2026 Mark D. Bertness: Ecology and Evolution Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Ecology and Evolution	97	321	301	129	120	199	41896

Research.com Recognitions

2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Mark D. Bertness is affiliated with Brown University in the United States and specializes primarily in Environmental Science. Their research encompasses multiple subfields including Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Oceanography, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The main topics of Bertness's work focus on coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, land use and ecosystem services, marine and coastal plant biology, coral and marine ecosystems studies, wildlife ecology and conservation, and ecosystem dynamics and resilience.

Recent publications by Bertness include:
- "An invasive species erodes the performance of coastal wetland protected areas," 2021, Science Advances
- "Sea-level rise and the emergence of a keystone grazer alter the geomorphic evolution and ecology of southeast US salt marshes," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- "Long-distance facilitation of coastal ecosystem structure and resilience," 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- "Shorebirds-driven trophic cascade helps restore coastal wetland multifunctionality," 2023, Nature Communications
- "Harnessing ecological theory to enhance ecosystem restoration," 2024, Current Biology

Frequent coauthors in Bertness's research include:

Qiang He
Bo Li
Brian R. Silliman
Christine Angelini
Chunming Li

Bertness has published in multiple venues, with recurrent contributions to Zenodo, UNC Libraries, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Trends in Ecology & Evolution, and Science Advances.

The scientist's book publications include A Brief Natural History of Civilization (2020) released by Yale University Press and Atlantic Shorelines (2024) published by Princeton University Press.

Mark D. Bertness was honored as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2008.

Best Publications

Positive interactions in communities.

Mark D. Bertness;Ragan Callaway

4514
Citations
Inclusion of facilitation into ecological theory

John F. Bruno;John J. Stachowicz;Mark D. Bertness

3530
Citations
Centuries of Human-Driven Change in Salt Marsh Ecosystems

K. Bromberg Gedan;B. R. Silliman;M. D. Bertness

1116
Citations
Global shifts towards positive species interactions with increasing environmental stress

Qiang He;Qiang He;Mark D. Bertness;Andrew H. Altieri

953
Citations
Determinants of Pattern in a New England Salt Marsh Plant Community

Mark D. Bertness;Aaron M. Ellison

904
Citations
Marine community ecology

Mark D. Bertness;Steven D. Gaines;Mark E. Hay

849
Citations
The role of positive interactions in communities: lessons from intertidal habitats

M.D. Bertness;G.H. Leonard

746
Citations
Zonation of Spartina Patens and Spartina Alterniflora in New England Salt Marsh

Mark D. Bertness

691
Citations
A trophic cascade regulates salt marsh primary production

Brian Reed Silliman;Mark D. Bertness

641
Citations
Plant zonation in low‐latitude salt marshes: disentangling the roles of flooding, salinity and competition

Steven C. Pennings;Mary-Bestor Grant;Mary-Bestor Grant;Mark D. Bertness;Mark D. Bertness

634
Citations
Physical Stress and Positive Associations Among Marsh Plants

Mark D. Bertness;Sally D. Hacker

563
Citations
Interspecific Interactions among High Marsh Perennials in a New England Salt Marsh

Mark D. Bertness

561
Citations
Drought, Snails, and Large-Scale Die-Off of Southern U.S. Salt Marshes

Brian R. Silliman;Johan van de Koppel;Mark D. Bertness;Lee E. Stanton

550
Citations
Anthropogenic modification of New England salt marsh landscapes

Mark D. Bertness;Patrick J. Ewanchuk;Brian Reed Silliman

533
Citations
TESTING THE RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION OF POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE INTERACTIONS IN ROCKY INTERTIDAL COMMUNITIES

Mark D. Bertness;George H. Leonard;Jonathan M. Levine;Paul R. Schmidt

521
Citations
Fiddler Crab Regulation of Spartina alterniflora Production on a New England Salt Marsh

Mark D. Bertness

483
Citations
Ecosystem Engineering across Environmental Gradients: Implications for Conservation and Management

Caitlin Mullan Crain;Mark D. Bertness

481
Citations
Physical and biotic drivers of plant distribution across estuarine salinity gradients

Caitlin Mullan Crain;Brian R. Silliman;Sarah L. Bertness;Mark D. Bertness

480
Citations
Rapid shoreward encroachment of salt marsh cordgrass in response to accelerated sea-level rise.

Jeffrey P. Donnelly;Mark D. Bertness

471
Citations
Dispersal of juveniles and variable recruitment in sessile marine species

Steven D. Gaines;Mark D. Bertness

459
Citations
Marine Community Ecology: The Views of Many@@@Marine Community Ecology

David L. McNeely;Mark D. Bertness;Steven D. Gaines;Mark E. Hay

90
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian R. Silliman Duke University

Andrew H. Altieri University of Florida

Jonathan M. Levine Princeton University

Geoffrey C. Trussell Northeastern University

John F. Bruno University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Steven C. Pennings University of Houston

Linda A. Deegan Woods Hole Research Center

Oscar Iribarne National University of Mar del Plata

Christine Angelini AECOM

Jan P. Bakker University of Groningen

External Links

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