Dr Micheli Costa

STAFF PROFILE

Position

Research Fellow

Faculty

Faculty of Sci Eng & Built Env

Department

School of Life & Env Sciences

Campus

Melbourne Burwood Campus

Publications

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2024

Spatially explicit ecosystem accounts for coastal wetland restoration

M D. P. Costa, M Wartman, P Macreadie, L Ferns, R Holden, D Ierodiaconou, K MacDonald, T Mazor, R Morris, E Nicholson, A Pomeroy, E Zavadil, M Young, R Snartt, P Carnell

(2024), Vol. 65, Ecosystem Services, C1

journal article
2022

Modelling blue carbon farming opportunities at different spatial scales

M Duarte de Paula Costa, C Lovelock, N Waltham, M Moritsch, D Butler, T Power, E Thomas, P Macreadie

(2022), Vol. 301, pp. 1-13, Journal of Environmental Management, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

Spatial zoning to conserve fish species with complex life cycles in estuaries

M Duarte de Paula Costa, R Magris, J Muelbert, J Vieira, J Castello, M Copertino, H Possingham

(2022), Vol. 221, pp. 1-12, Ocean and Coastal Management, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article
2021

Linking social and biophysical systems to inform long-term, strategic management of coral reefs

M Costa, R Gorddard, P Fidelman, K Helmstedt, K Anthony, K Wilson, H Beyer

(2021), Vol. 27, pp. 126-132, Pacific Conservation Biology, C1

journal article

Conservation planning for people and nature in a Chilean biodiversity hotspot

M Martinez-Harms, K Wilson, M Costa, H Possingham, S Gelcich, A Chauvenet, P Pliscoff, P Marquet, B Bryan

(2021), Vol. 3, pp. 686-699, People and Nature, England, C1

journal article

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

journal article

Potential future climate-induced shifts in marine fish larvae and harvested fish communities in the subtropical southwestern Atlantic Ocean

M Costa, K Wilson, P Dyer, R Pitcher, J Muelbert, A Richardson

(2021), Vol. 165, Climatic Change, C1

journal article

A blueprint for securing Brazil's marine biodiversity and supporting the achievement of global conservation goals

R Magris, M Costa, C Ferreira, C Vilar, J Joyeux, J Creed, M Copertino, P Horta, P Sumida, R Francini-Filho, S Floeter

(2021), Vol. 27, pp. 198-215, Diversity and Distributions, C1

journal article

Blue carbon as a natural climate solution

P Macreadie, M Costa, T Atwood, D Friess, J Kelleway, H Kennedy, C Lovelock, O Serrano, C Duarte

(2021), Vol. 2, pp. 826-839, Nature Reviews Earth and Environment, C1

journal article
2020

Estimating the Potential Blue Carbon Gains From Tidal Marsh Rehabilitation: A Case Study From South Eastern Australia

A Gulliver, P Carnell, S Trevathan-Tackett, M Duarte de Paula Costa, P Masqué, P Macreadie

(2020), Vol. 7, Frontiers in Marine Science, C1

journal article
2018

Efficiently enforcing artisanal fisheries to protect estuarine biodiversity

M Duarte de Paula Costa, M Mills, A Richardson, R Fuller, J Muelbert, H Possingham

(2018), Vol. 28, pp. 1450-1458, Ecological Applications, United States, C1-1

journal article
2017

Long-term assessment of temporal variability in spatial patterns of early life stages of fishes to facilitate estuarine conservation

M Duarte de Paula Costa, J Muelbert

(2017), Vol. 13, pp. 74-87, Marine Biology Research, C1-1

journal article
2016

Incorporating early life stages of fishes into estuarine spatial conservation planning

M Costa, H Possingham, J Muelbert

(2016), Vol. 26, pp. 1013-1030, Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, C1-1

journal article
2015

Dealing with temporal variation and different life stages of whitemouth croaker Micropogonias furnieri (Actinopterygii, Sciaenidae) in species distribution modeling to improve essential estuarine fish habitat identification

M Duarte de Paula Costa, J Muelbert, J Vieira, J Castello

(2015), Vol. 762, pp. 195-208, Hydrobiologia, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article
2014

Estuarine early life stage habitat occupancy patterns of whitemouth croaker Micropogonias furnieri (Desmarest, 1830) from the Patos Lagoon, Brazil

M Costa, J Muelbert, L Moraes, J Vieira, J Castello

(2014), Vol. 160, pp. 77-84, Fisheries Research, C1-1

journal article
2013

The role of estuarine beaches as habitats for fishes in a Brazilian subtropical environment

