By Associate Professor Mariana Mayer Pinto

Book Chapters

Dafforn K; Bishop M; Fuchert T; Lee A; Mayer-Pinto M; Schaefer N; Vozzo M, 2025, 'Designing Blue Infrastructure to Facilitate Native Species and Prevent Marine Invasion', in , pp. 221 - 227, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-4569-5_21

O’Brien AL; Dafforn K; Chariton A; Airoldi L; Schäfer RB; Mayer-Pinto M, 2023, 'Multiple Stressors', in Springer Textbooks in Earth Sciences, Geography and Environment, Springer Nature Switzerland, pp. 305 - 315, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10127-4_14

Johnston EL; Mayer-Pinto M; Mayer Pinto M, 2015, 'Pollution: Effects of chemical contaminants and debris', in Crowe TP; Frid CLJ (ed.), Marine Ecosystems: Human Impacts on Biodiversity, Functioning and Services, Cambridge University Press, pp. 244 - 273, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139794763.009

Journal articles

Janssen AR; Mayer-Pinto M; Bishop MJ; O'Hare JA; Stow AJ; Dafforn KA, 2026, 'Genetic differentiation of habitat-forming kelp Ecklonia radiata across an urban estuary', Marine Environmental Research, 213, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2025.107613

Fuggle R; Matias MG; Mayer-Pinto M; Marzinelli EM, 2025, 'Multiple stressors affect function rather than taxonomic structure of freshwater microbial communities', Npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41522-025-00700-2

Caley A; Marzinelli EM; Mayer-Pinto M, 2025, 'Limited microbial community responses of marine macroalgae to artificial light at night and moderate warming conditions', Marine Environmental Research, 212, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2025.107536

Barros TL; Mayer-Pinto M; Dafforn KA; Simpson SL; Farrell M; Bracewell SA; Johnston EL, 2025, 'Impact of wildfires on sediment quality in estuaries in New South Wales, Australia', Chemosphere, 385, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144604

Twomey AJ; Erickson K; Bishop MJ; Boody K; Callaghan DP; Cannard T; Lovelock CE; Mayer-Pinto M; Morris RL; Pomeroy AWM; Saunders MI; Steven A; Waltham NJ; Bugnot A, 2025, 'Interdisciplinary solutions to enable nature-based solutions for coastal protection achieve ecological and engineering outcomes', Environmental Science and Policy, 171, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104157

Vozzo ML; Bishop MJ; Dafforn KA; Mayer-Pinto M, 2025, 'Ecological effects of habitat complexity vary with intertidal elevation: Implications for seawall eco-engineering', Journal of Applied Ecology, 62, pp. 2018 - 2035, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.70068

Bauer F; Knights AM; Hanley ME; Griffin JN; Foggo A; Brown A; Bishop MJ; Dafforn KA; Mayer-Pinto M; Firth LB, 2025, 'Thermal patterns on eco-engineered coastal infrastructure depend on topographic complexity and spatial scale', Ecological Engineering, 215, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2025.107596

Lanceman D; Mayer-Pinto M; Glamore W, 2025, 'Ecosystem Service Trajectories in Restored Coastal Habitats', Global Change Biology, 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70151

Dodds KC; Vozzo ML; Mayer-Pinto M; Dafforn KA; Bishop MJ, 2025, 'Stakeholders support marine eco-engineering, but what are the perceived benefits and who should pay?', People and Nature, 7, pp. 653 - 667, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10795

Yeung HTG; Caley A; Mayer-Pinto M, 2025, 'Artificial light at night reduces predation and herbivory rates in a nearshore reef', Marine Environmental Research, 204, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2024.106908

Schaefer N; Bishop MJ; Herbert B; Hoey AS; Mayer-Pinto M; Sherman CDH; Foster-Thorpe C; Vozzo ML; Dafforn KA, 2025, 'Major global ports alter light regimes for marine biofouling communities', Journal of Environmental Management, 374, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.124119

