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Peer Reviewed Publications:
Farr, E.R., Johnson, M.R., Nelson, M.W., Hare, J.A., Morrison, W.E., Lettrich, M.D., Vogt, B., Meaney, C., Howson, U.A., Auster, P.J. and Borsuk, F.A., 2021. An assessment of marine, estuarine, and riverine habitat vulnerability to climate change in the Northeast US. PLoS ONE, 16(12), p.e0260654.
Mercaldo-Allen, R., P. Clark, Y. Liu, G. Phillips, D. Redman, P.J. Auster, E. Estela, L. Milke, A. Verkade, J.M. Rose. 2021. Exploring video and eDNA metabarcoding methods to assess oyster aquaculture cages as fish habitat. Aquaculture Environment Interactions 13:277-294.
Redfern, J.V., K.A. Kryc, L. Weiss, B.C. Hodge, O. O’Brien, S.D. Kraus, E. Quintana-Rizzo and P.J. Auster. 2021. Opening a marine monument to commercial fishing compromises ecosystem protections. Frontiers in Marine Science. 8:645314.
doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.645314.
Watling, L and P.J. Auster. 2021. Vulnerable marine ecosystems, communities, and indicator species: confusing concepts for conservation of seamounts. Frontiers in Marine Science 8:622586. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.622586
Auster, P.J. and L. Giacalone. 2021. Virtual reality camera technology facilitates sampling of interactions between reef piscivores and prey. Marine Technology Society Journal 55(2):54-63.
Levin, L.A., P. Auster, M.R. Clark, J.M. Hall-Spencer, R. Hopcroft, J. Ingels, A. Metaxas, B. Narayanaswamy, J.T. Tuhumwire, M. Yasuhara. 2021. Continental slopes and submarine canyons. Chapter 7J, p. 395-420, in: The Second World Ocean Assessment, World Ocean Assessment II. United Nations, New York.
Cau, A., A. Mercier, D. Moccia, and P.J. Auster. 2020. The nursery role of marine animal forests. Chapter 10. pp. 309-331, in: S. Rossi and L. Bramanti (editors) Perspectives on the Marine Animal Forests of the World. Springer Nature Switzerland.
Lapointe, A.E., L. Watling, S.C. France and P.J. Auster. 2020. Megabenthic assemblages in the lower bathyal (700 – 3000 m) on the New England and Corner Rise Seamounts, Northwest Atlantic. Deep-Sea Research Part 1: Oceanographic Research Papers. 103366
Hartill, E.C., R.G. Waller and P.J. Auster. 2020. Deep coral habitats of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska. PLoS ONE 15(8): e0236945.
Auster, P.J., B. Wikgren, M.P. McKee and S.D. Kraus. 2020. A scientific basis for designation of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument. Frontiers in Marine Science 7:566. doi:10.3389/fmars.2020.00566
Auster, P.J., F. Campanella, R. Kurth, R.C. Muñoz, and J.C. Taylor. 2020. Identifying habitat associations of sea turtles within an area of offshore sub-tropical reefs (NW Atlantic). Southeastern Naturalist 19:460-471.
Auster, P.J., K. Cantwell, D. Grubbs and S. Hoy. 2020. Observations of deep-sea sharks and associated species at a large food fall on the continental margin off South Carolina, USA (NW Atlantic). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 35:48-53.
Staudinger, M., H. Goyert, J. Suca, K. Coleman, L. Welch, J.K. Llopiz, D. Wiley, I. Altman, A. Applegate, P. Auster, H. Baumann, J. Beaty, D. Boelke, L. Kaufman, P. Loring, J. Moxley, S. Paton, K. Powers, D. Richardson, J. Robbins, J. Runge, B. Smith, C. Spiege and H. Steinmetz. 2020. The role of Ammodytes in the Northwest Atlantic Ecosystem: A synthesis of current knowledge with implications for conservation and management. Fish and Fisheries 21:522-556.
Auster, P.J., J. Lindholm, J. Pereira, S. Fangman, H. Bolton, A. Cramer, L. Jensen and J. Moye. 2020. Preliminary results assessing movement patterns of select demersal piscivores at the sub-tropical reefs of Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary (northwest Atlantic, Carolinian province). p. 98-114, in: K.W. Roberson, P.J. Auster, S. Fangman and M. Harvey (eds). Review of Scientific Research in and around the Designated Research Area of Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary (NW Atlantic). Marine Sanctuaries Conservation Series ONMS-20-08.
Campanella, F., P.J. Auster, C. Taylor, R. Muñoz ad D. Fribance. 2020. Patterns of predator-prey co-occurrence and behavioral interactions over diel periods at sub-tropical reefs: results from 2016 observations. p. 86-97, in: K.W. Roberson, P.J. Auster, S. Fangman and M. Harvey (eds). Review of Scientific Research in and around the Designated Research Area of Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary (NW Atlantic). Marine Sanctuaries Conservation Series ONMS-20-08.
Gabriel, S. and P.J. Auster. 2020. Assessing the presence of halo predators at sub-tropical reefs. p. 122-132, in: K.W. Roberson, P.J. Auster, S. Fangman and M. Harvey (eds). Review of Scientific Research in and around the Designated Research Area of Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary (NW Atlantic). Marine Sanctuaries Conservation Series ONMS-20-08.
Gabriel, S., P.J. Auster and L. Kracker. 2020. Assessing patterns of prey fish abundance and patchiness at live-bottom reefs using hydroacoustics, 2011-2013. p. 77-85, in: K.W. Roberson, P.J. Auster, S. Fangman and M. Harvey (eds). Review of Scientific Research in and around the Designated Research Area of Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary (NW Atlantic). Marine Sanctuaries Conservation Series ONMS-20-08.
Zajac, R.N. L.M. Stefaniak, I. Babb, C.W. Conroy, S. Penna, D. Chadi, and P.J. Auster. 2020. An integrated seafloor habitat map to inform marine spatial planning and management: a case study from Long Island Sound (Northwest Atlantic). p. 199-217 in: P.T. Harris and E.K. Baker (editors), Seafloor Geomorphology as Benthic Habitat: GeoHab Atlas of Seafloor Geomorphic Features and Benthic Habitats, Second Edition. Elsevier Inc., Amsterdam.
Campanella, F., P.J. Auster, C. Taylor, R. Munoz. 2019. Dynamics of predator-prey habitat use and behavioral interactions over diel periods at sub-tropical reefs. PLoS ONE 14(2): e0211886. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.
Fountain, C.T., R.G. Waller, and P.J. Auster. 2019. Individual and population level variation in the reproductive potential of deep-sea corals from different habitats within the Gulf of Maine region. Frontiers in Marine Science 6:172.
doi: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00172
Auster, P.J., J. Cortés, J.J. Alvarado, and A. Beita-Jiménez. 2019. Coordinated hunting behaviors of mixed species groups of piscivores and associated species at Isla del Coco National Park (Eastern Tropical Pacific). Neotropical Ichthyology, 17(1): e180165, 2019
Auster, P.J. and C.W. Conroy. 2019. Time-series patterns and dynamics of species richness, diversity, and community composition of fishes at Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (1970-2017). Marine Sanctuaries Conservation Series ONMS-19-04. U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, Silver Spring, MD. 58 pp.
