Research Interests: Reef community and restoration ecology

Research Goal: To investigate the vital population processes and key reef processes (e.g., predation, competition, herbivory) that influence the dynamics of reef fish and coral communities to gain insights on how reef communities respond and recover from a disturbance (e.g., thermal stress, exploitative fishing), which are essential in the advancement of reef conservation and restoration initiatives.

Specific Research Topics:  Influence of vital population processes of corals (recruitment, post-settlement mortality, growth, partial mortality and colony mortality) on reef state variables  Coral restoration and restocking of giant clams  Coral and giant clam reproduction and larval rearing  Relative impacts between small (e.g., competition) and large scale (e.g., environmental conditions) factors on reef communities  Reef fish and habitat associations  Decadal patterns of reef fish and coral recruitment  Interaction between corals and other biota (sponge, soft coral, macroalgae)

  Please note that only publications relevant to mesophotic reefs are indexed.

	Preliminary observations of macrobenthic invertebrates and megafauna communities in the upper mesophotic coral ecosystems in Apo Reef N... | article Quimpo TJR, Cabaitan PC, Olavides RDD, Dumalagan EE, Munar J, Siringan FP (2018) Raffles Bull Zool 66:1-11
	Spatial variability in reef‐fish assemblages in shallow and upper mesophotic coral ecosystems in the Philippines | article Quimpo TJR, Cabaitan PC, Olavides RDD, Dumalagan Jr. EE, Munar J, Siringan FP (2018) J Fish Biol 94:17-28
	Spatial variability in benthic assemblage composition in shallow and upper mesophotic coral ecosystems in the Philippines | article Dumalagan EE, Cabaitan PC, Bridge TCL, Go KT, Quimpo TJR, Olavides RDD, Munar JC, Villanoy CL, Siringan FP (2019) Mar Environ Res
	The Philippines | chapter Cabaitan PC, Quimpo TJR, Dumalagan Jr. EE, Munar J, Calleja MAC, Olavides RDD, Go K, Albelda R, Cabactulan D, Tinacba EJC, Doctor MAA, Villanoy CL, Siringan FP (2020) in: Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems (Springer) by Loya Y, Puglise KA, Bridge TCL
	Juvenile scleractinian assemblage and its association with adults and benthos at shallow and upper mesophotic depths in fringing and atoll reefs in... | article Albelda RL , Cabaitan PC, Sinniger FP, Dumalagan EE Jr., Quimpo TJR, Olavides RD, Munar JC , Villanoy CL, Siringan FP (2020) Regional Studies in Marine Science 40:1-11

  Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV)
  Fishing
  Sonar / Multibeam
  Snorkeling
  Baited Remote Underwater Video (BRUV)
  Land-based
  Aquarium-based
  In-situ instrumentation