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Overview

Simon R. Thorrold is affiliated with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the United States. Their research predominantly spans the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on subfields such as Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, Aquatic Science, and Ecological Modeling.

The scientist's work covers a variety of topics, mainly related to marine environments. These include:

  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Ichthyology and Marine Biology
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change

Simon R. Thorrold has a notable publication record, contributing to several journals and venues, including:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • ICES Journal of Marine Science
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Animal Biotelemetry

Selected recent papers demonstrate the scope of their research efforts:

  • "Global collision-risk hotspots of marine traffic and the world's largest fish, the whale shark," 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "The Functional and Ecological Significance of Deep Diving by Large Marine Predators," 2021, Annual Review of Marine Science
  • "Increasing Coral Reef Resilience Through Successive Marine Heatwaves," 2021, Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Linking vertical movements of large pelagic predators with distribution patterns of biomass in the open ocean," 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Spatio-Temporal Variability in White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) Movement Ecology During Residency and Migration Phases in the Western North Atlantic," 2021, Frontiers in Marine Science

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Camrin D. Braun
  • Gregory B. Skomal
  • Martin C. Arostegui
  • Nuno Queiroz
  • Michael L. Berumen

Best Publications

  • Otoliths, increments, and elements: keys to a comprehensive understanding of fish populations?

    Steven E Campana;Simon R Thorrold

  • Natal Homing in a Marine Fish Metapopulation

    Simon R. Thorrold;Christopher Latkoczy;Peter K. Swart;Cynthia M. Jones

  • Local replenishment of coral reef fish populations in a marine reserve

    Glenn R. Almany;Michael L. Berumen;Michael L. Berumen;Simon R. Thorrold;Serge Planes

  • OTOLITH CHEMISTRY TO DESCRIBE MOVEMENTS AND LIFE-HISTORY PARAMETERS OF FISHES : HYPOTHESES, ASSUMPTIONS, LIMITATIONS AND INFERENCES

    Travis S. Elsdon;Brian K. Wells;Steven E. Campana;Bronwyn M. Gillanders

  • Coral reef fish larvae settle close to home

    Geoffrey P. Jones;Serge Planes;Simon R. Thorrold

  • Strontium and barium uptake in aragonitic otoliths of marine fish

    Gretchen E Bath;Simon R Thorrold;Cynthia M Jones;Steven E Campana

  • Population connectivity in marine systems : an overview

    Robert K. Cowen;Glen G. Gawarkiewicz;Jesus Pineda;Simon R. Thorrold

  • Larval Export from Marine Reserves and the Recruitment Benefit for Fish and Fisheries

    Hugo B. Harrison;Hugo B. Harrison;David H. Williamson;Richard D. Evans;Richard D. Evans;Glenn R. Almany

  • Larval dispersal connects fish populations in a network of marine protected areas

    Serge Planes;Geoffrey P. Jones;Simon R. Thorrold

  • EVIDENCE OF SELF-RECRUITMENT IN DEMERSAL MARINE POPULATIONS

    Stephen E. Swearer;Jeffrey S. Shima;Michael E. Hellberg;Simon R. Thorrold

  • Factors determining δ13C and δ18O fractionation in aragonitic otoliths of marine fish

    Simon R. Thorrold;Steven E. Campana;Cynthia M. Jones;Peter K. Swart

  • A review of ecogeochemistry approaches to estimating movements of marine animals

    Kelton W. McMahon;Kelton W. McMahon;Li Ling Hamady;Simon R. Thorrold

  • Connectivity and resilience of coral reef metapopulations in marine protected areas: matching empirical efforts to predictive needs.

    L. W. Botsford;J. W. White;M. A. Coffroth;C. B. Paris

  • Water, not food, contributes the majority of strontium and barium deposited in the otoliths of a marine fish

    Benjamin D. Walther;Simon R. Thorrold

  • Global spatial risk assessment of sharks under the footprint of fisheries

    Nuno Queiroz;Nuno Queiroz;Nicolas E. Humphries;Ana Couto;Marisa Vedor

  • Quantifying larval retention and connectivity in marine populations with artificial and natural markers

    Simon R. Thorrold;Geoffrey P. Jones;Michael E. Hellberg;Ronald S. Burton

  • Accurate classification of juvenile weakfish Cynoscion regalis to estuarine nursery areas based on chemical signatures in otoliths

    Simon R. Thorrold;Cynthia M. Jones;Peter K. Swart;Timothy E. Targett

  • Response of otolith microchemistry to environmental variations experienced by larval and juvenile Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias undulatus)

    Simon R. Thorrold;Cynthia M. Jones;Steven E. Campana

  • Carbon isotope fractionation of amino acids in fish muscle reflects biosynthesis and isotopic routing from dietary protein

    Kelton W. McMahon;Marilyn L. Fogel;Travis Samuel Elsdon;Simon R. Thorrold

  • Temperature and salinity effects on magnesium, manganese, and barium incorporation in otoliths of larval and early juvenile spot Leiostomus xanthurus

    Gretchen Bath Martin;Simon R. Thorrold

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael L. Berumen
Michael L. Berumen King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Geoffrey P. Jones
Geoffrey P. Jones James Cook University
Serge Planes
Serge Planes PSL University
Gregory B. Skomal
Gregory B. Skomal Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Steven E. Campana
Steven E. Campana University of Iceland
Glenn R. Almany
Glenn R. Almany Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Peter K. Swart
Peter K. Swart University of Miami
Henrique N. Cabral
Henrique N. Cabral INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Michael J. Polito
Michael J. Polito Louisiana State University
Danielle L. Dixson
Danielle L. Dixson University of Delaware

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