Daphne Oh

My research interest is in quantifying the habitat complexity of coral communities and how that shapes fish communities in coral reef systems. 

Using multiple different methods - field surveys, 3D simulation modelling and statistical modelling - I am investigating the multitude of methods used to quantify habitat complexity, ranging from traditional marine field measures to advanced 3D photogrammetric techniques. I'm interested in investigating the redundancies, complementarities and ecological relevance of different habitat complexity metrics, and how existing metrics may translate to measuring ecologically meaningful attributes of coral communities, such as shelter provision, to reef-associated creatures like fish.