Ecosystem interactions

Science in Ecosystem Interactions focuses on describing and predicting the links between physical, chemical and biological processes.  We want to understand how ecosystems affect, and are affected by, human activities and management action.  This is underpinned by our objective to develop an ecosystem approach.

Climate research is required to understand and predict the effects of climate change on species, communities, ecosystems and humans. Our research covers ocean circulation, response of fish populations to climate change and the development of models to predict climate effects.

Our ecology research predicts and manages human and environmental impacts on biodiversity and food webs.  We develop and apply autonomous monitoring instruments to collect real-time data on environmental quality.  This is used to develop our understanding of physical, chemical and biological processes, and their interelationships with human activity.