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Jodie L. Rummer is an Associate Professor at James Cook University (JCU), specializing in Conservation Physiology with a focus on marine organisms' physiological responses to environmental stressors. Her research emphasizes the impacts of climate change on coral reef ecosystems, particularly thermal tolerance, ocean acidification, and habitat degradation effects on fish and elasmobranch species. She holds a PhD in Zoology from the University of British Columbia and completed postdoctoral work at the City University of Hong Kong.
Her work integrates physiology, ecology, and conservation, addressing topics such as metabolic performance under stress, behavioral thermoregulation, and the physiological mechanisms enabling species survival in changing environments. Key areas include studying sharks and rays' biophysics, coral reef fish resilience, and the effects of anthropogenic activities like aquaculture and ocean acidification.
Rummer collaborates internationally, contributing to projects in French Polynesia, the Great Barrier Reef, and the Pacific. She has pioneered methods for non-lethal physiological assessments in elasmobranchs and applied machine learning for species identification. Her research informs conservation strategies, such as identifying critical habitats and evaluating the efficacy of marine protected areas.
- Education: PhD (Zoology), University of British Columbia; Postdoc, City University of Hong Kong
- Grants/Projects: Multiple ARC and international grants on climate change impacts and conservation physiology
- Labs/Teams: Leads the Conservation Physiology Lab at JCU, part of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
