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Kathleen M. Stafford

Kathleen M. Stafford

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Earth Science

D-Index
43
Citations
7015
World Ranking
4966
National Ranking
1874

Overview

Kathleen M. Stafford is affiliated with Oregon State University in the United States. Their research mainly focuses on marine animal studies, with an emphasis on underwater acoustics and ecological dynamics in polar and marine environments.

The scientist has contributed to several research topics, including:

  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Underwater Acoustics Research
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Arctic and Russian Policy Studies
  • Indigenous Studies and Ecology

Their primary fields of study include Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with notable subfields in Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, Developmental Biology, and Global and Planetary Change.

Kathleen M. Stafford has co-authored frequently with several researchers such as Kristin L. Laidre, Susannah J. Buchan, Catherine L. Berchok, Fannie W. Shabangu, and Malene Simon.

The scientist has published multiple papers, with recent examples including:

  • "Geographic and seasonal variation of blue whale calls in the North Pacific" (2023) in The "journal of cetacean research and management. Special issue
  • "Cetacean sightings around the Republic of the Maldives, April 1998" (2023) in The "journal of cetacean research and management. Special issue
  • "Changes in gray whale phenology and distribution related to prey variability and ocean biophysics in the northern Bering and eastern Chukchi seas" (2022) in PLoS ONE
  • "Evidence suggests potential transformation of the Pacific Arctic ecosystem is underway" (2020) in Nature Climate Change
  • "Exploring movement patterns and changing distributions of baleen whales in the western North Atlantic using a decade of passive acoustic data" (2020) in Global Change Biology

The scientist's frequent publication venues encompass Marine Mammal Science, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography, Progress In Oceanography, and The "journal of cetacean research and management. Special issue.

Kathleen M. Stafford is also an author of the book "Ethology and Behavioral Ecology of Mysticetes" published by Springer International Publishing in 2022.

Best Publications

  • An Overview of Fixed Passive Acoustic Observation Methods for Cetaceans

    David Mellinger;Kathleen Stafford;Sue Moore;Robert Dziak

  • Past and present distribution, densities and movements of blue whales Balaenoptera musculus in the Southern Hemisphere and northern Indian Ocean

    T. A. Branch;K. M. Stafford;D. M. Palacios;C. Allison

  • Evidence suggests potential transformation of the Pacific Arctic ecosystem is underway

    Henry P. Huntington;Seth L. Danielson;Francis K. Wiese;Matthew Baker

  • Low-frequency whale and seismic airgun sounds recorded in the mid-Atlantic Ocean

    Sharon L. Nieukirk;Kathleen M. Stafford;David K. Mellinger;Robert P. Dziak

  • Long-range acoustic detection and localization of blue whale calls in the northeast Pacific Ocean

    Kathleen M. Stafford;Christopher G. Fox;David S. Clark

  • Geographic and seasonal variation of blue whale calls in the North Pacific

    Kathleen M. Stafford;Sharon L. Nieukirk;Christopher G. Fox

  • Seasonal variability and detection range modeling of baleen whale calls in the Gulf of Alaska, 1999-2002.

    Kathleen M. Stafford;David K. Mellinger;Sue E. Moore;Christopher G. Fox

  • Listening for Large Whales in the Offshore Waters of Alaska

    Sue E. Moore;Kathleen M. Stafford;David K. Mellinger;John A. Hildebrand

  • A Synthesis of Year-Round Interdisciplinary Mooring Measurements in the Bering Strait (1990-2014) and the RUSALCA Years (2004-2011)

    Rebecca A. Woodgate;Kathleen M. Stafford;Fredrick G. Prahl

  • Long-term passive acoustic recordings track the changing distribution of North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) from 2004 to 2014.

    Genevieve E Davis;Genevieve E Davis;Mark F. Baumgartner;Julianne M. Bonnell;Joel Bell

  • Low-frequency whale sounds recorded on hydrophones moored in the eastern tropical Pacific.

    Kathleen M. Stafford;Sharon L. Nieukirk;Christopher G. Fox

  • SEASONAL OCCURRENCE OF SPERM WHALE (PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS) SOUNDS IN THE GULF OF ALASKA, 1999–2001

    David K. Mellinger;Kathleen M. Stafford;Christopher G. Fox

  • Antarctic-type blue whale calls recorded at low latitudes in the Indian and eastern Pacific Oceans

    Kathleen M Stafford;DelWayne R Bohnenstiehl;Maya Tolstoy;Emily Chapp

  • Effects of freshwater stratification on nutrients, dissolved oxygen, and phytoplankton in the Bay of Bengal

    V. V. S. S. Sarma;G. S. Rao;R. Viswanadham;C. K. Sherin

  • Singing behavior of fin whales in the Davis Strait with implications for mating, migration and foraging.

    Malene Simon;Kathleen M. Stafford;Kristian Beedholm;Craig M. Lee

  • A change in sperm whale (Physeter macroephalus) distribution correlated to seismic surveys in the Gulf of Mexico

    Bruce R. Mate;Kathleen M. Stafford;Donald K. Ljungblad

  • Decadal shifts in autumn migration timing by Pacific Arctic beluga whales are related to delayed annual sea ice formation

    Donna D. W. Hauser;Donna D. W. Hauser;Kristin L. Laidre;Kristin L. Laidre;Kathleen M. Stafford;Harry L. Stern

  • Seasonal and Geographic Variation of Southern Blue Whale Subspecies in the Indian Ocean

    Flore Samaran;Flore Samaran;Kathleen M. Stafford;Trevor A. Branch;Jason Gedamke

  • AN ACOUSTIC LINK BETWEEN BLUE WHALES IN THE EASTERN TROPICAL PACIFIC AND THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC1

    Kathleen M. Stafford;Sharon L. Nieukirk;Christopher G. Fox

  • Seasonal detection of three types of “pygmy” blue whale calls in the Indian Ocean

    Kathleen M. Stafford;Emily Chapp;DelWayne R. Bohnenstiel;Maya Tolstoy

  • Exploring movement patterns and changing distributions of baleen whales in the western North Atlantic using a decade of passive acoustic data

    Genevieve E. Davis;Genevieve E. Davis;Mark F. Baumgartner;Peter J. Corkeron;Joel Bell

Frequent Co-Authors

Sue E. Moore
Sue E. Moore University of Washington
Kristin L. Laidre
Kristin L. Laidre University of Washington
Christopher G. Fox
Christopher G. Fox National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Robert P. Dziak
Robert P. Dziak Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Trevor A. Branch
Trevor A. Branch University of Washington
Christian Lydersen
Christian Lydersen Norwegian Polar Institute
Christopher W. Clark
Christopher W. Clark Cornell University
Jean-Yves Royer
Jean-Yves Royer Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géodynamique de Nantes
Seth L. Danielson
Seth L. Danielson University of Alaska Fairbanks
Øystein Wiig
Øystein Wiig University of Oslo

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