Joe Warren
Professor
Faculty Director, Marine Vertebrate Biology
Education:
Ph.D.2001
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Research Topics:
Acoustical oceanography, Zooplankton behavior and ecology
- Bio/Research
Bio/Research
My lab uses acoustics as a tool to study a variety of biological (and physical) oceanographic processes. We work in a variety of habitats ranging from shallow water estuaries to the mesopelagic organisms that live in the deep ocean. Our projects take place all over the world ranging from the local waters of New York to the polar oceans (and many other locations in between).
We are a sea-going lab that primarily uses active acoustic methods to study the distribution and abundance of zooplankton and fish in the ocean and the bottom-up and top-down oceanographic processes that affect these animals. In conjunction with the acoustic data, we collect net tows and trawls (and other data) to help us better understand the ecology of these organisms and habitats. These data along with tank-based scattering experiments, computer modelling work, and other research efforts improve our ability to identify, estimate, and conserve pelagic organisms.
We also use passive acoustic monitoring to study the coastal waters and beaches of New York as well as tropical reef ecosystems. These projects rely on vocalizing animals and can be used to study the impact of human-activities on fish, invertebrates, marine mammals, and seabirds in these habitats.
Our most recent research activities and projects can be found on my research lab webpage (link above). Please feel free to email me if you’re interested in joining my lab (as an undergrad, graduate student, or post-doctoral researcher).
- Publications
Publications
H.B. Blair, J. L. Miksis-Olds, J.D. Warren. (accepted) “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
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
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
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
- Links
Links