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David Johnston
PeerJ Editor, Author & Reviewer
1,300 Points

Contributions by role

Author 100
Editor 1,200

Contributions by subject area

Conservation Biology
Ecology
Environmental Sciences
Marine Biology
Ethical Issues
Aquaculture, Fisheries and Fish Science
Natural Resource Management
Animal Behavior
Zoology
Computational Biology
Coupled Natural and Human Systems

David W Johnston

PeerJ Editor, Author & Reviewer

Summary

Dave Johnston is a biological oceanographer and marine conservation ecologist whose research focuses on the habitat needs of marine vertebrates in relation to pressing conservation issues.

Biological Oceanography Biosphere Interactions Climate Change Biology Conservation Biology Ecology Environmental Sciences Marine Biology Natural Resource Management Zoology

Editing Journals

PeerJ - the Journal of Life & Environmental Sciences

Past or current institution affiliations

Duke University

Work details

Associate Professor of the Practice of Marine Conservation & Ecology

Duke University
Division of Marine Science and Conservation, Nicholas School of the Environment

Websites

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PeerJ Contributions

  • Articles 1
  • Edited 10
March 19, 2018
Assessing the disturbance potential of small unoccupied aircraft systems (UAS) on gray seals (Halichoerus grypus) at breeding colonies in Nova Scotia, Canada
Lauren Arona, Julian Dale, Susan G. Heaslip, Michael O. Hammill, David W. Johnston
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4467 PubMed 29576950

Academic Editor on

August 7, 2018
Incidental catch of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) along the Sicilian coasts by longline fishery
Santo Caracappa, Maria Flaminia Persichetti, Antonio Piazza, Giulia Caracappa, Antonino Gentile, Sandra Marineo, Daniela Crucitti, Marco Arculeo
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5392 PubMed 30123712
April 30, 2018
From Chilean Patagonia to Galapagos, Ecuador: novel insights on blue whale migratory pathways along the Eastern South Pacific
Rodrigo Hucke-Gaete, Luis Bedriñana-Romano, Francisco A. Viddi, Jorge E. Ruiz, Juan Pablo Torres-Florez, Alexandre N. Zerbini
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4695 PubMed 29736336
January 2, 2018
Satellite tagging highlights the importance of productive Mozambican coastal waters to the ecology and conservation of whale sharks
Christoph A. Rohner, Anthony J. Richardson, Fabrice R. A. Jaine, Michael B. Bennett, Scarla J. Weeks, Geremy Cliff, David P. Robinson, Katie E. Reeve-Arnold, Simon J. Pierce
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4161 PubMed 29312815
May 4, 2017
Oceanic adults, coastal juveniles: tracking the habitat use of whale sharks off the Pacific coast of Mexico
Dení Ramírez-Macías, Nuno Queiroz, Simon J. Pierce, Nicolas E. Humphries, David W. Sims, Juerg M. Brunnschweiler
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3271 PubMed 28484673
March 21, 2016
Evaluation of unmanned aerial vehicle shape, flight path and camera type for waterfowl surveys: disturbance effects and species recognition
John F. McEvoy, Graham P. Hall, Paul G. McDonald
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1831 PubMed 27020132
April 7, 2015
Laser photogrammetry improves size and demographic estimates for whale sharks
Christoph A. Rohner, Anthony J. Richardson, Clare E.M. Prebble, Andrea D. Marshall, Michael B. Bennett, Scarla J. Weeks, Geremy Cliff, Sabine P. Wintner, Simon J. Pierce
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.886 PubMed 25870776
September 16, 2014
Population structure and residency patterns of whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, at a provisioning site in Cebu, Philippines
Gonzalo Araujo, Anna Lucey, Jessica Labaja, Catherine Lee So, Sally Snow, Alessandro Ponzo
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.543 PubMed 25279256
September 11, 2014
Modelling foraging movements of diving predators: a theoretical study exploring the effect of heterogeneous landscapes on foraging efficiency
Marianna Chimienti, Kamil A. Bartoń, Beth E. Scott, Justin M.J. Travis
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.544 PubMed 25250211
August 12, 2014
Whale shark economics: a valuation of wildlife tourism in South Ari Atoll, Maldives
Edgar Fernando Cagua, Neal Collins, James Hancock, Richard Rees
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.515 PubMed 25165629
June 3, 2014
Compliance with vessel speed restrictions to protect North Atlantic right whales
Gregory K. Silber, Jeffrey D. Adams, Christopher J. Fonnesbeck
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.399 PubMed 24949229