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Overview

Scott D. Kraus is affiliated with the New England Aquarium in the United States and focuses research primarily on marine animal studies and environmental science. Their scholarly work addresses diverse aspects of marine ecosystems, animal biology, and the impacts of environmental change on oceanic species.

The scientist's research spans several main fields of study including Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a notable emphasis on subfields such as Ecology, Oceanography, and Atmospheric Science.

Topics regularly covered in their work include:

  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Underwater Acoustics Research
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change

Their publication record features contributions to prominent venues, most frequently appearing in The "journal of cetacean research and management. Special issue. Other publication venues include Conservation Science and Practice, Frontiers in Marine Science, Endangered Species Research, and The Science of The Total Environment.

Recent papers by Scott D. Kraus include:

  • "Reproductive parameters of the North Atlantic right whale", 2020, The "journal of cetacean research and management. Special issue
  • "Mortality and serious injury of northern right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) in the western North Atlantic Ocean", 2020, The "journal of cetacean research and management. Special issue
  • "Morphometry, gross morphology and available histopathology in North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) mortalities (1970-2002)", 2023, The "journal of cetacean research and management. Special issue
  • "Understanding the combined effects of multiple stressors: A new perspective on a longstanding challenge", 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Exploring movement patterns and changing distributions of baleen whales in the western North Atlantic using a decade of passive acoustic data", 2020, Global Change Biology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Scott D. Kraus include:

  • Amy R. Knowlton
  • Michael J. Moore
  • Rosalind M. Rolland
  • Philip K. Hamilton
  • Ester Quintana-Rizzo

Best Publications

  • Evidence that ship noise increases stress in right whales

    Rosalind M. Rolland;Susan E. Parks;Kathleen E. Hunt;Manuel Castellote

  • North Atlantic Right Whales in Crisis

    Scott D. Kraus;Moira W. Brown;Hal Caswell;Christopher W. Clark

  • Identification of Humpback Whales by Fluke Photographs

    Steven Katona;Ben Baxter;Oliver Brazier;Scott Kraus

  • Acoustic alarms reduce porpoise mortality

    Scott D. Kraus;Andrew J. Read;Andrew Solow;Ken Baldwin

  • Mortality and serious injury of northern right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) in the western North Atlantic Ocean

    Amy R. Knowlton;Scott D. Kraus

  • Monitoring North Atlantic right whale Eubalaena glacialis entanglement rates: a 30 yr retrospective

    Amy R. Knowlton;Philip K. Hamilton;Marilyn K. Marx;Heather M. Pettis

  • Underestimating the damage: interpreting cetacean carcass recoveries in the context of the Deepwater Horizon/BP incident

    Rob Williams;Shane Gero;Lars Bejder;John Calambokidis

  • Understanding the population consequences of disturbance.

    Enrico Pirotta;Enrico Pirotta;Cormac G. Booth;Daniel P. Costa;Erica Fleishman;Erica Fleishman

  • RATES AND POTENTIAL CAUSES OF MORTALITY IN NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALES (EUBALAENA GLACIALIS)

    Scott D. Kraus

  • FISHING GEAR INVOLVED IN ENTANGLEMENTS OF RIGHT AND HUMPBACK WHALES

    Amanda Johnson;Glenn Salvador;John Kenney;Jooke Robbins

  • Overcoming the challenges of studying conservation physiology in large whales: a review of available methods

    Kathleen E. Hunt;Michael J. Moore;Rosalind M. Rolland;Nicholas M. Kellar

  • Understanding the combined effects of multiple stressors: A new perspective on a longstanding challenge.

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  • Using short-term measures of behaviour to estimate long-term fitness of southern elephant seals

    Leslie F. New;James S. Clark;Daniel P. Costa;E. Fleishman;E. Fleishman

  • Visual health assessment of North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) using photographs

    Heather M Pettis;Rosalind M Rolland;Philip K Hamilton;Solange Brault

  • Reproduction in North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis)

    Amy R. Knowlton;Scott D. Kraus;Robert D. Kenney

  • Assessing reproductive status of right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) using fecal hormone metabolites.

    Rosalind M. Rolland;Kathleen E. Hunt;Scott D. Kraus;Samuel K. Wasser

  • State–space mark–recapture estimates reveal a recent decline in abundance of North Atlantic right whales

    Richard M. Pace;Peter J. Corkeron;Scott D. Kraus

  • Analysis of fecal glucocorticoids in the North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis).

    Kathleen E. Hunt;Rosalind M. Rolland;Scott D. Kraus;Samuel K. Wasser

  • Long-term passive acoustic recordings track the changing distribution of North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) from 2004 to 2014.

    Genevieve E Davis;Genevieve E Davis;Mark F. Baumgartner;Julianne M. Bonnell;Joel Bell

  • Satellite-monitored movements of the northern right whale

    Bruce R. Mate;Sharon L. Nieukirk;Scott D. Kraus

  • Reproductive parameters of the North Atlantic right whale

    Scott D. Kraus;Philip K. Hamilton;Robert D. Kenney;Amy R. Knowlton

  • Rapid Climate-Driven Circulation Changes Threaten Conservation of Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales

    Nicholas Record;Jeffrey Runge;Daniel Pendleton

  • Age structure and longevity in North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glacialis and their relation to reproduction

    Philip K. Hamilton;Amy R. Knowlton;Marilyn K. Marx;Scott D. Kraus

  • Evaluating the effects of historic bottleneck events: an assessment of microsatellite variability in the endangered, North Atlantic right whale.

    R. C. Waldick;S. Kraus;M. Brown;B. N. White

  • Trophic relationships and oceanography on and around a small offshore bank

    Peter T. Stevick;Lewis S. Incze;Scott D. Kraus;Shale Rosen

  • Fishing Techniques to Reduce the Bycatch of Threatened Marine Animals

    Timothy Werner;Scott Kraus;Andrew Read;Erika Zollett

  • Right Whales in the Urban Ocean

    Scott D. Kraus;Rosalind M. Rolland

  • Effects of fishing rope strength on the severity of large whale entanglements

    Amy R. Knowlton;Jooke Robbins;Scott Landry;Henry A. McKenna

Frequent Co-Authors

Bradley N. White
Bradley N. White Trent University
Andrew J. Read
Andrew J. Read Duke University
Peter J. Corkeron
Peter J. Corkeron National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Michael J. Moore
Michael J. Moore Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Douglas P. Nowacek
Douglas P. Nowacek Duke University
Erica Fleishman
Erica Fleishman Oregon State University
James S. Clark
James S. Clark Duke University
Peter L. Tyack
Peter L. Tyack University of St Andrews
Len Thomas
Len Thomas University of St Andrews
Christopher W. Clark
Christopher W. Clark Cornell University

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