Publications

 

Peer-reviewed scientific publications:

 

Khamassi, S., Coussau, L., Guillemette, M., Robert, D. (submitted) Evidence of post-larval growth-selective mortality in Atlantic mackerel revealed by the collection of young-of-the-year juveniles ingested by the northern gannet. Marine Ecology Progress Series.

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Shikon, V., Pepin, P., Schneider, D., Castonguay, M., Robert, D. (2019) Spatiotemporal variability in Newfoundland capelin (Mallotus villosus) larval abundance and growth: implications for recruitment. Fisheries Research 218: 237-245.

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Buren, A.D., Murphy, H.M., Adamack, A.T., Davoren, G.K., Koen-Alonso, M., Montevecchi W.A., Mowbray, F.K., Pepin, P., Regular, P., Robert, D., Rose, G.A., Stenson, G., Varkey, D. (2019) The collapse and continued low productivity of a keystone forage fish species. Marine Ecology Progress Series 616: 155-170.

 

Wilson, C.J., Murphy, H.M., Bourne, C., Pepin, P., Robert, D. (2018) Feeding ecology of larval Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) in Trinity Bay, Newfoundland: is recruitment linked to main prey availability? Journal of Plankton Research 40: 255–268. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fby003

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Murphy, H.M., Pepin, P., Robert, D. (2018) Re-visiting the drivers of capelin recruitment in Newfoundland since 1991. Fisheries Research 200: 1-10.
 

Le Bris, A., Fisher, J.A.D., Murphy, H.M., Galbraith, P.S., Castonguay, M., Loher, T., Robert, D. (2018) Migration patterns and putative spawning habitats of Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) in the Gulf of St. Lawrence revealed by geolocation of pop-up satellite archival tags. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 75: 135–147.

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Fisher, J.A.D., Robert, D., Le Bris, A., Loher, T. (2017) Pop-up satellite archival tag (PSAT) temporal data resolution affects interpretations of spawning behaviour and vertical habitat use. Animal Biotelemetry 5:21

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Falardeau, M., Bouchard, C., Robert, D., Fortier, L. (2017) First records of Pacific sand lance (Ammodytes hexapterus) in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Polar Biology. 40: 2291–2296.

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Murphy, H.M., Fisher, J.A.D., Le Bris, A., Desgagnés, M., Castonguay, M., Loher, T., Robert, D. (2017) Characterization of depth distributions, temperature associations, and seasonal migrations of Atlantic halibut in the Gulf of St. Lawrence using pop-up satellite archival tags. Marine and Coastal Fisheries 9: 341-356.

 

Tulk, F.J., Cadigan, N.G., Brattey, J., Robert, D. (2017) Spatial synchronicity in recruitment of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) stocks off Newfoundland and Labrador and the Flemish Cap. Fisheries Research 191: 49-59.

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Bouchard, C., Mollard, S., Suzuki, K., Robert, D., Fortier, L. (2016) Contrasting the early life histories of sympatric Arctic gadids Boreogadus saida and Arctogadus glacialis in the Canadian Beaufort Sea. Polar Biology 39: 1005-1022.

 

Suzuki, K.W., Bouchard, C., Robert, D., Fortier, L. (2015). Spatiotemporal occurrence of summer ichthyoplankton in the southeast Beaufort Sea. Polar Biology 38: 1379-1389.

 

Pepin, P.*, Robert, D.*, Bouchard, C., Dower, J.F., Falardeau, M., Fortier, L., Jenkins, G.P., Leclerc, V., Levesque, K., Llopiz, J.K., Meekan, M.G., Murphy, H.M., Ringuette, M., Sirois, P., Sponaugle, S. (2015) Once upon a larva: Revisiting the relationship between feeding success and growth in fish larvae. ICES Journal of Marine Science 72: 359-373 (Editor’s Choice paper). *Equal contributions.

 

Murphy, H.M., Bungay, T., Stern, E.W.P., Winger, P.D., Robert, D. (2015) Measurement of warp loads of bongo plankton samplers. Fisheries Research 162 : 43-46.

 

Robert, D., Murphy, H.M., Jenkins, G.P., Fortier, L. (2014) Poor taxonomical knowledge of larval fish diet composition is impeding our ability to assess the existence of a ‘critical period’ driving year-class strength. ICES J. Mar. Sci. 71: 2042-2052.

 

Falardeau, M., Robert, D., Fortier, L. (2014) Could the planktonic stages of polar cod and Pacific sand lance compete for food in the warming Beaufort Sea? ICES J. Mar. Sci. 71: 1956-1965.

 

Robert, D., Pepin, P., Dower, J.F., Fortier, L. (2014) Individual growth history of larval Atlantic mackerel is reflected in daily condition indices. ICES J. Mar. Sci. 71: 1001-1009.

 

Bouchard, C., Robert, D., Nelson, R.J., Fortier, L. (2013) The otolith nucleus as a tool to discriminate the early life stages of Boreogadus saida and Arctogadus glacialis. Polar Biol. 36: 1537-1542.

 

Fukunishi, Y., Masuda, R., Robert, D., Yamashita, Y. (2013) Comparison of UV-B tolerance among wild and hatchery-reared juveniles of black sea bream (Acanthopagrus schlegeli) and red sea bream (Pagrus major). Env. Biol. Fish. 96: 13-20.

