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Markus J. Peterson is affiliated with The University of Texas at El Paso in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a significant concentration in ecology. The subfields in which they have contributed include ecology, global and planetary change, nature and landscape conservation, ecological modeling, and social psychology.

Their work spans several main topics related to marine and environmental studies. These include marine animal studies overview, isotope analysis in ecology, species distribution and climate change, cephalopods and marine biology, marine and coastal plant biology, geology and paleoclimatology research, and turtle biology and conservation.

Peterson has published multiple papers in well-known academic venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Frontiers in Conservation Science
  • Environmental Conservation
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry
  • Biological Conservation

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Peterson demonstrate a specialization in marine species ecology and stable isotope analysis. Notable publications include:

  • Stable Isotope Analysis of Specimens of Opportunity Reveals Ocean-Scale Site Fidelity in an Elusive Whale Species (2021, Frontiers in Conservation Science)
  • Cetacean Skeletons Demonstrate Ecologically Relevant Variation in Intraskeletal Stable Isotopic Values (2020, Frontiers in Marine Science)
  • Fishers' Ecological Knowledge and Stable Isotope Analysis Reveal Mangrove Estuaries as Key Developmental Habitats for Critically Endangered Sea Turtles (2021, Frontiers in Conservation Science)
  • Specimens of opportunity provide vital information for research and conservation regarding elusive whale species (2021, Environmental Conservation)
  • Evaluation of two lipid removal methods for stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis in whale tissue (2020, Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry)

Peterson collaborates frequently with a range of coauthors. Among these, the most common collaborators are:

  • Kerri J. Smith
  • Clive N. Trueman
  • Michael J. Liles
  • Tarla Rai Peterson
  • Christine A.M. France

Best Publications

  • Rearticulating the myth of human–wildlife conflict

    M. Nils Peterson;Jessie L. Birckhead;Kirsten Leong;Markus J. Peterson

  • Obscuring ecosystem function with application of the ecosystem services concept.

    Markus J. Peterson;Damon M. Hall;Andrea M. Feldpausch-Parker;Tarla Rai Peterson;Tarla Rai Peterson

  • Conservation and the Myth of Consensus

    M. Nils Peterson;Markus J. Peterson;Tarla Rai Peterson

  • INFORMATION THEORY IN WILDLIFE SCIENCE: CRITIQUE AND VIEWPOINT

    Fred S. Guthery;Leonard A. Brennan;Markus J. Peterson;Jeffrey J. Lusk

  • Estimating Bobcat Abundance Using Automatically Triggered Cameras

    Richard D. Heilbrun;Nova J. Silvy;Markus J. Peterson;Michael E. Tewes

  • The northern bobwhite decline: scaling our management for the twenty-first century

    Christopher K. Williams;Fred S. Guthery;Roger D. Applegate;Markus J. Peterson

  • Differential influence of weather on regional quail abundance in Texas

    Andrew S. Bridges;Markus J. Peterson;Nova J. Silvy;Fred E. Smeins

  • VIABILITY OF NORTHERN BOBWHITE POPULATIONS

    Fred S. Guthery;Markus J. Peterson;Ronnie R. George

  • Cultural conflict and the endangered florida key deer

    M. Nils Peterson;Tarla Rai Peterson;Markus J. Peterson;Roel R. Lopez

  • Environmental Communication: Why This Crisis Discipline Should Facilitate Environmental Democracy

    M. Nils Peterson;Markus J. Peterson;Tarla Rai Peterson

  • Evaluation of a Global Positioning System Backpack Transmitter for Wild Turkey Research

    Joshua D. Guthrie;Michael E. Byrne;Jason B. Hardin;Christopher O. Kochanny

  • The fall of the null hypothesis: Liabilities and opportunities

    Fred S. Guthery;Jeffrey J. Lusk;Markus J. Peterson

  • HABITAT-USE PATTERNS OF FLORIDA KEY DEER: IMPLICATIONS OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

    Roel R. Lopez;Nova J. Silvy;R. Neal Wilkins;Philip A. Frank

  • Biodiversity Conservation and Indigenous Land Management in the Era of Self‐Determination

    Paige M. Schmidt;Markus J. Peterson

  • Reproductive Stages Limiting Productivity of the Endangered Attwater’s Prairie Chicken

    Markus J. Peterson;Nova J. Silvy

  • A tale of two species: Habitat conservation plans as bounded conflict

    M. Nils Peterson;Stacey A. Allison;Markus J. Peterson;Tarla Rai Peterson

  • Relative abundance of bobwhites in relation to weather and land use

    Jeffrey J. Lusk;Fred S. Guthery;Ronnie R. George;Markus J. Peterson

  • Why transforming biodiversity conservation conflict is essential and how to begin

    M Nils Peterson;Markus J Peterson;Tarla Rai Peterson;Kirsten Leong

  • Rangewide Trends in Landuse and Northern Bobwhite Abundance: An Exploratory Analysis

    Markus J. Peterson;X. Ben Wu;Paikho Rho

  • Evaluating capture methods for urban white-tailed deer

    M. Nils Peterson;Roel R. Lopez;Philip A. Frank;Markus J. Peterson

  • Wildlife parasitism, science, and management policy

    Markus J. Peterson

Frequent Co-Authors

M. Nils Peterson
M. Nils Peterson North Carolina State University
William E. Grant
William E. Grant Texas A&M University
Jeffrey A. Seminoff
Jeffrey A. Seminoff National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Clive N. Trueman
Clive N. Trueman University of Southampton
Bryan P. Wallace
Bryan P. Wallace Duke University
Warren B. Ballard
Warren B. Ballard Texas Tech University
Jared E. Decker
Jared E. Decker University of Missouri
Jed P. Sparks
Jed P. Sparks Cornell University
Danny B. Pence
Danny B. Pence Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Christine M. Budke
Christine M. Budke Texas A&M University

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