World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
79
Citations
23074
World Ranking
881
National Ranking
127

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Michel J. Kaiser is affiliated with Heriot-Watt University in the United Kingdom and has a research focus primarily situated within Environmental Science. Their contributions span multiple subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Oceanography, and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

The main topics of their research encompass Marine and fisheries research, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Coastal and Marine Management, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, and Ichthyology and Marine Biology.

Kaiser's frequent co-authors include:

  • Jan Geert Hiddink
  • Simon Jennings
  • Martin J. Attrill
  • David N. Thomas
  • David K. A. Barnes

They have published repeatedly in venues such as Journal of Fish Biology, Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture, Nature, Fish and Fisheries, and Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries.

Selected recent papers include:

  • Trawl impacts on the relative status of biotic communities of seabed sedimentary habitats in 24 regions worldwide (2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Evaluating the sustainability and environmental impacts of trawling compared to other food production systems (2023, ICES Journal of Marine Science)
  • Quantifying the carbon benefits of ending bottom trawling (2023, Nature)
  • Selection of indicators for assessing and managing the impacts of bottom trawling on seabed habitats (2020, Journal of Applied Ecology)
  • Trawl fishing impacts on the status of seabed fauna in diverse regions of the globe (2020, Fish and Fisheries)

Kaiser is also an author of the book Marine Ecology: Processes, Systems, and Impacts published by Oxford University Press in 2020.

They were recognized as a Member of Academia Europaea in 2016.

Best Publications

  • The effects of fishing on marine ecosystems

    Simon Jennings;Michel J. Kaiser

  • Marine Fisheries Ecology

    Simon Jennings;Michel J. Kaiser;John D. Reynolds

  • A quantitative analysis of fishing impacts on shelf-sea benthos

    Jeremy S. Collie;Stephen J. Hall;Michel J. Kaiser;Ian R. Poiner

  • Global analysis of response and recovery of benthic biota to fishing

    M. J. Kaiser;K. R. Clarke;Hilmar Hinz;Melanie C. V. Austen

  • Chronic bottom trawling alters the functional composition of benthic invertebrate communities on a sea-basin scale

    H. M. Tillin;H. M. Tillin;Jan G. Hiddink;S. Jennings;M. J. Kaiser

  • Marine Ecology: Processes, Systems, and Impacts

    Michel J. Kaiser;Martin A. Attrill;Simon Jennings;David N. Thomas

  • Cumulative impacts of seabed trawl disturbance on benthic biomass, production, and species richness in different habitats

    Jan G. Hiddink;Simon Jennings;M. J. Kaiser;A. M. Queirós

  • Chronic fishing disturbance has changed shelf sea benthic community structure

    M. J. Kaiser;K. Ramsay;C. A. Richardson;F. E. Spence

  • The effects of beam-trawl disturbance on infaunal communities in different habitats

    Michel J. Kaiser;Brian E. Spencer

  • Global analysis of depletion and recovery of seabed biota after bottom trawling disturbance

    Jan Geert Hiddink;Simon Jennings;Marija Sciberras;Claire L. Szostek

  • The effects of fishing on non-target species and habitats: biological, conservation and socio-economic issues

    M.J. Kaiser;S.J. de Groot

  • Bottom trawl fishing footprints on the world’s continental shelves

    Ricardo O. Amoroso;C. Roland Pitcher;Adriaan D. Rijnsdorp;Robert A. McConnaughey

  • Fish scavenging behaviour in recently trawled areas

    M. J. Kaiser;B. E. Spencer

  • Co-management Policy Can Reduce Resilience in Traditionally Managed Marine Ecosystems

    Stefan Gelcich;Stefan Gelcich;Gareth Edwards-Jones;Michel J. Kaiser;Juan C. Castilla

  • Trawl disturbance on benthic communities: chronic effects and experimental predictions.

    Hilmar Hinz;Virginia Prieto;Michel J. Kaiser

  • Survival of by-catch from a beam trawl

    Kaiser Mj;Spencer Be

  • Responses of benthic scavengers to fishing disturbance by towed gears in different habitats

    Kirsten Ramsay;Kirsten Ramsay;Michel J Kaiser;Roger N Hughes

  • Changes in megafaunal benthic communities in different habitats after trawling disturbance

    M. J. Kaiser;D. B. Edwards;P. J. Armstrong;K. Radford

  • Importance of Attitudinal Differences among Artisanal Fishers toward Co‐Management and Conservation of Marine Resources

    Stefan Gelcich;Gareth Edwards-Jones;Michel J. Kaiser

  • Response of benthic fauna to experimental bottom fishing: A global meta‐analysis

    Marija Sciberras;Jan Geert Hiddink;Simon Jennings;Simon Jennings;Simon Jennings;Claire L Szostek

  • Are marine protected areas a red herring or fisheries panacea

    Michel J Kaiser

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan G. Hiddink
Jan G. Hiddink Bangor University
Simon Jennings
Simon Jennings Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
Gareth Edwards-Jones
Gareth Edwards-Jones Bangor University
Melanie Bergmann
Melanie Bergmann Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Roger N. Hughes
Roger N. Hughes Bangor University
Ray Hilborn
Ray Hilborn University of Washington
Ana M. Parma
Ana M. Parma National Scientific and Technical Research Council
Jeremy S. Collie
Jeremy S. Collie University of Rhode Island
Adriaan D. Rijnsdorp
Adriaan D. Rijnsdorp Wageningen University & Research
Stuart I. Rogers
Stuart I. Rogers Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Studying Ecology and Evolution opens the door to diverse career possibilities that connect closely to other growing fields in human services, psychology, and counseling. Many professionals interested in environmental studies also seek knowledge from allied disciplines to expand their impact or pursue alternative career options.

Those interested in supporting youth well-being might explore a masters in child psychology, which helps professionals understand human development and behavioral issues—skills valuable for conservation education or outreach in ecological organizations.

For a focus on counseling, consider the cheapest online master's in counseling programs. These equip graduates for community advocacy, environmental therapy, and supporting mental health in populations affected by ecological change.

Those pursuing clinical roles can benefit from clinical psychologist online programs, which provide advanced skills for addressing eco-anxiety and promoting resilience in crisis-affected communities.

A practical option for those seeking quick entry into the workforce is human services online degree programs. These programs prepare graduates for service-oriented roles that can intersect with community ecology, non-profits, and advocacy work.

Exploring these related online degrees can help ecology and evolution students diversify their career options and make meaningful impact at the intersection of science and society.

Best Scientists Citing Michel J. Kaiser

Trending Scientists