic environments due to their proximity to urban, agricultural and industrial activity. Aquatic communities are exposed to multiple stressors and it is vital that the... [ view full abstract ]
Session
P1 » Plenary (09:30 - Monday, 6th July, Costa Hall)
