Carlo is a coastal and estuarine ecologist with a broad spectrum of research interests and experiences, which include marine invertebrates, fish, and water quality dynamics. Carlo has spent 10+ years doing research on a wide range of aspects of coastal ecology, most recently he focused on how water quality dynamics influence fauna at different trophic levels and how this shapes their interactions with their environment.  Some of his most recent research investigated how connectivity and water quality influence the nursery ground value for some coastal fish. He aims to develop a better understanding of the processes that regulate ecological functions in coastal and estuarine systems to develop better management approaches. Additionally, most recently he started collaboration within JCU to develop artificial intelligence aimed at improving the way we collect and process data.

Research Disciplines

• Environmental management (4104)

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Journal Articles

• Sheaves M, Waltham N, Benham C, Bradley M, Mattone C, Diedrich A, Sheaves J, Sheaves A, Hernandez S, Dale P, Banhalmi-Zakar Z and Newlands M (2021) Restoration of marine ecosystems: understanding possible futures for optimal outcomes. Science of the Total Environment, 796, Article: 148845, DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148845.
• Kalidin B, Mattone C and Sheaves M (2020) Barriers to effective monitoring and evaluation of small-scale fisheries in small island developing states: an example from Mauritius. Marine Policy, 118, Article: 103845, DOI:10.1016/j.marpol.2020.103845.
• Sheaves M, Bradley M, Herrera C, Mattone C, Lennard C, Sheaves J and Konovalov D (2020) Optimizing video sampling for juvenile fish surveys: using deep learning and evaluation of assumptions to produce critical fisheries parameters. Fish and Fisheries, 21 (6), pp. 1259-1276, DOI:10.1111/faf.12501.
• Sheaves M, Abrantes K, Barnett A, Benham C, Dale P, Mattone C, Sheaves A, Waltham N and Bradley M (2020) The consequences of paradigm change and poorly validated science: the example of the value of mangroves to fisheries. Fish and Fisheries, 21 (5), pp. 1067-1075, DOI:10.1111/faf.12479.
• Mattone C and Sheaves M (2019) The intertidal benthic community of mangrove dominated estuaries: the ecological implications of a decoupled habitat. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 76 (7), pp. 2329-2337, DOI:10.1093/icesjms/fsz145.
• Mattone C and Sheaves M (2017) Patterns, drivers and implications of dissolved oxygen dynamics in tropical mangrove forests. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 197, pp. 205-213, DOI:10.1016/j.ecss.2017.08.028.
• Sheaves J, Dingle L and Mattone C (2016) Biotic hotspots in mangrove-dominated estuaries: macro-invertebrate aggregation in unvegetated lower intertidal flats. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 556, pp. 31-43, DOI:10.3354/meps11860.
• Davis B, Mattone C and Sheaves M (2014) Bottom-up control regulates patterns of fish connectivity and assemblage structure in coastal wetlands. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 500, pp. 175-186, DOI:10.3354/meps10671.

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These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• Identifying Nursery Grounds and the Importance of Connectivity among Habitats for Commercially Important Fish Species (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• How are stingray communities distributed across tropical intertidal sandflats and which environmental factors influence their habit use? (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Enhanced Sustainable Livelihood Protection through Effective Marine Invasive Species Monitoring Measures (PhD , Secondary Advisor)