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Elizabeth A. Babcock

Elizabeth A. Babcock

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
34
Citations
6819
World Ranking
7516
National Ranking
2524

Overview

Elizabeth A. Babcock is affiliated with the University of Miami in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Environmental Science, with specific focus on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Aquatic Science, and Molecular Biology. The scientist's work frequently intersects with topics such as Ichthyology and Marine Biology, Marine and fisheries research, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Fish Biology and Ecology Studies, Identification and Quantification in Food, and Marine animal studies overview.

Their recent publications include studies on shark fin markets, toxicological assessments, and marine species growth modeling. Notable papers are:

  • Species composition of the largest shark fin retail-market in mainland China, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Mercury and arsenic in processed fins from nine of the most traded shark species in the Hong Kong and China dried seafood markets: The potential health risks of shark fin soup, 2020, Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Anthropogenic pressures on reef-associated sharks in jurisdictions with and without directed shark fishing, 2020, Marine Ecology Progress Series
  • Indo-Pacific origins of silky shark fins in major shark fin markets highlights supply chains and management bodies key for conservation, 2020, Conservation Letters
  • Global synthesis of sea turtle von Bertalanffy growth parameters through Bayesian hierarchical modeling, 2020, Marine Ecology Progress Series

Elizabeth A. Babcock frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Marine Ecology Progress Series
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Science Advances
  • Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
  • Scientific Reports

Collaborations are evident with several recurring co-authors. These include Demian D. Chapman, Diego Cardeñosa, Stanley K. H. Shea, Kevin A. Feldheim, and Kathryn I. Flowers. The range of publication output with these colleagues indicates ongoing partnerships within marine biology and ecological research communities.

Best Publications

  • Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management

    E. K. Pikitch;C. Santora;E. A. Babcock;A. Bakun

  • Reef sharks exhibit site-fidelity and higher relative abundance in marine reserves on the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef.

    Mark E. Bond;Elizabeth A. Babcock;Ellen K. Pikitch;Debra L. Abercrombie

  • Using demographic methods to construct Bayesian priors for the intrinsic rate of increase in the Schaefer model and implications for stock rebuilding

    M. K. McAllister;E. K. Pikitch;E. A. Babcock

  • Marine reserve design and evaluation using automated acoustic telemetry: A case-study involving coral reef-associated sharks in the mesoamerican Caribbean

    Demian D. Chapman;Ellen K. Pikitch;Elizabeth Babcock;Mahmood S. Shivji

  • Two decades of genetic profiling yields first evidence of natal philopatry and long‐term fidelity to parturition sites in sharks

    Kevin Andrew Feldheim;Samuel H. Gruber;Joseph DiBattista;Elizabeth A. Babcock

  • A perspective on the use of spatialized indicators for ecosystem-based fishery management through spatial zoning

    Elizabeth A. Babcock;Ellen K. Pikitch;Murdoch K. McAllister;Panayiota Apostolaki

  • Long‐term natal site‐fidelity by immature lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) at a subtropical island

    Demian D. Chapman;Elizabeth A. Babcock;Samuel H. Gruber;Joseph D. Dibattista

  • Sharks of the Open Ocean: Biology, Fisheries and Conservation

    Merry D. Camhi;Ellen K. Pikitch;Elizabeth A. Babcock

  • Species composition of the international shark fin trade assessed through a retail-market survey in Hong Kong.

    Andrew T. Fields;Gunter A. Fischer;Stanley K. H. Shea;Huarong Zhang

  • Habitat use and demographic population structure of elasmobranchs at a Caribbean atoll (Glover's Reef, Belize)

    Ellen K. Pikitch;Ellen K. Pikitch;Demian D. Chapman;Demian D. Chapman;Elizabeth A. Babcock;Mahmood S. Shivji

  • Bridging the Divide Between Fisheries and Marine Conservation Science

    Anne K. Salomon;Sarah K. Gaichas;Olaf P. Jensen;Vera N. Agostini

  • Catch and Bycatch of Sea Birds and Marine Mammals in the Small‐Scale Fishery of Punta San Juan, Peru

    Patricia Majluf;Elizabeth A. Babcock;Juan Carlos Riveros;Milena Arias Schreiber

  • Issues of ecosystem-based management of forage fisheries in “open” non-stationary ecosystems: the example of the sardine fishery in the Gulf of California

    Andrew Bakun;Elizabeth A. Babcock;Salvador E. Lluch-Cota;Christine Santora

  • Deep-diving and diel changes in vertical habitat use by Caribbean reef sharks Carcharhinus perezi

    Demian D. Chapman;Demian D. Chapman;Ellen K. Pikitch;Elizabeth A. Babcock;Mahmood S. Shivji

  • CITES-listed sharks remain among the top species in the contemporary fin trade

    Diego Cardeñosa;Andrew T. Fields;Elizabeth A. Babcock;Huarong Zhang

  • Length-based indicators of fishery and ecosystem status: Glover's Reef Marine Reserve, Belize

    Elizabeth A. Babcock;Robin Coleman;Mandy Karnauskas;Janet Gibson

  • How useful is the ratio of fish density outside versus inside no-take marine reserves as a metric for fishery management control rules?

    Elizabeth A. BabcockE.A. Babcock;Elizabeth A. BabcockE.A. Babcock;Alec D. MacCallA.D. MacCall;Alec D. MacCallA.D. MacCall

  • Untangling natural seascape variation from marine reserve effects using a landscape approach

    Brittany E. Huntington;Mandy Karnauskas;Elizabeth A. Babcock;Diego Lirman

  • Evaluation of the impacts of different treatments of spatio-temporal variation in catch-per-unit-effort standardization models

    Arnaud Grüss;Arnaud Grüss;John F. Walter;Elizabeth A. Babcock;Francesca C. Forrestal

  • A dynamic programming model of fishing strategy choice in a multispecies trawl fishery with trip limits

    Elizabeth A. Babcock;Ellen K. Pikitch

  • FishPath: A Decision Support System for Assessing and Managing Data- and Capacity- Limited Fisheries

    NA Dowling;JR Wilson;MB Rudd;EA Babcock

Frequent Co-Authors

Ellen K. Pikitch
Ellen K. Pikitch Stony Brook University
Demian D. Chapman
Demian D. Chapman Florida International University
Kevin A. Feldheim
Kevin A. Feldheim Field Museum of Natural History
James T. Thorson
James T. Thorson National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Diego Lirman
Diego Lirman University of Miami
Michael R. Heithaus
Michael R. Heithaus Florida International University
Mahmood S. Shivji
Mahmood S. Shivji Nova Southeastern University
Samuel H. Gruber
Samuel H. Gruber University of Miami
David O. Conover
David O. Conover University of Oregon
Paul K. Dayton
Paul K. Dayton Scripps Institution of Oceanography

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