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36
Citations
6046
World Ranking
7076
National Ranking
551

Overview

Martial Depczynski is affiliated with the Australian Institute of Marine Science in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science with an emphasis on ecology and marine-related studies. The scientist's work encompasses several interconnected subfields including ecology, global and planetary change, nature and landscape conservation, plant science, and oceanography.

Their research topics cover a broad range of marine and coastal environments, including coral and marine ecosystems studies, marine and fisheries research, marine and coastal plant biology, fish ecology and management studies, coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, marine animal studies overview, and species distribution in the context of climate change.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Martial Depczynski include:

  • Shaun K. Wilson
  • Ben Radford
  • Thomas H. Holmes
  • Christopher J. Fulton
  • Andrew S. Hoey

Publications featuring Martial Depczynski's work frequently appear in key scientific venues such as:

  • Fish and Fisheries
  • Global Change Biology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Functional Ecology
  • Marine and Freshwater Research

Recent notable papers include:

  • "Macroalgal meadow habitats support fish and fisheries in diverse tropical seascapes," 2020, Fish and Fisheries
  • "Severe coral loss shifts energetic dynamics on a coral reef," 2020, Functional Ecology
  • "Towards modelling the future risk of cyclone wave damage to the world's coral reefs," 2020, Global Change Biology
  • "Recurrent coral bleaching in north-western Australia and associated declines in coral cover," 2020, Marine and Freshwater Research
  • "Remote video methods for studying juvenile fish populations in challenging environments," 2020, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Best Publications

  • Climate-driven regime shift of a temperate marine ecosystem

    Thomas Wernberg;Scott Bennett;Scott Bennett;Russell C. Babcock;Russell C. Babcock;Thibaut de Bettignies

  • Experience teaches plants to learn faster and forget slower in environments where it matters.

    Monica Gagliano;Michael Renton;Martial Depczynski;Stefano Mancuso

  • Coral bleaching, reef fish community phase shifts and the resilience of coral reefs

    David R. Bellwood;Andrew S. Hoey;John L. Ackerman;John L. Ackerman;Martial Depczynski

  • The role of cryptobenthic reef fishes in coral reef trophodynamics

    Martial Depczynski;David R. Bellwood

  • Learning by Association in Plants.

    Monica Gagliano;Vladyslav V. Vyazovskiy;Alexander A. Borbély;Mavra Grimonprez

  • Unprecedented Mass Bleaching and Loss of Coral across 12° of Latitude in Western Australia in 2010–11

    James A. Y. Moore;Lynda M. Bellchambers;Martial R. Depczynski;Richard D. Evans;Richard D. Evans

  • A critical analysis of the direct effects of dredging on fish

    Amelia S. Wenger;Euan Harvey;Shaun Wilson;Chris Rawson

  • Habitat Associations of Juvenile Fish at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia: The Importance of Coral and Algae

    Shaun K. Wilson;Martial Depczynski;Rebecca Fisher;Thomas H. Holmes

  • Bleaching, coral mortality and subsequent survivorship on a West Australian fringing reef

    Martial Depczynski;James Gilmour;T Ridgway;H Barnes

  • Shortest recorded vertebrate lifespan found in a coral reef fish

    Martial Depczynski;David R. Bellwood

  • Microhabitat utilisation patterns in cryptobenthic coral reef fish communities

    M. Depczynski;D. R. Bellwood

  • Tuned in: plant roots use sound to locate water

    Monica Gagliano;Mavra Grimonprez;Martial Depczynski;Martial Depczynski;Michael Renton

  • Extremes, plasticity, and invariance in vertebrate life history traits: insights from coral reef fishes.

    Martial Depczynski;David R. Bellwood

  • Form and function of tropical macroalgal reefs in the Anthropocene

    Christopher J. Fulton;Rene A. Abesamis;Charlotte Berkström;Charlotte Berkström;Martial Depczynski;Martial Depczynski

  • Crucial knowledge gaps in current understanding of climate change impacts on coral reef fishes

    S. K. Wilson;M. Adjeroud;D. R. Bellwood;M. L. Berumen;M. L. Berumen;M. L. Berumen

  • Sea temperature shapes seasonal fluctuations in seaweed biomass within the Ningaloo coral reef ecosystem

    Christopher J. Fulton;Martial. Depczynski;Martial. Depczynski;Thomas H. Holmes;Mae M. Noble

  • Life history patterns shape energy allocation among fishes on coral reefs

    Martial Depczynski;Christopher J. Fulton;Christopher J. Fulton;Michael J. Marnane;David R. Bellwood

  • Dispersal without errors: symmetrical ears tune into the right frequency for survival

    Monica Gagliano;Martial Depczynski;Stephen D Simpson;James A.Y Moore

  • Coral recovery may not herald the return of fishes on damaged coral reefs

    David R. Bellwood;Andrew Hamilton Baird;Martial R. Depczynski;Martial R. Depczynski;Alonso González-Cabello

  • The basics of acidification: baseline variability of pH on Australian coral reefs

    Monica Gagliano;Mark I. McCormick;James A. Moore;Martial Depczynski

  • Macroalgal meadow habitats support fish and fisheries in diverse tropical seascapes

    Christopher J. Fulton;Charlotte Berkström;Charlotte Berkström;Shaun K. Wilson;Shaun K. Wilson;Rene A. Abesamis

Frequent Co-Authors

Shaun K. Wilson
Shaun K. Wilson Australian Institute of Marine Science
Ben Radford
Ben Radford Australian Institute of Marine Science
David R. Bellwood
David R. Bellwood James Cook University
Christopher J. Fulton
Christopher J. Fulton Australian National University
Andrew S. Hoey
Andrew S. Hoey James Cook University
Russell C. Babcock
Russell C. Babcock Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Andrew Heyward
Andrew Heyward Australian Institute of Marine Science
Rebecca Fisher
Rebecca Fisher Australian Institute of Marine Science
Stephen J. Newman
Stephen J. Newman Government of Western Australia
Jean-Paul A. Hobbs
Jean-Paul A. Hobbs Curtin University

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