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Environmental Sciences
Australia
2023

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Environmental Sciences

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59
Citations
10431
World Ranking
3145
National Ranking
116

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
58
Citations
10119
World Ranking
13370
National Ranking
372

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Andrew McMinn is affiliated with the University of Tasmania in Australia and focuses their research on environmental science and molecular biology. Their work spans areas including ecology, oceanography, and plant science, with key specializations in microbial community ecology and physiology as well as genomics and phylogenetic studies.

The scientist's research explores topics such as bacteriophages and microbial interactions, marine and coastal ecosystems, microbial infections and disease research, and plant virus research studies. Their contributions cover diverse aspects of marine biology and ecology, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach within environmental and life sciences.

Andrew McMinn has published extensively in journals that include:

  • Microbiology Spectrum
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Virus Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Their recent publications include:

  • A predator-prey interaction between a marine Pseudoalteromonas sp. and Gram-positive bacteria, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Structure and function of the Arctic and Antarctic marine microbiota as revealed by metagenomics, 2020, Microbiome
  • Effects of ocean acidification on Antarctic marine organisms: A meta-analysis, 2020, Ecology and Evolution
  • Antarctic Landfast Sea Ice: A Review of Its Physics, Biogeochemistry and Ecology, 2023, Reviews of Geophysics
  • Biological responses to change in Antarctic sea ice habitats, 2023, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

The scientist frequently collaborates with researchers such as Min Wang, Yantao Liang, Hongbing Shao, Kaiyang Zheng, and Yeong Yik Sung, indicating ongoing partnerships within their research community.

Best Publications

  • The spatial structure of Antarctic biodiversity

    Peter Convey;Peter Convey;Steven Loudon Chown;Andrew Clarke;David K A Barnes

  • Biological responses to environmental heterogeneity under future ocean conditions.

    Philip W. Boyd;Philip W. Boyd;Christopher E. Cornwall;Andrew Davison;Scott C. Doney

  • Three improved satellite chlorophyll algorithms for the Southern Ocean

    Robert Johnson;Peter G. Strutton;Simon W. Wright;Andrew McMinn

  • Marine introductions in the Southern Ocean: an unrecognised hazard to biodiversity

    Patrick N Lewis;Chad L Hewitt;Martin Riddle;Andrew McMinn

  • A predator-prey interaction between a marine Pseudoalteromonas sp. and Gram-positive bacteria

    Bai-Lu Tang;Jie Yang;Xiu-Lan Chen;Peng Wang;Peng Wang

  • Cyst and radionucleotide evidence for the recent introduction of the toxic dinoflagellate Gymnodinium catenatum into Tasmanian waters

    Andrew McMinn;Gustaaf M. Hallegraeff;Paul Thomson;Andrew V. Jenkinson

  • Chlorophyll-a in Antarctic sea ice from historical ice core data

    K. M. Meiners;K. M. Meiners;M. Vancoppenolle;S. Thanassekos;G. S. Dieckmann

  • AUSTRALIAN CRETACEOUS SHORELINES, STAGE BY STAGE

    L.A. Frakes;D. Burger;M. Apthorpe;J. Wiseman

  • Sedimentation of 13C-rich organic matter from Antarctic sea-ice algae: A potential indicator of past sea-ice extent

    John A E. Gibson;Tom Trull;Peter D. Nichols;Roger E. Summons

  • Quantum yield and photosynthetic parameters of marine microalgae from the southern Arctic Ocean, Svalbard

    A. McMinn;E.N. Hegseth

  • In situ net primary productivity of an Antarctic fast ice bottom algal community

    A McMinn;CM Ashworth;KG Ryan

  • Structure and function of the Arctic and Antarctic marine microbiota as revealed by metagenomics

    Shunan Cao;Weipeng Zhang;Wei Ding;Meng Wang

  • Distribution of diatoms in surface sediments of Prydz Bay, Antarctica

    Fiona Taylor;Andrew McMinn;Dennis Franklin

  • 28S rDNA evolution in the Eumalacostraca and the phylogenetic position of krill.

    Simon N. Jarman;Stephen Nicol;Nicholas G. Elliott;Andrew McMinn

  • Algae of Australia: Phytoplankton of Temperate Coastal Waters

    G. M. Hallegraeff;C. J. S. Bolch;D. R. A. Hill;I. Jameson

  • Effects of UV-B irradiation on growth and survival of Antarctic marine diatoms

    A. T. Davidson;D. Bramich;H. J. Marchant;A. McMinn

  • Paleolimnological studies from the Antarctic and subantarctic islands

    Dominic A. Hodgson;Peter T. Doran;Donna Roberts;Andrew McMinn

  • Dark survival in a warming world.

    A McMinn;AR Martin

  • Post-glacial regional climate variability along the East Antarctic coastal margin - evidence from shallow marine and coastal terrestrial records

    E. Verleyen;D.A. Hodgson;K. Sabbe;H. Cremer

  • Modelling diatom responses to climate induced fluctuations in the moisture balance in continental Antarctic lakes

    Elie Verleyen;Dominic A. Hodgson;Wim Vyverman;Donna Roberts

  • Short-term effect of temperature on the photokinetics of microalgae from the surface layers of Antarctic pack ice

    Peter J. Ralph;Andrew McMinn;Ken G. Ryan;Chris Ashworth

  • The Holocene Diatom Flora of Marine Bays in the Windmill Islands, East Antarctica

    H. Cremer;D. Roberts;A. McMinn;D. Gore

  • Coccolithophores: From Molecular Processes to Global Impact

    G. M. Hallegraeff;A. McMinn

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew J. Martin
Andrew J. Martin University of New South Wales
Yu-Zhong Zhang
Yu-Zhong Zhang Shandong University
Klaus M Meiners
Klaus M Meiners Australian Antarctic Division
Gustaaf M. Hallegraeff
Gustaaf M. Hallegraeff University of Tasmania
Dominic A. Hodgson
Dominic A. Hodgson British Antarctic Survey
Simon W. Wright
Simon W. Wright Australian Antarctic Division
Xiu-Lan Chen
Xiu-Lan Chen Shandong University
Henk Heijnis
Henk Heijnis Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
Jason L. Roberts
Jason L. Roberts Australian Antarctic Division
Martin Melles
Martin Melles University of Cologne

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