The marine sciences group has strong ties to the University of Wellington, New Zealand, including a joint PhD into connectivity between coastal marine habitats (Dr. Smith). The two universities are also currently planning a research cruise in the Banda Sea, proposed for the autumn of 2008.
Drs. Smith and Hepburn have a joint Wellington PhD
student, who is working on the influence of coral reef degradation on
Indo-Pacific sponge assemblages.
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