Publications by category
Journal articles
Elliott A, Hobson V, Tang KW (2016). Balancing fishery and conservation: a case study of the barrel jellyfish Rhizostoma octopus in South Wales. ICES Journal of Marine Science: Journal du Conseil, 74, fsw157-fsw157.
Wilson RP, Liebsch N, Gómez-Laich A, Kay WP, Bone A, Hobson VJ, Siebert U (2015). Options for modulating intra-specific competition in colonial pinnipeds: the case of harbour seals (<i>Phoca vitulina</i>) in the Wadden Sea. PeerJ, 3, e957-e957.
Hays GC, Bastian T, Doyle TK, Fossette S, Gleiss AC, Gravenor MB, Hobson VJ, Humphries NE, Lilley MKS, Pade NG, et al (2012). High activity and Levy searches: jellyfish can search the water column like fish.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES,
279(1728), 465-473.
Author URL.
Wilson RP, Quintana F, Hobson VJ (2011). Construction of energy landscapes can clarify the movement and distribution of foraging animals.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences,
279(1730), 975-980.
Abstract:
Construction of energy landscapes can clarify the movement and distribution of foraging animals
. Variation in the physical characteristics of the environment should impact the movement energetics of animals. Although cognizance of this may help interpret movement ecology, determination of the landscape-dependent energy expenditure of wild animals is problematic. We used accelerometers in animal-attached tags to derive energy expenditure in 54 free-living imperial cormorants
. Phalacrocorax atriceps
. and construct an energy landscape of the area around a breeding colony. Examination of the space use of a further 74 birds over 4 years showed that foraging areas selected varied considerably in distance from the colony and water depth, but were characterized by minimal power requirements compared with other areas in the available landscape. This accords with classic optimal foraging concepts, which state that animals should maximize net energy gain by minimizing costs where possible and show how deriving energy landscapes can help understand how and why animals distribute themselves in space.
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Abstract.
Lilley MKS, Beggs SE, Doyle TK, Hobson VJ, Stromberg KHP, Hays GC (2011). Global patterns of epipelagic gelatinous zooplankton biomass. Marine Biology, 158(11), 2429-2436.
Schofield G, Hobson VJ, Fossette S, Lilley MKS, Katselidis KA, Hays GC (2010). BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH: Fidelity to foraging sites, consistency of migration routes and habitat modulation of home range by sea turtles. Diversity and Distributions, 16(5), 840-853.
Schofield G, Hobson VJ, Lilley MKS, Katselidis KA, Bishop CM, Brown P, Hays GC (2010). Inter-annual variability in the home range of breeding turtles: Implications for current and future conservation management. Biological Conservation, 143(3), 722-730.
Fossette S, Hobson VJ, Girard C, Calmettes B, Gaspar P, Georges J-Y, Hays GC (2010). Spatio-temporal foraging patterns of a giant zooplanktivore, the leatherback turtle. Journal of Marine Systems, 81(3), 225-234.
Pope EC, Hays GC, Thys TM, Doyle TK, Sims DW, Queiroz N, Hobson VJ, Kubicek L, Houghton JDR (2010). The biology and ecology of the ocean sunfish Mola mola: a review of current knowledge and future research perspectives. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 20(4), 471-487.
Hobson VJ, Righton D, Metcalfe JD, Hays GC (2009). Link between vertical and horizontal movement patterns of cod in the North Sea. Aquatic Biology, 5, 133-142.
Doyle TK, Houghton JDR, O'Súilleabháin PF, Hobson VJ, Marnell F, Davenport J, Hays GC (2008). Leatherback turtles satellite-tagged in European waters.
Endangered Species Research,
4(1-2), 23-31.
