Research into the interlinks between biodiversity patterns, processes, threats, conservation and human welfare

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33. Mora C, Tittensor DP, Adl S, Simpson AGB, Worm B (2011) How many species are there on Earth and in the Ocean?. PlosBiology9: e1001127. (URL) (Faculty of 1000)
32. Mora C, Sale P (2011) Ongoing global biodiversity loss and the need to move beyond protected areas: A review of the technical and practical shortcoming of protected areas on land and sea. Marine Ecology Progress Series 434, 251-266. (URL)
31. Mora C, Aburto-Oropeza O, Ayala A, Ayotte PM, Banks S, Bauman AG, Beger M, Bessudo S, Booth DJ, Brokovich E, Brooks A, Chabanet P, Cinner J, Cortés J, Cupul Magaña A, DeMartini E, Edgar GJ, Feary DA, Ferse SCA, Friedlander A, Gaston KJ, Gough C, Graham NAJ, Green A, Guzman H, Kulbicki M, Letourneur Y, López Pérez A, Loya Y, Martinez C, Mascareñas-Osorio I, Morove T, Nadon MO, Nakamura Y, Paredes G, Polunin N, Pratchett MS, Reyes Bonilla H, Rivera F, Sala E, Sandin S, Soler G, Stuart-Smith R, Tessier E, Tupper M, Usseglio P, Vigliola L, Wantiez L, Williams I, Wilson SK, Zapata FA. (2011) Global human footprint on the linkage between diversity and ecosystem functioning in reef fishes. PlosBiology 9: e1000606. (URL) (Faculty of 1000)
30. Mora C, Treml E, Robert J, Crosby K, Roy D, Tittensor DP. (2012) High connectivity among habitats precludes the relationship between dispersal and range size in tropical reef fishes. Ecography 35, 89-96. (URL) (Copyrighted PDF)
29. Mora C. (2011) Pueden las áreas protegidas del mundo revertir la pérdida de la biodiversidad? La respuesta rápida es NO! In Madrinan S, Sanchez, JA. (ed). Biodiversidad, Universidad de Los Andes Press. in press. (PDF)
28. Mora C. (2011) Effectiveness of the global network of marine protected areas. In Claudet J. (ed) Marine Protected Areas: A multidisciplinary approach, Cambridge University Press. p 334-346. (Copyrighted PDF)
27. Tittensor D, Mora C, Jetz W, Lotze HK, Ricard D, vanden Berghe E, Worm B. (2010) Global patterns and predictors of marine biodiversity across taxa. Nature 466, 1098-1101. (URL) (PDF) (Faculty of 1000)
26. Ward-Paige C, Mora C, Lotze H, McClenachan L. (2010) Large-scale absence of sharks on reefs in the Greater-Caribbean: A footprint of human population impacts. PlosOne  5, e11968. (URL)
25. Wielgus J, Balmford A, Lewis T, Mora C, Gerber L (2010) Coral reef quality and recreation fees in marine protected areas. Conservation Letters 3, 38-44. (URL) (Copyrighted PDF)
24 Cordes EE, Cunha MR, Galeron J, Mora C, Roy K, Sibuet M, Van Gaever S, Vanreusel A, Levin L (2010) The influence of geological, geochemical, and biogenic habitat heterogeneity on seep biodiversity. Marine Ecology 31, 51-65. (URL) (Copyrighted PDF)
23. Mora C. (2010) The effects of climate change on marine biodiversity. Journal of the Marine Biological Association 11, 22-23. (PDF)
22. Mora C, Myers R, Pitcher T, Zeller D, Watson G, Sumila R, Gaston K, Worm B (2009) Management effectiveness of the world's marine fisheries. PLoS Biology 7, e1000131.(URL)
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21. Mora C. (2009) Degradation of Caribbean coral reefs: focusing on proximal rather than ultimate factors. Reply to Rogers. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B. 276, 199-200. (URL) (Copyrighted PDF)
20. Mora C. (2008) A clear human footprint in the coral reefs of the Caribbean. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B. 275, 767-773. (URL) (Copyrighted PDF)
