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Melanie J. Bishop

Melanie J. Bishop

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
49
Citations
9133
World Ranking
4037
National Ranking
307

Overview

Melanie J. Bishop is affiliated with Macquarie University in Australia. Their research spans several fields within environmental and earth sciences, with a focus on marine and coastal ecosystems. Their main fields of study include Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences.

The scientist's work addresses various subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, Ecology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Earth-Surface Processes. These areas reflect a broad approach to understanding marine and coastal environmental processes and the impacts of human and natural changes.

Key topics in Melanie J. Bishop's research include:

  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Coastal and Marine Management
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics

Their publication record highlights influence in several prominent scientific journals and venues. Frequent publication venues are:

  • Marine Environmental Research
  • UNC Libraries
  • Journal of Applied Ecology
  • UEF eRepo (University of Eastern Finland)
  • Journal of Environmental Management

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Melanie J. Bishop demonstrate ongoing contributions to marine science and ecosystem studies. These include:

  • Current and projected global extent of marine built structures, 2020, Nature Sustainability
  • A function-based typology for Earth's ecosystems, 2022, Nature
  • Impacts of Climate Change on Marine Foundation Species, 2023, Annual Review of Marine Science
  • A global analysis of complexity-biodiversity relationships on marine artificial structures, 2020, Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • Contemporary Oyster Reef Restoration: Responding to a Changing World, 2021, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Melanie J. Bishop's research collaborations have included multiple coauthors, with frequent coauthors being:

  • Katherine A. Dafforn
  • Mariana Mayer-Pinto
  • Maria L. Vozzo
  • Ana B. Bugnot
  • Elisabeth M. A. Strain

Best Publications

  • Scientific foundations for an IUCN Red List of ecosystems.

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

  • Effects of ocean sprawl on ecological connectivity: impacts and solutions

    Melanie J. Bishop;Mariana Mayer-Pinto;Laura Airoldi;Louise B. Firth

  • A function-based typology for Earth’s ecosystems

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  • Assessing the Environmental Impacts of Beach Nourishment

    Charles H. Peterson;Melanie J. Bishop

  • Current and projected global extent of marine built structures

    A. B. Bugnot;A. B. Bugnot;M. Mayer-Pinto;L. Airoldi;L. Airoldi;E. C. Heery

  • Eco-engineering urban infrastructure for marine and coastal biodiversity: Which interventions have the greatest ecological benefit?

    Elisabeth M. A. Strain;Celia Olabarria;Mariana Mayer-Pinto;Vivian Cumbo

  • Identifying the consequences of ocean sprawl for sedimentary habitats

    Eliza C. Heery;Melanie J. Bishop;Lincoln P. Critchley;Ana B. Bugnot

  • Exploiting beach filling as an unaffordable experiment: Benthic intertidal impacts propagating upwards to shorebirds

    Charles H. Peterson;Melanie J. Bishop;Galen A. Johnson;Linda M. D'Anna

  • The Ecosystem Services of Marine Aquaculture: Valuing Benefits to People and Nature

    Heidi K Alleway;Chris L Gillies;Melanie J Bishop;Rebecca R Gentry

  • Impacts of Climate Change on Marine Foundation Species.

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  • Exploring the potential for marine aquaculture to contribute to ecosystem services

    Rebecca R. Gentry;Rebecca R. Gentry;Heidi K. Alleway;Melanie J. Bishop;Chris L. Gillies;Chris L. Gillies

  • Effects of eutrophication on bottom habitat and prey resources of demersal fishes

    Sean P. Powers;Charles H. Peterson;Robert R. Christian;Elizabeth Sullivan

  • Nourishment practices on Australian sandy beaches: a review.

    Belinda C. Cooke;Alan R. Jones;Ian D. Goodwin;Melanie J. Bishop

  • Condition-specific competition allows coexistence of competitively superior exotic oysters with native oysters

    Frederick R. Krassoi;Kenneth R. Brown;Melanie J. Bishop;Brendan P. Kelaher

  • Sewage and environmental impacts on rocky shores: necessity of identifying relevant spatial scales

    M. J. Bishop;A. J. Underwood;P. Archambault

  • Secondary foundation species enhance biodiversity.

    Mads S. Thomsen;Mads S. Thomsen;Andrew H. Altieri;Andrew H. Altieri;Christine Angelini;Melanie J. Bishop

  • Increasing microhabitat complexity on seawalls can reduce fish predation on native oysters

    E.M.A Strain;R.L. Morris;R.A. Coleman;W.F. Figueira

  • Density-dependent facilitation cascades determine epifaunal community structure in temperate Australian mangroves.

    Melanie J. Bishop;James E. Byers;Benjamin J. Marcek;Paul E. Gribben

  • A global analysis of complexity–biodiversity relationships on marine artificial structures

    Elisabeth M. A. Strain;Elisabeth M. A. Strain;Elisabeth M. A. Strain;Peter D. Steinberg;Peter D. Steinberg;Maria Vozzo;Maria Vozzo;Emma L. Johnston;Emma L. Johnston;Emma L. Johnston

  • Bonamia perspora n. sp. (Haplosporidia), a parasite of the oyster Ostreola equestris, is the first Bonamia species known to produce spores.

    Ryan B. Carnegie;Eugene M. Burreson;P. Mike Hine;Nancy A. Stokes

  • Bonamia sp. (Haplosporidia) Found in Nonnative Oysters Crassostrea ariakensis in Bogue Sound, North Carolina

    Eugene M. Burreson;Nancy A. Stokes;Ryan B. Carnegie;Melanie J. Bishop

  • ALTERATION OF SEAGRASS SPECIES COMPOSITION AND FUNCTION OVER TWO DECADES

    Fiorenza Micheli;Melanie J. Bishop;Melanie J. Bishop;Charles H. Peterson;José Rivera

Frequent Co-Authors

Brendan P. Kelaher
Brendan P. Kelaher Southern Cross University
Charles H. Peterson
Charles H. Peterson University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Peter D. Steinberg
Peter D. Steinberg University of New South Wales
Emma L. Johnston
Emma L. Johnston University of New South Wales
Katherine A. Dafforn
Katherine A. Dafforn Macquarie University
Paul E. Gribben
Paul E. Gribben University of New South Wales
Laura Airoldi
Laura Airoldi University of Padua
Wayne A. O'Connor
Wayne A. O'Connor New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
Melinda A. Coleman
Melinda A. Coleman Southern Cross University
Stephen J. Hawkins
Stephen J. Hawkins University of Southampton

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