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42
Citations
9035
World Ranking
5480
National Ranking
1873

Overview

Laurence P. Madin is affiliated with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the United States. Their research activities span several interrelated topics and fields of study focused on environmental and geological aspects of marine and terrestrial ecosystems.

Their recent academic contributions include publications in diverse and specialized journals. Notable papers are:

  • "Land and deep-sea mining: the challenges of comparing biodiversity impacts," 2023, published in Biodiversity and Conservation
  • "Long-Term Monitoring and Research in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone," 2021, published in Marine Technology Society Journal
  • "William (Bill) M. Hamner (1939-2024)," 2024, published in Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin

Madin's research explores critical topics including:

  • Mining and resource management
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Geochemistry and elemental analysis

Their fields of study encompass both broad and specific areas involving environmental and material sciences, such as:

  • Building and construction
  • Health, toxicology, and mutagenesis
  • Geochemistry and petrology

Throughout their career, Laurence P. Madin has collaborated with various researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Steven K. Katona
  • Daina Paulikas
  • Saleem H. Ali
  • Michael F. Clarke
  • Erika Ilves

Their publication venues indicate a focus on interdisciplinary and applied marine and environmental sciences, with consistent contributions to:

  • Biodiversity and Conservation
  • Marine Technology Society Journal
  • Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin

Best Publications

  • The magnitude of global marine species diversity

    Ward Appeltans;Shane T. Ahyong;Shane T. Ahyong;Gary Anderson;Martin V. Angel

  • Recurrent jellyfish blooms are a consequence of global oscillations

    Robert H. Condon;Carlos M. Duarte;Carlos M. Duarte;Kylie A. Pitt;Kelly L. Robinson

  • Zooplankton vertical migration and the active transport of dissolved organic and inorganic carbon in the Sargasso Sea

    Deborah K. Steinberg;Craig A. Carlson;Nicholas R. Bates;Sarah A. Goldthwait

  • Questioning the Rise of Gelatinous Zooplankton in the World's Oceans

    Robert H. Condon;William M. Graham;Carlos M. Duarte;Kylie Anne Pitt

  • Is global ocean sprawl a cause of jellyfish blooms

    Carlos M. Duarte;Carlos M. Duarte;Kylie A. Pitt;Cathy H. Lucas;Jennifer E. Purcell

  • Pelagic Tunicates: Unique Herbivores in the Marine Plankton

    A. L. Alldredge;L. P. Madin

  • Underwater observations of gelatinous zooplankton : Sampling problems, feeding biology, and behavior1

    W. M. Hamner;L. P. Madin;A. L. Alldredge;R. W. Gilmer

  • Heterotrophic Bacteria and Bacterivorous Protozoa in Oceanic Macroaggregates

    David A. Caron;Paul G. Davis;Laurence P. Madin;John McN. Sieburth

  • The contribution of microorganisms to particulate carbon and nitrogen in surface waters of the Sargasso Sea near Bermuda

    D.A. Caron;H.G. Dam;P. Kremer;E.J. Lessard

  • Diel vertical migration bySalpa aspera and its potential for large-scale particulate organic matter transport to the deep-sea

    P. H. Wiebe;L. P. Madin;L. R. Haury;G. R. Harbison

  • On the natural history and distribution of oceanic ctenophores

    G.R. Harbison;L.P. Madin;N.R. Swanberg

  • The associations of Amphipoda Hyperiidea with gelatinous zooplankton—II. Associations with Cnidaria, Ctenophora and Radiolaria

    G.R. Harbison;D.C. Biggs;L.P. Madin

  • Filtration of submicrometer particles by pelagic tunicates

    Kelly R. Sutherland;Laurence P. Madin;Roman Stocker

  • The associations of Amphipoda Hyperiidea with gelatinous zooplankton—I. Associations with Salpidae

    L.P. Madin;G.R. Harbison

  • Production, composition and sedimentation of salp fecal pellets in oceanic waters

    L. P. Madin

  • Linking human well-being and jellyfish: ecosystem services, impacts and societal responses

    William M. Graham;Stefan Gelcich;Kelly L. Robinson;Carlos M. Duarte;Carlos M. Duarte

  • Field observations on the feeding behavior of salps (Tunicata: Thaliacea)

    L. P. Madin

  • Enrichment of microbial populations in macroaggregates (marine snow) from surface waters of the North Atlantic

    D. A. Caron;P. G. Davis;L. P. Madin;J. N. Mcsieburth

  • Aspects of jet propulsion in salps

    L. P. Madin

  • Elemental and biochemical composition of salps (Tunicata: Thaliacea)

    L. P. Madin;C. M. Cetta;V. L. McAlister

  • Zooplankton at the Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS) station: diel, seasonal and interannual variation in biomass, 1994–1998

    Laurence P. Madin;Erich F. Horgan;Deborah K. Steinberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter H. Wiebe
Peter H. Wiebe Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Carlos M. Duarte
Carlos M. Duarte King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Jennifer E. Purcell
Jennifer E. Purcell Western Washington University
Stephen M. Bollens
Stephen M. Bollens Washington State University Vancouver
Kylie Anne Pitt
Kylie Anne Pitt Griffith University
Russell R. Hopcroft
Russell R. Hopcroft University of Alaska Fairbanks
Hermes Mianzan
Hermes Mianzan Spanish National Research Council
David A. Caron
David A. Caron University of Southern California
Ann Bucklin
Ann Bucklin University of Connecticut
Cathy H. Lucas
Cathy H. Lucas University of Southampton

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