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45

Overview

Mark G. Meekan is affiliated with the Australian Institute of Marine Science in Australia. Their primary field of study is Environmental Science, with a focus on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, and Global and Planetary Change. Their research also spans Oceanography and Molecular Biology.

Their work is concentrated on topics related to marine biology, particularly Ichthyology and Marine Biology, Marine animal studies, Marine and fisheries research, and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies. They have also contributed to studies on Fish Ecology and Management and Turtle Biology and Conservation, as well as Isotope Analysis in Ecology.

Mark G. Meekan has been published in several scientific venues, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Science
  • Biological Conservation
  • Scientific Reports
  • Coral Reefs

Notable recent papers include:

  • The soundscape of the Anthropocene ocean, 2021, Science
  • Global status and conservation potential of reef sharks, 2020, Nature
  • A field and video annotation guide for baited remote underwater stereo-video surveys of demersal fish assemblages, 2020, Methods in Ecology and Evolution
  • A review of a decade of lessons from one of the world's largest MPAs: conservation gains and key challenges, 2020, Marine Biology
  • Global collision-risk hotspots of marine traffic and the world's largest fish, the whale shark, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Conrad W. Speed
  • Stephen J. Newman
  • Michelle R. Heupel
  • Michele Thums
  • Luciana C. Ferreira

In addition to journal articles, Mark G. Meekan has contributed to book publications. One such work is Movement and Connectivity of Large Pelagic Sharks, published by Frontiers Media in 2023.

Best Publications

  • The soundscape of the Anthropocene ocean.

    Carlos M. Duarte;Carlos M. Duarte;Lucille Chapuis;Shaun P. Collin;Daniel P. Costa

  • Replenishment of fish populations is threatened by ocean acidification

    Philip L. Munday;Danielle L. Dixson;Mark I. McCormick;Mark Meekan

  • Key Questions in Marine Megafauna Movement Ecology

    Graeme C. Hays;Luciana C. Ferreira;Luciana C. Ferreira;Ana M.M. Sequeira;Mark G. Meekan

  • Selection for fast growth during the larval life of Atlantic cod Gadus morhua on the Scotian shelf

    Meekan Mg;Fortier L

  • Anthropogenic noise increases fish mortality by predation

    Stephen D. Simpson;Andrew N. Radford;Sophie L. Nedelec;Maud C. O. Ferrari

  • Sound as an Orientation Cue for the Pelagic Larvae of Reef Fishes and Decapod Crustaceans

    John C. Montgomery;Andrew Jeffs;Stephen D. Simpson;Mark Meekan

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

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

  • Complexities of coastal shark movements and their implications for management

    Conrad W. Speed;Conrad W. Speed;Iain C. Field;Mark G. Meekan;Corey J. A. Bradshaw;Corey J. A. Bradshaw

  • Socio-economic value and community benefits from shark-diving tourism in Palau: A sustainable use of reef shark populations

    G. M. S. Vianna;G. M. S. Vianna;Mark Meekan;David Pannell;Sally Marsh

  • Larval growth predicts the recruitment success of a coral reef fish

    Mikaela A.J. Bergenius;Mark G. Meekan;D. Ross Robertson;Mark I. Mccormick

  • Global status and conservation potential of reef sharks

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

  • Population genetic structure of Earth's largest fish, the whale shark (Rhincodon typus)

    A. L. F. Castro;B. S. Stewart;S. G. Wilson;R. E. Hueter

  • Susceptibility of sharks, rays and chimaeras to global extinction

    Iain C. Field;Mark G. Meekan;Rik C. Buckworth;Corey J.A. Bradshaw;Corey J.A. Bradshaw

  • High mortality during settlement is a population bottleneck for a tropical surgeonfish

    Peter Doherty;Vincent Dufour;Rene Galzin;Mark Hixon

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  • Population size and structure of whale sharks Rhincodon typus at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia

    Mark G. Meekan;Corey J. A. Bradshaw;Michelle Press;Cary McLean

  • Spot the match – wildlife photo-identification using information theory

    Conrad Wayne Speed;Conrad Wayne Speed;Mark G. Meekan;Corey J. A. Bradshaw

  • Attraction of settlement-stage coral reef fishes to reef noise

    SD Simpson;MG Meekan;RD McCauley;AG Jeffs

  • Movements of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) tagged at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia

    S.G. Wilson;S.G. Wilson;J.J. Polovina;B.S. Stewart;M.G. Meekan

  • Putting prey and predator into the CO2 equation – qualitative and quantitative effects of ocean acidification on predator–prey interactions

    Maude C.O. Ferrari;Mark I. McCormick;Philip L. Munday;Mark G. Meekan

  • Intrageneric variation in antipredator responses of coral reef fishes affected by ocean acidification: implications for climate change projections on marine communities

    Maud C. O. Ferrari;Danielle L. Dixson;Philip L. Munday;Mark I. McCORMICK

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

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Corey J. A. Bradshaw
Corey J. A. Bradshaw Flinders University
Mark I. McCormick
Mark I. McCormick Southern Cross University
Michele Thums
Michele Thums Australian Institute of Marine Science
Jessica J. Meeuwig
Jessica J. Meeuwig University of Western Australia
Stephen D. Simpson
Stephen D. Simpson University of Exeter
Carlos M. Duarte
Carlos M. Duarte King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Douglas P. Chivers
Douglas P. Chivers University of Saskatchewan
Camille Mellin
Camille Mellin University of Adelaide
Philip L. Munday
Philip L. Munday James Cook University
Clive R. McMahon
Clive R. McMahon University of Tasmania

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