Bell, Ian (2013) Algivory in hawksbill turtles: Eretmochelys imbricata food selection within a foraging area on the Northern Great Barrier Reef. Marine Ecology, 34 (1). pp. 43-55.

Bell, Ian, and Pike, David A. (2012) Somatic growth rates of hawksbill turtles Eretmochelys imbricata in a northern Great Barrier Reef foraging area. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 446. pp. 275-283.

Bell, Ian, Schwarzkopf, Lin, and Manicom, Carryn (2012) High survivorship of an annually decreasing aggregation of hawksbill turtles, Eretmochelys imbricata, found foraging in the northern Great Barrier Reef. Aquatic Conservation: marine and freshwater ecosystems , 22 (5). pp. 673-682.

Bell, Ian Philip (2012) The Hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricate, (Linnaeus 1766): ecological insights of a resident population in the Northern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia. PhD thesis, James Cook University.

Bell, Ian, and Ariel, Ellen (2011) Dietary shift in green turtles. Seagrass-Watch News, 44. pp. 2-5.

Fuentes, M.M.P.B., Maynard, J.A., Guinea, M., Bell, I.P., Werdell, P.J., and Hamann, M. (2009) Proxy indicators of sand temperature help project impacts of global warming on sea turtles in northern Australia. Endangered Species Research, 9 (1). pp. 33-40.