Sánchez-Jiménez, A., B. Naranjo-Elizondo, A. Rodríguez-Arrieta, A.J. Quesada, S. Blum, J.E. McCosker, D.R. Robertson, P.J. Auster & J. Cortés. 2018. Updated catalogue of bony fishes observed in deep waters at Isla del Coco National Park and Las Gemelas Seamount, Costa Rica (Eastern Tropical Pacific). Revista de Biología Tropical/International Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation 66 (Supplement 5): S1-S113.
Watling, L. and P.J. Auster. 2017. Opinion: Seamounts on the high seas should be managed as vulnerable marine ecosystems. Frontiers in Marine Science 4:14. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2017.00014.
Auster, P.J. and J. Cortés. 2016. Complexity in a facilitative behavior web of piscivores and associated species at Isla del Coco National Park (Eastern Tropical Pacific). PeerJ Preprints 4:e2432v1.
Howell, P., J. Pereira, E. Schultz and P.J. Auster. 2016. Habitat use in a depleted population of winter flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanus: Insights into impediments to population recovery. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 145:1208-1222.
Auster, P., A. Sánchez-Jiménez, A. Rodríguez-Arrieta, A. Quesada, C. Pérez, B. Naranjo-Elizondo, S. Blum & J. Cortés. 2016. Facilitative behavioral interactions between deepwater piscivores at Isla de Coco National Park and Las Gemelas Seamount, Costa Rica. Revista de Biología Tropical/International Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation, 64 (Supplement 1):187-196.
Koslow, J.A., P. Auster, O.A. Bergstad, J.M. Roberts, A. Rogers, M. Vecchione, P. Harris, J, Rice and P. Bernal. 2016. Biological communities on seamounts and other submarine features potentially threatened by disturbance. Chapter 51, p. 1-26 In: L. Inniss and A. Simcock (Joint Coordinators). The First Global Integrated Marine Assessment, World Ocean Assessment I. United Nations, New York.
Quattrini, A.M., M.S. Nizinski, J.D. Chaytor, A.W.J. Demopoulos, E.B. Roark, S.C. France, J.A. Moore, T.P. Heyl, P.J. Auster, B. Kinlan, C. Ruppel, K. Elliott, B. Kennedy, E. Loebecker, A. Skarke and T.M. Shank. 2015. Exploration of the canyon incised continental margin of the northeastern United States reveals dynamic habitats and diverse communities. PLoS ONE 10(10): e0139904.
Landi, A.A., J.C. Vokoun, P. Howell, P.Auster. 2015. Resource selection of spawning horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) along a complex coastline: using field surveys and geospatial analyses to predict use of habitat patches. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 25:380-395.
Stefaniak, L.M., P.J. Auster and I.G. Babb. 2014. Loss of an erect sponge on a rock reef in Long Island Sound (north-west Atlantic). Marine Biodiversity Records 7(e115):1-6. doi:10.1017/S1755267214001109.
Cook, R.R. and P.J. Auster. 2014. Potential applications of simulated annealing to multi-species fish habitat conservation in the Gulf of Maine. Chapter 9, p. 221-241 in: M. de Sales Guerra Tsuzuki and T. de Castro Martins (eds.), Simulated Annealing: Strategies, Potential Uses and Advantages. Nova Science Publishers.
Kilgour, M.J., P.J. Auster, D. Packer, M. Purcell, M. Dessner, A. Sherrell and D. Rissolo. 2014. Use of AUVs to inform management of deep sea corals. Marine Technology Society Journal 48(1):21-27.
Pereira, J., E. Schultz and P. Auster. 2014. Geospatial analysis of habitat use by silver hake (Merluccius bilinearis) in the Gulf of Maine. Endangered Species Research 23:219-227.
Travis, J., F.C. Coleman, P.J. Auster, P.M. Cury, J.A. Estes, J. Orensanz, C.H. Peterson, M.E. Power, R.S. Steneck, J.T. Wootton. 2014. Integrating the invisible fabric of nature into fisheries management. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 111:581-584.
Auster, P.J., M. Kilgour, D. Packer, R. Waller, S. Auscavitch and L. Watling. 2013. Octocoral gardens in the Gulf of Maine (NW Atlantic). Biodiversity 14:193-194.
Cook, R.R. and P.J. Auster. 2013. The biodiversity value of marine protected areas designed for multi-species fishery management in the Gulf of Maine. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 23: 429–440.
Price, V.E., P.J. Auster and L. Kracker. 2013. Use of high-resolution DIDSON sonar to quantify attributes of predation at ecologically relevant space and time scales. Marine Technology Society Journal 47(1):33-46.
Auster, P.J., J.A. Estes and F.C. Coleman. 2013. Species interactions in marine communities: the invisible fabric of nature. Bulletin of Marine Sciences 89:3-9.
Auster, P.J., L. Kracker, V. Price, E. Heupel, G. McFall and D. Grenda. 2013. Behavior webs of piscivores at subtropical live-bottom reefs. Bulletin of Marine Science 89:377-396.
Link, J.S. and P.J. Auster. 2013. The challenges of evaluating competition among marine fishes: who cares, when does it matter, and what can one do about it? Bulletin of Marine Science 89:213-247.
Heupel, E. and P.J. Auster. 2013. Eco-labeling seafood: addressing impacts to vulnerable seafloor species, communities, habitats and ecosystems in data-poor regions. Marine Policy 38:8-15.
Pereira, J.J., E.T. Schultz and P.J. Auster. 2012. Geospatial analysis of habitat use in yellowtail flounder Limanda ferruginea on Georges Bank. Marine Ecology Progress Series 468: 279–290.
Hare. J.A., J.P. Manderson, J.A. Nye, M.A. Alexander, P.J. Auster, D.L. Borggaard, A.M. Capotondi, K.B. Damon-Randall, E. Heupel, I. Mateo, L. O’Brien, D.E. Richardson, C.A. Stock and S.T. Biegel. 2012. Cusk (Brosme brosme) and climate change: assessing the threat to a candidate marine fish species under the US Endangered Species Act. ICES Journal of Marine Science 69: 1753–1768.
Howell, P. and P.J. Auster. 2012. Regime shift in the finfish community of a Northwest Atlantic estuary associated with changes in thermal regime. Coastal and Marine Fisheries: Dynamics, Management, and Ecosystem Science 4:481-495.
Heinonen, K. and P.J. Auster. 2012. Prey selection in crustacean-eating fishes following the invasion of the Asian shore crab Hemigrapsus sanguineus in a marine temperate community. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 413:177-183.
Auster, P., D. Grenda, J. Godfrey, E. Heupel, S. Auscavitch and J. Mangiafico. 2011. Behavioral observations of Lilliputian piscivores: young-of-year Sphyraena barracuda at offshore sub-tropical reefs (NW Atlantic Ocean). Southeastern Naturalist 10:563-569.
