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Jean-Benoît Charrassin

Jean-Benoît Charrassin

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
42
Citations
7239
World Ranking
7379
National Ranking
323

Overview

Jean-Benoît Charrassin is affiliated with Sorbonne University in France. Their research primarily spans fields such as Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with notable contributions across Ecology, Ecological Modeling, Oceanography, and Atmospheric Science.

The scientist's work focuses on topics related to marine and polar environments. Key areas include marine animal studies, species distribution in the context of climate change, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, marine and coastal ecosystems, isotope analysis in ecological research, wildlife ecology and conservation, and ocean acidification effects and responses.

Recent publications demonstrate a focus on multidisciplinary and long-term ecological research involving marine mammals and ocean conservation. This includes:

  • The retrospective analysis of Antarctic tracking data project (2020, Scientific Data)
  • Decadal changes in blood δ 13C values, at-sea distribution, and weaning mass of southern elephant seals from Kerguelen Islands (2020, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences)
  • Scaling up ocean conservation through recognition of key biodiversity areas in the Southern Ocean from multispecies tracking data (2024, Conservation Biology)
  • An enduring, 20-year, multidisciplinary seal-borne ocean sensor research collaboration in the Southern Ocean (2025, Elementa Science of the Anthropocene)

Frequent co-authors in Charrassin's research collaborations include Robert Harcourt, Clive R. McMahon, Mark A. Hindell, Yan Ropert-Coudert, and Anton Van de Putte. These partnerships highlight ongoing cooperative research efforts in marine ecology and ocean science.

Charrassin's publications are regularly found in venues such as Scientific Data, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Conservation Biology, and Elementa Science of the Anthropocene. This reflects a consistent contribution to interdisciplinary ecological and environmental research journals.

The scientist's research integrates advanced methodologies like tracking technology and isotope analysis to study the ecology and behavior of marine animals, especially in Southern Ocean and Antarctic regions. Their work addresses ecological monitoring and biodiversity conservation challenges related to climate change impacts on marine species and habitats.

Best Publications

  • The importance of oceanographic fronts to marine birds and mammals of the southern oceans

    Charles-André Bost;Cédric Cotté;Frédéric Bailleul;Yves Cherel

  • Variability in sea ice cover and climate elicit sex specific responses in an Antarctic predator

    Sara Labrousse;Jean-Baptiste Sallee;Jean-Baptiste Sallee;Alexander D. Fraser;Rob A. Massom

  • Variations in behavior and condition of a Southern Ocean top predator in relation to in situ oceanographic conditions.

    M. Biuw;L. Boehme;C. Guinet;M. Hindell

  • Tracking of marine predators to protect Southern Ocean ecosystems

    Mark A. Hindell;Ryan R. Reisinger;Ryan R. Reisinger;Yan Ropert-Coudert;Luis A. Hückstädt

  • Buoyancy and maximal diving depth in penguins: do they control inhaling air volume?

    Katsufumi Sato;Y. Naito;A. Kato;Y. Niizuma

  • Southern Ocean frontal structure and sea-ice formation rates revealed by elephant seals

    J.-B. Charrassin;M. Hindell;S. R. Rintoul;F. Roquet

  • Foraging habitat and food intake of satellite-tracked king penguins during the austral summer at Crozet Archipelago

    CA Bost;JY Georges;C. Guinet;Y. Cherel

  • Animal-borne telemetry: An integral component of the ocean observing toolkit

    Rob Harcourt;Ana M. M. Sequeira;Xuelei Zhang;Fabien Roquet

  • Hypothermia in foraging king penguins

    Y. Handrich;R. M. Bevan;J.-B. Charrassin;P. J. Butler

  • Marine mammals exploring the oceans pole to pole: a review of the MEOP Consortium

    Anne Treasure;Anne Treasure;Fabien Roquet;Isabelle J. Ansorge;Marthán N. Bester

  • Utilisation of the oceanic habitat by king penguins over the annual cycle

    Jean-Benoît Charrassin;Charles-André Bost

  • Important marine habitat off east Antarctica revealed by two decades of multi‐species predator tracking

    Ben Raymond;Ben Raymond;Ben Raymond;Mary Anne Lea;Toby Patterson;Virginia Andrews-Goff;Virginia Andrews-Goff

  • Circumpolar habitat use in the southern elephant seal: implications for foraging success and population trajectories

    Mark A. Hindell;Clive R. Mcmahon;Marthán N. Bester;Lars Boehme

  • A Southern Indian Ocean database of hydrographic profiles obtained with instrumented elephant seals

    Fabien Roquet;Guy D. Williams;Mark A. Hindell;Mark A. Hindell;Robert G. Harcourt

  • The ocean mixed-layer under Southern Ocean sea-ice: Seasonal cycle and forcing

    Violaine Pellichero;Jean-Baptiste Sallée;Sunke Schmidtko;Fabien Roquet

  • Pros and cons of using seabirds as ecological indicators

    Joel Marcel Durant;Dag Øystein Hjermann;Morten Frederiksen;Jean-Benoît Charrassin

  • Estimates of the Southern Ocean general circulation improved by animal‐borne instruments

    Fabien Roquet;Carl Wunsch;Gael Forget;Patrick Heimbach

  • Successful foraging zones of southern elephant seals from the Kerguelen Islands in relation to oceanographic conditions

    Frédéric Bailleul;Jean-Benoît Charrassin;Pascal Monestiez;Fabien Roquet

  • Delayed-Mode Calibration of Hydrographic Data Obtained from Animal-Borne Satellite Relay Data Loggers

    Fabien Roquet;Jean-Benoît Charrassin;Stéphane Marchand;Lars Boehme

  • Southern elephant seals from Kerguelen Islands confronted by Antarctic sea ice. Changes in movements and in diving behaviour.

    Frédéric Bailleul;Jean-Benoıˆt Charrassin;Robert Ezraty;Fanny Girard-Ardhuin;Fanny Girard-Ardhuin

  • Integrative modelling of animal movement: incorporating in situ habitat and behavioural information for a migratory marine predator

    Sophie Bestley;Sophie Bestley;Sophie Bestley;Ian D. Jonsen;Mark A. Hindell;Christophe Guinet

  • Penguins as oceanographers unravel hidden mechanisms of marine productivity

    Jean‐Benoît Charrassin;Young‐Hyang Park;Yvon Le Maho;Charles‐André Bost

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark A. Hindell
Mark A. Hindell University of Tasmania
Christophe Guinet
Christophe Guinet Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Clive R. McMahon
Clive R. McMahon University of Tasmania
Daniel P. Costa
Daniel P. Costa University of California, Santa Cruz
Fabien Roquet
Fabien Roquet University of Gothenburg
Michael A. Fedak
Michael A. Fedak University of St Andrews
Charles-André Bost
Charles-André Bost University of La Rochelle
Robert Harcourt
Robert Harcourt Macquarie University
Ben Raymond
Ben Raymond Australian Antarctic Division
Yan Ropert-Coudert
Yan Ropert-Coudert Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

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