Schaefer N; Hoey AS; Bishop MJ; Bugnot AB; Herbert B; Mayer-Pinto M; Sherman CDH; Foster-Thorpe C; Vozzo ML; Dafforn KA, 2025, 'Shining the light on marine infrastructure: The use of artificial light to manipulate benthic marine communities', Journal of Applied Ecology, 62, pp. 220 - 230, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14843

McKibbin O; Vergés A; Pottier P; Mayer Pinto M, 2024, 'Marine infrastructure support fewer producers and more filter feeders than natural habitats: a review and meta-analysis', Environmental Research Letters, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad7ee1

Caley A; Marzinelli EM; Byrne M; Mayer-Pinto M, 2024, 'Antagonistic Effects of Light Pollution and Warming on Habitat-Forming Seaweeds', Ecology and Evolution, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70420

Saunders MI; Cannard T; Fischer M; Sheppard M; Twomey A; Morris R; Bishop MJ; Mayer-Pinto M; Malcolm F; Vozzo M; Steven A; Swearer SE; Lovelock CE; Pomeroy AWM; McLeod I; Waltham NJ, 2024, 'A roadmap to coastal and marine ecological restoration in Australia', Environmental Science and Policy, 159, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2024.103808

Vozzo ML; Bishop MJ; Dafforn KA; Steinberg PD; Strain EMA; Pinto MM, 2024, 'From experiment to intervention: A case study of scaling up marine eco-engineering from research to application', Environmental Science and Policy, 158, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2024.103800

Schaefer N; Dafforn KA; Johnston EL; Clark GF; Mayer-Pinto M, 2024, 'Investigating the interactive effects of habitat type and light intensity on rocky shores', Oecologia, 205, pp. 627 - 642, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00442-024-05591-2

Janssen AR; Bishop MJ; Mayer-Pinto M; Dafforn KA, 2024, 'Morpho-physiological traits and tissue burdens of Ecklonia radiata linked to environmental variation in an urban estuary', Marine Environmental Research, 199, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2024.106572

Schaefer N; Bishop MJ; Bugnot AB; Foster-Thorpe C; Herbert B; Hoey AS; Mayer-Pinto M; Nakagawa S; Sherman CDH; Vozzo ML; Dafforn KA, 2024, 'Influence of habitat features on the colonisation of native and non-indigenous species', Marine Environmental Research, 198, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2024.106498

Caley A; Marzinelli EM; Byrne M; Mayer-Pinto M, 2024, 'Artificial light at night and warming impact grazing rates and gonad index of the sea urchin Centrostephanus rodgersii', Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, 291, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2024.0415

Morris RL; Campbell-Hooper E; Waters E; Bishop MJ; Lovelock CE; Lowe RJ; Strain EMA; Boon P; Boxshall A; Browne NK; Carley JT; Fest BJ; Fraser MW; Ghisalberti M; Gillanders BM; Kendrick GA; Konlechner TM; Mayer-Pinto M; Pomeroy AWM; Rogers AA; Simpson V; Van Rooijen AA; Waltham NJ; Swearer SE, 2024, 'Current extent and future opportunities for living shorelines in Australia', Science of the Total Environment, 917, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170363

Mayer-Pinto M; Caley A; Knights AM; Airoldi L; Bishop MJ; Brooks P; Coutinho R; Crowe T; Mancuso P; Naval-Xavier LPD; Firth LB; Menezes R; de Messano LVR; Morris R; Ross DJ; Wong JXW; Steinberg P; Strain EMA, 2024, 'Complexity-functioning relationships differ across different environmental conditions', Journal of Environmental Management, 354, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120370

