Attributes Working Group

This Working Group is developing a list of key attributes of a reef that is biophysically, socially and economically sustainable in the face of climate change. With this knowledge in hand, the sustainability of all coral reefs can be assessed to determine their resilience to climate change.

Working Group Members:

Name	Position	Institute	Expertise
Prof. Ove Hoegh-Guldberg (Chair)	Director Centre for Marine Studies	University of Queensland	Corals and climate change
Dr Natalie Ban	Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies	James Cook University	Conservation planning
Dr Katharina Fabricius	Researcher	Australian Institute of Marine Science	Coral reef ecology and conservation, inshore benthic systems
Dr Simon Foale	Senior Lecturer, Arts, Education and Social Sciences	James Cook University	Social context, indigenous knowledge, politics
Dr Cathy Robinson	Sustainable Ecosystems	CSIRO	Governance
Dr Morgan Pratchett	Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies	James Cook University	Coral reef ecology, marine biogeography, herbivory
Prof. Bob Pressey	Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies	James Cook University	Conservation planning
Dr Guillermo Diaz-Pulido	Researcher, Centre for Marine Studies	University of Queensland	Coral reef algae in context of reef degradation and climate change
Dr Hugh Sweatman	Leader of Long Term Monitoring Program	Australian Institute of Marine Science	Patterns of change in coral reef ecology, monitoring
Dr David Wachenfeld	Director of Science	Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority	Reef risk assessment, resilience as a response to climate change
Prof. Bette Willis	Professor, School of Marine and Tropical Biology	James Cook University	Coral disease, coral life history