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List of works by Matthew J Witt

A novel approach to estimate the distribution, density and at-sea risks of a centrally-placed mobile marine vertebrate

article

Abundance, distribution and haul-out behaviour of grey seals ( Halichoerus grypus) in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, UK

article by Ruth H. Leeney et al published 2 June 2010 in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Aerial surveying of the world’s largest leatherback turtle rookery: A more effective methodology for large-scale monitoring

Animal Research beyond the Laboratory: Report from a Workshop on Places Other than Licensed Establishments (POLEs) in the UK

scientific article published on 13 October 2020

Assessing the impact of introduced infrastructure at sea with cameras: A case study for spatial scale, time and statistical power.

scientific article

Ecological regime shift drives declining growth rates of sea turtles throughout the West Atlantic.

scientific article published on 4 April 2017

Foraging habitats and migration corridors utilized by a recovering subpopulation of adult female loggerhead sea turtles: implications for conservation

scientific article published in 2013

Global analysis of satellite tracking data shows that adult green turtles are significantly aggregated in Marine Protected Areas

scientific article published in 2012

High rates of growth recorded for hawksbill sea turtles in Anegada, British Virgin Islands.

scientific article

Home on the range: spatial ecology of loggerhead turtles in Atlantic waters of the USA

scientific article published in 2011

Leatherback turtle conservation in the Caribbean UK overseas territories: Act local, think global?

Long-term underwater sound measurements in the shipping noise indicator bands 63Hz and 125Hz from the port of Falmouth Bay, UK.

scientific article published on 5 July 2016

Marine megavertebrates of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly: relative abundance and distribution

scholarly article in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, vol. 92 no. 8, October 2011

Marine renewable energy: potential benefits to biodiversity? An urgent call for research

scientific article published in 2009

Modelling the niche for a marine vertebrate: a case study incorporating behavioural plasticity, proximate threats and climate change

article by Stephen K. Pikesley et al published 2 December 2014 in Ecography

Rate of egg maturation in marine turtles exhibits 'universal temperature dependence'.

scientific article published on 21 April 2011

Satellite telemetry reveals behavioural plasticity in a green turtle population nesting in Sri Lanka

article by Peter Bradley Richardson et al published 5 March 2013 in Marine Biology

Satellite tracking highlights difficulties in the design of effective protected areas for Critically Endangered leatherback turtles Dermochelys coriacea during the inter-nesting period

Seabird diversity hotspot linked to ocean productivity in the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem

scientific article

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

scientific article published in 2016

Spatio-temporal analysis of cetacean strandings and bycatch in a UK fisheries hotspot

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Spatio-temporal genetic tagging of a cosmopolitan planktivorous shark provides insight to gene flow, temporal variation and site-specific re-encounters

scientific article published on 03 February 2020

Telemetry as a tool for improving estimates of marine turtle abundance

article

The impacts of climate change on marine turtle reproductive success

Tracking leatherback turtles from the world's largest rookery: assessing threats across the South Atlantic

scientific article published on 5 January 2011

Unravelling migratory connectivity in marine turtles using multiple methods

scientific article published in 2010