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Dr Maria Dornelas
MASTS Lecturer
My research interests fall under the disciplines of community ecology, macroecology and biogeography. I'm interested in quantifying biodiversity and in understanding the processes that shape it. I believe understanding how different ecological processes affect biodiversity patterns is fundamental for sustainable management and conservation. I usually study coral communities, but I have also worked with mangrove crabs, plants and tropical freshwater fish, for example. I am increasingly interested in synthesis work, combining data from multiple sources, and I am planning to extend my research into eco-informatics. I like to combine ecological theory, quantitative analysis and fieldwork in my research, and some of the questions I’m interested in are:
- Which ecological processes affect species coexistence?
- Are there general effects of disturbance on community structure?
- How does dispersal limitation affect biodiversity patterns?
- Quantifying intra- and inter-specific, morphological, demographic and/or functional diversity
Currently I am involved in projects in coral reefs in the Great Barrier Reef (Australia), Vamizi (Mozambique) and freshwater fish in Trinidad (Caribbean).
If you are interested in the research that I do, and would like to explore potential PhD or master projects please send me an email.
Recent publications
4 (of 4 published available) for maadd with keyword Scleractinia clear keyword filter. (source: University of St Andrews PURE)
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Coral Reefs
vol.37 pp.527-532
(Article)
Mariana Ãlvarez-Noriega, Andrew H. Baird, Tom C.L. Bridge, Maria Dornelas, Luisa Fontoura, Oscar Pizarro, Kristin Precoda, Damaris Torres-Pulliza, Rachael M. Woods, Joshua S. Madin
Keywords: Climate change, Coral reefs, Ecology, Juvenile corals, Thermal stressAquatic Science
PeerJ
vol.6
(Article)
Jenny E. House, Luc M. Bidaut, Alec P. Christie, Oscar Pizarro, Joshua S. Madin, Maria Dornelas
Keywords: Coral reef, Scleractinia, Morphology, Scaling, Growth form
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
vol.284
(Article)
Maria Dornelas, Joshua S. Madin, Andrew H. Baird, Sean R Connolly
Keywords: Allometry, Morphology, Scaling, Scleractinia, TraitsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all), Environmental Science(all), Immunology and Microbiology(all)
Ecology
vol.97 pp.3485-3493
(Article)
Mariana Ãlvarez-Noriega, Andrew H. Baird, Maria Dornelas, Joshua S. Madin, Vivian R. Cumbo, Sean R Connolly
Keywords: Fecundity, Reef coral, Demographic strategies, Morphology, Tradeoff
Contact Details:
Dr Maria DornelasDyers Brae
University of St Andrews
St Andrews
KY16 9TH
Fife
UK
tel: 01334 463324
fax: 01334 463443
room: 8
email: maadd@st-andrews.ac.uk
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research@st-andrewsFish Behaviour and Biodiversity
School of Biology
Centre for Biological Diversity
Scottish Oceans Institute
Biology Equality and Diversity Committee
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Scottish Oceans Institute
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Gatty Marine Laboratory
East Sands St Andrews
KY16 8LB
Scotland
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fax: +44 (0) 1334 463443
email: soi@st-andrews.ac.uk
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