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Overview

Mark J. Gibbons is affiliated with the University of the Western Cape in South Africa. Their research spans several areas within environmental and Earth sciences, focusing particularly on marine ecosystems and biodiversity.

The main fields of study for this researcher are Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Subfields include Oceanography, Paleontology, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, and Nature and Landscape Conservation. The core topics in their work cover Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology, Marine Ecology and Invasive Species, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine and Environmental Studies, Cephalopods and Marine Biology, and Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics.

Frequent coauthors in their research include Michael Brown, Delphine Thibault, Zafrir Kuplik, Riaan Cedras, and Wayne K. Florence. These collaborations indicate a network of scientific inquiry primarily focused on marine and environmental sciences.

Mark J. Gibbons's notable recent papers include:

  • The taxonomic richness of South Africa's marine fauna: a crisis at hand, 2023, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Records of ctenophores from South Africa, 2021, PeerJ

Other relevant works coauthored with different researchers include:

  • Role of jellyfish in the plankton ecosystem revealed using a global ocean biogeochemical model, 2021, Biogeosciences
  • There are three species of Chrysaora (Scyphozoa: Discomedusae) in the Benguela upwelling ecosystem, not two, 2020, Zootaxa
  • Protect high seas biodiversity, 2021, Science

The frequent publication venues for Gibbons's work include Zootaxa, Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography, South African Journal of Science, arXiv (Cornell University), and Biogeosciences. This diversity of venues suggests an engagement with both regional and international scientific communities.

Best Publications

  • The jellyfish joyride: causes, consequences and management responses to a more gelatinous future

    Anthony J. Richardson;Anthony J. Richardson;Andrew Bakun;Graeme C. Hays;Mark J. Gibbons

  • Jellyfish overtake fish in a heavily fished ecosystem.

    Christopher P. Lynam;Mark J. Gibbons;Bjørn E. Axelsen;Conrad A.J. Sparks

  • Jellyfication of marine ecosystems as a likely consequence of overfishing small pelagic fishes: Lessons from the Benguela

    Jean-Paul Roux;Carl D. van der Lingen;Mark J. Gibbons;Nadine E. Moroff

  • Trophic structure and community stability in an overfished ecosystem.

    Anne Cristine Utne-Palm;Anne G. V. Salvanes;Bronwen Currie;Stein Kaartvedt;Stein Kaartvedt

  • Acoustic observations of jellyfish in the Namibian Benguela

    Andrew S. Brierley;Bjørn Erik Axelsen;Emmanuelle Buecher;Conrad A. J. Sparks

  • General biological features of the South Atlantic

    D. Boltovskoy;M. J. Gibbons;L. Hutchings;Denis Binet

  • The impact of sediment accumulations, relative habitat complexity and elevation on rocky shore meiofauna

    M.J. Gibbons

  • Role of jellyfish in the plankton ecosystem revealed using a global ocean biogeochemical model

    Rebecca Mary Wright;Rebecca Mary Wright;Corinne Le Quéré;Erik Buitenhuis;Sophie Pitois

  • Beyond the jellyfish joyride and global oscillations: advancing jellyfish research

    Mark J. Gibbons;Anthony J. Richardson;Anthony J. Richardson

  • Patterns of jellyfish abundance in the North Atlantic

    Mark J. Gibbons;Anthony J. Richardson;Anthony J. Richardson

  • Diet of whale sharks Rhincodon typus inferred from stomach content and signature fatty acid analyses

    Christoph A. Rohner;Lydie I. E. Couturier;Anthony J. Richardson;Simon J. Pierce

  • Single-target echo detections of jellyfish

    Andrew S Brierley;Bjørn Eric Axelsen;David C Boyer;Christopher P Lynam

  • THE TAXONOMIC RICHNESS OF SOUTH AFRICA'S MARINE FAUNA : A CRISIS AT HAND

    M. J. Gibbons

  • Functional group biodiversity in Eastern Boundary Upwelling Ecosystems questions the wasp-waist trophic structure

    Pierre Fréon;Javier Arístegui;Arnaud Bertrand;Robert J.M. Crawford

  • Towards the acoustic estimation of jellyfish abundance

    Andrew S. Brierley;David C. Boyer;Bjørn E. Axelsen;Christopher P. Lynam

  • Diet and feeding of Euphausia hanseni and Nematoscelis megalops (Euphausiacea) in the northern Benguela Current: ecological significance of vertical space partitioning

    Manuel Barangé;M.J. Gibbons;Marta Carola

  • Observations on the distribution and relative abundance of the scyphomedusan Chrysaora hysoscella (Linné, 1766) and the hydrozoan Aequorea aequorea (Forskål, 1775) in the northern Benguela ecosystem

    Conrad Sparks;Conrad Sparks;Emmanuelle Buecher;Emmanuelle Buecher;Andrew S. Brierley;Bjørn Erik Axelsen

  • Community structure and trophic ecology of euphausiids in the Benguela ecosystem

    V. Stuart;M. Barange;M. J. Gibbons

  • Vertical migration and feeding of Euphausia lucens at two 72 h stations in the southern Benguela upwelling region

    M. J. Gibbons

  • The impact of wave exposure on the meiofauna of Gelidium pristoides (Turner) Kuetzing (Gelidiales: Rhodophyta)

    M.J. Gibbons

  • A comparison of macrofaunal and meiofaunal distribution and standing stock across a rocky shore, with an estimate of their productivities

    M. J. Gibbons;C. L. Griffiths

  • Pelagic biogeography of the South Atlantic Ocean

    M. J. Gibbons

  • Life cycle strategy, species richness and distribution in marine Hydrozoa (Cnidaria: Medusozoa)

    Mark J. Gibbons;Liesl A. Janson;Adiel Ismail;Toufiek Samaai

  • ErrataJellyfish overtake fish in a heavily fished ecosystem

    Christopher P. Lynam;Mark J. Gibbons;Bjørn E. Axelsen;Conrad A.J. Sparks

  • The taxonomic richness of South Africa's marine fauna: a crisis at hand

    R. Sluys;M.J. Gibbons

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony J. Richardson
Anthony J. Richardson University of Queensland
Andrew S. Brierley
Andrew S. Brierley University of St Andrews
Christopher P. Lynam
Christopher P. Lynam Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
Peter R. Teske
Peter R. Teske University of Johannesburg
Coleen L. Moloney
Coleen L. Moloney University of Cape Town
Cullen S. Hendrix
Cullen S. Hendrix University of Denver
Frank Asche
Frank Asche University of Florida
John C. Field
John C. Field National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Thomas L. Frölicher
Thomas L. Frölicher University of Bern
Peter R. Girguis
Peter R. Girguis Harvard University

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