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Overview

Graham J. Edgar is affiliated with the University of Tasmania in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, contributing extensively to related fields with a particular emphasis on ecology, global and planetary change, oceanography, nature and landscape conservation, and molecular biology.

The scientist's work spans various topics, including:

  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research

The publication record for Graham J. Edgar includes contributions to multiple peer-reviewed journals. Frequent publication venues are:

  • Biological Conservation
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Nature Communications

Among the recent papers published are:

  • "Fish body sizes change with temperature but not all species shrink with warming," 2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "Global COVID-19 lockdown highlights humans as both threats and custodians of the environment," 2021, Biological Conservation
  • "Maximizing fish detection with eDNA metabarcoding," 2020, Environmental DNA
  • "Meeting fisheries, ecosystem function, and biodiversity goals in a human-dominated world," 2020, Science
  • "Establishing the ecological basis for conservation of shallow marine life using Reef Life Survey," 2020, Biological Conservation

Collaboration is an important aspect of Graham J. Edgar's research. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Rick D. Stuart-Smith
  • SD Ling
  • NS Barrett
  • Camille Mellin
  • Amanda E. Bates

Best Publications

  • Global conservation outcomes depend on marine protected areas with five key features

    Graham J. Edgar;Rick D. Stuart-Smith;Trevor J. Willis;Stuart Kininmonth;Stuart Kininmonth

  • One-third of reef-building corals face elevated extinction risk from climate change and local impacts

    Kent E. Carpenter;Muhammad Abrar;Greta Aeby;Richard B. Aronson

  • Oyster Reefs at Risk and Recommendations for Conservation, Restoration, and Management

    Michael W. Beck;Robert D. Brumbaugh;Laura Airoldi;Alvar Carranza

  • Climate change cascades: Shifts in oceanography, species' ranges and subtidal marine community dynamics in eastern Tasmania

    Craig R. Johnson;Sam C. Banks;Neville S. Barrett;Fabienne Cazassus

  • Global patterns of kelp forest change over the past half-century

    Kira A. Krumhansl;Daniel K. Okamoto;Andrew Rassweiler;Mark Novak

  • Decadal trends in marine reserves reveal differential rates of change in direct and indirect effects

    RC Babcock;Nicholas Shears;AC Alcala;NS Barrett

  • Integrating abundance and functional traits reveals new global hotspots of fish diversity

    Rick D. Stuart-Smith;Amanda E. Bates;Jonathan S. Lefcheck;J. Emmet Duffy

  • Australian marine life : the plants and animals of temperate waters

    Graham J Edgar

  • Long-term shifts in abundance and distribution of a temperate fish fauna: a response to climate change and fishing practices

    William T. White;Daniel C. Gledhill;Alistair J. Hobday

  • Statistical solutions for error and bias in global citizen science datasets

    Tomas J. Bird;Tomas J. Bird;Amanda E. Bates;Jonathan S. Lefcheck;Nicole A. Hill

  • Bright spots among the world’s coral reefs

    Joshua E. Cinner;Cindy Huchery;M. Aaron MacNeil;M. Aaron MacNeil;M. Aaron MacNeil;Nicholas A.J. Graham;Nicholas A.J. Graham

  • Effects of the declaration of marine reserves on Tasmanian reef fishes, invertebrates and plants

    Graham J Edgar;Neville S Barrett

  • Global patterns in the impact of marine herbivores on benthic primary producers.

    Alistair G. B. Poore;Alexandra H. Campbell;Ross A. Coleman;Graham J. Edgar

  • BioTIME: A database of biodiversity time series for the Anthropocene

    Maria Dornelas;Laura H. Antão;Laura H. Antão;Faye Moyes;Amanda E. Bates;Amanda E. Bates

  • Species traits and climate velocity explain geographic range shifts in an ocean‐warming hotspot

    Jennifer M. Sunday;Jennifer M. Sunday;Gretta T. Pecl;Stewart Frusher;Alistair J. Hobday

  • Reinventing residual reserves in the sea: are we favouring ease of establishment over need for protection?

    Rodolphe Devillers;Rodolphe Devillers;Robert L. Pressey;Alana Grech;John N. Kittinger

  • Biases associated with the use of underwater visual census techniques to quantify the density and size-structure of fish populations

    Graham J. Edgar;Neville S. Barrett;Alastair J. Morton

  • Global Human Footprint on the Linkage between Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning in Reef Fishes

    Camilo Mora;Octavio Aburto-Oropeza;Arturo Ayala Bocos;Paula M. Ayotte;Paula M. Ayotte

  • The influence of plant structure on the species richness, biomass and secondary production of macrofaunal assemblages associated with Western Australian seagrass beds

    Graham J. Edgar

  • The conservation significance of estuaries: a classification of Tasmanian estuaries using ecological, physical and demographic attributes as a case study

    Graham J. Edgar;Neville S. Barrett;David J. Graddon

Frequent Co-Authors

Neville S. Barrett
Neville S. Barrett University of Tasmania
Rick D. Stuart-Smith
Rick D. Stuart-Smith University of Tasmania
Amanda E. Bates
Amanda E. Bates Memorial University of Newfoundland
Stewart Frusher
Stewart Frusher University of Tasmania
Thomas M. Brooks
Thomas M. Brooks International Union for Conservation of Nature
Gretta T. Pecl
Gretta T. Pecl University of Tasmania
Nicholas A. J. Graham
Nicholas A. J. Graham Lancaster University
Jonathan S. Lefcheck
Jonathan S. Lefcheck Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
David Mouillot
David Mouillot University of Montpellier
Craig R. Johnson
Craig R. Johnson University of Tasmania

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