Dr Russ Babcock is a marine ecologist with CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research. Dr Russ Babcock is a marine ecologist with CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research. He has broad interests including invertebrate reproduction and larval ecology, the effects of coastal development, marine conservation and trophic cascade effects.Dr Babcock leads research in CSIRO's Oceans and Atmosphere Flagship to better understand how human activities influence coastal ecosystems, such as coral reefs and kelp forests These research programs focus on issues such as:Effectiveness of marine reserves as conservation tools and their use as tools for understanding the effects of fishing and fisheries management in coral reef and temperate kelp forest ecosystems.Impacts of phenomena such as sedimentation on coastal, coral reef and seagrass ecosystems.Application of new technologies such as Autonomous Underwater Vehicles and acoustic tagging and tracking to provide new ecological insights for better management.Before joining CSIRO in 2003, Dr Babcock taught marine ecology at the University of Auckland after working as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Australian Institute of Marine Science and James Cook University.

Ecosystem Function