A5061832263- Marine animal studies overview
- Marine and fisheries research
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
- Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Research Data Management Practices
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Forest Management and Policy
- Coastal and Marine Management
The University of Western Australia
2020-2021
Ocean Institute
2019
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies
2011-2017
University of Tasmania
2014-2015
Abstract Bio‐logging data obtained by tagging animals are key to addressing global conservation challenges. However, the many thousands of existing bio‐logging datasets not easily discoverable, universally comparable, nor readily accessible through repositories and across platforms, slowing down ecological research effective management. A set universal standards is needed ensure discoverability, interoperability translation into management recommendations. We propose a standardisation...
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Abstract The area west of the Kerguelen Islands (20–70°E/45–60°S) is characterized by a weak mesoscale activity except for standing meander region Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) localized between 20 and 40°E. A unique bio-physical dataset at high-resolution collected southern elephant seal ( Mirounga leonina ) reveals conspicuous increase in foraging site up to 5 times larger than during rest her three-month trip Islands. Here, we propose physical explanation such high biological based...
The spatio-temporal variability in marine resources influences the foraging behaviour and success of top predators. However, little is known about links between these animals ocean productivity, specifically, how plankton density their behaviour. Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) have two annual at-sea trips: a month post-breeding trip (Nov – Jan) that coincides with elevated summer productivity; an eight post-moulting (Feb Oct) over winter, when productivity low. Physical...
Abstract Telemetry datasets are becoming increasingly large and covering a wider range of species using different technologies (GPS, Argos, light‐based geolocation). Together, such hold tremendous potential to understand species' space use at broad spatial scale, through the development distribution or habitat suitability models (SDMs) predict environmental dependencies across time. However, tracking can be heavily biased an assessment how biases affect SDM predictions, therefore, our...
MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout JournalEditorsTheme Sections 502:281-294 (2014) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps10709 Foraging behaviour of southern elephant seals over Kerguelen Plateau Malcolm O’Toole1,*, Mark A. Hindell1, Jean-Benoir Charrassin2, Christophe Guinet3 1Institute and Antarctic Studies, University Tasmania, Hobart 7001, Australia 2Muséum National...
MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout JournalEditorsTheme Sections 581:215-227 (2017) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12312 predators and phytoplankton: how elephant seals use recurrent Kerguelen plume Malcolm O'Toole1,*, Christophe Guinet2, Mary-Anne Lea1,3, Mark A. Hindell1,3 1Institute for Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS 7001, Australia 2Marine...
The deployment of animal-borne electronic tags is revolutionizing our understanding how pelagic species respond to their environment by providing in situ oceanographic information such as temperature, salinity, and light measurements. These tags, deployed on animals, provide data that can be used study the ecological context foraging behaviour surrounding environment. Satellite-derived measures ocean colour reveal temporal spatial variability surface chlorophyll-a (a useful proxy for...