Ancient coral reef collapse: lessons for modern marine environments

Talks on Tuesdays is a live event series bringing big ideas, real experts, and curious minds together - at your favourite local venues. Think thought-provoking lectures, audience questions, and post-talk mingling over drinks and dinner.

This isn’t a uni lecture. It’s a social, intelligent night out.Come alone or with friends, leave with something to talk about.

Event Schedule:

6.30pm Arrival & Doors Open

7pm Lecuture Starts

7.45pm Q&A

8pm Talk Concludes

8.30pm Event Closes.

*Please arrive close to 6.30pm

A La Carte menu and full bar available throughout the night - pay as you go.

Your Topic:

The Late Devonian Period (382 to 358 million years ago) was an interval of significant environmental and evolutionary change that included the appearance of trees on land, the rise of predatory armoured fish, and the growth of the largest coral reefs ever to have existed. Alongside many other marine species, these coral reefs disappeared during the Late Devonian mass extinction event, yet the ultimate environmental conditions that caused this are debated. This talk will present new findings that explain the abrupt collapse of Late Devonian reefs, the causes of which are equally important for understanding the long-term impact of environmental change on modern reefs.

Your Speaker:

Dr. Jack Stacey is from the UK and completed his studies at Royal Holloway, University of London, and the University of Manchester, before moving to Melbourne four years ago. At the University of Melbourne, Jack investigates how past environmental change has controlled the evolution of life. He is particularly interested in how ancient reefs record mass extinction events and how these findings can be used to understand the long-term impact of environmental change on modern coral reefs.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Louey's Bar & Kitchen, 11 The Esplanade, St Kilda, Australia

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