Paul Lavery

Biography

Paul is the Professor of Marine Ecology in the School of Science and Director of the Centre for Marine Ecosystems Research. Paul Lavery has over 20 year’s experience working in applied marine science. He has worked in the Government sector in Australia and the USA and on some of the major marine restoration projects in Australia and overseas, including the Peel-Harvey Management Programme, the Boston Harbor Cleanup Programme and the Perth Coastal Waters Study. He was a contracted expert assisting in the development of the State’s first State Environmental Policy and has assisted in marine park planning through his involvement in several scientific reference groups. He is currently a member of the working group revising the ANZECC Water Quality Guidelines (biological monitoring). He is a past Head of School and Associate Dean of Research and Higher Degrees.

Research Interest

Marine ecology and management (with a focus on seagrass and estuarine ecosystems), The role and lifecycle of wrack in marine ecosystems, Impacts of dredging on benthic marine ecosystems, The eco-physiology of seagrasses, Carbon capture and storage in seagrass ecosystems, The development of monitoring indicators and protocols for marine ecosystems, Eco-hydraulics – the role of wave s and water movement in structuring benthic marine ecosystems.