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Johan S. Eklöf

Johan S. Eklöf

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Ecology and Evolution

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5419
World Ranking
6423
National Ranking
163

Overview

Johan S. Eklöf is affiliated with Stockholm University in Sweden and contributes extensively to environmental science, with a strong focus on marine and coastal ecosystems. Their research spans multiple interconnected disciplines including ecology, earth and planetary sciences, and oceanography.

The primary fields of study for Eklöf include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Within these fields, their specialized subfields consist of:

  • Ecology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Oceanography
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Their research topics notably focus on:

  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics

Johan S. Eklöf has published in a variety of venues, frequently contributing to:

  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Ocean & Coastal Management
  • Ecosphere
  • ICES Journal of Marine Science
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Recent publications by Eklöf include:

  • A spatial regime shift from predator to prey dominance in a large coastal ecosystem, 2020, Communications Biology
  • Major impacts and societal costs of seagrass loss on sediment carbon and nitrogen stocks, 2021, Ecosphere
  • Increases of opportunistic species in response to ecosystem change: the case of the Baltic Sea three-spined stickleback, 2022, ICES Journal of Marine Science
  • A Pleistocene legacy structures variation in modern seagrass ecosystems, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Size-dependent diet composition and feeding of Eurasian perch (Perca fluviatilis) and northern pike (Esox lucius) in the Baltic Sea, 2024, Epsilon Open Archive (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)

Frequent collaborators in Eklöf's research include:

  • Britas Klemens Eriksson
  • Ulf Bergström
  • Joakim P. Hansen
  • Christoffer Boström
  • Richard K. F. Unsworth

Best Publications

  • Global challenges for seagrass conservation

    Richard K. F. Unsworth;Richard K. F. Unsworth;Len J. McKenzie;Catherine J. Collier;Leanne C. Cullen-Unsworth

  • The fundamental role of ecological feedback mechanisms for the adaptive management of seagrass ecosystems - a review.

    Paul S. Maxwell;Johan S. Eklöf;Marieke M. van Katwijk;Katherine R. O'Brien

  • Confronting Feedbacks of Degraded Marine Ecosystems

    Magnus Nyström;Albert V. Norström;Thorsten Blenckner;Maricela de la Torre-Castro;Maricela de la Torre-Castro

  • Biodiversity mediates top–down control in eelgrass ecosystems: a global comparative‐experimental approach

    J Emmett Duffy;J Emmett Duffy;Pamela L Reynolds;Christoffer Boström;James A Coyer

  • Blue Carbon Storage Capacity of Temperate Eelgrass (Zostera marina) Meadows

    Maria Emilia Röhr;Maria Emilia Röhr;Marianne Holmer;Julia K. Baum;Mats Björk

  • Sea urchin overgrazing of seagrasses: A review of current knowledge on causes, consequences, and management

    J.S. Eklöf;M. de la Torre-Castro;Martin Gullström;J. Uku

  • Effects of Altered Offshore Food Webs on Coastal Ecosystems Emphasize the Need for Cross-Ecosystem Management

    Britas Klemens Eriksson;Katrin Sieben;Johan Eklöf;Lars Ljunggren

  • Consumers mediate the effects of experimental ocean acidification and warming on primary producers

    Christian Alsterberg;Johan S. Eklöf;Lars Gamfeldt;Jonathan N. Havenhand

  • Top‐down control as important as nutrient enrichment for eutrophication effects in North Atlantic coastal ecosystems

    Orjan Ostman;Johan Eklof;Britas Klemens Eriksson;Jens Olsson

  • Testing the performances of automated identification of bat echolocation calls: A request for prudence

    Jens Rydell;Stefan Nyman;Johan Eklöf;Gareth A. Jones

  • Differences in macrofaunal and seagrass assemblages in seagrass beds with and without seaweed farms

    J.S. Eklöf;M. de la Torre Castro;L. Adelsköld;N.S. Jiddawi

  • Female egg investment in relation to male sexual traits and the potential for transgenerational effects in sexual selection

    Tobias O Uller;Tobias O Uller;Johan Eklof;Sofia Andersson

  • Spatially extended habitat modification by intertidal reef-building bivalves has implications for consumer-resource interactions

    Els M. van der Zee;Tjisse van der Heide;Serena Donadi;Johan S. Eklöf

  • Experimental climate change weakens the insurance effect of biodiversity.

    Johan S. Eklöf;Johan S. Eklöf;Christian Alsterberg;Jonathan N. Havenhand;Kristina Sundbäck

  • A cross-scale trophic cascade from large predatory fish to algae in coastal ecosystems.

    Serena Donadi;Åsa N. Austin;U. Bergström;B. K. Eriksson

  • DNA metabarcoding reveals diverse diet of the three-spined stickleback in a coastal ecosystem.

    Eglė Jakubavičiūtė;Ulf Bergström;Johan S. Eklöf;Quiterie Haenel

  • Cross-habitat interactions among bivalve species control community structure on intertidal flats

    Serena Donadi;Tjisse van der Heide;Els M. van der Zee;Johan S. Eklöf;Johan S. Eklöf;Johan S. Eklöf

  • Use of vision in prey detection by brown long-eared bats, Plecotus auritus

    Johan Eklöf;Gareth Jones

  • Effects of tropical open-water seaweed farming on seagrass ecosystem structure and function

    Johan S Eklöf;Rebecka Henriksson;Nils Kautsky

  • Latitude, temperature, and habitat complexity predict predation pressure in eelgrass beds across the Northern Hemisphere.

    Pamela L. Reynolds;Pamela L. Reynolds;John J. Stachowicz;Kevin Hovel;Christoffer Boström

  • No lunar phobia in swarming insectivorous bats (family Vespertilionidae)

    Britt-Louise Karlsson;Johan Eklöf;Jens Rydell

Frequent Co-Authors

Britas Klemens Eriksson
Britas Klemens Eriksson University of Groningen
Ulf Bergström
Ulf Bergström Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Martin Gullström
Martin Gullström Södertörn University
Jens Rydell
Jens Rydell Lund University
Tjisse van der Heide
Tjisse van der Heide Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
J. Emmett Duffy
J. Emmett Duffy Smithsonian Institution
Richard K. F. Unsworth
Richard K. F. Unsworth Swansea University
Christoffer Boström
Christoffer Boström Åbo Akademi University
Narriman Jiddawi
Narriman Jiddawi University of Dar es Salaam
Mats Björk
Mats Björk Stockholm University

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