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Professor Mia Hoogenboom is a marine ecologist at James Cook University, specializing in the physiological and ecological processes influencing coral reef organisms. Her research focuses on how environmental conditions affect individual organism performance, population dynamics, and ecosystem resilience, particularly under climate change pressures. Key themes include coral energy budgets, symbiosis dynamics, microplastic impacts, and reef restoration strategies.
Her work integrates field studies, experimental manipulations, and computational modeling to address three core areas: environmental controls on individual fitness, adaptive significance of phenotypic plasticity, and coral metabolism/photosynthesis. Recent projects highlight the role of light/water flow in coral health, behavioral plasticity in fish offspring, and the mitigation of coral bleaching through habitat complexity and restoration tools.
Publications emphasize coral reef degradation mechanisms, including studies on microplastic toxicity, ocean acidification, and global bleaching events. Her research contributes to conservation strategies, such as optimizing coral-seeding technologies and prioritizing resilient species for restoration.
As a mentor, Professor Hoogenboom supervises doctoral students exploring topics like AI-driven coral reef monitoring, coral demography under environmental gradients, and engineering solutions for reef restoration. Despite no listed awards, her extensive peer-reviewed output reflects significant contributions to marine science.