Oceans Research Publications

The peer reviewed academic publications listed here, represent the scientific work of Oceans Research scientists and affiliates. A number of articles represent work published prior to the establishment of Oceans Research and thus no formal institutional link exists.

2009

• Elwen, S., Reeb, D., Thornton, M and Best, P (2009). A population estimate of Heaviside's dolphins Cephalorhynchus heavisidii in the southern end of their range. Marine Mammal Science 25(1): 107-124.
• Matthias Vignon, Pierre Sasal, Ryan L. Johnson and Renéé Galzin (in press) Impact of shark-feeding tourism on surrounding fish populations off Moorea Island (French Polynesia). Journal of Marine Freshwater research.
• Johnson, R., Bester, M.N., Dudley, S.F.J., Oosthuizen, W.H., Meÿer, M.A., Hancke, S. & Gennari, E. (2009) Coastal swimming patterns of white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) at Mossel Bay, South Africa. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 85(3):189-200
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• Gubili, C., Johnson, R., Gennari, E., Oosthuizen, w.H., Kotze, P.G.H., Meÿer, M.A., Sims, D.W., Jones, C.S. & Noble, L.R. (2009) Concordance of genetic and fin photo identification in the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, of Mossel Bay, South Africa. Marine Biology Published on-line first.
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2008

• R. Johnson, T. Keswick, M.N. Bester and W.H. Oosthuizen (2008) Encounters between white sharks and Cape fur seals in a shallow channel. Journal of the Marine Biological Association - Biodiversity Records, Published on-line

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2007

• Leeney RH, Berrow S, McGrath D, Cosgrove R (2007). Effects of pingers on the behaviour of bottlenose dolphins. Journal of the Marine Biological Association, UK 87: 129-133.
• Gennari E. and Scacco U., 2007. First age and growth estimates in the deep water shark, Etmopterus spinax (Linnaeus, 1758), by deep coned vertebral analysis. Marine Biology. Online first
• Keswick, T. (2007) The Morphological characteristics, behaviour and ecology of Psammobates oculiferus. M.Sc. thesis, University of the Western Cape, South Africa.
• Leeney RH, Dia IM, Touray O (2007) An assessment of dolphins in The Gambia. Phase I Report. Report to WWF; Project number GM0852.01. 26 pp.

2006

• Elwen, S.H. Meÿer, M.A.M, Best, P.B., Kotze, P.G.H, Thornton, M. & Swanson, S. (2006). Range and movements of a nearshore delphinid, Heaviside's dolphin Cephalorhynchus heavisidii a determined from satellite telemetry. Journal of Mammalogy. 87(5):866-877
• Leeney RH, Tregenza NJC (2006). Proceedings of the workshop: Static Acoustic Monitoring of Cetaceans, held at the 20th Annual Meeting of the European Cetacean Society, Gdynia, Poland, 2nd April 2006. ECS Newsletter 46 - Special Issue, July 2006.
• Kock A., Johnson, R.L., Bester M.N., Compagno L., Cliff G., Dudley S., Gennari E., Griffiths C.L., Kotze D., Laroche K., Meyer M.A., Oosthuizen W.H. and Swanson, S. (2006). White shark abundance: not a causative factor in numbers of shark bite incidents. In: Nel D.C. & Peschak T.P. (eds.): Finding a balance: white shark conservation and recreational safety in the inshore waters of Cape Town, South Africa - proceedings of a specialist workshop. WWF South Africa Report Series - 2006/Marine/001: 1-19.
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• Johnson, R., Kock A., Bester M.N., Compagno L., Dudley S., Griffiths C.L.,Keswick T., Kotze P.G.H., Laroche K., Meÿer M.A., Oosthuizen W.H., Swanson, S. and Jacobs L. (2006). South Africa´s White shark cage-diving industry - is there cause for concern? In: Nel D.C. & Peschak T.P. (eds.): Finding a balance: white shark conservation and recreational safety in the inshore waters of Cape Town, South Africa - proceedings of a specialist workshop. WWF South Africa Report Series - 2006/Marine/001: 40-59.
• Johnson, R.L., Venter A., Bester M.N. and Oosthuizen W.H. (2006). Seabird predation by white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, and Cape fur seal, Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus, at Dyer Island. South African Journal of Wildlife Research 36(1): 23-32.
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• Oelofse, G., Kock, A, Johnson, R. & Haskins, C. (2006) Is there a relationship between white shark presence and the management of city estuaries and river mouths?. In Nel D.C. & Peschak T.P.(eds) Finding a balance: white shark conservation and recreational safety in the inshore waters of Cape town, South Africa: proceedings of a specialist workshop.WWF South Africa Report Series - 2006/Marine/001.
• Elwen S, Meyer M, Best P, P.G.H. Kotze, Thornton M, and Swanson, S. (2006). Range and Movements of female heaviside Dolphins (Cephalorhynchus heavisidii), as determined by Satellite-linked technology.

2005

• Bonfil R., Meyer M.A., Scholl M.C., Johnson, R.L., O´Brian S., Oosthuizen W.H., Swanson, S, Kotze D. and Patterson M. (2005). Transoceanic migration, long-distance return migration and local movement patterns in the great white shark. Science 301:100-103. +Online supplementary material.
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2004

• Elwen, S.H. & Best, P.B. (2004). Environmental factors influencing the distribution of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) on the south coast of South Africa I: Broad scale patterns. Marine Mammal Science 20(3): 567-582
• Elwen, S.H., & Best, P.B. (2004). Environmental factors influencing the distribution of southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) on the south coast of South Africa II: Within bay distribution. Marine Mammal Science 20(3): 583-601
• Elwen, S.H., & Best, P.B. (2004). Are there reproductive benefits to southern right whale females (Eubalaena australis) associated with their coastal distribution off South Africa? Marine Ecology Progress Series 269: 289-295
• Johnson, R.L., Oosthuizen, W.H., Bester, M.N., Meyer, M.A., Swanson, S. & Kotze, D. (2004). Habitat utilization of the white shark in South Africa, using acoustic telemetry. In Abstract of workshop: Conservation Research of Great White Sharks. 20-22 January (Wildlife Conservation Society, New York)

2003

• Johnson, R.L. (2003). Behavioural ecology of the white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) at Dyer Island, South Africa. M.Sc Thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
• Ferguson, J.W.H., van Jaarsveld, A.S., Johnson, R., Bredenkamp, G.J., Foord, S.H. & Britz, M. (2003). Rodent induced damage to a pine plantation: a southern African case study. Agri., Eco. Environ. 95: 379-386

2002

• Olsen, E., Mauritzen, M., Kirkman, S., Oosthuizen, W.H., Mukapuli, N., Meyer, M., Kleophas, T. Swanson, S. (2002). BENEFIT project: "Monitoring and evaluation of Cape fur seals in Southern Africa in relation to commercial fishery operations". Field-Work report 2002, Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism.
• Johnson, R., Ferguson W., van Jaarsveld, A., Chimimba, C. and Bronner G. (2002). The effect of afforestation fragmentation on small mammal assemblages at Groenvaly grasslands. Journal of Mammalogy.

2001

• Stewardson, C.L., Prvn, T. Meyer, M., Swanson, S. (2001). Suture age as an indicator of physiological age in male Cape fur seal, Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus (Pinnipedia: Otariidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.

1996

• Gennari, E. (1996) Vertebral ageing study, in Etmopterus spinax (Linnaeus, 1758) in central Mediterranean sea. M.Sc. Thesis, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy.