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Morten Frederiksen

Morten Frederiksen

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
46
Citations
9112
World Ranking
4618
National Ranking
65

Overview

Morten Frederiksen is affiliated with Aarhus University in Denmark and has an extensive research portfolio primarily focused on environmental science. Their scholarly output encompasses various aspects of ecology, global climate dynamics, and biodiversity conservation, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach within the environmental sciences.

The main field of study for Frederiksen is environmental science, with specific subfields including ecology, global and planetary change, atmospheric science, ecological modeling, and nature and landscape conservation. The variety of these subfields underscores an emphasis on understanding both terrestrial and marine ecological systems as well as their interactions with changing climatic conditions.

Their research covers multiple topics, prominently featuring avian ecology and behavior, wildlife ecology and conservation, species distribution in relation to climate change, marine and fisheries research, ecology and biodiversity studies, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, and marine animal studies. These topics highlight a broad interest in species interactions, habitat use, and environmental pressures affecting biodiversity at different scales.

Frederiksen has contributed to several publication venues with recurring appearances in:

  • Journal für Ornithologie
  • Current Biology
  • Marine Ecology Progress Series
  • Marine Biology
  • Ardea

They have several notable recent papers, including:

  • Climate change in the Baltic Sea region: a summary, 2022, Earth System Dynamics
  • Multispecies tracking reveals a major seabird hotspot in the North Atlantic, 2021, Conservation Letters
  • North Atlantic winter cyclones starve seabirds, 2021, Current Biology
  • Foraging range scales with colony size in high-latitude seabirds, 2022, Current Biology
  • Cold comfort: Arctic seabirds find refugia from climate change and potential competition in marginal ice zones and fjords, 2021, AMBIO

Collaborations with frequent co-authors are evident, highlighting interdisciplinary teamwork within the field. Among the most frequent co-authors are Flemming Ravn Merkel, Jannie Fries Linnebjerg, Anders Mosbech, Þorkell Lindberg Þórarinsson, and Nicholas Per Huffeldt. These partnerships suggest an active role in collective research initiatives.

In addition to journal articles, Frederiksen has also published books, including a work with King's College London titled "Species thresholds: review of methods to support the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive" published in 2021. Another book publication with TemaNord is "Oversigt over ringmærknings- og genfundsdata for ederfugl i Østersø/Nordsøområdet" from 2022.

Best Publications

  • Trophic level asynchrony in rates of phenological change for marine, freshwater and terrestrial environments

    Stephen J. Thackeray;Timothy H. Sparks;Morten Frederiksen;Sarah Burthe

  • From plankton to top predators: bottom-up control of a marine food web across four trophic levels.

    Morten Frederiksen;Martin Edwards;Anthony J. Richardson;Anthony J. Richardson;Nicholas C. Halliday

  • The role of industrial fisheries and oceanographic change in the decline of North Sea black‐legged kittiwakes

    Morten Frederiksen;Sarah Wanless;Michael P. Harris;Peter Rothery

  • Seabirds as indicators of marine ecosystems

    John F. Piatt;William J. Sydeman;Francis Wiese

  • Reproductive senescence in a long-lived seabird: rates of decline in late-life performance are associated with varying costs of early reproduction.

    Thomas E. Reed;Loeske E. B. Kruuk;Sarah Wanless;Morten Frederiksen

  • The demographic impact of extreme events: stochastic weather drives survival and population dynamics in a long-lived seabird.

    M. Frederiksen;F. Daunt;M. P. Harris;S. Wanless

  • Scale‐dependent climate signals drive breeding phenology of three seabird species

    Morten Frederiksen;Michael P. Harris;Francis Daunt;Peter Rothery

  • Seabirds as indicators of the marine environment

    Matt Parsons;Ian Mitchell;Adam Butler;Norman Ratcliffe

  • Multicolony tracking reveals the winter distribution of a pelagic seabird on an ocean basin scale

    Morten Frederiksen;Børge Moe;Francis Daunt;Richard A. Phillips

  • Research priorities for seabirds: improving conservation and management in the 21st century

    R. Lewison;D. Oro;B. J. Godley;L. Underhill

  • Effects of fish farm waste on Posidonia oceanica meadows: Synthesis and provision of monitoring and management tools

    Marianne Holmer;Marina Argyrou;Tage Dalsgaard;Roberto Danovaro

  • Long-term changes in area distribution of eelgrass (Zostera marina) in Danish coastal waters

    Morten Frederiksen;Dorte Krause-Jensen;Marianne Holmer;Jens Sund Laursen

  • Pros and cons of using seabirds as ecological indicators

    Joel Marcel Durant;Dag Øystein Hjermann;Morten Frederiksen;Jean-Benoît Charrassin

  • Spatial and temporal variation in eelgrass (Zostera marina) landscapes: influence of physical setting

    Morten Frederiksen;Dorte Krause-Jensen;Marianne Holmer;Jens Sund Laursen

  • Recruitment to a seabird population depends on environmental factors and on population size.

    Laurent Crespin;Michael P. Harris;Jean-Dominique Lebreton;Morten Frederiksen

  • Inter-population variation in demographic parameters: a neglected subject?

    M. Frederiksen;M. P. Harris;S. Wanless

  • Evidence for density-dependent survival in adult cormorants from a combined analysis of recoveries and resightings

    Morten Frederiksen;Thomas Bregnballe

  • Black-legged kittiwakes as indicators of environmental change in the North Sea: Evidence from long-term studies

    S. Wanless;M. Frederiksen;F. Daunt;B.E. Scott

  • Regional patterns of kittiwake Rissa tridactyla breeding success are related to variability in sandeel recruitment

    Morten Frederiksen;Peter J. Wright;Michael P. Harris;Roderick A. Mavor

  • Responding to environmental change: plastic responses vary little in a synchronous breeder

    Thomas E Reed;Sarah Wanless;Michael P Harris;Morten Frederiksen

Frequent Co-Authors

Sarah Wanless
Sarah Wanless Natural Environment Research Council
Michael P. Harris
Michael P. Harris UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Anders Mosbech
Anders Mosbech Aarhus University
Francis Daunt
Francis Daunt Natural Environment Research Council
Tycho Anker-Nilssen
Tycho Anker-Nilssen Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
David Grémillet
David Grémillet Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Anthony D. Fox
Anthony D. Fox Aarhus University
Roger Pradel
Roger Pradel University of Montpellier
Hallvard Strøm
Hallvard Strøm Norwegian Polar Institute
Thierry Boulinier
Thierry Boulinier University of Montpellier

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