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D-Index
63
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27751
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1913
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697

Frederick T. Short publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Frederick T. Short sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 152 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Frederick T. Short D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Frederick T. Short sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Frederick T. Short is affiliated with the University of New Hampshire in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a significant emphasis on Oceanography and Ecology.

Their work covers multiple subfields including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Ecological Modeling.

Key research topics addressed by Frederick T. Short include:

  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Coastal and Marine Management
  • Cephalopods and Marine Biology
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction

Their recent publications span several journals and research venues. Notable papers include:

  • A Synthesis of Blue Carbon Stocks, Sources, and Accumulation Rates in Eelgrass (Zostera marina) Meadows in the Northeast Pacific, 2020, Global Biogeochemical Cycles
  • Influence of Rising Water Temperature on the Temperate Seagrass Species Eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) in the Northeast USA, 2022, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Taxonomic revisions in Zosteraceae (Zostera, Nanozostera, Heterozostera and Phyllospadix), 2023, Aquatic Botany
  • Blue Carbon Stocks Along the Pacific Coast of North America Are Mainly Driven by Local Rather Than Regional Factors, 2025, Global Biogeochemical Cycles
  • Long-term responses of intertidal and subtidal seagrasses to anthropogenic disturbances and sea warming in the northwestern pacific coast, 2024, Ocean & Coastal Management

Frederick T. Short frequently collaborates with several co-authors including:

  • C. R. M. Prentice
  • Katrina L. Poppe
  • Mira Lutz
  • Margot Hessing-Lewis
  • John Rybczyk

Their articles are commonly published in venues such as:

  • Global Biogeochemical Cycles
  • Estuaries and Coasts
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Aquatic Botany
  • Ocean & Coastal Management

Best Publications

  • Accelerating loss of seagrasses across the globe threatens coastal ecosystems

    Michelle Waycott;Carlos M. Duarte;Tim J. B. Carruthers;Robert J. Orth

  • A Global Crisis for Seagrass Ecosystems

    Robert J. Orth;Tim J. B. Carruthers;William C. Dennison;Carlos M. Duarte

  • Natural and human-induced disturbance of seagrasses

    Frederick T. Short;Sandy Wyllie-Echeverria

  • The Impact of Conservation on the Status of the World’s Vertebrates

    Michael Hoffmann;Craig Hilton-Taylor;Ariadne Angulo;Monika Böhm

  • World Atlas of Seagrasses

    Edmund P. Green;Frederick T. Short

  • Global seagrass distribution and diversity: A bioregional model

    Frederick T. Short;T. Carruthers;W. Dennison;Michelle Waycott

  • The effects of global climate change on seagrasses

    Frederick T. Short;Hilary A. Neckles

  • Extinction risk assessment of the world’s seagrass species

    Frederick T. Short;Beth Polidoro;Suzanne R. Livingstone;Kent E. Carpenter

  • Effects of sediment nutrients on seagrasses: literature review and mesocosm experiment

    Frederick T. Short

  • Mesocosm experiments quantify the effects of eutrophication on eelgrass, Zostera marina

    Frederick T. Short;David M. Burdick;James E. Kaldy

  • Quantifying Eelgrass Habitat Loss in Relation to Housing Development and Nitrogen Loading in Waquoit Bay, Massachusetts

    Frederick T. Short;David M. Burdick

  • Global seagrass research methods

    Frederick T. Short;Robert G Coles;Catherine A. Short

  • Chapter 8 – Methods for the measurement of seagrass growth and production

    Frederick T. Short

  • Managing seagrasses for resilience to climate change

    Mats Bjork;Frederick T. Short;Elizabeth Mcleod;Sven Beer

  • Nitrogen Uptake by Leaves and Roots of the Seagrass Zostera marina L.

    Frederick T. Short;C. P. McRoy

  • Impacts of climate change on submerged and emergent wetland plants

    Frederick T. Short;Sarian Kosten;Pamela A. Morgan;Sparkle L Malone

  • Phosphorus-limited growth of the tropical seagrass Syringodium filiforme in carbonate sediments

    Frederick T. Short;W. C. Dennison;D. G. Capone

  • SeagrassNet monitoring across the Americas: case studies of seagrass decline

    Frederick T. Short;Evamaria W. Koch;Joel C. Creed;Karine M. Magalhães

  • EELGRASS WASTING DISEASE: CAUSE AND RECURRENCE OF A MARINE EPIDEMIC.

    Frederick T. Short;Lisa K. Muehlstein;David Porter

  • Estuaries of the northeastern United States: Habitat and land use signatures

    Charles T. Roman;Norbert Jaworski;Frederick T. Short;Stuart Findlay

Frequent Co-Authors

David M. Burdick
David M. Burdick University of New Hampshire
Rob Coles
Rob Coles James Cook University
Arthur C. Mathieson
Arthur C. Mathieson University of New Hampshire
Michelle Waycott
Michelle Waycott University of Adelaide
William C. Dennison
William C. Dennison University of Maryland Center For Environmental Sciences
Carlos M. Duarte
Carlos M. Duarte King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Robert J. Orth
Robert J. Orth Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Gary A. Kendrick
Gary A. Kendrick University of Western Australia
Joel C. Creed
Joel C. Creed Rio de Janeiro State University
Beth A. Polidoro
Beth A. Polidoro Arizona State University

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