David William Johnston | Scholars@Duke

David William Johnston
Associate Professor of the Practice of Marine Conservation Ecology

Dr. David W. Johnston is an Associate Professor of the Practice of Marine Conservation & Ecology at Duke University and Director of the Duke Marine Robotics and Remote Sensing Lab. Johnston holds a PhD from Duke University and received post-doctoral training at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in California. His professional experience ranges from leading research programs for NOAA to working as an ecologist within the NGO sector. Johnston’s research program focuses on the ecology and habitat needs of marine vertebrates in relation to pressing conservation issues such as climate change, habitat loss, ocean noise, incidental mortality and overharvests. He has published extensively in top journals in the fields of conservation biology, oceanography, marine ecology and marine policy on research that spans tropical, temperate and polar biomes. Johnston is an innovative teacher with experience in both large and small classrooms, and is skilled in Massive Open Online Courses, field-based learning situations, data visualization and digital textbook development and publication.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor of the Practice of Marine Conservation Ecology, Marine Science and Conservation, Nicholas School of the Environment 2017

Contact Information

315/Bookout/Duke Marine Lab, 135 Duke Marine Lab Rd., Beaufort, NC 28516
david.johnston@duke.edu (252) 504-7593
Johnston Lab

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., Duke University 2004
Duke Appointment History
- Assistant Professor of the Practice of Marine Conservation Ecology, Marine Science and Conservation, Nicholas School of the Environment 2013 - 2017
Recognition
In the News
- JAN 19, 2018 Nicholas School of the Environment
  
  Duke Marine Lab's Stunning Journey to Study Antarctic Whales
- JUN 14, 2017 Nicholas School of the Environment
  
  Technology-Aided Surveys Reveal Extent of Gray Seal Recovery
- MAY 22, 2017 Duke Stories
  
  Research From a New Point of View
- MAR 15, 2017 Duke Magazine
  
  Drones Take Research to New Heights
- JUL 8, 2016 Public Radio East
  
  Local scientists counting sea turtles with drones
- MAY 31, 2016 CBS News, AP
  
  Dave Johnston: How technology could help prevent shark attacks
- MAY 25, 2016 Motherboard
  
  Shark-spotting drones could protect both swimmers and sharks
- MAY 24, 2016 Triangle Business Journal
  
  Shark! UNC, Duke researchers want to detect sharks with drones
- MAY 24, 2016 Gizmag
  
  Shark-detecting drones to keep beachgoers safe
- MAY 23, 2016
  
  Drones Detect Sharks In Coastal Waters As Part Of Ongoing Study
- APR 19, 2016 Pacific Standard
  
  Why scientists are banking on drones for tracking coastal climate research
- AUG 17, 2015
  
  Marine Lab Takes to the Air With Drones
- JUL 10, 2015 WCTI-New Bern
  
  Drones used by marine scientists for good of life on coast
- JUN 19, 2015 Public Radio East
  
  Duke Marine Lab Researchers Are Testing Drones in Beaufort
- MAR 26, 2015 National Geographic
  
