STEM-based citizen science - Reef Research Skip to content Science Reef Research Menu About Our research People Partners Media Publications Contact us Search Search STEM-based citizen science Home Our research STEM-based citizen science Earth and Marine Science researcher Brett Lewis has been working on a citizen science project with students from Iona College to look at how the corals in Moreton Bay (marginal reef) have adapted to human influence on the environment – and how the corals of the Great Barrier Reef and all reefs globally can survive the stress of global warming and the increasing influx of sediment both it and urban development are causing. Moreton Bay is a great location for the work as it is a ‘natural laboratory’ for corals living next to a major urban centre and in the cooler waters of the subtropics, south of the Great Barrier Reef. Chief Investigators Brett Lewis This information has been contributed by Reef Research. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Legal Contact QUT QUT acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands where QUT now stands. CRICOS No. 00213J | ABN 83 791 724 622