Publications
Note: papers describing work done prior to 2022 were published under my maiden name (Hudson)
In Review
Connors, E., Gallagher, K.L., Dutta, A., Oliver, M., and Bowman, J.S. Suspended detrital particles support a distinct microbial ecosystem in Palmer Canyon, Antarctica, a coastal biological hotspot. In review at Polar Biology.
Gallagher. K.L., Baumgartner, B., Kohut, J., Miles, T., Flagg, C., McSweeney, J., Warren, J., Thorne, L. Passive acoustic monitoring of baleen whales using autonomous gliders in relation to offshore wind energy areas in the New York Bight. In review at Endangered Species Research.
Baleen Whales
Indeck, K.L, Baumgartner, M.F, Lecavalier, L, Whoriskey, F, Durette-Morin, D, Pettigrew, N.R, McSweeney, J.M, Thorne, L.H., Gallagher, K.L., Edwards, C., Meyer-Gutbrod, E., and Davies, K.T.A. (2025) Glider surveillance for near real-time detection and spatial management of North Atlantic right whales. Oceanography, 38, 1. DOI:10.5670/oceanog.2025e111
Antarctica
Marine Debris
Gallagher, K.L.,, Cimino, M.A., Dinniman, M.S., Lynch, H.J. (2024). Quantifying Potential Marine Debris Sources and Potential Threats to Penguins on the West Antarctic Peninsula. Environmental Pollution, 123714. DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123714
Gallagher, K.L.,, Selig, G.M, Cimino, M.A. (2024). Descriptions and patterns in opportunistic marine debris collected near Palmer Station, Antarctica. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 199, 115952, DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115952
Krill and Krill Predators
Gallagher, K.L., Herman, R. Walton, K., Dinniman, M.S., Lynch, H.J. (2025) Pygoscelis penguin habitat suitability defined by different oceanographic niches. Ecosphere, 16, 2. DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.70091
Gallagher, K.L., Dinniman, M., Lynch, H.J. (2023). Quantifying Antarctic krill connectivity across the West Antarctic Peninsula and its role in large-scale Pygoscelis penguin population dynamics. Scientific Reports, 13, 12072, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-39105-6
Hudson, K., Oliver, M. J., Kohut, J., Dinniman, M., Klinck, J., Cimino, M. A., Bernard, K., Statscewich H., Fraser W. (2022b). A subsurface eddy associated with a submarine canyon increases availability and delivery of simulated Antarctic krill to penguin foraging regions. Marine Ecology Progress Series. DOI: 10.3354/meps14211.
Hudson, K., Oliver, M. J., Kohut, J., Cohen, J. H., Dinniman, M., Klinck, J., Statscewich, H., Bernard, K., Fraser, W. (2022a). Subsurface Eddy Facilitates Retention of Simulated Diel Vertical Migrators in a Biological Hotspot. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 127, 5. DOI: 10.1029/2021JC017482
Hudson, K., Oliver, M. J., Kohut, J., Dinniman, M., Klinck, J., Moffat, C., Statscewich, H., Bernard, K., Fraser, W. (2021). A Recirculating Eddy Promotes Subsurface Particle Retention in an Antarctic Biological Hotspot. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 126, e2021JC017304. DOI: 10.1029/2021JC017304
Hudson, K., Oliver, M. J., Bernard, K., Cimino, M. A., Fraser, W., Kohut, J., Statscewich, H., & Winsor P. (2019). Reevaluating the canyon hypothesis in a biological hotspot in the Western Antarctic Peninsula. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 124. DOI: 10.1029/2019JC015195
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Middleton, J., Clem, S., Gallagher, K.L., Meyer-Gutbrod, E., Twerefour, A., Serres, M., Behl, M., Pierson, J. Community Recommendations on Belonging, Accessibility, Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Initiatives in Ocean Sciences: A Town Hall Discussion. (2025) Oceanography, 38, 2. DOI: 10.5670/oceanog.2025.306
Miscellaneous Projects
Shulman, I., Penta, B., Anderson, A., Moline, M. A., Oliver, M. J., Cohen, J. H., Hudson, K. (2020). Dynamics of bioluminescence potential and physical, bio-optical properties on the shelf and shelf-slope of the Delaware Bay. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 125, 9. DOI: 10.1029/2020JC016158