2026 Heike K. Lotze: Ecology and Evolution Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Ecology and Evolution	68	1490	1424	87	82	153	35577

Overview

Heike K. Lotze is affiliated with Dalhousie University in Canada, specializing in research that spans environmental science and earth and planetary sciences. Their scholarly activity emphasizes understanding and addressing changes in marine and coastal systems through a multidisciplinary lens.

Their main fields of study include:

Environmental Science
Earth and Planetary Sciences

Within these areas, their research subfields focus on:

Global and Planetary Change
Ecology
Oceanography
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Paleontology

The central topics addressed in their publications cover:

Marine and fisheries research
Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
Coastal and Marine Management
Marine Biology and Ecology Research
Marine and coastal ecosystems
Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses

Heike K. Lotze has contributed to multiple scholarly venues, with notable frequency in:

FACETS
Frontiers in Marine Science
Nature
Marine Ecology Progress Series
Earth's Future

Their research collaborations include frequent co-authorship with:

Andrea Bryndum-Buchholz
Derek P. Tittensor
Boris Worm
Camilla Novaglio
Villy Christensen

Some recent publications demonstrate the scope and impact of their research:

Rebuilding marine life, 2020, Nature
Next-generation ensemble projections reveal higher climate risks for marine ecosystems, 2021, Nature Climate Change
Incorporating climate change adaptation into marine protected area planning, 2020, Global Change Biology
The status of climate change adaptation in fisheries management: Policy, legislation and implementation, 2021, Fish and Fisheries
Advancing Global Ecological Modeling Capabilities to Simulate Future Trajectories of Change in Marine Ecosystems, 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science

Best Publications

Impacts of biodiversity loss on ocean ecosystem services.

Boris Worm;Edward B. Barbier;Nicola Beaumont;J. Emmett Duffy

6179
Citations
Depletion, Degradation, and Recovery Potential of Estuaries and Coastal Seas

Heike K. Lotze;Hunter S. Lenihan;Bruce J. Bourque;Roger H. Bradbury

4046
Citations
Rebuilding Global Fisheries

Boris Worm;Ray Hilborn;Julia K. Baum;Trevor A. Branch

2779
Citations
The Biodiversity of the Mediterranean Sea: Estimates, Patterns, and Threats

Marta Coll;Marta Coll;Chiara Piroddi;Jeroen Steenbeek;Kristin Kaschner

2412
Citations
Global patterns and predictors of marine biodiversity across taxa

Derek P. Tittensor;Camilo Mora;Walter Jetz;Heike K. Lotze

1631
Citations
Patterns and ecosystem consequences of shark declines in the ocean.

Francesco Ferretti;Boris Worm;Gregory L. Britten;Michael R. Heithaus

1221
Citations
Rebuilding marine life

Carlos M. Duarte;Carlos M. Duarte;Susana Agusti;Edward Barbier;Gregory L. Britten

978
Citations
Plastic as a Persistent Marine Pollutant

Boris Worm;Heike K. Lotze;Isabelle Jubinville;Chris Wilcox

799
Citations
Loss of large predatory sharks from the Mediterranean Sea

Francesco Ferretti;Ransom A. Myers;Fabrizio Serena;Heike K. Lotze

718
Citations
Assessing the impacts of 1.5 °C global warming - simulation protocol of the Inter-Sectoral Impact Model Intercomparison Project (ISIMIP2b)

Katja Frieler;Stefan Lange;Franziska Piontek;Christopher P. O. Reyer

652
Citations
Consumer versus resource control of species diversity and ecosystem functioning

Boris Worm;Heike K. Lotze;Heike K. Lotze;Helmut Hillebrand;Ulrich Sommer

628
Citations
Global ensemble projections reveal trophic amplification of ocean biomass declines with climate change

Heike K Lotze;Derek P Tittensor;Derek P Tittensor;Andrea Bryndum-Buchholz;Tyler D Eddy;Tyler D Eddy

572
Citations
Global patterns of predator diversity in the open oceans

Boris Worm;Marcel Sandow;Marcel Sandow;Marcel Sandow;Andreas Oschlies;Andreas Oschlies;Andreas Oschlies;Heike K. Lotze;Heike K. Lotze;Heike K. Lotze

524
Citations
Recovery of marine animal populations and ecosystems

Heike K. Lotze;Marta Coll;Marta Coll;Anna M. Magera;Christine Ward-Paige

494
Citations
Serial exploitation of global sea cucumber fisheries

Sean C Anderson;Joanna Mills Flemming;Reg Watson;Heike K Lotze

465
Citations
Historical baselines for large marine animals

Heike K. Lotze;Boris Worm

450
Citations
Predator diversity hotspots in the blue ocean

Boris Worm;Heike K. Lotze;Ransom A. Myers

400
Citations
Extinctions in ancient and modern seas

Paul G. Harnik;Heike K. Lotze;Sean C. Anderson;Zoe V. Finkel

334
Citations
Historical Changes in Marine Resources, Food-web Structure and Ecosystem Functioning in the Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean

Heike K. Lotze;Marta Coll;Marta Coll;Jennifer A. Dunne

326
Citations
State-of-the-art global models underestimate impacts from climate extremes

Jacob Schewe;Simon N. Gosling;Christopher Reyer;Fang Zhao

296
Citations
Response to Comments on "Impacts of Biodiversity Loss on Ocean Ecosystem Services"

Boris Worm;Edward B. Barbier;Nicola Beaumont;J. Emmett Duffy

58
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Boris Worm Dalhousie University

Derek P. Tittensor Dalhousie University

Marta Coll Spanish National Research Council

Eric D. Galbraith McGill University

Elizabeth A. Fulton Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

Simon Jennings Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science

Olivier Maury École Normale Supérieure de Lyon

Villy Christensen University of British Columbia

Reg Watson University of Tasmania

Ulrich Sommer GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel

External Links

Personal website of Heike K. Lotze

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