ME11B:
Advances in the Ecology, Behavior, Physiology, or Conservation of Marine Top Predators I


Session ID#: 11295

Session Description:
Top predators are a vital part of the marine ecosystem, and as such, their ecology, behavior and physiology can influence important processes such as trophic interactions, carbon flow, and nutrient recycling.  Virtually all top predators have a history of over-exploitation or they have special management status because of their sensitivity to marine industrial activities and other human uses (e.g., bycatch, shipping, resource exploration/extraction).  Basic research on top predators often focuses on gaps in our understanding of their ecology, but unlike many other branches of biological oceanography, research can also be motivated directly by management and conservation needs.  This session will focus on studies of the ecology, behavior, and physiology of marine top predators that either advance our scientific understanding or support the conservation of these important taxa.  Because Ocean Sciences provides a unique forum for marine ecologists, marine biologists, and oceanographers to interact, we seek contributions from researchers studying a wide variety of taxa, including fish, squid, reptiles, seabirds, and marine mammals, from anywhere in the world’s oceans.
Primary Chair:  Mark Baumgartner, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Biology Department, Woods Hole, MA, United States
Chairs:  Daniel M Palacios, Oregon State University, Marine Mammal Institute and Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Corvallis, OR, United States and Mark Baumgartner, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Biology Department, Woods Hole, MA, United States
Moderators:  Mark Baumgartner, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Biology Department, Woods Hole, MA, United States and Daniel M Palacios, Oregon State University, Marine Mammal Institute and Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Corvallis, OR, United States
Student Paper Review Liaisons:  Mark Baumgartner, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Biology Department, Woods Hole, MA, United States and Daniel M Palacios, Oregon State University, Marine Mammal Institute and Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Corvallis, OR, United States
Index Terms:

4815 Ecosystems, structure, dynamics, and modeling [OCEANOGRAPHY: BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL]
4830 Higher trophic levels [OCEANOGRAPHY: BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL]
4858 Population dynamics and ecology [OCEANOGRAPHY: BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL]
Co-Sponsor(s):
  • HI - Human Use and Impacts
  • O - Other

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

ME11B-01
Do top predators cue on sound production by mesopelagic prey? (91814)
Simone Baumann-Pickering1, David M Checkley Jr1 and David A Demer2, (1)University of California, San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States, (2)National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, CA, United States
ME11B-02
Hierarchical state-space models improve estimation of behavioural states from animal movement data (90833)
Ian Jonsen, Macquarie University, Biological Sciences, Sydney, Australia
ME11B-03
Key research questions of global importance for cetacean conservation (87756)
E. Christien M. Parsons, George Mason University, Environmental Science & Policy, Fairfax, VA, United States
ME11B-04
Direct Tracking and Compound-Specific Stable Isotope Analysis Identifies Dispersal Routes and Cryptic Latitudinal Trends in the Winter Distribution of Two Antarctic Penguin Species (89684)
Michael J Polito1,2, Leah A Houghton3, Jefferson Hinke4 and Simon Thorrold3, (1)Louisiana State University, Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Baton Rouge, LA, United States, (2)Louisiana State University, Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Baton Rouge, LA, United States, (3)Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States, (4)National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 3) Antarctic Ecosystem Research Division, La Jolla, CA, United States
ME11B-05
Spatio-temporal segregation of calling behavior at a multispecies fish spawning site in Little Cayman (92958)
Katherine C Cameron1, Ana Sirovic2, Jules S Jaffe2, Brice Semmens3, Christy Pattengill-Semmens4 and James Gibb5, (1)Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San Diego, CA, United States, (2)Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States, (3)Scripps Institution of Oceanography, CA, United States, (4)Reef Environmental Education Foundation, San Diego, CA, United States, (5)Cayman Islands Department of Environment, Cayman Islands
ME11B-06
A New Perspective on the Foraging Ecology of Apex Predators in the California Current: Results from a Fully Coupled Ecosystem Model (88326)
Jerome Fiechter1, Luis A Huckstadt2, Kenneth Rose3, Daniel P Costa2, Enrique N Curchitser4, Katherine Hedstrom5, Christopher A Edwards2 and Andrew M Moore2, (1)University of California Santa Cruz, Ocean Sciences, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, (2)University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, (3)Louisiana State University, Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Baton Rouge, LA, United States, (4)Rutgers University New Brunswick, Department of Environmental Sciences, New Brunswick, NJ, United States, (5)University of Alaska Fairbanks, CFOS, Fairbanks, AK, United States
ME11B-07
The Dynamics of Vertical Migration in the Oceanic Gulf of Mexico after Deepwater Horizon: Active Linkage of Large Vertebrates and Deep-Pelagic Nekton (91549)
Tracey Sutton1, April B Cook1, Tamara M Frank2, Kevin M Boswell3, Michael Vecchione4, Heather Judkins5 and Isabel Romero6, (1)Nova Southeastern University, Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography, Dania Beach, FL, United States, (2)Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center, Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography, Dania Beach, FL, United States, (3)Florida International University, Department of Biological Sciences, North Miami, FL, United States, (4)NOAA NMFS National Systematics Lab, DC, United States, (5)University of South Florida St Petersburg, St Petersburg, FL, United States, (6)University of South Florida, Saint Petersburg, FL, United States
ME11B-08
Acoustic detections of summer and winter whales at Arctic gateways in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans (90573)
Kathleen Stafford1, Kristin Liisa Laidre1 and Sue E Moore2, (1)Applied Physics Laboratory University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States, (2)NOAA Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
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