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Overview

Maria Beger is affiliated with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom and has a research focus primarily within Environmental Science. Their body of work spans several subfields, including Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and aspects of Management, Monitoring, Policy, and Law.

The main topics explored in their publications reflect a strong emphasis on marine and environmental studies. These topics include:

  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies

Maria Beger's recent significant papers showcase contributions to ecological connectivity, conservation planning, and marine ecosystem resilience. Notable publications include:

  • "Demystifying ecological connectivity for actionable spatial conservation planning" (2022), published in Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • "Future loss of local-scale thermal refugia in coral reef ecosystems" (2022), published in PLOS Climate
  • "Towards a Comparative Framework of Demographic Resilience" (2020), published in Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • "Meeting fisheries, ecosystem function, and biodiversity goals in a human-dominated world" (2020), published in Science
  • "Operationalizing ecological connectivity in spatial conservation planning with Marxan Connect" (2020), published in Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Throughout their career, they have frequently published in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Coral Reefs
  • Conservation Biology
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Marine Policy

Maria Beger has collaborated multiple times with a group of frequent co-authors, including Brigitte Sommer, James Davis Reimer, Roberto Salguero-Gómez, James Cant, and Dominic Muenzel, reflecting a network of research partnerships across marine and ecological subjects.

Best Publications

  • Global warming and recurrent mass bleaching of corals

    Terry P. Hughes;James T. Kerry;Mariana Álvarez-Noriega;Jorge G. Álvarez-Romero

  • Bright spots among the world’s coral reefs

    Joshua E. Cinner;Cindy Huchery;M. Aaron MacNeil;M. Aaron MacNeil;M. Aaron MacNeil;Nicholas A.J. Graham;Nicholas A.J. Graham

  • Achieving the triple bottom line in the face of inherent trade-offs among social equity, economic return, and conservation

    Benjamin S. Halpern;Carissa J. Klein;Christopher J. Brown;Maria Beger

  • Global Human Footprint on the Linkage between Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning in Reef Fishes

    Camilo Mora;Octavio Aburto-Oropeza;Arturo Ayala Bocos;Paula M. Ayotte;Paula M. Ayotte

  • Conservation planning for connectivity across marine, freshwater, and terrestrial realms

    Maria Beger;Hedley S. Grantham;Robert L. Pressey;Robert L. Pressey;Kerrie A. Wilson

  • Prioritizing Key Resilience Indicators to Support Coral Reef Management in a Changing Climate

    Tim R. McClanahan;Simon D. Donner;Jeffrey A. Maynard;M. Aaron MacNeil

  • Gravity of human impacts mediates coral reef conservation gains

    Joshua E. Cinner;Eva Maire;Eva Maire;Cindy Huchery;M. Aaron MacNeil;M. Aaron MacNeil

  • Revisiting “Success” and “Failure” of Marine Protected Areas: A Conservation Scientist Perspective

    Sylvaine Giakoumi;Sylvaine Giakoumi;Jennifer McGowan;Morena Mills;Morena Mills;Maria Beger;Maria Beger

  • Why do we map threats? Linking threat mapping with actions to make better conservation decisions

    Vivitskaia Jd D. Tulloch;Ayesha It T. Tulloch;Ayesha It T. Tulloch;Piero Visconti;Benjamin S. Halpern;Benjamin S. Halpern

  • Social–environmental drivers inform strategic management of coral reefs in the Anthropocene

    Emily S Darling;Emily S Darling;Emily S Darling;Tim R McClanahan;Joseph Maina;Georgina G Gurney

  • How the DPSIR framework can be used for structuring problems and facilitating empirical research in coastal systems

    Rebecca L. Lewison;Murray A. Rudd;Wissam Al-Hayek;Claudia Baldwin

  • Risk-sensitive planning for conserving coral reefs under rapid climate change

    Hawthorne L. Beyer;Hawthorne L. Beyer;Emma V. Kennedy;Maria Beger;Maria Beger;Chaolun Allen Chen;Chaolun Allen Chen

  • Conserving potential coral reef refuges at high latitudes

    Maria Beger;Brigitte Sommer;Peter Lynton Harrison;Stephen Da Smith

  • Integrating climate adaptation and biodiversity conservation in the global ocean

    Derek P. Tittensor;Derek P. Tittensor;Maria Beger;Maria Beger;Kristina Boerder;Daniel G. Boyce

  • Towards a Comparative Framework of Demographic Resilience

    Pol Capdevila;Iain Stott;Maria Beger;Roberto Salguero-Gómez

  • Incorporating asymmetric connectivity into spatial decision making for conservation

    Maria Beger;Simon Linke;Simon Linke;Simon Linke;Matt Watts;Eddie Game;Eddie Game

  • Shortfalls in the global protected area network at representing marine biodiversity

    Carissa J. Klein;Christopher J. Brown;Christopher J. Brown;Benjamin S. Halpern;Benjamin S. Halpern;Daniel B. Segan

  • Future loss of local-scale thermal refugia in coral reef ecosystems

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  • Trait‐mediated environmental filtering drives assembly at biogeographic transition zones

    Brigitte Sommer;Peter Lynton Harrison;Maria Beger;John M Pandolfi

  • Integrating research using animal‐borne telemetry with the needs of conservation management

    Jennifer Mcgowan;Maria Beger;Rebecca L. Lewison;Rob Harcourt

  • Integrating regional conservation priorities for multiple objectives into national policy

    Maria Beger;Jennifer McGowan;Eric A. Treml;Alison L. Green

  • Conservation of coral reef biodiversity: A comparison of reserve selection procedures for corals and fishes

    Maria Beger;Geoffrey P Jones;Philip L Munday

Frequent Co-Authors

Hugh P. Possingham
Hugh P. Possingham University of Queensland
Zoe Richards
Zoe Richards Curtin University
Roberto Salguero-Gómez
Roberto Salguero-Gómez University of Oxford
Nicholas A. J. Graham
Nicholas A. J. Graham Lancaster University
Carissa J. Klein
Carissa J. Klein University of Queensland
John M. Pandolfi
John M. Pandolfi University of Queensland
Joseph Maina
Joseph Maina Macquarie University
Eric A. Treml
Eric A. Treml Australian Institute of Marine Science
Shaun K. Wilson
Shaun K. Wilson Australian Institute of Marine Science
Christina C. Hicks
Christina C. Hicks Lancaster University

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