Postgraduate Students
Jaunita Bite
How to Find me
Contact Address:
Department of Primary Industries
38-40 Tingira St
Portsmith Cairns
Queensland 4870.
I came from Melbourne where I did a BSc at La Trobe University and
MSc at Victoria University and have worked for several years on seaweeds
and seagrasses
The Quality of Seagrass As A Dugong Food Resource: The Importance of the Effects Of Season and Water Depth
SupervisorsI am studying the nutritional value of seagrasses for dugong. The project is based in Hervey Bay and aims to determine the effects of season and water depth on the nutritional quality of heavily and low grazed seagrasses. I will also examine the recovery rates of seagrasses after grazing. The project encompasses laboratory work, fieldwork on intertidal mudflats, working from boats and SCUBA diving. The outcome of the project will involve advising government and non-government organisations on the management and protection of dugongs and their habitat.
This project is partnered with a related project examining the small scale foraging of dugongs with in Hervey Bay using newly developed telemetry.Links with:-
QDPI (Queensland Department of Primary Industries)
QPWS (EPA) (Queensland Parks and Wildlife Services)
WWF (World Wide Fund)
GRMPA (Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority)
CRC Reef Research Centre