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Overview

Howard C. Rosenbaum is affiliated with the Wildlife Conservation Society in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with notable contributions to subfields such as ecology, oceanography, atmospheric science, developmental biology, and global and planetary change.

The scientist's work spans a range of topics related to marine and environmental studies. Key topics include marine animal studies overview, underwater acoustics research, arctic and antarctic ice dynamics, coral and marine ecosystems studies, animal vocal communication and behavior, marine and coastal plant biology, and marine and fisheries research.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Howard C. Rosenbaum cover diverse marine and conservation subjects:

  • International policy, recommendations, actions and mitigation efforts of anthropogenic underwater noise, 2021, Ocean & Coastal Management
  • Mismatches in scale between highly mobile marine megafauna and marine protected areas, 2022, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Using Environmental DNA to Detect Whales and Dolphins in the New York Bight, 2022, Frontiers in Conservation Science
  • Combining Regional Habitat Selection Models for Large-Scale Prediction: Circumpolar Habitat Selection of Southern Ocean Humpback Whales, 2021, Remote Sensing
  • Baleen whale distribution, behaviour and overlap with anthropogenic activity in coastal regions of the New York Bight, 2021, Marine Biology Research

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Rosenbaum include:

  • Melinda L. Rekdahl
  • Emily Chou
  • Sarah G. Trabue
  • Tim Collins
  • Samantha Strindberg

Publication outlets where Rosenbaum has contributed multiple works comprise:

  • The journal of cetacean research and management. Special issue
  • Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Journal of Heredity
  • Ocean & Coastal Management

Best Publications

  • Taxonomic revision of the humpback dolphins ( Sousa spp.), and description of a new species from Australia

    Thomas A. Jefferson;Howard C. Rosenbaum

  • What Does It Mean to Successfully Conserve a (Vertebrate) Species

    Kent H. Redford;George Amato;Jonathan Baillie;Pablo Martín Beldomenico

  • Population structure of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA variation among humpback whales in the North Pacific

    C. S. Baker;L. Medrano-Gonzalez;L. Medrano-Gonzalez;J. Calambokidis;A. Perry

  • World‐wide genetic differentiation of Eubalaena: questioning the number of right whale species

    H. C. Rosenbaum;R. L. Brownell;M. W. Brown;C. Schaeff

  • Population structure of South Pacific humpback whales and the origin of the eastern Polynesian breeding grounds

    C. Olavarría;C. Scott Baker;C. Garrigue;M. Poole

  • Habitat preference reflects social organization of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) on a wintering ground

    Peter J. Ersts;Howard C. Rosenbaum;Howard C. Rosenbaum

  • Evolution of haplotypes at the DRD2 locus.

    C. M. Castiglione;Amos S Deinard;W. C. Speed;G. Sirugo

  • Isolation by environmental distance in mobile marine species: molecular ecology of franciscana dolphins at their southern range

    Martin Mendez;Howard C. Rosenbaum;Howard C. Rosenbaum;Howard C. Rosenbaum;Ajit Subramaniam;Charles Yackulic

  • Population Structure of Humpback Whales from Their Breeding Grounds in the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans

    Howard C. Rosenbaum;Cristina Pomilla;Cristina Pomilla;Martin Mendez;Martin Mendez;Martin Mendez;Matthew S. Leslie;Matthew S. Leslie

  • Seismic Surveys Negatively Affect Humpback Whale Singing Activity off Northern Angola

    Salvatore Cerchio;Salvatore Cerchio;Samantha Strindberg;Tim Collins;Chanda Bennett;Chanda Bennett

  • Marine seismic surveys and ocean noise: time for coordinated and prudent planning

    Douglas P. Nowacek;Christopher W. Clark;David Mann;Patrick J. O. Miller

  • Global diversity and oceanic divergence of humpback whales ( Megaptera novaeangliae )

    Jennifer A. Jackson;Jennifer A. Jackson;Debbie J. Steel;P. Beerli;Bradley C. Congdon

  • Integrating multiple lines of evidence to better understand the evolutionary divergence of humpback dolphins along their entire distribution range: a new dolphin species in Australian waters?

    Martin Mendez;Martin Mendez;Thomas A. Jefferson;Sergios-Orestis Kolokotronis;Michael Krützen

  • Long-Range Movement of Humpback Whales and Their Overlap with Anthropogenic Activity in the South Atlantic Ocean

    Howard C. Rosenbaum;Howard C. Rosenbaum;Howard C. Rosenbaum;Sara M. Maxwell;Sara M. Maxwell;Francine Kershaw;Bruce Mate

  • Migration redefined? Seasonality, movements, and group composition of humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae off the west coast of South Africa

    Jaco Barendse;Peter B. Best;Meredith Thornton;Cristina Pomilla

  • MITOCHONDRIAL DNA VARIATION AND MATERNAL GENE FLOW AMONG HUMPBACK WHALES OF THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE

    C. S. Baker;L. Flórez‐González;B. Abernethy;H. C. Rosenbaum

  • Hybrid Speciation in a Marine Mammal: The Clymene Dolphin (Stenella clymene)

    Ana R. Amaral;Ana R. Amaral;Gretchen Lovewell;Maria M. Coelho;George Amato

  • Against the current: an inter-oceanic whale migration event

    Cristina Pomilla;Howard C Rosenbaum

  • Nuclear markers confirm taxonomic status and relationships among highly endangered and closely related right whale species

    C.A Gaines;M.P Hare;S.E Beck;H.C Rosenbaum;H.C Rosenbaum

  • Conservation genetics of the franciscana dolphin in Northern Argentina: population structure, by-catch impacts, and management implications

    Martin Mendez;H. C. Rosenbaum;P. Bordino

Frequent Co-Authors

Brandon L. Southall
Brandon L. Southall University of California, Santa Cruz
Jeremy J. Kiszka
Jeremy J. Kiszka Florida International University
Robert Baldwin
Robert Baldwin London School of Economics and Political Science
Sara M. Maxwell
Sara M. Maxwell University of Washington
Per Berggren
Per Berggren Newcastle University
George Amato
George Amato American Museum of Natural History
Alexandre N. Zerbini
Alexandre N. Zerbini National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
C. Scott Baker
C. Scott Baker Oregon State University
Jean-Benoît Charrassin
Jean-Benoît Charrassin Sorbonne University
Christopher W. Clark
Christopher W. Clark Cornell University

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