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Overview

Mark Hamann is affiliated with James Cook University in Australia and works primarily within the field of Environmental Science. Their research spans multiple subfields, including Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, Pollution, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

Their scholarly contributions focus extensively on various topics, notably Turtle Biology and Conservation, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Marine Animal Studies Overview, Avian Ecology and Behavior, and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques.

Mark Hamann has coauthored publications with several frequent collaborators. These include:

  • Colin J. Limpus
  • Takahiro Shimada
  • Brendan J. Godley
  • Ian Bell
  • Ellen Ariel

Their work appears in multiple scientific venues, with repeated contributions to:

  • Endangered Species Research
  • Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
  • PLoS ONE
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Conservation Biology

Some recent papers authored or coauthored by Mark Hamann include:

  • Bioaccumulation and biomagnification of microplastics in marine organisms: A review and meta-analysis of current data (2020, PLoS ONE)
  • Impacts of artificial light at night in marine ecosystems-A review (2022, Global Change Biology)
  • Assessment of microplastic bioconcentration, bioaccumulation and biomagnification in a simple coral reef food web (2022, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Plastic Pollution and Small Juvenile Marine Turtles: A Potential Evolutionary Trap (2021, Frontiers in Marine Science)
  • Disease risk analysis in sea turtles: A baseline study to inform conservation efforts (2020, PLoS ONE)

Best Publications

  • Global research priorities for sea turtles: informing management and conservation in the 21st century

    M. Hamann;M.H. Godfrey;J.A. Seminoff;K. Arthur

  • Regional Management Units for Marine Turtles: A Novel Framework for Prioritizing Conservation and Research across Multiple Scales

    Bryan P. Wallace;Bryan P. Wallace;Bryan P. Wallace;Andrew D. DiMatteo;Andrew D. DiMatteo;Brendan J. Hurley;Brendan J. Hurley;Elena M. Finkbeiner;Elena M. Finkbeiner

  • Global Conservation Priorities for Marine Turtles

    Bryan P. Wallace;Bryan P. Wallace;Bryan P. Wallace;Andrew D. DiMatteo;Andrew D. DiMatteo;Alan B. Bolten;Alan B. Bolten;Milani Y. Chaloupka;Milani Y. Chaloupka

  • Bioaccumulation and biomagnification of microplastics in marine organisms: a review and meta-analysis of current data

    Michaela E. Miller;Michaela E. Miller;Mark Hamann;Frederieke J. Kroon;Frederieke J. Kroon

  • Plastic and marine turtles: a review and call for research

    Sarah E. Nelms;Emily M. Duncan;Annette C. Broderick;Tamara S. Galloway

  • Translating Marine Animal Tracking Data into Conservation Policy and Management

    Graeme C. Hays;Helen Bailey;Steven J. Bograd;W. Don Bowen

  • Global research priorities to mitigate plastic pollution impacts on marine wildlife

    Amanda C Vegter;Mario Barletta;Cathy A Beck;Jose Carlos Borrero

  • Microplastic ingestion ubiquitous in marine turtles

    Emily M. Duncan;Emily M. Duncan;Annette C. Broderick;Wayne J. Fuller;Wayne J. Fuller;Tamara S. Galloway

  • Vulnerability of sea turtle nesting grounds to climate change

    M.M.P.B. Fuentes;C.J. Limpus;M. Hamann

  • Are we working towards global research priorities for management and conservation of sea turtles

    A.F. Rees;J. Alfaro-Shigueto;P.C.R. Barata;K.A. Bjorndal

  • Ontogeny in marine tagging and tracking science: technologies and data gaps

    Elliott L. Hazen;Sara M. Maxwell;Helen Bailey;Steven J. Bograd

  • Potential impacts of projected sea‐level rise on sea turtle rookeries

    M.M.P.B. Fuentes;C.J. Limpus;M. Hamann;J. Dawson

  • Modelling the fate of marine debris along a complex shoreline: Lessons from the Great Barrier Reef

    K. Critchell;A. Grech;J. Schlaefer;F.P. Andutta;F.P. Andutta

  • Past, current and future thermal profiles of green turtle nesting grounds: Implications from climate change

    M.M.P.B. Fuentes;M. Hamann;C.J. Limpus

  • Patterns of lipid storage and mobilisation in the female green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)

    Mark Hamann;Colin J Limpus;Joan M Whittier

  • Reproductive Cycles of Males and Females

    David Owens;Mark Hamann;Colin Limpus

  • Knowledge exchange and policy influence in a marine resource governance network

    Kristen Weiss;Mark Hamann;Michael Kinney;Helene Marsh

  • Proxy indicators of sand temperature help project impacts of global warming on sea turtles in northern Australia

    M. M. P. B. Fuentes;J. A. Maynard;Michael L. Guinea;I. P. Bell

  • Metal Levels in Seston and Marine Fish Flesh Near Industrial and Metropolitan Centres in South Australia

    J.W Edwards;K.S Edyvane;V.A Boxall;M Hamann

  • Coastal light pollution and marine turtles: assessing the magnitude of the problem

    Ruth L. Kamrowski;Col Limpus;James Moloney;Mark Hamann

Frequent Co-Authors

Colin J. Limpus
Colin J. Limpus Queensland Government
Helene Marsh
Helene Marsh James Cook University
Mariana M. P. B. Fuentes
Mariana M. P. B. Fuentes Florida State University
Michelle R. Heupel
Michelle R. Heupel University of Tasmania
Tim S. Jessop
Tim S. Jessop Deakin University
Alana Grech
Alana Grech James Cook University
Matthew H. Godfrey
Matthew H. Godfrey Duke University
Brendan J. Godley
Brendan J. Godley University of Exeter
Jeffrey A. Seminoff
Jeffrey A. Seminoff National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Graeme C. Hays
Graeme C. Hays Deakin University

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