Conservation Science
Alfonso Lombana
Marine Biologist
Areas of Expertise: Marine ecology and conservation; GIS, mapping, and spatial analysis; strategic conservation planning; marine protected area conservation, planning, and design; sea turtle conservation
Alfonso Lombana
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Alfonso is a marine biologist with World Wildlife Fund's Conservation Science Program. Through his conservation research and technical support of WWF field programs, he has worked on diverse projects in Coral Triangle, East Africa, MesoAmerican Reef and Caribbean, Arctic, and Gulf of California. Alfonso's research focuses on developing methods for adaptation to climate changes, understanding the ecological effects of marine protected areas, GIS and spatial analysis, and conservation planning. Prior to joining WWF, he was an ecologist with the U.S. Geological Survey where he investigated the linkages between water quality, aquatic habitats, and species distribution in Chesapeake Bay and Florida Everglades. Alfonso received a M.S. in Marine Science from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, examined the effects of seagrass fragmentation on faunal communities, and a B.S. in Ecology from the College of William and Mary, where he studied coastal and salt marsh ecosystems.
Email: alfonso.lombana@wwfus.org
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