Publications

Youngflesh, C., C. Che-Castaldo, M. Schwaller, S. Serbin, M. Polito, and H.J. Lynch. 2026. Space-based monitoring of links sea ice, food webs, and population change. Current Biology 36:1-8.

Wethington, M., and H.J. Lynch. 2026. Winter sea ice decline drives Gentoo penguin population expansion along the Western Antarctic Peninsula. Marine Ecology Progress Series 787: meps15149.

Flynn, C.M, and H.J. Lynch. 2026. Optimal survey design for penguin population trends on the Antarctic Peninsula. In press at Antarctic Science.

Lynch, H.J., Schwaller, M., L. Emmerson, K. Blackwell, C. Southwell. 2026. Detecting Antarctic breeding flying seabird colonies with satellite remote sensing: opportunities and limitations. Polar Biology 49: 28.

Flynn, C.M, I. Juarez, T. Hart, and H.J. Lynch. 2026. Demographic state space models parameterized by time series and camera traps. Ecological Modelling 514:111448.

Flynn, C.M, M. Wethington, M. Hilton, G.V. Clucas, T. Hart, G.R.W. Humphries, C. Nichol, and H.J. Lynch. 2026. Revisiting ‘Penguins in the anthropause: COVID-19 closures drive gentoo penguin movement among breeding colonies. Biological Conservation 315: 111715.

Martinez, I.J., A. Kacelnik, F.M. Jones, J. Hinke, M.J. Dunn, A. Raya Rey, H.J. Lynch, K. Owen, and T. Hart. 2026. Record phenological responses to climate change in three sympatric penguin species. Journal of Animal Ecology 95: 455-469. doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.70201.

VanCompernolle, M., ..., H.J. Lynch, ... et al. 2025. Vulnerability of marine megafauna to global at-sea anthropogenic threats. Conservation Biology e70147.

Fucich, D., H.J. Lynch, C. Shaw, M.D. Eisaman, and M.C. Ringham. 2025. Determining the net influence of biological processes on aqueous hydroxide-based ocean alkalinity enhancement: a mesocosm approach. Frontiers in Climate doi: 10.3389/fclim.2025.1652680.

Sen, B., C. Che-Castaldo, M.A. LaRue, K.M. Krumhardt, L. Landrum, M.M. Holland, H.J. Lynch, C. Barbraud, and S. Jenouvrier. Temporal and spatial equivalence in demographic responses of emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) to environmental change. 2025. In press at Journal of Animal Ecology.

Gallagher, K., R. Herman, K. Walton, M.S. Dinniman, and H.J. Lynch. 2025. Pygoscelis penguins prefer different oceanographic and terrestrial habitats during the austral summer. Ecosphere 16:e70091.

Wethington, M.J., B. Sen, and H.J. Lynch. 2024. Predicting pack-ice seal occupancy of ice floes along the Western Antarctic Peninsula. PLoS ONE 19(12): e0311747.

Pertierra, L.R., P. Convey, A. Barbosa, E. M. Biersma, D. Cowan, J. A. F. Diniz-Filho, A. de los Ríos, P. Escribano-Álvarez, C. I. Fraser, D. Fontaneto, M. Greve, H. J. Griffiths, M. Harris, K. A. Hughes, H. J. Lynch, R. J. Ladle, X. P. Liu, P. C. le Roux, R. Majewska, M. A. Molina-Montenegro, L. S. Peck, A. Quesada, C. Ronquillo, Y. Ropert-Coudert, L. G. Sancho, A. Terauds, G. Varliero, J. A. Vianna, A. Wilmotte, S. L. Chown, M. Á. Olalla-Tárraga, and J. Hortal. 2025. Frozen but lively: ecological research advances and key knowledge gaps in terrestrial and freshwater Antarctic biodiversity science. Science 387: 609-615.

Wu, H., C. Flynn, C. Hall, C. Che-Castaldo, D. Samaras, M. Schwaller, and H.J. Lynch. 2024. Penguin colony georegistration using camera pose estimation and phototourism. PLoS ONE 19(10): e0311038.

Sen, B., C. Che-Castaldo, H.J. Lynch, F. Ventura, M.A. LaRue, and S. Jenouvrier. 2024. Detecting stochasticity in population time series using a non-parametric test of intrinsic predictability. Methods in Ecology and Evolution doi: 10.1111/2041-210X.14423.

