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ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
Building 32, Room 108
James Cook University

Phone: +61 7 4781 6063
Email: rafael.magris@my.jcu.edu.au

Rafael studied Oceanography at the Federal University of Espirito Santo, Brazil. In 2008, he concluded his master research project in the same university. His project was focused on zooplankton variability at different temporal scales. Since 2007, he has worked at the Brazilian Ministry of Environment. His main activities included the developement of conservation measures for threatened marine species and the proposition of new marine protected area for Brazilian marine ecosystems. His PhD examinates the incorporation of biological process and dynamic threats into a conservation planning approach for the most biologically important coral reef area in the southern Atlantic Ocean

Project Title:

Advancing conservation planning for persistence: design of a long-term conservation strategy for Brazilian coral reefs

Project Description:

The project puts forward an approach that moves beyond a primary application of conservation planning by identifying, assessing and implementing important foci related to the persistence of coral reefs. The project specifically aims to investigate the significance of coral larval dispersal and how to incorporate climate change effects as a dynamic threat into conservation planning through a numerical optimization approach for Brazilian reefs. The conservation findings from this study will provide important information on conservation planning that will aid managers in the decision-making process while enhancing the persistence of coral reef biodiversity.

Supervisors:

Professor Bob Pressey, Dr Andrew Baird, Dr Eric Treml, Dr Rebecca Weeks

Publications List:

• Magris, R.A., Mills, M., Fuentes, M. M. P. B. & Pressey, R. L. Analysis of Progress Towards a Comprehensive System of Marine Protected Areas in Brazil. Natureza & Conservação, v.11(1), p.1-7, 2013.
• MAGRIS, R. A., Pereira, J.B. & Fernandes, Luiz Fernando Loureiro. Interannual Variability in tropical estuarine copepod assemblages off Northeastern Brazil. Journal of Crustacean Biology, v. 31, p. 260-269, 2011.
• MAGRIS, R. A. & Fernandes, Luiz Fernando Loureiro . Diversity and distribution of assemblages of estuarine decapod larvae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura, Brachyura) in tropical southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa (Auckland. Print), v. 2758, p. 26-42, 2011.
• MAGRIS, R. A. & Barreto, R. Mapping and assessment of protection of mangrove habitats in Brazil. Pan-American Journal of Aquatic Sciences, v. 5, p. 546-556, 2010.
• MAGRIS, R.A. & Déstro, G.F.G . Predictive modeling of suitable habitats for threatened marine invertebrate and implications for conservation assessments in Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Oceanography (Impresso), v. 58, p. 57-68, 2010.
• MAGRIS, R. A., Bond-Buckup, G., Magalhães, C., Mantelatto, F.L., Reid, J.W., Loureiro, L.M.A.E., Coelho, P.A., Santana, W., Buckup, L., da Rocha, S.S., Bueno, S.L.S, Pinheiro, M.A.A, DINCAO, F., Ivo, C.T.C., Neto, J.D, Rodrigues, E.S, Araujo, P.B., Junior, H.B. & Duarte, L.F.A. . Quantification of extinction risk for crustacean species: an overview of the National Red Listing process in Brazil. Nauplius, v. 18, p. 129-135, 2010.

• Gomes, L. C., Chippari-Gomes, A., Oss, R.N., FERNANDES, Luiz Fernando Loureiro, & MAGRIS, R.A. Acute toxicity of copper and cadmium for piauçu, Leporinus macrocephalus, and curimatã, Prochilodus vimboides. Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences (Online), v. 31, p. 313-315, 2009.

Conference Presentations:

• Magris, R.A., Pressey, R.L., Weeks, R. Incorporating connectivity and climate change into marine conservation planning. 12^th International Coral Reef Symposium, Cairns: 9-12 July 2012.