Alastair Birtles

Alastair Birtles

James Cook University

H-index: 28

Oceania-Australia

About Alastair Birtles

Alastair Birtles, With an exceptional h-index of 28 and a recent h-index of 17 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at James Cook University, specializes in the field of minke whales, sustainable tourism, ecotourism, protected area management.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Color pattern complexity in dwarf minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) of the northern Great Barrier Reef of Australia

The Burdekin River: a review of its ecology, conservation and management

Enhancing whole-of-river conservation

Water-quality and ecosystem impacts of recreation in streams: Monitoring and management

Developing protocols for in‐water morphometric measurements of cetaceans using stereo‐videogrammetry

Coral restoration effectiveness: multiregional snapshots of the long-term responses of coral assemblages to restoration

Automatic sorting of dwarf minke whale underwater images

Minke Whale Detection in Underwater Imagery using Classification CNNs

Alastair Birtles Information

University

Position

Senior Lecturer College of Business Law & Governance

Citations(all)

2451

Citations(since 2020)

857

Cited By

1922

hIndex(all)

28

hIndex(since 2020)

17

i10Index(all)

44

i10Index(since 2020)

25

Email

University Profile Page

James Cook University

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Alastair Birtles Skills & Research Interests

minke whales

sustainable tourism

ecotourism

protected area management

Top articles of Alastair Birtles

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Color pattern complexity in dwarf minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) of the northern Great Barrier Reef of Australia

Marine Mammal Science

Marissa J Hutchings

Mark Hamann

Scott G Smithers

Emily N Daley

R Alastair Birtles

2023/7

The Burdekin River: a review of its ecology, conservation and management

Richard Pearson

Alastair Birtles

Aaron M Davis

2022/2

Enhancing whole-of-river conservation

Marine and Freshwater Research

Richard G Pearson

Aaron M Davis

R Alastair Birtles

2022/5/2

Water-quality and ecosystem impacts of recreation in streams: Monitoring and management

Environmental Challenges

Barry Butler

Richard G Pearson

R Alastair Birtles

2021/12/1

Developing protocols for in‐water morphometric measurements of cetaceans using stereo‐videogrammetry

Marine Mammal Science

Suzanne K Hillcoat

Matthew I Curnock

Naomi M Gardiner

R Alastair Birtles

2021/1

Coral restoration effectiveness: multiregional snapshots of the long-term responses of coral assemblages to restoration

Diversity

Margaux Y Hein

Roger Beeden

Alastair Birtles

Naomi M Gardiner

Thomas Le Berre

...

2020/4/17

Automatic sorting of dwarf minke whale underwater images

Information

Dmitry A Konovalov

Natalie Swinhoe

Dina B Efremova

R Alastair Birtles

Martha Kusetic

...

2020/4/9

Minke Whale Detection in Underwater Imagery using Classification CNNs

Dmitry A Konovalov

Natalie Swinhoe

Dina B Efremova

R Alastair Birtles

Martha Kusetic

...

2020/10/5

Effects of coral restoration on fish communities: snapshots of long‐term, multiregional responses and implications for practice

Restoration Ecology

Margaux Y Hein

Roger Beeden

R Alastair Birtles

Tory J Chase

Fanny Couture

...

2020/9

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