Anthony Richardson
Joint Director, AusCPR
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (Brisbane)
Mathematics Department, University of Queensland

Responsibilities

• Managing AusCPR
• Securing funding
• Guiding research directions
• Developing relationships with other plankton surveys
• Supporting and developing AusCPR staff

Research Interests

• Marine climate change impacts
• Plankton ecology
• Pelagic ecosystem dynamics
• Ecosystem modelling

Contact

Phone: 07 3833 5958 (CSIRO), 07 3365 8506 (UQ), 0467 771 869 (mobile)
Email: Anthony.Richardson(at)csiro.au

Graham Hosie
Joint Director, AusCPR
Director, SO-CPR Survey
Australian Antarctic Division, Department for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities

Responsibilities

• Managing AusCPR
• Securing funding
• Guiding research interests
• Developing relationships with other plankton surveys
• Supporting and developing AusCPR staff

Research Interests

• Ecology of Southern Ocean plankton
• Antarctic marine ecosystem dynamics
• Impact of global change on marine biodiversity
• Bioregionalisation
• Building international research collaborations

Contact

Phone: 03 6232 3364
Mobile: 0417 389 066
Email: Graham.Hosie (at) aad.gov.au

Frank Coman
Plankton Ecologist
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (Brisbane)

Responsibilities

• Plankton sorting for AusCPR East Australian Current route
• Zooplankton sorting and logistics for IMOS National Reference Stations
• Management of SE Queensland National Reference Station
• Contributing to publications and presentations

Research Interests

• Plankton biology and ecology
• Climate change impacts on marine systems
• Aquaculture

Contact

Phone: 07 3833 5917
Email: Frank.Coman(at)csiro.au

David McLeod
Plankton Biologist
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (based at AAD, Kingston)

Responsibilties

• Analyses of Southern Ocean plankton samples
• Operational tasks
• Data collation and quality control
• Contributing to publications and presentations

Research Interests

• Plankton as indicators of ecosystem health and change
• Changes in Southern Ocean zooplankton populations and impacts on higher trophic levels
• Zooplankton behaviour and implications for availability to predators

Contact

Phone: 03 6232 3425
Email: David.McLeod(at)csiro.au

Anita Slotwinski
Plankton Biologist
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (Brisbane)

Responsibilties

• Plankton analysis
• Operational tasks
• Plankton database maintenance
• Quality control
• Project website management
• Contributing to publications and presentations

Research Interests

• Marine plankton ecology
• Impacts of environmental change on plankton communities
• Deep sea research
• Plankton taxonomy, photomicroscopy and development of an Australian guide to zooplankton 

Phone: 07 3833 5964
Email: Anita.Slotwinski(at)csiro.au

Claire Davies
Plankton Biologist
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (Brisbane)

Responsibilties

• Plankton analysis
• Operational tasks
• Plankton database maintenance
• Quality control
• Reference collection management
• Contributing to publications and presentations

Research Interests

• Plankton ecology
• Reef monitoring
• Climate change impacts

Contact

Phone: 07 3833 5921
Email: Claire.Davies(at)csiro.au

Joanna Strzelecki 
Marine Biologist
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (Perth)

Responsibilties

• Plankton analysis
• Operational tasks
• Data collation and quality control
• Contributing to publications and presentations

Research Interests

• Plankton ecology
• Food webs
• Benthic pelagic coupling
• Settlement and recruitment of marine invertebrate larvae

Contact

Phone: 08 9333 6526 
Email: Joanna.Strzelecki(at)csiro.au

James McLaughlin 
Marine Biologist / Biogeochemist
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research (Perth)

Responsibilties

• Analysis of Indian Ocean plankton samples
• Operational tasks
• Data collation and quality control
• Contributing to publications and presentations

Research Interests

• Marine phytoplankton dynamics and ecology
• Benthic and pelagic primary production
• Nutrient processes
• Ocean acidification linked to climate change

Contact

Phone: 08 9333 6523
Email: JamesMcLaughlin(at)csiro.au