Benjamin D. BestEnvironmental Data Scientist 508 E Haley St, Santa Barbara, CA 93103+1.805.705.9770; ben@ecoquants.com Education
PublicationsBest BD, L Kilcher (2019) Submarine Cable Analysis for U.S. Marine Renewable Energy Development. Golden, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory. NREL/TP-5000-71125. linkCanonico G, PL Buttigieg, E Montes, CA Stepien, D Wright, ..., BD Best, ... BJ Murton (2019) Global Observational Needs and Resources for Marine Biodiversity. Frontiers in Marine Science. link Best BD, PN Halpin (2019) Minimizing wildlife impacts for offshore wind energy development: Winning tradeoffs for birds in space and cetaceans in time. PLoS ONE. link Ilieva I, L Jouvet, L Seidelin, BD Best, S Aldabet, R da Silva, D Amor A Ovando (2018) A Global Database of Intentionally Deployed Wrecks to Serve as Artificial Reefs. Data in Brief. link Muller-Karger FE, P Miloslavich, NJ Bax, S Simmons, MJ Costello, IS Pinto, G Canonico, W Turner, M Gill, E Montes, BD Best, J Pearlman, P Halpin, ..., Gary Geller (2018) Advancing Marine Biological Observations linking the Essential Ocean Variables (EOVs) and Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs) Frameworks. Frontiers in Marine Science. link Muller-Karger FE, E Hestir, C Ade, K Turpie, D Roberts, D Siegel, R Miller, D Humm, N Izenberg, M Keller, F Morgan, R Frouin, A Dekker, R Gardner, J Goodman, B Schaeffer, B Franz, N Pahlevan, AG Mannino, JA Concha, SG Ackleson, K Cavanaugh, A Romanou, M Tzortziou, E Boss, R Pavlick, D Schimel, A Freeman, CS Rousseaux, J Dunne, MC Long, E Klein, GA McKinley, R Letelier, M Roffer, J Goes, A Bracher, KR Arrigo, H Dierssen, X Zhang, F Davis, BD Best, R Guralnick, J Moisan, HM Sosik, M Kavanaugh, R Kudela, CB Mouw, A Barnard, S Palacios, C Roesler, E Drakou, W Appeltans (2018) Satellite sensor requirements for monitoring essential biodiversity variables of coastal ecosystems. Ecological Applications. link Lowndes JS, BD Best, C Scarborough, JC Afflerbach, MR Frazier, CC O'Hara, N Jiang, BS Halpern (2017) Our path to better science in less time using open data science tools. Nature Ecology & Evolution. link Roberts JJ, BD Best, L Mannocci, E Fujioka, PN Halpin, DL Palka, LP Garrison, KD Mullin, TVN Cole, CB Khan, WA McLellan, DA Pabst, GG Lockhart (2016) Habitat-based cetacean density models for the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. Scientific Reports. link Halpern B, M Frazier, BD Best, C Longo and JSS Lowndes (2016) Chapter 7.8: Ocean Health Index for the world’s large marine ecosystems. In: IOC-UNESCO and UNEP. 2016. Large Marine Ecosystems: Status and Trends. United Nations Environment Program, Nairobi, pp. 239–249. Lowndes, JSS, EJ Pacheco, BD Best, C Scarborough, C Longo, SK Katona, BS Halpern (2015) Best practices for assessing ocean health in multiple contexts using tailorable frameworks. PeerJ. link Best BD, CH Fox, R Williams, PN Halpin, PC Paquet (2015) Updated marine mammal distribution and abundance estimates in coastal British Columbia. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management. link Halpern BS, CL Longo, JSS Lowndes, BD Best, M Frazie, SK Katona, … ER Selig (2015). Patterns and Emerging Trends in Global Ocean Health. PLoS ONE. link Halpern BS, CL Longo, C Scarborough, D Hardy, BD Best, S Doney, S Katona, K McLeod, A Rosenberg, J Samhouri (2014) Assessing the health of the U.S. west coast with a regional-scale application of the Ocean Health Index. PLoS ONE. link Fujioka E, CY Kot, BP Wallace, BD Best, J Moxley, J Cleary, B Donnelly, PN Halpin (2014) Data Integration for Conservation: Leveraging Multiple Data Types to Advance Ecological Assessments and Habitat Modeling for Marine Megavertebrates using OBIS-SEAMAP. Ecological Informatics. link Elfes CT, CL Longo, BS Halpern, D Hardy, C Scarborough, BD Best, T Pinheiro, G Dutra (2014) A Regional-Scale Ocean Health Index for Brazil. PLoS