What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Ecology
- Oceanography
- Statistics
Louis Legendre mainly investigates Oceanography, Ecology, Phytoplankton, Sea ice and Plankton.
His Oceanography research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Photic zone and Algae.
The Ecology study combines topics in areas such as Deep sea and Irradiance.
His research in Phytoplankton intersects with topics in Photosynthesis, Bloom, Atmospheric sciences, Food web and Upwelling.
His studies deal with areas such as Bay and Lead as well as Sea ice.
His studies in Plankton integrate themes in fields like Marine ecosystem, Ecosystem, Carbon cycle and Zooplankton.
His most cited work include:
- Numerical Ecology: Second English Edition (1055 citations)
- Ecosystem dynamics based on plankton functional types for global ocean biogeochemistry models (580 citations)
- Ecology of sea ice biota 2. Global significance. (397 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Louis Legendre spends much of his time researching Oceanography, Phytoplankton, Ecology, Plankton and Sea ice.
His research links Photic zone with Oceanography.
His research investigates the connection between Photic zone and topics such as New production that intersect with problems in Nitrate.
His Phytoplankton research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Photosynthesis, Bloom, Algae, Chlorophyll a and Food web.
Louis Legendre has included themes like Carbon cycle and Biogeochemical cycle in his Plankton study.
His Sea ice study combines topics in areas such as Salinity and Arctic.
He most often published in these fields:
- Oceanography (62.15%)
- Phytoplankton (50.93%)
- Ecology (34.11%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2002-2018)?
- Oceanography (62.15%)
- Cruise (4.21%)
- Water bottle (4.21%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Louis Legendre focuses on Oceanography, Cruise, Water bottle, Phytoplankton and Plankton.
Louis Legendre does research in Oceanography, focusing on Zooplankton specifically.
His research in Cruise tackles topics such as Environmental chemistry which are related to areas like Microbial food web, Nitrate, Autotroph and Organic matter.
His Phytoplankton study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Deep sea, Dissolved organic carbon and Water column.
His work carried out in the field of Plankton brings together such families of science as Food web, Carbon cycle, Biogeochemical cycle and Mesoscale meteorology.
His Food web study improves the overall literature in Ecology.
Between 2002 and 2018, his most popular works were:
- Ecosystem dynamics based on plankton functional types for global ocean biogeochemistry models (580 citations)
- Marine biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, and carbon cycles (159 citations)
- Vertical distribution of aggregates (>110 µm) and mesoscale activity in the northeastern Atlantic: Effects on the deep vertical export of surface carbon (31 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Ecology
- Statistics
- Oceanography
Louis Legendre mostly deals with Oceanography, Plankton, Phytoplankton, Dissolved organic carbon and Carbon cycle.
His research on Oceanography frequently connects to adjacent areas such as Biogeochemical cycle.
His Plankton study deals with the bigger picture of Ecology.
His work deals with themes such as Structural basin and Detritus, which intersect with Ecology.
Louis Legendre works on Phytoplankton which deals in particular with Photic zone.
His Carbon cycle research incorporates themes from Marine ecosystem and Climate change.
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