Mumby, Peter - University of Exeter - Disciplines of Biosciences

个人简介

My research group, the Marine Spatial Ecology Lab (MSEL), focuses on delivering science to improve the management of coral reefs. We carry out empirical ecological studies at scales ranging from millimetres (algal patch dynamics) to thousands of kilometres (gene flow in Caribbean corals) in an effort to plug gaps in our understanding of reef processes. Empirical data are then used to develop ecosystem models from which we can investigate the effectiveness of conservation measures in mitigating disturbance on reefs including climate change. Lastly, we combine the ecological models with remotely-sensed data to allow spatial conservation planning such as marine reserve design. In 2010, Peter was awarded a Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation. The award attracts a research grant but, more importantly, provides lifetime membership of the Pew Marine Fellows, which include some of the greatest innovators in marine conservation. Peter was also awarded the Zoological Society of London‘s Marsh Award for Marine and Freshwater Conservation in 2010. Peter is on leave at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland (Australia) where he has taken up a prestigious 5 year Laureate Fellowship from the Australian Research Council. He can be contacted at: School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia Campus, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia Qualifications 1997 PhD (Coral reef remote sensing), University of Sheffield 1992 BSc (Hons) First Class, Marine Biology, University of Liverpool Career 2000-present Royal Society Research Fellow, University of Exeter 1997-2000 NERC Post-doctoral Research Fellow, University of Newcastle 1994-1997 Research Associate, University of Sheffield 1992-1994 Science Coordinator, Coral Cay Conservation

研究领域

The Marine Spatial Ecology Lab (MSEL) focuses on research questions that underpin coral reef management. We have several remote sensing projects aimed at measuring the health of reef ecosystems. Outputs of remote sensing also describe the spatial distribution of reef habitats and a major focus of our work is the use of such habitat maps. We seek to answer questions like What are the ecological functions of these habitats and how should they be managed?, To what extent are marine ecosystems connected?, and What controls the beta diversity of coral reefs?. Spatial simulation models also provide useful ecological insight into the effects of stress on ecosystem resilience. Much of our empirical research fills gaps in ecological models and allows us to parameterise models. We are currently linking models of Caribbean reefs to seascape scales via remote sensing.