Abstract:
Leatherback turtles satellite-tagged in European waters
The North Atlantic is considered a stronghold for the critically endangered leatherback sea turtle. However, limited information exists regarding the movements of individuals to and from the seas off Europe's northwesterly fringe, an area where featherbacks have been historically sighted for the past 200 yr. Here, we used satellite telemetry to record the movements and behaviour of 2 individuals bycaught in fisheries off the southwest coast of Ireland. The turtle T1 (tagged 1 September 2005; female; tracked 375 d) immediately travelled south via Madeira and the Canaries, before residing in West African waters for 3 mo. In spring, T1 migrated north towards Newfoundland where transmissions ceased. T2 (29 June 2006; male; 233 d) travelled south for a short period before spending 66 d west of the Bay of Biscay, an area previously asserted as a high-use area for leatherbacks. This prolonged high latitude summer residence corresponded with a mesoscale feature evident from satellite imagery, with the implication that this turtle had found a rich feeding site. A marked change in dive behaviour was apparent as the turtle exited this feature and provided useful insights on leatherback diving behaviour. T2 headed south in October 2006, and performed the deepest-ever dive recorded by a reptile (1280 m) southwest of Cape Verde. Unlike T1, T2 swam southwest towards Brazil before approaching the major nesting beaches of French Guiana and Surinam. Importantly, these tracks document the movement of leatherbacks from one of the remotest foraging grounds in the North Atlantic. © Inter-Research 2008.
Abstract.
Hobson VJ, McMahon CR, Richardson A, Hays GC (2008). Ocean surface warming: the North Atlantic remains within the envelope of previous recorded conditions. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 55(2), 155-162.
Hobson VJ, Righton D, Metcalfe JD, Hays GC (2007). Vertical movements of North Sea cod. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 347, 101-110.
Hays GC, Hobson VJ, Metcalfe JD, Righton D, Sims DW (2006). FLEXIBLE FORAGING MOVEMENTS OF LEATHERBACK TURTLES ACROSS THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN. Ecology, 87(10), 2647-2656.
Conferences
Fossette S, Hobson VJ, Girard C, Klaassen R, Gaspar P, Georges JY, Hays GC (2010). Characterizing leatherback's migration pattern from satellite-derived behavioural and oceanographic data: a meta-analysis at the Atlantic Ocean scale.
Author URL.
Publications by year
2016
Elliott A, Hobson V, Tang KW (2016). Balancing fishery and conservation: a case study of the barrel jellyfish Rhizostoma octopus in South Wales. ICES Journal of Marine Science: Journal du Conseil, 74, fsw157-fsw157.
2015
Wilson RP, Liebsch N, Gómez-Laich A, Kay WP, Bone A, Hobson VJ, Siebert U (2015). Options for modulating intra-specific competition in colonial pinnipeds: the case of harbour seals (<i>Phoca vitulina</i>) in the Wadden Sea. PeerJ, 3, e957-e957.
2012
Hays GC, Bastian T, Doyle TK, Fossette S, Gleiss AC, Gravenor MB, Hobson VJ, Humphries NE, Lilley MKS, Pade NG, et al (2012). High activity and Levy searches: jellyfish can search the water column like fish.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES,
279(1728), 465-473.
Author URL.
2011
Wilson RP, Quintana F, Hobson VJ (2011). Construction of energy landscapes can clarify the movement and distribution of foraging animals.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences,
279(1730), 975-980.
Abstract:
Construction of energy landscapes can clarify the movement and distribution of foraging animals
. Variation in the physical characteristics of the environment should impact the movement energetics of animals. Although cognizance of this may help interpret movement ecology, determination of the landscape-dependent energy expenditure of wild animals is problematic. We used accelerometers in animal-attached tags to derive energy expenditure in 54 free-living imperial cormorants
. Phalacrocorax atriceps
. and construct an energy landscape of the area around a breeding colony. Examination of the space use of a further 74 birds over 4 years showed that foraging areas selected varied considerably in distance from the colony and water depth, but were characterized by minimal power requirements compared with other areas in the available landscape. This accords with classic optimal foraging concepts, which state that animals should maximize net energy gain by minimizing costs where possible and show how deriving energy landscapes can help understand how and why animals distribute themselves in space.
.
Abstract.
