Gregg Verutes

Is a coastal geographer and doctoral student at Univeristy of Santiago de Compostela. With a background is marine spatial planning, he works to blend the fields of geography and ecosystem services to empower coastal resource planners, managers and practitioners. Gregg’s research interests include ecosystem and species conservation, coastal zone management, decision-support using earth observation data, machine-learning, data visualization, serious games and interactive storytelling.

Most relevant publications

Silver, J. M., Arkema, K. K., Griffin, R. M., Lashley, B., Lemay, M., Maldonado, S., Wyatt, K., & Verutes, G. (2019). Advancing Coastal Risk Reduction Science and Implementation by Accounting for Climate, Ecosystems, and People. Frontiers in Marine Science.

Reiblich, J., Hartge, E., Wedding, L. M., Killian, S., & Verutes, G. M. (2019). Bridging climate science, law, and policy to advance coastal adaptation planning. Marine Policy, 104, 125-134..

Lewison, R.L., Johnson, A.F. & Verutes, G. M. (2018). Embracing complexity and complexity-awareness in marine megafauna conservation and research. Frontiers in Marine Science, 5, 207.

Wedding, L. M., Reiter, S. M., Verutes, G. M., Hartge, E., Guannel, G., & Good, L. H. (2018). Values at the Land-Sea Interface: Mapping Ecosystem Services in the Coastal Environment.  National Marine Educators Association, 25.

Verutes, G. M., Arkema K. K., Clarke-Samuels C., Wood S. A., Rosenthal A., Rosado S., et al. (2017). Integrated planning that safeguards ecosystems and balances multiple objectives in coastal Belize. International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services & Management 13, no. 3: 1-17.

Johnson, A.F., Caillat, M., Verutes, G.M., Peter, C.; Junchompoo, C., Long, V., et al. (2017). Poor fisheries struggle with US import rule. Science 355, no. 6329: 1031-1032.

Posner, S., Verutes, G., Koh, I., Denu, D., & Ricketts, T. (2016). Global use of ecosystem service models. Ecosystem Services, 17, 131-141.

Guannel, G., Arkema, K., Ruggiero, P., & Verutes, G. (2016). The power of three: coral reefs, seagrasses and mangroves protect coastal regions and increase their resilience. PloS One, 11(7), e0158094.

Reddy, S.M., Guannel, G., Griffin, R., Faries, J., Boucher, T., Thompson, M., Brenner, J., Bernhardt, J., Verutes, G., et al. (2016). Evaluating the role of coastal habitats and sea-level rise in hurricane risk mitigation: An ecological economic assessment method and application to a business decision. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, 12(2), 328-344.

Ruckelshaus, M. H., Guannel, G., Arkema, K., Verutes, G., Griffin, R., Guerry, A., et al. (2016). Evaluating the benefits of green infrastructure for coastal areas: Location, location, location. Coastal Management, 44(5), 504-516.

Arkema, K.K., Verutes, G.M., Wood, S.A., Clarke, C., Rosado, S., et al. (2015). Embedding ecosystem services in coastal planning leads to better outcomes for people and nature. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 112.24: 7390-7395.

Rosenthal, A., Verutes, G., McKenzie, E., Arkema, K. K., Bhagabati, N., Bremer, L. L., et al. (2015). Process matters: a framework for conducting decision-relevant assessments of ecosystem services. International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services & Management, 11(3), pp.190-204.

Verutes, G. M., Huang, C., Estrella, R. R., & Loyd, K. (2014). Exploring scenarios of light pollution from coastal development reaching sea turtle nesting beaches near Cabo Pulmo, Mexico. Global Ecology and Conservation.

Langridge, S. M., Hartge, E. H., Clark, R., Arkema, K., Verutes, G. M., Prahler, E. E., et al. (2014). Key lessons for incorporating natural infrastructure into regional climate adaptation planning. Ocean & Coastal Management, 95, 189-197.

Guannel, G., Guerry, A., Brenner, J., Faries, J., Thompson, M., Silver, J., & Verutes, G. (2014). Changes in the delivery of ecosystem services in Galveston Bay, TX, under a sea-level rise scenario. Palo Alto, CA

Arkema, K.K., Verutes, G., Bernhardt, J., Clarke, C., Rosado, S., et al. (2014) Assessing habitat risk from human activities to inform coastal and marine spatial planning in Belize. Environmental Research Letters, 9(11), 114016.

Verutes, G.M. & Rosenthal, A. (2014). Using simulation games to teach ecosystem service synergies and trade-offs. Environmental Practice, 16(3), 194-204.

Arkema, K. K., Guannel, G., Verutes, G., Wood, S. A., Guerry, A. D., Ruckelshaus, M. H., et al. (2013) Coastal habitats shield people and property from sea-level rise and storms. Nature Climate Change.

Rosenthal, A., Arkema, K., Verutes, G., Bood, N., Cantor, D., Fish, M., et al. (2012). Identification and Valuation of Adaptation Options in Coastal-Marine Ecosystems: Test case from Placencia, Belize. World Wildlife Fund.

Kim, C. K., Toft, J. E., Papenfus, M., Verutes, G., Guerry, A. D., Ruckelshaus, M. H., et al. (2012). Catching the right wave: evaluating wave energy resources and potential compatibility with existing marine and coastal uses. PloS One, 7(11), e47598.

Verutes, G. M., Fiocco, M. B., Weeks, J. R., & Coulter, L. L. (2012). Health, poverty, and place in Accra, Ghana: mapping neighborhoods. Journal of Maps, 8(4), 369-373.

Guerry, A. D., Ruckelshaus, M. H., Arkema, K. K., Bernhardt, J. R., Guannel, G., Kim, C. K., Marsik, M., Papenfus, M., Toft, J. E., Verutes, G. & Wood, S. A. (2012). Modeling benefits from nature: using ecosystem services to inform coastal and marine spatial planning. International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services and Management, 8(1-2), 107-121.

Tallis, H. T., Ricketts, T., Guerry, A. D., Nelson, E, Ennaanay, D., Wolny, S, Olwero, N., Vigerstol, K., Pennington, D., Mendoza, G., Aukema, J., Foster, J., Forrest, J., Cameron, D, Lonsdorf, E., Kennedy, C., Verutes, G., et al. (2011). “InVEST 2.1 beta user’s guide. The Natural Capital Project.” (2011): 1-275.