April Hall ~ Postdoctoral Research Fellow
College of Science & Engineering
- About
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- Interests
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- Research
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- Fisheries
- Marine reserve networks
- Conservation and management
- Coral reef predators
- Trophic dynamics
- Research Disciplines
- Socio-Economic Objectives
April is a post-doctoral research fellow; her research activities explore fundamental concepts of coral reef fish ecology, with a particular focus on marine parks management and conservation of coral reef fish communities. April’s current research activities are focussed around evaluating the value of conservation park (yellow) zones to biodiversity conservation in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. April holds an Advance Queensland Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship, and works in collaboration with the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, as well as the Reef and Ocean Ecology Laboratory. April’s PhD research focused on the importance of predatory fishes on reefs, and the trophic impacts of predator removals on coral reef fish communities. This project provided valuable information on how fishing of predators affects trophic dynamics on the Great Barrier Reef, and demonstrated the utility of no-take marine reserves in protecting ecosystem processes on reefs. Other research projects include investigation of the demographics, reproduction and habitat associations of nemipterid fishes, as well as collaborative projects examining spatial and temporal trends in coral trout abundance in the Capricorn Bunkers. April has co-supervised a masters student, and has held several roles as a course demonstrator in the College of Marine and Environmental Sciences.
- Honours
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- Awards
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- 2017 to 2020 - Advance Queensland Early Career Research Fellowship
- Publications
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- Journal Articles
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- Hall A and Kingsford M (2016) Predators exacerbate competitive interactions and dominance hierarchies between two coral reef fishes. PLoS ONE, 11. pp. 1-20
- Hall A and Kingsford M (2016) Variation in the population demographics of Scolopsis bilineatus in response to predators. Coral Reefs, 35 (4). pp. 1173-1185
- Hall A and Clark T (2016) Seeing is believing: metabolism provides insight into threat perception for a prey species of coral reef fish. Animal Behaviour, 115. pp. 117-126
- Boaden A and Kingsford M (2015) Predators drive community structure in coral reef fish assemblages. Ecosphere, 6 (4). pp. 1-33
- Boaden A and Kingsford M (2013) Distributions and habitat associations of the bridled monocle bream Scolopsis bilineatus (Nemipteridae): a demographic approach. Journal of Fish Biology, 83 (3). pp. 618-641
- Boaden A and Kingsford M (2012) Diel behaviour and trophic ecology of Scolopsis bilineatus (Nemipteridae). Coral Reefs, 31 (3). pp. 871-883
- Current Funding
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Current and recent Research Funding to JCU is shown by funding source and project.
QLD Department of Science, Information, Technology and Innovation - Advance Queensland Research Fellowship
The value of conservation parks on the Great Barrier Reef
- Indicative Funding
- $180,000 over 5 years, in partnership with the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority ($15,000 over 3 yrs)
- Summary
- This project examines the importance of partially protected areas on the Great Barrier Reef. Conservation park zones offer partial protection to coral reef ecosystems by limiting fishing impacts through use of restrictions on fishing gear. Conservation parks have the potential to provide a conservation middle ground by allowing limited extraction by fishers whilst still providing a conservation benefit. Despite this potential, little is known about the value of the zones. This project will be the first to examine how conservation park zones contribute to conservation and management of coral reef fish communities on the Great Barrier Reef.
- Investigators
- April Hall and Mike Kingsford (College of Science & Engineering)
- Keywords
- Conservation; Marine Parks; Fishing Impacts; Fisheries Management; Zoning; Great Barrier Reef
My research areas
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