Maria Dornelas

Maria Dornelas
EducationBSc University of Lisbon, PhD James Cook University, post doctoral fellowship University of St. Andrews
Occupation(s)researcher and professor
EmployerUniversity of St. Andrews School of Biology
Known forresearch into biodiversity changes on coral reefs and global ecosystems; macroecology

Maria Dornelas FRSE is a researcher in biodiversity and professor of biology based at St. Andrew's University. She was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2021. Her research into biodiversity change has challenged previous views, on the growth and decline of coral reefs to understanding global biodiversity with data analysis on how species or ecosystems are changing in the Anthropocene.