Dr Tessa Mazor
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Biological Sciences
Lovelock Lab
Researcher biography
I am a marine spatial ecologist with research interests in finding sustainable solutions within marine systems. My research includes conservation planning and prioritisation, marine spatial planning, modelling and mapping anthropogenic threats to biodiversity, and integrating social and economic objectives to improve management decisions and the implementation of conservation action.
I am currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the School of Biological Sciences, supervised by Professor Catherine Lovelock. My research focuses on exploring conservation decision and marine spatial planning objectives for ensuring coastal resilience in the face of sea level rise.
Prior to working at UQ, I was a Postdoctoral Fellow at CSIRO where I was involved in a global project (Trawling Best Practices (TBP) group) assessing the risk of trawl fishing on benthic marine fauna at both a national and global scale. I completed my PhD research at The University of Queensland’s Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions in Professor Hugh Possingham’s lab and Salit Kark’s The Biodiversity Research Group. My thesis focused on advancing conservation planning in the Mediterranean Sea, advancing the theory of systematic conservation planning and developing solutions with implications for the Mediterranean region.
Book Chapter
Mazor, Tessa, Levin, Noam, Brokovich, Eran and Kark, Salit (2018). Conservation challenges in the face of new hydrocarbon discoveries in the Mediterranean sea. Offshore energy and marine spatial planning. (pp. 260-273) edited by Katherine L. Yates and Corey J. A. Bradshaw. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315666877
Journal Articles
Nguyen, Nhung T.H., Friess, Daniel A., Todd, Peter A., Mazor, Tessa, Lovelock, Catherine E., Lowe, Ryan, Gilmour, James, Ming Chou, Loke, Bhatia, Natasha, Jaafar, Zeehan, Tun, Karenne, Yaakub, Siti Maryam and Huang, Danwei (2022). Maximising resilience to sea-level rise in urban coastal ecosystems through systematic conservation planning. Landscape and Urban Planning, 221 104374, 104374. doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2022.104374
Giménez, Joan, Venegas-Li, Rubén, Mazor, Tessa, Kark, Salit and Levin, Noam (2021). Inequitable protection of multidimensional biogeochemical regions in the Mediterranean Sea. Ocean and Coastal Management, 211 105747, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2021.105747
Mazor, Tessa, Runting, Rebecca K., Saunders, Megan I., Huang, Danwei, Friess, Daniel A., Nguyen, Nhung T.H., Lowe, Ryan J., Gilmour, James P., Todd, Peter A. and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2021). Future-proofing conservation priorities for sea level rise in coastal urban ecosystems. Biological Conservation, 260 109190, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109190
Mazor, Tessa, Friess, Daniel A., Todd, Peter A., Huang, Danwei, Nguyen, Nhung T.H., Saunders, Megan I., Runting, Rebecca K., Lowe, Ryan J., Cartwright, Paula, Gilmour, James P. and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2021). Large conservation opportunities exist in >90% of tropic-subtropic coastal habitats adjacent to cities. One Earth, 4 (7), 1004-1015. doi: 10.1016/j.oneear.2021.06.010
Mazor, Tessa, Pitcher, C. Roland, Rochester, Wayne, Kaiser, Michel J., Hiddink, Jan G., Jennings, Simon, Amoroso, Ricardo, McConnaughey, Robert A., Rijnsdorp, Adriaan D., Parma, Ana M., Suuronen, Petri, Collie, Jeremy, Sciberras, Marija, Atkinson, Lara, Durholtz, Deon, Ellis, Jim R., Bolam, Stefan G., Schratzberger, Michaela, Couce, Elena, Eggleton, Jacqueline, Garcia, Clement, Kainge, Paulus, Paulus, Sarah, Kathena, Johannes N., Gogina, Mayya, van Denderen, P. Daniel, Keller, Aimee A., Horness, Beth H. and Hilborn, Ray (2021). Trawl fishing impacts on the status of seabed fauna in diverse regions of the globe. Fish and Fisheries, 22 (1) faf.12506, 72-86. doi: 10.1111/faf.12506
Giménez, Joan, Cardador, Laura, Mazor, Tessa, Kark, Salit, Bellido, José Maria, Coll, Marta and Navarro, Joan (2020). Marine protected areas for demersal elasmobranchs in highly exploited Mediterranean ecosystems. Marine Environmental Research, 160 105033, 105033. doi: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.105033
