ARTICLES, PROCEEDINGS AND BOOK CHAPTERS:

2026

46. Barquete V, Pichegru L, Cook T, Kemper J, Chilvers L, Ryan PG (2026) Long-term stable isotope analysis shows restricted foraging behaviour of the Critically Endangered African penguin. Endangered Species Research 60: esr01493.

2024

45. Rochette J, Cook T, Janin M, Sévin, M-A (2024) Charting the course: Elements of a roadmap for achieving the 30x30 target in the Ocean. Issue Brief - IDDRI, N°05/24.

2022

44. Femmami N, Le Port G, Crété C, Cook T, Binet T (2022) How to set up and fund your project. In Financing mechanisms: a guide for Mediterranean marine protected areas. BlueSeeds & MAVA Foundation. 44 pp.

43. Rawlence NJ, Salis AT, Spencer HG, Waters JM, Scarsbrook L, Mitchell KJ, Phillips RA, Calderón L, Cook TR, Bost C-A, Dutoit L, King TM, Masello JF, Nupen LJ, Quillfeldt P, Ratcliffe N, Ryan PG, Till CE, Kennedy M (2022) Rapid radiation of Southern Ocean shags in response to receding sea ice. Journal of Biogeography 49: 942-953.

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2021

42. Femmami N, Le Port G, Cook T, Binet T (2021) Financing mechanisms: a guide for Mediterranean marine protected areas. BlueSeeds & MAVA Foundation. 152 pp.

2020

41. Cook TR, Martin R, Roberts J, Häkkinen H, Botha P, Meyer C, Sparks E, Underhill L, Ryan PG, Sherley RB (2019) Parenting in a warming world: thermoregulatory responses to heat stress in an endangered seabird. Conservation Physiology 8(1): coz109.

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2019

40. Ripple WJ, Wolf C, Newsome TM, Barnard P, Moomaw WR and 11,258 scientist signatories from 153 countries (2019) World scientists’ warning of a climate emergency. BioScience 70(1): 8–12.

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2018

39. Gaglio D, Cook TR, McInnes A, Sherley RB, Ryan PG (2018) Foraging plasticity in seabirds: a non-invasive study of the diet of greater crested terns breeding in an exploited and unpredictable environment. PLoS ONE 13(1): e0190444.

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38. Gaglio D, Sherley RB, Ryan PG, Cook TR (2018) A non-invasive approach to estimate the energetic requirements of an increasing seabird population in a perturbed marine ecosystem. Scientific Reports 8: 8343.

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37. Gaglio D, Sherley RB, Cook TR, Ryan PG, Flower T (2018) The costs of kleptoparasitism: a study of mixed-species seabird breeding colonies. Behavioral Ecology 00: 1–9. Doi:10.1093/beheco/ary050.

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36. Payo-Payo A, Sanz-Aguilar A, Gaglio D, Sherley RB, Cook TR, Altwegg R, Ryan PG (2018) Survival estimates of Greater Crested Terns (Thalasseus bergii) in southern Africa. African Journal of Marine Science 40: 43-50.

35. Gaglio D, Cook TR, Sherley RB, Ryan PG (2018) How many can you catch? Factors influencing the occurrence of multi-prey loading in provisioning Greater Crested Terns. Ostrich 40: 43-50.

2017

34. Sherley RB, Botha P, Underhill LG, Ryan PG, van Zyl D, Cockcroft AC, Crawford RJ, Dyer BM, Cook TR (2017) Defining ecologically-relevant scales for spatial protection using long-term data on an endangered seabird and local prey availability. Conservation Biology 31: 1312-1321.

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33. Ripple WJ, Wolf C, Newsome TM, Galetti M, Alamgir M, Crist E, Mahmoud MI, Laurance WF and 15,364 scientist signatories from 184 countries (2017) World scientists’ warning to humanity: a second notice. BioScience 67: 1026–1028.

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32. Muzaffar SB, Clarke C, Whelan R, Gubiani R, Cook TR (2017) Short distance directional migration in the threatened Socotra cormorant: link to primary productivity and implications for conservation. Marine Ecology Progress Series 575: 181-194.

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31. Cook TR, Gubiani R, Ryan PG, Muzaffar SB (2017) Group foraging in Socotra cormorants: a bio-logging approach to the study of a complex behaviour. Ecology and Evolution 7:  2025–2038.

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30. Gaglio D, Cook TR, Connan M, Ryan PG, Sherley RB (2017) Dietary studies in birds: testing a non-invasive method using digital photography in seabirds. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 8: 214-222.

