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Christopher J. Brown

Christopher J. Brown

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
52
Citations
16494
World Ranking
3386
National Ranking
262

Overview

Christopher J. Brown is affiliated with the University of Tasmania in Australia and has published extensively within the field of Environmental Science. Their research primarily focuses on ecology, global and planetary change, and oceanography, with further specialization in nature and landscape conservation as well as management, monitoring, policy, and law.

The scientist's recent publications cover topics related to coastal and marine ecosystems, particularly the dynamics of coastal wetlands and marine plant biology. Notable papers include:

  • Long-term declines and recovery of meadow area across the world's seagrass bioregions, 2021, Global Change Biology
  • Global trends in mangrove forest fragmentation, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Future carbon emissions from global mangrove forest loss, 2021, Global Change Biology
  • Automating the Analysis of Fish Abundance Using Object Detection: Optimizing Animal Ecology With Deep Learning, 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Anthropogenic pressures and life history predict trajectories of seagrass meadow extent at a global scale, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Christopher J. Brown's coauthors include researchers with whom they have collaborated frequently and extensively. These frequent collaborators include:

  • Rod M. Connolly
  • Mischa P. Turschwell
  • Christina A. Buelow
  • Michael Sievers
  • María Fernanda Adame

The scientist's publication record shows a concentration of work in specific venues frequently chosen for their studies. These venues are:

  • Biological Conservation
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Global Change Biology

In terms of research themes, Christopher J. Brown has produced work that spans several interconnected topics:

  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Coastal and Marine Management
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research

Best Publications

  • Global imprint of climate change on marine life

    Elvira S. Poloczanska;Christopher J. Brown;Christopher J. Brown;William J. Sydeman;Wolfgang Kiessling;Wolfgang Kiessling

  • The pace of shifting climate in marine and terrestrial ecosystems.

    Michael T. Burrows;David S. Schoeman;David S. Schoeman;Lauren B. Buckley;Pippa Moore;Pippa Moore

  • Responses of Marine Organisms to Climate Change across Oceans

    Elvira S. Poloczanska;Elvira S. Poloczanska;Michael T. Burrows;Christopher J. Brown;Jorge García Molinos;Jorge García Molinos;Jorge García Molinos

  • Interactions among ecosystem stressors and their importance in conservation.

    Isabelle M. Côté;Emily S. Darling;Christopher J. Brown

  • Climate velocity and the future global redistribution of marine biodiversity

    Jorge Garcia Molinos;Jorge Garcia Molinos;Benjamin S. Halpern;Benjamin S. Halpern;David S. Schoeman;Christopher J. Brown

  • Impacts of Fishing Low-Trophic Level Species on Marine Ecosystems

    Anthony D. M. Smith;Christopher J. Brown;Christopher J. Brown;Catherine M. Bulman;Elizabeth A. Fulton

  • Geographical limits to species-range shifts are suggested by climate velocity

    Michael T. Burrows;David S. Schoeman;Anthony J. Richardson;Anthony J. Richardson;Jorge García Molinos

  • Long-term declines and recovery of meadow area across the world's seagrass bioregions.

    Jillian C. Dunic;Christopher J. Brown;Rod M. Connolly;Mischa P. Turschwell

  • Achieving the triple bottom line in the face of inherent trade-offs among social equity, economic return, and conservation

    Benjamin S. Halpern;Carissa J. Klein;Christopher J. Brown;Maria Beger

  • Global trends in mangrove forest fragmentation.

    Dale N. Bryan-Brown;Rod M. Connolly;Daniel R. Richards;Fernanda Adame

  • Ecosystem restructuring along the Great Barrier Reef following mass coral bleaching

    Rick D. Stuart-Smith;Christopher J. Brown;Daniela M. Ceccarelli;Graham J. Edgar

  • Managing for interactions between local and global stressors of ecosystems.

    Christopher J. Brown;Megan I. Saunders;Hugh P. Possingham;Anthony J. Richardson;Anthony J. Richardson

  • Effects of climate-driven primary production change on marine food webs: implications for fisheries and conservation

    C.J. Brown;C.J. Brown;E.A. Fulton;A.J. Hobday;R.J. Matear

  • Effects of increased pCO2 and temperature on the North Atlantic spring bloom. I. The phytoplankton community and biogeochemical response

    Yuanyuan Feng;Clinton E. Hare;Karine Leblanc;Julie M. Rose

  • Ecological and methodological drivers of species' distribution and phenology responses to climate change

    Christopher J. Brown;Mary I. O'Connor;Elvira S. Poloczanska;Elvira S. Poloczanska;David S. Schoeman

  • Managing consequences of climate-driven species redistribution requires integration of ecology, conservation and social science

    Timothy C. Bonebrake;Christopher J. Brown;Johann D. Bell;Johann D. Bell;Julia L. Blanchard

  • Future carbon emissions from global mangrove forest loss.

    Maria F. Adame;Rod M. Connolly;Mischa P. Turschwell;Catherine E. Lovelock

  • Theoretical Predictions for How Temperature Affects the Dynamics of Interacting Herbivores and Plants

    Mary I. O’Connor;Benjamin Gilbert;Christopher J. Brown

  • Climate Velocity Can Inform Conservation in a Warming World.

    Isaac Brito-Morales;Isaac Brito-Morales;Jorge Garcia Molinos;David S. Schoeman;David S. Schoeman;Michael T. Burrows

  • Decline of coastal apex shark populations over the past half century.

    George Roff;Christopher J. Brown;Mark A. Priest;Peter J. Mumby

  • Shortfalls in the global protected area network at representing marine biodiversity

    Carissa J. Klein;Christopher J. Brown;Christopher J. Brown;Benjamin S. Halpern;Benjamin S. Halpern;Daniel B. Segan

  • Climate velocity and the future global redistribution of marine

    Jorge García Molinos;Benjamin S. Halpern;David S. Schoeman;Christopher J. Brown

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony J. Richardson
Anthony J. Richardson University of Queensland
Rod M. Connolly
Rod M. Connolly Griffith University
Benjamin S. Halpern
Benjamin S. Halpern University of California, Santa Barbara
Hugh P. Possingham
Hugh P. Possingham University of Queensland
David S. Schoeman
David S. Schoeman University of the Sunshine Coast
Pippa J. Moore
Pippa J. Moore Newcastle University
Elvira S. Poloczanska
Elvira S. Poloczanska Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Carlos M. Duarte
Carlos M. Duarte King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Peter J. Mumby
Peter J. Mumby University of Queensland
Michael T. Burrows
Michael T. Burrows Scottish Association For Marine Science

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