
Overview
Background
Daniel is an Associate Professor in the School of the Environment, and the Director of the Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science at the University of Queensland. His research focuses on how migratory species use and connect the ocean; how we can use spatial management measures to help conserve them and marine biodiversity more broadly; and how we need to work together on regional and global scales to conserve marine spaces. He has worked with seven UN Conventions and organisations to try to provide the information and tools necessary to support a healthy ocean.
His research focuses on applying ecological and biogeographical theory to develop applied solutions to natural resource management and conservation problems in the ocean across a range of scales. I am particularly interested in developing and disseminating actionable information to inform conservation planning in areas beyond national jurisdiction and improving environmental governance of that “other” half of our planet. His current focus is on delivering an open-access, online system to describe how migratory species use and connect the ocean (mico.eco), and new tools to increase stakeholder engagement in systematic conservation planning.
Availability
- Associate Professor Daniel Dunn is:
- Available for supervision
Research interests
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Marine conservation
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Migratory species
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Conservation planning
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Connectivity
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Areas beyond national jurisdiction (i.e., the High Seas)
Works
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Featured
2019
Journal Article
Integrating climate adaptation and biodiversity conservation in the global ocean
Tittensor, Derek P., Beger, Maria, Boerder, Kristina, Boyce, Daniel G., Cavanagh, Rachel D., Cosandey-Godin, Aurelie, Crespo, Guillermo Ortuño, Dunn, Daniel C., Ghiffary, Wildan, Grant, Susie M., Hannah, Lee, Halpin, Patrick N., Harfoot, Mike, Heaslip, Susan G., Jeffery, Nicholas W., Kingston, Naomi, Lotze, Heike K., McGowan, Jennifer, McLeod, Elizabeth, McOwen, Chris J., O’Leary, Bethan C., Schiller, Laurenne, Stanley, Ryan R. E., Westhead, Maxine, Wilson, Kristen L. and Worm, Boris (2019). Integrating climate adaptation and biodiversity conservation in the global ocean. Science Advances, 5 (11) eaay9969, eaay9969. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aay9969
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2019
Journal Article
The importance of migratory connectivity for global ocean policy
Dunn, Daniel C., Harrison, Autumn-Lynn, Curtice, Corrie, DeLand, Sarah, Donnelly, Ben, Fujioka, Ei, Heywood, Eleanor, Kot, Connie Y., Poulin, Sarah, Whitten, Meredith, Åkesson, Susanne, Alberini, Amalia, Appeltans, Ward, Arcos, José Manuel, Bailey, Helen, Ballance, Lisa T., Block, Barbara, Blondin, Hannah, Boustany, Andre M., Brenner, Jorge, Catry, Paulo, Cejudo, Daniel, Cleary, Jesse, Corkeron, Peter, Costa, Daniel P., Coyne, Michael, Crespo, Guillermo Ortuño, Davies, Tammy E., Dias, Maria P. ... Halpin, Patrick N. (2019). The importance of migratory connectivity for global ocean policy. Proceedings. Biological Sciences, 286 (1911) 1472, 20191472. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2019.1472
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2019
Journal Article
High-seas fish biodiversity is slipping through the governance net
Crespo, Guillermo Ortuño, Dunn, Daniel C., Gianni, Matthew, Gjerde, Kristina, Wright, Glen and Halpin, Patrick N. (2019). High-seas fish biodiversity is slipping through the governance net. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 3 (9), 1273-1276. doi: 10.1038/s41559-019-0981-4
Featured
2018
Journal Article
A strategy for the conservation of biodiversity on mid-ocean ridges from deep-sea mining
Dunn, Daniel C., Van Dover, Cindy L., Etter, Ron J., Smith, Craig R., Levin, Lisa A., Morato, Telmo, Colaço, Ana, Dale, Andrew C., Gebruk, Andrey V., Gjerde, Kristina M., Halpin, Patrick N., Howell, Kerry L., Johnson, David, Perez, José Angel A., Ribeiro, Marta Chantal, Stuckas, Heiko, Weaver, Philip and SEMPIA Workshop Participants (2018). A strategy for the conservation of biodiversity on mid-ocean ridges from deep-sea mining. Science Advances, 4 (7) eaar4313, eaar4313. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aar4313
2024
Journal Article
Spatial and life history variation in a trait-based species vulnerability and impact model
Fleury, Aharon G., O’Hara, Casey C., Butt, Nathalie, Restrepo, Jaime, Halpern, Benjamin S., Klein, Carissa J., Kuempel, Caitlin D., Gaynor, Kaitlyn M., Bentley, Lily K., Richardson, Anthony J. and Dunn, Daniel C. (2024). Spatial and life history variation in a trait-based species vulnerability and impact model. PLoS One, 19 (6) e0305950, 1-16. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0305950