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2016

29. Crawford RJM, Randall RM, Cook TR, Dyer BM, Geldenhuys D, Fox R, Huisamen J, McGeorge C, Ryan PG, Upfold L, Visagie J, Waller LJ, Whittington PA, Wilkie C, Makhado AB (2016) Cape cormorants decrease, move east and adapt foraging strategies following eastward displacement of their main prey. African Journal of Marine Science 38: 373-383.

28. Cook TR, Bonnet X, Fauvel T, Shine R, Brischoux F (2016) Foraging behaviour and energy budgets of sea snakes: insights from implanted data-loggers. Journal of Zoology 298: 82-93.

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2015

27. Hobday AJ, Bell JD, Cook TR, Gasalla MA, Weng KC (2015) Reconciling conflicts in pelagic fisheries under climate change. Deep Sea Research II 113: 291-300.

26. Young JW, Hunt B, Cook TR, Llopiz J, Hazen E, Pethybridge H, Ceccarelli D, Lorrain A, Olson RJ, Allain V, Menkes C, Patterson T, Nicol S, Lehodey P, Kloser R, Arrizabalaga H, Choy CA (2015) The trophodynamics of marine top predators: advances and challenges. Deep Sea Research II 113: 170-187.

25. Cook TR (2015) Bank Cormorant (Phalacrocorax neglectus). In: The Eskom Red Data Book of Birds of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. Taylor MR, Peacock F, Wanless RM (Eds). BirdLife South Africa, Johannesburg, pp 104–106.

24. Cook TR (2015) Cape Cormorant (Phalacrocorax capensis). In: The Eskom Red Data Book of Birds of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. Taylor MR, Peacock F, Wanless RM (Eds). BirdLife South Africa, Johannesburg, pp 107–109.

23. Cook TR (2015) Crowned Cormorant (Phalacrocorax coronatus). In: The Eskom Red Data Book of Birds of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. Taylor MR, Peacock F Wanless RM (Eds). BirdLife South Africa, Johannesburg, pp 289–290.

22. Gaglio D, Cook TR, Sherley R (2015) Egg morphology of Swift Terns in South Africa. Ostrich 86: 287-289.

21. Gaglio D, Sherley R, Cook TR (2015) Insects in the diet of the Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii bergii in southern Africa. Marine Ornithology 43: 131-132.

2014

20. Cook TR, Brischoux F (2014) Why does the only ‘planktonic tetrapod’ dive? Determinants of diving behaviour in a marine ectotherm. Animal Behaviour 98: 113-123. 

2013

19. Fonteneau F, Cook TR (2013) New data on gastrointestinal helminths in shags (Phalacrocorax verrucosus) at Kerguelen Archipelago. Polar Biology 36: 1839-1843. 

18. Cook TR, Lescroël A, Cherel Y, Kato A, Bost C-A (2013) Can foraging ecology drive the evolution of body size in a diving endotherm? PLoS ONE. 8(2): e56297.

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17. Pichegru L, Cook TR, Handley J, Voogt N, Watermeyer J, Nupen L, McQuaid CD (2013) Sex-specific foraging behaviour and a field sexing technique for endangered African Penguins. Endangered Species Research 19: 255-264.

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2012

16. Cook TR, Jewell OJD, Chivell W, Bester M (2012) An albino Cape Cormorant Phalacrocorax capensis. Marine Ornithology 40: 72-73.

15. Cook TR, Hamann M, Pichegru L, Bonadonna F, Grémillet D, Ryan PG (2012) GPS and time-depth loggers reveal underwater foraging plasticity in a flying diver, the Cape Cormorant. Marine Biology 159: 379-387.

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2010

14. Cook TR, Kato A, Tanaka H, Ropert-Coudert Y, Bost C-A (2010) Buoyancy under control: underwater locomotor performance in a deep diving seabird suggests respiratory strategies for reducing foraging effort. PLoS ONE 5(3): e9839.

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2009

13. Cook TR, Davaine P (2009) Freshwater fishing in seabirds from the Subantarctic Kerguelen Islands. Marine Ornithology 37: 245–247.

12. Cook TR (2009) Review: Atlas des oiseaux nicheurs de la Grande Comore, de Mohéli et d'Anjouan (Louette M., Abdéréman H, Yahaya I and MeirteD [eds]). Ostrich 80: 205-207. 

11. Brischoux F, Cook TR (2009) Juniors seek an end to the impact factor race. BioScience 59: 638-639. 

2008

10. Cook TR (2008) The ecology of diving birds (Phalacrocorax spp.): ecophysiological, behavioural and sexual responses to environmental variability. PhD Thesis. La Rochelle University, France.