Auster, P.J., K.B. Heinonen, L. Watling, C. Parrish-Kuhn and J. Lindholm. 2011. A rare deepwater anemone and its associates in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (Gulf of Maine, NW Atlantic). Marine Biodiversity Records 4(e19):1-4. doi:10.1017/S1755267211000200.
Auster, P. J., Gjerde, K., Heupel, E., Watling, L., Grehan, A., and Rogers, A. D. 2011. Definition and detection of vulnerable marine ecosystems on the high seas: problems with the “move-on” rule. ICES Journal of Marine Science 68:254–264.
Tamsett, A., K. Heinonen, P.J. Auster and J. Lindholm. 2010. Dynamics of hard substratum communities inside and outside of a fisheries closed area in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (Gulf of Maine, NW Atlantic). Marine Sanctuaries Conservation Series ONMS-10-05. 53 pp.
Kelly, N.E., E.K. Shea, A. Metaxas, R.L. Haedrich and P. Auster. 2010. Biodiversity of the deep-sea continental margin bordering the Gulf of Maine (NW Atlantic): relationships among sub-regions and to shelf systems. PLoS ONE 5(11): e13832.
Kuo, C-Y., P.J. Auster and J. Parent. 2010. Variation in planning-unit size and patterns of fish diversity: implications for design of marine protected areas. Marine Sanctuaries Conservation Series ONMS-10-03. 52 pp.
Semmens, B.X., P.J. Auster and M.J. Paddack. 2010. Using ecological null models to assess the potential for marine protected area networks to protect biodiversity. PLoS ONE 5(1): e8895.
Auster, P.J. and L. Watling. 2010. Beaked whale foraging areas inferred by gouges in the seafloor. Marine Mammal Science 26: 226–233.
Moore, J. and P.J. Auster. 2009. Commensalism between juvenile cusk eels and pancake urchins on western North Atlantic seamounts. Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History 50:381–386.
Auster, P.J. and J. Link. 2009. Compensation and recovery of feeding guilds in a northwest Atlantic shelf fish community. Marine Ecology Progress Series 382:163–172.
Auster, P.J., J. Godfrey, A. Watson, A. Paquette and G. McFall. 2009. Prey behavior links midwater and demersal piscivorous reef fishes. Neotropical Ichthyology 7:109-112.
Auster, P.J., R. Fujita, S.R. Kellert, J. Avise, C. Campagna, B. Cuker, P. Dayton, B. Heneman, R. Kenchington, G. Stone, G. Notarbartolo di Sciara and P. Glynn. 2009. Developing an ocean ethic: science, utility, aesthetics, self-interest and different ways of knowing. Conservation Biology 23:233-235.
Auster, P.J. and J. Lindholm. 2008. Variation in social foraging by fishes across a coral reef landscape. Proceedings of the 11th International Coral Reef Symposium 1:286-290.
Auster, P.J. 2008. Predation strategies of Atlantic trumpetfish in midwater. Neotropical Ichthyology 6:289-292.
Stoner, A.W., C.H. Ryer, S.J. Parker, P.J. Auster and W.W. Wakefield. 2008. Evaluating the role of fish behavior in surveys conducted with underwater vehicles. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 65:1230-1243.
Auster, P.J. 2008. Variation in search and predatory attack behaviors of shark mackerel Grammatorcynus bicarinatus. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 88:847-849.
Moore, J., P. Auster, D. Calini, K. Heinonen, K. Barber and B. Hecker. 2008. The false boarfish Neocyttus helgae in the western North Atlantic. Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History 49:31-41.
Auster, P., J. Lindholm, M. Plourde, K. Barber and H. Singh. 2007. Camera configuration and use of AUVs to census mobile fauna. Marine Technology Society Journal 41(3):15-18.
Waller, R., L. Watling, P. Auster and T. Shank. 2007. Anthropogenic impacts on the Corner Rise Seamounts, NW Atlantic Ocean. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 87:1075-1076.
Auster, P.J. 2007. Linking deepwater corals and fish populations. Bulletin of Marine Science 81(supplement 1):93-99.
Lindholm, J., P.J. Auster, and A. Knight. 2007. Site fidelity and movement of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) at deep boulder reefs in the western Gulf of Maine. Marine Ecology Progress Series 342: 239–247.
Cook, R. and P. Auster. 2007. A bioregional classification for the continental shelf of northeastern North America for conservation analysis and planning based on representation. Marine Sanctuaries Conservation Series NMSP-07-03. 14 pp.
Auster, P.J., R. Clark and R.E.S. Reed. 2006. Chapter 3. Marine fishes. p. 89-229 in: An Ecological Characterization of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Region: Oceanographic, Biogeographic, and Contaminants Assessment. National Center for Coastal Ocean Science, NOAA, Silver Spring, Maryland. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS 45.
Cook, R. and P. Auster. 2006. Developing alternatives for optimal representation of seafloor habitats and associated communities in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. Marine Sanctuaries Conservation Series ONMS-06-02. 24 pp.
Auster, P.J. and K. Barber. 2006. Atlantic hagfish exploit prey captured by other taxa. Journal of Fish Biology 68:618-621.
Auster, P.J. and J. Lindholm. 2005. The ecology of fishes on deep boulder reefs in the western Gulf of Maine. p. 89-107. in: Diving for Science 2005, Proceedings of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences. Connecticut Sea Grant, Groton.
Auster, P.J. 2005. Predatory behavior of piscivorous reef fishes varies with changes in landscape attributes and social context: integrating natural history observations in a conceptual model. p. 115-127. in: Diving for Science 2005, Proceedings of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences. Connecticut Sea Grant, Groton.
Barber, K. and P.J. Auster. 2005. Patterns of mixed-species foraging and the role of goatfish as a focal species. p. 108-114. in: Diving for Science 2005, Proceedings of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences. Connecticut Sea Grant, Groton.
Auster, P.J., B. Semmens, and K. Barber. 2005. Pattern in the co-occurrences of fishes inhabiting the coral reefs of Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles. Environmental Biology of Fishes 74:187-194.
Link, J., F. Almeida, P. Valentine, P. Auster, R. Reid, and J. Vitalano. 2005. The effects of area closures on Georges Bank. American Fisheries Society Symposium 41:345-368.
Steele, J., S.J. Roberts, D.L. Alverson, P.J. Auster, J. Collie, J.T. DeAlteris, L. Deegan, E.E. Briones, S.J. Hall, G.H. Kruse, C. Pomeroy, K.M. Scanlon, and P. Weeks. 2005. National Research Council study on the effects of trawling and dredging on seafloor habitat. American Fisheries Society Symposium 41:91-99.
Cook, R.R. and P.J. Auster. 2005. Use of simulated annealing for identifying essential fish habitat in a multi-species context. Conservation Biology 19:876-886.
Auster, P.J. 2005. Are deep-water corals important habitats for fishes? p. 747-760. In: A. Freiwald and J.M. Roberts (eds.) Cold-water Corals and Ecosystems, Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg.
Watling, L. and P.J. Auster. 2005. Distribution of deepwater alcyonacea off the northeast coast of the United States. p. 279-296. in: A. Freiwald and J.M. Roberts (eds.) Cold-water Corals and Ecosystems, Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg.
