Photo of a passive acoustic monitor or "song meter." Scientists use these tools to study the distribution of seabirds without causing damage to sensitive habitat or disturbing the animals.
Emily (Emma) Kelsey
Emily (Emma) Kelsey is a wildlife biologist with focuses on marine conservation biology and seabird ecology.
Emma is interested in seabirds’ role in the marine ecosystem as upper trophic level predators and how they are influenced by natural and anthropogenic changes in the marine environment. Currently, she is involved in research investigating the potential interactions of offshore wind energy infrastructure and seabirds in the California Current System and around the Main Hawaiian Islands. Emma is also part of several of long-term California seabird studies used to inform conservation and management decisions.
EDUCATION
MSc, Ecology and Conservation Biology, San Jose State University 2014
BS, Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Puget Sound 2010
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Marine Conservation
- Seabird Ecology
- Renewable energy infrastructure, wildlife interactions
- Telemetry
Science and Products
Assessing Mammalian Predator Control to Protect Endangered Birds at Haleakalā National Park
Seabird Vulnerability Assessment for Renewable Energy Projects
Breeding Seabirds of the Main Hawaiian Islands
Ashy Storm-Petrel Range and Colony Attendance Behavior
Seabird Health and Adaptive Management
Seabird Ecology and Marine Planning
Santa Cruz Field Station
Digital Imagery Used for Aerial Counts for Surface-Nesting Seabirds at Lehua Island and Moku Manu Islet and Ulupa'u Crater, O'ahu in 2019
Catch-Per-Unit-Effort (CPUE), Banding, and Morphometric Data Collected During Nocturnal Mist-Netting Sessions to Evaluate Trends and Variability Among Storm-Petrels of the California Channel Islands (1994-2018)
Population Estimates for Selected Breeding Seabirds at Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai, in 2019
Trap records used to analyze trends in mammalian predator control trapping events intended to protect ground-nesting, endangered birds at Haleakal? National Park, Hawai'i (2000 - 2014)
Data for calculating population, collision and displacement vulnerability among marine birds of the California Current System associated with offshore wind energy infrastructure (ver. 2.0, June 2017)
Photo of a passive acoustic monitor or "song meter." Scientists use these tools to study the distribution of seabirds without causing damage to sensitive habitat or disturbing the animals.
Predicted distribution of ‘ua‘u (Hawaiian petrel Pterodroma sandwichensis) nest sites on Haleakalā, Maui
Framework for assessing and mitigating the impacts of offshore wind energy development on marine birds
Aerial counts for surface-nesting seabirds at Lehua Island and Moku Manu Islet and Ulupaʻu Crater, Oʻahu, in 2019
Abundance and productivity of Marbled Murrelets (Brachyramphus marmoratus) off central California during the 2020 and 2021 breeding seasons
Population estimates for selected breeding seabirds at Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauaʻi, in 2019
Abundance and productivity of marbled murrelets (Brachyramphus marmoratus) off central California during the 2019 breeding season
Trends in mammalian predator control trapping events intended to protect ground-nesting, endangered birds at Haleakalā National Park, Hawaiʻi: 2000–14
Synopsis of research programs that can provide baseline and monitoring information for offshore energy activities in the Pacific region: Seabird and marine mammal surveys in the Pacific region
Abundance and productivity of marbled murrelets (Brachyramphus marmoratus) off central California during the 2018 breeding season
Collision and displacement vulnerability to offshore wind energy infrastructure among marine birds of the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf
Abundance and productivity of marbled murrelets (Brachyramphus marmoratus) off central California during the 2017 breeding season
Population-level plasticity in foraging behavior of western gulls (Larus occidentalis)
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Assessing Mammalian Predator Control to Protect Endangered Birds at Haleakalā National Park
Seabird Vulnerability Assessment for Renewable Energy Projects
Breeding Seabirds of the Main Hawaiian Islands
Ashy Storm-Petrel Range and Colony Attendance Behavior
Seabird Health and Adaptive Management
Seabird Ecology and Marine Planning
Santa Cruz Field Station
Digital Imagery Used for Aerial Counts for Surface-Nesting Seabirds at Lehua Island and Moku Manu Islet and Ulupa'u Crater, O'ahu in 2019
Catch-Per-Unit-Effort (CPUE), Banding, and Morphometric Data Collected During Nocturnal Mist-Netting Sessions to Evaluate Trends and Variability Among Storm-Petrels of the California Channel Islands (1994-2018)
Population Estimates for Selected Breeding Seabirds at Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauai, in 2019
Trap records used to analyze trends in mammalian predator control trapping events intended to protect ground-nesting, endangered birds at Haleakal? National Park, Hawai'i (2000 - 2014)
Data for calculating population, collision and displacement vulnerability among marine birds of the California Current System associated with offshore wind energy infrastructure (ver. 2.0, June 2017)
Photo of a passive acoustic monitor or "song meter." Scientists use these tools to study the distribution of seabirds without causing damage to sensitive habitat or disturbing the animals.
Photo of a passive acoustic monitor or "song meter." Scientists use these tools to study the distribution of seabirds without causing damage to sensitive habitat or disturbing the animals.
Predicted distribution of ‘ua‘u (Hawaiian petrel Pterodroma sandwichensis) nest sites on Haleakalā, Maui
Framework for assessing and mitigating the impacts of offshore wind energy development on marine birds
Aerial counts for surface-nesting seabirds at Lehua Island and Moku Manu Islet and Ulupaʻu Crater, Oʻahu, in 2019
Abundance and productivity of Marbled Murrelets (Brachyramphus marmoratus) off central California during the 2020 and 2021 breeding seasons
Population estimates for selected breeding seabirds at Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kauaʻi, in 2019
Abundance and productivity of marbled murrelets (Brachyramphus marmoratus) off central California during the 2019 breeding season
Trends in mammalian predator control trapping events intended to protect ground-nesting, endangered birds at Haleakalā National Park, Hawaiʻi: 2000–14
Synopsis of research programs that can provide baseline and monitoring information for offshore energy activities in the Pacific region: Seabird and marine mammal surveys in the Pacific region
Abundance and productivity of marbled murrelets (Brachyramphus marmoratus) off central California during the 2018 breeding season
Collision and displacement vulnerability to offshore wind energy infrastructure among marine birds of the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf
Abundance and productivity of marbled murrelets (Brachyramphus marmoratus) off central California during the 2017 breeding season
Population-level plasticity in foraging behavior of western gulls (Larus occidentalis)
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.