Renata Ferrari (0000-0002-5056-1178)

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I work to understand and conserve ecosystems into the future. My expertise in marine ecology and conservation developed from the urge to understand drivers of ecosystem change, which evolved into a multidisciplinary set of skills, spanning extensive fieldwork, 3D remote sensing and advanced statistical modeling.

My research combines field and laboratory data to predict ecosystem trajectories across space and time. For example, I use 3D maps to quantify the change in coral reef structure as a result of environmental change impacts. The tools and models I have developed inform management of marine and coastal ecosystems in several countries.

At AIMS I lead the 3D modelling ecological capability used by the LTMP, EcoRRAP, ReefSong and ODR projects. I also advise on 3D modelling applications, especially in the field. As such I work across teams and projects to help develop the new generation of coral reef monitoring techniques and data. This requires a multidisciplinary collaboration, including computer scientists, benthic ecologists and software developers. I also work with external collaborators interested in developing similar capabiilty.

As the lead of the Field Integrated Program for EcoRRAP I work closely with a multidisciplinary team of researchers to inform the where, what, how and when of restoration. As part of this project we have collected and process one of the world's largest datasets of scleractinian coral demography with over 10,000 colonies across many dominant taxa. These data can be access thruogh AIMS Metadata Record Repository (https://apps.aims.gov.au/metadata/view/fe9659f1-12d6-4acf-ab89-67acdd37efe5)

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Australian Institute of Marine Science: Townsville, QLD, AU

2017-09-28 to present

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Renata Ferrari

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Australian Institute of Marine Science: Townsville, QLD, AU

The University of Sydney: Sydney, New South Wales, AU

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The University of Queensland: Brisbane, Queensland, AU

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Australian Marine Science Association: Townsville, Queensland, AU

James Cook University: Townsville, AU

The University of Sydney: Sydney, New South Wales, AU

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EcoRRAP

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Close-range underwater photogrammetry for coral reef ecology: a systematic literature review

Evaluating error sources to improve precision in the co-registration of underwater 3D models

Spatial Variation in Upper Limits of Coral Cover on the Great Barrier Reef

No apparent trade-offs associated with heat tolerance in a reef-building coral

A Protocol for Extracting Structural Metrics From 3D Reconstructions of Corals

Co-benefits not trade-offs associated with heat tolerance in a reef building coral

Editorial: Advances in 3D Habitat Mapping of Marine Ecosystem Ecology and Conservation

High-resolution global maps of tidal flat ecosystems from 1984 to 2019

Spatial compositional turnover varies with trophic level and body size in marine assemblages of micro- and macroorganisms

Photogrammetry as a tool to improve ecosystem restoration

Reef state and performance as indicators of cumulative impacts on coral reefs

3D Imaging Insights into Forests and Coral Reefs

Review and meta-analysis of the importance of remotely sensed habitat structural complexity in marine ecology

Refugia under threat: Mass bleaching of coral assemblages in high-latitude eastern Australia

Strong fish assemblage patterns persist over sixteen years in a warming marine park, even with tropical shifts

The global distribution and trajectory of tidal flats

Optimising Sampling Strategies in Coral Reefs Using Large-Area Mosaics

Wave energy drives biotic patterns beyond the surf zone: Factors influencing abundance and occurrence of mobile fauna adjacent to subtropical beaches

Fish-smart seawalls: a decision tool for adaptive management of marine infrastructure

Habitat structural complexity metrics improve predictions of fish abundance and distribution

Integrating distribution models and habitat classification maps into marine protected area planning

Marine infrastructure supports abundant, diverse fish assemblages at the expense of beta diversity

The role of satellite remote sensing in structured ecosystem risk assessments

Integrating distribution models and habitat classification maps into marine protected area planning.

Key drivers of effectiveness in small marine protected areas

Large-scale assessment of benthic communities across multiple marine protected areas using an autonomous underwater vehicle

Characterization of measurement errors using structure-from-motion and photogrammetry to measure marine habitat structural complexity

Using multiple lines of evidence to assess the risk of ecosystem collapse

3D photogrammetry quantifies growth and external erosion of individual coral colonies and skeletons

The hidden structure in coral reefs

Asymmetric competition prevents the outbreak of an opportunistic species after coral reef degradation

Integrating seafloor habitat mapping and fish assemblage patterns improves spatial management planning in a marine park

Quantifying multiscale habitat structural complexity: A cost-effective framework for underwater 3D modelling

Quantifying the response of structural complexity and community composition to environmental change in marine communities

A standardised vocabulary for identifying benthic biota and substrata from underwater imagery: The CATAMI classification scheme

Accuracy and precision of habitat structural complexity metrics derived from underwater photogrammetry

Australian sea-floor survey data, with images and expert annotations

Finding the Right Tool for Benthic Image Analysis.

Walk the talk, don't eat it: A call for sustainable seafood leadership from marine scientists

Linking habitat and biotic patterns improves spatial management in a marine park

Variable responses of benthic communities to anomalously warm sea temperatures on a high-latitude coral reef

Walk the talk, don't eat it: a call for sustainable seafood leadership from marine scientists

Life-history traits of a common Caribbean coral-excavating sponge, Cliona tenuis (Porifera: Hadromerida)

Connectivity of Caribbean coral populations: Complementary insights from empirical and modelled gene flow

Fishing down a Caribbean food web relaxes trophic cascades

Impacts of macroalgal competition and parrotfish predation on the growth of a common bioeroding sponge

Interaction of herbivory and seasonality on the dynamics of Caribbean macroalgae

Measuring reef complexity and rugosity from monocular video bathymetric reconstruction

Size matters in competition between corals and macroalgae

The effectiveness of different meso-scale rugosity metrics for predicting intra-habitat variation in coral-reef fish assemblages