"Biodiversity hotspots in the open ocean: detection, drivers, implications"
Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography Universitè Pierre et Marie Curie, FR Ecole Normale Superieure, FR Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US Principal investigator ongoing
Biogeography-biodiversity distribution Remote sensing Lagrangean transport Metagenomics & metatranscriptomics Predator-prey ecology https://www.embrc.eu/ http://marine.copernicus.eu/science-learning/ocean-monitoring-indicators/ Aquamaps.org darwinproject.mit.edu http://oceans.taraexpeditions.org http://www.com.univ-mrs.fr/~doglioli/at_couplage_slides_DeMonte.pd
“Anthropogenic contaminants in Queensland’s coastal dolphins: levels and toxicological effects”
Central Queensland University & University of Siena Research Assistant concluded
Ecotoxicology Anthropogenic environmental impact Wildlife management and conservation www.capricorncetaceansproject.com
"Genetic distinction and relative distribution of three spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris spp) morphotypes in Australian waters”
Southern Cross University, NSW & University of Zurich, CH Co-investigator ongoing
Phylogeny Phylogeography Population genetics Wildlife conservation
“Spatial and temporal variation in settlement, growth and condition of the rockfish species Sebastes caurinus and Sebastes carnatus in the Channel Islands region, Santa Barbara, CA"
University of California SB, CA & University of Bologna, IT Principal investigator concluded
Population replenishment Larval ecology Fishery stock management
“Environmental Niche Factor Analysis and Habitat Suitability Model for the Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin (Sousa chinensis) and Snubfin Dolphin (Orcaella heinsohni) within the Fitzroy River Estuary”
Southern Cross University, NSW & University of California SB, CA Co-investigator concluded
Habitat modeling Wildlife management and conservation
www.capricorncetaceansproject.com
"Photoidentification and population abundance estimation of the humpback dolphin Sousa chinensis in the North Great Sandy Strait, QLD, Australia"
Southern Cross University, NSW & University of Bologna, IT Research Assistant concluded
Population biology Mark-recapture modeling Wildlife management and conservation