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Dr Paul Carnell

STAFF PROFILE

Position

Research Fellow

Faculty

Faculty of Sci Eng & Built Env

Department

School of Life & Env Sciences

Campus

Queenscliff Marine Centre

Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy, University of Melbourne, 2015

Biography summary

Paul’s research career has a focus on environmental science that sits at the interface between high-quality research and science-based management of ecosystems. From further developing the science to offset carbon emissions through wetland restoration and protection, to the management of resilient coastal ecosystems. Paul has developed strong skills in experimental design and data analysis that underpins all of his work. Paul also has a strong background in fieldwork on marine and freshwater ecosystems, including seagrass, mangroves, saltmarsh, kelp forests and inland wetlands. It is in these coastal and inland wetland habitats, that Paul has been leading carbon stock assessments in the Blue Carbon Lab over the last couple of years. Through these projects Paul has developed strong relationships with Parks Victoria, Catchment Management Authorities in Victoria and New South Wales, Greenfleet and The Nature Conservancy.

Research interests

My research aims to support government and non-government organisations to manage, protect and rehabilitate marine, coastal and freshwater ecosystems. This is done via:

-Evaluating the ecosystem services (eg. blue carbon, coastal protection, fisheries) of marine, coastal and freshwater ecosystems, and how this varies in time and space

-Utilising data on ecosystem extent, condition and services to create Environmental- Economic accounts that aim to optimise the benefits of nature through protection and restoration.

- Developing effective and efficient monitoring programs that report against Limits of Acceptable Change in an Adaptive Management Framework

Teaching interests

Ecology, Marine Biology, Marine Botany, Biogeochemistry, Fisheries, Environmental Economics, Wetlands, Climate Change

Units taught

SLE 265 Marine Botany

SLE 328 Oceans, Coasts and Climate Change

SLE 345 Oceanography

Professional activities

Australian Marine Science Assosciation, national and state branch council member 2019-  . https://www.amsa.asn.au/council-members 

Media appearances

Scope TV Chanel 10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPiK9zeX2OY&t=54s

Importance of coastal wetlands for carbon sequestration and other values. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMQaU9p5s08&t=5s 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-23/victorians-urged-to-feast-on-sea-urchins-to-control-populations/100118378 

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/kelp-needed-as-port-phillip-bay-seafloor-cleared-by-march-of-urchins-20180309-p4z3nu.html

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/wetlands-mask-entire-vic-city-s-emissions

https://www.abc.net.au/radio/hobart/programs/breakfast/climate-change-invaders/9564038 

https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/divers-urged-to-feast-on-fast-spreading-sea-urchins-in-australia-v69f82167 

https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/podcasts/radio-marinara/episodes/4075-radio-marinara-23-february-2020

https://www.fieldandgame.com.au/2018/08/27/1358482/wetlands-are-carbon-capture-kings 

https://www.vrfish.com.au/2019/03/05/sea-urchins-taking-over-port-phillip-bay/ 

Research groups

Blue Carbon Lab

Deakin MARINE, Centre for Marine, Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences

Centre for Integrative Ecology

Projects

Optimal management of overabundant sea urchins in Victoria. DELWP funded. https://www.bluecarbonlab.org/kelp-segrass-restoration/ 

Victorian Coastal Wetland Restoration Program. DELWP funded. https://www.bluecarbonlab.org/our-research/wetland-restoration/

Mapping Ocean Wealth Australia. https://oceanwealth.org/project-areas/australia/ and summary report here: https://www.natureaustralia.org.au/content/dam/tnc/nature/en/documents/australia/MOW_Report_Web.pdf 

Carbon sequestration by Victorian wetlands. Victorian Government, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) and Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/gcb.14319 

Wetland Carbon Monitoring Program. Murray Local Land Services.

