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Overview

Eric Wolanski is affiliated with James Cook University in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, contributing significantly to various subfields such as Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, Environmental Chemistry, and Sociology and Political Science.

The scientist has contributed to studies on several key topics including:

  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Water resources management and optimization
  • Transboundary Water Resource Management

Eric Wolanski has published frequently in specific scientific venues, most notably:

  • Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology
  • Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Marine Ecology Progress Series
  • Marine Mammal Science

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Eric Wolanski include:

  • Dams and climate change accelerate channel avulsion and coastal erosion and threaten Ramsar-listed wetlands in the largest Great Barrier Reef watershed, 2022, Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology
  • Upstream land-use negatively affects river flow dynamics in the Serengeti National Park, 2021, Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology
  • Modelled larval supply predicts coral population recovery potential following disturbance, 2020, Marine Ecology Progress Series
  • Modelling the ingress of a temperate fish larva into a nursery coastal lagoon, 2020, Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
  • Behavioural maintenance of highly localised jellyfish (Copula sivickisi, class Cubozoa) populations, 2020, Marine Biology

Their research collaborations frequently involve several co-authors, namely:

  • Jonathan Lambrechts
  • Emilian Kihwele
  • Kay Critchell
  • Katharina Fabricius
  • Yimnang Golbuu

Best Publications

  • Coastal Ecosystem-Based Management with Nonlinear Ecological Functions and Values

    Edward B. Barbier;Evamaria W. Koch;Brian R. Silliman;Sally D. Hacker

  • The present and future role of coastal wetland vegetation in protecting shorelines: answering recent challenges to the paradigm

    Keryn B. Gedan;Matthew L. Kirwan;Eric Wolanski;Eric Wolanski;Edward B. Barbier

  • Non‐linearity in ecosystem services: temporal and spatial variability in coastal protection

    Evamaria W. Koch;Edward B. Barbier;Brian R. Silliman;Denise J. Reed

  • Currents and Sediment Transport in Mangrove Forests

    K. Furukawa;E. Wolanski;H. Mueller

  • Topographically Controlled Fronts in the Ocean and Their Biological Influence

    Eric Wolanski;William M. Hamner

  • Terrestrial pollutant runoff to the Great Barrier Reef: An update of issues, priorities and management responses

    JE Brodie;FJ Kroon;Britta Schaffelke;EC Wolanski

  • Drag force due to vegetation in mangrove swamps

    Yoshihiro Mazda;Eric Wolanski;Brian King;Akira Sase

  • Island wakes in shallow coastal waters

    Eric Wolanski;Jorg Imberger;Mal Heron

  • Physical Oceanographic Processes of the Great Barrier Reef

    Eric Wolanski

  • Ecosystem services as a common language for coastal ecosystem-based management.

    Elise F. Granek;Stephen Polasky;Carrie V. Kappel;Denise J. Reed

  • Treatise on estuarine and coastal science

    Eric Wolanski;Donald Samuel McLusky

  • Sedimentation in Mangrove Forests

    Keita Furukawa;Eric Wolanski

  • The combined impact on the flooding in Vietnam's Mekong River delta of local man-made structures, sea level rise, and dams upstream in the river catchment

    Thi Viet Hoa Le;Huu Nhan Nguyen;Eric Wolanski;Thanh Cong Tran

  • Hydrodynamics of a tidal creek-mangrove swamp system.

    E Wolanski;M Jones;JS Bunt

  • Fine-sediment Dynamics in the Mekong River Estuary, Vietnam

    Eric Wolanski;Nguyen Ngoc Huan;Le Trong Dao;Nguyen Huu Nhan

  • Coastal ecosystems: a critical element of risk reduction

    Mark D. Spalding;Anna L. McIvor;Michael W. Beck;Evamaria W. Koch

  • Rapid Smothering of Coral Reef Organisms by Muddy Marine Snow

    Katharina Fabricius;Katharina Fabricius;Eric Wolanski

  • Fine sediment and nutrient dynamics related to particle size and floc formation in a Burdekin River flood plume, Australia.

    Zoe T. Bainbridge;Eric Wolanski;Eric Wolanski;Jorge G. Álvarez-Romero;Stephen E. Lewis

  • Transport mechanisms and the potential movement of planktonic larvae in the Central Region of the Great Barrier Reef

    D. McB. Williams;E. Wolanski;J. C. Andrews

  • Land–Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone: Past, present & future ☆

    R. Ramesh;Z. Chen;V. Cummins;J. Day

  • Coastal wetlands: An integrated ecosystem approach

    Gerardo M.E. Perillo;Eric Wolanski;Donald R. Cahoon;Mark M. Brinson

  • Ecohydrology as a new tool for sustainable management of estuaries and coastal waters

    E. Wolanski;L. A. Boorman;Luís Chícharo;E. Langlois-Saliou

  • Oceanographic processes of coral reefs: physical and biological links in the Great Barrier Reef

    Eric Wolanski

  • The environment in Asia Pacific harbours

    Eric Wolanski

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric Deleersnijder
Eric Deleersnijder Université Catholique de Louvain
Robert H. Richmond
Robert H. Richmond University of Hawaii at Manoa
Vincent Legat
Vincent Legat Université Catholique de Louvain
Katharina Fabricius
Katharina Fabricius Australian Institute of Marine Science
Michael Elliott
Michael Elliott University of Hull
Gerardo M. E. Perillo
Gerardo M. E. Perillo Universidad Nacional del Sur
Michael J. Kingsford
Michael J. Kingsford James Cook University
Peter V. Ridd
Peter V. Ridd James Cook University
Stephen Lewis
Stephen Lewis James Cook University
Daniel M. Alongi
Daniel M. Alongi Australian Institute of Marine Science

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