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Overview

Mark Spalding is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their primary research focus lies within Environmental Science, with particular emphasis on subfields such as Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Earth-Surface Processes, and Atmospheric Science.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the study of coastal and marine ecosystems, with main research topics including Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Coastal and Marine Management, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, Coastal and Marine Dynamics, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, and Agricultural and Environmental Management.

Among recent scholarly papers authored or coauthored by Mark Spalding are the following:

  • High-resolution mapping of losses and gains of Earth's tidal wetlands, 2022, Science
  • Global Mangrove Extent Change 1996-2020: Global Mangrove Watch Version 3.0, 2022, Remote Sensing
  • A global biophysical typology of mangroves and its relevance for ecosystem structure and deforestation, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Harnessing Big Data to Support the Conservation and Rehabilitation of Mangrove Forests Globally, 2020, One Earth
  • Mapping the planet's critical natural assets, 2022, Nature Ecology & Evolution

Frequent collaborators in their publications include:

  • Thomas A. Worthington, with 27 joint publications
  • Nicholas Murray, with 16 joint publications
  • Kate Longley-Wood, with 15 joint publications
  • Emily Landis, with 13 joint publications
  • Daniel A. Friess, with 12 joint publications

Mark Spalding's work has appeared in multiple scholarly venues, with repeated publications in the following journals and platforms:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), 7 publications
  • Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 5 publications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), 4 publications
  • One Earth, 3 publications
  • Remote Sensing, 2 publications

Best Publications

  • A Global Map of Human Impact on Marine Ecosystems

    Benjamin S. Halpern;Shaun Walbridge;Kimberly A. Selkoe;Kimberly A. Selkoe;Carrie V. Kappel

  • Marine Ecoregions of the World: A Bioregionalization of Coastal and Shelf Areas

    Mark D. Spalding;Helen E. Fox;Gerald R. Allen;Nick Davidson

  • Marine biodiversity hotspots and conservation priorities for tropical reefs

    Callum M. Roberts;Callum M. Roberts;Colin J. McClean;John E. N. Veron;Julie P. Hawkins

  • Assessing the global threat of invasive species to marine biodiversity

    Jennifer L Molnar;Rebecca L Gamboa;Carmen Revenga;Mark D Spalding

  • World Atlas Of Mangroves

    Mark Spalding;Mami Kainuma;Lorna Collins

  • Measuring the extent and effectiveness of protected areas as an indicator for meeting global biodiversity targets

    S. Chape;J. Harrison;M. Spalding;I. Lysenko

  • World atlas of coral reefs

    Mark D. Spalding;Corinna Ravilious;Edmund P. Green

  • World Mangrove Atlas

    Mark Spalding;François Blasco;C. D. Field

  • Reefs at Risk: A Map-Based Indicator of Threats to the World's Coral Reefs

    D. G. Bryant;Lauretta Marie Burke;John W. McManus;Mark Spalding

  • Reefs at Risk Revisited

    Lauretta Burke;Katie Reytar;Mark Spalding;Allison Perry

  • Horizon scan of global conservation issues for 2011

    William J. Sutherland;Rosalind Aveling;Thomas M. Brooks;Mick Clout

  • Reefs at Risk in Southeast Asia

    Lauretta Marie Burke;Elizabeth Selig;Mark Spalding

  • The role of ecosystems in coastal protection: Adapting to climate change and coastal hazards

    Mark D. Spalding;Susan Ruffo;Carmen Lacambra;Imèn Meliane

  • Mapping the global value and distribution of coral reef tourism

    Mark Spalding;Lauretta Burke;Spencer A. Wood;Spencer A. Wood;Joscelyne Ashpole

  • The coral reef crisis : the critical importance of < 350 ppm CO2

    J. E. N. Veron;O. Hoegh-Guldberg;T. M. Lenton;J. M. Lough

  • Scientific foundations for an IUCN Red List of ecosystems.

    David A. Keith;David A. Keith;Jon Paul Rodríguez;Kathryn M. Rodríguez-Clark;Emily Nicholson

  • Shortfalls and Solutions for Meeting National and Global Conservation Area Targets

    Stuart H.M. Butchart;Martin Clarke;Robert J. Smith;Rachel E. Sykes

  • High-resolution mapping of losses and gains of Earth’s tidal wetlands

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  • A global map of saltmarshes.

    Chris J. Mcowen;Lauren V. Weatherdon;Jan Willem Van Bochove;Emma Sullivan

  • Pilot analysis of global ecosystems : coastal ecosystems

    Lauretta Marie Burke;Yumiko Kura;Ken Kassem;Carmen Revenga

  • Historical ecology with real numbers: past and present extent and biomass of an imperilled estuarine habitat

    Philine S. E. Zu Ermgassen;Mark D. Spalding;Brady Blake;Loren D. Coen

Frequent Co-Authors

William J. Sutherland
William J. Sutherland University of Cambridge
Thomas J. Spencer
Thomas J. Spencer Massachusetts General Hospital
Thomas M. Brooks
Thomas M. Brooks International Union for Conservation of Nature
Lynn V. Dicks
Lynn V. Dicks University of Cambridge
Charles Sheppard
Charles Sheppard University of Warwick
Maria P. Dias
Maria P. Dias University of Lisbon
Jules Pretty
Jules Pretty University of Essex
James W. Pearce-Higgins
James W. Pearce-Higgins British Trust for Ornithology
David A. Keith
David A. Keith University of New South Wales
Erica Fleishman
Erica Fleishman Oregon State University

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