By Associate Professor Mariana Mayer Pinto

Journal articles

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

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, 'Corrigendum to: Size, depth and position affect the diversity and structure of rock pool communities in an urban estuary', Marine & Freshwater Research, 70, pp. 1045 - 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

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

Bugnot AB; Mayer-Pinto M; Johnston EL; Schaefer N; Dafforn KA; Mayer Pinto M, 2018, 'Learning from nature to enhance Blue engineering of marine infrastructure', Ecological Engineering, 120, pp. 611 - 621, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2018.03.012

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

Strain EMA; Olabarria C; Mayer-Pinto M; Cumbo V; Morris RL; Bugnot AB; Dafforn KA; Heery E; Firth LB; Brooks PR; Bishop MJ, 2018, 'Eco-engineering urban infrastructure for marine and coastal biodiversity: Which interventions have the greatest ecological benefit?', Journal of Applied Ecology, 55, pp. 426 - 441, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12961

Mayer-Pinto M; Cole VJ; Johnston EL; Bugnot A; Hurst H; Airoldi L; Glasby TM; Dafforn KA, 2018, 'Functional and structural responses to marine urbanisation', Environmental Research Letters, 13, pp. 014009, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aa98a5

Mayer-Pinto M; Dafforn KA; Bugnot AB; Glasby TM; Johnston EL, 2018, 'Artificial structures alter kelp functioning across an urbanised estuary', Marine Environmental Research, 139, pp. 136 - 143, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.05.004

Mayer-Pinto M, 2017, 'Impacts of bleach on bryozoans: A framework to distinguish direct and indirect effects using chemical and physical manipulations', Science of the Total Environment, 599-600, pp. 58 - 67, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.04.201

Bishop MJ; Mayer-Pinto M; Airoldi L; Firth LB; Morris RL; Loke LHL; Hawkins SJ; Naylor LA; Coleman RA; Chee SY; Dafforn KA, 2017, 'Effects of ocean sprawl on ecological connectivity: impacts and solutions', Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 492, pp. 7 - 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2017.01.021

Mayer-Pinto M; Johnston EL; Bugnot AB; Glasby TM; Airoldi L; Mitchell A; Dafforn KA, 2017, 'Building ‘blue’: An eco-engineering framework for foreshore developments', Journal of Environmental Management, 189, pp. 109 - 114, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.12.039

Bolton D; Mayer-Pinto M; Clark GF; Dafforn KA; Brassil WA; Becker A; Johnston EL, 2017, 'Coastal urban lighting has ecological consequences for multiple trophic levels under the sea', Science of The Total Environment, 576, pp. 1 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.10.037

Heery EC; Bishop MJ; Critchley LP; Bugnot AB; Airoldi L; Mayer-Pinto M; Sheehan EV; Coleman RA; Loke LHL; Johnston EL; Komyakova V; Morris RL; Strain EMA; Naylor LA; Dafforn KA, 2017, 'Identifying the consequences of ocean sprawl for sedimentary habitats', Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 492, pp. 31 - 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2017.01.020

Browne MA; Brooks PR; Clough R; Fisher AS; Mayer Pinto M; Crowe TP, 2016, 'Simulating regimes of chemical disturbance and testing impacts in the ecosystem using a novel programmable dosing system', Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 7, pp. 609 - 618, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.12521

Van Den Brink PJ; Choung CB; Landis W; Mayer-Pinto M; Pettigrove V; Scanes P; Smith R; Stauber J, 2016, 'New approaches to the ecological risk assessment of multiple stressors', Marine and Freshwater Research, 67, pp. 429 - 439, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/MF15111

Mayer-Pinto M; Matias MG; Coleman RA, 2016, 'The interplay between habitat structure and chemical contaminants on biotic responses of benthic organisms', Peerj, 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1985

Johnston EL; Mayer-Pinto M; Hutchings PA; Marzinelli EM; Ahyong ST; Birch G; Booth DJ; Creese RG; Doblin MA; Figueira W; Gribben PE; Pritchard T; Roughan M; Steinberg PD; Hedge LH, 2015, 'Sydney Harbour: what we do and do not know about a highly diverse estuary', Marine and Freshwater Research, 66, pp. 1073 - 1087, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/mf15159

Johnston EL; Hedge LH; Mayer-Pinto M, 2015, 'The urgent global need to understand port and harbour ecosystems', Marine and Freshwater Research, 66, pp. i - ii, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/mfv66n12_ed

Tan EL-Y; Mayer-Pinto M; Johnston EL; Dafforn KA, 2015, 'Differences in Intertidal Microbial Assemblages on Urban Structures and Natural Rocky Reef', Frontiers in Microbiology, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01276

