Katherine A Dafforn
Biographic Data
| ID | 6718947 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Katherine A Dafforn |
| GIVEN NAMES | Katherine A |
| FAMILY NAME | Dafforn |
| SIGNATURE | DAFFORN K A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Macquarie University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8848-377X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Stakeholders support marine eco‐engineering, but what are the perceived benefits and who should pay
Despite the ecological and socio‐economic benefits of nature‐based solutions (NbS), the application of ecological principles to the design of seawalls (termed ‘seawall eco‐engineering’) to mitigate their impacts remains low. We investigated stakeholder perspectives of, support for and willingness to pay (WTP) for seawall eco‐engineering in one of the most diverse and urbanised harbours in the world, Sydney Harbour, in Australia. Using a series of…
Future-proofing our ports against biological invasion
Ports are growing globally with increases in throughput and associated infrastructure. While increased vessel throughput increases the chance of nonindigenous species (NIS) arriving in a port, the construction of new wharves and jetties increases the space available for their establishment. Here, I review links between ports and NIS and describe methods used to detect and protect from NIS in ports and how new technology can help to future-proof p…
From experiment to intervention
Ecosystems globally are becoming increasingly degraded necessitating conservation and repair. Alongside restoration of natural habitats, eco-engineering can mitigate the negative impacts of urban seascapes by co-designing marine-built structures for nature as well as humans. The application of eco-engineering to marine built structures is supported by over two decades of research demonstrating the efficacy of this approach in enhancing biodiversi…
A global model to forecast coastal hardening and mitigate associated socioecological risks
Current and projected global extent of marine built structures
The sprawl of marine construction is one of the most extreme human modifications to global seascapes. Nevertheless, its global extent remains largely unquantified compared to that on land. We synthesized disparate information from a diversity of sources to provide a global assessment of the extent of existing and projected marine construction and its effects on the seascape. Here we estimated that the physical footprint of built structures was at…
Functional and structural responses to marine urbanisation
Urban areas have broad ecological footprints with complex impacts on natural systems. In coastal \nareas, growing populations are advancing their urban footprint into the ocean through the \nconstruction of seawalls and other built infrastructure.While we have some understanding of how \nurbanisation might drive functional change in terrestrial ecosystems, coastal systems have been largely \noverlooked. This study is one of the first to directly …
Current and projected global extent of marine built structures
The sprawl of marine construction is one of the most extreme human modifications to global seascapes. Nevertheless, its global extent remains largely unquantified compared to that on land. We synthesized disparate information from a diversity of sources to provide a global assessment of the extent of existing and projected marine construction and its effects on the seascape. Here we estimated that the physical footprint of built structures was at…
From experiment to intervention
Ecosystems globally are becoming increasingly degraded necessitating conservation and repair. Alongside restoration of natural habitats, eco-engineering can mitigate the negative impacts of urban seascapes by co-designing marine-built structures for nature as well as humans. The application of eco-engineering to marine built structures is supported by over two decades of research demonstrating the efficacy of this approach in enhancing biodiversi…
A global model to forecast coastal hardening and mitigate associated socioecological risks
Functional and structural responses to marine urbanisation
Urban areas have broad ecological footprints with complex impacts on natural systems. In coastal \nareas, growing populations are advancing their urban footprint into the ocean through the \nconstruction of seawalls and other built infrastructure.While we have some understanding of how \nurbanisation might drive functional change in terrestrial ecosystems, coastal systems have been largely \noverlooked. This study is one of the first to directly …
Current and projected global extent of marine built structures
The sprawl of marine construction is one of the most extreme human modifications to global seascapes. Nevertheless, its global extent remains largely unquantified compared to that on land. We synthesized disparate information from a diversity of sources to provide a global assessment of the extent of existing and projected marine construction and its effects on the seascape. Here we estimated that the physical footprint of built structures was at…
A global model to forecast coastal hardening and mitigate associated socioecological risks
From experiment to intervention
Ecosystems globally are becoming increasingly degraded necessitating conservation and repair. Alongside restoration of natural habitats, eco-engineering can mitigate the negative impacts of urban seascapes by co-designing marine-built structures for nature as well as humans. The application of eco-engineering to marine built structures is supported by over two decades of research demonstrating the efficacy of this approach in enhancing biodiversi…
Stakeholders support marine eco‐engineering, but what are the perceived benefits and who should pay
Despite the ecological and socio‐economic benefits of nature‐based solutions (NbS), the application of ecological principles to the design of seawalls (termed ‘seawall eco‐engineering’) to mitigate their impacts remains low. We investigated stakeholder perspectives of, support for and willingness to pay (WTP) for seawall eco‐engineering in one of the most diverse and urbanised harbours in the world, Sydney Harbour, in Australia. Using a series of…
Future-proofing our ports against biological invasion
Ports are growing globally with increases in throughput and associated infrastructure. While increased vessel throughput increases the chance of nonindigenous species (NIS) arriving in a port, the construction of new wharves and jetties increases the space available for their establishment. Here, I review links between ports and NIS and describe methods used to detect and protect from NIS in ports and how new technology can help to future-proof p…
Environmental Science (5 works) · Coastal and Marine Management (4 works) · Environmental resource management (4 works) · Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (3 works) · Ecology (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Habitat (3 works) · Ecosystem (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Environmental planning (2 works)