Global tracking of shark movements, behaviour and ecology: A review of the renaissance years of satellite tagging studies, 2010–2020

S Renshaw, N Hammerschlag, AJ Gallagher… - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Satellite telemetry as a tool in marine ecological research continues to adapt and grow and
has become increasingly popular in recent years to study shark species on a global scale. A …

Minimizing the impact of biologging devices: Using computational fluid dynamics for optimizing tag design and positioning

WP Kay, DS Naumann, HJ Bowen… - Methods in Ecology …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Biologging devices are used ubiquitously across vertebrate taxa in studies of movement and
behavioural ecology to record data from organisms without the need for direct observation …

Patterns of space use in sympatric marine colonial predators reveal scales of spatial partitioning

EL Jones, BJ McConnell, S Smout… - Marine Ecology …, 2015 - int-res.com
Species distribution maps can provide important information to focus conservation efforts
and enable spatial management of human activities. Two sympatric marine predators, grey …

Optimising sample sizes for animal distribution analysis using tracking data

T Shimada, M Thums, M Hamann… - Methods in Ecology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Knowledge of the spatial distribution of populations is fundamental to management
plans for any species. When tracking data are used to describe distributions, it is sometimes …

Exposure and behavioral responses of tagged beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) to ships in the Pacific Arctic

MJ Martin, WD Halliday, L Storrie, JJ Citta… - Marine Mammal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Arctic marine mammals face a multitude of challenges linked to climate change, including
increasing anthropogenic noise from ship traffic. The beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) …

[HTML][HTML] Habitat geography around Hawaii's oceanic islands influences tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) spatial behaviour and shark bite risk at ocean recreation sites

CG Meyer, JM Anderson, DM Coffey, MR Hutchinson… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
We compared tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) spatial behaviour among 4 Hawaiian Islands
to evaluate whether local patterns of movement could explain higher numbers of shark bites …

Megaherbivores may impact expansion of invasive seagrass in the Caribbean

MJA Christianen, FOH Smulders, MS Engel… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Our knowledge of the functional role of large herbivores is rapidly expanding, and the impact
of grazing on species coexistence and nonnative species expansion has been studied …

[HTML][HTML] How big data fast tracked human mobility research and the lessons for animal movement ecology

M Thums, J Fernández-Gracia… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The rise of the internet coupled with technological innovations such as smartphones have
generated massive volumes of geo-referenced data (big data) on human mobility. This has …

High accuracy tracking reveals how small conservation areas can protect marine megafauna

GC Hays, JA Mortimer, A Rattray… - Ecological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Space use estimates can inform conservation management but relaying high‐
accuracy locations is often not straightforward. We used Fastloc‐GPS Argos satellite tags …

[HTML][HTML] Year-round dive characteristics of male Beluga whales from the eastern Beaufort Sea population indicate seasonal shifts in foraging strategies

L Storrie, NE Hussey, SA MacPhee… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Dive behavior represents multiple ecological functions for marine mammals, but our
understanding of dive characteristics is typically limited by the resolution or longevity of …