Hiddink, Jan Geert, Kaiser, Michel J., Sciberras, Marija, McConnaughey, Robert A., Mazor, Tessa, Hilborn, Ray, Collie, Jeremy S., Pitcher, C. Roland, Parma, Ana M., Suuronen, Petri, Rijnsdorp, Adriaan D. and Jennings, Simon (2020). Selection of indicators for assessing and managing the impacts of bottom trawling on seabed habitats. Journal of Applied Ecology, 57 (7) 1365-2664.13617, 1199-1209. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13617
McConnaughey, Robert A., Hiddink, Jan G., Jennings, Simon, Pitcher, C. Roland, Kaiser, Michel J., Suuronen, Petri, Sciberras, Marija, Rijnsdorp, Adriaan D., Collie, Jeremy S., Mazor, Tessa, Amoroso, Ricardo O, Parma, Ana M. and Hilborn, Ray (2019). Choosing best practices for managing impacts of trawl fishing on seabed habitats and biota. Fish and Fisheries, 21 (2) faf.12431, 319-337. doi: 10.1111/faf.12431
Amoroso, Ricardo O., Pitcher, C. Roland, Rijnsdorp, Adriaan D., McConnaughey, Robert A., Parma, Ana M., Suuronen, Petri, Eigaard, Ole R., Bastardie, Francois, Hintzen, Niels T., Althaus, Franziska, Baird, Susan Jane, Black, Jenny, Buhl-Mortensen, Lene, Campbell, Alexander B., Catarino, Rui, Collie, Jeremy, Cowan, James H., Durholtz, Deon, Engstrom, Nadia, Fairweather, Tracey P., Fock, Heino O., Ford, Richard, Galvez, Patricio A., Gerritsen, Hans, Gongora, Maria Eva, Gonzalez, Jessica A., Hiddink, Jan G., Hughes, Kathryn M., Intelmann, Steven S. ... Jennings, Simon (2018). Bottom trawl fishing footprints on the world's continental shelves. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115 (43), E10275-E10282. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1802379115
Hiddink, Jan Geert, Jennings, Simon, Sciberras, Marija, Bolam, Stefan G., Cambiè, Giulia, McConnaughey, Robert A., Mazor, Tessa, Hilborn, Ray, Collie, Jeremy S., Pitcher, C. Roland, Parma, Ana M., Suuronen, Petri, Kaiser, Michel J. and Rijnsdorp, Adriaan D. (2018). Assessing bottom trawling impacts based on the longevity of benthic invertebrates. Journal of Applied Ecology, 56 (5), 1075-1084. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13278
Mazor, Tessa, Doropoulos, Christopher, Schwarzmueller, Florian, Gladish, Daniel W., Kumaran, Nagalingam, Merkel, Katharina, Di Marco, Moreno and Gagic, Vesna (2018). Global mismatch of policy and research on drivers of biodiversity loss. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 2 (7), 1071-+. doi: 10.1038/s41559-018-0563-x
Mazor, Tessa K., Pitcher, C. Roland, Ellis, Nick, Rochester, Wayne, Jennings, Simon, Hiddink, Jan Geert, McConnaughey, Robert A., Kaiser, Michel J., Parma, Ana M., Suuronen, Petri, Kangas, Mervi and Hilborn, Ray (2017). Trawl exposure and protection of seabed fauna at large spatial scales. Diversity and Distributions, 23 (11), 1280-1291. doi: 10.1111/ddi.12622
Hiddink, Jan Geert, Jennings, Simon, Sciberras, Marija, Szostek, Claire L., Hughes, Kathryn M., Ellis, Nick, Rijnsdorp, Adriaan D., McConnaughey, Robert A., Mazor, Tessa, Hilborn, Ray, Collie, Jeremy S., Pitcher, C. Roland, Amoroso, Ricardo O., Parma, Ana M., Suuronen, Petri and Kaiser, Michel J. (2017). Global analysis of depletion and recovery of seabed biota after bottom trawling disturbance. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 114 (31), 8301-8306. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1618858114
Pitcher, C. Roland, Ellis, Nick, Jennings, Simon, Hiddink, Jan G., Mazor, Tessa, Kaiser, Michel J., Kangas, Mervi I., McConnaughey, Robert A., Parma, Ana M., Rijnsdorp, Adriaan D., Suuronen, Petri, Collie, Jeremy S., Amoroso, Ricardo, Hughes, Kathryn M. and Hilborn, Ray (2017). Estimating the sustainability of towed fishing-gear impacts on seabed habitats: a simple quantitative risk assessment method applicable to data-limited fisheries. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 8 (4), 472-480. doi: 10.1111/2041-210X.12705
Giakoumi, Sylvaine, Guilhaumon, Francois, Kark, Salit, Terlizzi, Antonio, Claudet, Joachim, Felline, Serena, Cerrano, Carlo, Coll, Marta, Danovaro, Roberto, Fraschetti, Simonetta, Koutsoubas, Drosos, Ledoux, Jean-Batiste, Mazor, Tessa, Merigot, Bastien, Micheli, Fiorenza and Katsanevakis, Stelios (2016). Space invaders; biological invasions in marine conservation planning. Diversity and Distributions, 22 (12), 1220-1231. doi: 10.1111/ddi.12491
Kaiser, Michel J., Hilborn, Ray, Jennings, Simon, Amaroso, Ricky, Andersen, Michael, Balliet, Kris, Barratt, Eric, Bergstad, Odd A., Bishop, Stephen, Bostrom, Jodi L., Boyd, Catherine, Bruce, Eduardo A., Burden, Merrick, Carey, Chris, Clermont, Jason, Collie, Jeremy S., Delahunty, Antony, Dixon, Jacqui, Eayrs, Steve, Edwards, Nigel, Fujita, Rod, Gauvin, John, Gleason, Mary, Harris, Brad, He, Pingguo, Hiddink, Jan G., Hughes, Kathryn M., Inostroza, Mario, Kenny, Andrew ... Sutherland, William J. (2016). Prioritization of knowledge-needs to achieve best practices for bottom trawling in relation to seabed habitats. Fish and Fisheries, 17 (3), 637-663. doi: 10.1111/faf.12134
