Mr Renato Morais Araujo ~ ARC Postdoctoral Research Associate

Research Disciplines

• Ecology (0602)
• Ecological Applications (0501)
• Fisheries Sciences (0704)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity (9608)
• Climate and Climate Change (9603)

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Morais R and Bellwood D (in press) Principles for estimating fish productivity on coral reefs. Coral Reefs, , DOI:10.1007/s00338-020-01969-9.
• Morais R, Depczynski M, Fulton C, Marnane M, Narvaez P, Huertas V, Brandl S and Bellwood D (2020) Severe coral loss shifts energetic dynamics on a coral reef. Functional Ecology, 34 (7), pp. 1507-1518, DOI:10.1111/1365-2435.13568.
• Morais R, Connolly S and Bellwood D (2020) Human exploitation shapes productivity–biomass relationships on coral reefs. Global Change Biology, 26 (3), pp. 1295-1305, DOI:10.1111/gcb.14941.
• Brandl S, Tornabene L, Goatley C, Casey J, Morais R, Côté I, Baldwin C, Parravicini V, Schiettekatte N and Bellwood D (2019) Demographic dynamics of the smallest marine vertebrates fuel coral reef ecosystem functioning. Science, 364 (6446), pp. 1189-1192, DOI:10.1126/science.aav3384.
• Morais R and Bellwood D (2019) Pelagic subsidies underpin fish productivity on a degraded coral reef. Current Biology, 29 (9), pp. 1521-1527, DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2019.03.044.
• Bellwood D, Tebbett S, Bellwood O, Mihalitsis M, Morais R, Streit R and Fulton C (2018) The role of the reef flat in coral reef trophodynamics: past, present, and future. Ecology and Evolution, 8 (8), pp. 4108-4119, DOI:10.1002/ece3.3967.
• Maia H, Morais R, Siqueira A, Hanazaki N, Floeter S and Bender M (2018) Shifting baselines among traditional fishers in São Tomé and Príncipe islands, Gulf of Guinea. Ocean & Coastal Management, 154, pp. 133-142, DOI:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2018.01.006.
• Morais R and Bellwood D (2018) Global drivers of reef fish growth. Fish and Fisheries, 19 (5), pp. 874-889, DOI:10.1111/faf.12297.
• Quimbayo J, Nunes L, Ozekoski R, Floeter S, Morais R, Fontoura L, Bonaldo R, Ferreira C and Sazima I (2017) Cleaning interactions at the only atoll in the South Atlantic. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 100 (7), pp. 865-875, DOI:10.1007/s10641-017-0612-3.

Other research outputs

• Brandl S, Morais R, Casey J, Parravicini V, Tornabene L, Goatley C, Côté I, Baldwin C, Schiettekatte N and Bellwood D (2019) Response to comment on "Demographic dynamics of the smallest marine vertebrates fuel coral reef ecosystem functioning". Science, 366 (6472), Article: eaaz1301, DOI:10.1126/science.aaz1301.
• Morais R and Maia H (2017) Lush underwater forests in mesophotic reefs of the Gulf of Guinea. Coral Reefs, 36, p. 95, DOI:10.1007/s00338-016-1523-z.

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

• Coral – Fish Interactions on Coral Reefs. (PhD , External Advisor)

These are the most recent metadata records associated with this researcher. To see a detailed description of all dataset records, visit the JCU Research Data Catalogue.

• Siqueira Correa, A. (2020) Data from 'Trophic innovations fuel reef fish diversification'. James Cook University
• Morais Araujo, R. (2020) Data from: Severe coral loss shifts energetic dynamics on a coral reef. James Cook University
• Bellwood, D. (2019) Data from ''Human exploitation shapes productivity-biomass relationships on coral reefs". James Cook University
• Morais, R. (2019) Data from 'Pelagic subsidies underpin fish productivity on a degraded coral reef'. James Cook University
• Morais Araujo, R. (2018) Data from 'Global drivers of reef fish growth'. James Cook University

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