Firth LB; Bone J; Bartholomew A; Bishop MJ; Bugnot A; Bulleri F; Chee SY; Claassens L; Dafforn KA; Fairchild TP; Hall AE; Hanley ME; Komyakova V; Lemasson AJ; Loke LHL; Mayer-Pinto M; Morris R; Naylor L; Perkins MJ; Pioch S; Porri F; O'Shaughnessy KA; Schaefer N; Strain EA; Toft JD; Waltham N; Aguilera M; Airoldi L; Bauer F; Brooks P; Burt J; Clubley C; Cordell JR; Espinosa F; Evans AJ; Farrugia-Drakard V; Froneman W; Griffin JN; Hawkins SJ; Heery E; Herbert RJH; Jones E; Leung KMY; Moore P; Sempere-Valverde J; Sengupta D; Sheaves M; Swearer S; Thompson RC; Todd P; Knights AM, 2024, 'Coastal greening of grey infrastructure: An update on the state of the art', Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Maritime Engineering, 177, pp. 35 - 67, http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/jmaen.2023.003

Schaefer N; Bishop MJ; Bugnot AB; Herbert B; Hoey AS; Mayer-Pinto M; Sherman CDH; Foster-Thorpe C; Vozzo ML; Dafforn KA, 2024, 'Variable effects of substrate colour and microtexture on sessile marine taxa in Australian estuaries', Biofouling, 40, pp. 223 - 234, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08927014.2024.2332710

Fobert EK; Miller CR; Swearer SE; Mayer-Pinto M, 2023, 'The impacts of artificial light at night on the ecology of temperate and tropical reefs', Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, 378, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2022.0362

Bishop M; Vozzo M; Mayer-Pinto M; Dafforn K, 2023, 'BIODIVERSITY BENEFITS OF SCALING UP MARINE ECO-ENGINEERING', Proceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference

Dafforn K; Vozzo M; Fuchert T; Mayer-Pinto M; Bishop M, 2023, 'CAN LIVING SEAWALLS BE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE BIOSECURITY?', Proceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference

Trethewy M; Mayer-Pinto M; Dafforn KA, 2023, 'Urban shading and artificial light at night alter natural light regimes and affect marine intertidal assemblages', Marine Pollution Bulletin, 193, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115203

Stelling-Wood TP; Gribben PE; Birch G; Bishop MJ; Blount C; Booth DJ; Brown C; Bruce E; Bugnot AB; Byrne M; Creese RG; Dafforn KA; Dahlenburg J; Doblin MA; Fellowes TE; Fowler AM; Gibbs MC; Glamore W; Glasby TM; Hay AC; Kelaher B; Knott NA; Larkum AWD; Parker LM; Marzinelli EM; Mayer-Pinto M; Morgan B; Murray SA; Rees MJ; Ross PM; Roughan M; Saintilan N; Scanes E; Seymour JR; Schaefer N; Suthers IM; Taylor MD; Williamson JE; Vila Concejo A; Whittington RJ; Figueira WF, 2023, 'A deep dive into the ecology of Gamay (Botany Bay, Australia): Current knowledge and future priorities for this highly modified coastal waterway', Marine and Freshwater Research, 74, pp. 1003 - 1025, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/MF22268

Schaefer N; Mayer-Pinto M; Johnston EL; Dafforn KA, 2023, 'Understanding the role of microhabitats in intertidal rock pools to guide future eco-engineering designs', Marine Biology, 170, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-023-04196-2

Mayer-Pinto M; Bugnot AB; Johnston EL; Potts J; Airoldi L; Glasby TM; Strain EMA; Scanes P; Ushiama S; Dafforn KA, 2023, 'Physical and biogenic complexity mediates ecosystem functions in urban sessile marine communities', Journal of Applied Ecology, 60, pp. 480 - 493, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14347

Bracewell SA; Barros TL; Mayer-Pinto M; Dafforn KA; Simpson SL; Johnston EL, 2023, 'Contaminant pulse following wildfire is associated with shifts in estuarine benthic communities', Environmental Pollution, 316, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120533

Vadillo Gonzalez S; Wood G; Tiong HYR; Lema KA; Mayer-Pinto M; Lauro FM; Kjelleberg S; Bulleri F; Steinberg PD; Marzinelli EM, 2023, 'Effect of seaweed canopy disturbance on understory microbial communities on rocky shores', Frontiers in Marine Science, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1264797