19. Mora C, Tittensor D, Myers RA (2008) The completeness of taxonomic inventories for describing the global diversity and distribution of marine fishes. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B. 275, 149-155. (URL) (Copyrighted PDF)
18. Mora C, Metzker R, Rollo A, Myers RA (2007) Experimental simulations about the effects of habitat fragmentation and overexploitation on populations facing environmental warming. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B. 274, 1023-1028. (URL) (Copyrighted PDF) (Faculty of 1000)
17. Lubchenco J, Gaines S, Warner R, Palumbi S, Airame S….Mora C…(2007) The science of marine reserves booklet. Second edition. Pisco, California. (URL) (PDF)
16. Mora C, Andréfouët S, Kranenburg S, Rollo A, Costello M, Veron J, Gaston KJ, Myers RA (2006) How protected are coral reefs? Science 314, 757-760. (URL) (Copyrighted PDF)
15. Mora C, Andréfouët S, Costello M, Kranenburg S, Rollo A, Veron J, Gaston KJ, Myers RA (2006) Coral reefs and the global network of Marine Protected Areas. Science 312, 1750-1751. (URL) (Copyrighted PDF)
14. Mora C, Maya MF (2006) Effect of the rate of temperature increase of the dynamic method on the heat tolerance of fishes. Journal of Thermal Biology 31, 337-341. (URL) (Copyrighted PDF)
13. Mora C, Robertson D (2005) Causes of latitudinal gradients in species richness: a test with fishes of the Tropical Eastern Pacific. Ecology 86, 1771-1792. (URL) (Copyrighted PDF)
12. Hogan D, Mora C (2005) Experimental assessment of the importance of swimming and drifting to the displacement of reef fish larvae. Marine Biology 147, 1213-1220. (URL) (Copyrighted PDF)
11. Mora C, Robertson D (2005) Factors shaping the ranges size frequency distribution of fishes in the Tropical Eastern Pacific. Journal of Biogeography 32, 277-286. (URL) (Copyrighted PDF)
10. Mora C (2004) The importance of dispersal in coral reef fishes. Ph.D. Dissertation. (PDF)
9. Ospina AF, Mora C (2004) Effect of body size on the thermal tolerance of reef fishes. Environmental Biology of Fishes 70, 339-343. (URL) (Copyrighted PDF)
8. Mora C, Chittaro P, Sale PF, Kritzer J, Ludsin S (2003) Patterns and processes in reef fish diversity. Nature 421, 933-936. (URL) (Copyrighted PDF)
7. Mora C, Sale PF (2002) Are populations of coral reef fishes open or closed? Trends in Ecology and Evolution 17, 422-428. (URL) (Copyrighted PDF) (Thomson top 20 most cited papers)
6. Mora C, Ospina AF (2002) Experimental effects of cold, La Nina temperatures in the survival of reef fishes from Gorgona Island (Eastern Pacific Ocean). Marine Biology 141, 789-793. (URL) (Copyrighted PDF)
5. Mora C, Zapata F (2002) Effects of a predatory fish on the abundance and body size of early post-settled reef fishes from Gorgona Island (Eastern Pacific). Proceedings of the 9th international Coral Reef Symposium, Bali, Indonesia. 1, 475-480. (PDF)
4. Mora C, Ospina F. (2001) Thermal tolerance and potential impact of sea warming on reef fishes from Gorgona island (Eastern Pacific Ocean). Marine Biology 139, 765-769. (URL) (Copyrighted PDF)
3. Mora C, Francisco V, Zapata F. (2001) Dispersal of juvenile and adult reef fishes associated with floating objects and their recruitment into Gorgona Island. Bulletin of Marine Science 68, 557-561. (URL) (Copyrighted PDF)
2. Mora C.  (2001) Dispersal of reef fishes by rafting. Reef Encounter 29, 16-17. (PDF)
1. Mora C, Jimenez J, Zapata F (2000) Pontinus clemensi (Pisces: Scorpaenidae) at Malpelo island, Colombia. New specimen and geographic range extension. Bulletin of Marine and Coastal research 29, 85-88. (PDF)


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