Publications

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2024

Spatially explicit ecosystem accounts for coastal wetland restoration

M D. P. Costa, M Wartman, P Macreadie, L Ferns, R Holden, D Ierodiaconou, K MacDonald, T Mazor, R Morris, E Nicholson, A Pomeroy, E Zavadil, M Young, R Snartt, P Carnell

(2024), Vol. 65, Ecosystem Services, C1

journal article

All tidal wetlands are blue carbon ecosystems

Maria Adame, Jeff Kelleway, Ken Krauss, Catherine Lovelock, Janine Adams, Stacey Trevathan-Tackett, Greg Noe, Luke Jeffrey, Mike Ronan, Maria Zann, Paul Carnell, Naima Iram, Damien Maher, Daniel Murdiyarso, Sigit Sasmito, Da Tran, Paul Dargusch, J Kauffman, Laura Brophy

(2024), pp. 1-16, BioScience, Oxford, Eng., C1

journal article

Database for marine and coastal restoration projects in Australia and New Zealand

J Purandare, R de Sousa de Saboya, E Bayraktarov, L Boström-Einarsson, P Carnell, A Eger, A Le Port, P Macreadie, S Reeves, P van Kampen, N Waltham, M Wartman, I McLeod

(2024), Ecological Management and Restoration, C1

journal article
2023

Impacts of feral grazers and unseasonal summer flooding on floodplain carbon dynamics: A case study

Sarah Treby, Paul Carnell

(2023), Vol. 23, pp. 186-197, Ecohydrology and Hydrobiology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

The value of ecosystem services in global marine kelp forests

A Eger, E Marzinelli, R Beas-Luna, C Blain, L Blamey, J Byrnes, P Carnell, C Choi, M Hessing-Lewis, K Kim, N Kumagai, J Lorda, P Moore, Y Nakamura, A Pérez-Matus, O Pontier, D Smale, P Steinberg, A Vergés

(2023), Vol. 14, pp. 1-13, Nature Communications, Berlin, Germany, C1

journal article

Multi-scale mapping of Australia's terrestrial and blue carbon stocks and their continental and bioregional drivers

L Walden, O Serrano, M Zhang, Z Shen, J Sippo, L Bennett, D Maher, C Lovelock, P Macreadie, C Gorham, A Lafratta, P Lavery, L Mosley, G Reithmaier, J Kelleway, S Dittmann, F Adame, C Duarte, J Gallagher, P Waryszak, P Carnell, S Kasel, N Hinko-Najera, R Hassan, M Goddard, A Jones, R Viscarra Rossel

(2023), Vol. 4, pp. 1-12, Communications Earth and Environment, London, Eng., C1

journal article

A review of the potential effects of recreational wind-powered craft on coastal habitats and wildlife

R Brooker, P Carnell, J Pocklington, M Antos, M Weston

(2023), pp. 1-25, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, London, Eng., C1

journal article
2022

The value of estuarine producers to fisheries: A case study of Richmond River Estuary

H Jänes, P Macreadie, J Rizzari, D Ierodioconou, S Reeves, P Dwyer, P Carnell

(2022), Vol. 51, pp. 875-887, Ambio, Sweden, C1

journal article

The combined effect of short-term hydrological and N-fertilization manipulation of wetlands on CO2, CH4, and N2O emissions

Giuditta Bonetti, Katy Limpert, Kasper Elgetti Brodersen, Stacey Trevathan-Tackett, Paul Carnell, Peter Macreadie

(2022), Vol. 294, pp. 1-10, Environmental Pollution, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

Blue carbon drawdown by restored mangrove forests improves with age

P Carnell, M Palacios, P Waryszak, S Trevathan-Tackett, P Masqué, P Macreadie

(2022), Vol. 306, pp. 1-8, Journal of Environmental Management, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article
2021

The potential of viruses to influence the magnitude of greenhouse gas emissions in an inland wetland

G Bonetti, S Trevathan-Tackett, P Carnell, P Macreadie

(2021), Vol. 193, Water Research, England, C1

journal article

Managing agricultural grazing to enhance the carbon sequestration capacity of freshwater wetlands