Barros TL; Bracewell SA; Mayer-Pinto M; Dafforn KA; Simpson SL; Farrell M; Johnston EL, 2022, 'Wildfires cause rapid changes to estuarine benthic habitat', Environmental Pollution, 308, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119571

Bishop MJ; Vozzo ML; Mayer-Pinto M; Dafforn KA, 2022, 'Complexity-biodiversity relationships on marine urban structures: reintroducing habitat heterogeneity through eco-engineering', Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, 377, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2021.0393

Martinez AS; Dafforn KA; Johnston EL; Filippini G; Potts J; Mayer-Pinto M, 2022, 'Variations in benthic fluxes of sediments near pier pilings and natural rocky reefs', Marine Environmental Research, 177, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2022.105640

Lowe EC; Steven R; Morris RL; Parris KM; Aguiar AC; Webb CE; Bugnot AB; Dafforn KA; Connolly RM; Mayer Pinto M, 2022, 'Supporting urban ecosystem services across terrestrial, marine and freshwater realms', Science of the Total Environment, 817, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152689

Vozzo ML; Mayer-Pinto M; Bishop MJ; Cumbo VR; Bugnot AB; Dafforn KA; Johnston EL; Steinberg PD; Strain EMA, 2021, 'Making seawalls multifunctional: The positive effects of seeded bivalves and habitat structure on species diversity and filtration rates', Marine Environmental Research, 165, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.105243

Bugnot AB; Mayer-Pinto M; Airoldi L; Heery EC; Johnston EL; Critchley LP; Strain EMA; Morris RL; Loke LHL; Bishop MJ; Sheehan EV; Coleman RA; Dafforn KA, 2021, 'Current and projected global extent of marine built structures', Nature Sustainability, 4, pp. 33 - 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41893-020-00595-1

Mayer-Pinto M; Dafforn KA; Fobert E, 2020, 'Knowledge exchange to improve research and management of the impacts of artificial light at night', Austral Ecology, 45, pp. 1059 - 1061, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aec.12948

Mayer-Pinto M; Ledet J; Crowe TP; Johnston EL, 2020, 'Sublethal effects of contaminants on marine habitat-forming species: a review and meta-analysis', Biological Reviews, 95, pp. 1554 - 1573, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/brv.12630

Eger AM; Vergés A; Choi CG; Christie H; Coleman MA; Fagerli CW; Fujita D; Hasegawa M; Kim JH; Mayer-Pinto M; Reed DC; Steinberg PD; Marzinelli EM, 2020, 'Financial and Institutional Support Are Important for Large-Scale Kelp Forest Restoration', Frontiers in Marine Science, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.535277

Schaefer N; Mayer-Pinto M; Griffin KJ; Johnston EL; Glamore W; Dafforn KA, 2020, 'Predicting the impact of sea-level rise on intertidal rocky shores with remote sensing', Journal of Environmental Management, 261, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110203

Martinez AS; Mayer-Pinto M; Christofoletti RA, 2019, 'Functional responses of filter feeders increase with elevated metal contamination: Are these good or bad signs of environmental health?', Marine Pollution Bulletin, 149, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110571

Ushiama S; Mayer-Pinto M; Bugnot AB; Johnston EL; Dafforn KA, 2019, 'Eco-engineering increases habitat availability and utilisation of seawalls by fish', Ecological Engineering, 138, pp. 403 - 411, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2019.07.022

Mayer-Pinto M; Dafforn KA; Johnston EL, 2019, 'A Decision Framework for Coastal Infrastructure to Optimize Biotic Resistance and Resilience in a Changing Climate', BioScience, 69, pp. 833 - 843, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biz092

O'Brien AL; Dafforn KA; Chariton AA; Johnston EL; Mayer-Pinto M, 2019, 'After decades of stressor research in urban estuarine ecosystems the focus is still on single stressors: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis', Science of the Total Environment, 684, pp. 753 - 764, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.131

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