Aaron Macneil
Senior Research Scientist
Natural Resources
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)
Australia
Biography
Dr. Aaron MacNeil is a Senior Research Scientist in Data and Technology Innovations at AIMS. His research background is in understanding the role of fishes in aquatic ecosystems, primarily through the use of statistical models. He has developed novel approaches for quantifying the effects of anthropogenic disturbance on fish communities, trends and patterns in biodiversity, and for making informed management decisions. Often this work has involved the use of Bayesian hierarchical models to handle the limited, real-world constraints of quantifying social and ecological processes from non-experimental data.
Research Interest
Marine Biology
Publications
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Graham NAJ, Jennings S, MacNeil MA, Mouillot D, Wilson SK (2015) Predicting climate-driven regime shifts versus rebound potential in coral reefs. Nature 518:94-97
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MacNeil MA, Graham NAJ, Cinner JE, Wilson SK, Williams ID, Maina J, Newman S, Friedlander AM, Jupiter S, Polunin NVC, McClanahan TR (2015) Recovery potential of the world's coral reef fishes. Nature 520:341-344
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Mellin C, MacNeil MA, Cheal AJ, Emslie MJ, Caley MJ (2016) Marine protected areas increase resilience among coral reef communities. Ecology Letters (Online Mar2016)
