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Michelle R. Heupel

Michelle R. Heupel

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
81
Citations
23473
World Ranking
798
National Ranking
66

Overview

Michelle R. Heupel is affiliated with the University of Tasmania in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with significant contributions to areas such as nature and landscape conservation, ecology, global and planetary change, aquatic science, and oceanography.

The main fields of study reflected in their work include:

  • Environmental Science

Within this broader field, their subfields of study consist of:

  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Ecology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Aquatic Science
  • Oceanography

Their main research topics cover diverse aspects of marine science and ecology, including:

  • Ichthyology and Marine Biology
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and Fisheries Research
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Marine Animal Studies Overview
  • Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change

Michelle R. Heupel has published several papers in various scientific journals. Selected recent publications include:

  • "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
  • "Global trends in aquatic animal tracking with acoustic telemetry," 2021, Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • "Individual and Population Benefits of Marine Reserves for Reef Sharks," 2020, Current Biology
  • "A standardisation framework for bio-logging data to advance ecological research and conservation," 2021, Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Colin A. Simpfendorfer
  • Leanne M. Currey-Randall
  • Mark G. Meekan
  • Euan S. Harvey
  • Vinay Udyawer

Michelle R. Heupel often publishes in a number of academic venues, with multiple appearances in:

  • Marine Ecology Progress Series
  • PLoS ONE
  • Science
  • Nature
  • Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Best Publications

  • Extinction risk and conservation of the world's sharks and rays

    Nicholas K. Dulvy;Sarah L. Fowler;John A. Musick;Rachel D. Cavanagh

  • Shark nursery areas: concepts, definition, characterization and assumptions

    Michelle R. Heupel;John K. Carlson;Colin A. Simpfendorfer

  • Automated acoustic tracking of aquatic animals: scales, design and deployment of listening station arrays

    M.R. Heupel;J.M. Semmens;A.J. Hobday;A.J. Hobday

  • Adaptive management of the Great Barrier Reef: A globally significant demonstration of the benefits of networks of marine reserves

    Laurence J. McCook;Tony Ayling;Mike Cappo;J. Howard Choat

  • Key Questions in Marine Megafauna Movement Ecology

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

  • Estimation of short-term centers of activity from an array of omnidirectional hydrophones and its use in studying animal movements

    Colin A Simpfendorfer;Michelle R Heupel;Robert E Hueter

  • A review of detection range testing in aquatic passive acoustic telemetry studies

    S. T. Kessel;S. J. Cooke;M. R. Heupel;M. R. Heupel;N. E. Hussey

  • Translating Marine Animal Tracking Data into Conservation Policy and Management

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

  • Acoustic telemetry and fisheries management.

    Glenn T. Crossin;Michelle R. Heupel;Christopher M. Holbrook;Nigel E. Hussey

  • Sizing up the ecological role of sharks as predators

    Michelle R. Heupel;Danielle M. Knip;Colin A. Simpfendorfer;Nicholas K. Dulvy

  • The implications of philopatry in sharks for the management of shark fisheries

    R.E. Hueter;M.R. Heupel;E.J. Heist;D.B. Keeney

  • The importance of research and public opinion to conservation management of sharks and rays: a synthesis

    C. A. Simpfendorfer;M. R. Heupel;M. R. Heupel;W. T. White;N. K. Dulvy

  • Ecological risk assessment of pelagic sharks caught in Atlantic pelagic longline fisheries

    Enric Cortés;Freddy Arocha;Lawrence Beerkircher;Felipe Carvalho

  • Sharks in nearshore environments: Models, importance, and consequences

    Danielle M. Knip;Michelle R. Heupel;Colin A. Simpfendorfer

  • Influence of environmental factors on shark and ray movement, behaviour and habitat use: a review

    Audrey M. Schlaff;Michelle R. Heupel;Michelle R. Heupel;Colin A. Simpfendorfer

  • Continental-scale animal tracking reveals functional movement classes across marine taxa.

    Stephanie Brodie;Stephanie Brodie;Elodie J. I. Lédée;Elodie J. I. Lédée;Michelle R. Heupel;Russell C. Babcock

  • Estimation of mortality of juvenile blacktip sharks, Carcharhinus limbatus, within a nursery area using telemetry data

    M R Heupel;C A Simpfendorfer

  • Australia's continental-scale acoustic tracking database and its automated quality control process.

    Xavier Hoenner;Charlie Huveneers;Andre Steckenreuter;Colin A Simpfendorfer

  • Microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA analyses of the genetic structure of blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus) nurseries in the northwestern Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea.

    D. B. Keeney;D. B. Keeney;M. R. Heupel;R. E. Hueter;E. J. Heist

  • Global status and conservation potential of reef sharks

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

  • Estimation of shark home ranges using passive monitoring techniques.

    Michelle R. Heupel;Colin A. Simpfendorfer;Robert E. Hueter

  • Author response: Extinction risk and conservation of the world’s sharks and rays

    Nicholas K Dulvy;Sarah L Fowler;John A Musick;Rachel D Cavanagh

Frequent Co-Authors

Colin A. Simpfendorfer
Colin A. Simpfendorfer James Cook University
Andrew J. Tobin
Andrew J. Tobin James Cook University
Robert Harcourt
Robert Harcourt Macquarie University
Charlie Huveneers
Charlie Huveneers Flinders University
Mark G. Meekan
Mark G. Meekan Australian Institute of Marine Science
David W. Sims
David W. Sims University of Southampton
Aaron T. Fisk
Aaron T. Fisk University of Windsor
Carlos M. Duarte
Carlos M. Duarte King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Peter Kyne
Peter Kyne Charles Darwin University
Mark T. Hamann
Mark T. Hamann Medical University of South Carolina

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