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Christine Angelini

Christine Angelini

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
32
Citations
3928
World Ranking
8094
National Ranking
2687

Overview

Christine Angelini is affiliated with AECOM in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research primarily focuses on coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, coastal and marine dynamics, and marine and coastal plant biology, among other related topics.

The scientist's work spans several subfields including Ecology, Earth-Surface Processes, Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Their studies often address the complexities of coastal systems and their ecological and geomorphological processes.

Christine Angelini has published in a variety of scientific venues, with frequent appearances in journals such as Nature Communications, The Science of The Total Environment, Journal of Ecology, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Current Biology.

Some of their recent papers include:

  • Recovering wetland biogeomorphic feedbacks to restore the world's biotic carbon hotspots, 2022, Science
  • Turning Chutes into Ladders for Women Faculty: A Review and Roadmap for Equity in Academia, 2020, Journal of Women's Health
  • Mimicry of emergent traits amplifies coastal restoration success, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Heterogeneity within and among co-occurring foundation species increases biodiversity, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Sea-level rise and the emergence of a keystone grazer alter the geomorphic evolution and ecology of southeast US salt marshes, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent co-authors of Christine Angelini include Brian R. Silliman, Tjisse van der Heide, Hallie S. Fischman, Andrew H. Altieri, and Sinéad M. Crotty. These collaborations highlight interdisciplinary interactions across ecology, environmental science, and coastal research.

Angelini's main topics of work cover:

  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Coastal and Marine Dynamics
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Aeolian processes and effects
  • Coastal and Marine Management
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology

Their research often investigates the relationships between physical and biological components of coastal environments, exploring processes that affect ecosystem structure and function. Studies on wetland biogeomorphic feedbacks and the ecological impacts of sea-level rise reflect a focus on environmental change in coastal zones.

Best Publications

  • Recovering wetland biogeomorphic feedbacks to restore the world’s biotic carbon hotspots

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  • Interactions among Foundation Species and Their Consequences for Community Organization, Biodiversity, and Conservation

    Christine Angelini;Andrew H. Altieri;Brian R. Silliman;Mark D. Bertness

  • A trophic cascade triggers collapse of a salt-marsh ecosystem with intensive recreational fishing

    Andrew H. Altieri;Mark D. Bertness;Tyler C. Coverdale;Nicholas C. Herrmann

  • Restoring the eastern oyster: how much progress has been made in 53 years?

    Ada Bersoza Hernández;Robert D Brumbaugh;Peter Frederick;Raymond Grizzle

  • Foundation species' overlap enhances biodiversity and multifunctionality from the patch to landscape scale in southeastern United States salt marshes

    Christine Angelini;Tjisse van der Heide;John N. Griffin;Joseph P. Morton

  • Consumer Fronts, Global Change, and Runaway Collapse in Ecosystems

    Brian R. Silliman;Michael W. McCoy;Christine Angelini;Robert D. Holt

  • A keystone mutualism underpins resilience of a coastal ecosystem to drought

    Christine Angelini;John N. Griffin;Johan van de Koppel;Leon P M Lamers

  • Mimicry of emergent traits amplifies coastal restoration success.

    Ralph J. M. Temmink;Marjolijn J. A. Christianen;Marjolijn J. A. Christianen;Gregory S. Fivash;Christine Angelini

  • Secondary foundation species enhance biodiversity.

    Mads S. Thomsen;Mads S. Thomsen;Andrew H. Altieri;Andrew H. Altieri;Christine Angelini;Melanie J. Bishop

  • Secondary foundation species as drivers of trophic and functional diversity: evidence from a tree-epiphyte system.

    Christine Angelini;Brian R. Silliman

  • Mutualistic interactions amplify saltmarsh restoration success

    Marlous Derksen‐Hooijberg;Christine Angelini;Leon P. M. Lamers;Annieke Borst

  • Patch size‐dependent community recovery after massive disturbance

    Christine Angelini;Brian R. Silliman

  • How habitat-modifying organisms structure the food web of two coastal ecosystems

    Els M van der Zee;Christine Angelini;Laura L Govers;Marjolijn J A Christianen

  • Publisher Correction: Heterogeneity within and among co-occurring foundation species increases biodiversity

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  • Sea-level rise and the emergence of a keystone grazer alter the geomorphic evolution and ecology of southeast US salt marshes.

    Sinéad M Crotty;Sinéad M Crotty;Collin Ortals;Thomas M Pettengill;Luming Shi

  • Field Experiments and Meta-analysis Reveal Wetland Vegetation as a Crucial Element in the Coastal Protection Paradigm.

    Brian R. Silliman;Qiang He;Christine Angelini;Carter S. Smith

  • Foundation species enhance food web complexity through non-trophic facilitation.

    Annieke C.W. Borst;Wilco C.E.P. Verberk;Christine Angelini;Jildou Schotanus

  • Governance and the mangrove commons: Advancing the cross-scale, nested framework for the global conservation and wise use of mangroves.

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  • Grass invasion and drought interact to alter the diversity and structure of native plant communities.

    Catherine Fahey;Christine Angelini;S. Luke Flory

  • Facilitation cascades in marine ecosystems: a synthesis and future directions

    Paul E. Gribben;Christine Angelini;Andrew H. Altieri;Melanie J. Bishop

  • Mitigating Erosional Effects Induced by Boat Wakes with Living Shorelines

    Deidre Herbert;Emily Astrom;Ada C. Bersoza;Audrey Batzer

  • Data from: A keystone mutualism underpins resilience of a coastal ecosystem to drought

    C. Angelini;J.N. Griffin;J. van de Koppel;L.P.M. Lamers

  • Data from: How habitat-modifying organisms structure the food web of two coastal ecosystems

    Els M. van der Zee;Christine Angelini;Laura L. Govers;M.J.A. Christianen

Frequent Co-Authors

Tjisse van der Heide
Tjisse van der Heide Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
Brian R. Silliman
Brian R. Silliman Duke University
Leon P. M. Lamers
Leon P. M. Lamers Radboud University
Andrew H. Altieri
Andrew H. Altieri University of Florida
Johan van de Koppel
Johan van de Koppel Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
Alfons J. P. Smolders
Alfons J. P. Smolders Radboud University
John N. Griffin
John N. Griffin Swansea University
Mark D. Bertness
Mark D. Bertness Brown University
Jan A. van Gils
Jan A. van Gils Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
Henk W. van der Veer
Henk W. van der Veer Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research

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