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Elisabeth Slooten

Elisabeth Slooten

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
43
Citations
8103
World Ranking
5275
National Ranking
61

Overview

Elisabeth Slooten is affiliated with the University of Otago in New Zealand and has focused their research primarily in Environmental Science, with a notable emphasis on Ecology. Their work spans several subfields including Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Developmental Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Atmospheric Science.

Their research topics cover a broad spectrum within marine and environmental studies. Key areas include:

  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Cephalopods and Marine Biology

Slooten has contributed to various scientific publications, with frequent articles appearing in Marine Mammal Science, The Journal of Cetacean Research and Management (Special Issue), Frontiers in Marine Science, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems.

Some of their recent research papers include:

  • "Management of gillnet bycatch of cetaceans in New Zealand" (2023), published in The Journal of Cetacean Research and Management. Special Issue
  • "Evidence from sperm whale clans of symbolic marking in non-human cultures" (2022), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Long-term stability in core habitat of an endangered population of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus): Implications for spatial management" (2020), published in Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
  • "Looking Back to Move Forward: Lessons From Three Decades of Research and Management of Cetacean Tourism in New Zealand" (2021), published in Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Changes in habitat use by a deep-diving predator in response to a coastal earthquake" (2020), published in Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers

The scientist collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including Steve Dawson, William Rayment, Marta Guerra, Tom Brough, and Steph Bennington.

Best Publications

  • The bottlenose dolphin community of Doubtful Sound features a large proportion of long-lasting associations

    David Lusseau;David Lusseau;Karsten Schneider;Oliver J. Boisseau;Patti Haase

  • The abundance and distribution of bottlenosed dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Doubtful Sound, New Zealand

    Jamelia A. Williams;Stephen M. Dawson;Elisabeth Slooten

  • Design and field methods for sighting surveys of cetaceans in coastal and riverine habitats

    Steve Dawson;Paul Wade;Elisabeth Slooten;Jay Barlow

  • First evidence that marine protected areas can work for marine mammals

    Andrew M. Gormley;Andrew M. Gormley;Elisabeth Slooten;Steve Dawson;Richard J. Barker

  • Bycatch in gillnet fisheries threatens critically endangered small cetaceans and other aquatic megafauna

    Robert L. Brownell;Randall R. Reeves;Andrew J. Read;Brian D. Smith

  • IMPACTS OF COMMERCIAL WHALE WATCHING ON MALE SPERM WHALES AT KAIKOURA, NEW ZEALAND

    Christoph Richter;Steve Dawson;Elisabeth Slooten

  • Geographic isolation of Hector's Dolphin populations described by mitochondrial DNA sequences

    F. B. Pichler;S. M. Dawson;E. Slooten;C. S. Baker

  • Survival rates for a declining population of bottlenose dolphins in Doubtful Sound, New Zealand: an information theoretic approach to assessing the role of human impacts

    Rohan J. C. Currey;Stephen M. Dawson;Elisabeth Slooten;Karsten Schneider

  • Seasonal distribution and diving behaviour of male sperm whales off Kaikoura: foraging implications

    Nathalie Jaquet;Stephen Dawson;Elisabeth Slooten

  • Age, growth, and reproduction in Hector's dolphins

    Elisabeth Slooten

  • Population biology and conservation of Hector's dolphin

    Elisabeth Slooten;Frank Lad

  • Kernel density estimates of alongshore home range of Hector's dolphins at Banks Peninsula, New Zealand

    William Rayment;Steve Dawson;Elisabeth Slooten;Stefan Bräger

  • Accounting for Uncertainty in Risk Assessment: Case Study of Hector's Dolphin Mortality due to Gillnet Entanglement

    Elisabeth Slooten;David Fletcher;Barbara L. Taylor

  • Conservation of Hector's dolphins: The case and process which led to establishment of the Banks Peninsula Marine Mammal Sanctuary

    S. M. Dawson;E. Slooten

  • Pingers, porpoises and power: Uncertainties with using pingers to reduce bycatch of small cetaceans

    Stephen M. Dawson;Andrew Read;Elisabeth Slooten

  • An approach for regional threat assessment under IUCN Red List criteria that is robust to uncertainty: The Fiordland bottlenose dolphins are critically endangered

    Rohan J.C. Currey;Stephen M. Dawson;Elisabeth Slooten

  • Associations among photographically identified Hector's dolphins

    Elisabeth Slooten;Stephen M. Dawson;Hal Whitehead

  • A new abundance estimate for Maui’s dolphin: What does it mean for managing this critically endangered species?

    Elisabeth Slooten;Stephen Dawson;William Rayment;Simon Childerhouse

  • Site fidelity and along-shore range in Hector's dolphin, an endangered marine dolphin from New Zealand

    Stefan Bräger;Stephen M. Dawson;Elisabeth Slooten;Susan Smith

  • Behavior of Hector's Dolphin: Classifying Behavior by Sequence Analysis

    Elisabeth Slooten

Frequent Co-Authors

Steve Dawson
Steve Dawson University of Otago
David F. Fletcher
David F. Fletcher University of Sydney
David Lusseau
David Lusseau Technical University of Denmark
Andrew J. Read
Andrew J. Read Duke University
Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara
Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara Tethys Research Institute
Paul R. Wade
Paul R. Wade National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Peter S. Ross
Peter S. Ross Raincoast Conservation Foundation
Michael J. Moore
Michael J. Moore Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Bernd Würsig
Bernd Würsig Texas A&M University at Galveston
Jay Barlow
Jay Barlow National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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