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Author Biographies
benthic habitats and biota, including biophysical sea
floor mapping, in a broad range of coastal and offshore
marine ecosystems in New Zealand, Australia, and
along the west coast of the United States.
P. BOCK
Philip Bock became fascinated by bryozoans while geological mapping in south-west Victoria, where the sediments are often packed with their skeletons. He took
up study of the living bryozoans of southern Australia
in order to gain an understanding of their environmental variation. After working at RMIT (Royal Melbourne
Institute of Technology) University for over 30 years, he
retired in 1997, and maintains an active interest, including keeping the Bryozoa Home Page website available
at http://www.bryozoa.net/ [Verified 21 March 2008].
J. BRODIE
Jon Brodie is a research scientist with the Australian
Centre for Tropical Freshwater Research at James Cook
University. He has held positions as Director, Institute
of Applied Science, University of the South Pacific, and
Director, Water Quality and Coastal Development
Group, GBRMPA (Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Authority). Jon has collaborated with a wide range of
research colleagues from AIMS (Australian Institute of
Marine Science), GBRMPA, CSIRO (Commonwealth
Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation),
QDNR&M (Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Management), QDPI (Queensland Department of Primary Industries), JCU (James Cook
University) and the Reef CRC (Co-operative Research
Centre) to establish the effects of changed terrestrial
runoff on GBR (Great Barrier Reef) ecosystems.
M. BYRNE
Maria Byrne’s research on the biology of invertebrates
involves echinoderms and molluscs. She received her
S. T. AHYONG
Shane Ahyong is a Research Scientist at the National
Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA),
in Wellington, New Zealand. He is an international authority on the stomatopod and decapod crustaceans.
Research interests include crustacean phylogeny and
systematics invasive species and biosecurity, and deepwater faunas.
P. ALDERSLADE
Phil Alderslade has been researching the identification
of octocorals since the early 1970’s and for the last
25 years has been the Curator of Coelenterates at the
Northern Territory Art Gallery and Museum (NTM.
With Katharina Fabricius he has co-authored ‘Soft Corals and Sea Fans’—the only comprehensive field guide
to the shallow water octocorals of the Red Sea, IndoPacific and central west Pacific regions of the world.
C. ALEXANDER
Christopher Alexander was appointed lecturer in Marine Biology at the University College of Townsville
(later James Cook University (JCU)) in 1968 and retired
in 2003. During that period, he taught a wide range of
subjects, researched and supervised honours and graduate students in plankton, invertebrates (especially
Crustacea) and Neurophysiology. He is currently Adjunct Associate Professor and regularly tutors in laboratory classes in plankton and crustaceans and gives
guest lectures in these subjects and introductory neurophysiology. Degrees: Zoology (University of Wales),
M.Sc. Plankton (University of Southampton), Ph.D.
crustacean neurophysiology (University of Wales).
T. J. ANDERSON
Tara Anderson is a Research Scientist (Benthic Ecologist), Geosciences Australia. Her research over 15 years
has focused primarily on the relationships between
Author Biographies
benthic habitats and biota, including biophysical sea
floor mapping, in a broad range of coastal and offshore
marine ecosystems in New Zealand, Australia, and
along the west coast of the United States.
P. BOCK
Philip Bock became fascinated by bryozoans while geological mapping in south-west Victoria, where the sediments are often packed with their skeletons. He took
up study of the living bryozoans of southern Australia
in order to gain an understanding of their environmental variation. After working at RMIT (Royal Melbourne
Institute of Technology) University for over 30 years, he
retired in 1997, and maintains an active interest, including keeping the Bryozoa Home Page website available
at http://www.bryozoa.net/ [Verified 21 March 2008].
J. BRODIE
Jon Brodie is a research scientist with the Australian
Centre for Tropical Freshwater Research at James Cook
University. He has held positions as Director, Institute
of Applied Science, University of the South Pacific, and
Director, Water Quality and Coastal Development
Group, GBRMPA (Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Authority). Jon has collaborated with a wide range of
research colleagues from AIMS (Australian Institute of
Marine Science), GBRMPA, CSIRO (Commonwealth
Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation),
QDNR&M (Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Management), QDPI (Queensland Department of Primary Industries), JCU (James Cook
University) and the Reef CRC (Co-operative Research
Centre) to establish the effects of changed terrestrial
runoff on GBR (Great Barrier Reef) ecosystems.
M. BYRNE
Maria Byrne’s research on the biology of invertebrates
involves echinoderms and molluscs. She received her
S. T. AHYONG
Shane Ahyong is a Research Scientist at the National
Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA),
in Wellington, New Zealand. He is an international authority on the stomatopod and decapod crustaceans.
Research interests include crustacean phylogeny and
systematics invasive species and biosecurity, and deepwater faunas.
P. ALDERSLADE
Phil Alderslade has been researching the identification
of octocorals since the early 1970’s and for the last
25 years has been the Curator of Coelenterates at the
Northern Territory Art Gallery and Museum (NTM.
With Katharina Fabricius he has co-authored ‘Soft Corals and Sea Fans’—the only comprehensive field guide
to the shallow water octocorals of the Red Sea, IndoPacific and central west Pacific regions of the world.
C. ALEXANDER
Christopher Alexander was appointed lecturer in Marine Biology at the University College of Townsville
(later James Cook University (JCU)) in 1968 and retired
in 2003. During that period, he taught a wide range of
subjects, researched and supervised honours and graduate students in plankton, invertebrates (especially
Crustacea) and Neurophysiology. He is currently Adjunct Associate Professor and regularly tutors in laboratory classes in plankton and crustaceans and gives
guest lectures in these subjects and introductory neurophysiology. Degrees: Zoology (University of Wales),
M.Sc. Plankton (University of Southampton), Ph.D.
crustacean neurophysiology (University of Wales).
T. J. ANDERSON
Tara Anderson is a Research Scientist (Benthic Ecologist), Geosciences Australia. Her research over 15 years
has focused primarily on the relationships between