Joseph D. Warren
Associate Professor
School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences
Stony Brook University
239 Montauk Hwy
Southampton, NY 11968
631-632-5045, joe.warren@stonybrook.edu
Research: Bioacoustics, Pelagic Ecology of Zooplankton and Fish
Use of sound to study ecological processes in the ocean, Predator-prey relationships in pelagic ecosystems, Acoustic surveys of marine life, Biological and physical factors affecting pelagic ecosystems, Antarctic krill ecosystem, Ocean observation systems. Zooplankton, fish, and nekton behavior and ecology. Survey design and technology. Application of underwater acoustics to oceanographic problems. Use of sound by marine animals.
Education
Harvey Mudd College – B.S. Engineering with Honors, 1994
MIT/WHOI Joint Program – Ph.D. Applied Ocean Sciences, 2001
Some Recent Lab Publications (full list with links on Google Scholar, please contact me if a pdf is needed)
H.B. Blair, J. L. Miksis-Olds, J.D. Warren. (2021) “Spatial variability of epi- and mesopelagic 38 kHz backscatter from fish and zooplankton across the southeastern US shelf break.” Marine Ecology Progress Series. doi:10.3354/meps13732
B.M. Lucca, P.H. Ressler, H.R. Harvey, J.D. Warren. (2021) “Individual variability in sub-Arctic krill material properties, lipid composition, and other scattering model inputs affect acoustic estimates of their population.” ICES Journal of Marine Science. doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsab045
K.C. Heim, L.H. Thorne, J.D. Warren, J.S. Link, J.A. Nye. (2021) “Marine ecosystem indicators are sensitive to ecosystem boundaries and spatial scale.” Ecological Indicators 125:107522. doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107522
D.E. Cade, S. Mduduzi Seakamela, K.P. Findlay, J. Fukunaga, S.R. Kahane-Rapport, J.D. Warren, J. Calambokidis, J.A. Fahlbusch, A.S. Friedlaender, E.L. Hazen, D. Kotze, S. McCue, M. Meÿer, W.K. Oestreich, M.G. Oudejans, C. Wilke, J. Godlbogen. (2021) “Predator-scale spatial analysis of intra-patch prey distribution reveals the energetic drivers of rorqual whale super group formation.” Functional Ecology 35:894-908. doi:10.1111/1365-2435.13763
K. Owen, K. Saeki, J.D. Warren, A. Bocconcelli, D. Wiley, S.-I. Ohira, A. Bombosch, K. Toda, D.P. Zitterbart. (2021) “Natural dimethyl sulfide gradients would lead marine predators to higher prey biomass.” Communications Biology 4:149. doi:10.1038/s42003-021-01668-3
F. Caruso, L. Hickmott, J.D. Warren, P. Segre, G. Chiang, P. Bahamonde, S. Español-Jiménez, S. Li, A. Bocconcelli. (2020) “Diel differences in blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) dive behavior increase nighttime risk of ship strikes in northern Chilean Patagonia.” Integrative Zoology. doi:10.1111/1749-4877.12501
C.G. Easson, K.M. Boswell, N. Tucker, J.D. Warren, J.V. Lopez. (2020) “Combined Acoustics and E-DNA Analysis Reflects Diel Vertical Migration of Mixed Consortia in the Gulf of Mexico.” Frontiers in Marine Science. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2020.00552
S.S. Urmy* and J.D. Warren (2020) “Evaluating the target-tracking performance of scanning avian radars by augmenting data with simulated echoes.” Methods in Ecology and Evolution. doi: 10.1111/2041-210X.13365
K.M. Boswell, M. D’Elia, M.W. Johnston, J.A. Mohan, J.D. Warren, R.J.D. Wells, and T.T. Sutton. (2020) “Oceanographic structure and light levels drive patterns of sound scattering layers in a low-latitude oceanic system.” Frontiers in Marine Science. doi:10.3389/fmars.2020.00051
S.S. Urmy and J.D. Warren (2019) “Seasonal changes in the biomass, distribution, and patchiness of zooplankton and fish in four lakes in the Sierra Nevada, California.” Freshwater Biology. doi:10.1111/fwb.13362
B.M. Lucca and J.D. Warren. (2019) “Fishery-independent observations of Atlantic menhaden abundance in the coastal waters south of New York” Fisheries Research 218: 229-236. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2019.05.016
C. Wirth and J.D. Warren. (2019) “Overlapping use of an artificial reef by humans and an apex predator (Tursiops truncatus) in the New York Bight.” Marine Mammal Science 35(1): 271-283. doi:10.1111/mms.12515 [first published online: May 2018]
C. Wirth and J.D. Warren. (2018) “Spatial and temporal variation in toadfish (Opsanus tau) and cusk eel (Ophidion marginatum) mating choruses in eelgrass (Zostera marina) beds in a shallow, temperate estuary.” Bioacoustics. doi: 10.1080/09524622.2018.1542631
P.S. Segre, A. Bocconcelli, L.S. Hickmott, G. Howes, J.D. Warren, and G. Chiang. (2018) “Offshore hummingbird sightings in Chilean Patagonia.” The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 130(3): 796-799. doi: 10.1676/17-066.1
B.M. Lucca and J.D. Warren. (2018) “Acoustically-measured distribution and abundance of Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) in a shallow estuary in Long Island, NY” Estuaries and Coasts. doi:10.1007/s12237-018-0367-x
S.S. Urmy and J.D. Warren (2018) “Foraging hotspots of common and roseate terns: the influence of tidal currents, bathymetry, and prey density.” Marine Ecology Progress Series. 590: 227-245. doi:10.3354/meps12451
J.D. Warren. 2012. Counting critters in the sea using active acoustics. Acoustics Today. Volume 8. Issue 3. 25-34.
doi: 10.1121/1.4753914 [lay-language article that gives a good background on some of the research my lab does]
Announcements
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Our projects generally involve bioacoustics, zooplankton or fish ecology.
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Check out some summaries of what folks are currently working on as well as past projects.