  The Azores: First witness to global marine plastic pollution
- MAR 18, 2015
  
  Marine Lab Team To Document Plastic Debris In World’s Oceans
- DEC 17, 2014
  
  Duke Research: Federal And Local Action Needed To Protect Hawaii's Spinner Dolphins
Expertise
Global Scholarship
- Expertise
  - Antarctica (Continent)
- Research
Research
Selected Grants
- Enhancing the capability and efficiency of DoD land management by using commercial unmanned aerial vehicles to assess the impacts of fires and coastal storms awarded by Department of Defense 2018 - 2021
- Collaborative Research: Foraging behavior and ecological role of the least studied Antarctic krill predator awarded by National Science Foundation 2017 - 2020
- LTER Palmer, Antarctica (PAL): Land-Shelf-Ocean Connectivity, Ecosystem Resilience and Transformation in a Sea-Ice Influenced Pelagic Ecosystem awarded by University of California - Santa Cruz 2017 - 2019
- Rapid, High-Resolution Mapping of Coastal Strategic Habitats awarded by NC Division of Marine Fisheries 2017 - 2019
- Ecological Barcodes Scanning from UAVs awarded by National Geographic Society 2018 - 2019
- UAS Imagery awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2018
- Community-based Marine Debris Removal at Harkers Island, NC awarded by North Carolina Coastal Federation 2017 - 2018
- Unoccupied aircraft survey imagery of marine mammals at Otter Island, AK awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2017 - 2018
- Assessing a Novel Method for Geolocating Subtidal Survey Transects awarded by Southern California Research Learning Center 2017 - 2018
- LTER Palmer, Antartica (PAL: Land-Shelf-Ocean Connectivity, Ecosystem Resilience and Transformation in a Sea-Ice Influenced Pelagic Ecosystem awarded by Oregon State University 2014 - 2018
- Monitoring coastal and submerged habitats of the Cape Lookout National Seashore using Unoccupied Aircraft Systems awarded by National Park Service 2016 - 2018
- Discovering how sand tiger sharks rely on shipwrecks of the "Graveyard of the Atlantic" for key habitat awarded by SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund 2017 - 2018
- Assessing cycles of geophysical disturbance within the Rachel Carson National Estuarine Research Reserve (RC NERR) using Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) awarded by NC Department of Environmental Quality 2017 - 2018
- Indices of oyster reef health using UAS remote sensing imagery within the North Carolina central coastal region awarded by North Carolina State University 2017 - 2018
- Community Based Marine Debris Removal awarded by NC Division of Coastal Management 2016 - 2018
- Integrating the History and Ecology of Shipwrecks with On-Demand Remote Sensing: Digital Conservation of the Ghost Fleet of Mallows Bay awarded by National Geographic Society 2017
- A marine Unoccupied Aircraft Systems (UAS) facility: Building capacity for high-resolution remote sensing and analysis of marine and coastal ecosystems awarded by National Science Foundation 2016 - 2017
- LTER Palmer, Antartica (PAL): Land Shelf Ocean Connectivity, Ecosystem Resilience and Transformation awarded by Oregon State University 2014 - 2017
- Unmanned aircraft surveys of gray seals at Muskeget Island, January 2015 awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2016 - 2017
- Usability Assessments of UAV technology for TNC missions in the Asia-Pacific Region awarded by Nature Conservancy 2016
- Delphinid Cetaceans: Quantifying Behavioral Ecology and Response to Predators Using a Multi-Species Approach awarded by Strategic Environmental Research & Development Program 2011 - 2016
- Reconstructing past coastal ecology of the Newport River Estuary from historical data awarded by NC Sea Grant 2014 - 2016
- A Digital Guide for Invertebrates of North Carolina awarded by NC Sea Grant 2013 - 2014
- RAPID: Linking the movement patterns and foraging behavior of humpback whales awarded by National Science Foundation 2012 - 2013
- Quantifying the effects of human interactions on spinner dolphins in resting bays in Hawaii awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2009 - 2013
- Using marine mammal strandings and observer data to estimate life history parameters awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2009 - 2013
