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Kristina M. Gjerde

Kristina M. Gjerde

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
54
Citations
9137
World Ranking
4094
National Ranking
1552

Overview

Kristina M. Gjerde is affiliated with Middlebury College in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of environmental science, particularly focusing on marine and oceanic ecosystems. Their research encompasses several subfields including management, monitoring, policy and law, ecology, oceanography, global and planetary change, and sociology and political science.

The scientist's work spans a range of topics with a strong emphasis on coastal and marine management, international maritime law issues, coral and marine ecosystem studies, marine biology and ecology research, Arctic and Russian policy studies, marine and fisheries research, and the effects and responses to ocean acidification.

Frequent publication venues reflect their research interests and include:

  • Marine Policy
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • npj Ocean Sustainability
  • Science

Kristina M. Gjerde has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, notably:

  • Lisa A. Levin
  • Harriet Harden-Davies
  • Diva J. Amon
  • Paul V. R. Snelgrove
  • Larry B. Crowder

A selection of recent papers authored or co-authored by Kristina M. Gjerde includes:

  • "Ecological variables for developing a global deep-ocean monitoring and conservation strategy," 2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "Midwater ecosystems must be considered when evaluating environmental risks of deep-sea mining," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Assessment of scientific gaps related to the effective environmental management of deep-seabed mining," 2022, Marine Policy
  • "Mobile protected areas for biodiversity on the high seas," 2020, Science
  • "Rights of Nature: Perspectives for Global Ocean Stewardship," 2020, Marine Policy

Best Publications

  • Pelagic protected areas: the missing dimension in ocean conservation

    Edward T. Game;Edward T. Game;Hedley S. Grantham;Alistair J. Hobday;Robert L. Pressey

  • Sustainability of deep-sea fisheries

    Elliott A. Norse;Sandra Brooke;William W. L. Cheung;Malcolm R. Clark

  • Defining “serious harm” to the marine environment in the context of deep-seabed mining

    Lisa A. Levin;Kathryn Mengerink;Kristina M. Gjerde;Ashley A. Rowden

  • A global biogeographic classification of the mesopelagic zone

    Tracey T. Sutton;Malcolm R. Clark;Daniel C. Dunn;Patrick N. Halpin

  • Global Observing Needs in the Deep Ocean

    Lisa A. Levin;Brian J. Bett;Andrew R. Gates;Patrick Heimbach

  • Ecological variables for developing a global deep-ocean monitoring and conservation strategy

    Roberto Danovaro;Emanuela Fanelli;Jacopo Aguzzi;David Billett

  • A call for deep-ocean stewardship.

    Kathryn J. Mengerink;Kathryn J. Mengerink;Cindy L. Van Dover;Jeff Ardron;Maria Baker

  • Assessment of scientific gaps related to the effective environmental management of deep-seabed mining

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  • Biodiversity loss from deep-sea mining

    C. L. Van Dover;J. A. Ardron;E. Escobar;M. Gianni

  • Managing mining of the deep seabed

    L. M. Wedding;S. M. Reiter;S. M. Reiter;C. R. Smith;K. M. Gjerde

  • The Convention on Biological Diversity's Ecologically or Biologically Significant Areas: Origins, development, and current status

    Daniel C. Dunn;Jeff Ardron;Nicholas Bax;Nicholas Bax;Patricio Bernal

  • Deep-Sea Mining With No Net Loss of Biodiversity—An Impossible Aim

    Holly J. Niner;Jeff A. Ardron;Jeff A. Ardron;Elva G. Escobar;Matthew Gianni

  • Opinion: Midwater ecosystems must be considered when evaluating environmental risks of deep-sea mining

    Jeffrey C. Drazen;Craig R. Smith;Kristina M. Gjerde;Steven H. D. Haddock

  • An ecosystem-based deep-ocean strategy

    R. Danovaro;J. Aguzzi;E. Fanelli;D. Billett

  • Systematic Conservation Planning: A Better Recipe for Managing the High Seas for Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use

    Natalie C. Ban;Natalie C. Ban;Nicholas J. Bax;Kristina M. Gjerde;Rodolphe Devillers;Rodolphe Devillers

  • Marine spatial planning in the high seas

    Jeff Ardron;Kristina Gjerde;Sian Pullen;Virginie Tilot

  • Definition and detection of vulnerable marine ecosystems on the high seas: problems with the “move-on” rule

    Peter J. Auster;Kristina Gjerde;Eric Heupel;Les Watling

  • The Science behind the Guidelines: A Scientific Guide to the FAO Draft International Guidelines (December 2007) for the Management of Deep-Sea Fisheries in the High Seas and Examples of How the Guidelines may be Practically Implemented.

    KM Gjerde;Clark;AD Rogers;JM Hall-Spencer

  • Ecological connectivity between the areas beyond national jurisdiction and coastal waters: Safeguarding interests of coastal communities in developing countries

    Ekaterina Popova;David Vousden;Warwick H.H. Sauer;Essam Y. Mohammed

  • The political biogeography of migratory marine predators.

    Autumn-Lynn Harrison;Autumn-Lynn Harrison;Daniel P. Costa;Arliss J. Winship;Scott R. Benson;Scott R. Benson

  • Environmental Impact Assessment process for deep-sea mining in ‘the Area’

    Jennifer M. Durden;Laura E. Lallier;Kevin Murphy;Aline Jaeckel

  • A strategy for the conservation of biodiversity on mid-ocean ridges from deep-sea mining

    Daniel C. Dunn;Cindy L. Van Dover;Ron J. Etter;Craig R. Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Lisa A. Levin
Lisa A. Levin University of California, San Diego
Patrick N. Halpin
Patrick N. Halpin Duke University
Daniel C. Dunn
Daniel C. Dunn University of Queensland
Craig R. Smith
Craig R. Smith University of Hawaii at Manoa
Malcolm R. Clark
Malcolm R. Clark National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Sara M. Maxwell
Sara M. Maxwell University of Washington
Cindy Lee Van Dover
Cindy Lee Van Dover Duke University
Les Watling
Les Watling University of Hawaii at Manoa
Eva Ramirez-Llodra
Eva Ramirez-Llodra Norwegian Institute for Water Research
Henry A. Ruhl
Henry A. Ruhl Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

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