9. Cook TR, Lescroël A, Tremblay Y, Bost C-A (2008) To breathe or not to breathe? Optimal breathing, aerobic dive limit and oxygen stores in deep diving blue-eyed shags. Animal Behaviour 76: 565-576. 

8. Cook TR, Bailleul F, Lescroël A, Tremblay Y, Bost C-A (2008) Crossing the frontier: vertical transit rates of deep diving cormorants reveal depth zone of neutral buoyancy. Marine Biology 154: 383-391.

7. Brischoux F, Bonnet X, Cook TR, Shine R (2008) Allometry of diving capacities: ectothermy versus endothermy. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 21: 324-329.

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2007

6. Cook TR, Leblanc G (2007) Why is wing-spreading behaviour absent in blue-eyed shags? Animal Behaviour 74: 649-652. 

5. Brischoux F, Bonnet X, Cook TR, Shine R (2007) Snakes at sea: diving performances of free-ranging sea kraits. Proceedings of the 11th Annual Meeting on Health, Science & Technology. Tours University, France.

4. Cook TR, Cherel Y, Bost C-A, Tremblay Y (2007) Chick-rearing Crozet shags (Phalacrocorax melanogenis) display sex-specific foraging behaviour. Antarctic Science 19: 55-63. 

2006

3. Cook TR, Cherel Y, Tremblay Y (2006) Foraging tactics of chick-rearing Crozet shags: individuals display repetitive activity and diving patterns over time. Polar Biology 29: 562-569. 

2005

2. Tremblay Y, Cook TR, Cherel Y (2005) Time budget and diving behaviour of chick-rearing Crozet shags. Canadian Journal of Zoology 83: 971-982.

2002

1. Goodman BA, Glidewell SM, Arbuckle CM, Bernardin S, Cook TR, Hillman JR (2002) An EPR study of free radical generation during maceration of uncooked vegetables. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 82: 1208-1215.

PUBLIC REPORTS:

2014 

2. Sherley RB, Steinfurth A, Hagen C, Cook TR, van der Merwe L (2014) Responses to preliminary questions from the Annual International Stock Assessment Workshop Panel, 2014. Marine Resource Assessment and Management group, University of Cape Town

2013

1. Thomas R, Coetzee R, Wanless R, Kemper J, Cook TR (2013) Phalacrocorax capensis Cape Cormorant. IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2

CONFERENCES:

2026

22. Cook T (2026) Unlocking Blue Carbon for coastal NbS financing in West Africa: Certification and funding pathways. 12th edition of the Regional and Coastal marine Forum of the Partenariat Régional pour la Conservation de la zone côtière et Marine (PRCM). 27 - 30 April. Nouakchott, Mauritania. Oral presentation.

21. Cook T, de Brantes R, Bryan T, Calvo M, Wambar F, Sévin M-A, Gomes N (2026) How to design fair and transparent community-centred blue carbon projects in West Africa? 12th edition of the Regional and Coastal marine Forum of the Partenariat Régional pour la Conservation de la zone côtière et Marine (PRCM). 27 - 30 April. Nouakchott, Mauritania. Oral presentation.

2025

20. Ruiz F, Binet T, Monnier B, Serrano O, Serrano E, Inostroza K, Tabaste M, Cook TR, Mateo M (2025) Potential of Posidonia oceanica blue carbon eco-mooring projects to avoid anchoring-related CO2 emissions. 2nd European Seagrass Restoration Workshop Arcachon. 8th to 10th April, 2025. Arcachon, France. Poster

2024

19. Cook TR (2024) The West African Mangrove carbon project (WAM). An initiative for empowering West African populations with blue carbon finance. 11th edition of the Regional and Coastal marine Forum of the Partenariat Régional pour la Conservation de la zone côtière et Marine (PRCM). 23th-26th April. Bissau, Guinea Bissau. Oral presentation.

2023

18. Cook TR (2022) Developing Highly Protected Areas in the Mediterranean Sea. Monaco Ocean Week. 20th-25th March. Monaco. Oral presentation.

17. Cook TR (2022) Increasing the efficiency of marine conservation. Monaco Ocean Week. 20th-25th March. Monaco. Oral presentation.

2022

16. Cook TR, Le Port G (2022) Support programmes for the implementation of local financing mechanisms. MedPAN Regional experience-sharing Workshop on MPA management effectiveness. 25th-27th October. Petrovac, Montenegro. Oral presentation.

2016

15. Gaglio D, Ryan PG, Cook TR, Sherley RB (2016) Why swift terns are winning the race. 14th Pan-African Ornithological Congress. 16th-21st October. Dakar, Senegal. Oral presentation.