- Augmenting Studies of the Effects of Human Interactions on Spinner Dolphins in Resting Bays in Hawaii awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2010 - 2012
- Beaked and Sperm Whale Foraging Ecology and Habitat Characterization awarded by Office of Naval Research 2008 - 2012
- Quantifying the effects of human interactions on spinner dolphins in resting bays in Hawaii awarded by Marine Mammal Commission 2010 - 2011
- North Pacific beaked whale habitat analysis using Platforms of Opportunity (POP) data awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2009 - 2010
- North Pacific right whale calving habitat in the Pacific Islands awarded by North Pacific Research Board 2007 - 2009
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Gray, PC, Fleishman, AB, Klein, DJ, McKown, MW, Bézy, VS, Lohmann, KJ, and Johnston, DW. "A convolutional neural network for detecting sea turtles in drone imagery(Accepted)." Methods in Ecology and Evolution (January 1, 2019). Full Text
  - Johnston, DW. "Unoccupied Aircraft Systems in Marine Science and Conservation." Annual Review of Marine Science 11 (January 2019): 439-463. Full Text
  - Windle, AE, Shane Hooley, D, and Johnston, DW. "Robotic vehicles enable high-resolution light pollution sampling of sea turtle nesting beaches." Frontiers in Marine Science 5, no. DEC (December 20, 2018). Full Text
  - Tyne, JA, Christiansen, F, Heenehan, HL, Johnston, DW, and Bejder, L. "Chronic exposure of Hawaii Island spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) to human activities." Royal Society Open Science 5, no. 10 (October 24, 2018): 171506-null. Full Text
  - Gray, PC, Ridge, JT, Poulin, SK, Seymour, AC, Schwantes, AM, Swenson, JJ, and Johnston, DW. "Integrating drone imagery into high resolution satellite remote sensing assessments of estuarine environments." Remote Sensing 10, no. 8 (August 1, 2018). Full Text
  - Soulen, BK, Venables, BJ, Johnston, DW, and Roberts, AP. "Accumulation of PBDEs in stranded harp (Pagophilus groenlandicus) and hooded seals (Cystophora cristata) from the Northeastern United States." Marine Environmental Research 138 (July 2018): 96-101. Full Text
  - Pallin, LJ, Baker, CS, Steel, D, Kellar, NM, Robbins, J, Johnston, DW, Nowacek, DP, Read, AJ, and Friedlaender, AS. "High pregnancy rates in humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) around the Western Antarctic Peninsula, evidence of a rapidly growing population." Royal Society Open Science 5, no. 5 (May 2, 2018): 180017-null. Full Text
  - Seymour, AC, Ridge, JT, Rodriguez, AB, Newton, E, Dale, J, and Johnston, DW. "Deploying Fixed Wing Unoccupied Aerial Systems (UAS) for Coastal Morphology Assessment and Management." Journal of Coastal Research 34, no. 3 (May 1, 2018): 704-717. Full Text
  - Sykora-Bodie, ST, Bezy, V, Johnston, DW, Newton, E, and Lohmann, KJ. "Author Correction: Quantifying Nearshore Sea Turtle Densities: Applications of Unmanned Aerial Systems for Population Assessments." Scientific Reports 8, no. 1 (April 19, 2018): 6479-null. Full Text
  - Bierlich, KC, Miller, C, DeForce, E, Friedlaender, AS, Johnston, DW, and Apprill, A. "Temporal and Regional Variability in the Skin Microbiome of Humpback Whales along the Western Antarctic Peninsula." Applied and Environmental Microbiology 84, no. 5 (March 2018). Full Text
  - Albertson, GR, Friedlaender, AS, Steel, DJ, Aguayo-Lobo, A, Bonatto, SL, Caballero, S, Constantine, R, Cypriano-Souza, AL, Engel, MH, Garrigue, C, Flórez-González, L, Johnston, DW, Nowacek, DP, Olavarría, C, Poole, MM, Read, AJ, Robbins, J, Sremba, AL, and Baker, CS. "Temporal stability and mixed-stock analyses of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the nearshore waters of the Western Antarctic Peninsula." Polar Biology 41, no. 2 (February 2018): 323-340. Full Text
  - Arona, L, Dale, J, Heaslip, SG, Hammill, MO, and Johnston, DW. "Assessing the disturbance potential of small unoccupied aircraft systems (UAS) on gray seals (Halichoerus grypus) at breeding colonies in Nova Scotia, Canada." Peerj 6 (January 2018): e4467-null. Full Text
  - Rees, AF, Avens, L, Ballorain, K, Bevan, E, Broderick, AC, Carthy, RR, Christianen, MJA, Duclos, G, Heithaus, MR, Johnston, DW, Mangel, JC, Paladino, F, Pendoley, K, Reina, RD, Robinson, NJ, Ryan, R, Sykora-Bodie, ST, Tilley, D, Varela, MR, Whitman, ER, Whittock, PA, Wibbels, T, and Godley, BJ. "The potential of unmanned aerial systems for sea turtle research and conservation: A review and future directions." Endangered Species Research 35 (January 1, 2018): 81-100. (Review) Full Text
  - Sykora-Bodie, ST, Bezy, V, Johnston, DW, Newton, E, and Lohmann, KJ. "Quantifying Nearshore Sea Turtle Densities: Applications of Unmanned Aerial Systems for Population Assessments." Scientific Reports 7, no. 1 (December 18, 2017): 17690-null. Full Text
  - Heenehan, HL, Van Parijs, SM, Bejder, L, Tyne, JA, Southall, BL, Southall, H, and Johnston, DW. "Natural and anthropogenic events influence the soundscapes of four bays on Hawaii Island." Marine Pollution Bulletin 124, no. 1 (November 2017): 9-20. Full Text
  - Moxley, JH, Bogomolni, A, Hammill, MO, Moore, KMT, Polito, MJ, Sette, L, Sharp, WB, Waring, GT, Gilbert, JR, Halpin, PN, and Johnston, DW. "Google Haul Out: Earth Observation Imagery and Digital Aerial Surveys in Coastal Wildlife Management and Abundance Estimation." Bioscience 67, no. 8 (August 2017): 760-768. Full Text
  - Weinstein, BG, Double, M, Gales, N, Johnston, DW, and Friedlaender, AS. "Identifying overlap between humpback whale foraging grounds and the Antarctic krill fishery." Biological Conservation 210 (June 2017): 184-191. Full Text
  - Heenehan, HL, Van Parijs, SM, Bejder, L, Tyne, JA, and Johnston, DW. "Differential effects of human activity on Hawaiian spinner dolphins in their resting bays." Global Ecology and Conservation 10 (April 1, 2017): 60-69. Full Text
  - Seymour, AC, Dale, J, Hammill, M, Halpin, PN, and Johnston, DW. "Automated detection and enumeration of marine wildlife using unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and thermal imagery." Scientific Reports 7 (March 24, 2017): 45127-null. Full Text
  - Tyne, JA, Johnston, DW, Christiansen, F, and Bejder, L. "Temporally and spatially partitioned behaviours of spinner dolphins: implications for resilience to human disturbance." Royal Society Open Science 4, no. 1 (January 11, 2017): 160626-null. Full Text
  - Hammill, MO, Dale, J, Stenson, GB, denHeyer, C, Gosselin, J-F, and Johnston, DW. "Comparison of methods to estimate grey seal pup production at different colonies." DFO Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat CSAS Research Document 2010/091 (2017). (Academic Article)
  - Heenehan, HL, Van Parijs, SM, Bejder, L, Tyne, JA, and Johnston, DW. "Using acoustics to prioritize management decisions to protect coastal dolphins: A case study using Hawaiian spinner dolphins." Marine Policy 75 (January 1, 2017): 84-90. Full Text
  - Johnston, DW, JulianDale, , Murray, KT, ElizabethJosephson, , EverettNewton, , and StephanieWood, . "Comparing occupied and unoccupied aircraft surveys of wildlife populations: assessing the gray seal (Halichoerus grypus) breeding colony on Muskeget Island, USA." Journal of Unmanned Vehicle Systems (2017). (Academic Article)
  - Burrows, JA, Johnston, DW, Straley, JM, Chenoweth, EM, Ware, C, Curtice, C, De Ruiter, SL, and Friedlaender, AS. "Prey density and depth affect the fine-scale foraging behavior of humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae in Sitka Sound, Alaska, USA." Marine Ecology Progress Series 561 (December 15, 2016): 245-260. Full Text
  - Tyne, JA, Loneragan, NR, Johnston, DW, Pollock, KH, Williams, R, and Bejder, L. "Evaluating monitoring methods for cetaceans." Biological Conservation 201 (September 1, 2016): 252-260. Full Text
  - Puryear, WB, Keogh, M, Hill, N, Moxley, J, Josephson, E, Davis, KR, Bandoro, C, Lidgard, D, Bogomolni, A, Levin, M, Lang, S, Hammill, M, Bowen, D, Johnston, DW, Romano, T, Waring, G, and Runstadler, J. "Prevalence of influenza A virus in live-captured North Atlantic gray seals: a possible wild reservoir." Emerging Microbes & Infections 5, no. 8 (August 3, 2016): e81-null. Full Text
  - Heenehan, HL, Tyne, JA, Bejder, L, Van Parijs, SM, and Johnston, DW. "Passive acoustic monitoring of coastally associated Hawaiian spinner dolphins, Stenella longirostris, ground-truthed through visual surveys." The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 140, no. 1 (July 2016): 206-null. Full Text
  - Friedlaender, AS, Johnston, DW, Tyson, RB, Kaltenberg, A, Goldbogen, JA, Stimpert, AK, Curtice, C, Hazen, EL, Halpin, PN, Read, AJ, and Nowacek, DP. "Multiple-stage decisions in a marine central-place forager." Royal Society open science 3, no. 5 (May 11, 2016): 160043-. Full Text
  - Bejder, M, Johnston, DW, Smith, J, Friedlaender, A, and Bejder, L. "Embracing conservation success of recovering humpback whale populations: Evaluating the case for downlisting their conservation status in Australia." Marine Policy 66 (April 1, 2016): 137-141. Full Text
  - Roman, J, Dunphy-Daly, MM, Johnston, DW, and Read, AJ. "Lifting baselines to address the consequences of conservation success." Trends in Ecology & Evolution 30, no. 6 (June 2015): 299-302. Full Text
  - Curtice, C, Johnston, DW, Ducklow, H, Gales, N, Halpin, PN, and Friedlaender, AS. "Modeling the spatial and temporal dynamics of foraging movements of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the Western Antarctic Peninsula." Movement Ecology 3, no. 1 (January 2015): 13-null. Full Text
  - Heenehan, H, Basurto, X, Bejder, L, Tyne, J, Higham, JES, and Johnston, DW. "Using Ostrom's common-pool resource theory to build toward an integrated ecosystem-based sustainable cetacean tourism system in Hawai`i." Journal of Sustainable Tourism 23, no. 4 (January 1, 2015): 536-556. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Johnston, DW, Frungillo, J, Smith, A, Moore, K, Sharp, B, Schuh, J, and Read, AJ. "Trends in Stranding and By-Catch Rates of Gray and Harbor Seals along the Northeastern Coast of the United States: Evidence of Divergence in the Abundance of Two Sympatric Phocid Species?." PloS one 10, no. 7 (January 2015): e0131660-. Full Text
  - Kraska, J, Crespo, GO, and Johnston, DW. "Bio-logging of marine migratory species in the law of the sea." Marine Policy 51 (January 1, 2015): 394-400. Full Text
  - Tyne, JA, Johnston, DW, Rankin, R, Loneragan, NR, and Bejder, L. "The importance of spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris) resting habitat: Implications for management." Journal of Applied Ecology 52, no. 3 (January 1, 2015): 621-630. Full Text
  - Friedlaender, AS, Goldbogen, JA, Nowacek, DP, Read, AJ, Johnston, D, and Gales, N. "Feeding rates and under-ice foraging strategies of the smallest lunge filter feeder, the Antarctic minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis)." The Journal of Experimental Biology 217, no. Pt 16 (August 2014): 2851-2854. Full Text
  - Crain, DD, Friedlaender, AS, Johnston, DW, Nowacek, DP, Roberts, BL, Urian, KW, Waples, DM, and Read, AJ. "A quantitative analysis of the response of short-finned pilot whales, Globicephala macrorhynchus , to biopsy sampling." Marine Mammal Science 30, no. 2 (April 2014): 819-826. Full Text
  - Tyne, JA, Pollock, KH, Johnston, DW, and Bejder, L. "Abundance and survival rates of the Hawai'i Island associated spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris) stock." Plos One 9, no. 1 (January 22, 2014): e86132-null. Full Text
  - Crain, DD, Friedlaender, AS, Johnston, DW, Nowacek, DP, Roberts, BL, Urian, KW, Waples, DM, and Read, AJ. "A quantitative analysis of the response of short-finned pilot whales, Globicephala macrorhynchus, to biopsy sampling." Marine Mammal Science 30, no. 2 (January 1, 2014): 819-826. Full Text
  - Johnson, ZI, and Johnston, DW. "Smartphones: Powerful tools for geoscience education." Eos 94, no. 47 (November 19, 2013): 433-434. Full Text
  - Siders, ZA, Westgate, AJ, Johnston, DW, Murison, LD, and Koopman, HN. "Seasonal variation in the spatial distribution of basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus) in the lower Bay of Fundy, Canada." PloS one 8, no. 12 (January 2013): e82074-. Full Text
  - Soulen, BK, Cammen, K, Schultz, TF, and Johnston, DW. "Factors Affecting Harp Seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus) Strandings in the Northwest Atlantic." PLoS ONE 8, no. 7 (2013). Full Text
  - Johnston, DW, Friedlaender, AS, Read, AJ, and Nowacek, DP. "Initial density estimates of humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae in the inshore waters of the western Antarctic Peninsula during the late autumn." Endangered Species Research 18, no. 1 (July 30, 2012): 63-71. Full Text
  - Johnston, DW, Bowers, MT, Friedlaender, AS, and Lavigne, DM. "The effects of climate change on harp seals (Pagophilus groenlandicus)." PLoS One 7, no. 1 (2012): e29158-. Full Text Link to Item
  - Thorne, LH, Johnston, DW, Urban, DL, Tyne, J, Bejder, L, Baird, RW, Yin, S, Rickards, SH, Deakos, MH, Mobley, JR, Pack, AA, and Chapla Hill, M. "Predictive modeling of spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris) resting habitat in the main Hawaiian Islands." Plos One 7, no. 8 (January 2012): e43167-null. Full Text
  - Forney, KA, Kobayashi, DR, Johnston, DW, Marchetti, JA, and Marsik, MG. "What's the catch? Patterns of cetacean bycatch and depredation in Hawaii-based pelagic longline fisheries." Marine Ecology 32, no. 3 (September 1, 2011): 380-391. Full Text
  - Friedlaender, AS, Johnston, DW, Fraser, WR, Burns, J, Patrick N., H, and Costa, DP. "Ecological niche modeling of sympatric krill predators around Marguerite Bay, Western Antarctic Peninsula." Deep Sea Research Part Ii: Topical Studies in Oceanography 58, no. 13-16 (July 1, 2011): 1729-1740. Full Text
  - Nowacek, DP, Friedlaender, AS, Halpin, PN, Hazen, EL, Johnston, DW, Read, AJ, Espinasse, B, Zhou, M, and Zhu, Y. "Super-aggregations of krill and humpback whales in Wilhelmina Bay, Antarctic Peninsula." Plos One 6, no. 4 (January 2011): e19173-null. Full Text
  - Hazen, EL, and Johnston, DW. "Meridional patterns in the deep scattering layers and top predator distribution in the central equatorial Pacific." Fisheries Oceanography 19, no. 6 (November 1, 2010): 427-433. Full Text
  - Friedlaender, AS, Johnston, DW, and Halpin, PN. "Effects of the North Atlantic Oscillation on sea ice breeding habitats of harp seals (Pagophilus groenlandicus) across the North Atlantic." Progress in Oceanography 86, no. 1-2 (July 1, 2010): 261-266. Full Text
  - Leaper, R, Lavigne, DM, Corkeron, P, and Johnston, DW. "Towards a precautionary approach to managing Canada's commercial harp seal hunt." Ices Journal of Marine Science 67, no. 2 (March 1, 2010): 316-320. Full Text
  - Friedlaender, AS, Nowacek, DP, Johnston, DW, Read, AJ, Tyson, RB, Peavey, L, and Revelli, EMS. "Multiple sightings of large groups of Arnoux's beaked whales (Berardius arnouxii) in the Gerlache Strait, Antarctica." Marine Mammal Science 26, no. 1 (January 1, 2010): 246-250. Full Text
  - Gales, NJ, Bowen, WD, Johnston, DW, Kovacs, KM, Littnan, CL, Perrin, WF, Reynolds, JE, and Thompson, PM. "Guidelines for the treatment of marine mammals in field research." Marine Mammal Science 25, no. 3 (July 1, 2009): 725-736. Full Text
  - McDonald, MA, Hildebrand, JA, Wiggins, SM, Johnston, DW, and Polovina, JJ. "An acoustic survey of beaked whales at Cross Seamount near Hawaii." The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 125, no. 2 (February 2009): 624-627. Full Text
  - Johnston, DW, Friedlaender, AS, Read, AJ, and Nowacek, DP. "Abundance of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the Western Antarctic Peninsula during the Austral fall (In preparation)." Marine Biology (2009). (Academic Article)
  - Johnston, DW, Robbins, J, Chapla, ME, Mattila, DK, and Andrews, KR. "Diversity, habitat associations and stock structure of odontocete cetaceans in the waters of American Samoa, 2003-06." Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 10, no. 1 (June 1, 2008): 59-66.
  - Johnston, DW, McDonald, M, Polovina, J, Domokos, R, Wiggins, S, and Hildebrand, J. "Temporal patterns in the acoustic signals of beaked whales at Cross Seamount." Biology Letters 4, no. 2 (April 2008): 208-211. Full Text
  - Johnston, DW, Chapla, ME, Williams, LE, and Mattila, DK. "Identification of humpback whale wintering habitat in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands using spatial habitat modeling." Endangered Species Research 3 (October 2007): 249-257. (Academic Article)
  - Johnston, DW, and Read, AJ. "Flow-field observations of a tidally driven island wake used by marine mammals in the Bay of Fundy, Canada." Fisheries Oceanography 16, no. 5 (September 1, 2007): 422-435. Full Text
  - Ingram, SN, Walsh, L, Johnston, DW, and Rogan, E. "The influence of benthic topography and oceanography on the distribution of fin and minke whales in the Bay of Fundy, Canada." Journal of the Marine Biological Society of the U.K. 87 (March 2007): 149-156. (Academic Article)
  - Ingram, SN, Walshe, L, Johnston, D, and Rogan, E. "Habitat partitioning and the influence of benthic topography and oceanography on the distribution of fin and minke whales in the Bay of Fundy, Canada." Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 87, no. 1 (February 1, 2007): 149-156. Full Text
  - Nowacek, DP, Thorne, LH, Johnston, DW, and Tyack, PL. "Responses of cetaceans to anthropogenic noise." Mammal Review 37, no. 2 (January 1, 2007): 81-115. (Review) Full Text
  - Baker, JB, Littnan, CL, and Johnston, DW. "Potential Effects of Sea-level Rise on the Terrestrial Habitats of Endangered and Endemic Megafauna in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands." Endangered Species Research 4 (2006): 1-10. (Academic Article)
  - Johnston, DW. "A Hard Days Night: Spinner Dolphins Need Their Rest Too." Ka Pili Kai 28 (2006): 9-11. (Academic Article)
  - Johnston, DW, Thorne, LH, and Read, AJ. "Fin whales Balaenoptera physalus and minke whales Balaenoptera acutorostrata exploit a tidally driven island wake ecosystem in the Bay of Fundy." Marine Ecology Progress Series 305 (December 23, 2005): 287-295. Full Text
  - Johnston, DW, Friedlaender, AS, Torres, LG, and Lavigne, DM. "Variation in sea ice cover on the east coast of Canada from 1969 to 2002: Climate variability and implications for harp and hooded seals." Climate Research 29, no. 3 (October 17, 2005): 209-222. Full Text
  - Johnston, DW, Westgate, AJ, and Read, AJ. "Effects of fine-scale oceanographic features on the distribution and movements of harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena in the Bay of Fundy." Marine Ecology Progress Series 295 (June 23, 2005): 279-293. (Review) Full Text
  - Gannon, DP, Johnston, DW, Read, AJ, and Nowacek, DP. "Resonance and dissonance: Science, ethics and the sonar debate." Marine Mammal Science 20 (2004): 213-214. (Academic Article)
  - Gannon, DP, Johnston, DW, Read, AJ, and Nowacek, DP. "Resonance and dissonance: Science, ethics, and the sonar debate." Marine Mammal Science 20, no. 4 (January 1, 2004): 898-899. (Letter) Full Text
  - Johnston, DW. "The effect of acoustic harassment devices on harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the Bay of Fundy, Canada." Biological Conservation 108, no. 1 (November 1, 2002): 113-118. Full Text
  - Johnston, DW, Meisenheimer, P, and Lavigne, DM. "An evaluation of management objectives for Canada's commercial harp seal hunt, 1996-1998." Conservation Biology 14, no. 3 (June 1, 2000): 729-737. (Review) Full Text
  - "Summary of current knowledge of harbour porpoises in US and Canadian Atlantic waters." Forty Sixth Report of the International Whaling Commission (December 1, 1996): 559-565.
  - Rees, AF, Avens, L, Ballorain, K, Bevan, E, Broderick, AC, Carthy, RR, Christianen, MJA, Duclos, G, Heithaus, MR, Johnston, DW, Mangel, J, Paladino, F, Pendoley, K, REINA, RD, Robinson, NJ, Ryan, R, Sykora-Bodie, ST, Tilley, D, Varela, R, Whitman, ER, Whittock, PA, Wibbels, T, and Godley, BJ. "The potential of unmanned aerial vehicles for sea turtle research and conservation." Endangered Species Research . (Academic Article)
- Book Sections
  - Johnston, DW. "Vigilance, resilience and failures of science and management: Spinner dolphins and tourism in Hawai’i." In Whale-watching Sustainable Tourism and Ecological Management, edited by L Bejder, J Higham, and R Williams, 275-292. Cambridge University Press, March 27, 2014. (Chapter)
- Conference Papers
  - Heenehan, HL, Johnston, DW, Van Parijs, SM, Bejder, L, and Tyne, JA. "Acoustic response of Hawaiian spinner dolphins to human disturbance." Fourth International Conference on the Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life.: Acoustical Society of America, 2016. Full Text
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