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61
Citations
22740
World Ranking
2135
National Ranking
767

Overview

Michael W. Beck is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Cruz in the United States. Their research spans the main fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with notable contributions in several subfields including Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Earth-Surface Processes, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Atmospheric Science.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics in coastal and marine environmental studies, specifically:

  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Coastal and Marine Dynamics
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Coastal and Marine Management
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Marine and fisheries research

Some of the most recent papers by Michael W. Beck include:

  • "The Global Flood Protection Benefits of Mangroves," 2020, published in Scientific Reports
  • "Designing a blueprint for coral reef survival," 2021, published in Biological Conservation
  • "Emerging Solutions to Return Nature to the Urban Ocean," 2020, published in Annual Review of Marine Science
  • "Challenges for Restoration of Coastal Marine Ecosystems in the Anthropocene," 2020, published in Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "The value of US coral reefs for flood risk reduction," 2021, published in Nature Sustainability

Frequent co-authors working with Michael W. Beck include Borja G. Reguero, Curt D. Storlazzi, James B. Shope, Siddharth Narayan, and Aaron Cole.

The scientist has published multiple papers in respected venues such as SSRN Electronic Journal, Scientific Reports, Frontiers in Marine Science, Nature Sustainability, and Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. The number of publications in these venues highlights ongoing active contributions in relevant fields.

Michael W. Beck has also authored a book titled Nature-Based Solutions for Natural Hazards and Climate Change, published in 2023 by Frontiers Media.

Best Publications

  • The Identification, Conservation, and Management of Estuarine and Marine Nurseries for Fish and Invertebrates

    Michael W. Beck;Kenneth L. Heck;Kenneth W. Able;Daniel L. Childers

  • Oyster Reefs at Risk and Recommendations for Conservation, Restoration, and Management

    Michael W. Beck;Robert D. Brumbaugh;Laura Airoldi;Alvar Carranza

  • The effectiveness of coral reefs for coastal hazard risk reduction and adaptation

    Filippo Ferrario;Filippo Ferrario;Michael W. Beck;Curt D. Storlazzi;Fiorenza Micheli

  • Loss, status and trends for coastal marine habitats of Europe

    Laura Airoldi;Michael W. Beck

  • Planning for Biodiversity Conservation: Putting Conservation Science into Practice

    Craig R. Groves;Deborah B. Jensen;Laura L. Valutis;Kent H. Redford

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

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

  • The global flood protection savings provided by coral reefs

    Michael W. Beck;Iñigo J. Losada;Pelayo Menéndez;Borja G. Reguero

  • The protective role of coastal marshes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Christine C. Shepard;Caitlin M. Crain;Michael W. Beck

  • The Effectiveness, Costs and Coastal Protection Benefits of Natural and Nature-Based Defences.

    Siddharth Narayan;Michael W. Beck;Borja G. Reguero;Iñigo J. Losada

  • Guiding ecological principles for marine spatial planning

    Melissa M. Foley;Benjamin S. Halpern;Fiorenza Micheli;Matthew H. Armsby

  • Drafting a Conservation Blueprint: A Practitioner's Guide To Planning For Biodiversity

    Craig Groves;Michael W. Beck;Jonathan V. Higgins;Earl C. Saxon

  • Understanding and managing human threats to the coastal marine environment.

    Caitlin M. Crain;Caitlin M. Crain;Benjamin S. Halpern;Mike W. Beck;Carrie V. Kappel

  • An ecological perspective on the deployment and design of low-crested and other hard coastal defence structures

    L. Airoldi;M. Abbiati;M. W. Beck;S. J. Hawkins

  • The Gray Zone: relationships between habitat loss and marine diversity and their applications in conservation

    Laura Airoldi;David Balata;Michael W. Beck

  • The Global Flood Protection Benefits of Mangroves

    Pelayo Menéndez;Pelayo Menéndez;Iñigo J. Losada;Saul Torres-Ortega;Siddharth Narayan;Siddharth Narayan

  • The Value of Coastal Wetlands for Flood Damage Reduction in the Northeastern USA.

    Siddharth Narayan;Michael W. Beck;Michael W. Beck;Paul Wilson;Christopher J. Thomas

  • Vulnerability and adaptation of US shellfisheries to ocean acidification

    Julia A. Ekstrom;Julia A. Ekstrom;Lisa Suatoni;Sarah R. Cooley;Linwood H. Pendleton

  • Managing for ocean biodiversity to sustain marine ecosystem services

    Stephen R. Palumbi;Paul A. Sandifer;J. David Allan;Michael W. Beck

  • Modeling benefits from nature: using ecosystem services to inform coastal and marine spatial planning

    Anne D. Guerry;Mary H. Ruckelshaus;Katie K. Arkema;Joey R. Bernhardt

  • Are coastal habitats important nurseries? A meta‐analysis

    Jonathan S. Lefcheck;Jonathan S. Lefcheck;Jonathan S. Lefcheck;Brent B. Hughes;Andrew J. Johnson;Bruce W. Pfirrmann;Bruce W. Pfirrmann

  • Coastal ecosystems: a critical element of risk reduction

    Mark D. Spalding;Anna L. McIvor;Michael W. Beck;Evamaria W. Koch

Frequent Co-Authors

Laura Airoldi
Laura Airoldi University of Padua
Benjamin S. Halpern
Benjamin S. Halpern University of California, Santa Barbara
Inigo J. Losada
Inigo J. Losada University of Cantabria
Curt D. Storlazzi
Curt D. Storlazzi United States Geological Survey
Robert J. Orth
Robert J. Orth Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Graham J. Edgar
Graham J. Edgar University of Tasmania
Mark Spalding
Mark Spalding University of Cambridge
Stephen R. Palumbi
Stephen R. Palumbi Stanford University
Joern Birkmann
Joern Birkmann University of Stuttgart
Jonathan H. Grabowski
Jonathan H. Grabowski Northeastern University

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