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Overview

J. Emmett Duffy is affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, contributing extensively to the subfields of ecology, oceanography, global and planetary change, management, monitoring, policy and law, and ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics.

The main topics addressed in Duffy's research include:

  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Coastal and Marine Management
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology

The scientist has contributed to multiple publications across recognized venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Marine Technology Society Journal
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Nature Communications

Duffy's recent papers exemplify a focus on marine and ecological research. Notable recent publications include:

  • "A global biodiversity observing system to unite monitoring and guide action," 2023, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "Predator control of marine communities increases with temperature across 115 degrees of latitude," 2022, Science
  • "A Scientific Synthesis of Marine Protected Areas in the United States: Status and Recommendations," 2022, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Climate drives the geography of marine consumption by changing predator communities," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Species richness and identity both determine the biomass of global reef fish communities," 2021, Nature Communications

Collaboration appears frequently in Duffy's work with notable co-authors including:

  • Kevin A. Hovel
  • John J. Stachowicz
  • Masahiro Nakaoka
  • Jonathan S. Lefcheck
  • F. Joel Fodrie

Best Publications

  • Biodiversity loss and its impact on humanity

    Bradley J. Cardinale;J. Emmett Duffy;Andrew Gonzalez;David U. Hooper

  • Impacts of biodiversity loss on ocean ecosystem services.

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

  • Climate Change Impacts on Marine Ecosystems

    Scott C. Doney;Mary Ruckelshaus;J. Emmett Duffy;James P. Barry

  • A global synthesis reveals biodiversity loss as a major driver of ecosystem change

    David U. Hooper;E. Carol Adair;E. Carol Adair;Bradley J. Cardinale;Jarrett E. K. Byrnes

  • Effects of biodiversity on the functioning of trophic groups and ecosystems

    Bradley J. Cardinale;Diane S. Srivastava;J. Emmett Duffy;Justin P. Wright

  • The functional role of producer diversity in ecosystems

    Bradley J. Cardinale;Kristin L. Matulich;David U. Hooper;Jarrett E. Byrnes

  • The functional role of biodiversity in ecosystems: incorporating trophic complexity

    J. Emmett Duffy;Bradley J. Cardinale;Peter B. McIntyre

  • The Functions of Biological Diversity in an Age of Extinction

    Shahid Naeem;J. Emmett Duffy;Erika Zavaleta

  • Investigating the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem multifunctionality: challenges and solutions

    Jarrett E. K. Byrnes;Lars Gamfeldt;Forest Isbell;Jonathan S. Lefcheck

  • Biodiversity enhances ecosystem multifunctionality across trophic levels and habitats

    Jonathan S. Lefcheck;Jarrett E. K. Byrnes;Forest Isbell;Lars Gamfeldt

  • Biodiversity and ecosystem function: the consumer connection

    J. Emmett Duffy

  • Linking the influence and dependence of people on biodiversity across scales

    Forest Isbell;Andrew Gonzalez;Michael Loreau;Jane Cowles

  • Guiding ecological principles for marine spatial planning

    Melissa M. Foley;Benjamin S. Halpern;Fiorenza Micheli;Matthew H. Armsby

  • Biodiversity effects in the wild are common and as strong as key drivers of productivity

    J. Emmett Duffy;Casey M. Godwin;Bradley J. Cardinale

  • Why biodiversity is important to the functioning of real‐world ecosystems

    J Emmett Duffy

  • Biodiversity loss, trophic skew and ecosystem functioning

    J. Emmett Duffy

  • 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

  • Biodiversity and the functioning of seagrass ecosystems

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  • Understanding the Effects of Marine Biodiversity on Communities and Ecosystems

    John J. Stachowicz;John F. Bruno;J. Emmett Duffy

  • Biodiversity, productivity and stability in real food webs

    Boris Worm;J.Emmett Duffy

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

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan S. Lefcheck
Jonathan S. Lefcheck Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Patricia Miloslavich
Patricia Miloslavich University of Tasmania
Bradley J. Cardinale
Bradley J. Cardinale Pennsylvania State University
Nicholas J. Bax
Nicholas J. Bax Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
John J. Stachowicz
John J. Stachowicz University of California, Davis
John F. Bruno
John F. Bruno University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Frank E. Muller-Karger
Frank E. Muller-Karger University of South Florida
Mark E. Hay
Mark E. Hay Georgia Institute of Technology
Andrew Gonzalez
Andrew Gonzalez McGill University
Dustin R. Rubenstein
Dustin R. Rubenstein Columbia University

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