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Paulo Catry is affiliated with the International Sleep Products Association in the United States and has a focused academic career in environmental science, particularly relating to avian and marine ecology. Their research contributions span 183 publications in the broader field of Environmental Science, with a strong emphasis on Ecology, reflected by 113 publications in that subfield.

Their work also extensively covers Nature and Landscape Conservation (28 publications), Global and Planetary Change (25), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (14), and Ecological Modeling (7). These areas highlight a broad yet detailed engagement with ecological research, conservation challenges, and biodiversity assessments.

Paulo Catry's research topics concentrate on avian ecology and behavior, a subject present in 94 publications. Additional focal points include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (40), Marine animal studies overview (40), Turtle Biology and Conservation (30), Marine and fisheries research (24), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (22), and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (22).

Their recent papers include:

  • Multispecies tracking reveals a major seabird hotspot in the North Atlantic, 2021, Conservation Letters
  • A framework for mapping the distribution of seabirds by integrating tracking, demography and phenology, 2020, Journal of Applied Ecology
  • Global assessment of marine plastic exposure risk for oceanic birds, 2023, Nature Communications
  • track2KBA: An R package for identifying important sites for biodiversity from tracking data, 2021, Methods in Ecology and Evolution
  • Global political responsibility for the conservation of albatrosses and large petrels, 2021, Science Advances

Throughout their career, Paulo Catry has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, indicating active participation in the research community. Frequent coauthors include José P. Granadeiro, Aissa Regalla, Ana R. Patrício, Martin Beal, and Maria P. Dias, with numerous joint works across various ecological studies.

Their research output appears in a diverse set of scientific venues, demonstrating interdisciplinary reach. Prominent publication venues include Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) with 7 publications, Marine Biology with 6, The Science of The Total Environment with 4, Journal of Applied Ecology with 3, and Frontiers in Marine Science also with 3 publications.

Best Publications

  • Seasonal sexual segregation in two Thalassarche albatross species: competitive exclusion, reproductive role specialization or foraging niche divergence?

    R. A. Phillips;J. R. D. Silk;B. Phalan;P. Catry

  • Changes in fisheries discard rates and seabird communities

    Stephen C. Votier;Robert W. Furness;Stuart Bearhop;Stuart Bearhop;Jonathan E. Crane

  • Breaking the routine: individual Cory's shearwaters shift winter destinations between hemispheres and across ocean basins

    Maria P. Dias;José Pedro Granadeiro;Richard A. Phillips;Hany Rafael de Drummond Ludovice Garcia Alonso;Hany Rafael de Drummond Ludovice Garcia Alonso

  • Foraging behaviour of four albatross species by night and day

    Ben Phalan;Richard A. Phillips;Janet R. D. Silk;Vsevolod Afanasyev

  • Sexual Segregation in Vertebrates: Sexual segregation in birds: patterns, processes and implications for conservation

    Paulo Catry;Richard A. Phillips;John P. Croxall

  • Unravelling migratory connectivity in marine turtles using multiple methods

    Brendan J. Godley;Castro Barbosa;Michael Bruford;Annette C. Broderick

  • Movements, winter distribution and activity patterns of Falkland and brown skuas: Insights from loggers and isotopes

    Richard A. Phillips;Paulo Catry;Janet R. D. Silk;Stuart Bearhop

  • Carry-over effects from breeding modulate the annual cycle of a long-distance migrant: an experimental demonstration

    Paulo Catry;Maria P. Dias;Richard A. Phillips;José P. Granadeiro

  • Foraging strategies of grey-headed albatrosses Thalassarche chrysostoma: integration of movements, activity and feeding events

    Paulo Catry;Richard A. Phillips;Ben Phalan;Janet R. D. Silk

  • Global analysis of satellite tracking data shows that adult green turtles are significantly aggregated in Marine Protected Areas

    Rebecca Scott;David J. Hodgson;Matthew J. Witt;Michael S. Coyne;Michael S. Coyne

  • Winter segregation of migrant European robins Erithacus rubecula in relation to sex, age and size

    Paulo Catry;Ana R. Campos;Vítor Carvalho Almada;Will Cresswell

  • Senescence effects in an extremely long-lived bird: the grey-headed albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma

    Paulo Catry;Richard A Phillips;Ben Phalan;John P Croxall

  • Are long‐distance migrant passerines faithful to their stopover sites?

    Paulo Catry;Vitor Encarnação;António Araújo;Peter Fearon

  • Global phenological insensitivity to shifting ocean temperatures among seabirds

    Katharine Keogan;Francis Daunt;Sarah Wanless;Richard A. Phillips

  • Spatial scales of marine conservation management for breeding seabirds

    Steffen Oppel;Mark Bolton;Ana P.B. Carneiro;Maria P. Dias

  • The importance of migratory connectivity for global ocean policy

    Daniel C. Dunn;Daniel C. Dunn;Autumn Lynn Harrison;Corrie Curtice;Sarah DeLand

  • Influence of species, age and diet on mercury concentrations in Shetland seabirds

    Stewart Fm;Phillips Ra;Catry P;Furness Rw

  • High occurrence of jellyfish predation by black‐browed and Campbell albatross identified by DNA metabarcoding

    Julie C. McInnes;Julie C. McInnes;Rachael Alderman;Mary Anne Lea;Ben Raymond;Ben Raymond

  • Albatrosses following fishing vessels: how badly hooked are they on an easy meal?

    José Pedro Granadeiro;Richard A. Phillips;Paul Brickle;Paulo Catry

  • Multispecies tracking reveals a major seabird hotspot in the North Atlantic

    Tammy E. Davies;Ana P.B. Carneiro;Marguerite Tarzia;Ewan Wakefield

  • Status, Ecology, and Conservation of Sea Turtles in Guinea-Bissau

    Paulo Catry;Castro Barbosa;Bruno Paris;Bucar Indjai

Frequent Co-Authors

José Pedro Granadeiro
José Pedro Granadeiro University of Lisbon
Maria P. Dias
Maria P. Dias University of Lisbon
Richard A. Phillips
Richard A. Phillips British Antarctic Survey
Robert W. Furness
Robert W. Furness University of Glasgow
Brendan J. Godley
Brendan J. Godley University of Exeter
Jaime A. Ramos
Jaime A. Ramos University of Coimbra
Jacob González-Solís
Jacob González-Solís University of Barcelona
Norman Ratcliffe
Norman Ratcliffe British Antarctic Survey
Henri Weimerskirch
Henri Weimerskirch Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Annette C. Broderick
Annette C. Broderick University of Exeter

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