Auster, P.J., J. Moore, K. Heinonen, and L. Watling. 2005. A habitat classification scheme for seamount landscapes: assessing the functional role of deepwater corals as fish habitat. p. 761-769. in: A. Freiwald and J.M. Roberts (eds.) Cold-water Corals and Ecosystems, Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg.
Lindholm, J., P. Auster, and P. Valentine. 2004. Role of a large marine protected area for conserving landscape attributes of sand habitats on Georges Bank (Northwest Atlantic). Marine Ecology Progress Series 269:61-68.
Auster, P.J., J. Lindholm, and P.C. Valentine. 2003. Variation in habitat use by juvenile Acadian redfish, Sebastes fasciatus. Environmental Biology of Fishes 68:381-389.
Auster, P.J., J. Lindholm, S. Schaub, G. Funnell, L.S. Kaufman, and P.C. Valentine. 2003. Use of sand wave habitats by silver hake. Journal of Fish Biology 62:143-152.
Lindholm, J. and P. Auster. 2003. Site utilization by Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in offshore gravel habitat as determined by acoustic telemetry: implications for the design of marine reserves. Marine Technology Society Journal 37(1):27-34.
Auster, P.J. 2002. Representation of biological diversity of the Gulf of Maine region at Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (Northwest Atlantic): patterns of fish diversity and assemblage composition. p. 1096-1125. Managing Protected Areas in a Changing World. S. Bondrup-Nielson, T. Herman, N.W.P. Munro, G. Nelson and J.H.M. Willison (eds.). Science and Management of Protected Areas Association, Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
Lindholm, J. and P.J. Auster. 2002. Marine protected area design: toward a generalized life history approach. p. 1126-1136 in: S. Bondrup-Nielsen, N.W.P. Munro, G. Nelson, J.H.M. Willison, T.B. Herman and P. Eagles (eds). Managing Protected Areas in a Changing World. Science and Management of Protected Areas Association, Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
National Research Council. 2002. Effects of Trawling and Dredging on Seafloor Habitat. National Research Council, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. (co-author with 11 other panel members)
Auster, P.J. and J. Lindholm. 2002. Pattern in the local diversity of coral reef fishes versus rates of social foraging. Caribbean Journal of Science 38:263-266.
Lindholm, J.B., P.J. Auster, M. Ruth, and L. Kaufman. 2001. Juvenile fish responses to variations in seafloor habitats: modeling the effects of fishing and implications for the design of marine protected areas. Conservation Biology 15:424-437.
Auster, P.J., K. Joy, and P.C. Valentine. 2001. Fish species and community distributions as proxies for seafloor habitat distributions: the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary example (Northwest Atlantic, Gulf of Maine). Environmental Biology of Fishes 60:331-346.
Auster, P.J. 2001. Defining thresholds for precautionary habitat management actions in a fisheries context. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 21:1-9.
Auster, P.J. and N.L. Shackell. 2000. Marine protected areas for the temperate and boreal Northwest Atlantic: the potential for sustainable fisheries and conservation of biodiversity. Northeastern Naturalist 7:419-434.
Auster, P.J. and R.W. Langton. 1999. The effects of fishing on fish habitat. American Fisheries Society Symposium 22:150-187.
Lindholm, J., P.J. Auster, and L. Kaufman. 1999. Habitat mediated survivorship of 0-year Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). Marine Ecology Progress Series 180:247-255.
Freese, L., P.J. Auster, J. Heifetz, and B.L. Wing. 1999. Effects of trawling on seafloor habitat and associated invertebrate taxa in the Gulf of Alaska. Marine Ecology Progress Series 182:119-126.
Malatesta, R.J. and P.J. Auster. 1999. The importance of habitat features in low-relief continental shelf environments. Oceanologica Acta 22:623-626.
Moser, M.L., P.J. Auster and J.B. Bichy. 1998. Effects of mat morphology on large Sargassum-associated fishes: observations from a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and free-floating video camcorders. Environmental Biology of Fishes 51:391-398.
Auster, P.J., C. Michalopoulos, P.C. Valentine, and R.J. Malatesta. 1998. Delineating and monitoring habitat management units in a temperate deep-water marine protected area. p. 169-185 in N.W.P. Munro and J.H.M. Willison, editors. Linking Protected Areas with Working Landscapes, Conserving Biodiversity. Science and Management of Protected Areas Association, Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
Auster, P.J., C. Michalopoulos, R. Robertson, P.C. Valentine, K. Joy, and V. Cross. 1998. Use of acoustic methods for classification and monitoring of seafloor habitat complexity: description of approaches. p. 186-197 in N.W.P. Munro and J.H.M. Willison, editors. Linking Protected Areas with Working Landscapes, Conserving Biodiversity. Science and Management of Protected Areas Association, Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
Lindholm, J., M. Ruth, L. Kaufman, and P. Auster. 1998. A modeling approach to the design of marine refugia for fishery management. Pages 138-150 in N.W.P. Munro and J.H.M. Willison, editors. Linking Protected Areas with Working Landscapes, Conserving Biodiversity. Science and Management of Protected Areas Association, Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
Auster, P.J. 1998. A conceptual model of the impacts of fishing gear on the integrity of fish habitats. Conservation Biology 12:1198-1203.
Auster, P.J. 1998. Trials and tribulations of attempting to establish an experimental deep-water no-fishing zone in a national marine sanctuary. p. 113-117 in M. Yoklavich (ed.), Marine Harvest Refugia for West Coast Rockfish: A Workshop. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOAA-TM-NMFS-SWFSC-255, 159 p.
Auster, P.J. and N.L. Shackell. 1997. Fishery reserves. p. 159-166. In: J.G. Boreman, B.S. Nakashima, H.W. Powles, J.A. Wilson, and R.L. Kendall, eds. Northwest Atlantic Groundfish: Perspectives on a Fishery Collapse. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Auster, P.J. 1997. ROV technologies and utilization by the science community. Marine Technology Society Journal 72(3):72-76.
Auster, P.J., R.J. Malatesta, and C.L.S. Donaldson. 1997. Distributional responses to small-scale habitat variability by early juvenile silver hake, Merluccius bilinearis. Environmental Biology of Fishes 50:195-200.
Auster, P.J., L. Watling, and A. Rieser. 1997. Comment: The interface between fisheries research and habitat management. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 17:591-595.
Auster, P.J., R.J. Malatesta, R.W. Langton, L. Watling, P.C. Valentine, C.L.S. Donaldson, E.W. Langton, A.N. Shepard, and I.G. Babb. 1996. The impacts of mobile fishing gear on seafloor habitats in the Gulf of Maine (northwest Atlantic): implications for conservation of fish populations. Reviews in Fisheries Science 4:185-202.
Auster, P.J. and R.J. Malatesta. 1995. Assessing the role of non-extractive reserves for enhancing harvested populations in temperate and boreal marine systems. p. 82-89. In: N. Shackell and J.H.M. Willison (eds.), Marine Protected Areas and Sustainable Fisheries. Science and Management of Protected Areas Association, Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
Langton, R.W., P.J. Auster, and D.C. Schneider. 1995. A spatial and temporal perspective on research and management of groundfish in the northwest Atlantic. Reviews in Fisheries Science 3:201-229.
