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Ecology and Evolution
Belgium
2023

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
74
Citations
21539
World Ranking
1116
National Ranking
14

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Farid Dahdouh-Guebas is affiliated with the Université Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium and specializes in Environmental Science, with a focus on multiple subfields including Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Demography, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Plant Science.

The main topics of Farid Dahdouh-Guebas's work cover various aspects of environmental and ecological research. These topics include:

  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Agricultural and Environmental Management
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Oil Palm Production and Sustainability
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Coastal and Marine Dynamics

The scientist has published extensively in several academic journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Environmental Management
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Remote Sensing

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Farid Dahdouh-Guebas include:

  • "Reconciling nature, people and policy in the mangrove social-ecological system through the adaptive cycle heuristic," 2020, Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
  • "Mangroves give cause for conservation optimism, for now," 2020, Current Biology
  • "Reshaping the future of ethnobiology research after the COVID-19 pandemic," 2020, Nature Plants (author: Ina Vandebroek)
  • "Fishers who rely on mangroves: Modelling and mapping the global intensity of mangrove-associated fisheries," 2020, Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science (author: Philine S. E. zu Ermgassen)
  • "A functional analysis reveals extremely low redundancy in global mangrove invertebrate fauna," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (author: Stefano Cannicci)

Farid Dahdouh-Guebas collaborates frequently with several co-authors, with notable collaboration counts including:

  • Jean Hugé (34 publications)
  • Behara Satyanarayana (27 publications)
  • Nico Koedam (18 publications)
  • Stefano Cannicci (14 publications)
  • T.W.G.F. Mafaziya Nijamdeen (14 publications)

Best Publications

  • A World Without Mangroves

    Norman C. Duke;Jan-Olaf Meynecke;Sabine Dittmann;Aaron M. Ellison

  • The magnitude of global marine species diversity

    Ward Appeltans;Shane T. Ahyong;Shane T. Ahyong;Gary Anderson;Martin V. Angel

  • Ethnobiology, socio-economics and management of mangrove forests: A review

    Bradley B. Walters;Patrik Rönnbäck;John M. Kovacs;Beatrice Crona

  • Ecological role and services of tropical mangrove ecosystems: a reassessment

    Shing Yip Lee;Jurgenne H. Primavera;Farid Dahdouh-Guebas;Karen McKee

  • How effective were mangroves as a defence against the recent tsunami

    F. Dahdouh-Guebas;L.P. Jayatissa;D. Di Nitto;J.O. Bosire

  • Faunal impact on vegetation structure and ecosystem function in mangrove forests: A review

    Stefano Cannicci;Damien Burrows;Sara Fratini;Thomas J. Smith

  • Functionality of restored mangroves: A review

    Jared O. Bosire;Farid Dahdouh-Guebas;Farid Dahdouh-Guebas;Mark E. Walton;Beatrice Irene Crona

  • The Delphi technique in ecology and biological conservation: applications and guidelines

    Nibedita Mukherjee;Nibedita Mukherjee;Nibedita Mukherjee;Jean Hugé;Jean Hugé;William J. Sutherland;Jeffrey McNeill

  • Restoration and management of mangrove systems – A lesson for and from the East African region

    James Gitundu Kairo;Farid Dahdouh-Guebas;Jared O. Bosire;Nico Koedam

  • Utilization of mangrove wood products around Mida Creek (Kenya) amongst subsistence and commercial users

    Farid Dahdouh-Guebas;Christine Mathenge;James Gitundu Kairo;Nico Koedam

  • Sources of organic carbon in mangrove sediments: variability and possible ecological implications

    Steven Bouillon;Farid Dahdouh-Guebas;A.V.V.S. Rao;Nico Koedam

  • How effective were mangroves as a defence against the recent tsunami?

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  • Ethnosciences––A step towards the integration of scientific and indigenous forms of knowledge in the management of natural resources for the future

    Stephan Rist;Farid Dahdouh-Guebas

  • Have mangrove restoration projects worked? An in‐depth study in Sri Lanka

    Kodikara Arachchilage Sunanda Kodikara;Kodikara Arachchilage Sunanda Kodikara;Nibedita Mukherjee;Nibedita Mukherjee;Loku Pullukuttige Jayatissa;Farid Dahdouh-Guebas;Farid Dahdouh-Guebas

  • A review of the floral composition and distribution of mangroves in Sri Lanka

    Loku Pulukkuttige Jayatissa;Farid Dahdouh-Guebas;Nico Koedam

  • Advances and limitations of individual-based models to analyze and predict dynamics of mangrove forests: a review

    Uta Berger;Victor H. Rivera-Monroy;Thomas W. Doyle;Farid Dahdouh-Guebas

  • Ecosystem Service Valuations of Mangrove Ecosystems to Inform Decision Making and Future Valuation Exercises

    Nibedita Mukherjee;William J. Sutherland;Lynn Dicks;Jean Hugé

  • The Use of Remote Sensing and GIS in the Sustainable Management of Tropical Coastal Ecosystems

    Farid Dahdouh-Guebas

  • Transitions in ancient inland freshwater resource management in Sri Lanka affect biota and human populations in and around coastal lagoons.

    F Dahdouh-Guebas;S Hettiarachchi;D Lo Seen;Okke Batelaan

  • Colonization of non-planted mangrove species into restored mangrove stands in Gazi Bay, Kenya

    Jared O. Bosire;Farid Dahdouh-Guebas;James Gitundu Kairo;Nico Koedam

  • Shelter from the storm? Use and misuse of coastal vegetation bioshields for managing natural disasters

    Rusty A. Feagin;Nibedita Mukherjee;Nibedita Mukherjee;Kartik Shanker;Kartik Shanker;Andrew H. Baird

  • Mangroves give cause for conservation optimism, for now

    Daniel A. Friess;Daniel A. Friess;Erik S. Yando;Guilherme M.O. Abuchahla;Janine B. Adams

Frequent Co-Authors

Nico Koedam
Nico Koedam Vrije Universiteit Brussel
James G. Kairo
James G. Kairo Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Stefano Cannicci
Stefano Cannicci University of Hong Kong
Uta Berger
Uta Berger TU Dresden
Richard Lucas
Richard Lucas Aberystwyth University
Jan Bogaert
Jan Bogaert KU Leuven
Ludwig Triest
Ludwig Triest Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Daniel A. Friess
Daniel A. Friess Tulane University
Marco Vannini
Marco Vannini University of Florence
Kartik Shanker
Kartik Shanker Indian Institute of Science

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