ONE. link Anadón JD, M del Mar Mancha-Cisneros, BD Best, LR Gerber (2013) Habitat-specific larval dispersal and marine connectivity: Implications for reserve design. Ecosphere. link Selig ER, CL Longo, BS Halpern, BD Best, D Hardy, CT Elfes, C Scarborough, KM Kleisner, SK Katona (2013) Assessing global marine biodiversity status within a coupled socio-ecological perspective. PLoS One. link Halpern BS, C Longo, D Hardy, KL McLeod, JF Samhouri, SK Katona, K Kleisner, SE Lester, J O’Leary, M Ranelletti, AA Rosenberg, C Scarborough, ER Selig, BD Best, DR Brumbaugh, FS Chapin III, LB Crowder, KL Daly, SC Doney, C Elfes, MJ Fogarty, SD Gaines, K Jacobsen, LB Karrer, HM Leslie, E Neeley, D Pauly, S Polasky, B Ris, K St. Martin, GS Stone, UR Sumaila, D Zeller (2012) An index to assess the health and benefits of the global ocean. Nature. link Schick RS, PN Halpin, AJ Read, DL Urban, BD Best, CP Good, JJ Roberts,
EA LaBrecque, DL Palka, H Whitehead, WA McClellan, DA Pabst, C Dunn (2011) Community structure in pelagic marine mammals at large spatial scales. Marine Ecology Progress Series. link Zydelis R, RL Lewison, SA Shaffer, JE Moore, AM Boustany, JJ Roberts, M
Sims, DC Dunn, BD Best, Y Tremblay, MA Kappes, PN Halpin, DP Costa, LB
Crowder (2011) Dynamic habitat models: a new perspective in
analyzing fisheries bycatch. Ecology Letters. link Kot CY, E Fujioka, LJ Hazen LJ, BD Best, AJ Read, PN Halpin (2010) Spatio-temporal gap analysis of OBIS-SEAMAP project data: Assessment and way forward. PLoS ONE. link Roberts JJ, BD Best, DC Dunn, EA Treml, PN Halpin (2010) Marine Geospatial Ecology Tools: an integrated framework for ecological geoprocessing with ArcGIS, Python, R, MATLAB, and C++. Ecosystem Modeling & Software. link Lookingbill T, MT Trice, S Carter, G Sanders G, BD Best, BJ Longstaff, JM Hawkey (2010) Program Design: Developing a Comprehensive Data Strategy. Integrating and Applying Science: A handbook for effective coastal ecosystem assessment, Chapter 11. IAN press. link Eléaume M, RJ Beaman, HJ Griffiths, BD Best, MK Riddle, V Wadley, SR Rintoul, LG Hemery, N Améziane (2010) Near bottom current direction inferred from comatulid crinoid feeding postures on the Terre Adélie and George V shelf, East Antarctica. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. link Best BD, PN Halpin (2009) Predictive Marine Mammal Modeling for Queen Charlotte Basin, British Columbia. Technical Report for Raincoast Conservation Foundation. 120 p. link Ardron J, D Dunn, C Corrigan, K Gjerde, PN Halpin, J Rice, EV Berghe, M Vierros, E Fujioka, BD Best, JR Roberts, et al (2009) Defining Ecologically or Biologically Significant Areas in the Open Oceans and Deep Seas: Analysis, Tools, Resources and Illustrations. link Schick RS, PN Halpin, AJ Read, CK Slay, SD Kraus, BR Mate, MF Baumgartner, JJ Roberts, BD Best, CP Good, SR Loarie, JS Clark (2009)
Striking the right balance in right whale conservation. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. link Halpin PN, AJ Read, E Fujioka, BD Best, B Donnelly, LJ Hazen, C Kot, K Urian, E LaBrecque, C Good, LB Crowder, KD Hyrenbach. (2009). OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography. link Schick RS, SR Loarie, F Colchero, BD Best, A Boustany, DA Conde, PN Halpin, LN Joppa, CM McClellan, JS Clark (2008) Understanding movement data and movement processes: current and emerging directions. Ecology Letters. link Halpin PN, E Fujioka, MS Coyne, BD Best (2007) Marine Animal Data Applications. In: ArcMarine: GIS for a Blue Planet, Chapter 4. ESRI press. link Halpin PN, AJ Read, BD Best, KD Hyrenbach KD, E Fujioka, MS Coyne, LB Crowder, SA Freeman, C Spoerri. (2006). OBIS-SEAMAP: developing a biogeographic research data commons for the ecological studies of marine mammals, seabirds, and sea turtles. Marine Ecology Progess Series. link Appointments
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