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Citations
5698
World Ranking
8875
National Ranking
329

Overview

Diana Walker is affiliated with the University of Western Australia and conducts research primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their work spans multiple subfields including Oceanography, Genetics, Social Psychology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Global and Planetary Change.

Their research topics focus on various areas intersecting marine biology and ecological behavior. These main topics are:

  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Animal and Plant Science Education
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Impact of Light on Environment and Health
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Remote Sensing in Agriculture

Diana Walker has published papers in several scientific venues. Notable frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Biological Conservation

Some of their recent published papers include:

  • New Perspectives on Western Australian Seagrass and Macroalgal Biogeography, 2020, Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia
  • Ant Diversity and Foraging Across the Diel Cycle is Unaltered by Experimental Exposure to Artificial Light at Night, 2025, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Ant diversity and foraging across the diel cycle is unaltered by experimental exposure to artificial light at night, 2025, Biological Conservation

Collaboration is a recurring aspect of their work, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Ashleigh Middendorp
  • Benjamin Poey
  • Callan Mawhirt
  • Y. Mochizuki
  • John M. Huisman

Best Publications

  • Mechanistic interpretation of carbon isotope discrimination by marine macroalgae and seagrasses.

    John A. Raven;Andrew M. Johnston;Janet E. Kübler;Rebecca Korb

  • Seagrass degradation in Australian coastal waters

    Diana Walker;A.J. Mccomb

  • Effect of boat moorings on seagrass beds near Perth, Western Australia

    D.I. Walker;R.J. Lukatelich;G. Bastyan;A.J. McComb

  • Coral death from sewage and phosphate pollution at Aqaba, Red Sea

    D.I. Walker;R.F.G. Ormond

  • Productivity and nutrient limitation

    K. Hillman;D.I. Walker;A.W.D. Larkum;A.J. McComb

  • The distribution, biomass and primary production of the seagrass Halophila ovalis in the Swan/Canning Estuary, Western Australia.

    K. Hillman;A.J. Mccomb;Diana Walker

  • Radial oxygen loss from intact roots of Halophila ovalis as a function of distance behind the root tip and shoot illumination

    Emma L. Connell;Timothy D. Colmer;Diana I. Walker

  • Threats to Macroalgal Diversity: Marine Habitat Destruction and Fragmentation, Pollution and Introduced Species

    Diana Walker;Gary Kendrick

  • Extreme climate events lower resilience of foundation seagrass at edge of biogeographical range

    Matthew W. Fraser;Gary A. Kendrick;John Statton;Renae K. Hovey

  • Seagrasses of south–west Australia: A conceptual synthesis of the world's most diverse and extensive seagrass meadows

    T.J.B. Carruthers;W.C. Dennison;Gary Kendrick;M. Waycott

  • Dispersal of propagules of Sargassum spp. (Sargassaceae: Phaeophyta): Observations of local patterns of dispersal and consequences for recruitment and population structure

    Gary A. Kendrick;Diana I. Walker

  • Seagrass Ecosystems: Their global status and prospects

    Carlos M. Duarte;Jens Borum;Frederick T. Short;Diana I. Walker

  • Dispersal distances for propagules of Sargassum spinuligerum (Sargassaceae, Phaeophyta) measured directly by vital staining and venturi suction sampling

    GA Kendrick;DI Walker

  • The distribution of seagrass species in shark bay, Western Australia, with notes on their ecology

    D.I. Walker;G.A. Kendrick;A.J. McComb

  • Biology of Posidonia

    Sylvie Gobert;Marion T. Cambridge;Branco Velimirov;Gérard Pergent

  • Nitrogen uptake and allocation in the seagrass Amphibolis antarctica

    Morten F. Pedersen;Eric I. Paling;Diana I. Walker

  • Seaweeds in cold seas: evolution and carbon acquisition.

    John A. Raven;Andrew M. Johnston;Andrew M. Johnston;Janet E. Kübler;Janet E. Kübler;Rebecca Korb;Rebecca Korb

  • Correlations between salinity and growth of the seagrass Amphibolis antarctica (labill.) Sonder & Aschers., In Shark Bay, Western Australia, using a new method for measuring production rate

    D.I. Walker

  • Landscape-scale changes in seagrass distribution over time: a case study from Success Bank, Western Australia.

    Gary Kendrick;J. Eckersley;Diana Walker

  • Implications of 13C natural abundance measurements for photosynthetic performance by marine macrophytes in their natural environment

    J.A. Raven;Diana Walker;A.M. Johnston;L.L. Handley

  • Decline and Recovery of Seagrass Ecosystems— The Dynamics of Change

    Diana I. Walker;Gary A. Kendrick;Arthur J. McComb

  • Seasonal variation in the production, biomass and nutrient status of Amphibolis antarctica (Labill.) Sonder ex Aschers. and Posidonia australis hook.f. in Shark Bay, Western Australia

    D.I. Walker;A.J. McComb

  • High Metabolic Rates in Beach Cast Communities

    Grey T. Coupland;Carlos M. Duarte;Diana I. Walker

Frequent Co-Authors

Gary A. Kendrick
Gary A. Kendrick University of Western Australia
Arthur J. McComb
Arthur J. McComb Murdoch University
John A. Raven
John A. Raven University of Dundee
Michelle Waycott
Michelle Waycott University of Adelaide
Carlos M. Duarte
Carlos M. Duarte King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Charles M. Scrimgeour
Charles M. Scrimgeour James Hutton Institute
Kenneth H. Dunton
Kenneth H. Dunton The University of Texas at Austin
Mathew A. Vanderklift
Mathew A. Vanderklift Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Peter A. Thompson
Peter A. Thompson CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
John Kuo
John Kuo University of Western Australia

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