2026 Mark H. Carr: 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	44	4949	4773	1696	1625	90	15014

Overview

Mark H. Carr is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Cruz in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong focus on the subfields of Ecology, Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The scientist's work addresses a diverse range of topics commonly related to marine and coastal ecosystems. Main research topics include Marine and coastal plant biology, Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine and fisheries research, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, Coastal and Marine Management, and Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses.

Mark H. Carr has contributed to several recent publications, reflecting ongoing engagement with environmental and marine science issues. Notable papers include:

Large-scale shift in the structure of a kelp forest ecosystem co-occurs with an epizootic and marine heatwave, 2021, Communications Biology
Geographic variation in responses of kelp forest communities of the California Current to recent climatic changes, 2020, Global Change Biology
A Review of the Opportunities and Challenges for Using Remote Sensing for Management of Surface-Canopy Forming Kelps, 2021, Frontiers in Marine Science
A marine protected area network does not confer community structure resilience to a marine heatwave across coastal ecosystems, 2023, Global Change Biology
Integrating climate adaptation and transboundary management: Guidelines for designing climate-smart marine protected areas, 2023, One Earth

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

Jennifer E. Caselle
Tom W. Bell
Anita Giraldo-Ospina
Rodrigo Beas-Luna
Kristy J. Kroeker

Mark H. Carr has published in several venues with repeated contributions in:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Frontiers in Marine Science
Communications Biology
Global Change Biology
Conservation Biology

Best Publications

RECRUITMENT AND THE LOCAL DYNAMICS OF OPEN MARINE POPULATIONS

M. J. Caley;M. H. Carr;M. A. Hixon;T. P. Hughes

1774
Citations
PROPAGULE DISPERSAL DISTANCE AND THE SIZE AND SPACING OF MARINE RESERVES

Alan L. Shanks;Brian A. Grantham;Mark H. Carr

1182
Citations
MARINE RESERVES ARE NECESSARY BUT NOT SUFFICIENT FOR MARINE CONSERVATION

Gary W. Allison;Jane Lubchenco;Mark H. Carr

1171
Citations
Designing marine reserve networks for both conservation and fisheries management

Steven D. Gaines;Crow White;Mark H. Carr;Stephen R. Palumbi

1039
Citations
Global patterns of kelp forest change over the past half-century

Kira A. Krumhansl;Daniel K. Okamoto;Andrew Rassweiler;Mark Novak

805
Citations
Guiding ecological principles for marine spatial planning

Melissa M. Foley;Benjamin S. Halpern;Fiorenza Micheli;Matthew H. Armsby

721
Citations
COMPARING MARINE AND TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE DESIGN OF COASTAL MARINE RESERVES

Mark H. Carr;Joseph E. Neigel;James A. Estes;Sandy Andelman

597
Citations
Synergistic predation, density dependence, and population regulation in marine fish

Mark A. Hixon;Mark A. Hixon;Mark H. Carr;Mark H. Carr

563
Citations
Predation effects on early post-settlement survivorship of coral-reef fishes

M. H. Carr;M. A. Hixon

513
Citations
No‐take Reserve Networks: Sustaining Fishery Populations and Marine Ecosystems

Steven N. Murray;Richard F. Ambrose;James A. Bohnsack;Louis W. Botsford

444
Citations
Conceptual Issues Relevant to Marine Harvest Refuges: Examples from Temperate Reef Fishes

Mark H. Carr;Daniel C. Reed

430
Citations
Artificial Reefs: The Importance of Comparisons with Natural Reefs

Mark H. Carr;Mark A. Hixon

381
Citations
Long-Term Studies Contribute Disproportionately to Ecology and Policy

Brent B. Hughes;Rodrigo Beas-Luna;Allison K. Barner;Kimberly Brewitt

335
Citations
Effects of Macroalgal Dynamics on Recruitment of a Temperate Reef Fish

Mark H. Carr

331
Citations
Habitat selection and recruitment of an assemblage of temperate zone reef fishes

Mark H Carr

315
Citations
The ecology of substrate-associated juveniles of the genus Sebastes

Milton S. Love;Mark H. Carr;Lewis J. Haldorson

259
Citations
Effects of macroalgal assemblages on the recruitment of temperate zone reef fishes

Mark H. Carr

250
Citations
Wave disturbance overwhelms top-down and bottom-up control of primary production in California kelp forests.

Daniel C. Reed;Andrew Rassweiler;Mark H. Carr;Kyle C. Cavanaugh

221
Citations
Emerging frontiers in social-ecological systems research for sustainability of small-scale fisheries

John N Kittinger;Elena M Finkbeiner;Natalie C Ban;Natalie C Ban;Kenneth Broad

218
Citations
Incorporating biogeography into evaluations of the Channel Islands marine reserve network

Scott L. Hamilton;Jennifer E. Caselle;Dan P. Malone;Mark H. Carr

218
Citations
Biodiversity, population regulation, and the stability of coral-reef fish communities

Mark H. Carr;Todd W. Anderson;Mark A. Hixon

205
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark A. Hixon University of Hawaii at Manoa

Jennifer E. Caselle University of California, Santa Barbara

Daniel C. Reed University of California, Santa Barbara

Natalie C. Ban University of Victoria

James A. Estes University of California, Santa Cruz

Peter T. Raimondi University of California, Santa Cruz

Louis W. Botsford University of California, Davis

Larry B. Crowder Stanford University

Robert S. Steneck University of Maine

Stephen R. Palumbi Stanford University

External Links

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