Auster, P.J., R.J. Malatesta, and S.C. LaRosa. 1995. Patterns of microhabitat utilization by mobile megafauna on the southern New England (USA) continental shelf and slope. Marine Ecology Progress Series 127:77-85.
Auster, P.J. and R.E. DeGoursey. 1994. Winter predation on blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus, by starfish, Asterias forbesi. Journal of Shellfish Research 13:361-366.
Babb, I.G., P.J. Auster, W. Belt, D. Olivier, R.W. Langton, I.R. MacDonald, P. Popenoe, and R.S. Steneck. 1993. Dual use of a nuclear powered research submersible: the U.S. Navy's NR-1. Marine Technology Society Journal 27(4):39-48.
Yu, H.-S., P.J. Auster and R.A. Cooper. 1993. Surface geology and biology at the head of Kaoping Canyon off southwestern Taiwan. TAO 4:441-455.
DeGoursey, R.E. and P.J. Auster. 1992. Aspects of a mating aggregation of the spider crab, Libinia emarginata. Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Science 13:77-82.
Auster, P.J., C.A. Griswold, M.J. Youngbluth, and T.G. Bailey. 1992. Aggregations of myctophid fishes with other pelagic fauna. Environmental Biology of Fishes 35:133-139.
Malatesta, R.J., P.J. Auster, and B. Carlin. 1992. Analysis of transect data for microhabitat correlations and faunal patchiness. Marine Ecology Progress Series 87:189-195.
Michalopoulos, C., P.J. Auster and R.J. Malatesta. 1992. A comparison of transect and species-time counts for assessing faunal abundance from video surveys. Marine Technology Society Journal 26(4):27-31.
Sprunk, H.J., P.J. Auster, L.L. Stewart, D. Lovalvo and D.H. Good. 1992. Modifications to low cost remotely operated vehicles for scientific sampling. Marine Technology Society Journal 26(4):54-58.
Auster, P.J., R.J Malatesta, S.C. LaRosa, R.A. Cooper, and L.L. Stewart. 1991. Microhabitat utilization by the megafaunal assemblage at a low relief outer continental shelf site - Middle Atlantic Bight, USA. Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Science 11:59‑69.
Shepard, A.N. and P.J. Auster. 1991. Incidental (non-capture) damage to scallops caused by dragging on rock and sand substrates. p. 219‑230. In: S.E. Shumway and P.A. Sandifer (eds.), An International Compendium of Scallop Biology and Culture. World Aquaculture Society, Baton Rouge, LA.
Auster, P.J. and R. J. Malatesta. 1991. Effects of scale on predation patterns. p. 198‑203. In: S.E. Shumway and P.A. Sandifer (eds.), An International Compendium of Scallop Biology and Culture. World Aquaculture Society, Baton Rouge, LA.
Auster, P.J., L.L. Stewart, and H. Sprunk. 1989. Scientific imaging with ROVs: tools and techniques. Marine Technology Society Journal 23(3): 16‑20.
Auster, P.J. 1989. Species profiles: life histories and environmental requirements of coastal fishes and invertebrates, (North Atlantic)‑‑tautog and cunner. U.S. Fish Wild. Serv. Biol. Rep. 82(11.105). 13p.
Auster, P.J. 1988. A review of the present state of understanding of marine fish communities. Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Science 8:67‑75.
Stewart, L.L. and P.J. Auster. 1987. Species profiles: life histories and environmental requirements of coastal fishes and invertebrates, (North Atlantic)‑‑tom cod. U.S. Fish Wild. Serv. Biol. Rep. 82(11.76). 8 p.
Auster, P.J. and L.L. Stewart. 1986. Species profiles: life histories and environmental requirements of coastal fishes and invertebrates (North Atlantic ‑ sand lance). U.S. Fish Wildl. Serv. Biol. Rep. 82(11.66). llpp.
Auster, P.J. 1986. The utility of computing CPUE at each level of effort in the lobster trap fishery. NAFO Scientific Council Studies 10:53‑56.
Auster, P.J. 1985. Some observations of fish orientation to current direction and effects on predator‑prey interactions. NAFO Scientific Council Studies 8:53‑55.
Tettelbach, S.T., P.J. Auster, E.W. Rhodes, and J.C. Widman. 1985. A mass mortality of northern bay scallops, Argopecten irradians irradians, following a severe spring rainstorm. Veliger 27:381‑385.
Auster, P.J. and L.L. Stewart. 1984. Compensatory growth in the bay scallop, Argopecten irradians L. Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science 5:103‑104.
Auster, P.J. and L.R. Crockett. 1984. Foraging tactics of several crustacean species for infaunal prey. Journal of Shellfish Research 4:139‑143.
Technical Reports and Other Non‑Peer Reviewed Publications:
DOSI (Kaikkonen, L., L. Victorero, M. Gianni, T. Amaro, S. G. Aranha, P.J. Auster, and 24 additional authors). 2022. A Review of Impact Assessments for Deep-Sea Fisheries on the High Seas against the FAO Deep-Sea Fisheries Guidelines. Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative Report. https://www.dosi-project.org/fisheries- review-2022/
ICES (Alibert-Deprez, C., M. Angibaud, H. Már Ásgeirsson, P. Auster, and 29 additional authors). 2022. Benchmark Workshop on the occurrence and protection of VMEs (vulnerable marine ecosystems) (WKVMEBM).
ICES Scientific Reports. 4:55. 99 pp. http://doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.20101637
ICES. 2021. Workshop on the Use of Predictive Habitat Models in ICES Advice (WKPHM). ICES Scientific Reports. 3:67. 100 pp. http://doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.8213
Babb, I., C. Conroy, N. Govert, C. Schneeberger, O. Walton, P.J. Auster, R. Zajac. 2021. Preliminary Map Products from an Ecological Characterization of Eastern Long Island Sound and Fishers Island Sound Regions: Long Island Sound Cable Fund Phase II Survey Area. Long Island Sound Study and CT DEEP, University of Connecticut, Groton. 39 p.
GC3 Wetlands Subgroup (Kane, L., J. Dickson, P. Auster, J. Barret, R. Bennett, A. Croft, C. Elphick, A. Hartjen, K. Lesay, G. MacDonald, D. Savageau, M. Staudinger, R. Sturk, S. Lecco, J.amie Vaudrey and A. Woods) 2020. Final Report: Working and Natural Lands Working Group, Wetlands Subgroup, November 2020. Governor’s Council on Climate Change (GC3). Available at: https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Climate-Change/GC3/GC3-Working-group-reports
Watling, L. and P.J. Auster. 2020. Seamounts, VMEs and spatial management. SPRFMO (South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organization) 8th Meeting of the Scientific Committee, 3-8 October. Paper SC8-Obs03. 18 p. Available at: https://www.sprfmo.int/meetings/scientific-committee/8th-sc-2020/
Ackerman, S.D., Huntley, E.C., Blackwood, D.S., Babb, I.G., Zajac, R.N., Conroy, C.W., Auster, P.J., Schneeberger, C.L., and Walton, O.L., 2020, Sea-floor sediment and imagery data collected in Long Island Sound, Connecticut and New York, 2017 and 2018: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9GK29NM.
