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Biography
Josh is currently a Research Aossciate in the UWA Oceans Graduate School and Oceans Institute.
Previous to commencing this appointment, Josh completed a PhD (Marine Geoscience) in the School of Earth Sciences (UWA), School of Life & Molecular Sciences (Curtin University of Technology) and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies (CoralCoE). Josh’s PhD investigated the resilience and stability of coral reef islands under changing environmental states in the Pilbara Archipelago, Western Australia. His research aims to resolve the ecological-sedimentary connections of these inshore islands through multidisciplinary methods spanning coral reef ecology, sedimentology, paleoecology and remote sensing/GIS.
His ultimate goal is to provide a novel and transdisciplinary approach for investigating historical island development, contemporary landform stability, and future island resilience under global environmental change, with an application to tropical coral reef-island systems worldwide.
Josh's current research focuses on:
- Coral forestation and restoration potential in Cockburn Sound.
- Sediment-nutrient dynamics of remote oceanic atolls/platform reefs and their reef islands across NW Australia and the Great Barrier Reef.
- Utilisation of Environmental DNA (eDNA) to detect crtically endangered marine fauna in the Exmouth Gulf.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Marine Geoscience, Doctor of Philosophy, School of Earth Sciences
4 Aug 2019 → 9 Jan 2024
Award Date: 9 Jan 2024
Bachelor of Science (Marine Biochemistry & Molecular Biology) with Honours, James Cook University (QLD)
Award Date: 30 Nov 2014
Bachelor of Science (Wildlife & Conservation Biology), La Trobe University
Award Date: 30 Nov 2013
External positions
Communications Officer (Casual), Western Australian Marine Science Institution
Aug 2022 → …
Communications Support Officer, The Oceans Institute
Aug 2021 → …
Sessional Academic - Dynamic Planet & Field Techniques in Marine Science
1 Feb 2020 → …
Senior Technician - (Earth Sciences), Queensland University of Technology
11 Apr 2019 → 19 Jul 2019
Technician - (Environmental Sciences), Queensland University of Technology
23 Feb 2015 → 10 Apr 2019
Research expertise keywords
- Coral reefs and climate change
- Marine geology
- Paleoecology
- Invertebrate ecology
- Coastal geomorphology and coastal management
- Sedimentology
- Conservation and climate change
- Climate change mitigation and adaptation
- Geology
- Remote Sensing and GIS
- Quaternary geology
- Coral reef ecology
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Historical evolution and future resilience of coral reef islands in the Pilbara Archipelago, Northwestern Australia
Bonesso, J., 2024, (Unpublished)Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis
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The application of carbonate and sediment budgets to assess the stability of marginal reef systems
Dee, S., Zweifler, A., Cuttler, M., Nilsen, J., Bonesso, J., O'Leary, M. & Browne, N., Jul 2024, In: Marine Geology. 473, 12 p., 107324.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reef island evolution in a turbid-water coral reef province of the Indo-Pacific
Bonesso, J., Cuttler, M., Browne, N., Mather, C., Paumard, V., Hiscock, B., Callow, N. & O'Leary, M., Nov 2023, In: Depositional Record. 9, 4, p. 921-934 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reef to island sediment connections within an inshore turbid reef island system of the eastern Indian Ocean
Bonesso, J., Browne, N., Murley, M., Dee, S., Cuttler, M., Paumard, V., Benson, D. & O'Leary, M., 1 Jul 2022, In: Sedimentary Geology. 436, 106177.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Predicting Responses of Geo-ecological Carbonate Reef Systems to Climate Change: A Conceptual Model and Review
Browne, N., Cuttler, M., Moon, K., Morgan, K. M., Ross, C., Castro-Sanguino, C., Kennedy, E., Harris, D. L., Barnes, P., Bauman, A. G., Beetham, E., Bonesso, J., Bozec, Y. M., Cornwall, C., Dee, S., DeCarlo, T., D'Olivio, J., Doropoulos, C., Evans, R., Eyre, B. D., & 10 others, 2021, Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review, Volume 59. Hawkins, J., Lemasson, A. J., Allcock, A. L., Bates, A. E. B., Byrne, M., Evans, A. J., Firth, L. B., Marzinelli, E. M., Russell, B. D., Smith, I. P., Swearer, S. E. & Todd, P. A. (eds.). 1 ed. CRC Press, Vol. 59. p. 229-370 142 p. (Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Chapter › peer-review
Open Access22 Citations (Scopus)
Projects
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UWA - Minderoo Exmouth Research Laboratory Collaboration Agreement
O'Leary, M., Lowe, R., Cuttler, M., Bonesso, J., Zvifler, A., Cartwright, P. & Geldard, J.
1/11/20 → 1/11/23
Project: Research
Prizes
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Premier's Science Award - ExxonMobil Student Scientist of the Year
Bonesso, Josh (Finalist), 11 Jul 2023
Prize: Award
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2022 Australian Coral Reef Society Student Grant - Marine Research Station Award
Bonesso, Josh (Recipient), 28 Nov 2022
Prize: Award
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Courses
Press/Media
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Recognising resilient reef islands: It's what they're made of
Joshua Bonesso, Nicola Browne, Matilda Murley, Shannon Dee, Michael Cuttler, Victorien Paumard, Dylan Benson & Mick O'Leary
7/06/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media