K Limpert, P Carnell, P Macreadie

(2021), Vol. 29, pp. 231-244, Wetlands Ecology and Management, C1

journal article

Local vegetation and hydroperiod influence spatial and temporal patterns of carbon and microbe response to wetland rehabilitation

G Bonetti, S Trevathan-Tackett, P Carnell, S Treby, P Macreadie

(2021), Vol. 163, Applied Soil Ecology, C1

journal article

Estimating blue carbon sequestration under coastal management scenarios

M Moritsch, M Young, P Carnell, P Macreadie, C Lovelock, E Nicholson, P Raimondi, L Wedding, D Ierodiaconou

(2021), Vol. 777, Science of the Total Environment, Netherlands, C1

journal article

Planted mangroves cap toxic petroleum-contaminated sediments

P Waryszak, M Palacios, P Carnell, I Yilmaz, P Macreadie

(2021), Vol. 171, Marine Pollution Bulletin, England, C1

journal article

Microbial community dynamics behind major release of methane in constructed wetlands

G Bonetti, S Trevathan-Tackett, N Hebert, P Carnell, P Macreadie

(2021), Vol. 167, Applied Soil Ecology, C1

journal article

National scale predictions of contemporary and future blue carbon storage

M Young, O Serrano, P Macreadie, C Lovelock, P Carnell, D Ierodiaconou

(2021), Vol. 800, Science of the Total Environment, Netherlands, C1

journal article

Seagrass valuation from fish abundance, biomass and recreational catch

H Jänes, P Carnell, M Young, D Ierodiaconou, G Jenkins, P Hamer, P Zu Ermgassen, J Gair, P Macreadie

(2021), Vol. 130, Ecological Indicators, C1

journal article
2020

Stable isotopes infer the value of Australia's coastal vegetated ecosystems from fisheries

H Janes, P Macreadie, E Nicholson, D Ierodiaconou, S Reeves, M Taylor, P Carnell

(2020), Vol. 21, pp. 80-90, Fish and fisheries, Chichester, Eng., C1

journal article

Quantifying welfare gains of coastal and estuarine ecosystem rehabilitation for recreational fisheries

B Huang, M Young, P Carnell, S Conron, D Ierodiaconou, P Macreadie, E Nicholson

(2020), Vol. 710, Science of the Total Environment, Netherlands, C1

journal article

Assessing passive rehabilitation for carbon gains in rain-filled agricultural wetlands

S Treby, P Carnell, S Trevathan-Tackett, G Bonetti, P Macreadie

(2020), Vol. 256, Journal of Environmental Management, England, C1

journal article

Overgrazing of Seagrass by Sea Urchins Diminishes Blue Carbon Stocks

P Carnell, D Ierodiaconou, T Atwood, P Macreadie

(2020), Vol. 23, pp. 1437-1448, Ecosystems, C1

journal article

Reducing Emissions From Degraded Floodplain Wetlands

K Limpert, P Carnell, S Trevathan-Tackett, P Macreadie

(2020), Vol. 8, Frontiers in Environmental Science, C1

journal article

The application of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to estimate above-ground biomass of mangrove ecosystems

A Navarro, M Young, B Allan, P Carnell, P Macreadie, D Ierodiaconou

(2020), Vol. 242, Remote Sensing of Environment, C1

journal article

Quantifying fisheries enhancement from coastal vegetated ecosystems

H Jänes, P Macreadie, P Zu Ermgassen, J Gair, S Treby, S Reeves, E Nicholson, D Ierodiaconou, P Carnell

(2020), Vol. 43, Ecosystem Services, C1

journal article

Drivers and modelling of blue carbon stock variability in sediments of southeastern Australia

C Ewers Lewis, M Young, D Ierodiaconou, J Baldock, B Hawke, J Sanderman, P Carnell, P Macreadie

(2020), Vol. 17, pp. 2041-2059, Biogeosciences, C1

journal article

Estimating the Potential Blue Carbon Gains From Tidal Marsh Rehabilitation: A Case Study From South Eastern Australia