Mazor, Tessa, Beger, Maria, McGowan, Jennifer, Possingham, Hugh P. and Kark, Salit (2016). The value of migration information for conservation prioritization of sea turtles in the Mediterranean. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 25 (5), 540-552. doi: 10.1111/geb.12434
Levin, Noam, Mazor, Tessa, Brokovich, Eran, Jablon, Pierre-Elie and Kark, Salit (2015). Sensitivity analysis of conservation targets in systematic conservation planning. Ecological Applications, 25 (7), 1997-2010. doi: 10.5061/dryad.2mb2h
Kark, Salit, Tulloch, Ayesha, Gordon, Ascelin, Mazor, Tessa, Bunnefeld, Nils and Levin, Noam (2015). Cross-boundary collaboration: key to the conservation puzzle. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 12, 12-24. doi: 10.1016/j.cosust.2014.08.005
Kark, Salit, Brokovich, Eran, Mazor, Tessa and Levin, Noam (2015). Emerging conservation challenges and prospects in an era of offshore hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation. Conservation Biology, 29 (6), 1573-1585. doi: 10.1111/cobi.12562
Mazor, Tessa, Possingham, Hugh P., Edelist, Dori, Brokovich, Eran and Kark, Salit (2014). The crowded sea: Incorporating multiple marine activities in conservation plans can significantly alter spatial priorities. PLoS One, 9 (8) e104489, e104489.1-e104489.16. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104489
Levin, Noam, Coll, Marta, Fraschetti, Simonetta, Gal, Gideon, Giakoumi, Sylvaine, Goke, Cordula, Heymans, Johanna Jacomina, Katsanevakis, Stelios, Mazor, Tessa, Ozturk, Bayram, Rilov, Gil, Gajewski, Ju;oisz, Steenbeek, Jeroen and Kark, Salit (2014). Biodiversity data requirements for systematic conservation planning in the Mediterranean Sea. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 508, 261-281. doi: 10.3354/meps10857
Mazor, Tessa, Giakoumi, Sylvaine, Kark, Saslit and Possingham, Hugh P. (2014). Large-scale conservation planning in a multinational marine environment: Cost matters. Ecological Applications, 24 (5), 1115-1130. doi: 10.1890/13-1249.1
Mazor, Tessa, Possingham, Hugh P. and Kark, Salit (2013). Collaboration among countries in marine conservation can achieve substantial efficiencies. Diversity and Distributions, 19 (11), 1380-1393. doi: 10.1111/ddi.12095
Giakoumi, Sylvaine, Sini, Maria, Gerovasileiou, Vasilis, Mazor, Tessa, Beher, Jutta, Possingham, Hugh P., Abdulla, Ameer, Cinar, Melih Ertan, Dendrinos, Panagiotis, Gucu, Ali Cemal, Karamanlidis, Alexandros A., Rodic, Petra, Panayotidis, Panayotis, Taskin, Ergun, Jaklin, Andrej, Voultsiadou, Eleni, Webster, Chloe, Zenetos, Argyro and Katsanevakis, Stelios (2013). Ecoregion-based conservation planning in the Mediterranean: dealing with large-scale heterogeneity. PLoS One, 8 (10) e76449, e76449.1-e76449.15. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0076449
Levin, Noam, Tulloch, Ayesha I. T., Gordon, Ascelin, Mazor, Tessa, Bunnefeld, Nils and Kark, Salit (2013). Incorporating Socioeconomic and Political Drivers of International Collaboration into Marine Conservation Planning. Bioscience, 63 (7), 547-563. doi: 10.1525/bio.2013.63.7.8
Rawson, Tessa, Davies, Richard, Whalen, Molly and Mackay, Duncan (2013). Fire-related cues and germination from the soil seed bank of senescent remnants of mallee vegetation on Eastern Kangaroo Island. Austral Ecology, 38 (2), 139-151. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2012.02386.x
Mazor, Tessa, Levin, Noam, Possingham, Hugh P., Levy, Yaniv, Rocchini, Duccio, Richardson, Anthony J. and Kark, Salit (2013). Can satellite-based night lights be used for conservation? The case of nesting sea turtles in the Mediterranean. Biological Conservation, 159, 63-72. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.11.004
Giakoumi, Sylvaine, Mazor, Tessa, Fraschetti, Simonetta, Kark, Salit, Portman, Michelle, Coll, Marta, Steenbeek, Jeroen and Possingham, Hugh (2012). Advancing marine conservation planning in the Mediterranean Sea. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 22 (4), 943-949. doi: 10.1007/s11160-012-9272-8
Thesis
Mazor, Tessa Kate (2015). Advancing systematic conservation planning in the Mediterranean Sea. PhD Thesis, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2015.330