Its mostly about seagrasses...
Its mostly about seagrasses...
WAMSI Westport Marine Science Program
Westport has partnered with Western Australian Marine Science Institution (WAMSI) to deliver a major collaborative science program on the marine environment at Cockburn Sound. The WAMSI Westport Marine Science Program will ensure the environmental impact assessment for Western Australia’s future container port is based on independent and outstanding science.
The program will draw on numerous experts from the physical, biological and social science disciplines in Western Australia to fill knowledge gaps about this most important and unique coastal ecosystem. Seagrass researchers from UWA are involved in Benthic Habitats and Communities theme looking at benthic habitat mapping, pressure-response relationships, building resilience and future proofing seagrass meadows, and seagrass restoration.
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McMahon KM, Said NE, Webster CL, Wesselmann M, Sinclair EA, Strydom S (2025) Executive summary – Key findings to inform Environmental Impact Assessment and Management proposed for the proposed Westport development and for managing and building resilience under a changing climate in temperate seagrass communities. Theme 2.2: Pressure-response relationships, building resilience and future proofing seagrass meadows. West Australian Marine Science Institution.
Whale JW, Webster CL, Said NE, Frouws AM, Field DL, Sinclair EA, McMahon KM (2025) Population genomics in Posidonia sinuosa. Theme 2.2: Pressure-response relationships, building resilience and future proofing seagrass meadows. West Australian Marine Science Institution.
Whale JW, Dunham N, Bywater A, Field DL, Sinclair EA, Strydom S, McMahon KM (2024) Thermal priming of dehisced Posidonia seed does not increase thermal tolerance of establishing seedlings. Theme 2.2: Pressure-response relationships, building resilience and future proofing seagrass meadows. West Australian Marine Science Institution.
Webster C, McMahon K, Ross C, Afrifa-Yamoah E, Said N, Hovey RK, Martin BC, Strydom S (2024) Two decades of seagrass monitoring data show drivers include ENSO, climate warming and local stressors. Theme: Benthic Habitats and Communities WAMSI Westport Marine Science Program.
Werorilangi S, Hovey RK, Umar W, Hasyim H, Harusi NMR, Dexter KF, Langford A, Ruhon R, Zach Z (2023) End-of-life of plastics used in seaweed aquaculture in South Sulawesi. The Australia-Indonesia Centre.
Kendrick GA, Ferretto G, Austin RA, van Keulen M, Verdiun JJ (2023) Review of past seagrass restoration projects and guidelines for restoration in Cockburn Sound. WAMSI Westport Marine Science Program.