Dr Elisa Bayraktarov
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Biological Sciences
Possingham Lab
Researcher biography
Elisa is an ecologist with a background in environmental monitoring and coral reef ecology. Her research interests are multidisciplinary and largely focus on the effects of local and global threats on ecosystems and species at risk in a changing future. Elisa's current research evaluates the feasibility of different forms of marine coastal restoration (with the Global Change Institute) and the establishment of indices to track changes in Australia's threatened species populations (NESP Threatened Species Recovery Hub).
Journal Articles
Tulloch, Ayesha I.T., Jackson, Micha V., Bayraktarov, Elisa, Carey, Alexander R., Correa‐Gomez, Diego F., Driessen, Michael, Gynther, Ian C., Hardie, Mel, Moseby, Katherine, Joseph, Liana, Preece, Harriet, Suarez‐Castro, Andrés Felipe, Stuart, Stephanie, Woinarski, John C.Z. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2023). Effects of different management strategies on long‐term trends of Australian threatened and near‐threatened mammals. Conservation Biology, 37 (2) e14032, e14032. doi: 10.1111/cobi.14032
Eger, Aaron M., Earp, Hannah S., Friedman, Kim, Gatt, Yasmine, Hagger, Valerie, Hancock, Boze, Kaewsrikhaw, Ratchanee, Mcleod, Elizabeth, Moore, Abigail Mary, Niner, Holly J., Razafinaivo, Frida, Sousa, Ana I., Stankovic, Milica, Worthington, Thomas A., Bayraktarov, Elisa, Saunders, Megan, Vergés, Adriana and Reeves, Simon (2022). The need, opportunities, and challenges for creating a standardized framework for marine restoration monitoring and reporting. Biological Conservation, 266 109429, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109429
Bayraktarov, Elisa, Correa, Diego F., Suarez‐Castro, Andrés F., Garnett, Stephen T., Macgregor, Nicholas A., Possingham, Hugh P. and Tulloch, Ayesha I. T. (2021). Variable effects of protected areas on long‐term multispecies trends for Australia's imperiled birds. Conservation Science and Practice, 3 (7) e443, 1-17. doi: 10.1111/csp2.443
Bayraktarov, Elisa, Ehmke, Glenn, Tulloch, Ayesha I. T., Chauvenet, Alienor L., Avery-Gomm, Stephanie, McRae, Louise, Wintle, Brendan A., O'Connor, James, Driessen, Joris, Watmuff, James, Nguyen, Hoang Anh, Garnett, Stephen T., Woinarski, John, Barnes, Megan, Morgain, Rachel, Guru, Siddeswara and Possingham, Hugh P. (2021). A threatened species index for Australian birds. Conservation Science and Practice, 3 (2) e322. doi: 10.1111/csp2.322
Saunders, Megan I., Doropoulos, Christopher, Bayraktarov, Elisa, Babcock, Russell C., Gorman, Daniel, Eger, Aaron M., Vozzo, Maria L., Gillies, Chris L., Vanderklift, Mathew A., Steven, Andy D.L., Bustamante, Rodrigo H. and Silliman, Brian R. (2020). Bright spots in coastal marine ecosystem restoration. Current Biology, 30 (24), R1500-R1510. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.10.056
Cadier, Charles, Bayraktarov, Elisa, Piccolo, Renee and Adame, Maria Fernanda (2020). Indicators of coastal wetlands restoration success: a systematic review. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7 600220. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2020.600220
Stewart-Sinclair, Phoebe J., Purandare, Jemma, Bayraktarov, Elisa, Waltham, Nathan, Reeves, Simon, Statton, John, Sinclair, Elizabeth A., Brown, Benjamin M., Shribman, Zoë I. and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2020). Blue restoration – building confidence and overcoming barriers. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7 541700. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2020.541700
Bayraktarov, Elisa, Banaszak, Anastazia T., Montoya Maya, Phanor, Kleypas, Joanie, Arias-González, Jesús E., Blanco, Macarena, Calle-Triviño, Johanna, Charuvi, Nufar, Cortés-Useche, Camilo, Galván, Victor, García Salgado, Miguel A., Gnecco, Mariana, Guendulain-García, Sergio D., Hernández Delgado, Edwin A., Marín Moraga, José A., Maya, María Fernanda, Mendoza Quiroz, Sandra, Mercado Cervantes, Samantha, Morikawa, Megan, Nava, Gabriela, Pizarro, Valeria, Sellares-Blasco, Rita I., Suleimán Ramos, Samuel E., Villalobos Cubero, Tatiana, Villalpando, María F and Frías-Torres, Sarah (2020). Coral reef restoration efforts in Latin American countries and territories. PloS One, 15 (8) e0228477, 1-19. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228477