Lilley MKS, Beggs SE, Doyle TK, Hobson VJ, Stromberg KHP, Hays GC (2011). Global patterns of epipelagic gelatinous zooplankton biomass. Marine Biology, 158(11), 2429-2436.
2010
Schofield G, Hobson VJ, Fossette S, Lilley MKS, Katselidis KA, Hays GC (2010). BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH: Fidelity to foraging sites, consistency of migration routes and habitat modulation of home range by sea turtles. Diversity and Distributions, 16(5), 840-853.
Fossette S, Hobson VJ, Girard C, Klaassen R, Gaspar P, Georges JY, Hays GC (2010). Characterizing leatherback's migration pattern from satellite-derived behavioural and oceanographic data: a meta-analysis at the Atlantic Ocean scale.
Author URL.
Schofield G, Hobson VJ, Lilley MKS, Katselidis KA, Bishop CM, Brown P, Hays GC (2010). Inter-annual variability in the home range of breeding turtles: Implications for current and future conservation management. Biological Conservation, 143(3), 722-730.
Fossette S, Hobson VJ, Girard C, Calmettes B, Gaspar P, Georges J-Y, Hays GC (2010). Spatio-temporal foraging patterns of a giant zooplanktivore, the leatherback turtle. Journal of Marine Systems, 81(3), 225-234.
Pope EC, Hays GC, Thys TM, Doyle TK, Sims DW, Queiroz N, Hobson VJ, Kubicek L, Houghton JDR (2010). The biology and ecology of the ocean sunfish Mola mola: a review of current knowledge and future research perspectives. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 20(4), 471-487.
2009
Hobson VJ, Righton D, Metcalfe JD, Hays GC (2009). Link between vertical and horizontal movement patterns of cod in the North Sea. Aquatic Biology, 5, 133-142.
2008
Doyle TK, Houghton JDR, O'Súilleabháin PF, Hobson VJ, Marnell F, Davenport J, Hays GC (2008). Leatherback turtles satellite-tagged in European waters.
Endangered Species Research,
4(1-2), 23-31.
Abstract:
Leatherback turtles satellite-tagged in European waters
The North Atlantic is considered a stronghold for the critically endangered leatherback sea turtle. However, limited information exists regarding the movements of individuals to and from the seas off Europe's northwesterly fringe, an area where featherbacks have been historically sighted for the past 200 yr. Here, we used satellite telemetry to record the movements and behaviour of 2 individuals bycaught in fisheries off the southwest coast of Ireland. The turtle T1 (tagged 1 September 2005; female; tracked 375 d) immediately travelled south via Madeira and the Canaries, before residing in West African waters for 3 mo. In spring, T1 migrated north towards Newfoundland where transmissions ceased. T2 (29 June 2006; male; 233 d) travelled south for a short period before spending 66 d west of the Bay of Biscay, an area previously asserted as a high-use area for leatherbacks. This prolonged high latitude summer residence corresponded with a mesoscale feature evident from satellite imagery, with the implication that this turtle had found a rich feeding site. A marked change in dive behaviour was apparent as the turtle exited this feature and provided useful insights on leatherback diving behaviour. T2 headed south in October 2006, and performed the deepest-ever dive recorded by a reptile (1280 m) southwest of Cape Verde. Unlike T1, T2 swam southwest towards Brazil before approaching the major nesting beaches of French Guiana and Surinam. Importantly, these tracks document the movement of leatherbacks from one of the remotest foraging grounds in the North Atlantic. © Inter-Research 2008.
Abstract.
Hobson VJ, McMahon CR, Richardson A, Hays GC (2008). Ocean surface warming: the North Atlantic remains within the envelope of previous recorded conditions. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 55(2), 155-162.
2007
Hobson VJ, Righton D, Metcalfe JD, Hays GC (2007). Vertical movements of North Sea cod. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 347, 101-110.
2006
Hays GC, Hobson VJ, Metcalfe JD, Righton D, Sims DW (2006). FLEXIBLE FORAGING MOVEMENTS OF LEATHERBACK TURTLES ACROSS THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN. Ecology, 87(10), 2647-2656.