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Jeremy J. Kiszka is affiliated with Florida International University in the United States, focusing predominantly on environmental science. Their research spans multiple subfields including ecology, nature and landscape conservation, global and planetary change, ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics, as well as oceanography.

The primary topics addressed in their work encompass marine animal studies overview, ichthyology and marine biology, marine and fisheries research, coral and marine ecosystems studies, cephalopods and marine biology, animal vocal communication and behavior, and isotope analysis in ecology.

Recent publications by Jeremy J. Kiszka include:

  • Global status and conservation potential of reef sharks, 2020, Nature
  • Marine mammal conservation: over the horizon, 2021, Endangered Species Research
  • Widespread diversity deficits of coral reef sharks and rays, 2023, Science
  • Functional Roles and Ecological Importance of Small Cetaceans in Aquatic Ecosystems, 2022, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • A general pattern of trade-offs between ecosystem resistance and resilience to tropical cyclones, 2022, Science Advances

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kiszka include Michael R. Heithaus, Michelle Caputo, Germain Boussarie, Michelle R. Heupel, and Eric Angel Ramos.

The scientist's work is published regularly in venues such as Marine Mammal Science, Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, Frontiers in Marine Science, Marine Ecology Progress Series, and Scientific Reports.

Best Publications

  • Environmental DNA illuminates the dark diversity of sharks

    Germain Boussarie;Germain Boussarie;Judith Bakker;Owen S. Wangensteen;Owen S. Wangensteen;Stefano Mariani

  • An interview-based approach to assess marine mammal and sea turtle captures in artisanal fisheries

    J.E. Moore;T.M. Cox;R.L. Lewison;A.J. Read

  • Global status and conservation potential of reef sharks

    M. Aaron MacNeil;Demian D. Chapman;Michelle Heupel;Colin A. Simpfendorfer

  • Distribution, encounter rates, and habitat characteristics of toothed cetaceans in the Bay of Biscay and adjacent waters from platform-of-opportunity data

    Jeremy Kiszka;Kelly Macleod;Olivier Van Canneyt;Dylan Walker

  • 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

  • A global perspective on the trophic geography of sharks

    Christopher S. Bird;Christopher S. Bird;Ana Veríssimo;Sarah Magozzi;Kátya G. Abrantes

  • Using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to investigate shark and ray densities in a shallow coral lagoon

    Jeremy J. Kiszka;Johann Mourier;Kirk Gastrich;Michael R. Heithaus

  • Marine mammal conservation: over the horizon

    Sarah E. Nelms;Joanna Alfaro-Shigueto;John P. Y. Arnould;Isabel C. Avila

  • Prey preferences among the community of deep-diving odontocetes from the Bay of Biscay, Northeast Atlantic

    Jérôme Spitz;Yves Cherel;Stéphane Bertin;Jeremy Kiszka

  • Behavioural drivers of the ecological roles and importance of marine mammals

    JJ Kiszka;Heithaus;AJ Wirsing

  • Marine megafauna interactions with small-scale fisheries in the southwestern Indian Ocean: a review of status and challenges for research and management

    Andrew J Temple;Jeremy J Kiszka;Selina M Stead;Nina Wambiji

  • Ecological niche segregation within a community of sympatric dolphins around a tropical island

    Jeremy Kiszka;Benoit Simon-Bouhet;Ludivine Martinez;Claire Pusineri

  • Global distribution of Risso's dolphin Grampus griseus: a review and critical evaluation

    Thomas A. Jefferson;Caroline R. Weir;R. Charles Anderson;Lisa T. Ballance

  • Plasticity of trophic interactions among sharks from the oceanic south-western Indian Ocean revealed by stable isotope and mercury analyses

    Jeremy J. Kiszka;Jeremy J. Kiszka;Aurore Aubail;Nigel E. Hussey;Michael R. Heithaus

  • Functional Roles and Ecological Importance of Small Cetaceans in Aquatic Ecosystems

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  • Marine Mammal Bycatch in the Southwest Indian Ocean: Review and Need for a Comprehensive Status Assessment

    Jeremy Kiszka;Catharine Muir;Chris Poonian;Tara M. Cox

  • Widespread diversity deficits of coral reef sharks and rays

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  • A general pattern of trade-offs between ecosystem resistance and resilience to tropical cyclones

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  • Lobomycosis-like disease and other skin conditions in Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins Tursiops aduncus from the Indian Ocean.

    Jeremy Kiszka;Marie-Françoise Van Bressem;Claire Pusineri

  • Ecological niche partitioning within a large predator guild in a nutrient-limited estuary

    Philip Matich;Jerald S. Ault;Ross E. Boucek;David R. Bryan

  • A preliminary study of habitat and resource partitioning among co-occurring tropical dolphins around Mayotte, southwest Indian Ocean

    Alexandra Gross;Jeremy Kiszka;Olivier Van Canneyt;Pierre Richard

  • Cetacean diversity around the Mozambique Channel island of Mayotte (Comoros archipelago)

    Jeremy Kiszka;Peter J. Ersts;Vincent Ridoux

  • Using unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) surveys and image analysis in the study of large surface-associated marine species: a case study on reef sharks Carcharhinus melanopterus shoaling behaviour.

    Guillaume Rieucau;Jeremy J. Kiszka;Jose Carlos Castillo;Johann Mourier

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael R. Heithaus
Michael R. Heithaus Florida International University
Vincent Ridoux
Vincent Ridoux University of La Rochelle
Krishna Das
Krishna Das University of Liège
Mark G. Meekan
Mark G. Meekan Australian Institute of Marine Science
Laurent Vigliola
Laurent Vigliola Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Paco Bustamante
Paco Bustamante University of La Rochelle
Per Berggren
Per Berggren Newcastle University
Yannis P. Papastamatiou
Yannis P. Papastamatiou Florida International University
Aaron J. Wirsing
Aaron J. Wirsing University of Washington
David Mouillot
David Mouillot University of Montpellier

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