Biography
I am a PhD student based at the University of Cambridge and the British Antarctic Survey. My project focusses on the role of habitat availability and preference in explaining the occurrence and abundance of albatross and petrel species in the Southern Ocean.
Previously I worked for a global conservation NGO, where my research focussed on analysing tracking data to understand which areas of the ocean seabirds frequent, and integrating this with other data such as threats to species to inform our seabird conservation work.
Research
My main research interests are in using tracking data along with other available datasets to understand seabird distributions and foraging behaviour, and effectively communicating results to inform practical conservation work.
Keywords
Seabirds, biologging, movement ecology, conservation
Publications
- Handley, JM, EJ Pearmain, S Oppel, AP Carneiro, …, & MP Dias (2020). Evaluating the effectiveness of a large multi‑use MPA in protecting Key Biodiversity Areas for marine predators. Diversity and Distributions. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13041
- Carneiro, AP, EJ Pearmain, S Oppel, TA Clay, …, & MP Dias (2020). A framework for mapping the distribution of seabirds by integrating tracking, demography and phenology. Journal of Applied Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13568
- Dias, MP, R Martin, EJ Pearmain, IJ Burfield, C Small, RA Phillips, O Yates, B Lascelles, PG Borboroglu, & JP Croxall (2019). Threats to seabirds: A global assessment. Biological Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2019.06.033
- Clay, TA, EJ Pearmain, RA McGill, A Manica, & RA Phillips (2018). Age‑related variation in non‑breeding foraging behaviour and carry‑over effects on fitness in an extremely long‑lived bird. Functional Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.13120
Teaching and Supervisions
My PhD project is supervised by Andrea Manica at the University of Cambridge and Richard Phillips at the British Antarctic Survey.
