Vision and remote sensing: using nature's technology to examine the health of The Great Barrier Reef and Moreton Bay. [ 2002-12-20 - 2009-12-31 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Dr David Vaney (Chief Investigator) ,  Dr William Dennison (Chief Investigator) ,  Emeritus Professor Justin Marshall (Chief Investigator) ,  Emeritus Professor Justin Marshall (Chief Investigator) ,  Honorary Professor Kim Bryceson (Chief Investigator)
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Brief description Vision and remote sensing: using nature's technology to examine the health of The Great Barrier Reef and Moreton Bay. We aim to use what is known and what we will discover about animals visual systems to examine environmental health on The Great Barrier Reef and Moreton Bay. Technology and knowledge from 8 university departments, 4 industry partners, and 7 international collaborators will be combined to both learn and provide information. The innovative aspect of our approach is to examine the world with the eyes of birds, fish and invertebrates. Tricks animals employ to solve visual tasks will be implemented at scales of instrumentation from hand-held to remote sensing and used to address problems such as coral reef bleaching.

Funding Amount $887,000

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