Books written and edited by Dr. Jeffrey Carrier. Additional information appears on Amazon’s Jeffrey Carrier page.
Three of Carrier’s books have been named as “Best Marine Biology Books of All Time.” As featured on CNN, Forbes and Inc – BookAuthority identifies and rates the best books in the world, based on recommendations by thought leaders and experts. His top ranked volume, Sharks and Their Relatives II: Biodiversity, Adaptive Physiology, and Conservation came in at #4!!! Shark Research: Emerging Technologies and Applications for the Field and Laboratory was ranked #39 and the Second Edition of Biology of Sharks and Their Relatives was ranked #56. Here are the complete RANKINGS.
IN PRESS (expected late 2021/early 2022)
Edition 3 of The Biology of Sharks and Their Relatives is in preparation and is set to be published at the end of 2021. With 25 chapters and 98 contributing authors, the book will continue to showcase the most comprehensive examinations of the biology of elasmobranch fishes. Co-Editors of this edition with Dr. Carrier are Dr. Mike Heithaus, a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and Dean of the College of Arts, Sciences & Education at Florida International University in Miami, FL, Dr. Colin Simpfendorfer, Adjunct Professor in the College of Science and Engineering at James Cook University and Institute of Marine and Antarctic Science at the University of Tasmania, and Dr. Kara Yopak, Associate Professor in the Department of Biology and Marine Biology at the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW).
PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED BOOKS
Carrier, J.C., M. Heithaus, and C. Simpfendorfer. 2019. Shark Research: Emerging Technologies and Applications for the Study of Shark Biology. CRC Press, Boca Raton. 391 pp. ISBN 978-1138-032927.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Dietary Biomarkers in Shark Foraging and Movement Ecology
Samantha E.M. Munroe, Lauren Meyer, and Michael Heithaus
Chapter 2
Size-Based Insights into the Ecosystem Role of Sharks and Rays
Nicholas K. Dulvy and Rowan Trebilco
Chapter 3
Advances in the Application of High-Resolution Biologgers to Elasmobranch Fishes
Nicholas M. Whitney, Karissa O. Lear, Adrian C. Gleiss, Nicholas Payne, and Connor F. White
Chapter 4
Using Aerial Surveys to Investigate the Distribution, Abundance, and Behavior of Sharks and Rays
Jeremy J. Kiszka and Michael R. Heithaus
Chapter 5
Animal-Borne Video Cameras and Their Use to Study Shark Ecology and Conservation
Yannis P. Papastamatiou, Carl G. Meyer, Yuuki Y. Watanabe, and Michael R. Heithaus
Chapter 6
Use of Autonomous Vehicles for Tracking and Surveying of Acoustically Tagged Elasmobranchs
Christopher G. Lowe, Connor F. White, and Christopher M. Clark
Chapter 7
The Use of Stationary Underwater Video for Sampling Sharks
Euan S. Harvey, Julia Santana-Garcon, Jordan Goetze, Ben Saunders, and Mike Cappo
Chapter 8
Acoustic Telemetry
Michelle R. Heupel, Steven Kessel, Jordan Matley, and Colin A. Simpfendorfer
Chapter 9
Imaging Technologies in the Field and Laboratory
Kara E. Yopak, Jeffrey C. Carrier, and Adam P. Summers
Chapter 10
History and Mystery of Age and Growth Studies in Elasmobranchs: Common Methods and Room for Improvement
Lisa J. Natanson, Allen H. Andrews, Michelle S. Passerotti, Sabine P. Wintner
Chapter 11
Near-Infrared Spectroscopy for Shark Ageing and Biology
Cassandra L. Rigby, William J. Foley, and Colin A. Simpfendorfer
Chapter 12
Photographic Identification of Sharks
Simon J. Pierce, Jason Holmberg, Alison A. Kock, and Andrea D. Marshall
Chapter 13
Genetics and Genomics for Fundamental and Applied Research on Elasmobranchs
Jennifer R. Ovenden, Christine Dudgeon, Pierre Feutry, Kevin Feldheim, and Gregory E. Maes
Chapter 14
Environmental DNA (eDNA): A Valuable Tool for Ecological Inference
and Management of Sharks and Their Relatives
Agnes Le Port, Judith Bakker, Michelle Cooper, Roger Huerlimann, and Stefano Mariani
Chapter 15
Shark CSI—The Application of DNA Forensics to Elasmobranch Conservation
Diego Cardeñosa and Demian D. Chapman
Chapter 16
Citizen Science in Shark and Ray Research and Conservation:
Strengths, Opportunities, Considerations, and Pitfalls
Andrew Chin and Gretta Pecl
Chapter 17
Social Science and Its Application to the Studies of Shark Biology
Karin Gerhardt, Amy Diedrich, and Vanessa Jaiteh
Chapter 18
Network Analysis and Theory in Shark Ecology—Methods and Applications
Johann Mourier, Elodie Lédée, Tristan Guttridge, and David Jacoby
Chapter 19
Satellite Tracking Technologies and Their Application to Shark Movement Ecology
Luciana C. Ferreira, Kate Mansfield, Michele Thums, and Mark G. Meekan
Carrier, J.C. Sharks of the Shallows: Coastal Species in Florida and the Bahamas. 2017. Johns Hopkins University Press. Baltimore. 195 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-2294-7.
Carrier, J. C., J. Musick, and M. Heithaus. 2012. Biology of Sharks and Their Relatives, 2nd Edition. CRC Press, LLC. Boca Raton. 666 pp. ISBN 9781439839249.
Carrier, J. C., J. Musick, and M. Heithaus. 2010. Sharks and Their Relatives II: Biodiversity, Adaptive Physiology, and Conservation. CRC Press, LLC. Boca Raton. 713 pp. ISBN-13: 978-1420080476.
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Carrier, J.C. 2006. Discovering Sharks. Voyageur Press. St. Paul. 48 pp. ISBN 10-0-7603-2562-6.
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Carrier, J. C., J. Musick, and M. Heithaus. 2004. Biology of Sharks and Their Relatives. CRC Press, LLC. Boca Raton. 596 pp. ISBN 0-8493-1514-X.
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