Areas of Expertise: Marine ecology, landscape ecology, GIS
Alfonso Lombana
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Alfonso joined Conservation Science Program in 2004 and works with Helen Fox in analyzing biodiversity patterns and conservation issues for priority marine ecoregions. He uses GIS and remote sensing as tools for the design and establishment of marine protected areas and networks. For his M.S. in Marine Biology from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science at the College of William and Mary, Alfonso investigated the effects of habitat fragmentation and patch size on fish and crustacean distributions in temperate seagrass beds. Prior to that, he received a B.S. in Biology from the College of William and Mary.
Email: alfonso.lombana@wwfus.org