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Overview

Brendan J. Godley is affiliated with the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. The primary field of study is Environmental Science, with a focus spanning 258 publications in this area. Subfields of particular interest include Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Pollution, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of ecological and environmental concerns. Main topics include Turtle Biology and Conservation, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Marine Animal Studies Overview, Coral and Marine Ecosystem Studies, Avian Ecology and Behavior, and Ichthyology and Marine Biology.

Recent publications illustrate an engagement with both marine and environmental issues. Notable papers are:

  • The fundamental links between climate change and marine plastic pollution (2021, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Tracking the global reduction of marine traffic during the COVID-19 pandemic (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Riverine plastic pollution from fisheries: Insights from the Ganges River system (2020, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Climate change and marine turtles: recent advances and future directions (2021, Endangered Species Research)
  • Marine mammal conservation: over the horizon (2021, Endangered Species Research)

Frequent collaborators in Brendan J. Godley's research include Annette C. Broderick, Kristian Metcalfe, Philip D. Doherty, Robin Snape, and Sarah E. Nelms.

Research outputs are often published in recurring venues such as Endangered Species Research, Frontiers in Marine Science, Marine Pollution Bulletin, The Science of The Total Environment, and PLoS ONE. These journals collectively represent the main platforms for disseminating findings related to marine biology, conservation, and environmental pollution.

Best Publications

  • Investigating microplastic trophic transfer in marine top predators.

    Sarah E. Nelms;Tamara S. Galloway;Brendan J. Godley;Dan S. Jarvis

  • Global research priorities for sea turtles: informing management and conservation in the 21st century

    M. Hamann;M.H. Godfrey;J.A. Seminoff;K. Arthur

  • Investigating the potential impacts of climate change on a marine turtle population

    L. A. Hawkes;A. C. Broderick;M. H. Godfrey;B. J. Godley

  • Marine renewable energy: potential benefits to biodiversity? An urgent call for research

    Richard Inger;Martin J. Attrill;Stuart Bearhop;Annette C. Broderick

  • Climate change and marine turtles

    Lucy A. Hawkes;Annette C. Broderick;Matthew H. Godfrey;Brendan J. Godley

  • Travelling through a warming world: climate change and migratory species.

    Robert A. Robinson;Humphrey Q. P. Crick;Jennifer A. Learmonth;Ilya M. D. Maclean

  • Fidelity and over-wintering of sea turtles

    Annette C Broderick;Michael S Coyne;Wayne J Fuller;Fiona Glen

  • Plastic and marine turtles: a review and call for research

    Sarah E. Nelms;Emily M. Duncan;Annette C. Broderick;Tamara S. Galloway

  • Satellite tracking of sea turtles: Where have we been and where do we go next?

    B. J. Godley;J. M. Blumenthal;A. C. Broderick;M. S. Coyne

  • Translating Marine Animal Tracking Data into Conservation Policy and Management

    Graeme C. Hays;Helen Bailey;Steven J. Bograd;W. Don Bowen

  • Satellite Tracking and Analysis Tool (STAT): an integrated system for archiving, analyzing and mapping animal tracking data

    M. S. Coyne;B. J. Godley

  • Microplastics in marine mammals stranded around the British coast: ubiquitous but transitory?

    Sarah E. Nelms;James Barnett;Andrew Brownlow;Nicholas J. Davison

  • The fundamental links between climate change and marine plastic pollution.

    Helen V. Ford;Nia H. Jones;Andrew J. Davies;Brendan J. Godley

  • The implications of location accuracy for the interpretation of satellite-tracking data

    GC Hays;Susanne Åkesson;BJ Godley;P Luschi

  • Microplastic ingestion ubiquitous in marine turtles

    Emily M. Duncan;Emily M. Duncan;Annette C. Broderick;Wayne J. Fuller;Wayne J. Fuller;Tamara S. Galloway

  • Marine anthropogenic litter on British beaches: A 10-year nationwide assessment using citizen science data.

    SE Nelms;SE Nelms;C Coombes;LC Foster;TS Galloway

  • Variation in reproductive output of marine turtles

    Annette C Broderick;Fiona Glen;Brendan J Godley;Graeme C Hays

  • Are we working towards global research priorities for management and conservation of sea turtles

    A.F. Rees;J. Alfaro-Shigueto;P.C.R. Barata;K.A. Bjorndal

  • Phenotypically Linked Dichotomy in Sea Turtle Foraging Requires Multiple Conservation Approaches

    Lucy A. Hawkes;Annette C. Broderick;Michael S. Coyne;Matthew H. Godfrey

  • Molecular resolution of marine turtle stock composition in fishery bycatch: a case study in the Mediterranean.

    L. Laurent;P. Casale;M. N. Bradai;B. J. Godley

Frequent Co-Authors

Annette C. Broderick
Annette C. Broderick University of Exeter
Matthew J. Witt
Matthew J. Witt University of Exeter
Graeme C. Hays
Graeme C. Hays Deakin University
Lucy A. Hawkes
Lucy A. Hawkes University of Exeter
Matthew H. Godfrey
Matthew H. Godfrey Duke University
Joanna Alfaro-Shigueto
Joanna Alfaro-Shigueto Scientific University of the South
Paolo Luschi
Paolo Luschi University of Pisa
Sara M. Maxwell
Sara M. Maxwell University of Washington
Susanne Åkesson
Susanne Åkesson Lund University
Paulo Catry
Paulo Catry International Sleep Products Association

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