Biography
Mary completed her Bachelor's degree in Marine and Coastal Ecology at California State University, Monterey Bay where she also worked as a lab manager for the Seafloor Mapping Lab. During her time at the Seafloor Mapping Lab, she participated in the California Seafloor Mapping Program which mapped the coastal waters of California out to 3 nautical miles. During this time, Mary gained vast knowledge in the acquisition and processing of multibeam, sidescan and interferometric data. Even with this new skillset, her interest remained in marine ecology and mapping the seafloor gave insight into the heterogeneous environment in the oceans and sparked her interest in the field of marine landscape ecology. By using landscape ecology techniques and the seafloor maps, she completed and published her undergraduate capstone project on explaining and predicting rockfish distribution across the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary in California, USA. During her year off between finishing her undergraduate degree and starting her graduate degree she also worked on and published a project with Wood’s Hole Oceanographic Institution looking at spawning location preference of California market squid (Doryteuthis opalescens). She then went on to complete her Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz in the Raimondi-Carr Lab. The main goal of her Ph.D. research was to apply landscape ecology to answer broad scale questions in marine ecology. Combining oceanography, biogenic habitat and population connectivity, she looked at the distributions of temperate nearshore reef fishes, giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) and the placement and evaluation of marine protected areas. At Deakin, Mary’s research will be focused on looking at broad scale patterns in marine systems with the incorporation of oceanographic processes, population characteristics, genetics, and seafloor habitat. Understanding these broad scale patterns in the oceans will help to understand the effects of climate change and help with marine spatial planning.
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2008 - 2014 - Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at University of California at Santa Cruz
2008 - Researcher on NOAA's search for deepwater caves in Bermuda
2005 - 2014 - Processing Supervisor at Seafloor Mapping Lab at California State University at Monterey Bay
2002- 2007 - B.S. in Marine and Coastal Ecology at California State University at Monterey Bay
Research interests
Marine Landscape Ecology
Marine Population Connectivity
Species Distributions
Effects of Climate Change on Marine Ecosystems
Marine Protected Area Management
Publications
Estimating blue carbon sequestration under coastal management scenarios
M Moritsch, M Young, P Carnell, P Macreadie, C Lovelock, E Nicholson, P Raimondi, L Wedding, D Ierodiaconou
(2021), Vol. 777, pp. 1-12, Science of the total environment, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Alejandro Navarro, Mary Young, Peter Macreadie, Emily Nicholson, Daniel Ierodiaconou
(2021), Vol. 13, pp. 1-22, Remote Sensing, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Current and future carbon stocks in coastal wetlands within the Great Barrier Reef catchments
M Duarte de Paula Costa, C Lovelock, N Waltham, M Young, M Adame, C Bryant, D Butler, D Green, M Rasheed, C Salinas, O Serrano, P York, A Whitt, P Macreadie
(2021), Vol. 27, pp. 3257-3271, Global Change Biology, England, C1
Seascape ecology: identifying research priorities for an emerging ocean sustainability science
S Pittman, K Yates, P Bouchet, D Alvarez-Berastegui, S Andrefouet, S Bell, C Berkstrom, C Bostrom, C Brown, R Connolly, R Devillers, D Eggleston, B Gilby, M Gullstrom, B Halpern, M Hidalgo, D Holstein, K Hovel, F Huettmann, E Jackson, W James, J Kellner, C Kot, V Lecours, C Lepczyk, I Nagelkerken, J Nelson, A Olds, R Santos, K Scales, D Schneider, H Schilling, C Simenstad, I Suthers, E Treml, L Wedding, P Yates, M Young
(2021), Vol. 663, pp. 1-29, Marine ecology progress series, [Halstenbek, Germany], C1
Factors determining seagrass blue carbon across bioregions and geomorphologies
Inés Mazarrasa, Paul Lavery, Carlos Duarte, Anna Lafratta, Catherine Lovelock, Peter Macreadie, Jimena Samper‐Villarreal, Cristian Salinas, Christian Sanders, Stacey Trevathan‐Tackett, Mary Young, Andy Steven, Oscar Serrano
(2021), Vol. 35, pp. 1-17, Global biogeochemical cycles, Chichester, Eng., C1
National scale predictions of contemporary and future blue carbon storage
M Young, O Serrano, P Macreadie, C Lovelock, P Carnell, D Ierodiaconou
