OceanExpert ID: 47985
Dr Francoise CABADA
Senior Lecturer - Postgraduate Taught Programme Lead
School of the Environment and Life Sciences
Quick Info
Work Location
Ferry Road
Institute of Marine Science
Portsmouth
PO4 9LY
United Kingdom
Nationality
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Email(s)
Profile URL
Persistent Digital Identifiers (UIDs)
ORCID: 0000-0003-0753-9917
Highest Degree
Doctorado en Ciencias Biologicas
Job Type
Teaching/Education
Research
Technical Advice & Consulting
Research
Technical Advice & Consulting
Subject Area
Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology
Fisheries, Aquaculture
Policy, Law, Economics, Management
Fisheries, Aquaculture
Policy, Law, Economics, Management
Sea regions of study
Caribbean Sea
South China Sea
South China Sea
Skills
- Statistics, Data Management and Analysis. Descriptive and inferential statistics (life and social sciences), network analysis, machine learning, modelling, and text and data mining. Proficiency in Python and R.
- Competent in GIS and Spatial Analysis. Proficiency in ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS online, QGIS, R software environment packages for spatial analysis and GIS (rgdal, maptools, sp, spatstat, etc.), FRAGSTAT and SAGA.
- Proficient in photogrammetry (SfM-based orthomosaics and 3D models), design and communication software and tools: ffmpeg, Huging, MeshLab, VisualSFM, CPCe, Power Point, Publisher, Adobe Illustratorand Photoshop CC, Prezi and Moodle LSM. Competent in WordPress, Joomla, and SilverStripe, Word Processors, Electronic Spreadsheet and editing tools. Proficient in: Microsoft Word, Pages for Mac, Libre Office, Microsoft Excel, Numbers, Google Docs, LaTex, Aegisub and plain text Editors.
- Fieldwork. Over 350 dives using SCUBA, ample sampling experience in both terrestrial and aquatic environments. I have lived in isolated settings for more than twelve consecutive months conducting research that involved physical and mentally demanding tasks.
- Over 10 years of experience organizing and implementing international field campaigns for surveys in terrestrial and marine environments.
- Over 15-years’ experience designing and implementing field surveys and experiments in: coral reefs, rocky shores, seagrass, mangrove, soft sediments as well as in fisheries and biological oceanography. In terrestrial environments, I have field experience coordinating surveys to assess reptiles, small mammals and bird biodiversity in tropical forests (Amazon and Borneo) and bushland/savanna (Kenya and Guyana Massif).
Working language(s)
English
Spanish
Spanish
Citation(s)
Created: 2021-07-31
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Last Updated: 2025-07-25