2024
Other Outputs
The world’s spectacular animal migrations are dwindling. Fishing, fences and development are fast-tracking extinctions
Fuller, Richard, Dunn, Daniel and Bentley, Lily (2024, 02 13). The world’s spectacular animal migrations are dwindling. Fishing, fences and development are fast-tracking extinctions The Conversation
2024
Journal Article
Author Correction: A global, historical database of tuna, billfish, and saury larval distributions
Buenafe, Kristine Camille V., Everett, Jason D., Dunn, Daniel C., Mercer, James, Suthers, Iain M., Schilling, Hayden T., Hinchliffe, Charles, Dabalà, Alvise and Richardson, Anthony J. (2024). Author Correction: A global, historical database of tuna, billfish, and saury larval distributions. Scientific Data, 11 (1) 29, 29. doi: 10.1038/s41597-023-02860-2
2024
Journal Article
New framework reveals gaps in US ocean biodiversity protection
Gignoux-Wolfsohn, Sarah A., Dunn, Daniel C., Cleary, Jesse, Halpin, Patrick N., Anderson, Clarissa R., Bax, Nicholas J., Canonico, Gabrielle, Chaniotis, Peter, DeLand, Sarah, Diorio, Mimi, Gaines, Steven D., Grorud-Colvert, Kirsten, Johnson, David E., Levin, Lisa A., Lundquist, Carolyn J., Manca, Eleonora, Metaxas, Anna, Monaco, Mark E., Morgan, Lance, Mumby, Peter J., Nisthar, Dina, Pashkow, Brittany, Pike, Elizabeth P., Pinsky, Malin L., Ribera, Marta M., Stanley, Ryan R.E., Sullivan-Stack, Jenna, Sutton, Tracey T., Tittensor, Derek P. ... Duffy, J. Emmett (2024). New framework reveals gaps in US ocean biodiversity protection. One Earth, 7 (1), 31-43. doi: 10.1016/j.oneear.2023.12.014
2024
Journal Article
Generating affordable protection of high seas biodiversity through cross-sectoral spatial planning
Fourchault, Léa, Dahdouh-Guebas, Farid, Dunn, Daniel C., Everett, Jason D., Hanson, Jeffrey O., Buenafe, Kristine C. V., Neubert, Sandra, Dabalà, Alvise, Yapa, Kanthi K.A.S., Cannicci, Stefano and Richardson, Anthony J. (2024). Generating affordable protection of high seas biodiversity through cross-sectoral spatial planning. One Earth, 7 (2), 253-264. doi: 10.1016/j.oneear.2023.12.006
2023
Journal Article
Evaluating ecological benefits of oceanic protected areas
Blanluet, Arthur, Game, Edward T., Dunn, Daniel C., Everett, Jason D., Lombard, Amanda T. and Richardson, Anthony J. (2023). Evaluating ecological benefits of oceanic protected areas. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 39 (2), 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2023.09.003
2023
Journal Article
Priority areas to protect mangroves and maximise ecosystem services
Dabalà, Alvise, Dahdouh-Guebas, Farid, Dunn, Daniel C., Everett, Jason D., Lovelock, Catherine E., Hanson, Jeffrey O., Buenafe, Kristine Camille V., Neubert, Sandra and Richardson, Anthony J. (2023). Priority areas to protect mangroves and maximise ecosystem services. Nature Communications, 14 (1) 5863, 1-14. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-41333-3
2023
Journal Article
Connecting conservation and culture: The importance of Indigenous Knowledge in conservation decision-making and resource management of migratory marine species
McLean, Mercedes, Warner, Brian, Markham, Robert, Fischer, Mibu, Walker, Jim, Klein, Carissa, Hoeberechts, Maia and Dunn, Daniel C. (2023). Connecting conservation and culture: The importance of Indigenous Knowledge in conservation decision-making and resource management of migratory marine species. Marine Policy, 155 105582, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105582
2023
Journal Article
The living infinite: envisioning futures for transformed human-nature relationships on the high seas
Pereira, Laura M., Ortuño Crespo, Guillermo, Amon, Diva J., Badhe, Renuka, Bandeira, Salomão, Bengtsson, Frida, Boettcher, Miranda, Carmine, Gabrielle, Cheung, William W.L., Chibwe, Bwalya, Dunn, Daniel, Gasalla, Maria A., Halouani, Ghassen, Johnson, David E., Jouffray, Jean-Baptiste, Juri, Silvana, Keys, Patrick W., Lübker, Hannah M., Merrie, Andrew S., Obaidullah, Farah, Palacios-Abrantes, Juliano, Shannon, Lynne J., Sumaila, U. Rashid, Superchi, Edoardo, Terry, Naomi, Wabnitz, Colette C.C., Yasuhara, Moriaki and Zhou, Wei (2023). The living infinite: envisioning futures for transformed human-nature relationships on the high seas. Marine Policy, 153 105644, 105644. doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105644
2023
Journal Article
Synthesizing connectivity information from migratory marine species for area-based management
