David W. Johnston

Publications  

Papers Published

1. Johnston, D. W., A. S. Friedlaender, A. J. Read and D. P. Nowacek, Initial density estimates of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the inshore waters of the Western Antarctic Peninsula during the late autumn, Endangered Species Research (2011) .
2. Friedlaender, A. S., D. W. Johnston, W. R. Fraser, J. Burns, P. N. Halpin, D. P. Costa., Ecological niche modeling of sympatric krill predators around Marguerite Bay, Western Antarctic Peninsula., Deep-Sea Research II, vol. 58 (2011), pp. 1729-1740 .
3. Nowacek, D. P., A. S. Friedlaender, P. N. Halpin, E. L. Hazen, D. W. Johnston, A. J. Read, B. Espinasse, M. Zhou, and Y. Zhu., Super-aggregations of krill and humpback whales in Wilhelmina Bay, Antarctic Peninsula, PLoS one, vol. 6 no. 4 (2011), pp. e19173 .
4. Forney, K. A., D .R. Kobayashi, D. W. Johnston, J. Marchetti, and M. M. Marsik., What's the catch? Patterns of cetacean bycatch and depredation in Hawaii-based pelagic longline fisheries., Marine Ecology, vol. 32 no. 3 (2011), pp. 380-391 .
5. Hazen, E. L. and D. W. Johnston, Meridional complexity in the deep scattering layers and top predator distribution in the Central Equatorial Pacific, Fisheries Oceanography, vol. 19 no. 6 (2010), pp. 427-433 .
6. Leaper, R. , D. M. Lavigne, P. J. Corkeron and D. W. Johnston, Towards a precautionary approach to managing Canada's commercial harp seal hunt, ICES Journal of Marine Science. 67: 316–320 (Winter, 2009) .
7. Friedlaender, A. S., D. W. Johnston and P. N. Halpin, Effects of the North Atlantic Oscillation on sea ice breeding habitats of harp seals (Pagophilus groenlandicus) across the North Atlantic., Progress in Oceanography - Climate Impacts on Oceanic Top Predators (CLIOTOP) Special Issue. 86: 261-266 (Fall, 2009) .
8. Friedlaender, A. S., D. P. Nowacek, D.W. Johnston, A. J. Read, R. B. Tyson, L. E. Peavey, and E. M. Revelli., Multiple sightings of large groups of Arnoux’s beaked whales (Berardius arnouxi) in the Gerlache Strait, Antarctica., Marine Mammal Science. 26(1): 246–250 (Summer, 2009) .
9. McDonald, M., J. Hildebrand, S. Wiggins, D. Johnston, J. Polovina, An acoustic survey of beaked whales at Cross Seamount near Hawaii, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol. 125 no. 2 (2009), pp. 624-627 .
10. N. J Gales, W. D Bowen, D. W Johnston, K. M Kovacs, C. L Littnan, W. F Perrin, J. E Reynolds, P. M Thompson, Guidelines for the treatment of marine mammals in field research, Marine Mammal Science, vol. Early View (2009) .
11. Johnston, D. W., J. Robbins, M. E. Chapla, D. K. Mattila and K. R. Andrews., Diversity, relative abundance and stock structure of odontocete cetaceans in the waters of American Samoa, 2003-2006, Journal of Cetacean Research and Management, vol. 10 no. 1 (2008), pp. 59-66 .
12. Johnston, D.W., M. E. Chapla, L. E. Williams and D. K. Mattila., Identification of humpback whale wintering habitat in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands using spatial habitat modeling, Endangered Species Research, vol. 3 (Fall, 2007), pp. 249-257 .
13. Nowacek, D.P., L.H. Thorne, D.W. Johnston and P.L. Tyack, Responses of cetaceans to anthropogenic noise, Mammal Review, vol. 37 (Summer, 2007), pp. 81-115 .
14. Johnston, D.W. and A.J. Read, Flow-field observations of a tidally-driven island wake used by marine mammals in the Bay of Fundy, Canada, Fisheries Oceanography, vol. 16 no. 5 (Summer, 2007), pp. 422-435 .
15. Ingram, S.N., L. Walsh, D.W. Johnston and E. Rogan, The influence of benthic topography and oceanography on the distribution of fin and minke whales in the Bay of Fundy, Canada, Journal of the Marine Biological Society of the U.K., vol. 87 (Spring, 2007), pp. 149-156 .
16. Johnston, D.W., A Hard Days Night: Spinner Dolphins Need Their Rest Too, Ka Pili Kai, vol. 28 (2006), pp. 9-11 .
17. Baker, J.B., C.L. Littnan and D.W. Johnston, Potential Effects of Sea-level Rise on the Terrestrial Habitats of Endangered and Endemic Megafauna in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Endangered Species Research, vol. 4 (2006), pp. 1-10 .
18. Johnston, D.W., A.S. Friedlaender, L.G. Torres and D. Lavigne, Variation in sea ice cover on the east coast of Canada, 1969 to 2002: Climate variability and implications for harp and hooded seals, Climate Research, vol. 29 (2005), pp. 209-222 .
19. Johnston, D.W., L.H. Thorne, and A.J. Read, Fin Whales (Balaenoptera physalus) and Minke Whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) Exploit a Tidally-driven Island Wake Ecosystem in the Bay of Fundy, Marine Ecology Progress Series, vol. 305 (2005), pp. 287-295 .
20. Johnston, D.W., A.J. Westgate and A.J. Read, Effects of fine scale oceanographic features on the distribution and movements of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the Bay of Fundy, Marine Ecology Progress Series, vol. 295 (2005), pp. 279-293 .
21. Gannon, D.P., D.W. Johnston, A.J. Read and D.P. Nowacek, Resonance and dissonance: Science, ethics and the sonar debate, Marine Mammal Science, vol. 20 (2004), pp. 213-214 .

Books Published

1. Hannah, J. and D. W. Johnston, Whales of Atlantic Canada and the Northeastern United States. A Field Guide. International Marine Mammal Association Inc. Guelph, ON. 72pp. , book 2004 .

Book Chapters

1. Gales, N. N., D. W. Johnston and C. L. Littnan, Ethics in Marine Mammal Research, in Marine Mammal Ecology and Conservation: A Handbook of Techniques, edited by I. Boyd, D. Bowen and S. Iverson (Fall, 2010) .