Scott A. Eckert

Publications  

Papers Published

1. Nelson J.D. and S.A. Eckert, Foraging ecology of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) within Bahía de los Angeles, Baja California Norte, México, Fisheries Research 84 (2007), pp. 47-64 .
2. Harms, C.A., S.A. Eckert, S.A. Kubis, M. Campbell, D.H. Levenson, M.A. Crognale, Field anaesthesia of leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea, Veterinary Record 161 (2007), pp. 15-21 .
3. Eckert, S.A., High-use oceanic areas for Atlantic leatherback sea turtles, Marine Biology no. 149 (2006), pp. 1257-1267 .
4. Eckert, S.A., D.Bagley, S.Kubis, L.Ehrhart, C.Johnson, K.Stewart, D.DeFreese, Internesting, post-nesting movements and foraging habitats of leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) nesting in Florida, Chelonian Conservation and Biology, vol. 5 no. 2 (2006), pp. 239-248 .
5. James, M.C., C.A. Ottensmeyer, S.A. Eckert, and R.A. Myers, Changes in diel diving patterns accompany shifts between northern foraging and southward migration in leatherback turtles, Canadian J. Zool. 84 no. 5 (2006), pp. 754-765 .
6. James, M., S. A. Eckert, R. A. Myers, Migratory and reproductive movements of male leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea), Marine Biology no. 147 (2005), pp. 845-853 .
7. Eckert, Scott A. and Karen L. Eckert, Strategic Plan for Eliminating the Incidental Capture and Mortality of Leatherback Turtles in the Coastal Gillnet Fisheries of Trinidad and Tobago, Proceedings of a National Consultation. Port of Spain, 16-18 2005, WIDECAST Technical Report No. 5 (2005), pp. 30 pp + appendices, Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Marine Resources, Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in collaboration with the Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Conservation Network (WIDECAST) .
8. Levenson, D.H., S. A. Eckert, M. A. Crognale, J. F. Deegan II, and G. H. Jacobs, Photopic Spectral Sensitivity of Green and Loggerhead Sea Turtles, Copeia, (4) (2004), pp. 908-914 .
9. S.A. Eckert, Swim speed and movement patterns of gravid leatherbacks at St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, J. Exp. Biol., vol. 205 (2002), pp. 3689 - 3697 .
10. S.A. Eckert, Distribution of juvenile leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) sightings, Marine Ecology Progress Series, vol. 230 (2002), pp. 289-293 .
11. Eckert, S. A., L. L. Dolar, G. L. Kooyman, W. Perrin, and R. A. Ridzwan, Movements of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) in Southeast Asia waters as determined by satellite telemetry, J. of Zool. (Lond), vol. 257 (2002), pp. 111-115 .
12. Eckert, S. A. and B. S. Stewar, Telemetry and satellite tracking of whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico, and the north Pacific Ocean, Environmental Biology of Fishes, vol. 60 (2001), pp. 299-308 .
13. S.A. Eckert, Data acquisition systems for monitoring sea turtle behavior and physiology, edited by K. L. Eckert, K. A. Bjorndal, F. A. Abreu-Grobois and M. Donnelly, Research and Management Techniques for the Conservation of Sea Turtles (1999), pp. 88-93, UCN/SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group Publication No. 4 .
14. S.A. Eckert, Perspectives on the use of satellite telemetry and electronic technologies for the study of marine turtles, with reference to the first year long tracking of leatherback sea turtles, S. P. Epperly and J., Braun (Compilers), Proc. 17th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-SEFSC-415 (1998), pp. 44-46 .
15. Eckert, S. A. and L. Sarti M., Distant fisheries implicated in the loss of the world?s largest leatherback nesting population, Marine Turtle Newsletter, vol. 78 (1997), pp. 2-7 .
16. Sarti, L. M., S. A. Eckert, N. Garcia, and A. B. Barrigan, Decline of world's largest nesting assemblage of leatherback turtles, Marine Turtle Newsletter, vol. 74 (1996), pp. 2-5 .
17. Eckert, S. A., E. H. Chan, H. C. Liew, and K. L. Eckert, Shallow water diving by Leatherback Turtles in the South China Sea, Chelonian Conservation and Biology, vol. 2 no. 2 (1996), pp. 237-243 .
18. Kooyman, G. L., P. Ponganis, M. Castellini, E. Ponganis, K. Ponganis P. Thorson, S. Eckert, and Y. Le Maho, Heart rates and swim speeds of Emperor penguins diving under sea ice, J. Exp. Biol., vol. 165 (1992), pp. 161-180 .
19. Eckert, S. A., K. L. Eckert, P. Ponganis and G. L. Kooyman, Diving and foraging behavior by leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea), Canadian Journal of Zoology, vol. 67 (1989), pp. 2834-2840 .
20. Eckert, S. A., D. W. Nellis, K. L. Eckert, and G. L. Kooyman, Diving patterns of two leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) during inter-nesting intervals at Sandy Point, St. Croix, U. S. Virgin Islands, Herpetologica, vol. 42 no. 3 (1986), pp. 381-388 .

Papers Accepted

1. Eckert, S.A., J.E. Moore, D.C. Dunn, R. Sagarminaga van Buiten,K.L. Eckert, P.N. Halpin, Hierarchical state-space models of loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) movement in relation to turtle size and oceanographic features in the western Mediterranean Sea, Ecological Applications (2007) .

Papers Submitted

1. Crognale M.A., S. A. Eckert, D.H. Levenson and C.A. Harms, Recommendations for reducing the attraction of pelagic longline swordfish fishing gear to the Critically Endangered leatherback sea turtle by using information on the species spectral and temporal vision sensitivity, Conservation Biology (2007) .

Book Chapters

1. S.A. Eckert, Telemetry and the behavior of sea turtles, in The Biology and Conservation of Sea Turtles (rev. ed.), edited by K. A. Bjorndal (1995), pp. 583-584, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C (615 pp..) .