(2021), Vol. 800, pp. 1-12, Science of the Total Environment, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Seagrass valuation from fish abundance, biomass and recreational catch
H Jänes, P Carnell, M Young, D Ierodiaconou, G Jenkins, P Hamer, P Zu Ermgassen, J Gair, P Macreadie
(2021), Vol. 130, pp. 1-10, Ecological Indicators, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
O Holland, M Young, C Sherman, M Tan, H Gorfine, T Matthews, A Miller
(2021), Vol. 27, pp. 6498-6511, Global Change Biology, England, C1
Rafael Carvalho, David Kennedy, Mary Young, Chloe Leach, Daniel Ierodiaconou
(2021), Vol. 230, pp. 1-16, Continental Shelf Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
STAR OF THE SOUTH MARINE ECOLOGY SURVEY PROGRAM: STEREO BAITED REMOTE UNDERWATER VIDEO SURVEY
daniel Ierodiaconou, Sasha Whitmarsh, Sam Wines, Scott Gray, Paul Tinkler, Mary Young, Garnet Hooper
(2021), Geelong, Vic., A6
Hydrographic survey and fish biodiversity assessment of the Port Fairy Wave Energy Site
Daniel Ierodiaconou, mary Young, Peter Porskamp, Sasha Whitmarsh
(2021), Geelong, Vic., A6
B Huang, Mary Young, Paul Carnell, Simon Conron, D Ierodiaconou, Peter Macreadie, E Nicholson
(2020), Vol. 710, pp. 1-11, Science of the total environment, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Alejandra Mora-Soto, Mauricio Palacios, Erasmo Macaya, Iván Gómez, Pirjo Huovinen, Alejandro Pérez-Matus, Mary Young, Neil Golding, Martin Toro, Mohammad Yaqub, Marc Macias-Fauria
(2020), Vol. 12, pp. 1-20, Remote Sensing, Basel, Switzerland, C1
A Navarro, M Young, B Allan, P Carnell, P Macreadie, D Ierodiaconou
(2020), Vol. 242, pp. 1-13, Remote sensing of environment, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
M Young, E Treml, J Beher, M Fredle, H Gorfine, A Miller, S Swearer, D Ierodiaconou
(2020), Vol. 43, pp. 1052-1064, Ecography, Chichester, Eng., C1
Drivers and modelling of blue carbon stock variability in sediments of southeastern Australia
C Ewers Lewis, M Young, D Ierodiaconou, J Baldock, B Hawke, J Sanderman, P Carnell, P Macreadie
(2020), Vol. 17, pp. 2041-2059, Biogeosciences, Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany, C1
Samuel Wines, Mary Young, Richard Zavalas, Jordan Logan, Paul Tinkler, Daniel Ierodiaconou
(2020), Vol. 640, pp. 171-187, Marine ecology progress series, Oldendorf, Germany, C1
Daniel Ierodiaconou, Sasha Whitmarsh, Sam Wines, paul Tinkler, mary Young, Mike Mackie
(2020), Geelong, Vic., A6
Adam Miller, Ary Hoffmann, Mun Tan, Mary Young, Collin Ahrens, Michael Cocomazzo, Alex Rattray, Daniel Ierodiaconou, Eric Treml, Craig Sherman
(2019), Vol. 28, pp. 3053-3072, Molecular ecology, Chichester, Eng., C1
Mapping Ocean Wealth Australia: the value of coastal wetlands to people and nature
Paul Carnell, Simon Reeves, Emily Nicholson, Peter Macreadie, Daniel Ierodiaconou, Mary Young, Jaya Kelvin, Holger Janes, Alejandro Navarro, James Fitzsimons, Chris Gillies
(2019), Carlton, Vic., A6
D Ierodiaconou, A Schimel, D Kennedy, J Monk, G Gaylard, M Young, M Diesing, A Rattray
(2018), Vol. 39, pp. 271-288, Marine geophysical research, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, C1
Multiscale and hierarchical classification for benthic habitat mapping
P Porskamp, A Rattray, M Young, D Ierodiaconou
(2018), Vol. 8, Geosciences, Basel, Switzerland, C1
A Jalali, M Young, Z Huang, H Gorfine, D Ierodiaconou
(2018), Vol. 27, pp. 587-601, Fisheries oceanography, Chichester, Eng., C1
Mary Young, Peter Macreadie, Clare Duncan, Paul Carnell, Emily Nicholson, Oscar Serrano, Carlos Duarte, Glenn Shiell, Jeff Baldock, Daniel Ierodiaconou
(2018), Vol. 14, Biology letters, London, Eng., C1
Applying landscape ecology for the design and evaluation of marine protected area networks
M Young, L Wedding, M Carr
(2017), pp. 429-462, Seascape Ecology, Hoboken, N.J., B1
Applications of unmanned aerial vehicles in intertidal reef monitoring
S Murfitt, B Allan, A Bellgrove, A Rattray, M Young, D Ierodiaconou
(2017), Vol. 7, Scientific reports, London, Eng., C1
J Logan, M Young, E Harvey, A Schimel, D Ierodiaconou
(2017), Vol. 582, pp. 181-200, Marine Ecology Progress Series, Oldendorf/Luhe, Germany, C1
M Young, K Cavanaugh, T Bell, P Raimondi, C Edwards, P Drake, L Erikson, C Storlazzi
(2016), Vol. 86, pp. 45-60, Ecological monographs, Hoboken, N.J., C1
M Young, D Ierodiaconou, M Edmunds, L Hulands, A Schimel
(2016), Vol. 163, pp. 1-13, Marine biology, Berlin, Germany, C1
M Young, M Carr
(2015), Vol. 10, pp. 1-23, PLoS one, San Francisco, Calif., C1
M Young, M Carr
(2015), Vol. 21, pp. 1428-1440, Diversity and Distributions: a journal of conservation biogeography, Weinheim, Germany, C1
M Young, D Ierodiaconou, T Womersley
(2015), Vol. 170, pp. 178-187, Remote sensing of environment, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Spatial abundance patterns and recruitment of a virus-affected commercial mollusc fishery
