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Scott A. Shaffer

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San Jose State University

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College of Science

Department Of Biological Sciences

Department Of Biological Sciences, One Washington Square Duncan Hall

Department Of Biology

Moss Landing Marine Laboratories

San Jose State University

Scott A. Shaffer is a Professor at San Jose State University specializing in avian biology, marine ecology, and conservation biology. His research integrates biologging and telemetry to investigate the foraging behavior, movement ecology, and climate-driven habitat shifts of seabirds, including albatrosses, murres, and gulls. Recent work has identified global marine flyways for long-distance migratory seabirds, quantified the efficacy of remote marine protected areas, and examined the differential impacts of wind and waves on albatross flight performance across ocean basins. His 2025 study on a Western Gull riding in a garbage transfer truck highlights novel anthropogenic interactions. Shaffer has received NSF funding for collaborative research on predator facilitation in variable marine environments.

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ecology avian biology marine biology marine ecology animal ecology climate change ornithology conservation biology wildlife oceanography wildlife ecology foraging zoology animal behavior movement ecology environmental science wildlife biology evolutionary biology entomology behavioral ecology physiology breeding behavior aquatic ecosystems spatial ecology animal physiology fish biology wildlife management biological conservation biological oceanography functional ecology mammalian biology mammalogy marine environments experimental biology population ecology physical oceanography evolutionary ecology animal conservation animal science energy expenditure community (ecology) global ecology mammalian physiology oceanic science marine protected areas predator-prey interactions comparative physiology oceanographic research avian locomotion diomedea exulans sooty shearwaters avian predation sympatric boobies comparative endocrinology resource partitioning deep sea marine management conservation policy fishery management habitat management landscape ecology physiological research wind engineering free-ranging albatrosses marine habitats wandering albatrosses central pacific ocean larus occidentalis north pacific albatrosses perfluoroalkyl substances arctic seabird data loggers marine mammals central california climate projections climate change adaptation

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Additional File 1 of Differential Impacts of Wind and Waves on Albatross Flight Performance in Two Ocean Basins. Open MIND (2026)

marine meteorologyocean sciencesoceanographyaerospace engineeringocean engineeringmeteorology

Differential Impacts of Wind and Waves on Albatross Flight Performance in Two Ocean Basins. Movement Ecology (2025)

marine meteorologyocean sciencesoceanographyecologymeteorology

Global Marine Flyways Identified for Long‐Distance Migrating Seabirds From Tracking Data. Global Ecology and Biogeography (2025)

avian locomotionavian biologynavigationlong‐distance migrating seabirdsoceanographytracking datamarine ornithologymarine biologymaritime sciencesaerospace engineeringmovement ecologyecologyornithology

Multi‐Species Telemetry Quantifies Current and Future Efficacy of a Remote Marine Protected Area. Global Change Biology (2025)

future efficacymarine systemsocean monitoringoceanographyaquatic ecosystemsenvironmental sciencemarine policymarine protected areasmarine biologyecology

The First Gps Observation of a Western Gull (Larus Occidentalis) Riding in a Long-Haul Garbage Transfer Truck. Waterbirds (2025)

wildlifeavian biologywildlife ecologygeographyconservation biology

Beyond Boundaries: Governance Considerations for Climate-Driven Habitat Shifts of Highly Migratory Marine Species Across Jurisdictions. npj Ocean Sustainability (2024)

Bianca S. SantosElliott L. HazenHeather WelchNerea Lezama-OchoaBarbara A. BlockDaniel P. CostaScott A. ShafferLarry B. Crowder

governance considerationsgovernanceclimate governanceclimate policypublic policyenvironmental scienceclimate changemarine policyhabitat managementearth system governancemultispecies managementclimate-driven habitat shiftsmigratory marine speciesmarine managementecologyglobal ecology

Intra- and Interannual Variation in the Foraging Behavior of Common Murres (Uria Aalge) in the Central California Current. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology (2024)

Sean GeePete WarzybokMichael E. JohnsJaime JahnckeScott A. Shaffer

oceanographymarine biologymarine environmentsecologyforagingforaging behaviorbiological oceanographyocean sciencesuria aalgemarine ecologyavian biologybehavioral ecologycommon murresaquatic ecosystemsconservation biologymovement ecologyanimal behaviorwildlifecentral californiainterannual variation

Tracked Gulls Help Identify Potential Zones of Interaction Between Whales and Shipping Traffic. Marine ornithology (2024)

wildlifemarine ecologymarine ornithologymarine biologyconservation biologymovement ecologyecology

Active Breeding Seabirds Prospect Alternative Breeding Colonies. Oecologia (2023)