14. Gaglio D, Cook TR, Connan M, Sherley RB, Ryan PG (2016) Why greater crested terns are winning the race: comparing Benguela-endemic seabirds that compete with fisheries. 13th International Seabird Group Conference. 6th–9th September 2016, Edinburgh, UK. Oral presentation.

13. Muzaffar SB, Gubiani R, Ryan PG, Cook TR (2016) Foraging and diving ecology of the Socotra cormorant in the eastern Arabian Gulf: conservation implications. North American Ornithological Conference 2016. 16th-20th August 2016, Washington, USA. Oral presentation.

2015

12. Cook TR, Campbell G, Roberts J, Martin R, Ryan PG, Sparks E, Botha P, Meyer C, Underhill L, Sherley R (2015) Endotherms under climate change: effects of temperature on thermoregulation and water loss in seabirds. 2nd World Seabird Conference. 26th-30th October 2015, Cape Town, South Africa. Oral presentation.

11. Gaglio D, Cook TR, Ryan P, Sherley R (2015) A non-invasive method for studying the diet of a seabird breeding in an intensely exploited marine environment. 2nd World Seabird Conference. 26th-30th October 2015, Cape Town, South Africa. Oral presentation.

2014

10. Cook TR, Pichegru L, Ryan PG, Sherley RB, Grémillet D, Ropert-Coudert Y, Crawford RJM, Dyer BM, Upfold L, Reid T (2014) Bio-logging: a tool for integrating non-target top predators into an ecosystem approach to fisheries. 5th Bio-logging Science Symposium. 22nd-26th September 2014, Strasbourg, France. Poster.

2013

9. Cook TR, Pichegru L, Ryan P, Grémillet D, Ropert-Coudert Y, Crawford R, Dyer B, Reid T (2013) Energetic requirements of seabirds in the southern Benguela: spatial and temporal perspective and implications for an ecosystem approach to fisheries. Climate Impact on Oceanic Top Predators Symposium # 2. 11th-15th February 2013, Noumea, New Caledonia. Oral presentation.

8. Botha P, Sherley R, Underhill L, Ryan PG, Cook TR (2013) A test of the food shortage hypothesis in the endangered Bank Cormorant Phalacrocorax neglectus. Biodiversity Southern Africa Conference. 2nd-6th December 2013, Cape Town, South Africa. Poster.

2011

7. Cook TR, Hamann M, Pichegru L, Bonadonna F, Grémillet D, Ropert-Coudert Y, Ryan PG (2011) When seabirds touch the bottom. Progress in bio-logging enables submesoscale discrimination of underwater foraging strategies in small flighted divers. 14th South African Marine Science Symposium. 4th-7th April 2011, Grahamstown, South Africa. Poster.

2010

6. Cook TR, Hamann M, Pichegru L, Bonadonna F, Grémillet D, Ropert-Coudert Y, Ryan PG (2010) Progress in bio-logging science helps reveal fine-scale three-dimensional foraging behaviour in small flighted diving seabirds. 1st World Seabird Conference. 7th-11th September 2010, Victoria, Canada. Poster.

2007

5. Brischoux F, Bonnet X, Cook TR, Shine R (2007) Allometry of diving capacities: ectothermy versus endothermy. 29th Petits pois déridés meeting of the Groupe Français de Génétique et Biologie des Populations. 27th-30th August 2007, Poitiers, France. Oral presentation.

4. Brischoux F, Bonnet X, Cook TR, Shine R (2007) Snakes at sea: diving performance of free-ranging sea kraits. 11th Annual Meeting on Health, Science and Technology. 14th June 2007, Tours, France. Oral presentation.

3. Cook TR, Lescroël A, Tremblay Y, Bost C-A (2007) Behavioural plasticity in a marine top predator: the foraging strategies of blue-eyed shags. 3rd meeting in Ecology and Behaviour of the Société Ecologique à Responsabilité Limitée. 13th-16th March 2007, Montpellier, France. Oral presentation.

2005

2. Cook TR, Cherel Y, Tremblay Y (2005) Individual habits in the foraging strategies of Crozet shags Phalacrocorax melanogenis. 1st meeting in Ecology and Behaviour of the Société Ecologique à Responsabilité Limitée. 16th-18th March 2005, Chizé, France. Oral presentation.

1. Cook TR, Cherel Y, Tremblay Y (2005) Sexual differences in the foraging ecology of Crozet shags. Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour Easter Meeting 2005. 5th-6th April 2005, Norwich, England. Poster.