Peter F. Sale,^* David A. Feary,^** John A. Burt,^*** Andrew G. Bauman,^**** Geórgenes H. Cavalcante,^***** Kenneth G. Drouillard,^****** Björn Kjerfve,^******* Elise Marquis,^******** Charles G. Trick,^********* Paolo Usseglio,^********** Hanneke Van Lavieren<sup>***********


*</sup>Peter F. Sale () Assistant Director at UNU-INWEH, has research experience in coral reef ecology and coastal management in Hawaii, Australia, various Caribbean sites, and the Middle East. His primary research expertise is in community structure, recruitment, and connectivity of reef fishes. Address: Institute for Water, Environment and Health, United Nations University, 175 Longwood Rd. S., Hamilton, ON L8P0A1, Canada. e-mail: sale@uwindsor.ca
^**David A. Feary now at URS Corporation, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., obtained a Ph.D. from James Cook University, and held a postdoctoral research fellowship at UNU-INWEH based in Dubai U.A.E. 2007–2009. His research has focused on the ecological impacts of coral degradation on reef associated fish communities. Address: URS Corporation—Abu Dhabi, P.O. Box 43855, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
^***John A. Burt is Assistant Professor of Biology at New York University in Abu Dhabi. He obtained a Ph.D. from University of Windsor, Canada, and was a member of the UNU-INWEH research team based in Dubai in 2007–2009. His research examines the processes structuring community development on man-made and natural reef systems. Address: Faculty of Science (Biology), New York University—Abu Dhabi, P.O. Box 129 188, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
^****Andrew G. Bauman is a Ph.D. candidate at James Cook University in Townsville, Australia. He holds a Master's degree from James Cook University and was a UNU-INWEH research associate based in Dubai 2007–2009. His research focuses on coral reef ecology and disturbance. Address: School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia.
^*****Geórgenes H. Cavalcante is a Senior Marine Scientist at URS Corporation, Doha, Qatar. He obtained a joint Ph.D. in Geosciences from the Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil and Texas A&M University, USA, and was a postdoctoral research associate at UNU-INWEH based in Dubai, U.A.E. 2007–2009. His research focuses on oceanographic coastal processes. Address: URS Qatar LLC, Al Sadd Street, P.O. Box 22108, Doha, Qatar.
^******Kenneth G. Drouillard is Associate Professor at Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research and Department of Biological Sciences, University of Windsor, and adjunct professor with UNU-INWEH. He received his Ph.D. at Trent University, ON Canada. His research focuses on environmental monitoring and management strategies, modeling pollutant fate and bioaccumulation, and use of chemical tracers to track in situ bioenergetics of fish. Address: Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada.
^*******Björn Kjerfve is, since 2009, President and Professor of World Maritime University in Malmö, Sweden, and Professor of Geography and Oceanography at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, USA. His research focuses on coastal oceanographic processes and physical-biological coupling. Address: World Maritime University, 201 24 Malmö, Sweden. Address: Department of Geography, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77845, USA. Address: Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77845, USA.
^********Elise Marquis is currently a post-doctoral researcher at the Institute of Oceanography of National Taiwan University. After obtaining a Ph.D. from the University of La Rochelle in France, she worked for UNU-INWEH as a postdoctoral research associate based in Dubai 2007–2009. Her research focuses on plankton ecology and marine pelagic ecosystem functioning. Address: Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University, No. 1 Section 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 10617, Taiwan.
^*********Charles G. Trick is the Beryl Ivey Chair for Ecosystem Health at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario. He obtained his Ph.D. in oceanography from The University of British Columbia, Canada. His research focuses on ocean and human health. Address: Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A5B7, Canada. Address: Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A5B7, Canada.
^**********Paolo Usseglio is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Hawaii. He obtained his M.Sc. at the University of Windsor, Canada, and was a UNU-INWEH research associate based in Dubai 2007–2009. His research focuses on evaluation of success of Marine Protected Areas. Address: Hawaii Cooperative Fishery Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii, 2538 The Mall, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA.
^***********Hanneke Van Lavieren is Programme Officer, Coastal Zones at UNU INWEH. She has M.Sc. from University of Groningen, and 11 years experience in coastal research, policy, project development and management in East Asia, East Africa, the Middle East and the Wider Caribbean. Her research focus has been on reef fisheries, reef community structure, and MPAs. Address: Institute for Water, Environment and Health, United Nations University, 175 Longwood Rd. S., Hamilton, ON L8P0A1, Canada.