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Ben Donnelly

Research Associate

Ben joined MGEL in 2007 and plays a key role in many ongoing projects including OBIS-SEAMAP, the Marine Ecosystem Services Project and work with the UN Convention on Biological Diversity. With Pat Halpin and Jesse Cleary, he helped create the Census of Marine Life “Map of Ocean Life”, published by National Geographic.

a328 LSRC Building
Research Drive

Duke University

Durham NC 27708

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Recent Publications

Dunn, D. C., Boustany, A. M., Roberts, J. J., Brazer, E., Sanderson, M., Gardner, B., & Halpin, P. N. (2013). Empirical move-on rules to inform fishing strategies: a New England case study. Fish and Fisheries, n/a–n/a. doi:10.1111/faf.12019

Wallace, B. P., Kot, C. Y., DiMatteo, A. D., Lee, T., Crowder, L. B., & Lewison, R. L. (2013). Impacts of fisheries bycatch on marine turtle populations worldwide: toward conservation and research priorities. Ecosphere, 4(3), art40. doi:10.1890/ES12-00388.1

Best, B. D., Halpin, P. N., Read, A. J., Fujioka, E., Good, C. P., LaBrecque, E. A., … McLellan, W. A. (2012). Online Cetacean Habitat Modeling System for the U.S. East Coast and Gulf of Mexico. Endangered Species Research, 18, 1–15.