Publications

Many of our projects are in a state of ongoing data collection.  Below are some of the papers and reports authored or co-authored by our staff that are published or in submission.

2022
  • Wester, J., Turffs, D., McEntee, K., Pankow, C., Perni, N., Jerome, J., Macdonald, C. (2022). Agriculture and downstream ecosystems in Florida: An analysis of discourse media. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. DOI:  
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-22475-1
  • Shiffman, D.S., Arguedas Alvarez, T., Bangley, C.W., Boyt, R., Cote, I., Daly-Engel, T.S., Davis, A.C.D., Gaskins, L.C., Graham, J., Graham, R., Johri, S., Macdonald, C., Paig-Tran, E.M., Roca, A., Schwieterman, G.D., Whitenack, L.B., Wiley, T.R., Ferry, L.A. (2022). What can professional societies do to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion: A case study of the American Elasmobranch Society. Frontiers in Education, 7. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2022.842618
  • Shiffman, D.S., Elliot, J., Macdonald, C., Wester, J., Polidoro, B., Ferry, L. (2022). The next generation of conservation research and policy priorities for threatened and exploited chondrichthyan fishes in the United Sates: An expert solicitation approach. Conservation Science and Practice, 4(3). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.12629
  • Shiffman, D.S., Macdonald, C., Wester, J.N., Walsh, M.B., Chevalier, A., Kachelriess, D., Friedman, K.J. (2022). Marine species conservation at CITES: How does media coverage inform or misinform? Marine Policy, 134.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2021.104813
2021
  • Macdonald, C., Jerome, J., Pankow, C., Perni, N., Black, K., Shiffman, D., Wester, J. (2021). First identification of probable nursery habitat for critically endangered great hammerhead Sphyrna mokarran on the Atlantic Coast of the United States. Conservation Science and Practice, 3(8). DOI: https://doi-org.access.library.miami.edu/10.1111/csp2.418 
  • Pankow, C.J., Macdonald, C., Shiffman, D.S., Wester, J., & Abel, D. (2021). Stable isotopic dynamics of juvenile elasmobranchs in a South Carolina nursery area. Southeastern Naturalist, 20, 92-104. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1656/058.020.0107
  • Shiffman, D.S., Macdonald, C., Wallace, S., Dulvy, N. (2021). The role and value of science in shark conservation advocacy. Scientific Reports, 11. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-96020-4
2019
  • Macdonald, C. & Wester, J. (2019). Public perceptions of the hybridization of polar (Ursus maritimus) and grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis). Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 24(3), 199-216. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10871209.2019.1581859
  • Macdonald, C. & Carter, A. (2020). Blood in the Water: Shark feeding, Tourism, and the Law. Environmental Law, 50, 287-325.
  • Macdonald, C. & Wester, J. (2019). Public Understanding of Wildlife Tourism: Defining terms, harms, and benefits. Journal of Ecotourism, 20(2), 198-209. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14724049.2020.1817930
  • Macdonald, C. & Wester, J. (2019). Public perceptions and the social construction of species categorization: A case study of Florida Panthers (Puma concolor coryi). (In Submission).
2017
  • Macdonald, C., Gallagher, A. J., Barnett, A., Brunnschweiler, J., Shiffman, D. S., & Hammerschlag, N. (2017). Conservation potential of apex predator tourism. Biological Conservation, 215, 132-141.
  • Jerome, J, Gallagher, A.J., Cooke, S.J., Hammerschlag, N. (2017) Integrating reflexes with physiological measures to evaluate coastal shark stress response to capture. ICES Journal of Marine Science fsx191  https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsx191
  • Macdonald, C. (2017). Wildlife Policy and Conservation: An Interdisciplinary Historical Perspective (doctoral thesis). University of Miami, United States.
  • Shiffman, D. S., Macdonald, C., Ganz, H. Y., & Hammerschlag, N. (2017). Fishing practices and representations of shark conservation issues among users of a land-based shark angling online forum. Fisheries Research, 196, 13-26.
2016
  • Lawrence, A.J., Budziak, A., Campbell, I., Cornish, A., Ender, I., Jeffries, B., Kanstinger, P., Macdonald, C., Marston, J., Stevens, G., Ward-Paige, C. A. (2016). Responsible Shark & Ray Tourism: A Guide to Best Practice. Gland, Switzerland: WWF, and Rancho Santa Margarita, USA: Project Aware, and Dorset, UK: Manta Trust.
  • Hammerschlag N., Skubel R., Calich H., Nelson E.R., Shiffman D.S., Wester J., Macdonald C., Cain S., Jennings L., Enchaelmaier A., Gallagher A.J. (2016) Nocturnal and crepuscular behavior in elasmobranchs: a review of movement, habitat use, foraging, and reproduction in the dark. Bulletin of Marine Science, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5343/bms.2016.1046
  • Wester, J., Timpano, K., Cek, D., & Broad, K. (2016) The Psychology of Recycled Water: Factors Predicting Disgust and Willingness to Use. Water Resources Research. 52, 3212–3226, doi:10.1002/2015WR018340.
  • Wester, J. Morality, Emotion, and Policy Making: Environmental Decision Making about Recycled Water (doctoral thesis). University of Miami, United States.
2015
  • Gallagher A.J., Vianna G.M.S., Papastamatiou Y.P., Macdonald C., Guttridge T.L., Hammerschlag N.  (2015). Biological effects, conservation potential, and research priorities of shark diving tourism. Biological Conservation, 184, 365-379.
  • Shiffman, D.S., Gallagher, A.J., Wester, J., Macdonald, C.C., Thaler, A.D., Cooke, S.J., Hammerschlag, N. (2015). A letter of clarification from the authors of “trophy fishing for species threatened with extinction”. Marine Policy, 53, 213-214.
  • Wester, J., Timpano, K., Cek, D., Lieberman, D., Fieldstone, S., & Broad, K. (2015). Psychological and Social Factors Associated with Wastewater Reuse Emotional Discomfort. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 42, 16-23.
Pre-2015