NEFMC Habitat Plan Development Team [Bachman, M. P. Auster, J. Coakley, G. DePiper, K. Ford, J. Livermore, D. Packer, C. Quartararo, D. Stevenson, P. Valentine, A. Verkade, F. Restrepo and T.S. Smeltz]. 2019. Fishing effects model Northeast Region. New England Fishery Management Council, Habitat Plan Development Team, Newburyport, Massachusetts 01950 USA. 13 June 2019. 109 p.
NEFMC and EBFM PDT [Applegate, A., P. Auster, R. Bell, T. Cardiasmenos, K. Curti, G. DePiper, G. Fay, M. Fogarty, A. Harp, E. Keiley, S. Lucey, W. Morrison, B. Muffley, D. Palmer, R. Seagraves]. 2019. Draft Example Fishery Ecosystem Plan (eFEP) for Georges Bank. New England Fishery Management Council, Ecosystem Based Fishery Management Plan Development Team, Newburyport, Massachusetts 01950 USA. 6 September 2019. 146 p.
Auster, P.J. and C.W. Conroy. 2018. Time-series patterns and dynamics of species richness, diversity, and community composition of fishes at Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (1970-2017). Reference Document for Sanctuary Condition Report. 2 January 2018. Available at ResearchGate: DOI10.13140/RG.2.2.18968.29445.
Auster, P.J., R. Kurth, L.C. Wahle and T. Robben. 2017. A Century of Change in Avifauna of Large Northeast Estuaries. Poster Presentation. Connecticut Conference on Natural Resources 2017, Storrs, CT. 13 March 2017. Available at ResearchGate DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.17855.51365.
Auster P.J., Cortés J. 2016. Complexity in a facilitative behavior web of piscivores and associated species at Isla del Coco National Park (Eastern Tropical Pacific) PeerJ Preprints 4:e2432v1 https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.2432v1.
Kilgour, M.J., P.J. Auster, D. Packer and L. Watling. 2016. Variation in seafloor communities across the western New England Seamounts and adjacent submarine canyons: implications for conservation. Poster Presentation. 6th International Symposium Deep Sea Corals. Boston, Massachusetts. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.11322.18882
Dean, A., R. Langton, D. Packer, P. Auster, M. Nizinski and R. Waller. 2016. Is the common sea pen (Pennatula aculeata) nursery habitat for Acadian redfish (Sebastes spp.) in the U.S. Gulf of Maine? Poster Presentation. 6th International Symposium Deep Sea Corals. Boston, Massachusetts. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.14664.52486
Kraus, S.D., P.J. Auster, J.D. Witman, B. Wikgren, M.P. McKee and R.W. Lamb. 2016. Scientific Assessment of a Proposed Marine National Monument off the Northeast United States. Science briefing for press and interested parties. Final version 31 March 2016. DOI:10.13140/RG.2.1.1268.1360
Auster, P.J. 2015. Can Fishery Closed Areas Be Considered OECMs (Other Effective Conservation Measures) for Conservation of Biological Diversity: A Case Study From the Western Gulf of Maine (NW Atlantic). White paper contributed to: International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Commission on Protected Area's Task Force on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures. 6 p. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.5103.0486
Stefaniak, L.M. and P.J. Auster. 2015. Emergent and Epi-Fauna Characterization. Section 5.5, p. 268-375 in: “Seafloor Mapping of Long Island Sound – Final Report: Phase 1 Pilot Project.” (Unpublished project report). U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Long Island Sound Study, Stamford, CT.
Auster, P.J., D. Chadi, S. Penna, L.M. Stefaniak and R. Zajac. 2015. Integrated Ecological Characterization and Habitat Classification. Section 5.6, p. 376-381 in: “Seafloor Mapping of Long Island Sound – Final Report: Phase 1 Pilot Project.” (Unpublished project report).
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Long Island Sound Study, Stamford, CT.
Ecosystem Based Fishery Management Plan Development Team [Applegate, A., P. Auster, K. Curti, J. Deroba, S. Gaichas, M. Fogarty, G. De Piper and L. Steele]. 2015. Scientific advice on herring control rules that account for forage requirements and the role of Atlantic herring in the ecosystem. New England Fishery Management Council, Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA. 55 p.
Auster, P.J., D. Packer, R. Waller, S. Auscavitch, M.J. Kilgour, L. Watling, M.S. Nizinski, I. Babb, D. Johnson, J. Pessutti, A. Drohan and B. Kinlan. 2014. Imaging Surveys of Select Areas in the Northern Gulf of Maine for Deep-sea Corals and Sponges during 2013-2014. Report to the New England Fishery Management Council - 1 December 2014. 23 p. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.4760.0163
ICES. 2014. Report of the ICES/NAFO Joint Working Group on Deep-water Ecology (WGDEC), 24–28 February 2014, Copenhagen, Denmark. ICES CM 2014/ACOM:29. 63 pp.
Auster, P.J., M. Kilgour, D. Packer and L. Watling. 2013. Supplementary Comment: Conservation of deep-sea corals off the northeast United States. Biodiversity 14:195.
ICES. 2013. Report of the ICES\NAFO Joint Working Group on Deep-water Ecology (WGDEC), 11–15 March 2013, Floedevigen, Norway. ICES CM 2013/ACOM:28. 82 pp.
ICES. 2012. Report of the ICES/NAFO Joint Working Group on Deep-water Ecology (WGDEC), 26–30 March 2012, Copenhagen, Denmark. ICES CM 2012/ACOM:29. 120pp.
Link. J.S., R.J. Bell, P.J. Auster, B.E. Smith, W.J. Overholtz, E.T. Methrattra, F. Pranovi and W.T. Stockhausen. 2012. Food web and community dynamics of the Northeast U.S. Large Marine Ecosystem. US Dept Commerce, Northeast Fisheries Science Center Reference Document. 12-15, 96 p. http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/nefsc/publications/
DFO. 2011. Science-based encounter protocol framework for corals and sponges. Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat, Science Advisory Report 2011/048.
Speer, L., E. Gonçalves, J. Allenby, J. Ardron, S. Arico, P. Auster, M. Gianni, K. Gjerde, D. Laffoley, M. Lodge, M. Orbach, S. Pomponi, J. Rochette, S. Unger, E. von Sperber. 2011. CALAMAR Expert Paper: High Seas Working Group. Cooperation Across the Atlantic for Marine Governance Integration (CALAMAR) Project, document available at: http://www.calamar-dialogue.org/documents.
ICES. 2011. Report of the ICES/NAFO Joint Working Group on Deep‐water Ecology (WGDEC), 28 February-4 March 2011, Copenhagen, Denmark. ICES CM 2011/ACOM:27. 95 pp.
ICES. 2010. Report of the ICES/NAFO Joint Working Group on Deep‐water Ecology (WGDEC), 22–26 March 2010, Copenhagen, Denmark. ICES CM 2010/ACOM:26. 160 pp.
