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Environmental Impact
Since most of our work takes place in situ on coral reefs, a lot of projects are impacted by rapid environmental change. We are therefore interested in how our model organisms cope with disturbances. We use our long term monitoring of coral reef fish populations in Kimbe Bay to learn about the impact of warming, run-off and noise pollution.

Photo credit: Morgan Bennett-Smith
Relevant publications
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Versteeg, M., MacDonald, C., Bennett-Smith, M., Buston, P., Rueger, T. 2025. Individual shrinking in response to heat stress and social conflict aids survival in clown anemonefish. Science Advances, in print
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