Biology & Life Sciences

The TOPP Collection

Published May 25, 2018 Curated Collections

This collection of papers highlights research performed under the auspices of the Tagging of Pacific Predators (TOPP) program, a component of the Census of Marine Life. TOPP is a multi-institutional, multi-year large-scale biologging program that has deployed nearly 4300 tags on 23 marine species throughout the Pacific Ocean in a series of studies providing essential input into the effective management of marine ecosystems and conservation of top predator populations.

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Research Articles

From the Blogs

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Kate Spencer

PLOS Blogs Announcing a new PLoS Collection, Tagging of Pacific Predators (TOPP)
January 14, 2010 Liz Allen

Research Articles

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10.1371/journal.pbio.0060171

PLOS Biology Persistent Leatherback Turtle Migrations Present Opportunities for Conservation
July 15, 2008 George L Shillinger, Daniel M Palacios, Helen Bailey, Steven J Bograd, Alan M Swithenbank, Philippe Gaspar, Bryan P Wallace, James R Spotila, Frank V Paladino, Rotney Piedra, Scott A Eckert, Barbara A Block
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10.1371/journal.pone.0001041

PLOS ONE Small-Scale Fisheries Bycatch Jeopardizes Endangered Pacific Loggerhead Turtles
October 17, 2007 S. Hoyt Peckham, David Maldonado Diaz, Andreas Walli, Georgita Ruiz, Larry B. Crowder, Wallace J. Nichols
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10.1371/journal.pone.0004016

PLOS ONE Wind, Waves, and Wing Loading: Morphological Specialization May Limit Range Expansion of Endangered Albatrosses
December 24, 2008 Robert M. Suryan, David J. Anderson, Scott A. Shaffer, Daniel D. Roby, Yann Tremblay, Daniel P. Costa, Paul R. Sievert, Fumio Sato, Kiyoaki Ozaki, Gregory R. Balogh, Noboru Nakamura
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10.1371/journal.pone.0004711

PLOS ONE A Parsimonious Approach to Modeling Animal Movement Data
March 5, 2009 Yann Tremblay, Patrick W. Robinson, Daniel P. Costa
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10.1371/journal.pone.0006151

PLOS ONE Seasonal Movements, Aggregations and Diving Behavior of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) Revealed with Archival Tags
July 7, 2009 Andreas Walli, Steven L. H. Teo, Andre Boustany, Charles J. Farwell, Tom Williams, Heidi Dewar, Eric Prince, Barbara A. Block
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10.1371/journal.pone.0007623

PLOS ONE Bringing Home the Trash: Do Colony-Based Differences in Foraging Distribution Lead to Increased Plastic Ingestion in Laysan Albatrosses?
October 28, 2009 Lindsay C. Young, Cynthia Vanderlip, David C. Duffy, Vsevolod Afanasyev, Scott A. Shaffer
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10.1371/journal.pone.0008677

PLOS ONE Accuracy of ARGOS Locations of Pinnipeds at-Sea Estimated Using Fastloc GPS
January 15, 2010 Daniel P. Costa, Patrick W. Robinson, John P. Y. Arnould, Autumn-Lynn Harrison, Samantha E. Simmons, Jason L. Hassrick, Andrew J. Hoskins, Stephen P. Kirkman, Herman Oosthuizen, Stella Villegas-Amtmann, Daniel E. Crocker
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10.1371/journal.pone.0010756

PLOS ONE Comparative Influence of Ocean Conditions on Yellowfin and Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Catch from Longlines in the Gulf of Mexico
May 28, 2010 Steven L. H. Teo, Barbara A. Block
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10.1371/journal.pone.0010960

PLOS ONE Shearwater Foraging in the Southern Ocean: The Roles of Prey Availability and Winds
June 4, 2010 Ben Raymond, Scott A. Shaffer, Serguei Sokolov, Eric J. Woehler, Daniel P. Costa, Luke Einoder, Mark Hindell, Graham Hosie, Matt Pinkerton, Paul M. Sagar, Darren Scott, Adam Smith, David R. Thompson, Caitlin Vertigan, Henri Weimerskirch
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10.1371/journal.pone.0036728

PLOS ONE Foraging Behavior and Success of a Mesopelagic Predator in the Northeast Pacific Ocean: Insights from a Data-Rich Species, the Northern Elephant Seal
May 15, 2012 Patrick Robinson, Daniel Costa, Daniel Crocker, Juan Pablo Gallo-Reynoso, Cory Champagne, Melinda Fowler, Chandra Goetsch, Kimberly Goetz, Jason Hassrick, Luis Hückstädt, Carey Kuhn, Jennifer Maresh, Sara Maxwell, Birgitte McDonald, Sarah Peterson, Samantha Simmons, Nicole Teutschel, Stella Villegas-Amtmann, Ken Yoda