A Gulliver, P Carnell, S Trevathan-Tackett, M Duarte de Paula Costa, P Masqué, P Macreadie

(2020), Vol. 7, Frontiers in Marine Science, C1

journal article

More severe disturbance regimes drive the shift of a kelp forest to a sea urchin barren in south-eastern Australia

P Carnell, M Keough

(2020), Vol. 10, Scientific Reports, England, C1

journal article

Climate drives the geography of marine consumption by changing predator communities

M Whalen, R Whippo, J Stachowicz, P York, E Aiello, T Alcoverro, A Altieri, L Benedetti-Cecchi, C Bertolini, M Bresch, F Bulleri, P Carnell, S Cimon, R Connolly, M Cusson, M Diskin, E D’Souza, A Flores, F Joel Fodrie, A Galloway, L Gaskins, O Graham, T Hanley, C Henderson, C Hereu, M Hessing-Lewis, K Hovel, B Hughes, A Randall Hughes, K Hultgren, H Jänes, D Janiak, L Johnston, P Jorgensen, B Kelaher, C Kruschel, B Lanham, K Lee, J Lefcheck, E Lozano-Álvarez, P Macreadie, Z Monteith, N O’Connor, A Olds, J O’Leary, C Patrick, O Pino, A Poore, M Rasheed, W Raymond, K Reiss, O Kennedy Rhoades, M Robinson, P Ross, F Rossi, T Schlacher, J Seemann, B Silliman, D Smee, M Thiel, R Unsworth, B van Tussenbroek, A Vergés, M Yeager, B Yednock, S Ziegler, J Emmett Duffy

(2020), Vol. 117, pp. 28160-28166, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Washington, D.C., C1

journal article

An introduced kelp has less impact on a native algal community than overgrazing by native sea urchins

P Crockett, P Carnell

(2020), Vol. 137, pp. 258-268, Victorian naturalist, Melbourne, Vic., C1

journal article
2019

Reconstructing historical marine populations reveals major decline of a kelp forest ecosystem in Australia

P Carnell, M Keough

(2019), Vol. 42, pp. 765-778, Estuaries and coasts, New York, N.Y., C1-1

journal article

Implication of viral infections for greenhouse gas dynamics in freshwater wetlands: Challenges and perspectives

G Bonetti, S Trevathan-Tackett, P Carnell, P Macreadie

(2019), Vol. 10, Frontiers in Microbiology, Switzerland, C1

journal article

Microhabitats can be recruitment refuges and sinks

P Carnell, M Sams, M Keough

(2019), Vol. 626, pp. 15-27, Marine ecology progress series, Oldendorf, Germany, C1

journal article

Australian vegetated coastal ecosystems as global hotspots for climate change mitigation

O Serrano, C Lovelock, T B. Atwood, P Macreadie, R Canto, S Phinn, A Arias-Ortiz, L Bai, J Baldock, C Bedulli, P Carnell, R Connolly, P Donaldson, A Esteban, C Ewers Lewis, B Eyre, M Hayes, P Horwitz, L Hutley, C Kavazos, J Kelleway, G Kendrick, K Kilminster, A Lafratta, S Lee, P Lavery, D Maher, N Marbà, P Masque, M Mateo, R Mount, P Ralph, C Roelfsema, M Rozaimi, R Ruhon, C Salinas, J Samper-Villarreal, J Sanderman, C J. Sanders, I Santos, C Sharples, A Steven, T Cannard, S Trevathan-Tackett, C Duarte

(2019), Vol. 10, Nature Communications, England, C1

journal article

Mapping Ocean Wealth Australia: the value of coastal wetlands to people and nature

Paul Carnell, Simon Reeves, Emily Nicholson, Peter Macreadie, Daniel Ierodiaconou, Mary Young, Jaya Kelvin, Holger Janes, Alejandro Navarro, James Fitzsimons, Chris Gillies

(2019), Carlton, Vic., A6

research report/technical paper
2018

Variability and Vulnerability of Coastal 'Blue Carbon' Stocks: A Case Study from Southeast Australia