Kot, Connie Y., DeLand, Sarah E., Harrison, Autumn-Lynn, Alberini, Amalia, Blondin, Hannah, Chory, Maggie, Cleary, Jesse, Curtice, Corrie, Donnelly, Benjamin, Fujioka, Ei, Palacio, Alejandro Herrero, Heywood, Eleanor I., Mason, Elizabeth, Nisthar, Dina, Crespo, Guillermo Ortuño, Poulin, Sarah, Whitten, Meredith, Woolston, Colyer, Dunn, Daniel C. and Halpin, Patrick N. (2023). Synthesizing connectivity information from migratory marine species for area-based management. Biological Conservation, 283 110142, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110142
2023
Journal Article
A metric‐based framework for climate‐smart conservation planning
Buenafe, Kristine Camille V., Dunn, Daniel C., Everett, Jason D., Brito‐Morales, Isaac, Schoeman, David S., Hanson, Jeffrey O., Dabalà, Alvise, Neubert, Sandra, Cannicci, Stefano, Kaschner, Kristin and Richardson, Anthony J. (2023). A metric‐based framework for climate‐smart conservation planning. Ecological Applications, 33 (4) e2852, 1-29. doi: 10.1002/eap.2852
2022
Journal Article
Multinational coordination required for conservation of over 90% of marine species (vol 27, pg 6206, 2021)
Roberson, L. A., Beyer, H. L., O'Hara, C., Watson, J. E. M., Dunn, D. C., Halpern, B. S., Klein, C. J., Frazier, M. R., Kuempel, C. D., Williams, B., Grantham, H. S., Montgomery, J. C., Kark, S. and Runting, R. K. (2022). Multinational coordination required for conservation of over 90% of marine species (vol 27, pg 6206, 2021). Global Change Biology, 28 (22), 6834-6834. doi: 10.1111/gcb.16401
2022
Journal Article
Borderless conservation: integrating connectivity into high seas conservation efforts for the Salas y Gómez and Nazca ridges
Boteler, Ben, Wagner, Daniel, Durussel, Carole, Stokes, Emily, Gaymer, Carlos F., Friedlander, Alan M., Dunn, Daniel C., Vargas, Felipe Paredes, Veliz, David and Hazin, Carolina (2022). Borderless conservation: integrating connectivity into high seas conservation efforts for the Salas y Gómez and Nazca ridges. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9 915983, 1-17. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2022.915983
2022
Journal Article
Multinational coordination required for conservation of over 90% of marine species
Roberson, Leslie A., Beyer, Hawthorne L., O’Hara, Casey, Watson, James E. M., Dunn, Daniel C., Halpern, Benjamin S., Klein, Carissa J., Frazier, Melanie R., Kuempel, Caitlin D., Williams, Brooke, Grantham, Hedley S., Montgomery, Jamie C., Kark, Salit and Runting, Rebecca K. (2022). Multinational coordination required for conservation of over 90% of marine species. Global Change Biology, 27 (23), 6206-6216. doi: 10.1111/gcb.15844
2022
Journal Article
A global, historical database of tuna, billfish, and saury larval distributions
Buenafe, Kristine Camille V., Everett, Jason D., Dunn, Daniel C., Mercer, James, Suthers, Iain M., Schilling, Hayden T., Hinchliffe, Charles, Dabalà, Alvise and Richardson, Anthony J. (2022). A global, historical database of tuna, billfish, and saury larval distributions. Scientific Data, 9 (1) 423, 423. doi: 10.1038/s41597-022-01528-7
2022
Journal Article
A scientific synthesis of marine protected areas in the United States: status and recommendations
Sullivan-Stack, Jenna, Aburto-Oropeza, Octavio, Brooks, Cassandra M., Cabral, Reniel B., Caselle, Jennifer E., Chan, Francis, Duffy, J. Emmett, Dunn, Daniel C., Friedlander, Alan M., Fulton-Bennett, Heather K., Gaines, Steven D., Gerber, Leah R., Hines, Ellen, Leslie, Heather M., Lester, Sarah E., MacCarthy, Jessica M. C., Maxwell, Sara M., Mayorga, Juan, McCauley, Douglas J., Micheli, Fiorenza, Moffitt, Russell, Nickols, Kerry J., Palumbi, Stephen R., Pearsall, Douglas R., Pike, Elizabeth P., Pikitch, Ellen K., Sancho, Gorka, Spalding, Ana K., Suman, Daniel O. ... Grorud-Colvert, Kirsten (2022). A scientific synthesis of marine protected areas in the United States: status and recommendations. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9 849927, 1-23. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2022.849927
Funding
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Supervision
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Available projects
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Migratory Connectivity in the Ocean
The distributions of migratory species in the ocean span local, national and international jurisdictions. Across these ecologically interconnected regions, migratory marine species interact with anthropogenic stressors throughout their lives. Migratory connectivity, the geographical linking of individuals and populations throughout their migratory cycles, influences how spatial and temporal dynamics of stressors affect migratory animals and scale up to influence population abundance, distribution and species persistence. Population declines of many migratory marine species have led to calls for connectivity knowledge, especially insights from animal tracking studies, to be more effectively incorporated into management and policy frameworks. However, while the quantity of data on marine migratory species has increased dramatically in recent decades, efforts to synthesize and integrate information on animal movement and connectivity into global management and policy fora are nascent with examples largely originating from individual efforts.
