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Prof Maria Dornelas is a Professor in the School of Biology at the University of St Andrews, UK. She leads research in biodiversity dynamics, focusing on community ecology, macroecology, and biogeography, particularly in tropical and marine systems such as coral reefs, freshwater fish, and mangrove ecosystems. Her work integrates ecological theory, data synthesis, and field studies to understand biodiversity changes over intermediate spatiotemporal scales.
Her research emphasizes biodiversity time series analysis, with contributions to databases like BioTIME and BioDeepTime. She has supervised PhD student Cher Chow and collaborated globally on projects funded by organizations like the European Research Council and The Leverhulme Trust. Awards include membership in the Royal Society of Edinburgh Young Academy of Scotland (2016).
Key research themes include temporal biodiversity change, habitat complexity impacts, and climate-driven ecological shifts. Her publications explore topics like coral reef resilience, species migration timing, and global biodiversity homogenization.
Prof Dornelas actively contributes to biodiversity conservation policy, co-developing observing systems to guide ecological action. Her interdisciplinary approach bridges ecology, paleontology, and applied conservation.
