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Jayson M. Semmens

Jayson M. Semmens

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
49
Citations
8553
World Ranking
4059
National Ranking
310

Overview

Jayson M. Semmens is affiliated with the University of Tasmania in Australia and has contributed extensively to the field of Environmental Science. Their research primarily focuses on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Aquatic Science.

The scientist has published numerous papers on topics related to Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Marine animal studies overview, Physiological and biochemical adaptations, Ichthyology and Marine Biology, Marine and fisheries research, Cephalopods and Marine Biology, and Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth.

Recent publications by Jayson M. Semmens include:

  • Safeguarding marine life: conservation of biodiversity and ecosystems (2022) in Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries
  • Marine invertebrates and noise (2023) in Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Cleaner seas: reducing marine pollution (2021) in Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries
  • Continental-scale acoustic telemetry and network analysis reveal new insights into stock structure (2021) in Fish and Fisheries
  • Endothermy makes fishes faster but does not expand their thermal niche (2021) in Functional Ecology

Jayson frequently collaborates with the following co-authors:

  • Robert D. McCauley
  • Mark G. Meekan
  • Conrad W. Speed
  • Ryan D. Day
  • Miles Parsons

Their work has been published in several key venues, including:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Aquaculture
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries
  • Conservation Physiology

Best Publications

  • Automated acoustic tracking of aquatic animals: scales, design and deployment of listening station arrays

    M.R. Heupel;J.M. Semmens;A.J. Hobday;A.J. Hobday

  • Global spatial risk assessment of sharks under the footprint of fisheries

    Nuno Queiroz;Nuno Queiroz;Nicolas E. Humphries;Ana Couto;Marisa Vedor

  • Tolerance limit for fish growth exceeded by warming waters

    A. B. Neuheimer;A. B. Neuheimer;R. E. Thresher;J. M. Lyle;J. M. Semmens

  • Global proliferation of cephalopods

    Zoë A. Doubleday;Thomas A.A. Prowse;Alexander Arkhipkin;Graham J. Pierce

  • Bottom trawl fishing footprints on the world’s continental shelves

    Ricardo O. Amoroso;C. Roland Pitcher;Adriaan D. Rijnsdorp;Robert A. McConnaughey

  • Interpreting diel activity patterns from acoustic telemetry: the need for controls

    Nicholas L. Payne;Bronwyn M. Gillanders;Dale M. Webber;Jayson M. Semmens

  • Widely used marine seismic survey air gun operations negatively impact zooplankton

    Robert D. McCauley;Ryan D. Day;Kerrie M. Swadling;Quinn P. Fitzgibbon

  • Understanding octopus growth: patterns, variability and physiology

    J. M. Semmens;G. T. Pecl;R. Villanueva;D. Jouffre

  • The Influence of environmental parameters on the performance and detection range of acoustic receivers

    Charlie Huveneers;Colin A. Simpfendorfer;Susan Kim;Jayson M. Semmens

  • Approaches to resolving cephalopod movement and migration patterns

    Jayson M. Semmens;Gretta T. Pecl;Bronwyn M. Gillanders;Claire M. Waluda

  • Remote bioenergetics measurements in wild fish: Opportunities and challenges ☆

    Steven J. Cooke;Jacob W. Brownscombe;Graham D. Raby;Franziska Broell

  • Response of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar to temperature and dissolved oxygen extremes established using animal-borne environmental sensors

    Kilian M. Stehfest;Chris G. Carter;Jaime D. McAllister;Jeff D. Ross

  • In situ measurement of coastal ocean movements and survival of juvenile Pacific salmon

    David W. Welch;Michael C. Melnychuk;John C. Payne;Erin L. Rechisky

  • Non-lethal method to obtain stomach samples from a large marine predator and the use of DNA analysis to improve dietary information

    Adam Barnett;Adam Barnett;Kevin S. Redd;Stewart D. Frusher;John D. Stevens

  • Application of environmental DNA to detect an endangered marine skate species in the wild.

    Kay Weltz;Jeremy M. Lyle;Jennifer Ovenden;Jessica A. T. Morgan

  • Site fidelity and sex-specific migration in a mobile apex predator: implications for conservation and ecosystem dynamics

    Adam Barnett;Adam Barnett;Kátya G. Abrantes;Kátya G. Abrantes;John D. Stevens;Jayson M. Semmens

  • Ecotourism increases the field metabolic rate of whitetip reef sharks

    Adam Barnett;Adam Barnett;Nicholas L. Payne;Nicholas L. Payne;Jayson M. Semmens;Richard Fitzpatrick

  • Marine invertebrates and noise

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  • Accelerometry estimates field metabolic rate in giant Australian cuttlefish Sepia apama during breeding

    Nicholas L. Payne;Bronwyn M. Gillanders;Roger S. Seymour;Dale M. Webber

  • Safeguarding marine life: conservation of biodiversity and ecosystems

    Unknown

  • Cephalopod hatchling growth: the effects of initial size and seasonal temperatures

    Stephen C. Leporati;Gretta T. Pecl;Jayson M. Semmens

  • Assessing the validity of stylets as ageing tools in Octopus pallidus

    Zoë Doubleday;Jayson M. Semmens;Gretta Pecl;George Jackson

Frequent Co-Authors

Gretta T. Pecl
Gretta T. Pecl University of Tasmania
Adam Barnett
Adam Barnett James Cook University
Charlie Huveneers
Charlie Huveneers Flinders University
Stewart Frusher
Stewart Frusher University of Tasmania
Yuuki Y. Watanabe
Yuuki Y. Watanabe The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI
Natalie A. Moltschaniwskyj
Natalie A. Moltschaniwskyj University of Newcastle Australia
Bronwyn M. Gillanders
Bronwyn M. Gillanders University of Adelaide
David W. Sims
David W. Sims University of Southampton
Jan M. Strugnell
Jan M. Strugnell James Cook University
Alistair J. Hobday
Alistair J. Hobday Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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