Dexter Dela Cruz

Dexter Dela Cruz is a Postdoctoral Coral Researcher at the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Southern Cross University, specializing in coral reef ecology and restoration. His work focuses on mass larval enhancement for reef recovery.

• BSBio from PLM, Philippines
• MSMs in Marine Science (Marine Biology) from University of the Philippines
• PhD from Southern Cross University

His research addresses coral reproduction, larval ecology, and conservation biology, with projects spanning the Philippines and Australia. Current work involves scaling coral restoration using cultured larvae under Prof. Peter Harrison's lab.

Recent publications highlight advancements in larval seedboxes, shading techniques, and socioecological impacts on restoration. Awards include the 2024 Mid-Career Researcher Award for Research Excellence at SCU.

• Grants: John Allwright Scholarship (ACIAR)
• Collaborations: Department of Science and Technology (Philippines), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (Philippines)

Based in Lismore, Australia, he works with the Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology) group at SCU, supported by identifiers like ORCID 0000-0002-9626-7265 and Scopus ID 46761050000.