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Paul D. Cowley is affiliated with the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity in South Africa. Their research primarily focuses on fields within Environmental Science, with a particular emphasis on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, and Global and Planetary Change. Subfields also include Aquatic Science and Molecular Biology.

Their work covers several main topics, which include:

  • Ichthyology and Marine Biology
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Identification and Quantification in Food

Paul D. Cowley frequently publishes in a selection of scientific journals. These venues include:

  • African Journal of Marine Science
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Marine Ecology Progress Series
  • Biological Conservation
  • Fisheries Research

Their recent published papers include the following:

  • Global trends in aquatic animal tracking with acoustic telemetry, 2021, Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • Diving into the vertical dimension of elasmobranch movement ecology, 2022, Science Advances
  • Using systematic conservation planning to align priority areas for biodiversity and nature-based activities in marine spatial planning: A real-world application in contested marine space, 2022, Biological Conservation
  • Climate change-driven cooling can kill marine megafauna at their distributional limits, 2024, Nature Climate Change
  • A Decade of South Africa's Acoustic Tracking Array Platform: An Example of a Successful Ocean Stewardship Programme, 2022, Frontiers in Marine Science

Throughout their career, Paul D. Cowley has collaborated extensively with several co-authors, including:

  • Taryn S. Murray
  • John D. Filmalter
  • Ryan Daly
  • Chantel Elston
  • BQ Mann

Best Publications

  • Aquatic animal telemetry: A panoramic window into the underwater world

    Nigel E. Hussey;Steven T. Kessel;Kim Aarestrup;Steven J. Cooke

  • Potential effects of artificial light associated with anthropogenic infrastructure on the abundance and foraging behaviour of estuary‐associated fishes

    Alistair Becker;Alan K. Whitfield;Paul D. Cowley;Johanna Järnegren

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

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

  • Envisioning the future of aquatic animal tracking : technology, science, and application.

    Robert J. Lennox;Kim Aarestrup;Steven J. Cooke;Paul D. Cowley

  • Looking behind the curtain: quantifying massive shark mortality in fish aggregating devices

    John David Filmalter;John David Filmalter;Manuela Capello;Jean-Louis Deneubourg;Paul Denfer Cowley

  • Global trends in aquatic animal tracking with acoustic telemetry

    Jordan K. Matley;Natalie V. Klinard;Ana P. Barbosa Martins;Kim Aarestrup

  • A multidisciplinary study of a small, temporarily open/closed South African estuary, with particular emphasis on the influence of mouth state on the ecology of the system

    AK Whitfield;JB Adams;GC Bate;K Bezuidenhout

  • Do environmental factors influence the movement of estuarine fish? A case study using acoustic telemetry

    A.-R. Childs;P.D. Cowley;T.F. Næsje;A.J. Booth

  • The influence of selected environmental variables on fish assemblage structure in a range of southeast African estuaries

    Paul D. Vorwerk;Alan K. Whitfield;Paul D. Cowley;Angus W. Paterson

  • Distribution of offshore demersal cartilaginous fish (Class Chondrichthyes) off the west coast of southern Africa, with notes on their systematics

    L. J. V. Compagno;D. A. Ebert;P. D. Cowley

  • Fish communities in temporarily open/closed estuaries from the warm- and cool-temperate regions of South Africa: A review

    Nicola C. James;Nicola C. James;Paul D. Cowley;Alan K. Whitfield;Steve J. Lamberth

  • A preliminary investigation of the feeding ecology of skates (Batoidea: Rajidae) off the west coast of southern Africa

    D. A. Ebert;P. D. Cowley;L. J. V. Compagno

  • National Biodiversity Assessment 2011: Technical Report. Volume 4: Marine and Coastal Component. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.

    K J Sink;S Holness;L Harris;P A Majiedt

  • Residency patterns and migration dynamics of adult bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) on the east coast of southern Africa.

    Ryan Daly;Malcolm J. Smale;Paul D. Cowley;Pierre W. Froneman

  • First Descriptions of the Behavior of Silky Sharks, Carcharhinus Falciformis, Around Drifting Fish Aggregating Devices in the Indian Ocean

    John D. Filmalter;Laurent Dagorn;Paul D Cowley;Marc Taquet

  • The Surf Zone Ichthyoplankton Adjacent to an Intermittently Open Estuary, with Evidence of Recruitment during Marine Overwash Events

    P.D. Cowley;A.K. Whitfield;K.N.I. Bell;K.N.I. Bell

  • A review of the ecology and management of temporarily open/closed estuaries in South Africa, with particular emphasis on river flow and mouth state as primary drivers of these systems

    AK Whitfield;GC Bate;JB Adams;PD Cowley

  • The role of the Tsitsikamma National Park in the management of four shore-angling fish along the south-eastern Cape coast of South Africa

    P. D. Cowley;S. L. Brouwer;R. L. Tilney

  • Diet, feeding behaviour and habitat utilisation of the blue stingray Dasyatis chrysonota (Smith, 1828) in South African waters

    David A. Ebert;Paul D. Cowley

  • Long-term stability of the fish assemblages in a warm-temperate South African estuary

    Nicola C. James;Alan K. Whitfield;Paul D. Cowley

  • Aspects of the reproductive biology of skates (Chondrichthyes: Rajiformes: Rajoidei) from southern Africa

    David A. Ebert;Leonard J. V. Compagno;Paul D. Cowley

  • Marine Fisheries Ecology by Simon Jennings, Michael J. Kaiser & John D. Reynolds : book review

    Paul Cowley

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan K. Whitfield
Alan K. Whitfield South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
Eva B. Thorstad
Eva B. Thorstad Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Finn Økland
Finn Økland Swedish National Board of Fisheries
David A. Ebert
David A. Ebert South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
Peter R. Teske
Peter R. Teske University of Johannesburg
Olaf L. F. Weyl
Olaf L. F. Weyl South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
Sara J. Iverson
Sara J. Iverson Dalhousie University
Robert Harcourt
Robert Harcourt Macquarie University
Steven J. Cooke
Steven J. Cooke Carleton University
Aaron T. Fisk
Aaron T. Fisk University of Windsor

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