Research areas
My research focuses on quantifying biodiversity and understanding the processes that shape it. I often work on tropical systems and specifically coral reefs, but I also work withtropical freshwater fish,mangrove crabs and plants for example, as I am more question-driven that organism-driven. I like to combine ecological theory, synthesis of existing data, and fieldwork in my research, and most of the research questions I’m interested in fall under the disciplines of community ecology, macroecology and biogeography. I tend to work on intermediate spatio-temporal scales (that is communities and networks of communities over time-scales of years to tens of years).
Selected publications
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McGill, B. J., Moyes, F., Dornelas, M., Gotelli, N. J. & Magurran, A. E., Mar 2026, In: Ecology Letters. 29, 3, p. 1-11 11 p., e70353.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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Open access
Carvajal-Quintero, J. D., Dornelas, M., Comte, L., Herrera-Pérez, J., Tedesco, P. A., Giam, X., Brose, U. & Chase, J. M., Feb 2026, In: Science Advances. 12, 8, p. 1-10 10 p., eadu6540.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Shukla, R., Fontrodona Eslava, A., Atkore, V., Bhat, A., Dahanukar, N., Johnson, J. A., Raghavan, R., Dornelas , M., Magurran, A. E. & Shanker, K., 21 Jan 2026, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 293, 2063, 20251127 .
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Fundakowski, G. J., Brambilla, V., Zawada, K. J. A., Chow, C. F. Y., Croasdale, E., Errington, A. J. F., Fontoura, L., Marais, W. J., Woods, R. M., Edelaar, P., Lala, K., Madin, J. S. & Dornelas , M., 28 Feb 2026, In: Coral Reefs. p. 1-14 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Staples, T. L., Blois, J., Cramer, K. L., Cunningham, E. T., Dornelas, M., Haberle, S. G., Heger, T., Kiessling, W., Magurran, A. E., O'Dea, A., Penny, A. M., Radeloff, V. C., Smith, J. A., Thuiller, W., Williams, J. W. & Pandolfi, J. M., Feb 2025, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 34, 2, p. 1-14 14 p., e70005.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Dornelas, M., Antão, L. H., Bates, A. E., Brambilla, V., Chase, J. M., Chow, C. F. Y., Fontrodona-Eslava, A., Magurran, A. E., Martins, I. S., Moyes, F., Sagouis, A., Adu-Acheampong, S., Acquah-Lamptey, D., Adam, D., Ajani, P. A., Albaina, A., Almaraz, P., An, J., Anderson, R. S. & Anderson, M. J. R. & 465 others, , May 2025, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 34, 5, p. 1-18 18 p., e70003.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Brambilla, V., Baird, A. H., Barbosa, M., Dehnert, I., Madin, J. S., Peddie, C. & Dornelas, M., 23 Nov 2025, In: Coral Reefs. p. 1-10 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
Fastovich, D., Meyers, S. R., Saupe, E. E., Williams, J. W., Dornelas, M., Dowding, E. M., Finnegan, S., Huang, H.-H. M., Jonkers, L., Kiessling, W., Kocsis, Á. T., Li, Q., Liow, L. H., Na, L., Penny, A. M., Pippenger, K., Renaudie, J., Rillo, M. C., Smith, J. & Steinbauer, M. J. & 4 others, , 3 Jul 2025, In: Science. 389, 6755, p. 64-68 5 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
McGlinn, D. J., Blowes, S. A., Dornelas, M., Engel, T., Martins, I. S., Shimadzu, H., Gotelli, N. J., Magurran, A., McGill, B. J. & Chase, J. M., Mar 2025, In: Ecosphere. 16, 3, p. 1-14 14 p., e70061.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Schiettekatte, N., Asbury, M., Chen, G. K., Dornelas, M., Reichert, J., Torres-Pulliza, D., Zawada, K. J. A. & Madin, J. S., May 2025, In: Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 16, 5, p. 895-903 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review