Key questions in marine megafauna movement ecology

GC Hays, LC Ferreira, AMM Sequeira… - Trends in ecology & …, 2016 - cell.com
It is a golden age for animal movement studies and so an opportune time to assess priorities
for future work. We assembled 40 experts to identify key questions in this field, focussing on …

Acoustic telemetry and fisheries management

GT Crossin, MR Heupel, CM Holbrook… - Ecological …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This paper reviews the use of acoustic telemetry as a tool for addressing issues in fisheries
management, and serves as the lead to the special Feature Issue of Ecological Applications …

A review of detection range testing in aquatic passive acoustic telemetry studies

ST Kessel, SJ Cooke, MR Heupel, NE Hussey… - Reviews in Fish Biology …, 2014 - Springer
Passive acoustic telemetry provides an important tool to study the spatial ecology and
behaviour of organisms in marine and freshwater systems, but understanding the detection …

Influence of environmental factors on shark and ray movement, behaviour and habitat use: a review

AM Schlaff, MR Heupel, CA Simpfendorfer - Reviews in Fish Biology and …, 2014 - Springer
Any attempt to describe the spatial ecology of sharks and rays should consider the drivers
responsible for movement. Research has shown fluctuations in the environment (abiotic …

Making connections in aquatic ecosystems with acoustic telemetry monitoring

MR Donaldson, SG Hinch, CD Suski… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Autonomous acoustic telemetry monitoring systems have been deployed in aquatic
ecosystems around the globe–from under ice sheets in the Arctic to coral reefs in Australia …

The influence of environmental parameters on the performance and detection range of acoustic receivers

C Huveneers, CA Simpfendorfer, S Kim… - Methods in Ecology …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Acoustic telemetry is being increasingly used to study the ecology of many aquatic
organisms. This widespread use has been advanced by national and international tracking …

Ghosts in the data: false detections in VEMCO pulse position modulation acoustic telemetry monitoring equipment

CA Simpfendorfer, C Huveneers, A Steckenreuter… - Animal …, 2015 - Springer
Background False-positive data (better known as “false detections”) in VEMCO VR2 acoustic
telemetry monitoring studies that use pulse position modulation coding can cause biased or …

[HTML][HTML] North Atlantic winter cyclones starve seabirds

M Clairbaux, P Mathewson, W Porter, J Fort, H Strøm… - Current Biology, 2021 - cell.com
Summary Each winter, the North Atlantic Ocean is the stage for numerous cyclones, the most
severe ones leading to seabird mass-mortality events called" winter wrecks." 1–3 During …

Environmental conditions are poor predictors of immature white shark Carcharodon carcharias occurrences on coastal beaches of eastern Australia

JLY Spaet, A Manica, CP Brand, C Gallen… - Marine Ecology …, 2020 - int-res.com
Understanding and predicting the distribution of organisms in heterogeneous environments
is a fundamental ecological question and a requirement for sound management. To …

Importance of environmental and biological drivers in the presence and space use of a reef‑associated shark

MR Heupel, CA Simpfendorfer - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2014 - int-res.com
As coral reef ecosystems come under increasing pressure from fisheries and climate
change, understanding how species that rely on these habitats respond to changes within …