By Associate Professor Mariana Mayer Pinto

Journal articles

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

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

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.70068

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

Mayer-Pinto M; Jones TM; Swearer SE; Robert KA; Bolton D; Aulsebrook AE; Dafforn KA; Dickerson AL; Dimovski AM; Hubbard N; McLay LK; Pendoley K; Poore AGB; Thums M; Willmott NJ; Yokochi K; Fobert EK, 2022, 'Light pollution: A landscape-scale issue requiring cross-realm consideration', , http://dx.doi.org/10.14324/111.444/000103.v2

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

Van den Brink PJ; Bracewell SA; Bush A; Chariton A; Choung CB; Compson ZG; Dafforn KA; Korbel K; Lapen DR; Mayer-Pinto M; Monk WA; O'Brien AL; Rideout NK; Schäfer RB; Sumon KA; Verdonschot RCM; Baird DJ, 2019, 'Towards a general framework for the assessment of interactive effects of multiple stressors on aquatic ecosystems: Results from the Making Aquatic Ecosystems Great Again (MAEGA) workshop', Science of the Total Environment, 684, pp. 722 - 726, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.455

Schaefer N; Dafforn KA; Johnston EL; Mayer-Pinto M, 2019, 'Size, depth and position affect the diversity and structure of rock pool communities in an urban estuary (vol 70, pg 1034, 2018)', MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH, 70, pp. 1045 - +, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/MF18074_CO

Vergés A; McCosker E; Mayer-Pinto M; Coleman MA; Wernberg T; Ainsworth T; Steinberg PD, 2019, 'Tropicalisation of temperate reefs: Implications for ecosystem functions and management actions', Functional Ecology, 33, pp. 1000 - 1013, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.13310

Schaefer N; Dafforn KA; Johnston EL; Mayer-Pinto M, 2019, 'Size, depth and position affect the diversity and structure of rock pool communities in an urban estuary', Marine and Freshwater Research, 70, pp. 1034 - 1044, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/MF18074

Marzinelli EM; Qiu Z; Dafforn KA; Johnston EL; Steinberg PD; Mayer-Pinto M; Mayer Pinto M, 2018, 'Coastal urbanisation affects microbial communities on a dominant marine holobiont', Npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, 4, pp. 1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41522-017-0044-z

Heery EC; Dafforn KA; Smith JA; Ushiama S; Mayer-Pinto M, 2018, 'Not all artificial structures are created equal: Pilings linked to greater ecological and environmental change in sediment communities than seawalls', Marine Environmental Research, 142, pp. 286 - 294, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.08.012

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