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Martin Krkošek

Martin Krkošek

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
34
Citations
5320
World Ranking
7562
National Ranking
467

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Martin Krkošek is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with substantial contributions in related subfields such as Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Genetics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Parasitology.

Their work encompasses various topics including:

  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Myxozoan Parasites in Aquatic Species
  • Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health

Martin Krkošek has published extensively in several venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Theoretical Ecology
  • Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Ecological Applications

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Martin Krkošek include:

  • "Environmental DNA from multiple pathogens is elevated near active Atlantic salmon farms," 2020, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "Experimental evidence of warming-induced disease emergence and its prediction by a trait-based mechanistic model," 2020, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "Sea-louse abundance on salmon farms in relation to parasite-control policy and climate change," 2020, ICES Journal of Marine Science
  • "Environmental DNA dispersal from Atlantic salmon farms," 2022, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
  • "Bias in self-reported parasite data from the salmon farming industry," 2020, Ecological Applications

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Martin Krkošek include:

  • Andrew W. Bateman
  • Péter K. Molnár
  • Sean C. Godwin
  • Ariel Greiner
  • Marie-Josée Fortin

In 2014, Martin Krkošek was recognized as a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Best Publications

  • Statistical solutions for error and bias in global citizen science datasets

    Tomas J. Bird;Tomas J. Bird;Amanda E. Bates;Jonathan S. Lefcheck;Nicole A. Hill

  • Declining Wild Salmon Populations in Relation to Parasites from Farm Salmon

    Martin Krkošek;Jennifer S. Ford;Alexandra Morton;Subhash Lele

  • Transmission dynamics of parasitic sea lice from farm to wild salmon

    Martin Krkosek;Mark A. Lewis;John P. Volpe

  • Emerging infectious diseases of wildlife: a critical perspective.

    Daniel M. Tompkins;Scott Carver;Menna E. Jones;Martin Krkošek

  • Epizootics of wild fish induced by farm fish

    Martin Krkosek;Mark A. Lewis;Alexandra Morton;L. Neil Frazer

  • Social–environmental drivers inform strategic management of coral reefs in the Anthropocene

    Emily S Darling;Emily S Darling;Emily S Darling;Tim R McClanahan;Joseph Maina;Georgina G Gurney

  • Impact of parasites on salmon recruitment in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean

    Martin Krkošek;Crawford W. Revie;Patrick G. Gargan;Ove T. Skilbrei

  • Effects of host migration, diversity and aquaculture on sea lice threats to Pacific salmon populations

    Martin Krkošek;Allen Gottesfeld;Bart Proctor;Dave Rolston

  • Host density thresholds and disease control for fisheries and aquaculture

    Martin Krkošek

  • Impacts of parasites on marine survival of Atlantic salmon: a meta-analysis

    Knut Wiik Vollset;Randi Ingebjørg Krontveit;Peder A Jansen;Bengt Finstad

  • Competing conservation objectives for predators and prey : estimating killer whale prey requirements for Chinook salmon

    Robert Williams;Martin Krkošek;Erin Ashe;Trevor A Branch

  • Effects of parasites from salmon farms on productivity of wild salmon

    Martin Krkošek;Brendan M. Connors;Alexandra Morton;Mark A. Lewis

  • Disentangling the role of sea lice on the marine survival of Atlantic salmon

    Knut Wiik Vollset;Ian Dohoo;Ørjan Karlsen;Elina Halttunen

  • Fish farms, parasites, and predators: implications for salmon population dynamics

    Martin Krkošek;Martin Krkošek;Brendan M. Connors;Helen Ford;Stephanie Peacock

  • Empirical evidence that metabolic theory describes the temperature dependency of within-host parasite dynamics.

    Devin Kirk;Natalie Jones;Natalie Jones;Stephanie Peacock;Jessica Phillips

  • Conservation of freshwater fishes

    Gerard P. Closs;Martin Krkosek;Julian D. Olden

  • Critical thresholds in sea lice epidemics: evidence, sensitivity and subcritical estimation

    L. Neil Frazer;Alexandra Morton;Martin Krkošek

  • Sea lice and salmon population dynamics: effects of exposure time for migratory fish.

    Martin Krkošek;Alexandra Morton;John P. Volpe;Mark A. Lewis

  • Challenges and opportunities for fish conservation in dam-impacted waters

    Julian D. Olden

  • Fish Farms and Sea Lice Infestations of Wild Juvenile Salmon in the Broughton Archipelago—A Rebuttal to Brooks (2005)

    Martin Krkošek;Mark A. Lewis;John P. Volpe;Alexandra Morton

  • Population biology of infectious diseases shared by wild and farmed fish

    Martin Krkošek

  • Cessation of a salmon decline with control of parasites

    Stephanie J. Peacock;Martin Krkošek;Stan Proboszcz;Craig Orr

  • Sea lice escape predation on their host

    B.M Connors;M Krkošek;L.M Dill

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark A. Lewis
Mark A. Lewis University of Victoria
Lawrence M. Dill
Lawrence M. Dill Simon Fraser University
John D. Reynolds
John D. Reynolds Simon Fraser University
Emily S. Darling
Emily S. Darling Wildlife Conservation Society
Bruce C. Robertson
Bruce C. Robertson University of Otago
L. Neil Frazer
L. Neil Frazer University of Hawaii at Manoa
David Mouillot
David Mouillot University of Montpellier
Gareth J. Williams
Gareth J. Williams Bangor University
B. Louise Chilvers
B. Louise Chilvers Massey University
Ray Hilborn
Ray Hilborn University of Washington

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