Jelena KraljAurore PonchonDaniel OroBarbara AmadesiJuan ArizagaNicola BaccettiThierry BoulinierJacopo G. CecereRobin M. CorcoranAnna-Marie CormanLeonie EnnersAbram FleishmanStefan GartheDavid GrémilletAnn HardingJosé Manuel IgualLuka JurinovićUlrike KubetzkiDonald E. LyonsRachael OrbenRosana ParedesSimone PirrelloBernard RecorbetScott ShafferPhilipp SchwemmerLorenzo SerraAnouk SpeltGiacomo TavecchiaJill TengeresDavorin TomeCara WilliamsonShane WindsorHillary YoungMarco ZenatelloRuben Fijn

avian biologybreeding behaviorclimate changealternative breeding coloniesecologyornithology

Corrigendum to “Quantifying Annual Spatial Consistency in Chick-Rearing Seabirds to Inform Important Site Identification” [Biol. Conserv. 281 (2023) 109994]. Biological Conservation (2023)

Martin BealPaulo CatryRichard A. PhillipsSteffen OppelJohn P.Y. ArnouldMaria I. BogdanovaMark BoltonAna P.B. CarneiroCorey ClatterbuckMelinda ConnersFrancis DauntKarine DelordKyle ElliottAymeric FromantJosé Pedro GranadeiroJonathan A. GreenLewis G. HalseyKeith C. HamerMotohiro ItoRuth JeavonsJeong-Hoon KimNobuo KokubunShiho KoyamaJude V. LaneWon Young LeeSakiko MatsumotoRachael A. OrbenEllie OwenVitor H. PaivaAllison PattersonChristopher J. PollockJaime A. RamosPaul SagarKatsufumi SatoScott A. ShafferLouise SoanesAkinori TakahashiDavid R. ThompsonLesley ThorneLeigh TorresYutaka WatanukiSusan M. WaughHenri WeimerskirchShannon WhelanKen YodaJosé C. XavierMaria P. Dias

biological conservationchick-rearing seabirdsavian biologyclimate changeconservation biologyecologyannual spatial consistencyornithology

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Scott A. Shaffer

Professor

San Jose State University

Affiliations

College of Science

Department Of Biological Sciences

Department Of Biological Sciences, One Washington Square Duncan Hall

Department Of Biology

Moss Landing Marine Laboratories

San Jose State University

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Notable Scholarly Works

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Additional File 1 of Differential Impacts of Wind and Waves on Albatross Flight Performance in Two Ocean Basins. Open MIND (2026)

marine meteorologyocean sciencesoceanographyaerospace engineeringocean engineeringmeteorology

Differential Impacts of Wind and Waves on Albatross Flight Performance in Two Ocean Basins. Movement Ecology (2025)

marine meteorologyocean sciencesoceanographyecologymeteorology

Global Marine Flyways Identified for Long‐Distance Migrating Seabirds From Tracking Data. Global Ecology and Biogeography (2025)

Multi‐Species Telemetry Quantifies Current and Future Efficacy of a Remote Marine Protected Area. Global Change Biology (2025)

future efficacymarine systemsocean monitoringoceanographyaquatic ecosystemsenvironmental sciencemarine policymarine protected areasmarine biologyecology

The First Gps Observation of a Western Gull (Larus Occidentalis) Riding in a Long-Haul Garbage Transfer Truck. Waterbirds (2025)

wildlifeavian biologywildlife ecologygeographyconservation biology

Beyond Boundaries: Governance Considerations for Climate-Driven Habitat Shifts of Highly Migratory Marine Species Across Jurisdictions. npj Ocean Sustainability (2024)

Bianca S. SantosElliott L. HazenHeather WelchNerea Lezama-OchoaBarbara A. BlockDaniel P. CostaScott A. ShafferLarry B. Crowder

Intra- and Interannual Variation in the Foraging Behavior of Common Murres (Uria Aalge) in the Central California Current. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology (2024)

Sean GeePete WarzybokMichael E. JohnsJaime JahnckeScott A. Shaffer

Tracked Gulls Help Identify Potential Zones of Interaction Between Whales and Shipping Traffic. Marine ornithology (2024)

wildlifemarine ecologymarine ornithologymarine biologyconservation biologymovement ecologyecology

Active Breeding Seabirds Prospect Alternative Breeding Colonies. Oecologia (2023)

avian biologybreeding behaviorclimate changealternative breeding coloniesecologyornithology

Corrigendum to “Quantifying Annual Spatial Consistency in Chick-Rearing Seabirds to Inform Important Site Identification” [Biol. Conserv. 281 (2023) 109994]. Biological Conservation (2023)

biological conservationchick-rearing seabirdsavian biologyclimate changeconservation biologyecologyannual spatial consistencyornithology

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