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Marthán N Bester is affiliated with the University of Pretoria in South Africa. Their research spans Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a notable focus on Ecology and related subfields.

The scientist's work primarily addresses themes in marine animal studies, polar research and ecology, and cryospheric observations. They have contributed to understanding Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, avian ecology and behavior, and marine and fisheries research. Isotope analysis in ecology is also among their significant areas of study.

Marthán N Bester's frequent publication venues include:

  • Polar Biology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Diversity and Distributions
  • Journal of Ethology
  • Nature

The following are recent papers authored or coauthored by Marthán N Bester:

  • Tracking of marine predators to protect Southern Ocean ecosystems, 2020, Nature
  • The retrospective analysis of Antarctic tracking data project, 2020, Scientific Data
  • Habitat model forecasts suggest potential redistribution of marine predators in the southern Indian Ocean, 2021, Diversity and Distributions
  • Marine hotspots of activity inform protection of a threatened community of pelagic species in a large oceanic jurisdiction, 2020, Animal Conservation
  • Distribution and Habitat Suitability of Ross Seals in a Warming Ocean, 2021, Frontiers in Marine Science

Collaborations are an important aspect of their work. Frequent coauthors of Marthán N Bester include:

  • P J Nico de Bruyn
  • W. Chris Oosthuizen
  • Ryan R Reisinger
  • Mark A. Hindell
  • Horst Bornemann

Best Publications

  • Tracking of marine predators to protect Southern Ocean ecosystems

    Mark A. Hindell;Ryan R. Reisinger;Ryan R. Reisinger;Yan Ropert-Coudert;Luis A. Hückstädt

  • Weaning mass and the future survival of juvenile southern elephant seals, Mirounga leonina , at Macquarie Island

    Clive R. McMahon;Harry R. Burton;Marthán N. Bester

  • Marine mammals exploring the oceans pole to pole: a review of the MEOP Consortium

    Anne Treasure;Anne Treasure;Fabien Roquet;Isabelle J. Ansorge;Marthán N. Bester

  • Circumpolar habitat use in the southern elephant seal: implications for foraging success and population trajectories

    Mark A. Hindell;Clive R. Mcmahon;Marthán N. Bester;Lars Boehme

  • A review of the successful eradication of feral cats from sub-Antarctic Marion Island, Southern Indian Ocean

    M.N. Bester;J.P. Bloomer;R.J. Van Aarde;B.H. Erasmus

  • Population status, trends and a re-examination of the hypotheses explaining the recent declines of the southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina

    Clive R. McMahon;Clive R. McMahon;Martháan N. Bester;Harry R. Burton;Mark A. Hindell

  • Estimates of the Southern Ocean general circulation improved by animal‐borne instruments

    Fabien Roquet;Carl Wunsch;Gael Forget;Patrick Heimbach

  • A demographic comparison of two southern elephant seal populations

    Clive R. Mcmahon;Clive R. Mcmahon;Harry R. Burton;Marthán N. Bester

  • Conserving pattern and process in the Southern Ocean: designing a Marine Protected Area for the Prince Edward Islands

    A T Lombard;B Reyers;L Y Schonegevel;J Cooper

  • Field immobilisation of southern elephant seals with intravenous tiletamine and zolazepam

    C. R. McMahon;C. R. McMahon;H. Burton;S. McLean;D. Slip

  • Postsealing genetic variation and population structure of two species of fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella and A-tropicalis)

    Louise P. Wynen;Simon D. Goldsworthy;Christophe Guinet;Marthán N. Bester

  • The seasonal occurrence and behaviour of Killer whales Orcinus orca, at Marion Island

    P. R. Condy;R. J. Van Aarde;M. N. Bester

  • Foraging behaviour of Weddell seals, and its ecological implications

    Joachim Plötz;Horst Bornemann;Rainer Knust;Alexander Schröder

  • Habitat modelling of tracking data from multiple marine predators identifies important areas in the Southern Indian Ocean

    Ryan Rudolf Reisinger;Ryan Rudolf Reisinger;Ben Raymond;Ben Raymond;Ben Raymond;Mark A. Hindell;Mark A. Hindell;Marthan Nieuwoudt Bester

  • Seasonal movements and foraging areas of adult southern female elephant seals, Mirounga leonina, from Marion Island

    F. C. Jonker;M. N. Bester

  • Control of feral cats on sub-Antarctic Marion Island, Indian Ocean

    J.P. Bloomer;M.N. Bester

  • Fish prey of fur seals Arctocephalus spp. at subantarctic Marion Island

    N. T. W. Klages;M. N. Bester

  • Return customers : foraging site fidelity and the effect of environmental variability in wide-ranging Antarctic fur seals

    Benjamin Arthur;Mark Hindell;Marthan Bester;Phil Trathan

  • Changes in population sizes and distribution of fur seals at Marion Island

    G. J. G. Hofmeyr;M. N. Bester;F. C. Jonker

  • A lifetime at depth: vertical distribution of southern elephant seals in the water column

    Trevor McIntyre;P. J. N. de Bruyn;I. J. Ansorge;M. N. Bester

  • A SUCCESS STORY: BREEDING OF BURROWING PETRELS (PROCELLARIIDAE) BEFORE AND AFTER THE EXTINCTION OF FERAL CATS FELLS CATUS AT SUBANTARCTIC MARION ISLAND

    J Cooper;A v N Marais;J P Bloomer;M N Bester

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark A. Hindell
Mark A. Hindell University of Tasmania
Clive R. McMahon
Clive R. McMahon University of Tasmania
Pierre A. Pistorius
Pierre A. Pistorius Nelson Mandela University
Peter G. Ryan
Peter G. Ryan University of Cape Town
Mary-Anne Lea
Mary-Anne Lea University of Tasmania
Christophe Guinet
Christophe Guinet Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Michael A. Fedak
Michael A. Fedak University of St Andrews
Daniel P. Costa
Daniel P. Costa University of California, Santa Cruz
Ben Raymond
Ben Raymond Australian Antarctic Division
Hartmut Hellmer
Hartmut Hellmer Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research

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