Bayraktarov, Elisa, Brisbane, Shantala, Hagger, Valerie, Smith, Carter S., Wilson, Kerrie A., Lovelock, Catherine E., Gillies, Chris, Steven, Andrew D. L. and Saunders, Megan (2020). Priorities and motivations of marine coastal restoration research. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7 484. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2020.00484
Boström-Einarsson, Lisa, Babcock, Russell C., Bayraktarov, Elisa, Ceccarelli, Daniela, Cook, Nathan, Ferse, Sebastian C.A., Hancock, Boze, Harrison, Peter, Hein, Margaux, Shaver, Elizabeth, Smith, Adam, Suggett, David, Stewart-Sinclair, Phoebe J., Vardi, Tali and McLeod, Ian M. (2020). Coral restoration – A systematic review of current methods, successes, failures and future directions. PloS One, 15 (1) e0226631, e0226631. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0226631
Grol, Monique G. G., Vercelloni, Julie, Kenyon, Tania M., Bayraktarov, Elisa, van den Berg, Cedric P., Harris, Daniel, Loder, Jennifer A., Mihaljević, Morana, Rowland, Phebe I. and Roelfsema, Chris M. (2020). Conservation value of a subtropical reef in south-eastern Queensland, Australia, highlighted by citizen-science efforts. Marine and Freshwater Research, 72 (1), 1-13. doi: 10.1071/mf19170
Bayraktarov, Elisa, Stewart‐Sinclair, Phoebe J., Brisbane, Shantala, Boström‐Einarsson, Lisa, Saunders, Megan I., Lovelock, Catherine E., Possingham, Hugh P., Mumby, Peter J. and Wilson, Kerrie A. (2019). Motivations, success and cost of coral reef restoration. Restoration Ecology, 27 (5) rec.12977, 981-991. doi: 10.1111/rec.12977
Garnett, S. T., Butchart, S. H. M., Baker, G. B., Bayraktarov, E., Buchanan, K. L., Burbidge, A. A., Chauvenet, A. L. M., Christidis, L., Ehmke, G., Grace, M., Hoccom, D. G., Legge, S. M., Leiper, I., Lindenmayer, D. B., Loyn, R. H., Maron, M., McDonald, P., Menkhorst, P., Possingham, H. P., Radford, J., Reside, A. E., Watson, D. M., Watson, J. E. M., Wintle, B., Woinarski, J. C. Z. and Geyle, H. M. (2019). Metrics of progress in the understanding and management of threats to Australian birds: metrics of progress. Conservation Biology, 33 (2), 456-468. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13220
Bayraktarov, Elisa, Ehmke, Glenn, O'Connor, James, Burns, Emma L., Nguyen, Hoang A., McRae, Louise, Possingham, Hugh P. and Lindenmayer, David B. (2019). Do big unstructured biodiversity data mean more knowledge?. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 6 (JAN) 239. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2018.00239
Gómez-Lemos, Luis A., Doropoulos, Christopher, Bayraktarov, Elisa and Diaz-Pulido, Guillermo (2018). Coralline algal metabolites induce settlement and mediate the inductive effect of epiphytic microbes on coral larvae. Scientific Reports, 8 (1) 17557, 17557. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-35206-9
Tulloch, Ayesha I. T., Auerbach, Nancy, Avery-Gomm, Stephanie, Bayraktarov, Elisa, Butt, Nathalie, Dickman, Chris R., Ehmke, Glenn, Fisher, Diana O., Grantham, Hedley, Holden, Matthew H., Lavery, Tyrone H., Leseberg, Nicholas P., Nicholls, Miles, O'Connor, James, Roberson, Leslie, Smyth, Anita K., Stone, Zoe, Tulloch, Vivitskaia, Turak, Eren, Wardle, Glenda M. and Watson, James E. M. (2018). A decision tree for assessing the risks and benefits of publishing biodiversity data. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 2 (8), 1209-1217. doi: 10.1038/s41559-018-0608-1
Bayraktarov, Elisa, Saunders, Megan, Mumby, Peter, Possingham, Hugh, Abdullah, Sabah and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2017). Response to “Rebutting the inclined analyses on the cost-effectiveness and feasibility of coral reef restoration”. Ecological Applications, 27 (6), 1974-1980. doi: 10.1002/eap.1583