M Jalali, D Ierodiaconou, H Gorfine, F Christiansen, M Young
(2015), Vol. 22, pp. 472-487, Fisheries management and ecology, Weinheim, Germany, C1
Seascape drivers of Macrocystis pyrifera population genetic structure in the northeast Pacific
M Johansson, F Alberto, D Reed, P Raimondi, N Coelho, M Young, P Drake, C Edwards, K Cavanaugh, J Assis, L Ladah, T Bell, J Coyer, D Siegel, E Serrão
(2015), Vol. 24, pp. 4866-4885, Molecular ecology, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
Distribution and abundance of rippled scour depressions along the California coast
A Davis, R Kvitek, C Mueller, M Young, C Storlazzi, E Phillips
(2013), Vol. 69, pp. 88-100, Continental shelf research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
M Young, P Iampietro, R Kvitek, C Garza
(2010), Vol. 415, pp. 247-261, Marine ecology progress series, Oldendorf, Germany, C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Patterns of interaction between habitat and oceanographic variable affecting the connectivitity and productivity of invertebrate fish
A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou, Dr Mary Young, A/Prof Craig Sherman, Dr Adam Miller
FRDC Grant - Research - Fisheries Research & Development Corporation
- 2017: $35,000
- 2016: $110,000
- 2015: $50,000
Other Public Sector Funding
Benthic habitat characterisation of Western Port Bay
A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou, Mr Sean Blake, Dr Alexandre Schimel, Dr Mary Young
Port of Hastings Development Authority
- 2015: $13,312
Marine biotope mapping for Victorian coastal waters.
A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou, Dr Mary Young, Dr Alex Rattray
Department of Environment Land Water and Planning
- 2018: $89,600
An updated monitoring program for Cape Howe Marine National Park.
A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou, Mr Paul Tinkler, Mr Sam Wines, Dr Paul Carnell, Dr Mary Young
Parks Victoria Grant - Research CAT2-2-1
- 2021: $48,780
- 2019: $45,000
Optimal Management of Overabundant Sea Urchins in Victoria.
Dr Paul Carnell, A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou, Dr Eric Treml, A/Prof Craig Sherman, Dr Adam Miller, Dr Mary Young, Prof Peter Macreadie
Department of Environment Land Water and Planning
- 2021: $222,500
- 2020: $97,500
- 2019: $70,000
Victorian Coastal Monitoring Program Science Communications.
Dr Mary Young, A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou
Department of Environment Land Water and Planning
- 2021: $32,053
- 2020: $32,053
Statewide Assessment of Victorian MPAs using Existing Data.
Dr Mary Young, A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou
Parks Victoria Grant - Research CAT2-2-1
- 2021: $9,000
- 2020: $36,000
An updated monitoring program for Discovery Bay Marine National Park
A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou, Dr Mary Young, Dr Sasha Whitmarsh, Mr Scott Gray, Mr Paul Tinkler, Dr Peter Porskamp
Parks Victoria
- 2022: $31,058
- 2021: $30,000
Statewide Coastal Digital Elevation Model Update for 2021
A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou, Dr Mary Young
Department of Environment Land Water and Planning
- 2021: $10,000
Spatial maps and temporal analyses of Victoria's subtidal marine biodiversity
Dr Mary Young, A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou, Dr Peter Porskamp
Department of Environment Land Water and Planning
- 2021: $25,000
Giant Spider Crab ecological and socio-economic assessment in the marine water of Port Phillip Bay.
A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou, Dr Paul Carnell, Dr Justin Rizzari, Prof John Arnould, A/Prof Helen Scarborough, Dr Mary Young, Prof Peter Macreadie, Dr Sasha Whitmarsh
Department of Environment Land Water and Planning
- 2022: $347,467
Baited Remote Underwater Video Survey of Port Phillip Head MNP
A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou, Dr Mary Young, Dr Sasha Whitmarsh, Mr Scott Gray, Mr Paul Tinkler, Dr Peter Porskamp
Parks Victoria Grant - Research CAT2-4
- 2022: $59,670
Industry and Other Funding
ARDC GMRT-AusSeabed
A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou, Dr Mary Young
Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) co-investment
- 2021: $25,728
Supervisions
Alejandro Humberto Navarro Otero
Thesis entitled: Remote sensing of coastal wetlands in southeastern Australia
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Peter Hendricus Johannes Porskamp
Thesis entitled: Benthic Habitat Mapping of Nearshore Temperate Environments through Remote Sensing
Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences