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38
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6603
World Ranking
6584
National Ranking
2228

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Sara M. Maxwell is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with particular emphasis on ecology, nature and landscape conservation, global and planetary change, management, monitoring, policy and law, and oceanography.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Coral and marine ecosystems studies
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Coastal and marine management
  • Turtle biology and conservation
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Species distribution and climate change

Recent publications by Sara M. Maxwell highlight various areas of marine conservation and management. These include:

  • "Marine mammal conservation: over the horizon" (2021, Endangered Species Research)
  • "Mobile protected areas for biodiversity on the high seas" (2020, Science)
  • "Data-driven approach for highlighting priority areas for protection in marine areas beyond national jurisdiction" (2020, Marine Policy)
  • "Potential impacts of floating wind turbine technology for marine species and habitats" (2022, Journal of Environmental Management)
  • "Marine turtle regional management units 2.0: an updated framework for conservation and research of wide-ranging megafauna species" (2023, Endangered Species Research)

Frequently collaborating co-authors include Lucy A. Hawkes, Matthew J. Witt, Brendan J. Godley, Melinda G. Conners, and Douglas J. McCauley.

The venues where Sara M. Maxwell has published repeatedly consist of:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Endangered Species Research
  • Science
  • Diversity and Distributions
  • Global Change Biology

In 2016, Sara M. Maxwell was recognized as a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Best Publications

  • Dynamic ocean management: Defining and conceptualizing real-time management of the ocean

    Sara M. Maxwell;Elliott L. Hazen;Rebecca L. Lewison;Daniel C. Dunn

  • Shifting gears: assessing collateral impacts of fishing methods in US waters

    Ratana Chuenpagdee;Lance E. Morgan;Sara M. Maxwell;Elliott A. Norse

  • Translating Marine Animal Tracking Data into Conservation Policy and Management

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

  • A dynamic ocean management tool to reduce bycatch and support sustainable fisheries.

    Elliott L. Hazen;Elliott L. Hazen;Elliott L. Hazen;Kylie L. Scales;Kylie L. Scales;Sara M. Maxwell;Dana K. Briscoe

  • Cumulative human impacts on marine predators

    Sara M. Maxwell;Elliott L. Hazen;Elliott L. Hazen;Elliott L. Hazen;Steven J. Bograd;Benjamin S. Halpern;Benjamin S. Halpern

  • Dynamic Ocean Management: Identifying the Critical Ingredients of Dynamic Approaches to Ocean Resource Management

    Rebecca L. Lewison;Alistair J. Hobday;Sara Maxwell;Elliott L. Hazen

  • Ontogeny in marine tagging and tracking science: technologies and data gaps

    Elliott L. Hazen;Sara M. Maxwell;Helen Bailey;Steven J. Bograd

  • Foraging Behavior and Success of a Mesopelagic Predator in the Northeast Pacific Ocean: Insights from a Data-Rich Species, the Northern Elephant Seal

    Patrick W. Robinson;Daniel P. Costa;Daniel E. Crocker;Juan Pablo Gallo-Reynoso

  • Dynamic ocean management increases the efficiency and efficacy of fisheries management

    Daniel C. Dunn;Sara M. Maxwell;Andre M. Boustany;Patrick N. Halpin

  • Systematic Conservation Planning: A Better Recipe for Managing the High Seas for Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use

    Natalie C. Ban;Natalie C. Ban;Nicholas J. Bax;Kristina M. Gjerde;Rodolphe Devillers;Rodolphe Devillers

  • One size does not fit all: The emerging frontier in large-scale marine conservation

    Robert J. Toonen;T. ‘Aulani Wilhelm;Sara M. Maxwell;Daniel Wagner

  • Using Satellite Tracking to Optimize Protection of Long-Lived Marine Species: Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Conservation in Central Africa

    Sara M. Maxwell;Greg A. Breed;Barry A. Nickel;Junior Makanga-Bahouna

  • Social and ecological effectiveness of large marine protected areas

    Natalie C. Ban;Tammy E. Davies;Stacy E. Aguilera;Cassandra Brooks

  • Satellite tracking of manta rays highlights challenges to their conservation.

    Rachel T. Graham;Matthew J. Witt;Dan W. Castellanos;Francisco Remolina

  • Marine mammal conservation: over the horizon

    Sarah E. Nelms;Joanna Alfaro-Shigueto;John P. Y. Arnould;Isabel C. Avila

  • Dynamic Ocean Management: Integrating Scientific and Technological Capacity with Law, Policy, and Management

    Alistair J. Hobday;Sara M. Maxwell;Julia Forgie;Jan McDonald

  • Revisiting the ontogenetic shift paradigm: The case of juvenile green turtles in the SW Atlantic

    Victoria González Carman;Victoria González Carman;Valeria Falabella;Sara Maxwell;Sara Maxwell;Diego Albareda

  • Potential impacts of floating wind turbine technology for marine species and habitats.

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  • The importance of migratory connectivity for global ocean policy

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

  • Mobile protected areas for biodiversity on the high seas

    Sara M. Maxwell;Kristina M. Gjerde;Melinda G. Conners;Larry B. Crowder

  • Young green turtles, Chelonia mydas, exposed to plastic in a frontal area of the SW Atlantic

    Victoria González Carman;Victoria González Carman;E. Marcelo Acha;Sara M. Maxwell;Diego Albareda

  • Long-Range Movement of Humpback Whales and Their Overlap with Anthropogenic Activity in the South Atlantic Ocean

    Howard C. Rosenbaum;Howard C. Rosenbaum;Howard C. Rosenbaum;Sara M. Maxwell;Sara M. Maxwell;Francine Kershaw;Bruce Mate

  • Large Marine Protected Areas Represent Biodiversity Now and Under Climate Change

    T. E. Davies;T. E. Davies;S. M. Maxwell;K. Kaschner;Cristina Garilao

Frequent Co-Authors

Elliott L. Hazen
Elliott L. Hazen National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Steven J. Bograd
Steven J. Bograd National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Daniel P. Costa
Daniel P. Costa University of California, Santa Cruz
Daniel C. Dunn
Daniel C. Dunn University of Queensland
Rebecca L. Lewison
Rebecca L. Lewison San Diego State University
Brendan J. Godley
Brendan J. Godley University of Exeter
Larry B. Crowder
Larry B. Crowder Stanford University
Helen Bailey
Helen Bailey University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences
Patrick N. Halpin
Patrick N. Halpin Duke University
Natalie C. Ban
Natalie C. Ban University of Victoria

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