 

Tremblay, J.-É., Robert, D., Varela, D.E., Lovejoy, C., Darnis, G., Nelson, R.J., Sastri, A.R. (2012) Current state and trends in Canadian Arctic marine ecosystems: I. Primary production. Clim. Change. 115: 161-178.

 

Darnis, G., Robert, D., Pomerleau, C., Link, H., Archambault, P., Nelson, R.J., Geoffroy, M., Tremblay, J.-É., Lovejoy, C., Ferguson, S.H., Hunt, B.P.V., Fortier, L. (2012) Current state and trends in Canadian Arctic marine ecosystems: II. Heterotrophic food web, pelagic-benthic coupling, and biodiversity. Clim. Change. 115: 179-205.

 

Thanassekos, S., Robert, D., Fortier, L. (2012) An individual based model of Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida) early life. II. Length- and growth-dependent mortality. J. Mar. Syst. 93: 39-46.

 

Forest, A., Stemmann, L., Picheral, M., Burdorf, L., Robert, D., Fortier, L., Babin, M. (2012) Size distribution of particles and zooplankton across the shelf-basin system in Southeast Beaufort Sea: combined results from an Underwater Vision Profiler and vertical net tows. Biogeosciences 9: 1301-1320.

 

Geoffroy, M., Robert, D., Darnis, G., Fortier, L. (2011) Polar cod (Boreogadus saida) aggregation behaviour in the Amundsen Gulf (southeastern Beaufort Sea) in winter. Polar Biol. 34: 1959-1971.

 

Robert, D., Levesque, K., Gagné, J.A., Fortier, L. (2011) Change in prey selectivity during the larval life of Atlantic cod in the southern Gulf of St Lawrence. J. Plankton Res. 33: 195-200.

 

Robert, D., Takasuka, A., Nakatsuka, S., Kubota, H., Oozeki, Y., Nishida, H., Fortier, L. (2010) Predation dynamics of mackerel on larval and juvenile anchovy: is capture success linked to prey condition? Fish. Sci. 76: 183-188.

 

Oshima, M., Robert, D., Kurita, Y., Yoneda, M. et al. (2010) Early growth dynamics and recruitment success in Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus off the Pacific coast of northern Japan. J. Sea Res. 64: 94-101

 

Kasai, A., Kurikawa, Y., Ueno, M., Robert, D., Yamashita, Y. (2010) Hydrodynamics and primary production in the Yura Estuary, Japan. Estuar. Coast. Shelf Sci. 86: 408-414.

 

Robert, D., Castonguay, M., Fortier, L. (2009) Effects of preferred prey density and temperature on feeding success and recent growth in larval mackerel of the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 377: 227-237.

 

Robert, D., Castonguay, M., Fortier, L. (2008) Effects of intra- and inter-annual variability in prey field on the feeding selectivity of larval Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus). J. Plankton Res. 30: 673-688.

 

Castonguay, M., Plourde, S., Robert, D., Runge, J.A., Fortier, L. (2008) Copepod production drives recruitment in a marine fish. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 65: 1528-1531.

 

Duplisea, D.E. and Robert, D. (2008) Prerecruit survival and recruitment of northern Gulf of St. Lawrence Atlantic cod. ICES J. Mar. Sci. 65: 946-952.

 

Robert, D., Castonguay, M., Fortier, L. (2007) Early growth and recruitment in Atlantic mackerel: discriminating the effects of fast growth and selection for fast growth. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 337: 209-219.

 

 

Book chapters:

 

Jacobsen, R.B., Hedeholm, R.B., Robert, D., Wheeland, L. (in press) 6.4. Sustainable fisheries. Report on Adaptation Actions for a Changing Arctic (AACA). Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP). 24 pp.

 

Wheeland, L., Robert, D. et al. (in press) Commercial Fisheries in the Eastern Canadian Arctic. in Bell, T. and Brown, T. (eds.) ArcticNet Integrated Regional Impact Study for Eastern Canadian Arctic. ArcticNet.

 

Fortier, L. et al. (2015) Chapter 4 - Arctic Change: Impacts on Marine Ecosystems and Contaminants. in Stern, G. and Gaden, A. (eds.) ArcticNet Integrated Regional Impact Study for Western Canadian Arctic. ArcticNet. pp. 200-254.

 

Fisher, J.A.D., & Robert, D. (2014). Les poissons du Groenland. In V. Masson-Delmotte, E. Gauthier,  D. Gremillet,  J.-M. Huctin, and D. Swingedouw (Eds.), Greenland Unveiled (in French). Paris, France: CNRS Éditions. In press.

 

Fortier, L., Darnis, G., Robert, D., Link, H., Geoffroy, M., Forest, A., Wold, A., Archambault, P., Piepenburg, D., Hop, H., Falk-Petersen, S. (2012) Food Webs. in Barber, D., Tjaden, T., Leitch, D., Barber, L., Chan, W. (eds.) On the edge: From knowledge to action during the fourth International Polar Year Circumpolar Flaw Lead System Study (2007-2008). University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, pp. 79-94.

 

 

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