Publications
2021
2020
2019
2017
2016
2015
2014
- Pankow, C.J., Macdonald, C., Shiffman, D.S., Wester, J., & Abel, D. (2021). Stable isotopic dynamics of juvenile elasmobranchs in a South Carolina nursery area. Southeastern Naturalist. (In press).
- Fielding, R., Kiszka, J., Macdonald, C., McCormack, M.A., Dutton, J, Olliviere, A.D., Arnett, J., Elkins, M., Darby, N.A., Garcia, H.M., Skinner, S., Tucker, H., Reid, V. Demographic and geographic patterns of cetacean-based food product consumption and potential mercury exposure within a Caribbean whaling community. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment. (In press).
2020
- Macdonald, C. & Wester, J. (2020). Public Understanding of Wildlife Tourism: Defining terms, harms, and benefits. Journal of Ecotourism, 1-12 .
- Macdonald, C. and Carter, A. (2020). Blood in the water: Shark feeding, tourism, and the law. Environmental Law, 50, 287-325.
- Macdonald C. & Wester, J. (2020). What Makes a Panther a Panther?: Genetics, Human Perceptions, and the Complexity of Species Categorization. Nature and Culture, 15(1), 19-31.
- Shiffman, D.S., Bittick, S.J., Cashion, M.S., Colla, S.R., Coristine, L.E., Derrick, D.H., Gow, E.A., Macdonald, C., O'Ferrall, M.M., Orobko, M. and Pollom, R.A., 2020. Inaccurate and Biased Global Media Coverage Underlies Public Misunderstanding of Shark Conservation Threats and Solutions. Iscience, p.101205.
- Pate, J., Macdonald, C., & Wester, J. (2020). Surveys of recreational fishermen reveal knowledge gaps and positive attitudes towards manta ray conservation in Florida. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems.
2019
- Macdonald, C. & Wester, J. (2019). Public perceptions of the hybridization of polar (Ursus maritimus) and grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis). Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 1-18.
2017
- Macdonald, C., Gallagher, A. J., Barnett, A., Brunnschweiler, J., Shiffman, D. S., & Hammerschlag, N. (2017). Conservation potential of apex predator tourism. Biological Conservation, 215, 132-141.
- Macdonald, C. (2017). Wildlife Policy and Conservation: An Interdisciplinary Historical Perspective (doctoral thesis). University of Miami, United States.
- Shiffman, D. S., Macdonald, C., Ganz, H. Y., & Hammerschlag, N. (2017). Fishing practices and representations of shark conservation issues among users of a land-based shark angling online forum. Fisheries Research, 196, 13-26.
2016
- Lawrence, A.J., Budziak, A., Campbell, I., Cornish, A., Ender, I., Jeffries, B., Kanstinger, P., Macdonald, C., Marston, J., Stevens, G., Ward-Paige, C. A. (2016). Responsible Shark & Ray Tourism: A Guide to Best Practice. Gland, Switzerland: WWF, and Rancho Santa Margarita, USA: Project Aware, and Dorset, UK: Manta Trust.
- Hammerschlag N., Skubel R., Calich H., Nelson E.R., Shiffman D.S., Wester J., Macdonald C., Cain S., Jennings L., Enchaelmaier A., Gallagher A.J. (2016) Nocturnal and crepuscular behavior in elasmobranchs: a review of movement, habitat use, foraging, and reproduction in the dark. Bulletin of Marine Science, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5343/bms.2016.1046
2015
- Gallagher A.J., Vianna G.M.S., Papastamatiou Y.P., Macdonald C., Guttridge T.L., Hammerschlag N. (2015). Biological effects, conservation potential, and research priorities of shark diving tourism. Biological Conservation 184: 365-379.
- Shiffman, D.S., Gallagher, A.J., Wester, J., Macdonald, C., Thaler, A.D., Cooke, S.J., Hammerschlag, N. (2015). A letter of clarification from the authors of “trophy fishing for species threatened with extinction”. Marine Policy 53: 213-214.
2014
- Shiffman, D.S., Gallagher, A.J., Wester, J., Macdonald, C., Thaler, A.D., Cooke, S.J., Hammerschlag, N. (2014). Trophy fishing for species threatened with extinction: A way forward building on a history of conservation. Marine Policy 50: 318-322.