Author: Courtney Glancy

Dr Renee Catullo1,2, Prof. Craig Moritz1 1Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, 2FSP Environomics, CSIRO, Canberra, Australia Abstract: Diversity metrics such as species richness, functional diversity, and phylogenetic diversity are regularly suggested as useful methods for determining conservation priorities at regional scales. These measures are often correlated, leading to suggestions that one diversity metric may substitute…

Mr Juan D. Carvajal-Quintero1, Dr. Fabricio Villalobos1, Dr. Thierry Oberdorff2, Dr. Gaël Grenouillet2, Dr. Céline Jezequel2, Dr. Pablo A. Tedesco2 1Laboratorio de Macroecología Evolutiva, Red de Biología Evolutiva, Instituto de Ecología (INECOL), Xalapa, Mexico, 2UMR5174 EDB (Laboratoire Evolution et Diversité Biologique), CNRS, IRD, UPS, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France Understanding the distribution of species abundances…

Mr Juan D. Carvajal-Quintero1, Dr. Fabricio Villalobos1, Dr. Thierry Oberdorff2, Dr. Gaël Grenouillet2, Dr. Sébastien Brosse2, Dr. Céline Jezequel2, Dr. Bernard Hugueny2, Dr. Pablo A. Tedesco2 1Laboratorio de Macroecología Evolutiva, Red de Biología Evolutiva, Instituto de Ecología (INECOL), Xalapa, Mexico, 2UMR5174 EDB (Laboratoire Evolution et Diversité Biologique), CNRS, IRD, UPS, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France…

Mr Michael Boyle1, Dr Tom Bishop2, Dr Sarah Luke3, Dr Stephen  Hardwick1, Miss R. Isolde Lane-Shaw1, Dr  Marion Pfeifer4, Dr Michiel Van Breugel5, Prof Theodore Evans6, Dr  Arthur Chung7, Prof Robert Ewers1 1Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, 2University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK, 3University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK, 4University of Newcastle, Newcastle, UK, 5Smithsonian Tropical…

Dr Paulina Cetina-Heredia1, Dr Erik van Sebille2, Professor Moninya Roughan1, Dr Mathew Chamberlain3 1UNSW, Australia, Sydney, Australia, 2Institute of Marine and Atmospheric Research, Utrecht University,,  Utrecht, Netherlands, 3Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Canberra, Australia Parcels (Probably A Really Computationally Efficient Lagrangian Simulator) is a set of Python classes and methods to perform particle tracking…

Dr Abigail McQuatters-Gollop1 1University of Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom Abstract: Plankton form the base of the marine food web, are integral to ecosystem functioning, and respond quickly to changes in their environment. Climate warming, ocean acidification, and human activities leading to the spread of invasive species are causing distributional shifts in plankton communities which directly…

Mr Wei-Ping Chan1,2,3, Dr Chris Thomas4, Dr Hung-Chi Kuo5, Dr I-Ching Chen6, Dr Sheng-Feng Shen1 1Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, 2Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA, 3Bachelor Program in Data Science and Management, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, 4Department of Biology, University of York, York, UK, 5Department of Atmospheric…

Dr Rui Rosa1, Ms Catarina Santos1, Dr Catarina Frazão-Santos1 1MARE – Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Laboratório Marítimo da Guia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Cascais, Portugal Abstract: Seahorses (and relatives) are charismatic fishes that catch people’s attention with their unusual beauty and unique lifestyle. They are admired and sought all around the world,…