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Perry C, Murphy GN, Kench PS, Smithers SG, Edinger EN, Steneck RS, Mumby PJ (In Press). Caribbean-wide decline in carbonate production threatens coral reef growth. Nature Communications(4). Full text. Article has an altmetric score of 78 Hughes TP, Cameron DS, Chin A, Connolly SR, Day JC, Jones GP, McCook L, McGinnity P, Mumby PJ, Pears RJ, et al (2016). A critique of claims for negative impacts of Marine Protected Areas on fisheries. Ecological Applications, 26(2), 637-641. Article has an altmetric score of 66 Wilson RS, Hardisty DJ, Epanchin-Niell RS, Runge MC, Cottingham KL, Urban DL, Maguire LA, Hastings A, Mumby PJ, Peters DPC, et al (2016). A typology of time-scale mismatches and behavioral interventions to diagnose and solve conservation problems. Conservation Biology, 30(1), 42-49. Abstract. Article has an altmetric score of 5 Wilson RS, Hardisty DJ, Epanchin-Niell RS, Runge MC, Cottingham KL, Urban DL, Maguire LA, Hastings A, Mumby PJ, Peters DP, et al (2016). A typology of time-scale mismatches and behavioral interventions to diagnose and solve conservation problems. Conserv Biol, 30(1), 42-49. Abstract. Author URL. Article has an altmetric score of 5 González-Rivero M, Bozec YM, Chollett I, Ferrari R, Schönberg CH, Mumby PJ (2016). Asymmetric competition prevents the outbreak of an opportunistic species after coral reef degradation. Oecologia, 181(1), 161-173. Abstract. Author URL. Article has an altmetric score of 2 Doropoulos C, Roff G, Bozec YM, Zupan M, Werminghausen J, Mumby PJ (2016). Characterizing the ecological trade-offs throughout the early ontogeny of coral recruitment. Ecological Monographs, 86(1), 20-44. Abstract. Ainsworth TD, Heron SF, Ortiz JC, Mumby PJ, Grech A, Ogawa D, Eakin CM, Leggat W (2016). Climate change disables coral bleaching protection on the Great Barrier Reef. Science, 352(6283), 338-342. Abstract. Author URL. Article has an altmetric score of 707 Hock K, Wolff NH, Beeden R, Hoey J, Condie SA, Anthony KR, Possingham HP, Mumby PJ (2016). Controlling range expansion in habitat networks by adaptively targeting source populations. Conserv Biol, 30(4), 856-866. Abstract. Author URL. Article has an altmetric score of 2 Harborne AR, Nagelkerken I, Wolff NH, Bozec YM, Dorenbosch M, Grol MGG, Mumby PJ (2016). Direct and indirect effects of nursery habitats on coral-reef fish assemblages, grazing pressure and benthic dynamics. Oikos, 125(7), 957-967. Abstract. Article has an altmetric score of 12 Mumby PJ, Steneck RS, Adjeroud M, Arnold SN (2016). High resilience masks underlying sensitivity to algal phase shifts of Pacific coral reefs. Oikos, 125(5), 644-655. Abstract. Article has an altmetric score of 1 Ford AK, Bejarano S, Marshell A, Mumby PJ (2016). Linking the biology and ecology of key herbivorous unicornfish to fisheries management in the Pacific. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 26(4), 790-805. Abstract. Article has an altmetric score of 5 Harborne AR, Rogers A, Bozec YM, Mumby PJ (2016). Multiple Stressors and the Functioning of Coral Reefs. Ann Rev Mar Sci Abstract. Author URL. Samper-Villarreal J, Lovelock CE, Saunders MI, Roelfsema C, Mumby PJ (2016). Organic carbon in seagrass sediments is influenced by seagrass canopy complexity, turbidity, wave height, and water depth. Limnology and Oceanography, 61(3), 938-952. Abstract. Article has an altmetric score of 3 O Farrell S, Luckhurst BE, Box SJ, Mumby PJ (2016). Parrotfish sex ratios recover rapidly in Bermuda following a fishing ban. Coral Reefs, 35(2), 421-425. Abstract. Article has an altmetric score of 2 Ferrari R, McKinnon D, He H, Smith RN, Corke P, González-Rivero M, Mumby PJ, Upcroft B (2016). Quantifying multiscale habitat structural complexity: a cost-effective framework for underwater 3D modelling. Remote Sensing, 8(2). Abstract. Article has an altmetric score of 11 Chollett I, Box SJ, Mumby PJ (2016). Quantifying the squeezing or stretching of fisheries as they adapt to displacement by marine reserves. Conservation Biology, 30(1), 166-175. Abstract. Article has an altmetric score of 13 Chollett I, Box SJ, Mumby PJ (2016). Quantifying the squeezing or stretching of fisheries as they adapt to displacement by marine reserves. Conserv Biol, 30(1), 166-175. Abstract. Author URL. Article has an altmetric score of 13 Roff G, Doropoulos C, Rogers A, Bozec YM, Krueck NC, Aurellado E, Priest M, Birrell C, Mumby PJ (2016). Reassessing Shark-Driven Trophic Cascades on Coral Reefs: a Reply to Ruppert et al. Trends Ecol Evol, 31(8), 587-589. Author URL. Article has an altmetric score of 15 Hedley JD, Roelfsema CM, Chollett I, Harborne AR, Heron SF, Weeks SJ, Skirving WJ, Strong AE, Mark Eakin C, Christensen TRL, et al (2016). Remote sensing of coral reefs for monitoring and management: a review. Remote Sensing, 8(2). Abstract.