Dr. Norm Duke
Dr. Norm Duke is a mangrove ecologist and professorial research fellow based at the Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research (TropWATER) at James Cook University. Prior to this, he held research positions with the University of Queensland, the Australian Institute of Marine Science, the Queensland Fisheries Service, and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama, Central America.
Dr. Duke is involved in a variety of research projects including environmental and ecological assessments of mangrove and tidal saltmarsh ecosystems, human impacts on mangrove ecosystems, rehabilitation and planting of degraded mangrove habitats and empowering, and engaging local community volunteers in a science and community partnership program called MangroveWatch.
Latest News
- Laws protecting the Great Barrier Reef to be introduced next week, Queensland Premier says - Thu 28th May 2015
- Let’s get serious about protecting wildlife in a warming world - Thu 28th May 2015
- We’ve only monitored a fraction of the Barrier Reef’s species - Thu 28th May 2015
- Great Barrier Reef: warmer waters helping coral-eating starfish thrive - Fri 13th Feb 2015
- You are what you eat—if you're a coral reef fish - Wed 17th Dec 2014
