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Gerard M. Wellington

Gerard M. Wellington

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
40
Citations
7843
World Ranking
6034
National Ranking
2053

Overview

Gerard M. Wellington was affiliated with the University of Houston in the United States. Their research primarily contributed to the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, and Oceanography as subfields.

The scientist's work covered topics related to Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine and Fisheries Research, and Marine Biology and Ecology Research.

Wellington authored research published in Continental Shelf Research, among other venues. One of their recent papers was titled Evaluating the reproducibility and paleo-hydroclimate potential of coral skeletal Ba/Ca in the Gulf of Chiriquí, Panama, published in 2023.

The scientist collaborated with several co-authors during their career, including:

  • L. Brenner
  • Braddock K. Linsley
  • Caroline Cassese
  • Wei Huang
  • Robert B. Dunbar

Best Publications

  • Ultraviolet radiation and coral bleaching

    Daniel F. Gleason;Gerard M. Wellington

  • Eastern Pacific sea surface temperature since 1600 A.D.: The δ18O record of climate variability in Galápagos Corals

    Robert B. Dunbar;Gerard M. Wellington;Mitchell W. Colgan;Peter W. Glynn

  • Planktonic larval duration of one hundred species of Pacific and Atlantic damselfishes (Pomacentridae)

    G. M. Wellington;B. C. Victor

  • Corals and Coral Reefs of the Galapagos Islands

    Peter W. Glynn;Gerard M. Wellington;John West Wells

  • Decadal Sea Surface Temperature Variability in the Subtropical South Pacific from 1726 to 1997 A.D.

    Braddock K. Linsley;Gerard M. Wellington;Daniel P. Schrag

  • A coral‐based reconstruction of Intertropical Convergence Zone variability over Central America since 1707

    Braddock K. Linsley;Robert B. Dunbar;Gerard M. Wellington;David A. Mucciarone

  • Coral Reef Growth in the Galápagos: Limitation by Sea Urchins

    Peter W. Glynn;Gerard M. Wellington;Charles Birkeland

  • Depth Zonation of Corals in the Gulf of Panama: Control and Facilitation by Resident Reef Fishes

    Gerard M. Wellington

  • Effect of light and zooplankton on skeletal δ13C values in the eastern Pacific corals Pavona clavus and Pavona gigantea

    A. G. Grottoli;G. M. Wellington

  • Stable isotopes in a branching coral monitor seasonal temperature variation

    Robert B. Dunbar;Robert B. Dunbar;Gerard M. Wellington

  • CALIBRATION OF STABLE OXYGEN ISOTOPE SIGNATURES IN GALAPAGOS CORALS

    G. M. Wellington;R. B. Dunbar;G. Merlen

  • Endemism and the pelagic larval duration of reef fishes in the eastern Pacific Ocean

    Benjamin C. Victor;Gerard M. Wellington

  • Tracking the extent of the South Pacific Convergence Zone since the early 1600s

    Braddock K. Linsley;Alexey Kaplan;Yves Gouriou;Jim Salinger

  • Deconvolving the δ18O seawater component from subseasonal coral δ18O and Sr/Ca at Rarotonga in the southwestern subtropical Pacific for the period 1726 to 1997

    Lei Ren;Braddock K. Linsley;Gerard M. Wellington;Daniel P. Schrag

  • Variation in UVB sensitivity of planula larvae of the coral Agaricia agaricites along a depth gradient

    D. F. Gleason;G. M. Wellington

  • An experimental analysis of the effects of light and zooplankton on coral zonation.

    Gerard M. Wellington

  • Clipperton atoll (eastern Pacific): Oceanography, geomorphology, reef-building coral ecology and biogeography

    P. W. Glynn;J. E. N. Veron;G. M. Wellington

  • Geochemical evidence from corals for changes in the amplitude and spatial pattern of South Pacific interdecadal climate variability over the last 300 years

    B. K. Linsley;G. M. Wellington;D. P. Schrag;L. Ren

  • Environmental influences on skeletal banding in eastern Pacific (Panama) corals

    Gerard M. Wellington;Gerard M. Wellington;Peter William Glynn

  • Crisis on coral reefs linked to climate change

    Gerard M. Wellington;Peter W. Glynn;Alan E. Strong;Sergio A. Navarrete

  • Habitat selection and juvenile persistence control the distribution of two closely related Caribbean damselfishes.

    G. M. Wellington

  • Stable isotopic signature of El Niño-Southern Oscillation events in eastern tropical Pacific reef corals

    G. M. Wellington;R. B. Dunbar

Frequent Co-Authors

Braddock K. Linsley
Braddock K. Linsley Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Robert B. Dunbar
Robert B. Dunbar Stanford University
Peter W. Glynn
Peter W. Glynn Stanford University
Daniel P. Schrag
Daniel P. Schrag Harvard University
Alexey Kaplan
Alexey Kaplan Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Peter B deMenocal
Peter B deMenocal Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Andréa G. Grottoli
Andréa G. Grottoli The Ohio State University
George E. Fox
George E. Fox University of Houston
Alexander W. Tudhope
Alexander W. Tudhope University of Edinburgh
Sergio A. Navarrete
Sergio A. Navarrete Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

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