What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Ecology
- Oceanography
- Genus
His primary areas of investigation include Ecology, Oceanography, Biodiversity, Seamount and Benthic zone.
In the field of Ecology, his study on Trophic level, Species richness and Relative species abundance overlaps with subjects such as Continental margin.
His Oceanography study focuses mostly on Benthos and Continental shelf.
Alan Williams has included themes like Habitat, Marine ecosystem, Bayes' theorem, Scale and Spatial ecology in his Biodiversity study.
His studies in Seamount integrate themes in fields like Hoplostethus and Coral.
His Benthic zone research focuses on Fauna and how it connects with Orange roughy.
His most cited work include:
- Ecological risk assessment for the effects of fishing (331 citations)
- The ecology of seamounts: structure, function, and human impacts. (298 citations)
- Seamount benthic macrofauna off southern tasmania: community structure and impacts of trawling (296 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Alan Williams mostly deals with Oceanography, Ecology, Benthic zone, Fishery and Habitat.
As part of his studies on Oceanography, he often connects relevant subjects like Fauna.
His study in the field of Biodiversity, Species richness and Ecosystem is also linked to topics like Continental margin.
His work on Benthos as part of general Benthic zone study is frequently linked to Megafauna, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of science.
His research in the fields of Seascape and Critical habitat overlaps with other disciplines such as Context.
As a member of one scientific family, Alan Williams mostly works in the field of Seamount, focusing on Coral and, on occasion, Bottom trawling.
He most often published in these fields:
- Oceanography (38.40%)
- Ecology (35.20%)
- Benthic zone (27.20%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?
- Benthic zone (27.20%)
- Oceanography (38.40%)
- Fauna (16.80%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Benthic zone, Oceanography, Fauna, Ecology and Deep sea are his primary areas of study.
The concepts of his Benthic zone study are interwoven with issues in Continental shelf, Submarine canyon, Abyssal zone and Habitat.
His work on Transect, Seamount and Seafloor spreading as part of his general Oceanography study is frequently connected to Continental margin, thereby bridging the divide between different branches of science.
His Fauna research incorporates elements of Abundance, Biodiversity and Marine reserve.
His study ties his expertise on Fishery together with the subject of Biodiversity.
Alan Williams studies Ecology, focusing on Fishing in particular.
Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- The impacts of deep-sea fisheries on benthic communities: a review (158 citations)
- Estimating animal populations and body sizes from burrows: marine ecologists have their heads buried in the sand (20 citations)
- Spatially balanced designs that incorporate legacy sites (16 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Ecology
- Oceanography
- Genus
Alan Williams spends much of his time researching Oceanography, Benthic zone, Fauna, Submarine canyon and Deep sea.
His Fauna study combines topics in areas such as Marine reserve, Biodiversity, Species richness and Invertebrate.
His Biodiversity study is related to the wider topic of Ecology.
Ecology and Fishery are commonly linked in his work.
His work carried out in the field of Submarine canyon brings together such families of science as Oreosomatidae and Seamount.
His Canyon research incorporates themes from Demersal fish, Seascape, Habitat, Biomass and Pelagic zone.
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