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Andy Cooper is a
quantitative ecologist specializing in the application of statistical and
mathematical tools to questions rooted in marine ecology and resource
management. His research focuses on such topics as population dynamics and
stock assessment, decision-making under uncertainty, historical ecology,
biodiversity, animal movement, and resource selection. Dr. Cooper is currently
working on projects examining: (1) the temporal and spatial patterns of
multispecies fishery landings in the Gulf of Maine in the early 1900s, (2) an
epidemiological approach to the
analysis of indicators and reference points of ecosystem and population health, (3) hierarchical models to aid in the
analysis of monitoring data, and (4) the impact of uncertainty in stock
structure on the management of herring in the western Atlantic.
Dr. Cooper has worked
extensively with federal and regional fisheries management agencies as well as
marine conservation groups in the USA, and is currently working with REM
students and faculty, DFO, and others to tackle questions focusing on the North
Pacific marine ecosystem.
Some of Andy's publications include:
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Grizzle, R.E., L.G. Ward,
L.A. Mayer, M.A. Malik, A.B. Cooper, H.A. Abeels, J.K. Greene, M.A. Brodeur,
and A.A. Rosenber. 2009. Effects of a large fishing closure on benthic
communities in the western Gulf of Maine, USA: recovery from effects of
gillnets and otter trawls. Fishery Bulletin 107:308–317.
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Veysey, J.S., K.J. Babbitt,
A. Cooper. 2009. An experimental assessment of buffer width: Implications for
salamander migratory behavior. Biological Conservation 142:2227-2239.
- Byers, J.E., A.M.H.
Blakeslee, E. Linder, A.B. Cooper, and T.J. Maguire. 2008. Controls of
spatial variation in the abundance of marine trematode parasites.
Ecology 89(2): 439-451.
- McClenachan, L. and A.B. Cooper. 2008.
Extinction rate, historical population structure and ecological role of
the Caribbean monk seal. Proceedings of the Royal Society B:
doi:10.1098/rspb.2007.1757.
- Golet, W.J., A.B. Cooper, R.
Campbell, and M. Lutcavage. In press. Dramatic decline in condition of
Atlantic bluefin tuna in the Gulf of Maine. In press at Fishery
Bulletin.
- Cooper, A.B. and T.J. Miller. 2007. Bayesian
statistics and the estimation of nest survival rates. Studies in Avian
Biology 34:136-144.
- Cooper, A.B., N. Pettorelli, and S.M.
Durant. 2007 Large carnivore menus: factors affecting hunting decisions
by cheetahs in the Serengeti. Animal Behavior 73:651-659.
- Goldstein, J., S. Heppell, A. Cooper, S. Brault and M. Lutcavage. 2007.
Variability in the reproductive status and body condition of Atlantic
bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) in the Gulf of Maine, 2000-2002. Journal
of Marine Biology, doi:10.1007/s00227-007-0638-8.
- Poulsen,
R.T., Cooper, A.B., Holm, A.B. and MacKenzie, B.R. 2007. An abundance
estimate of ling (Molva molva) and cod (Gadus morhua) in the Skagerrak
and the northeastern North Sea, 1872. Fisheries Research,
doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2007.07.002.
- Cooper, A.B. 2006. A Guide
to Fisheries Stock Assessment: From data to recommendations. A
peer-reviewed extension book published by New Hampshire Sea Grant,
Durham, NH. 44 pgs. Available for download.
- Golet, W.J., D.A.
Scopel, A.B. Cooper, and W.H. Watson. 2006. Daily patterns of
locomotion expressed by American lobsters (Homarus americanus) in their
natural habitat. Journal of Crustacean Biology 26(4):610-619.
- Sharma, R., A.B. Cooper, and R. Hilborn. 2005 A quantitative framework
for the analysis of habitat and hatchery practices on Pacific salmon.
Ecological Modelling 183:231-250.
- Rosenberg, A.A., W.J.
Bolster, K.E. Alexander, W.B. Leavenworth, A.B. Cooper, and M.G.
McKenzie. 2005. The history of ocean resources: Modeling cod biomass
using historical records. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
3(2):78-84.
- Cooper, A.B., A.A. Rosenberg, G. Stefansson, and
M. Mangel. 2004. Examining the importance of consistency in
multi-vessel trawl survey design based on the U.S. west coast
groundfish bottom trawl survey. Fisheries Research 70:239-250.
- Cooper, A.B., R. Hilborn, and J.W. Unsworth. 2003. An approach for
population assessment in the absence of abundance indices. Ecological
Applications 13(3): 814-818.
- Cooper, A.B. and J.J. Millspaugh.
2001. Accounting for variation in resource availability and animal
behavior in resource selection studies. In J.J. Millspaugh and J.M.
Marzluff (eds.). Radio Tracking and Animal Populations. Academic Press.
San Diego, California, USA.
- Cooper, A.B. and J.J. Millspaugh.
1999. The application of discrete choice models to wildlife resource
selection studies. Ecology 80: 566-575.
- Cooper, A.B. and M.S.
Mangel. 1999. The dangers of undetected metapopulation structure for
the conservation of salmonids. Fishery Bulletin 97:213-226.
Dr.
Cooper teaches Methods in Fisheries Assessment (REM 613), and
Evaluation of Management Strategies for Living Resources (REM 609).
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