J Souza-Conceição, H Spach, D Bordin, D Frisanco, M Costa

(2013), Vol. 8, pp. 121-131, Neotropical Biology and Conservation, C1-1

journal article

Microdesmus longipinnis (Gobioidei, Microdesmidae): Occurrence, abundance and sampling in a subtropical estuary

J Souza-Conceição, M Costa, H Spach, P Schwingel

(2013), Vol. 8, pp. 111-114, Neotropical Biology and Conservation, C1-1

journal article

Variação espaço-temporal do ictioplâncton em praias estuarinas da Baía da Babitonga, Santa Catarina, Brasil

J Souza-Conceicao, H Spach, M Costa, D Bordin

(2013), Vol. 26, pp. 129-141, Biotemas, Florianópolis, Brazil, C1-1

journal article
2011

Assessment of larval distribution of invasive omobranchus punctatus (Valenciennes, 1836) (Pisces: Blenniidae) in a subtropical estuary (Southern Brazil)

M Costa, J Souza-Conceição, P Schwingel, H Spach

(2011), Vol. 6, pp. S33-S38, Aquatic Invasions, C1-1

journal article

Funded Projects at Deakin

Other Public Sector Funding

Assessing teal carbon capture opportunities in a restored wetland filled with recycled water.

Prof Peter Macreadie, Dr Micheli Costa

Westernport Water

  • 2021: $10,000

Blue carbon in the Hobsons Bay City Council

Prof Peter Macreadie, Dr Micheli Costa, Dr Melissa Wartman

Hobsons Bay City Council

  • 2021: $50,000

Dredge material reuse to create and restore blue carbon ecosystems

Prof Peter Macreadie, Dr Melissa Wartman, Dr Micheli Costa, Ms Rebecca Bartel

Victorian Regional Channels Authority

  • 2021: $27,500

Mapping the benefits and costs of management actions for blue carbon habitats on Victoria's coastline.

Dr Paul Carnell, Dr Micheli Costa, Prof Peter Macreadie, Dr Melissa Wartman, Prof Emily Nicholson

Department of Environment Land Water and Planning

  • 2022: $30,000
  • 2021: $90,000

CCMA Swan Bay Coastal saltmarsh migration assessment.

Dr Paul Carnell, Miss Jasmine Bursic, Dr Micheli Costa, Dr Melissa Wartman, Prof Peter Macreadie

Department of Environment and Energy

  • 2022: $34,750

Blue Carbon and Sea Country adaptation project.

Dr Melissa Wartman, Dr Stacey Trevathan-Tackett, Dr Micheli Costa

Department of Environment Land Water and Planning

  • 2023: $300,000

Industry and Other Funding

Cost Benefit Analysis of Coastal Wetland Restoration.

Prof Peter Macreadie, Dr Melissa Wartman, Dr Micheli Costa

Australian Ethical Foundation Limited

  • 2021: $60,000
  • 2020: $30,000

The Victorian Coastal Wetland Restoration Program: Protecting Victoria's Saltmarsh Through Fencing

Prof Peter Macreadie, Dr Melissa Wartman, Dr Paul Carnell, Dr Micheli Costa

Helen Macpherson Smith Trust Grant - Research

  • 2023: $30,694
  • 2022: $81,925
  • 2021: $87,234

Blue Carbon Assessment, Pakistan

Prof Peter Macreadie, Dr Micheli Costa

Prudence Consulting

  • 2021: $29,980
  • 2020: $3,350

Blue Carbon Assessment for Mangrove Systems in Seychelles

Prof Peter Macreadie, Dr Melissa Wartman, Dr Micheli Costa, Dr Maria Palacios

Department of Blue Economy, Ministry of Fisheries and Blue Economy - Seychelles

  • 2023: $45,981
  • 2022: $350,535
  • 2021: $24,856

Blue and teal carbon assessment at local scales within Western Australia.

Prof Peter Macreadie, Dr Micheli Costa

Australian Trust for Conservation Volunteers (Conservation Volunteers Australia)

  • 2023: $80,000
  • 2022: $40,000
  • 2021: $40,000

Blue carbon opportunities at a local scale within Western Port Biosphere and Eastern Port Phillip Bay.

Prof Peter Macreadie, Dr Micheli Costa

Mornington Peninsula & Western Port Biosphere Reserve Foundation Ltd

  • 2022: $110,000

Supervisions

No completed student supervisions to report