Auster, P.J., K.B. Heinonen, C. Witharana and M. McKee. 2009. A habitat classification scheme for the Long Island Sound region. Long Island Sound Study Technical Report. EPA Long Island Sound Office, Stamford, Connecticut 06904. 83 p. http://longislandsoundstudy.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Auster-et-al_EPA-Final-Technical-Report_Habitat-Classification_June-09.pdf
ICES. 2008. Report of the ICES-NAFO Joint Working Group on Deep Water Ecology (WGDEC), 10–14 March 2008. ICES CM 2008/ACOM:45. 126 pp.
FAO. 2008. Report of the Expert Consultation on International Guidelines for the Management of Deep-sea Fisheries in the High Seas. FAO Fisheries Report No. 855. FAO, Rome. 39pp.
Cousteau, J.M., P. Auster, J. Avise, D.F. Boesch, B. Cuker, D. Esler, M. Fry, G. Golet, R. Green, B. Heneman, R. Kocan, J. Lubchenco, C. Matkin, J. Ogden, T. Okey, D. Pauly, C. Peterson, J. Teal. 2008. Brief of Amicus Curiae filed in support of respondents in U.S. Supreme Court Case No. 07-219: Exxon Shipping Co., and Exxon Mobil Corp. (Petitioners) v. Grant Baker, et al. (Respondents).
ICES. 2007. Report of the Working Group on Deep-water Ecology (WGDEC), 26-28 February 2007. ICES CM 2007/ACE:01 Ref. LRC. 61 pp.
Schultz, E.T., J.J. Pereira and P.J. Auster. 2007. Determining winter flounder spawning sites in two Connecticut estuaries. EEB Articles, Paper 19. UConn Digital Commons at http://digitalcommons.uconn.edu/eeb_articles/19
Heinonen, K.B. and P.J. Auster. 2006. Use of food web theory as a basis for investigating management strategies for invasive species. p. 47-53. Long Island Sound Research Conference Proceedings 2006. Long Island Sound Foundation, Groton, Connecticut.
ICES. 2006. Report of the working group on deep water ecology (WGDEC). International Council for Exploration of the Seas, Advisory Committee on Ecosystems, ICES CM 2006/ACE:04. Ref. LRC.
ICES. 2005. Report of the working group on deep water ecology (WGDEC). International Council for Exploration of the Seas, Advisory Committee on Ecosystems, ICES CM 2005/ACE:02. Ref. E,G.
ICES. 2004. Report of the study group on cold-water corals (SGCOR). International Council for Exploration of the Seas, Advisory Committee on Ecosystems, ICES CM 2004/ACE:07 Ref. E.
Watling, L. and P. Auster. 2003. A preliminary summary of the distribution, status, and ecological role of deep-water corals off the northeast coast of the United States. White Paper. New England Fishery Management Council, Massachusetts.
Auster, P., B. Barr, J. Lindholm and C. Recchia. 2002. The long-term conservation value of protected areas. p. 62-69, in: C. Recchia, S. Farady, J. Sobel and J. Cinner. Marine and Coastal Protected Areas in the United States Gulf of Maine Region. The Ocean Conservancy. Washington, D.C.
Auster, P.J. and R.R. Cook. 2001. Systematic approaches for assessing location and size of marine reserves: examples from the Gulf of Maine. p. 17-19, in: Marine Protected Areas: Design and Implementation for Conservation and Fisheries Restoration. The Second Symposium on Fisheries, Oceanography and Society. Ocean Life Institute, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA.
Klump, J.V., R.W. Padock, I.G. Babb and P.J. Auster. 2001. The evolution and development of the small ROV as an essential experimental tool in limnological and coastal marine research. p. 826-832, in: OCEANS 2001. MTS/IEEE Conference Proceedings. Vol. 2.
Auster, P.J. and R.E. DeGoursey. 2000. Megafaunal interactions with sedimentary and biological habitats in the nearshore areas of southern New England: a pictorial survey. Chapter 11. In: V.F. Paskevich and L.J. Poppe (eds.). Georeferenced Seafloor Mapping and Bottom Photography in Long Island Sound. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-304. CD-ROM.
Langton, R.W. and P.J. Auster. 1999. Marine fishery and habitat interactions: to what extent are fisheries and habitat interdependent? Fisheries. 24(6):14-21.
Langton, R.W. and P.J. Auster. 1999. Managing essential fish habitat: what are the next steps? Fisheries. 24(6):30-31.
Heyer, C.J., P.J. Auster, and J.B. Lindholm. 1998. A bibliography of marine protected area function and design. NMSP Technical Report 98-01. Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Plymouth, Mass.
Auster, P.J. 1997. Impacts of fishing gear on seafloor habitats. p. 17-22. In: Establishing an Agenda for Responsible Fishing. New England Aquarium Aquatic Forum Series. Report 97-1. Boston.
Neis, B., H. Ferguson, R.A. Appeldorn, P.J. Auster, E. Buchary, J. Dalsgaard, D. Fenton, S. Jennings, N. Jiddawi, F. Mercier, R. O'Dor, L. Orensanz, C. Soiseth, A. Vincent, and M. Yoklavich. 1997. Issues of design, monitoring, and enforcement of MPAs. p. 34-35 in: T.J. Pitcher (ed.), The Design & Monitoring of Marine Reserves. Fisheries Centre Research Reports Vol. 5 No. 1. Fisheries Centre, Univ. of British Columbia.
Auster, P.J. and N. L. Shackell. 1996. The role of MPAs in sustainable fisheries and maintenance of biodiversity. Marine and Coastal Workshop, Marine Protected Areas Paper. IUCN World Conservation Congress (WCC). IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
Auster, P.J., L. Watling, and A. Rieser. 1996. Managing for habitat complexity and biodiversity. p. 150-156. In: New England Fisheries Planning for the Future. New England Aquarium Aquatic Forum Series. Report 96-2. Boston.
Auster, P.J., I.G. Babb, and M.J. Brustolon. 1995. Goshen Cove fishery habitat survey. A report to: The Goshen Coastal Conservancy, Waterford, Connecticut. 11 p. + appendix.
Auster, P.J., R.S. Lewis, L.C. Wahle, I.G. Babb, and R.J. Malatesta. 1995. The use of side-scan sonar for landscape approaches to habitat mapping. p. 1-7. In: Applications of side-scan sonar and laser-line systems in fisheries research. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Special Publication No. 9.
Auster, P.J., R.J. Malatesta, R.W. Langton, L. Watling, P.C. Valentine, C.L.S. Donaldson, E.W. Langton, A.N. Shepard, and I.G. Babb. 1995. The impacts of mobile fishing gear on low topography benthic habitats in the Gulf of Maine (northwest Atlantic): a preliminary assessment. NAFO SCR Doc. 95/21, Serial No. N2528. 16p.
Auster, P.J., R.J. Malatesta, and C.L. Donaldson. 1994. Small-scale habitat variability and the distribution of postlarval silver hake, Merluccius bilinearis. p. 82-86. In: D. Stevenson and E. Braasch (eds.). Gulf of Maine Habitat: Workshop Proceedings. ME-NH Sea Grant, UNHMP-T/DR-SG-94-18.