C Ewers Lewis, P Carnell, J Sanderman, J Baldock, P Macreadie

(2018), Vol. 21, pp. 263-279, Ecosystems, C1

journal article

A global map of mangrove forest soil carbon at 30 m spatial resolution

J Sanderman, T Hengl, G Fiske, K Solvik, M Adame, L Benson, J Bukoski, P Carnell, M Cifuentes-Jara, D Donato, C Duncan, E Eid, P Ermgassen, C Lewis, P Macreadie, L Glass, S Gress, S Jardine, T Jones, E Nsombo, M Rahman, C Sanders, M Spalding, E Landis

(2018), Vol. 13, Environmental Research Letters, C1

journal article

Carbon stocks, sequestration, and emissions of wetlands in south eastern Australia

P Carnell, S Windecker, M Brenker, J Baldock, P Masque, K Brunt, P Macreadie

(2018), Vol. 24, pp. 4173-4184, Global Change Biology, England, C1

journal article

Optimal soil carbon sampling designs to achieve cost-effectiveness: A case study in blue carbon ecosystems

M Young, P Macreadie, C Duncan, P Carnell, E Nicholson, O Serrano, C Duarte, G Shiell, J Baldock, D Ierodiaconou

(2018), Vol. 14, Biology Letters, England, C1

journal article
2017

Carbon sequestration by Australian tidal marshes

P Macreadie, Q Ollivier, J Kelleway, O Serrano, P Carnell, C Ewers Lewis, T Atwood, J Sanderman, J Baldock, R Connolly, C Duarte, P Lavery, A Steven, C Lovelock

(2017), Vol. 7, Scientific Reports, England, C1

journal article

Global patterns in mangrove soil carbon stocks and losses

T Atwood, R Connolly, H Almahasheer, P Carnell, C Duarte, C Lewis, X Irigoien, J Kelleway, P Lavery, P Macreadie, O Serrano, C Sanders, I Santos, A Steven, C Lovelock

(2017), Vol. 7, pp. 523-528, Nature Climate Change, C1

journal article
2016

The influence of herbivores on primary producers can vary spatially and interact with disturbance

Paul Carnell, Michael Keough

(2016), Vol. 125, pp. 1273-1283, Oikos, Chichester, Eng., C1

journal article
2014

Spatially variable synergistic effects of disturbance and additional nutrients on kelp recruitment and recovery

P Carnell, M Keough

(2014), Vol. 175, pp. 409-416, Oecologia, Berlin, Germany, C1-1

journal article

Funded Projects at Deakin

Australian Competitive Grants

Improving data on the distribution and ecological value of temperate subtidal seagrass in tayaritja (Furneaux Group of Islands), Tasmania

A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou, Dr Paul Carnell, A/Prof Craig Sherman, Dr Oli Dalby

National Environmetal Science Program 2

  • 2024: $47,153
  • 2023: $30,000

Other Public Sector Funding

Control charts for Victoria's Marine Protected Areas

Dr Paul Carnell

Parks Victoria Grant - Research

  • 2015: $2,280

Removal strategies of the introduced kelp Undaria pinnatifida and its interaction with the native algal canopy in Victoria's Marine Sanctuaries

A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou, Dr Paul Carnell, Prof Peter Macreadie

Parks Victoria Grant - Research

  • 2016: $3,000
  • 2015: $3,000

RPP 1415 P18- Conservation plans for marine protected areas

Dr Paul Carnell, Prof Peter Macreadie

Parks Victoria Grant - Research

  • 2015: $4,500

Wetland Monitoring Program Development

Prof Peter Macreadie, Dr Paul Carnell, Dr Jan Barton, Prof Rebecca Lester

Local Land Services

  • 2016: $10,000
  • 2015: $70,000

Carbon sequestration and storage in freshwater Victorian wetlands

Prof Peter Macreadie, Dr Paul Carnell

Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority

  • 2016: $53,040
  • 2015: $60,000

A pilot monitoring program for Victoria's marine national parks and sanctuaries

A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou, Dr Paul Carnell, Mr Paul Tinkler

