ME12B:
Advances in the Ecology, Behavior, Physiology, or Conservation of Marine Top Predators II


Session ID#: 11296

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:

ME12B-01
Predator-Prey Dynamics in the Mesopelagic: Odontocete Foraging Ecology and Anti-predator Behavior of Prey (87374)
Kelly J Benoit-Bird, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States
ME12B-02
Body mass and anaerobic tolerance influence vertical habitat selection in meso- and bathypelagic foraging toothed whales of the Bahamas (91898)
Trevor William Joyce1, John W Durban2, Holly H Fearnbach2, Diane E Claridge3 and Lisa T Ballance1,2, (1)University of California San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States, (2)National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - National Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, CA, United States, (3)Bahamas Marine Mammal Research Organization, Marsh Harbour, Bahamas
ME12B-03
Under the Sea Ice: Exploration of the Relationships Between Sea Ice Patterns and Foraging Movements of a Marine Predator in East Antarctica. (92684)
Sara Labrousse, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ., Paris 06, UMR 7159 CNRS-IRD-MNHN, LOCEAN-IPSL, 75005 Paris, France; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Biology, Woods Hole, MA, United States, Jean-baptiste Sallee, British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Cambridge, CB3 0ET, UK, France; Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ., Paris 06, UMR 7159 CNRS-IRD-MNHN, LOCEAN-IPSL, 75005 Paris, France, France, Alexander D. Fraser, Hokkaido University, Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido, Japan; University of Tasmania, Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies, Hobart, Australia, Rob A. Massom, Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 80, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia, Hobart, Australia; Australian Antarctic Division, Channel Highway, Kingston, Tasmania 7050, Australia, Hobart, Australia, Phillip Reid, Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia, Michael Sumner, Australian Antarctic Division, Channel Highway, Kingston, Tasmania 7050, Australia, Christophe Guinet, Centre d’Etudes Biologiques de Chizé (CEBC), UMR 7372 Université de la Rochelle-CNRS, Villiers en Bois, France, Robert Harcourt, Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia, Australia, Frédéric Bailleul, South Australian Research and Development Institute, Adelaide, Australia, Mark Hindell, Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 80, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia; Marine Predator Unit, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 129, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia and Jean-Benoit Charrassin, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ., Paris 06, UMR 7159 CNRS-IRD-MNHN, LOCEAN-IPSL, Paris, France
ME12B-04
Predator Foraging in Response to the Mcmurdo Sound Preyscape (92247)
David G Ainley1, Kendra L Daly2, Ben Saenz3, Grant Ballard4, Stacy Kim5 and Dennis Jongsomjit4, (1)H.T. Harvey & Associates Ecological Consultants, United States, (2)University of South Florida Tampa, Tampa, FL, United States, (3)University of South Florida, College of Marine Science, St. Petersburg, FL, United States, (4)Point Blue Conservation Science, Petaluma, CA, United States, (5)Moss Landing Marine Lab, Moss Landing, CA, United States
ME12B-05
Internal Acoustic Transceivers Reveal the Annual Social Network Patterns in a Coastal Top Predator (89634)
Danielle Haulsee1,2, Dewayne A Fox3, Matt Breece2, Bradley Wetherbee4, Lori Brown3, Jeff Kneebone5, Gregory Skomal5 and Matthew J Oliver2, (1)University of Delaware, Oceanography, Lewes, DE, United States, (2)University of Delaware, Lewes, DE, United States, (3)Delaware State University, Dover, DE, United States, (4)University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, United States, (5)MA Division of Marine Fisheries, MA, United States
ME12B-06
High sea surface temperatures driven by a strengthening current reduce foraging success by penguins (93830)
Gemma Carroll1, Jason D Everett2, Robert Harcourt3, David Slip4 and Ian Jonsen1, (1)Macquarie University, Biological Sciences, Sydney, Australia, (2)University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia, (3)Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia, Australia, (4)Taronga Conservation Society Australia, Australia
ME12B-07
Habitat Use and Trophic Structure in a Highly Migratory Predatory Fish Identified with Geochemical Proxies in Scales (87767)
Benjamin D Walther, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi, Life Sciences, Corpus Christi, TX, United States and Matthew Seeley, University of Texas at Austin, Marine Science Institute, Port Aransas, TX, United States
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