Kelly Benoit-Bird Explained

Kelly J. Benoit-Bird
Alma Mater:Brown University (BS)
University of Hawaii at Manoa (PhD)
Thesis Title:Dynamics of the Hawai'ian mesopelagic boundary community and their effects on predator foraging behavior
Thesis Url:http://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10125/3049
Thesis Year:2003
Awards:2010 MacArthur Fellowship

Kelly Benoit-Bird (born 1976) is a marine scientist and senior scientist at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.[1] Benoit-Bird uses acoustics to study marine organisms and was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2010.[2]

Work and discoveries

Benoit-Bird has been fascinated by the ocean since fourth grade, and is the first in her family to attend college.[3]

Benoit-Bird's research uses acoustical tools to study the interactions between predators and their prey in marine environments. Key linkages characterized in the lab's research include simultaneous tracking of predator-prey pairs such as northern fur seals and their prey juvenile pollock,[4] spinner dolphins and micronekton,[5] fish and zooplankton in thin layers in Monterey Bay,[6] and beaked whales and squid.[7] Benoit-Bird's research has also used acoustic measurements to examine how changes in the phase of the moon impact the migration of small marine organisms[8] and the ability of predators such as spinner and dusky dolphins to find their prey.[9] In research conducted off California, Brandon Southall and Benoit-Bird determined that beaked whales prefer to forage within a Navy test range due to the high density of prey available to the peaked whales in that region.[10] Benoit-Bird has also developed instrumentation to make acoustic measurements with submersibles[11] and autonomous vehicles.[12]

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kelly Benoit-Bird SENIOR SCIENTIST & Science Chair. 19 March 2021. Monterey Bay Aquarium.
  2. Web site: Kelly Benoit-Bird: Sounding the Deep. Arnold. Carrie. April 1, 2011. The Scientist. June 16, 2014.
  3. Web site: Char . Kymber-Lee . January 4, 2011 . Kelly Benoit-Bird awarded MacArthur genius grant . June 16, 2014 . Mālamalama: The Magazine of the University of Hawai'i.
  4. Benoit-Bird. Kelly J.. Battaile. Brian C.. Nordstrom. Chad A.. Trites. Andrew W.. 2013-04-08. Foraging behavior of northern fur seals closely matches the hierarchical patch scales of prey. Marine Ecology Progress Series. en. 479. 283–302. 10.3354/meps10209. 2013MEPS..479..283B . 0171-8630. free.
  5. Benoit-Bird. Kelly J.. Au. Whitlow W. L.. 2003-05-01. Prey dynamics affect foraging by a pelagic predator (Stenella longirostris) over a range of spatial and temporal scales. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. en. 53. 6. 364–373. 10.1007/s00265-003-0585-4. 16138683 . 1432-0762.
  6. Benoit-Bird. Kelly J.. 2009-12-09. Dynamic 3-dimensional structure of thin zooplankton layers is impacted by foraging fish. Marine Ecology Progress Series. en. 396. 61–76. 10.3354/meps08316. 2009MEPS..396...61B . 0171-8630. free.
  7. Benoit-Bird. KJ. Southall. BL. Moline. MA. Claridge. DE. Dunn. CA. Dolan. KA. Moretti. DJ. 2020-11-12. Critical threshold identified in the functional relationship between beaked whales and their prey. Marine Ecology Progress Series. en. 654. 1–16. 10.3354/meps13521. 2020MEPS..654....1B . 0171-8630. free.
  8. Benoit-Bird. Kelly J.. Au. Whitlow W. L.. Wisdoma. Daniel W.. 2009. Nocturnal light and lunar cycle effects on diel migration of micronekton. Limnology and Oceanography. en. 54. 5. 1789–1800. 10.4319/lo.2009.54.5.1789. 2009LimOc..54.1789B . 1939-5590.
  9. Benoit-Bird. Kelly J.. Dahood. Adrian D.. Würsig. Bernd. 2009-12-03. Using active acoustics to compare lunar effects on predator–prey behavior in two marine mammal species. Marine Ecology Progress Series. en. 395. 119–135. 10.3354/meps07793. 2009MEPS..395..119B . 0171-8630. free.
  10. Web site: Why do Beaked Whales Keep Returning to a Navy Sonar Range?. 2021-04-24. The Maritime Executive. en.
  11. 2003-02-01. Acoustic backscattering by deepwater fish measured in situ from a manned submersible. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. en. 50. 2. 221–229. 10.1016/S0967-0637(02)00160-7. 0967-0637. Benoit-Bird . Kelly J. . Au . Whitlow W.L. . Kelley . Christopher D. . Taylor . Christopher . 2003DSRI...50..221B .
  12. Benoit-Bird. K. J.. Welch. T. Patrick. Waluk. C. M.. Barth. J. A.. Wangen. I.. McGill. P.. Okuda. C.. Hollinger. G. A.. Sato. M.. McCammon. S.. 2018. Equipping an underwater glider with a new echosounder to explore ocean ecosystems. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods. en. 16. 11. 734–749. 10.1002/lom3.10278. 1541-5856. free.
  13. Web site: Medwin Prize in Acoustical Oceanography. 2021-03-19. Technical Committee on Acoustical Oceanography. en-US.
  14. Web site: Fellows of the Society. 2021-04-24. Acoustical Society of America. en-US.
  15. Web site: Kelly Benoit-Bird. 2021-06-18. www.nasonline.org.
  16. Web site: Kelly Benoit-Bird. 2021-03-19. www.macfound.org. en.
  17. Web site: Acoustical Society of America Awards. 2021-03-19. Acoustical Society of America. en-US.
  18. Benoít-Bird. Kelly. 2009. Benoít-Bird Receives 2008 Ocean Sciences Early Career Award. Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union. en. 90. 12. 103. 10.1029/2009EO120004. 2009EOSTr..90..103B . 2324-9250. free.

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