Effective conservation of marine  mega-fauna

 Publications:

• Fuentes MMPB, Gredzens C, Bateman BL, Boettcher R, Ceriani SA, Godfrey MH,  Helmers D, Ingram DK, Kamrowski RL, Pate MP, Pressey RL, Radeloff  VC. (2016) Conservation hotspots for marine turtle nesting in the United States based on coastal development. Ecological Applications. DOI: 10.1002/eap.1386
• Fuentes MMPB, Blackwood J, Jones B, Kim M, Leis B, Limpus CJ, Marsh H, Mitchell J, Pouzols FM, Pressey RL, Visconti P (2015) A decision framework for prioritizing multiple management actions for threatened marine megafauna. Ecological Applications. 25, 200 -214.

The goal of this research area is to provide managers with tools to enhance the effectiveness of conservation and to identify stressors that if reduced will provide the most benefit to species persistence. 

Specific projects: 

• Prioritizing multiple management actions for marine turtle conservation
  
• Conservation hotspots for marine turtle nesting areas based on their exposure to anthropogenic pressures
• Implications of management efforts  on the nesting environment of sea turtles