Marine & Aquaculture Sciences

Dr. Mariana Fuentes is a marine and conservation biologist, whose main research interests focus on conservation planning, natural resource management, and on climate change impacts on marine mega-fauna, especially marine turtles. She is currently undertaking a postdoctoral fellowship at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies to develop tools to systematically prioritize the management of marine mega-fauna under multiple threats, with the aim of enhancing allocation of limited resources.

Cinner J, Pratchett M, Graham N, Messmer V, Fuentes M, Ainsworth T, Ban N, Bay L, Blythe J, Dissard D, Dunn S, Evans L, Fabinyi M, Fidelman P, Figueiredo J, Frisch A, Fulton C, Hicks C, Lukoschek V, Mallela J, Moya A, Penin L, Rummer J, Walker S and Williamson D (2016) A framework for understanding climate change impacts on coral reef social–ecological systems. Regional Environmental Change, 16 (4). pp. 1133-1146 Article has an altmetric score of 12 Fuentes M, Chambers L, Chin A, Dann P, Dobbs K, Marsh H, Poloczanska E, Maison K, Turner M and Pressey R (in press) Adaptive management of marine mega-fauna in a changing climate. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, Article has an altmetric score of 20 Riskas K, Fuentes M and Hamann M (2016) Justifying the need for collaborative management of fisheries bycatch: a lesson from marine turtles in Australia. Biological Conservation, 196. pp. 40-47 Article has an altmetric score of 11 Fuentes M, Bell I, Hagihara R, Hamann M, Hazel J, Huth A, Seminoff J, Sobtzick S and Marsh H (2015) Improving in-water estimates of marine turtle abundance by adjusting aerial survey counts for perception and availability biases. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 471. pp. 77-83 Article has an altmetric score of 14 Fuentes M, Blackwood J, Jones B, Kim M, Leis B, Limpus C, Marsh H, Mitchell J, Pouzols F, Pressey R and Visconti P (2015) A decision framework for prioritizing multiple management actions for threatened marine megafauna. Ecological Applications, 25 (1). pp. 200-214 Article has an altmetric score of 1 Jourdan J and Fuentes M (2015) Effectiveness of strategies at reducing sand temperature to mitigate potential impacts from changes in environmental temperature on sea turtle reproductive output. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 20 (1). pp. 121-133 Williams J, Pierce S, Fuentes M and Hamann M (2015) Effectiveness of recreational divers for monitoring sea turtle populations. Endangered Species Research, 26 (3). pp. 209-219 Article has an altmetric score of 7 Zeh D, Heupel M, Limpus C, Hamann M, Fuentes M, Babcock R, Pillans R, Townsend K and Marsh H (2015) Is acoustic tracking appropriate for air-breathing marine animals? Dugongs as a case study. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 464. pp. 1-10 Article has an altmetric score of 7 dei Marcovaldi M, Santos A, Santos A, Soares L, Lopez G, Godfrey M, López-Mendilaharsu M and Fuentes M (2014) Spatio-temporal variation in the incubation duration and sex ratio of hawksbill hatchlings: implication for future management. Journal of Thermal Biology, 44. pp. 70-77 Article has an altmetric score of 43 Gredzens C, Marsh H, Fuentes M, Limpus C, Shimada T and Hamann M (2014) Satellite tracking of sympatric marine megafauna can inform the biological basis for species co-management. PLoS ONE, 9 (6). pp. 1-12 Article has an altmetric score of 1 Fuentes M and Porter W (2013) Using a microclimate model to evaluate impacts of climate change on sea turtles. Ecological Modelling, 251. pp. 150-157 Article has an altmetric score of 39 Fuentes M, Pike D, Dimatteo A and Wallace B (2013) Resilience of marine turtle regional management units to climate change. Global Change Biology, 19 (5). pp. 1399-1406