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Callum M. Roberts is affiliated with the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom and specializes in environmental science with a primary focus on marine and coastal ecosystems. Their research output includes 74 publications in environmental science, distributed across subfields such as ecology, global and planetary change, management, monitoring, policy and law, oceanography, and nature and landscape conservation.

The scientist's research topics are concentrated on various aspects of marine ecosystems and management. These include coral and marine ecosystems studies, coastal and marine management, marine and fisheries research, coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, marine bivalve and aquaculture studies, marine animal studies overview, and ocean acidification effects and responses.

Roberts has contributed to several frequently cited papers, including:

  • "Rebuilding marine life," 2020, published in Nature
  • "The MPA Guide: A framework to achieve global goals for the ocean," 2021, published in Science
  • "The impact of mobile demersal fishing on carbon storage in seabed sediments," 2022, published in Global Change Biology
  • "Climate change mitigation and nature conservation both require higher protected area targets," 2020, published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "Embracing Nature-based Solutions to promote resilient marine and coastal ecosystems," 2022, published in Nature-Based Solutions

Their collaborative work frequently involves coauthors such as Julie P. Hawkins, Bethan C. O'Leary, Graham Epstein, Catarina Fonseca, and Cindy C. Cornet.

Roberts has been published multiple times in well-known venues including the SSRN Electronic Journal, Nature, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Nature Sustainability, and Frontiers in Marine Science.

The scientist's research addresses key environmental and ecological dynamics impacting marine environments and contributes to the development of management frameworks and conservation strategies aimed at protecting ocean ecosystems and enhancing biodiversity.

Best Publications

  • The biodiversity of species and their rates of extinction, distribution, and protection

    S. L. Pimm;C. N. Jenkins;R. Abell;T. M. Brooks

  • Marine biodiversity hotspots and conservation priorities for tropical reefs

    Callum M. Roberts;Callum M. Roberts;Colin J. McClean;John E. N. Veron;Julie P. Hawkins

  • Effects of Marine Reserves on Adjacent Fisheries

    Callum M. Roberts;Callum M. Roberts;James A. Bohnsack;Fiona Gell;Julie P. Hawkins

  • Benefits beyond boundaries: the fishery effects of marine reserves

    Fiona R. Gell;Fiona R. Gell;Callum M. Roberts

  • Connectivity and Management of Caribbean Coral Reefs

    Callum M. Roberts

  • Rebuilding marine life

    Carlos M. Duarte;Carlos M. Duarte;Susana Agusti;Edward Barbier;Gregory L. Britten

  • Marine Ecology of the Arabian Region: Patterns and Processes in Extreme Tropical Environments

    C. Sheppard;A. Price;C. Roberts

  • Habitat complexity and coral reef fish diversity and abundance on Red Sea fringing reefs

    CM Roberts;Rfg Ormond

  • The Unnatural History of the Sea

    Callum Roberts

  • Greater biomass and value of target coral-reef fishes in two small Caribbean marine reserves.

    Nvc Polunin;CM Roberts

  • Are marine reserves effective in management of reef fisheries

    Callum M. Roberts;Nicholas V. C. Polunin

  • Marine reserves can mitigate and promote adaptation to climate change.

    Callum M. Roberts;Bethan C. O’Leary;Douglas J. McCauley;Philippe Maurice Cury

  • Extinction risk in the sea

    Callum M. Roberts;Julie P. Hawkins

  • ECOLOGICAL CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING CANDIDATE SITES FOR MARINE RESERVES

    Callum M. Roberts;Sandy Andelman;George Branch;Rodrigo H. Bustamante

  • How important are mangroves and seagrass beds for coral-reef fish? The nursery hypothesis tested on an island scale

    I.A. Nagelkerken;C.M. Roberts;G. van der Velde;M. Dorenbosch

  • The role of marine reserves in achieving sustainable fisheries

    Callum M. Roberts;Julie P. Hawkins;Fiona R. Gell

  • Scuba diver behaviour and the management of diving impacts on coral reefs

    Nola H.L. Barker;Callum M. Roberts

  • APPLICATION OF ECOLOGICAL CRITERIA IN SELECTING MARINE RESERVES AND DEVELOPING RESERVE NETWORKS

    Callum M. Roberts;George Branch;Rodrigo H. Bustamante;Juan Carlos Castilla

  • Deep impact: the rising toll of fishing in the deep sea

    Callum M Roberts

  • Fully-protected marine reserves: A guide

    Callum Roberts;Julie P. Hawkins

Frequent Co-Authors

Julie P. Hawkins
Julie P. Hawkins University of York
Alex Rogers
Alex Rogers University of Oxford
Maggy M. Nugues
Maggy M. Nugues PSL University
Charles Sheppard
Charles Sheppard University of Warwick
Carlos M. Duarte
Carlos M. Duarte King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Colin J. McClean
Colin J. McClean University of York
Nicholas Polunin
Nicholas Polunin Newcastle University
Daniel Pauly
Daniel Pauly University of British Columbia
Juan Carlos Castilla
Juan Carlos Castilla Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Jane Lubchenco
Jane Lubchenco Oregon State University

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