Dr Michelle Heupel - CV - Australian Institute of Marine Science

Role

ARC Future Fellow

Education

1994 BSc Colorado State University
1995 Post Graduate Diploma University of Queensland
1999 PhD University of Queensland
2011 Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Teaching

Current Research Activities

My research focuses on the movement and ecology of marine predators. Current projects include:

long-term monitoring of inshore predators within a dynamic coastal system
movement of coral reef predators in relation to environmental conditions
connectivity of reef habitats for mobile predator species
analysis of marine park zoning in the context of predator movement

Through these projects I aim to refine our understanding of how marine predators interact with their environment and produce outcomes relevant to the management and conservation of these species.

Expert Committees and Boards

Member Threatened Species Scientific Committee
Scientific Advisory Committee Member for the Australian Animal Tracking and Monitoring System
Scientific Advisory Committee Member for the Ocean Tracking Network
Subject Editor for Marine and Coastal Fisheries
Review Editor for Aquatic Biology
Associate Editor for Animal Biotelemetry

Publications

Selected recent publications

Heupel MR, Simpfendorfer CA, Olsen EM, Moland E (2012) Consistent movement traits indicative of innate behavior in neonate sharks. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 432-433: 131-137

Yates PM, Heupel MR, Tobin AJ, Simpfendorfer CA (2012) Diversity in shark nursery habitats provides the potential for portfolio effects. Marine Ecology Progress Series 458: 269-281

Knip DM, Heupel MR, Simpfendorfer CA (2012) Evaluating marine protected areas for the conservation of tropical coastal sharks. Biological Conservation 148: 200-209.

Simpfendorfer CA, Olsen EM, Heupel MR, Moland E (2012) Three dimensional kernel utilization improve estimates of space use in aquatic animals. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science 69: 565-572.

Knip DM, Heupel MR, Simpfendorfer CA, Tobin AJ, Moloney J (2011) Ontogenetic shifts in movement and habitat use of juvenile pigeye sharks Carcharhinus amboinensis in a tropical nearshore region. Marine Ecology Progress Series 425:233-246.

Simpfendorfer CA, Yeiser BG, Wiley TR, Poulakis GR, Stevens PW, Heupel MR (2011) Environmental influences on the spatial ecology of juvenile smalltooth sawish (Pristis pectinata): results from acoustic monitoring. PLoS One 6: e16918.

Carlson JK, Ribera M, Conrath C, Heupel MR (2010) Coastal habitat use and movement patterns of bull sharks determined using pop-up satellite archival tags. Journal of Fish Biology 77:661-675.

Heupel MR, Simpfendorfer CA (2010) Science or slaughter: is lethal sampling of sharks reasonable in the 21st Century? Conservation Biology 24:1212-1218.

Cortés E, et al. (2010) Ecological risk assessment of pelagic sharks caught in Atlantic pelagic longline fisheries. Aquatic Living Resources 23: 25-34.

Heupel MR, Williams AJ, Welch DJ, Davies CR, Adams S, Carlos G and Mapstone BD (2010) Age-based estimates of life-history parameters for the blue-spot coral trout, Plectropomus laevis. Marine and Freshwater Research 61: 184-195.

Knip DM, Heupel MR and Simpfendorfer CA (2010) Sharks in nearshore environments: theories, perceptions, definitions, and consequences. Marine Ecology Progress Series 402: 1-11 Journal Feature Article.

McCook LJ, et al.(2010) Adaptive management and monitoring of the Great Barrier Reef marine reserve network: a globally significant case study in marine conservation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences doi/10.1073/pnas.0909335107