Reniel B. Cabral

Details

Sex: Male

Education:

  • National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City 1101 Philippines, Bachelor of Science in Physics (cum laude), 2009
  • National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Master of Science in Physics, 2011
  • National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City 1101 Philippines, Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, 2014

Field of Specialization:

Physics, Complex Systems, Fisheries Management, Marine Biodiversity, Marine Biology, Ecosystem Services, Conservation Biology, Marine Ecology, Fisheries, Marine Protected Areas

Researches:

Bradley, D., Mayorga, J., McCauley, D.J., Cabral, R.B., Douglas, P., & Gaines, S.D., (2018) Leveraging satellite technology to create true shark sanctuaries
Conservation Letters

Cabral, R.B., Gaines, S.D., Mayorga, J., Clemence, M., Lynham, J., Koeshendrajana, S., Muawanah, U., Nugroho, D., Anna, Z., Mira, Ghofar, A., Zulbainarni, N., & Costello, C., (2018) Reply to ‘Achieving sustainable and equitable fisheries requires nuanced policies not silver bullets’
Nature Ecology and Evolution Volume 2

Burgess, M., Carrella, E., Drexler, M., Axtell, R.L., Bailey, R.M., Watson, J.R., Cabral, R.B., Clemence, M., Costello, C., Dorsett, C., Gaines, S.D., Klein, E.S., Koralus, P., Leonard, G., Levin, S., Richard Little, L., Lynham, J., Madsen, J.K., Merkl, A., Owashi, B., Saul, S.E., van Putten, I.E., & Wilcox, S., (2018) Opportunities for agent-based modeling in fisheries social science
SocArXiv Papers

Bailey, R.M., Carrella, E., Axtell, R., Burgess, M.G., Cabral, R.B., Drexler, M., Dorsett, C., Madsen, J.K., Merkl, A., & Saul, S., (2018) A computational approach to managing coupled human–environmental systems: the POSEIDON model of ocean fisheries
Sustainability Science

Cabral, R.B., & Geronimo, R.C., (2018) How important are coral reefs to food security in the Philippines? Diving deeper than national aggregates and averages
Marine Policy Volume 91

Cabral, R.B., Mayorga, J., Clemence, M., Lynham, J., Koeshendrajana, S., Muawanah, U., Nugroho, D., Anna, Z., Mira, Ghofar, A., Zulbainarni, N., Gaines, S.D., & Costello, C., (2018) Rapid and lasting gains from solving illegal fishing
Nature Ecology and Evolution Volume 2

Azanza, R.V., Aliño, P.M., Cabral, R.B., Juinio-Meñez, M.A., Pernia, E.M., Mendoza, R.U., & Siriban, C.S., (2017) Valuing and Managing the Philippines’ Marine Resources toward a Prosperous Ocean-Based Blue Economy
Public Policy Volume 18

Cabral, R.B., Halpern, B.S., Costello, C., & Gaines, S.D., (2017) Unexpected management choices when accounting for uncertainty in ecosystem service tradeoff analyses
Conservation Letters Volume 10, No. 4

Cabral, R.B., Gaines, S.D., Johnson, B.A., Bell, T.W., & White, C., (2017) Drivers of redistribution of fishing and non?fishing effort after the implementation of a marine protected area network
Ecological Applications Volume 27, No. 2

Cabral, R.B., Gaines, S.D., Lim, M.T., Atrigenio, M.P., Mamauag, S.S., Pedemonte, G.C., & Aliño, P.M., (2016) Siting marine protected areas based on habitat quality and extent provides the greatest benefit to spatially structured metapopulations
Ecosphere Volume 7, No. 1

Yen, J.D.L., Cabral, R.B., Cantor, M., Hatton, I., Kortsch, S., Patricio, J., & Yamamichi, M., (2016) Linking structure and function in food webs: maximization of different ecological functions generates distinct food web structures
Journal of Animal Ecology Volume 85, No. 2

Costello, C., Ovando, D., Clavelle, T., Strauss, K., Hilborn, R., Melnychuk, M.C., Branch, T.A., Gaines, S.D., Szuwalski, C.S., Cabral, R.B., Rader, D.N., & Leland, A., (2016) Global fishery prospects under contrasting management regimes
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Cantor, M., Shoemaker, L.G., Cabral, R.B., Flores, C.O., Varga, M., & Whitehead, H., (2015) Multilevel animal societies can emerge from cultural transmission
Nature Communications Volume 6

Cabral, R.B., Mamauag, S.S., & Aliño, P.M., (2015) Designing a marine protected areas network in a data-limited situation
Marine Policy Volume 59

Horigue, V., Pressey, R.L., Mills, M., Brotánková, J., Cabral, R., & Andréfouët, S., (2015) Benefits and challenges of scaling up expansion of marine protected area networks in the Verde Island Passage, Central Philippines
PloS one Volume 10, No. 8

Muallil, R.N., Mamauag, S.S., Cabral, R.B., Celeste-Dizon, E.O., & Aliño, P.M., (2014) Status, trends and challenges in the sustainability of small-scale fisheries in the Philippines: Insights from FISHDA (Fishing Industries' Support in Handling Decisions Application) model
Marine Policy Volume 44

