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Colin A. Simpfendorfer

Colin A. Simpfendorfer

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
92
Citations
29200
World Ranking
428
National Ranking
39

Overview

Colin A. Simpfendorfer is affiliated with James Cook University in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with an emphasis on nature and landscape conservation, ecology, global and planetary change, aquatic science, and molecular biology.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to ichthyology and marine biology, fish ecology and management studies, fish biology and ecology studies, marine and fisheries research, marine animal studies, coral and marine ecosystems studies, and identification and quantification in food.

Colin A. Simpfendorfer has contributed to numerous publications, frequently appearing in the following venues:

  • Marine and Freshwater Research
  • Current Biology
  • Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
  • Science
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Recent significant papers include:

  • "Overfishing drives over one-third of all sharks and rays toward a global extinction crisis" (2021), published in Current Biology
  • "Half a century of global decline in oceanic sharks and rays" (2021), published in Nature
  • "Global status and conservation potential of reef sharks" (2020), published in Nature
  • "Global trends in aquatic animal tracking with acoustic telemetry" (2021), published in Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • "Individual and Population Benefits of Marine Reserves for Reef Sharks" (2020), published in Current Biology

Frequent collaborators in Colin A. Simpfendorfer's research include Michelle R. Heupel, Nicholas K. Dulvy, C. Samantha Sherman, Andrew Chin, and Daniel Fernando. The volume of work coauthored with these individuals indicates a sustained partnership in advancing studies within their research domains.

Best Publications

  • Extinction risk and conservation of the world's sharks and rays

    Nicholas K. Dulvy;Sarah L. Fowler;John A. Musick;Rachel D. Cavanagh

  • Shark nursery areas: concepts, definition, characterization and assumptions

    Michelle R. Heupel;John K. Carlson;Colin A. Simpfendorfer

  • Overfishing drives over one-third of all sharks and rays toward a global extinction crisis.

    Nicholas K. Dulvy;Nathan Pacoureau;Cassandra L. Rigby;Riley A. Pollom

  • Half a century of global decline in oceanic sharks and rays

    Nathan Pacoureau;Cassandra L. Rigby;Peter M. Kyne;Richard B. Sherley

  • Key Questions in Marine Megafauna Movement Ecology

    Graeme C. Hays;Luciana C. Ferreira;Luciana C. Ferreira;Ana M.M. Sequeira;Mark G. Meekan

  • Challenges and Priorities in Shark and Ray Conservation.

    Nicholas K. Dulvy;Colin A. Simpfendorfer;Lindsay N.K. Davidson;Sonja V. Fordham

  • Estimation of short-term centers of activity from an array of omnidirectional hydrophones and its use in studying animal movements

    Colin A Simpfendorfer;Michelle R Heupel;Robert E Hueter

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

    S. T. Kessel;S. J. Cooke;M. R. Heupel;M. R. Heupel;N. E. Hussey

  • Utilisation of a tropical bay as a nursery area by sharks of the families Carcharhinidae and Sphyrnidae

    Colin A. Simpfendorfer;Norman E. Milward

  • Translating Marine Animal Tracking Data into Conservation Policy and Management

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

  • Sizing up the ecological role of sharks as predators

    Michelle R. Heupel;Danielle M. Knip;Colin A. Simpfendorfer;Nicholas K. Dulvy

  • The importance of research and public opinion to conservation management of sharks and rays: a synthesis

    C. A. Simpfendorfer;M. R. Heupel;M. R. Heupel;W. T. White;N. K. Dulvy

  • Ecological risk assessment of pelagic sharks caught in Atlantic pelagic longline fisheries

    Enric Cortés;Freddy Arocha;Lawrence Beerkircher;Felipe Carvalho

  • Sharks in nearshore environments: Models, importance, and consequences

    Danielle M. Knip;Michelle R. Heupel;Colin A. Simpfendorfer

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

    Audrey M. Schlaff;Michelle R. Heupel;Michelle R. Heupel;Colin A. Simpfendorfer

  • Continental-scale animal tracking reveals functional movement classes across marine taxa.

    Stephanie Brodie;Stephanie Brodie;Elodie J. I. Lédée;Elodie J. I. Lédée;Michelle R. Heupel;Russell C. Babcock

  • Estimation of mortality of juvenile blacktip sharks, Carcharhinus limbatus, within a nursery area using telemetry data

    M R Heupel;C A Simpfendorfer

  • Size, Sex And Geographic Variation in the Diet of the Tiger Shark, Galeocerdo Cuvier, From Western Australian Waters

    Colin A. Simpfendorfer;Adrian B. Goodreid;Rory B. McAuley

  • Australia's continental-scale acoustic tracking database and its automated quality control process.

    Xavier Hoenner;Charlie Huveneers;Andre Steckenreuter;Colin A Simpfendorfer

  • Global status and conservation potential of reef sharks

    M. Aaron MacNeil;Demian D. Chapman;Michelle Heupel;Colin A. Simpfendorfer

  • Author response: Extinction risk and conservation of the world’s sharks and rays

    Nicholas K Dulvy;Sarah L Fowler;John A Musick;Rachel D Cavanagh

Frequent Co-Authors

Michelle R. Heupel
Michelle R. Heupel University of Tasmania
Andrew J. Tobin
Andrew J. Tobin James Cook University
William T. White
William T. White Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Michael R. Heithaus
Michael R. Heithaus Florida International University
Nicholas K. Dulvy
Nicholas K. Dulvy Simon Fraser University
David W. Welch
David W. Welch University of Auckland
Peter Kyne
Peter Kyne Charles Darwin University
Robert Harcourt
Robert Harcourt Macquarie University
Mark G. Meekan
Mark G. Meekan Australian Institute of Marine Science
Charlie Huveneers
Charlie Huveneers Flinders University

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