Back to staff Back to TCMS Dr Peter J. Mumby Royal Society University Research Fellow Tropical Coastal Management Studies Department of Marine Sciences and Coastal Management University of Newcastle Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK Tel: +44 (0)191 222 6228 Fax: +44 (0)191 222 7891 E-mail: p.j.mumby@ncl.ac.uk Current research interests I wear 2 hats - remote sensing of coral reefs and ecology of coral reefs. My remote sensing interests range from the practical use of remote sensing for coastal management to modelling the radiative transfer processes taking place between the sun, reef, and remote sensing instrument. Current projects include assessing the extent of coral mortality after a severe bleaching event in French Polynesia. This research uses in situ spectra and airborne data collected using CASI (Compact Spectrographic Imager). Collaborators include Chris Clark (University of Sheffield), Jean Jaubert (University of Nice), John Chisholm (University of Nice), Herb Ripley (HDI) and Serge Andrefouet (University of South Florida). Reef ecological interests include modelling processes of herbivory on reefs, the effects of disturbance on juvenile coral communities, causes and consequences of coral bleaching, and the processes structuring parrotfish communities. Current research is being carried out at Glovers Reef Marine Station, Belize, Central America. Previous posts Research Associate, University of Sheffield (1994-1997): Cost-effectiveness of remote sensing methodologies for tropical coastal resources assessment and management (with Drs AJ Edwards, CD Clark, EP Green). See under AJ Edwards.   Science Coordinator, Coral Cay Conservation (1992-1994): Creation of GIS on reef habitats, commercial and domestic usage, fisheries, land ownership, conservation measures (etc) and translation into plans for marine protected areas. See http://www.coralcay.org/ Consultancies Joint Nature Conservation Committee (UK Government) - Monitoring methods for coastal biotopes UNEP-IOC and UNESCO - Training Workshop for Mapping Seagrass Beds using Remote Sensing The World Bank - Training in Remote Sensing for Coastal Zone Management UNDP / GEF Coastal Zone Management Project, Belize - Coastal Habitat Classification UNDP / GEF Coastal Zone Management Project, Belize – Coastal habitat mapping Publications