Bayraktarov, Elisa, Saunders, Megan I., Abdullah, Sabah, Mills, Morena, Beher, Jutta, Possingham, Hugh P., Mumby, Peter J. and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2016). The cost and feasibility of marine coastal restoration. Ecological Applications, 26 (4), 1055-1074. doi: 10.1890/15-1077
Eidens, Corvin, Hauffe, Torsten, Bayraktarov, Elisa, Wild, Christian and Wilke, Thomas (2015). Multi-scale processes drive benthic community structure in upwelling-affected coral reefs. Frontiers in Marine Science, 2 (FEB) 2. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2015.00002
Saunders, Megan I., Bayraktarov, Elisa, Roelfsema, Chris M., Leon, Javier X., Samper-Villarreal, Jimena, Phinn, Stuart R., Lovelock, Catherine E. and Mumby, Peter J. (2015). Spatial and temporal variability of seagrass at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef. Botanica Marina, 58 (1), 35-49. doi: 10.1515/bot-2014-0060
Eidens, Corvin, Bayraktarov, Elisa, Hauffe, Torsten, Pizarro, Valeria, Wilke, Thomas and Wild, Christian (2014). Benthic primary production in an upwelling-influenced coral reef, Colombian Caribbean. PeerJ, 2 (e554) e554, 1-22. doi: 10.7717/peerj.554
Bayraktarov, Elisa, Bastidas-Salamanca, Martha L. and Wild, Christian (2014). The physical environment in coral reefs of the Tayrona National Natural Park (Colombian Caribbean) in response to seasonal upwelling. Boletin de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras, 43 (1), 137-157.
Bayraktarov, E. and Wild, C. (2014). Spatiotemporal variability of sedimentary organic matter supply and recycling processes in coral reefs of Tayrona National Natural Park, Colombian Caribbean. Biogeosciences, 11 (11), 2977-2990. doi: 10.5194/bg-11-2977-2014
Bayraktarov, Elisa, Pizarro, Valeria and Wild, Christian (2014). Spatial and temporal variability of water quality in the coral reefs of Tayrona National Natural Park, Colombian Caribbean. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 186 (6), 3641-3659. doi: 10.1007/s10661-014-3647-3
Bayraktarov, Elisa, Alarcon-Moscoso, Javier, Polanco F., Andrea and Wild, Christian (2014). Spatial and temporal distribution of the invasive lionfish Pterois volitans in coral reefs of Tayrona National Natural Park, Colombian Caribbean. PeerJ, 2014 (1) e397, e397.1-e397.15. doi: 10.7717/peerj.397
Bayraktarov, Elisa, Pizarro, Valeria, Eidens, Corvin, Wilke, Thomas and Wild, Christian (2013). Bleaching susceptibility and recovery of Colombian Caribbean corals in response to water current exposure and seasonal upwelling. PLoS One, 8 (11), e80536.1-e80536.11. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080536
Bayraktarov, Elisa, Price, Roy E., Ferdelman, Tomothy G. and Finster, Kai (2013). The pH and pCO2 dependence of sulfate reduction in shallow-sea hydrothermal CO2 – venting sediments (Milos Island, Greece). Frontiers in Microbiology, 4, 111.1-111.10. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2013.00111
Nikolaus, Jorg, Scolari, Silvia, Bayraktarov, Elisa, Jungnick, Nadine, Engel, Stephanie, Pia Plazzo, Anna, Stöckl, Martin, Volkmer, Rudolf, Veit, Michael and Herrmann, Andreas (2010). Hemagglutinin of influenza virus partitions into the nonraft domain of model membranes. Biophysical Journal, 99 (2), 489-498. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.04.027
Conference Papers
Bayraktarov, Elisa, Pizarro, Valeria, Eidens, Corvin, Wilke, Thomas and Wild, Christian (2012). Upwelling mitigates coral bleaching in the Colombian Caribbean. 12th International Coral Reef Symposium, Cairns, QLD, Australia, 9-13 July 2012. Townsville, QLD, Australia: James Cook University.
Eidens, Corvin, Bayraktarov, Elisa, Pizarro, Valeria, Wilke, Thomas and Wild, Christian (2012). Seasonal upwelling stimulates primary production of Colombian Caribbean coral reefs. 12th International Coral Reef Symposium, Cairns, QLD, Australia, 9-13 July 2012. Townsville, QLD, Australia: James Cook University.
Bayraktarov, Elisa, Finster, Kai, Price, Roy E., Hubert, Casey and Ferdelman, Timothy G. (2010). Controls on sulfate reduction in shallow submarine hydrothermal CO2-venting sediments (Milos Island, Greece). EGU 2010: European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 2-7 May, 2010. Goettingen, Germany: Copernicus.