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ManagementRafael Magris
PhD candidate
James Cook University
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
James Cook University Townsville
Queensland 4811 Australia
Phone: 61 7 4781 4000
Email: info@coralcoe.org.au
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
Advancing conservation planning for persistence: design of a long-term conservation strategy for Brazilian coral reefs
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.
Professor Bob Pressey, Dr Andrew Baird, Dr Eric Treml, Dr Rebecca Weeks
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.
Magris, R.A., Pressey, R.L., Weeks, R. Incorporating connectivity and climate change into marine conservation planning. 12th International Coral Reef Symposium, Cairns: 9-12 July 2012.
New research reveals marine heatwaves are a much bigger threat to coral reefs than previously thought, with effects that go beyond coral bleaching. In the study, scientists show for the first time th
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ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
James Cook University Townsville
Queensland 4811 Australia
Phone: 61 7 4781 4000
Email: info@coralcoe.org.au