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Vincent S. Saba is affiliated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions in subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Oceanography, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Atmospheric Science.

Their work covers key topics including Marine and fisheries research, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Turtle Biology and Conservation, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Climate variability and models, and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies.

Among their recent publications are:

  • Marine heatwaves need clear definitions so coastal communities can adapt (2023, Nature)
  • Next-generation regional ocean projections for living marine resource management in a changing climate (2021, ICES Journal of Marine Science)
  • An ensemble high-resolution projection of changes in the future habitat of American lobster and sea scallop in the Northeast US continental shelf (2020, Diversity and Distributions)
  • The impacts of extreme El Niño events on sea turtle nesting populations (2020, Climatic Change)
  • An evaluation of eight global ocean reanalyses for the Northeast U.S. Continental shelf (2023, Progress In Oceanography)

Frequent coauthors in their research include Charles A. Stock, Hubert du Pontavice, Andrew Ross, Michael A. Alexander, and Elizabeth J. Drenkard.

Saba has published multiple papers in venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), ICES Journal of Marine Science, PLOS Climate, Diversity and Distributions, and Progress In Oceanography.

Best Publications

  • Observed fingerprint of a weakening Atlantic Ocean overturning circulation

    Levke Caesar;Levke Caesar;Stefan Rahmstorf;Stefan Rahmstorf;A. Robinson;G. Feulner

  • Enhanced warming of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean under climate change

    Vincent S. Saba;Stephen M. Griffies;Whit G. Anderson;Michael Winton

  • Winter and spring controls on the summer food web of the coastal West Antarctic Peninsula

    Grace K. Saba;William R. Fraser;Vincent S. Saba;Richard A. Iannuzzi

  • Marine species distribution shifts on the U.S. Northeast Continental Shelf under continued ocean warming

    Kristin M. Kleisner;Kristin M. Kleisner;Michael J. Fogarty;Sally McGee;Jonathan A. Hare

  • Assessing the uncertainties of model estimates of primary productivity in the tropical Pacific Ocean

    Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs;Mary-Elena Carr;Richard T. Barber;Michele Scardi

  • Satellite tracking reveals a dichotomy in migration strategies among juvenile loggerhead turtles in the Northwest Atlantic

    Katherine L. Mansfield;Katherine L. Mansfield;Vincent S. Saba;John A. Keinath;John A. Musick

  • An evaluation of ocean color model estimates of marine primary productivity in coastal and pelagic regions across the globe

    V. S. Saba;V. S. Saba;M. A. M. Friedrichs;D. Antoine;R. A. Armstrong

  • Managing living marine resources in a dynamic environment: The role of seasonal to decadal climate forecasts

    Desiree Tommasi;Charles A. Stock;Alistair J. Hobday;Rick Methot

  • Challenges of modeling depth-integrated marine primary productivity over multiple decades: A case study at BATS and HOT

    Vincent S. Saba;Vincent S. Saba;Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs;Mary-Elena Carr;David Antoine

  • The effect of the El Niño Southern Oscillation on the reproductive frequency of eastern Pacific leatherback turtles

    Vincent S. Saba;Pilar Santidrián‐Tomillo;Richard D. Reina;James R. Spotila

  • The Effects of Sub-Regional Climate Velocity on the Distribution and Spatial Extent of Marine Species Assemblages

    Kristin M. Kleisner;Michael J. Fogarty;Sally McGee;Analie Barnett

  • An assessment of phytoplankton primary productivity in the Arctic Ocean from satellite ocean color/in situ chlorophyll‐a based models

    Younjoo J. Lee;Patricia A. Matrai;Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs;Vincent S. Saba

  • Marine heatwaves need clear definitions so coastal communities can adapt

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  • Effects of illegal harvest of eggs on the population decline of leatherback turtles in Las Baulas Marine National Park, Costa Rica.

    Pilar Santidrián Tomillo;Vincent S. Saba;Rotney Piedra;Frank V. Paladino

  • Climate Driven Egg and Hatchling Mortality Threatens Survival of Eastern Pacific Leatherback Turtles

    Pilar Santidrián Tomillo;Vincent S. Saba;Gabriela S. Blanco;Charles A. Stock

  • Projected response of an endangered marine turtle population to climate change

    Vincent S. Saba;Vincent S. Saba;Charles A. Stock;James R. Spotila;Frank V. Paladino

  • Somatic growth dynamics of West Atlantic hawksbill sea turtles: a spatio-temporal perspective

    Karen A. Bjorndal;Milani Chaloupka;Vincent S. Saba;Carlos E. Diez

  • Projecting marine species range shifts from only temperature can mask climate vulnerability.

    Jennifer McHenry;Heather Welch;Heather Welch;Sarah E. Lester;Vincent Saba

  • Bottom-up and climatic forcing on the worldwide population of leatherback turtles.

    Vincent S. Saba;James R. Spotila;Francisco P. Chavez;John A. Musick

  • Projected asymmetric response of Adélie penguins to Antarctic climate change.

    Megan A. Cimino;Heather J. Lynch;Vincent S. Saba;Matthew J. Oliver

  • An oceanographic context for the foraging ecology of eastern Pacific leatherback turtles: Consequences of ENSO

    Vincent S. Saba;George L. Shillinger;Alan M. Swithenbank;Barbara A. Block

  • Observed fingerprint of a weakening Atlantic Ocean overturning circulation

    S. Rahmstorf;L. Caesar;G. Feulner;A. Robinson

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles A. Stock
Charles A. Stock National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
James R. Spotila
James R. Spotila Drexel University
Frank V. Paladino
Frank V. Paladino Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne
Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs
Marjorie A. M. Friedrichs Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Michael A. Alexander
Michael A. Alexander National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Frédéric Mélin
Frédéric Mélin ENVIRON (United States)
David Antoine
David Antoine Curtin University
Scott C. Doney
Scott C. Doney University of Virginia
Toby K. Westberry
Toby K. Westberry Oregon State University
Stefan Rahmstorf
Stefan Rahmstorf Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

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