Langton, R.W., P.J. Auster, and D.C. Schneider. 1994. Spatial and temporal perspectives on fish distributions: Improving our definition of fisheries habitat in the Gulf of Maine. p. 25-50. In: D. Stevenson and E. Braasch (eds.). Gulf of Maine Habitat: Workshop Proceedings. ME-NH Sea Grant, UNHMP-T/DR-SG-94-18.
Malatesta, R.J., P.J. Auster, and S.C. LaRosa. 1994. Temporal variation in microhabitat use by a coastal megafaunal assemblage (Middle Atlantic Bight, USA): an experimental approach. Proceedings of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences, Costa Mesa, California. p. 41-58.
Brustolon, M. and P.J. Auster. 1993. A preliminary assessment of the effects of causeways on the diversity and abundance of fishes in southeastern Connecticut coves. A report to: The Sounds Conservancy, Inc., Essex, Connecticut. 24 p.
Auster, P.J. and A.N. Shepard. 1993. An annotated bibliography of visual and optical survey methods for aquatic megafauna. Connecticut Sea Grant Technical Report CT-SG-93-02. 27 p.
Auster, P.J. 1992. The role of AUV and video technology for studies of benthic megafauna. p. 33-35. In: Scientific and environmental data collection with autonomous underwater vehicles. J. Moore Jr. (ed.). MIT Sea Grant, MITSG 92-2.
Auster, P.J., D.H. Good, S.C. LaRosa, and H.J. Sprunk. 1990. Observing animal behavior with ROVs: minimizing impacts with red light. ROV 90 Proceedings. Marine Technology Society, Washington, D.C. pp. 185‑190.
Auster, P.J., R.E. DeGoursey, and S.C. LaRosa. 1989. Observations of the interactions of gelatinous zooplankton in a nearshore environment. p. 1-8. In: Proceedings of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences. M.A. Lang and W.C. Jaap (eds.). American Academy of Underwater Sciences, Costa Mesa, CA.
Auster, P. and H. Sprunk. 1989. Remotely operated vehicle operations and procedures manual. NOAA's National Undersea Research Center, The University of Connecticut at Avery Point, Groton. 22p.
Auster, P.J., R. Malatesta, and B. Haskell. 1989.Bivalves as model organisms to elucidate patterns of predation. NAFO SCR Doc. 89/01, 12 p.
Stewart, L.L. and P.J. Auster. 1989. Low cost ROVs for science. Oceans 89 Proceedings. Marine Technology Society, Washington, D.C. 3:816‑819.
Auster, P.J. 1987. The effect of current speed on the small scale spatial distribution of fishes. Symposia Series for Undersea Research. 2(2):7‑16. NOAA, Office of Undersea Research, Rockville, MD.
Auster, P.J. 1987. Understanding marine fish communities: historical perspectives, recent research, and future directions. NAFO SCR Doc. 87/12, 26 p.
Stewart, L.L. and P.J. Auster. 1985. VI. Submersible and ROV surveys at deep water disposal sites in New England. In: Disposal Area Monitoring Systems DAMOS. Vol. IV. Contribution 46. US Army Corps of Engineers, New England Division, Waltham, MA.
Auster, P.J. 1985. Aspects of American lobster, Homarus americanus, catch in baited traps. Connecticut Sea Grant Technical Bulletin Series. CT‑GS‑85‑1. 46p.
Stewart, L., P. Auster, and A. Shepard. 1985. Remote operated vehicle (ROV‑Recon IV) survey of benthic conditions at dredged material disposal sites off New England. In: ROV 85, Conference Proceedings. Marine Technology Society, Washington, DC. pp.137‑145.
DEP/NURP/MAS. 1985. A study of lobster fisheries in the Connecticut waters of Long Island Sound with special reference to the effects of trawling on lobsters. Department of Environmental Protection, Marine Fisheries Program, Waterford, CT. xiii + 56p. +X appendices.
Auster, P.J. 1985. A CPUE indicator for crustacean trap fisheries unbiased by distribution of soak time. NAFO SCR Doc. 85/82. 7p.
Auster, P.J. and R.E. DeGoursey. 1983. A mass aggregation of Jonah and rock crabs. Underwater Naturalist. 14(2):24‑25.
Auster, P.J. 1983. Incidence of fin necrosis in winter flounder, Pseudopleuronectes americanus (Walbaum), New Haven Harbor. Report to: Schooner Inc., New Haven, CT 06519. 11pp.
Auster, P.J. 1984. Aggregations of cunner, Tautogolabrus adspersus, and cod, Gadus morhua: Co‑occurrence with a dominant species in a temperate marine fish assemblage. NAFO SCR Doc. 84/VI/10. 4p.
Stewart, L.L., P.J. Auster, and R. Zajac. 1981. Investigation of the bay scallop, Argopecten irradians, in three eastern Connecticut estuaries. Final report to US DOC, NOAA, NMFS, Milford, CT. 146pp.
Auster, P.J. 1980. Identification of individual gray seals, Halichoerus grypus, by facial photographs. Report to: Allied Whale, College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, USA. 17pp.
Education and Outreach Products:
Watling, L., R. Waller and P.J. Auster. 2007. Corner Rise Seamounts: the impact of deep-sea fisheries. ICES Insight, Issue 44:10-14.
Auster, P.J. and others. 2007 (on-line). An Underwater Tour of Long Island Sound. http://www.lisrc.uconn.edu/lis_uwtour/index.asp.
Putnam, J. and P. Auster. 2006. Inside the Anemone Forest. NOAA. Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Scituate, Massachusetts. Education Poster.
Auster, P.J. and M. McKee. 2004 (on-line). An Underwater Tour of the Gulf of Maine. http://nurc.uconn.edu/coml.
Watling, L., P. Auster, I. Babb, C. Skinder, and B. Hecker. 2003. A Geographic Database of Deepwater Alcyonaceans of the Northeastern U.S. Continental Shelf and Slope. Version 1.0 CD-ROM. National Undersea Research Center, University of Connecticut, Groton.
Auster, P.J. and others. 2003. An Underwater Tour of Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Gulf of Maine. National Undersea Research Center. University of Connecticut, Groton. CD-ROM.
Brush, M.J. and P.J. Auster. 2003. Exploring the Boulder Reefs. National Undersea Research Center. University of Connecticut, Groton. Education Poster.
Auster, P.J. and others. 2002. An Underwater Tour of Oceanographer Canyon. National Undersea Research Center. University of Connecticut, Groton. CD-ROM.
Auster, P.J. and others. 2001. An Underwater Tour of Long Island Sound. National Undersea Research Center. University of Connecticut, Groton. CD-ROM.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 1998 (on-line). Ecological Effects of Fishing by S.K. Brown, P.J. Auster, L. Lauck, and M. Coyne. NOAA's State of the Coast Report. NOAA, Silver Spring, MD. URL: http://state-of-coast.noaa.gov/bulletins/html/ief_03/ief.html