Dafforn KA; Mayer-Pinto M; Morris RL; Waltham NJ, 2015, 'Application of management tools to integrate ecological principles with the design of marine infrastructure', Journal of Environmental Management, 158, pp. 61 - 73, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.05.001

Mayer-Pinto M; Ignacio BL, 2015, 'Effects of chemical disturbances on intertidal benthic assemblages', Science of the Total Environment, 506-507, pp. 10 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.10.095

Mayer-Pinto M; Johnston EL; Hutchings PA; Marzinelli EM; Ahyong ST; Birch G; Booth DJ; Creese RG; Doblin MA; Figueira W; Gribben PE; Pritchard T; Roughan M; Steinberg PD; Hedge LH, 2015, 'Sydney Harbour: A review of anthropogenic impacts on the biodiversity and ecosystem function of one of the world's largest natural harbours', Marine and Freshwater Research, 66, pp. 1088 - 1105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/MF15157

Mayer-Pinto M; Underwood AJ; Marzinelli EM, 2015, 'The matrix influences direct and indirect effects of an anthropogenic disturbance on marine organisms', Environmental Research, 136, pp. 15 - 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2014.10.006

Dafforn KA; Glasby TM; Airoldi L; Rivero NK; Mayer Pinto M; Johnston EL, 2015, 'Clarification on the applicability of systematic reviews. Reply.', Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 13, pp. 129 - 130, http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/15.WB.004

Dafforn KA; Glasby TM; Airoldi L; Rivero NK; Mayer-Pinto M; Johnston EL, 2015, 'Marine urbanization: an ecological framework for designing multifunctional artificial structures', Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 13, pp. 82 - 90, http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/140050

Johnston EL; Mayer‐Pinto M; Crowe TP, 2015, 'REVIEW: Chemical contaminant effects on marine ecosystem functioning', Journal of Applied Ecology, 52, pp. 140 - 149, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12355

Dafforn KA; Glasby TM; Airoldi L; Rivero NK; Pinto MM; Johnston EL, 2015, 'The authors' reply', Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 13, pp. 120 - 130, http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/15.wb.004

Mayer-Pinto M; Ignacio BL; Széchy MTM; Viana MS; Curbelo-Fernandez MP; Lavrado HP; Junqueira AOR; Vilanova E; Silva SHG, 2012, 'How Much Is Too Little to Detect Impacts? A Case Study of a Nuclear Power Plant', Plos One, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0047871

Marzinelli EM; Burrows M; Jackson AC; Mayer-Pinto M, 2012, 'Positive and negative effects of habitat-forming algae on survival, growth and intra-specific competition of limpets', PLoS ONE, 7, pp. e51601, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0051601

Mayer-Pinto M; Coleman RA; Underwood AJ; Tolhurst TJ, 2011, 'Effects of zinc on microalgal biofilms in intertidal and subtidal habitats.', Biofouling, 27, pp. 721 - 727, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08927014.2011.600448

Mayer-Pinto M; Underwood AJ; Tolhurst T; Coleman RA, 2010, 'Effects of metals on aquatic assemblages: What do we really know?', Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 391, pp. 1 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2010.06.013

Vilanova EP; Mayer Pinto M; Curbelo-Fernandez MP; Silva SHG, 2004, 'The impact of a nuclear power plant discharge on the sponge community of a tropical bay (SE Brazil)', Bollettino dei musei e degli istituti biologici dell'Universita di Genova, 68, pp. 647 - 654

Mayer-Pinto M; Junqueira AOR, 2003, 'Effects of organic pollution on the initial development of fouling communities in a tropical bay, Brazil', Marine Pollution Bulletin, 46, pp. 1495 - 1503, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0025-326X(03)00249-2

Reports

Stelling-Wood TP; Gribben P; Adam P; Birch G; Bishop M; Blount C; Booth D; Brown C; Bruce E; Bugnot A; Byrne M; Creese R; Dafforn K; Dahlenburg J; Doblin M; Fellowes T; Fowler A; Gibbs M; Glamore W; Glasby T; Hay A; Kelaher B; Knott N; Larkum A; Parker L; Marzinelli E; Mayer Pinto M; Morgan B; Murray S; Rees M; Ross P; Roughan M; Saintlan N; Scanes E; Seymour J; Schaefer N; Suthers I; Taylor M; Williamson J; Vila Concejo A; Whittington R; Figueira W, 2022, Science of Gamay: A systematic review of current knowledge of Botany Bay 2022, The Sydney Institute of Marine Science, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, https://sims.org.au/research/flagship-programs/the-gamay-initiative/project1/

Preprints

Lanceman D; Adame MF; Ruprecht J; Webb G; Mayer Pinto M; Glamore W, 2026, Scaling up tidal wetland restoration improves estuary-wide water quality, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.7235427

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