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William A. Montevecchi is affiliated with Memorial University of Newfoundland in Canada and specializes primarily in Environmental Science with a strong focus on Ecology.

Their research spans several subfields, including Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

Montevecchi's work concentrates on topics such as Avian ecology and behavior, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Marine animal studies overview, Viral Infections and Vectors, Influenza Virus Research Studies, Marine and fisheries research, and Isotope Analysis in Ecology.

Notable recent publications include:

  • "Multispecies tracking reveals a major seabird hotspot in the North Atlantic," 2021, Conservation Letters
  • "Mercury contamination and potential health risks to Arctic seabirds and shorebirds," 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Global political responsibility for the conservation of albatrosses and large petrels," 2021, Science Advances
  • "High pathogenicity avian influenza (H5N1) in Northern Gannets ( Morus bassanus ): Global spread, clinical signs and demographic consequences," 2023, Ibis
  • "Influence of offshore oil and gas structures on seascape ecological connectivity," 2022, Global Change Biology

Frequent collaborators in Montevecchi's research include Sabina I. Wilhelm, Gregory J. Robertson, April Hedd, Tori V. Burt, and Sydney M. Collins.

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), The Science of The Total Environment, Marine ornithology, Global Change Biology, and Frontiers in Marine Science.

Best Publications

  • Diet studies of seabirds: a review and recommendations

    Robert T. Barrett;Kees Camphuysen;Tycho Anker-Nilssen;John W. Chardine

  • The impacts of fishing on marine birds

    Mark L. Tasker;C. J. Camphuysen;John Cooper;Stefan Garthe

  • Ashmole's halo : direct evidence for prey depletion by a seabird

    VL Birt;TP Birt;D. Goulet;DK Cairns

  • Birds as indicators of change in marine prey stocks

    W. A. Montevecchi

  • Activity-specific metabolic rates of free-living northern gannets and other seabirds

    V. L. Birt-Friesen;W. A. Montevecchi;D. K. Cairns;S. A. Macko

  • Seabirds as indicators of marine ecosystems

    John F. Piatt;William J. Sydeman;Francis Wiese

  • Seabirds at risk around offshore oil platforms in the north-west Atlantic.

    Francis K Wiese;W.A Montevecchi;G.K Davoren;F Huettmann

  • Research priorities for seabirds: improving conservation and management in the 21st century

    R. Lewison;D. Oro;B. J. Godley;L. Underhill

  • Centurial and decadal oceanographic influences on changes in northern gannet populations and diets in the north-west Atlantic: implications for climate change

    W. A. Montevecchi;R. A. Myers

  • SEARCH STRATEGIES OF A PURSUIT-DIVING MARINE BIRD AND THE PERSISTENCE OF PREY PATCHES

    Gail K. Davoren;William A. Montevecchi;John T. Anderson

  • Signals from seabirds indicate changing biology of capelin stocks

    Gail K. Davoren;William A. Montevecchi

  • Population genetic structure and the effect of founder events on the genetic variability of moose, Alces alces, in Canada.

    H. G Broders;S. P Mahoney;S. P Mahoney;W. A Montevecchi;W. S Davidson

  • Interactive effects of food shortage and predation on breeding failure of black-legged kittiwakes: indirect effects of fisheries activities and implications for indicator species

    H.M. Regehr;William A. Montevecchi

  • Future Directions in Conservation Research on Petrels and Shearwaters

    Airam Rodríguez;José M. Arcos;Vincent Bretagnolle;Maria P. Dias

  • The foraging decisions of a central place foraging seabird in response to fluctuations in local prey conditions

    C. M. Burke;W. A. Montevecchi

  • Diets of shags Phalacrocorax aristotelis and cormorants P. carbo in Norway and possible implications for gadoid stock recruitment

    RT Barrett;N. Rov;J. Loen;WA Montevecchi

  • Composition and energy contents of mature inshore spawning capelin (mallotus villosus): Implications for seabird predators

    W.A. Montevecchi;John F. Piatt

  • Dietary changes of seabirds indicate shifts in pelagic food webs

    W. A. Montevecchi;A. Myers

  • Pursuit plunging by northern gannets (Sula bassana) feeding on capelin (Mallotus villosus).

    Stefan Garthe;Silvano Benvenuti;William A. Montevecchi

  • Interactions between Fisheries and Seabirds

    William A. Montevecchi

  • The impact of fishing of marine birds

    M. L. Tasker;C. J. Camphuysen;J. Cooper;Stefan Garthe

Frequent Co-Authors

Gregory J. Robertson
Gregory J. Robertson Environment and Climate Change Canada
Stefan Garthe
Stefan Garthe Kiel University
Mark L. Mallory
Mark L. Mallory Acadia University
Richard A. Phillips
Richard A. Phillips British Antarctic Survey
David Grémillet
David Grémillet Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Anthony J. Gaston
Anthony J. Gaston Environment and Climate Change Canada
H. Grant Gilchrist
H. Grant Gilchrist Carleton University
Vicki L. Friesen
Vicki L. Friesen Queen's University
Sébastien Descamps
Sébastien Descamps Norwegian Polar Institute
Anders Mosbech
Anders Mosbech Aarhus University

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