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Overview

Les Watling is affiliated with the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the United States and has made contributions to the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a primary focus on topics related to marine ecosystems and oceanography.

Their work covers a diverse range of subfields, including:

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

Watling's main research topics incorporate studies in:

  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Ichthyology and Marine Biology
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Cephalopods and Marine Biology
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies

Their publication record includes several journal articles across notable venues. The frequent publication venues where Watling's work appears include:

  • Zootaxa
  • Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Global Change Biology

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Watling include:

  • "Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems, Communities, and Indicator Species: Confusing Concepts for Conservation of Seamounts," 2021, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Rethinking sustainability of marine fisheries for a fast-changing planet," 2024, npj Ocean Sustainability
  • "Midwater ecosystems must be considered when evaluating environmental risks of deep-sea mining," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Climate-induced changes in the suitable habitat of cold-water corals and commercially important deep-sea fishes in the North Atlantic," 2020, Global Change Biology
  • "Characterization of deep-sea benthic invertebrate megafauna of the Galapagos Islands," 2020, Scientific Reports

Watling frequently collaborates with other researchers, most notably with:

  • Scott C. France
  • Matthew Gianni
  • Jeffrey C. Drazen
  • Malcolm R. Clark
  • Lisa A. Levin

Their research contributions largely focus on environmental and marine systems, highlighting ecological dynamics and conservation considerations for marine habitats over a broad geographic and thematic range.

Best Publications

  • Disturbance of the Seabed by Mobile Fishing Gear: A Comparison to Forest Clearcutting

    Les Watling;Elliott A. Norse

  • Feeding capabilities and limitation of herbivorous molluscs: A functional group approach

    R. S. Steneck;L. Watling

  • Efficacy of phospholipid analysis in determining microbial biomass in sediments.

    Robert H. Findlay;Gary M. King;Les Watling

  • A classification system for crustacean setae based on the homology concept

    Les Watling

  • Hydrothermal Vents and Methane Seeps: Rethinking the Sphere of Influence

    Lisa A. Levin;Amy R. Baco;David A. Bowden;Ana Colaco

  • A proposed biogeography of the deep ocean floor

    Les Watling;John Guinotte;Malcolm R. Clark;Craig R. Smith

  • Biotic and Human Vulnerability to Projected Changes in Ocean Biogeochemistry over the 21st Century

    Camilo Mora;Chih Lin Wei;Audrey Rollo;Teresa Amaro

  • Taxonomy based on science is necessary for global conservation

    Scott A. Thomson;Richard L. Pyle;Shane T Ahyong;Shane T Ahyong;Miguel A. Alonso-Zarazaga

  • Environmental impact of salmon net-pen culture on marine benthic communities in Maine: A case study

    Robert H. Findlay;Les Watling;Lawrence M. Mayer

  • From principles to practice: a spatial approach to systematic conservation planning in the deep sea

    L. M. Wedding;A. M. Friedlander;J. N. Kittinger;L. Watling

  • Biodiversity loss from deep-sea mining

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

  • Biology of deep-water octocorals.

    Les Watling;Les Watling;Eric Pante;Anne Simpson

  • 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

  • Climate‐induced changes in the suitable habitat of cold‐water corals and commercially important deep‐sea fishes in the North Atlantic

    Telmo Morato;José‐Manuel González‐Irusta;Carlos Dominguez‐Carrió;Chih‐Lin Wei

  • Functional morphology of feeding and grooming in crustacea

    Bruce E. Felgenhauer;Anne. B Thistle;L. Watling

  • 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

  • Prediction of Benthic Impact for Salmon Net-Pens Based on the Balance of Benthic Oxygen Supply and Demand

    R. H. Findlay;Les Watling

  • Relationships between effects of environmental temperature and seston on growth and mortality of Mytilus edulis in a temperate northern estuary.

    L. S. Incze;R. A. Lutz;L. Watling

  • Reproduction and development of marine peracaridans

    William S. Johnson;Margaret Stevens;Les Watling

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter J. Auster
Peter J. Auster University of Connecticut
Malcolm R. Clark
Malcolm R. Clark National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Jeffrey C. Drazen
Jeffrey C. Drazen University of Hawaii at Manoa
Kristina M. Gjerde
Kristina M. Gjerde Middlebury College
Craig R. Smith
Craig R. Smith University of Hawaii at Manoa
Lisa A. Levin
Lisa A. Levin University of California, San Diego
Gregor M. Cailliet
Gregor M. Cailliet Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
Timothy M. Shank
Timothy M. Shank Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Daniel O.B. Jones
Daniel O.B. Jones National Oceanography Centre
Lawrence M. Mayer
Lawrence M. Mayer University of Maine

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