Launched in April 2019 at the UN, the Migratory Connectivity in the Ocean system (MiCO system; https://mico.eco/system) represents a step-change: a move from aggregating raw data that require precious human resources to re-analyze, to aggregating and developing fit-for-purpose, actionable knowledge. MiCO has been conducting a massive literature review of over 1200 publications describing how marine mammals, seabirds, sea turtles and fish use and connect our oceans. That review has now generated a dataset on migratory connectivity for more than 85 marine species. The integrated network models which are being derived from this datset can feed countless analyses of cumulative impacts, extinction risk, governance fit, biodiversity hotspots based on empirical data of areas of importance to species rather than models of distribution, and regional and global systematic conservation planning among many, many other options.
The Applied Marine Bioegeography Lab at UQ seeks HDR students to engage with this datset and expand it to integrate other sampling methods that can inform network models for migriatory species (e.g., mark/recapture, stable isotopes, genetics and acoustics). A strong interest in either movement modeling or network modeling is desirable, as is some background in statistics, R and marine ecology. With a global dataset that spans taxa, output from this research should be emminently publishable in high level journals. Opportunities to collaborate with field ecologists, numerical ecologists, conservation scientists, and experts in regional and global governance are plentiful, as are chances to engage directly with regional and global ocean governance bodies including the Convention on Migratory Species, the Convention on Biological Diversity, Regional Seas Organizations, and the UN negotiations (and eventual implementation) of a new treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction. Dr. Dunn, AMBL and MiCO are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in this project and the lab. Applicants of any background, age, ability or gender are strongly encouraged to apply. Feel free to reach out for more information and check out the mico.eco & AMBL websites.
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Connectivity of seagrasses for megaherbivores under environmental change
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Mumby
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding marine migratory connectivity for more sustainable oceans
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Hugh Possingham, Dr Lily Bentley
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Doctor Philosophy
Evaluating transboundary environmental impacts on endangered marine migratory species using an agent-based framework
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Anthony Richardson, Associate Professor Carissa Klein, Dr Jason Everett
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Doctor Philosophy
Post Nesting Migration Evaluation and Foraging Areas Identification Based on Stable Isotopes Analysis of Green Turtle (Chelonia Mydas) Nesting at Tortuguero Rookery
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Anthony Richardson, Dr Lily Bentley
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Doctor Philosophy
Migratory movements of sharks in the Great Barrier Reef: strengthening connectivity within and beyond national jurisdictions
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Anthony Richardson
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Doctor Philosophy
Coastal connectivity for conservation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Anthony Richardson
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Doctor Philosophy
Multiple-use spatial planning in developing nations
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jason Everett, Professor Anthony Richardson
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Doctor Philosophy
Multiple-use spatial planning in developing nations
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jason Everett, Professor Anthony Richardson
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Doctor Philosophy
Connected climate-smart marine conservation planning
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jason Everett, Professor Anthony Richardson
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Doctor Philosophy
Sustainable seafood trade in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Carissa Klein
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