Kaczvinsky, C., H. Levy, S. Preston, C. Youngflesh, G. Clucas, H.J. Lynch, A.L. Smith, and T. Hart. The influence of biotic and abiotic factors on the bacterial microbiome of gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) in their natural environment. 2024. Scientific Reports 14:17933.

Hallet, M., and H.J. Lynch. 2024. Update on the abundance and distribution of Macaroni Penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Polar Biology 47: 607-615.

Gallagher, K., M. Dinniman, and H.J. Lynch. 2023. Quantifying Antarctic krill connectivity across the West Antarctic Peninsula and its role in large-scale Pygoscelis penguin population dynamics. Scientific Reports 13: 12072.

Lynch, H.J. Satellite remote sensing for wildlife research in the polar regions. 2023. Marine Technology Society Journal 57(3): 43-50.

Gallagher, K., M. Cimino, M.S. Dinniman, and H.J. Lynch. 2024. Quantifying potential marine debris sources and potential threats to penguins on the West Antarctic Peninsula. Environmental Pollution 347: 123714

Pertierra, L.R., G. Varliero, A. Barbosa, E.M. Biersma, P. Convey, S.L. Chown, D. Cowan, A. De los Rios, P. Escribano-Alvarez, D. Fontaneto, C.I. Fraser, M. Harris, K.A. Hughes, H.J. Griffiths, P.C. le Roux, X.P. Liu, H.J. Lynch, P.A. Martinez, M.A. Molina-Montenegro, M.A. Olalla-Tarraga, L. Peck, A. Quesada, Y. Ropert-Coudert, L. Sancho, A. Terauds, J.A. Vianna, A. Wilmotte, J. Hortal, and M. Greve. 2024. ANTALIFE 1.0 Biodiversity data checklist of all Antarctic terrestrial and freshwater life forms in the continent. Biodiversity Data Journal 12: e106199.

Herman, R.W., G. Clucas, J. Younger, J. Bates, B. Robinson, S. Reddy, J. Stepanuk, K. O’Brien, K. Veeramah, and H.J. Lynch. 2024. Whole genome sequencing reveals stepping stone dispersal buffered against founder effects in a range expanding seabird. Molecular Ecology 00:e17282.

Wethington, M.J., B.C. Goncalves, E. Talis, and H.J. Lynch. 2023. Species classification of Antarctic pack-ice seals using very-high-resolution satellite imagery. Marine Mammal Science 1-17.

Flynn, C.M, T. Hart, G.V. Clucas, and H.J. Lynch. 2023. Penguins in the anthropause: Covid-19 closures drive Gentoo penguin movement among breeding colonies. Biological Conservation 286: 110318.

Talis, E., and H.J. Lynch. 2023. Letter: Capturing stochasticity properly is key to understanding the nuances of the Living Planet Index. Nature Ecology & Evolution https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-023-02086-w

Che-Castaldo, C., G. Humphries, and H.J. Lynch. 2023. Antarctic Penguin Biogeography Project: Database of abundance and distribution for the Adélie, chinstrap, gentoo, emperor, macaroni, and king penguin south of 60 S. Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e101476.

Talis, Emma, C. Che-Castaldo, T. Hart, L. McCrae, and H.J. Lynch. 2023. Penguindex: A biodiversity indicator for Pygoscelis spp. penguins identifies key eras of population change. Polar Biology, Online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-023-03148-2

Wethington, M., C. Flynn, A. Borowicz, and H.J. Lynch. 2023. Adélie penguins north and east of the ‘Adélie gap’ continue to thrive in the face of dramatic declines elsewhere in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Scientific Reports 13: 2525.

Sen, B., C. Che-Castaldo, K. Krumhardt, L. Landrum, M.M. Holland, M.A. LaRue, M.C. Long, S. Jenouvrier, and H.J. Lynch. 2023. Spatio-temporal transferability of environmentally-dependent population models: Insights from the intrinsic predictabilities of Adelie penguin abundance time series. Ecological Indicators 150: 110239.

Hughes, K.A., M. Santos, J. A. Caccavo, S. Chignell, N. Gardiner, N. Gilbert, A. Howkins, B. J. van Vuuren, J. R. Lee, D. Liggett, A. Lowther, H. Lynch, A. Quesada, H. Chul Shin, A. Soutullo, and A. Terauds. 2022. Ant-ICON ‘Integrated Science to Inform Antarctic and Southern Ocean Conservation’: a new SCAR research programme. Antarctic Science 34(6): 446-455.