Marcus Sheaves
Head, Marine Biology and Aquaculture
Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research
James Cook University
Australia
Biography
Marcus Sheaves is a Professor in the College of Science and Engineering, where he is Head of Marine Biology and Aquaculture, Deputy Director of JCU’s Centre for Tropical Water & Aquatic Ecosystem Research (TropWATER). Marcus also leads JCU’s Estuary and Coastal Wetland Ecology Research Group, and leader of the Science for Integrated Coastal Ecosystem Management consortium.Marcus Sheaves is a Professor in the College of Science and Engineering, where he is Head of Marine Biology and Aquaculture, Deputy Director of JCU’s Centre for Tropical Water & Aquatic Ecosystem Research (TropWATER). Marcus also leads JCU’s Estuary and Coastal Wetland Ecology Research Group, and leader of the Science for Integrated Coastal Ecosystem Management consortium.
Research Interest
The ecology of estuaries and coastal wetland ecosystems, in particular in: nursery ground function, animal habitat relationships, the role of ecosystem mosaics and connectivity