Cabral, R.B., Aliño, P.M., Balingit, A.C.M., Alis, C.M., Arceo, H.O., Nañola, C.L., Jr., Geronimo, R.C., & MSN Partners, (2014) The Philippine Marine Protected Area (MPA) Database
Philippine Science Letters Volume 7, No. 2

Cruz-Trinidad, A., Aliño, P.M., Geronimo, R.C., & Cabral, R.B., (2014) Linking food security with coral reefs and fisheries in the Coral Triangle
Coastal Management Volume 42, No. 2

Cabral, R.B., Aliño, P.M., & Lim, M.T., (2014) Modelling the impacts of fish aggregating devices (FADs) and fish enhancing devices (FEDs) and their implications for managing small-scale fishery
ICES Journal of Marine Science Volume 71, No. 7

Mamauag, S.S., Aliño, P.M., Martinez, R.J.S., Muallil, R.N., Doctor, M.V.A., Dizon, E.C., Geronimo, R.C., Panga, F.M., & Cabral, R.B., (2013) A framework for vulnerability assessment of coastal fisheries ecosystems to climate change—Tool for understanding resilience of fisheries (VA–TURF)
Fisheries Research Volume 147

Cabral, R., Cruz-Trinidad, A., Geronimo, R., Napitupulu, L., Lokani, P., Boso, D., Casal, C.M., Fatan, N.A., & Aliño, P., (2013) Crisis sentinel indicators: averting a potential meltdown in the Coral Triangle
Marine Policy Volume 39

Cabral, R.B., Aliño, P.M., & Lim, M.T., (2013) A coupled stock-recruitment-age-structured model of the North Sea cod under the influence of depensation
Ecological Modelling Volume 253

Muallil, R.N., Cabral, R.B., Mamauag, S.S., & Aliño, P.M., (2012) Status, trend and sustainability of small-scale fisheries in the Philippines
Proceedings of the 12th International Coral Reef Symposium, Cairns, Australia

Cabral, R., Cruz-Trinidad, A., Geronimo, R., & Aliño, P., (2012) Opportunities and challenges in the Coral Triangle
Environmental Science and Technology Volume 46, No. 15

Albert, J.A., Trinidad, A., Cabral, R., & Boso, D., (2012) Economic value of Coral Reefs in Solomon Islands: Case-study findings from coral trade and non-coral trade communities
Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Population and Communities support

Muallil, R.N., Geronimo, R.C., Cleland, D., Cabral, R.B., Doctor, M.V., Cruz-Trinidad, A., & Aliño, P.M., (2011) Willingness to exit the artisanal fishery as a response to scenarios of declining catch or increasing monetary incentives
Fisheries Research Volume 111, No. 1-2

Cabral, R.B., & Alino, P.M., (2011) Transition from common to private coasts: Consequences of privatization of the coastal commons
Ocean & Coastal Management Volume 54, No. 1

Cruz-Trinidad, A., Geronimo, R.C., Cabral, R.B., & Aliño, P.M., (2011) How much are the Bolinao-Anda coral reefs worth?
Ocean & Coastal Management Volume 54, No. 9

Cabral, R.B., Geronimo, R.C., Lim, M.T., & Aliño, P.M., (2010) Effect of variable fishing strategy on fisheries under changing effort and pressure: an agent-based model application
Ecological Modelling Volume 221, No. 2

Cabral, R.B., Geronimo, R.C., & Aliño, P.M., (2010) Fishing Industries’ Support in Handling Decision Applications (FISHDA) Tool Demonstration Guide
In: Marine Environment & Resources Foundation, Inc., Ecosystem-Based Management Toolkit for Philippine Coastal Resource Management. Marine Environment & Resources Foundation, Inc., Marine Science Institute, UP Diliman, Quezon City, Philippine

Cabral, R.B., David, E.D., Jr., Geronimo, R.C., Lim, M.T., & Aliño, P.M., (2010) Coastal Assessment Tool and Planning Software (COASTPLAN) Tool Demonstration Guide
In: Marine Environment & Resources
Foundation, Inc. Ecosystem-Based Management Toolkit for Philippine Coastal Resource Management.
Marine Environment & Resources Foundation, Inc., Marine Science Institute, UP Diliman, Quezon City,

Cabral, R.B., & Lim, M.T., (2010) Polarity-Driven Geometrical Cluster Growth Model of Budding Yeast
International Journal of Modern Physics C Volume 21, No. 9

Awards:

  • Gawad Chanselor Natatanging Mag-aaral (Chancellor's Award - Outstanding Student), University of the Philippines
  • Elvira O. Tan Award for best paper, natural resources and environment category, Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources Research and Development, Department of Science and Technology, 2018
  • Most Outstanding PhD Physics Graduate, University of the Philippines
  • Most Outstanding PhD Graduate, College of Science, University of the Philippines
  • Dr. Edgardo Gomez Award for Best Dissertation Research, University of the Philippines
  • Most Outstanding MS Physics Graduate, University of the Philippines
  • Most Outstanding MS Graduate, College of Science, University of the Philippines
  • Scholarship, Philippine Council for Advanced Science and Technology Research and Development, Department of Science and Technology