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Overview

Jonathan S. Stark is primarily affiliated with the Australian Antarctic Division in Australia, where the research focus centers on environmental and ecological studies in polar and marine contexts.

The main fields of study include Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions in subfields such as Ecology, Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, and Ecological Modeling.

The core research topics covered in their work are:

  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Polar Research and Ecology
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies

Frequent publication venues where Jonathan S. Stark's research appears include:

  • UEF eRepo (University of Eastern Finland)
  • Antarctic Science
  • Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Die Naturwissenschaften

Collaborations feature recurring co-authors such as Aleks Terauds, Glenn Johnstone, David A. Keith, Emily Nicholson, and Nicholas Murray.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Jonathan S. Stark include:

  • A function-based typology for Earth's ecosystems (2022, Nature)
  • Combating ecosystem collapse from the tropics to the Antarctic (2021, Global Change Biology)
  • Connecting to the oceans: supporting ocean literacy and public engagement (2021, Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries)
  • Effects of ocean acidification on Antarctic marine organisms: A meta-analysis (2020, Ecology and Evolution)
  • Cleaner seas: reducing marine pollution (2021, Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries)

Best Publications

  • Spatial variation in soft-sediment benthos

    D. J. Morrisey;L. Howitt;A. J. Underwood;J. S. Stark

  • A function-based typology for Earth’s ecosystems

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  • Temporal variation in soft-sediment benthos

    D.J. Morrisey;A.J. Underwood;L. Howitt;J.S. Stark

  • Combating ecosystem collapse from the tropics to the Antarctic

    Dana M. Bergstrom;Dana M. Bergstrom;Barbara C. Wienecke;John van den Hoff;Lesley Hughes

  • Management and remediation of contaminated sites at Casey Station, Antarctica

    Ian Snape;Martin J. Riddle;Jonathan S. Stark;Coleen M. Cole

  • Characterisation of the dilute HCl extraction method for the identification of metal contamination in Antarctic marine sediments.

    I. Snape;R.C. Scouller;S.C. Stark;J. Stark

  • Light-driven tipping points in polar ecosystems.

    Graeme F. Clark;Jonathan S. Stark;Emma L. Johnston;John W. Runcie;John W. Runcie

  • Community fingerprinting in a sequencing world

    Josie van Dorst;Andrew Bissett;Anne S. Palmer;Mark Brown

  • Connecting to the oceans: supporting ocean literacy and public engagement.

    Rachel Kelly;Karen Evans;Karen Alexander;Karen Alexander;Silvana Bettiol

  • Microbial community variation in pristine and polluted nearshore Antarctic sediments.

    Shane M Powell;John P Bowman;Ian Snape;Jonathan S Stark

  • Heavy metal pollution and macrobenthic assemblages in soft sediments in two Sydney estuaries, Australia

    Jonathan S. Stark

  • Cost-efficient methods for marine pollution monitoring at Casey Station, East Antarctica: the choice of sieve mesh-size and taxonomic resolution

    Belinda W Thompson;Martin J Riddle;Jonathan S Stark

  • Evidence of hidden biodiversity, ongoing speciation and diverse patterns of genetic structure in giant Antarctic amphipods

    Helena P. Baird;Karen J. Miller;Karen J. Miller;Jonathan S. Stark

  • An Antarctic research station as a source of brominated and perfluorinated persistent organic pollutants to the local environment.

    Seanan James Wild;David Scott McLagan;Martin Schlabach;Rosanna Bossi

  • Human impacts in soft-sediment assemblages at Casey Station, East Antarctica: Spatial variation, taxonomic resolution and data transformation

    Jonathan S. Stark;Martin J. Riddle;Rodney D. Simpson

  • Human impacts in Antartic marine soft-sediment assemblages: correlations between multivariate biological patterns and environmental variables at Casey Station

    Jonathan S Stark;Martin J Riddle;Ian Snape;Rebecca C Scouller

  • The effects of petroleum hydrocarbon and heavy metal contamination of marine sediments on recruitment of Antarctic soft-sediment assemblages: a field experimental investigation

    Jonathan S Stark;Ian Snape;Martin J Riddle

  • Polar lessons learned: long‐term management based on shared threats in Arctic and Antarctic environments

    Joseph R Bennett;Justine D Shaw;Justine D Shaw;Aleks Terauds;John P Smol

  • Effects of ocean acidification on Antarctic marine organisms: A meta-analysis

    Alyce M. Hancock;Alyce M. Hancock;Catherine K. King;Jonathan S. Stark;Andrew McMinn;Andrew McMinn

  • Cleaner seas: reducing marine pollution

    Kathryn A Willis;Kathryn A Willis;Catarina Serra-Gonçalves;Kelsey Richardson;Kelsey Richardson;Qamar A Schuyler

  • Carbon flow and trophic structure of an Antarctic coastal benthic community as determined by δ13C and δ15N

    Christopher L Gillies;Christopher L Gillies;Jonathan S Stark;Glenn J Johnstone;Stephen Da Smith

  • Abandoned Antarctic waste disposal sites: Monitoring remediation outcomes and limitations at Casey Station

    Jonathan S. Stark;Ian Snape;Martin J. Riddle

  • A Review and Meta-Analysis of Potential Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Marine Calcifiers From the Southern Ocean

    Blanca Figuerola;Alyce M. Hancock;Narissa Bax;Vonda J. Cummings

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin J. Riddle
Martin J. Riddle Australian Antarctic Division
Ian Snape
Ian Snape Frontline Mind
Ben Raymond
Ben Raymond Australian Antarctic Division
Andrew McMinn
Andrew McMinn University of Tasmania
Andrew Constable
Andrew Constable University of Tasmania
Emma L. Johnston
Emma L. Johnston University of New South Wales
Huw J. Griffiths
Huw J. Griffiths British Antarctic Survey
Eric J. Woehler
Eric J. Woehler Australasian Seabird Group ·
Aleks Terauds
Aleks Terauds Australian Antarctic Division
John P. Bowman
John P. Bowman University of Tasmania

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