Parks Victoria Grant - Research CAT2-2-1

  • 2018: $123,007
  • 2017: $114,689

Evaluating the carbon sink-source capacity of inland wetlands within the Murray region

Prof Peter Macreadie, Dr Paul Carnell

Local Land Services

  • 2017: $128,034

Restoring healthy ecosystems in subtidal reefs: an integrated approach

Dr Paul Carnell, Prof Peter Macreadie, Miss Beck Morris, Asst/Prof Steve Swearer

Department of Environment Land Water and Planning

  • 2020: $12,912
  • 2019: $12,736
  • 2018: $12,272

Enhancing monitoring programs for Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park using remote observation, rock lobster pots and sonar technologies

A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou, Dr Paul Carnell, Mr Paul Tinkler, Mr Jordan Logan

Parks Victoria Grant - Research CAT2-2-1

  • 2019: $124,141
  • 2018: $37,650
  • 2017: $69,338

Victorian Coastal Wetland Restoration

Prof Peter Macreadie, Dr Paul Carnell

Department of Environment Land Water and Planning

  • 2020: $91,000
  • 2019: $131,000
  • 2018: $403,000

Are feral herbivores impacting carbon storage in alpine peatlands?

Dr Paul Carnell, Prof Peter Macreadie, Ms Sarah Treby

Parks Victoria Grant - Research CAT2-4

  • 2019: $5,000

An updated monitoring program for Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park.

A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou, Mr Paul Tinkler, Mr Sam Wines, Dr Paul Carnell, Prof John Arnould

Parks Victoria Grant - Research CAT2-2-1

  • 2020: $86,381
  • 2019: $45,000

An updated monitoring program for Cape Howe Marine National Park.

A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou, Mr Paul Tinkler, Mr Sam Wines, Dr Paul Carnell, Dr Mary Young

Parks Victoria Grant - Research CAT2-2-1

  • 2021: $48,780
  • 2019: $45,000

Optimal Management of Overabundant Sea Urchins in Victoria.

Dr Paul Carnell, A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou, Dr Eric Treml, A/Prof Craig Sherman, A/Prof Adam Miller, Dr Mary Young, Prof Peter Macreadie

Department of Environment Land Water and Planning

  • 2021: $222,500
  • 2020: $97,500
  • 2019: $70,000

Development of an ongoing monitoring program for saltmarsh & seagrass in Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park

Dr Paul Carnell

Parks Victoria Grant - Research CAT2-2-1

  • 2022: $1,890
  • 2021: $6,033
  • 2020: $24,132

Review of effects of wind powered vessels on wildlife within Victoria's MPAs and sensitive coastal areas.

Dr Paul Carnell, A/Prof Mike Weston

Parks Victoria Grant - Research CAT2-1-2

  • 2021: $7,182
  • 2020: $7,182

Mapping the benefits and costs of management actions for blue carbon habitats on Victoria's coastline.

Dr Paul Carnell, Dr Micheli Costa, Prof Peter Macreadie, Dr Melissa Wartman, Prof Emily Nicholson

Department of Environment Land Water and Planning

  • 2022: $30,000
  • 2021: $90,000

Developing a wetland restoration action plan for the Southeast Bellarine.

Dr Paul Carnell, Dr Melissa Wartman, Dr Maria Palacios, Prof Peter Macreadie

City of Greater Geelong

  • 2022: $10,000
  • 2021: $14,995

Giant Spider Crab ecological and socio-economic assessment in the marine water of Port Phillip Bay.

A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou, Dr Paul Carnell, Dr Justin Rizzari, Prof John Arnould, Dr Helen Scarborough, Dr Mary Young, Prof Peter Macreadie, Dr Sasha Whitmarsh

Department of Environment Land Water and Planning

  • 2023: $61,000
  • 2022: $447,467

CCMA Swan Bay Coastal saltmarsh migration assessment.

