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Erin AsheOceans InitiativeVerified email at oceansinitiative.org
Philip Steven HammondProfessor of Biology, University of St AndrewsVerified email at st-andrews.ac.uk
David LusseauTechnical University of DenmarkVerified email at dtu.dk
Christine ErbeCentre for Marine Science & Technology, Curtin UniversityVerified email at curtin.edu.au
Alexandre ZerbiniSenior Scientist - Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean and Ecosystem Research, UW - MarineVerified email at noaa.gov
Lars BejderProfessor, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hawaii Institute of Marine BiologyVerified email at hawaii.edu
Dawn Noren - NOAA FederalNOAA NMFS Northwest Fisheries Science CenterVerified email at noaa.gov
Len ThomasUniversity of St AndrewsVerified email at st-andrews.ac.uk
Gísli VíkingssonHead of whale research, Marine and Freshwater Research Institute, Reykjavík, IcelandVerified email at hafogvatn.is
Meike ScheidatSenior Researcher, Wageningen Marine ResearchVerified email at wur.nl
Andrew W TritesProfessor of Marine Mammals, University of British ColumbiaVerified email at fisheries.ubc.ca
Andre E. PuntProfessor, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of WashingtonVerified email at uw.edu
Patrick D. O'HaraCanadian Wildlife Service, Environment and Climate Change Canada/Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Geography, University of VictoriaVerified email at uvic.ca
Louise BlightProcellaria Research & Consulting, and School of Environmental Studies, University of VictoriaVerified email at interchange.ubc.ca
Andrew J. Wright, Ph.D.Fisheries and Oceans, Canada; George Mason University; University of CanterburyVerified email at dmu.dk
Paul C. PaquetRaincoast Conservation Foundation, Adjunct Professor, Univ. of VictoriaVerified email at baudoux.ca
Trevor A BranchAssociate Professor, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of WashingtonVerified email at uw.edu
Kristin KaschnerAlbert-Ludwigs-University of FreiburgVerified email at biologie.uni-freiburg.de
Matthew A WalePostdoctoral Research Fellow, Edinburgh Napier UniversityVerified email at napier.ac.uk
Nathan D. MerchantPrincipal Scientist in Noise & Bioacoustics at CefasVerified email at cefas.co.uk

Rob Williams

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Behavioural responses of killer whales (Orcinus orca) to whale-watching boats: opportunistic observations and experimental approaches R Williams, AW Trites, DE Bain Journal of Zoology 256 (2), 255-270, 2002	459	2002
Estimating relative energetic costs of human disturbance to killer whales (Orcinus orca) R Williams, D Lusseau, PS Hammond Biological Conservation 133 (3), 301-311, 2006	457	2006
Impacts of anthropogenic noise on marine life: Publication patterns, new discoveries, and future directions in research and management R Williams, AJ Wright, E Ashe, LK Blight, R Bruintjes, R Canessa, ... Ocean & Coastal Management 115, 17-24, 2015	282	2015
Vessel traffic disrupts the foraging behavior of southern resident killer whales Orcinus orca D Lusseau, DE Bain, R Williams, JC Smith Endangered Species Research 6 (3), 211-221, 2009	261	2009
Underestimating the damage: interpreting cetacean carcass recoveries in the context of the Deepwater Horizon/BP incident R Williams, S Gero, L Bejder, J Calambokidis, SD Kraus, D Lusseau, ... Conservation Letters 4 (3), 228-233, 2011	228	2011
Linking effects of anthropogenic debris to ecological impacts MA Browne, AJ Underwood, MG Chapman, R Williams, RC Thompson, ... Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 282 (1807), 20142929, 2015	208	2015
A killer whale social network is vulnerable to targeted removals R Williams, D Lusseau Biology Letters 2 (4), 497-500, 2006	194	2006
Mapping cumulative noise from shipping to inform marine spatial planning C Erbe, A MacGillivray, R Williams The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 132 (5), EL423-EL428, 2012	193	2012
Behavioural responses of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) to whalewatching boats near Isla de la Plata, Machalilla National Park, Ecuador M Scheidat, C Castro, J Gonzalez, R Williams Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 6 (1), 63-68, 2004	182	2004
Behavioural responses of male killer whales to aleapfrogging'vessel R Williams, DE Bain, JKB Ford, AW Trites Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 4 (3), 305-310, 2002	180	2002
Modeling distribution and abundance of Antarctic baleen whales using ships of opportunity R Williams, SL Hedley, PS Hammond Ecology and Society 11 (1), 1, 2006	137	2006
Parallel influence of climate on the behaviour of Pacific killer whales and Atlantic bottlenose dolphins D Lusseau, R Williams, B Wilson, K Grellier, TR Barton, PS Hammond, ... Ecology Letters 7 (11), 1068-1076, 2004	133	2004
Distribution and abundance of marine mammals in the coastal waters of British Columbia, Canada R Williams, L Thomas Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 9 (1), 15, 2007	123	2007
Global Coverage of Cetacean Line-Transect Surveys: Status Quo, Data Gaps and Future Challenges K Kaschner, NJ Quick, R Jewell, R Williams, CM Harris PLoS One 7 (9), e44075, 2012	122	2012
Marine mammals and debris in coastal waters of British Columbia, Canada R Williams, E Ashe, PD O'Hara Marine pollution bulletin 62 (6), 1303-1316, 2011	120	2011
Meta-analyses of whale-watching impact studies: differences and similarities in disturbance responses among species V Senigaglia, F Christiansen, L Bejder, D Gendron, DJ Lundquist, ... Marine Ecology Progress Series 542, 251-263, 2016	114*	2016
Swimming speed, respiration rate, and estimated cost of transport in adult killer whales R Williams, DP Noren Marine Mammal Science 25 (2), 327-350, 2009	113	2009
Modelling ship strike risk to fin, humpback and killer whales in British Columbia, Canada R Williams, P O'Hara Journal of cetacean research and management 11 (1), 1-8, 2010	112	2010
Chilean blue whales as a case study to illustrate methods to estimate abundance and evaluate conservation status of rare species R Williams, SL Hedley, TA Branch, MV BRAVINGTON, AN Zerbini, ... Conservation Biology, 2011	110	2011
Severity of killer whale behavioral responses to ship noise: A dose–response study R Williams, C Erbe, E Ashe, A Beerman, J Smith Marine Pollution Bulletin 79 (1-2), 254-260, 2014	106	2014

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