Dominic Tollit (Senior Research Scientist)

Over 19 years scientific experience studying marine mammals, in particular pinnipeds, leading to an extensive range of practical and analytical skills to carry out a variety of desk and field based research.

  • Pinniped-Prey Interactions: The study of pinniped diet and foraging ecology
  • Marine Mammal Habitat Usage: Studying critical habitats of pinnipeds and cetaceans
  • Marine Mammal Monitoring: Design, implementation and analysis of aerial and boat based sighting surveys for distribution and population estimates including work in remote field stations
  • Marine Mammal Impact Assessment: Extensive experience of conducting marine mammal assessments, including with the Vancouver Port Authority, Naikun Wind Farm Project, and the Juan de Fuca Cable Project
  • BSAC Advanced Diver

 

Publications

Tollit, D.J., G.J. Pierce, K. Hobson, W.D. Bowen and S.J. Iverson (2010). Diet. In Marine Mammal Ecology and Conservation: A Handbook of Techniques. Edited by I.L. Boyd, W.D. Bowen, and S. J. Iverson. Techniques in Ecology & Conservation, Oxford University Press, UK. 448 pp.

 

Sigler, M.F., D.J. Tollit, J.J. Vollenweider, J.F. Thedinga, J.N. Womble, M.A. Wong, D.J. Csepp, and A.W. Trites (2009). Foraging response of a marine predator to prey availability. Marine Ecology Progress Series 38.243-261.

Tollit, D.J., A.D. Schulze, A.W. Trites, P. Olesiuk, S.J. Crockford, T. Gelatt, R.R. Ream and K.M. Miller (2009). Development and application of DNA techniques for validating and improving pinniped diet estimates. Ecological Applications 19(4):889-905.

 Tollit, D.J., Heaslip, S.G., Barrick, R.L. and A.W. Trites (2007). Impact of diet index selection and the digestion of prey hard remains on determining the diet of the Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus). Canadian Journal of Zoology 85:1-15.

Thompson, P.M., D.J. Tollit, D.G. Wood, H.M. Corpe, P.S. Hammond and A. Mackay (1997). Estimating harbour seal abundance and status in an estuarine habitat in N.E. Scotland. Journal of Applied Ecology 34:43-52.

Tollit, D.J., S.P.R. Greenstreet and P.M. Thompson (1997). Prey selection in harbour seals Phoca vitulina in relation to variations in prey abundance. Canadian Journal of Zoology 75:1508-1518.

Tollit, D.J., A.D. Black, P.M. Thompson, A. Mackay, H.M. Corpe, B. Wilson, S.M. Van Parijs, K. Grellier and S. Parlane (1998). Variations in harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) diet and dive-depths in relation to foraging habitat. Journal of Zoology, London 244:209-222.  

 

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