A story of hope for the Great Barrier Reef

What's feeding the reef that surrounds this coral cay on the southern end of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. How do you find the answers to this question?

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IN THIS EPISODE
of "LIFE ON THE REEF" lead academic from the University of the Sunshine Coast Dr Kathy Townsend introduces her scientific team from LEAF to REEF. A multi disciplinary team that are working together to quantify the biodiversity of Lady Elliot Island and surrounding waters as part of the Great Barrier Reef Foundation's Reef Islands Initiative.

This scientific team of experts include:
Dr Chris Dudgeon - Project lead and Computer modelling
Dr Asia Haines (Armstrong) - Manta Ray researcher
Dr Anthony Richardson - Climate change computer modelling
Julian Uribe-Palomino - Plankton dynamics
Dr Ben Gilby - Animal & Marine Ecologist
Dr Hayden Borland - Spacial & Fauna Ecologist
Sarah Thackway - Fish Researcher
Dr Dominique Potvin - Ornithologist
Zerra Egerton - Animal Ecologist
Professor Mike Bennett - Ornithologist
Professor Dirk Erler - Geomorphology expert
Caitlyn Smith - Turtle Ecologist
Jason Van De Merwe - Marine Ecologist

This team has set out on a task to find the answers to their questions

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LIFE ON THE REEF
A fresh new ocean docuseries for ocean, nature and wildlife lovers. This series take you behind the scene of the research that goes on on Lady Elliot Island. A little coral cay island on the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef.

Each episode takes you behind the scenes with the research teams who are out in the field trying to better understand the natural wonders of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, from the microscopic to it's apex predators we dive in and take a closer look and try to uncover why these creatures that call this place home.

Each episode takes you on an adventure and unfolds a new story of LIFE ON THE REEF

Filmed and Produced by
Ben Andryc & Dianne Costa
Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort

Both Ben and Di love the ocean and are both advocates for protecting and conserving this amazing natural environment. They believe that the best way to protect the ocean is to get people to fall in love with it first. By collaborating with experts and sharing these films they hope to achieve that. LIFE ON THE REEF is their way of sharing the beauty and a better understanding of this special place in hope that the more people that fall in love with this place the more people will be interested in saving and protecting the ocean and the creatures big and small that call this place home.

You can follow Ben and Dianne's location shoots @benandDI here you will find a series of light hearted VLOGs as they adventure into some of the worlds my interesting destinations.

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LADY ELLIOT ISLAND
Located on the Southern Great Barrier Reef Queensland Australia. A place where you can absorb yourself in the presence of Manta Rays, sharks, turtles and whales doing their thing. Colorful corals, fish, this island is truly a place where the Great Barrier Reef is still Great.

A SPECIAL THANKS TO
All of the staff at Lady Elliot Eco Resort
Dr Kathy Townsend

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