Dr Paul Carnell, Miss Jasmine Bursic, Dr Micheli Costa, Dr Melissa Wartman, Prof Peter Macreadie

Department of Environment and Energy

  • 2022: $34,750

A pilot Coastal Natural values study for Corner Inlet and Nooramunga.

Dr Paul Carnell, Dr Kay Critchell, Prof Emily Nicholson

Parks Victoria

  • 2023: $9,000
  • 2022: $40,000

Project-level environmental economic accounting for coastal blue carbon ecosystems.

Prof Peter Macreadie, Dr Paul Carnell

Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment

  • 2022: $768,367

Restoring golden kelp forests on rocky reefs in Port Phillip Bay.

Dr Paul Carnell, Dr Prue Francis

Department of Environment Land Water and Planning

  • 2023: $159,980

Kelping the Bay: future proofing the Golden Kelp

Dr Prue Francis, A/Prof Adam Miller, A/Prof Craig Sherman, Dr Paul Carnell, Dr Jacqui Pocklington, Dr Mary Young, Miss Jasmine Bursic

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action Port Philip Bay Fund 90 719 052 204

  • 2023: $90,721

Industry and Other Funding

Sea urchin outbreak in Noorumunga Marine and Coastal Park: implications for seagrasses and their carbon-sink capacity

Prof Peter Macreadie, A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou, Dr Paul Carnell

Australia Academy of Science

  • 2017: $1,000
  • 2015: $9,000

The Victorian Coastal Wetland Restoration Program: Protecting Victoria's Saltmarsh Through Fencing

Prof Peter Macreadie, Dr Melissa Wartman, Dr Paul Carnell, Dr Micheli Costa

Helen Macpherson Smith Trust Grant - Research

  • 2023: $30,694
  • 2022: $81,925
  • 2021: $87,234

Developing a new Seaweed Aquaculture Industry in Gippsland.

Dr Paul Carnell, Dr Prue Francis, Dr Alecia Bellgrove, Prof Peter Macreadie, Dr Cecilia Biancacci, Dr Stacey Trevathan-Tackett

Food & Fibre Gippsland Inc

  • 2022: $80,050
  • 2021: $40,000

GeelongPort Citizen Science program.

Dr Maria Palacios, Prof Peter Macreadie, Dr Paul Carnell

Geelong Port

  • 2023: $28,131
  • 2022: $100,000

Enhancing coastal restoration by accelerating saltmarsh revegetation and soil recovery

Dr Stacey Trevathan-Tackett, Dr Melissa Wartman, Dr Paul Carnell, Prof Peter Macreadie

Hermon Slade Foundation Grant - Research CAT3

  • 2023: $43,518
  • 2022: $14,740

Boosting drought resilience in the Lower Loddon Landscape.

Dr Martino Malerba, Dr Paul Carnell, Dr Lukas Schuster, Prof Peter Macreadie, Dr Stacey Trevathan-Tackett

Wetland Revival Trust

  • 2023: $25,000
  • 2022: $50,210

Onshore production of the red seaweed, Asparagopsis armata.

Dr Prue Francis, Dr Paul Carnell

Seascape Restorations Australia P/L t/as Immersion Group

  • 2023: $18,950
  • 2022: $18,950

Supervisions

Principal Supervisor
2021

Sarah Treby

Thesis entitled: Management and Disturbance Impacts to Carbon Sequestration in Australian Freshwater Wetlands

Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences

Associate Supervisor
2021

Giuditta Bonetti

Thesis entitled: The role of prokaryotes, viruses and viral infection strategies for carbon dynamics in inland wetlands

Doctor of Philosophy (Biol & Chem), School of Life and Environmental Sciences

2020

Katy Elizabeth Limpert

Thesis entitled: Maximising carbon drawdown in freshwater wetlands

Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences

Holger Janes

Thesis entitled: Values of coastal ecosystems from fish and fisheries

Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences