Scholars@Duke
David William Johnston

David William Johnston

Professor of the Practice of Marine Conservation Ecology
Marine Science and Conservation
Suite 3103, Grainger Hall, 9 Circuit Drive, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708

Scholarly Works - Preprints

Generative Inpainting as a Diagnostic Tool for Marine Wildlife Detection Robustness

Preprint · 2026 1. Deep learning detection models help automate wildlife monitoring but remain vulnerable to environmental distribution shifts, limiting confidence in their deployment across variable ecological conditions.2. Conventional explainable artificial int ... Full text Cite

Terrestrial spatial distribution and summer abundance of Antarctic fur seals ( Arctocephalus gazella ) near Palmer Station, Antarctica, from drone surveys

Preprint · 2024 The shifting climatic regime of maritime Antarctica is driving complex changes across trophic levels that manifest differentially across species and regions. Land-breeding pinnipeds have increased their seasonal attendance near Palmer Station since earlies ... Full text Cite