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Kelly Benoit-Bird
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Kelly J. Benoit-Bird | |
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| Born | 1976 (age 49–50) |
| Alma mater | Brown University (BS) University of Hawaii at Manoa (PhD) |
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| Thesis | Dynamics of the Hawai'ian mesopelagic boundary community and their effects on predator foraging behavior (2003) |
| Website | www |
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][3]
Work and discoveries
Benoit-Bird has been fascinated by the ocean since fourth grade, and is the first in her family to attend college.[4] She earned her B.S. from Brown University and her Ph.D. from the University of Hawai‘i, later completing a postdoctoral fellowship at the Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology, where she advanced the use of active acoustics (sonar) to study animal behavior and spatial patterns in marine ecosystems.[5]
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,[6] spinner dolphins and micronekton,[7] fish and zooplankton in thin layers in Monterey Bay,[8] and beaked whales and squid.[9] 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[10] and the ability of predators such as spinner and dusky dolphins to find their prey.[11] 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.[12] In a study co-published in 2025, she proposed reasons for the drastic decrease of observed whale singing, associating it with the decrease in population of krill caused by extreme heat.[13] Benoit-Bird has also developed instrumentation to make acoustic measurements with submersibles[14] and autonomous vehicles.[15]
Awards
- 2025: ASLO 2025 Sustaining Fellow, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute[16]
- 2020: Medwin Prize in Acoustical Oceanography, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)[17]
- 2017: Fellow, Acoustical Society of America[18]
- 2007, 2013: Kavli Frontiers Fellowship, United States National Academy of Sciences[19]
- 2010: MacArthur Genius Award.[3]
- 2009: R. Bruce Lindsay Award, for contributions in marine ecological acoustics, Acoustical Society of America[20]
- 2008: Ocean Sciences Early Career Award, American Geophysical Union[21]
- 2005: Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
References
- ↑ "Kelly Benoit-Bird SENIOR SCIENTIST & Science Chair". Monterey Bay Aquarium. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ↑ Arnold, Carrie (April 1, 2011). "Kelly Benoit-Bird: Sounding the Deep". The Scientist. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
- 1 2 "Kelly Benoit-Bird". www.macfound.org. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- ↑ Char, Kymber-Lee (January 4, 2011). "Kelly Benoit-Bird awarded MacArthur genius grant". Mālamalama: The Magazine of the University of Hawai'i. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
- ↑ "Kelly Benoit-Bird • MBARI". MBARI. Retrieved 2025-10-04.
- ↑ Benoit-Bird, Kj; Battaile, Bc; Nordstrom, Ca; Trites, Aw (8 April 2013). "Foraging behavior of northern fur seals closely matches the hierarchical patch scales of prey". Marine Ecology Progress Series. 479: 283–302. Bibcode:2013MEPS..479..283B. doi:10.3354/meps10209.[non-primary source needed]
- ↑ Benoit-Bird, Kelly J.; Au, Whitlow W. L. (May 2003). "Prey dynamics affect foraging by a pelagic predator (Stenella longirostris) over a range of spatial and temporal scales". Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 53 (6): 364–373. Bibcode:2003BEcoS..53..364B. doi:10.1007/s00265-003-0585-4.[non-primary source needed]
- ↑ Benoit-Bird, Kj (9 December 2009). "Dynamic 3-dimensional structure of thin zooplankton layers is impacted by foraging fish". Marine Ecology Progress Series. 396: 61–76. Bibcode:2009MEPS..396...61B. doi:10.3354/meps08316.
- ↑ Benoit-Bird, KJ; Southall, BL; Moline, MA; Claridge, DE; Dunn, CA; Dolan, KA; Moretti, DJ (2020). "Critical threshold identified in the functional relationship between beaked whales and their prey". Marine Ecology Progress Series. 654: 1–16. Bibcode:2020MEPS..654....1B. doi:10.3354/meps13521.[non-primary source needed]
- ↑ Benoit-Bird, Kelly J.; Au, Whitlow W. L.; Wisdoma, Daniel W. (September 2009). "Nocturnal light and lunar cycle effects on diel migration of micronekton". Limnology and Oceanography. 54 (5): 1789–1800. Bibcode:2009LimOc..54.1789B. doi:10.4319/lo.2009.54.5.1789.[non-primary source needed]
- ↑ Benoit-Bird, Kj; Dahood, Ad; Würsig, B (3 December 2009). "Using active acoustics to compare lunar effects on predator–prey behavior in two marine mammal species". Marine Ecology Progress Series. 395: 119–135. Bibcode:2009MEPS..395..119B. doi:10.3354/meps07793.[non-primary source needed]
- ↑ "Why do Beaked Whales Keep Returning to a Navy Sonar Range?". The Maritime Executive. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ↑ "Blue whales are going eerily silent—and scientists say it's a warning sign". Animals. 2026-02-02. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
- ↑ Benoit-Bird, Kelly J.; Au, Whitlow W.L.; Kelley, Christopher D.; Taylor, Christopher (February 2003). "Acoustic backscattering by deepwater fish measured in situ from a manned submersible". Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. 50 (2): 221–229. Bibcode:2003DSRI...50..221B. doi:10.1016/S0967-0637(02)00160-7.[non-primary source needed]
- ↑ Benoit-Bird, K. J.; Patrick Welch, T.; Waluk, C. M.; Barth, J. A.; Wangen, I.; McGill, P.; Okuda, C.; Hollinger, G. A.; Sato, M.; McCammon, S. (November 2018). "Equipping an underwater glider with a new echosounder to explore ocean ecosystems". Limnology and Oceanography: Methods. 16 (11): 734–749. Bibcode:2018LimOM..16..734B. doi:10.1002/lom3.10278.[non-primary source needed]
- ↑ Nava, Raul (2026-02-11). "MBARI Senior Scientist Kelly Benoit-Bird named an ASLO 2025 Sustaining Fellow • MBARI". MBARI. Retrieved 2026-02-25.
- ↑ "Medwin Prize in Acoustical Oceanography". Technical Committee on Acoustical Oceanography. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- ↑ "Fellows of the Society". Acoustical Society of America. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ↑ "Kelly Benoit-Bird". www.nasonline.org. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ↑ "Acoustical Society of America Awards". Acoustical Society of America. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- ↑ Benoít-Bird, Kelly (24 March 2009). "Benoít-Bird Receives 2008 Ocean Sciences Early Career Award". Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union. 90 (12): 103. Bibcode:2009EOSTr..90..103B. doi:10.1029/2009EO120004.[non-primary source needed]
External links
- Official website
- Kelly Benoit-Bird publications indexed by Google Scholar
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