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Natalie A. Moltschaniwskyj

Natalie A. Moltschaniwskyj

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
40
Citations
8243
World Ranking
6025
National Ranking
476

Overview

Natalie A. Moltschaniwskyj is affiliated with the University of Newcastle Australia in Australia. Their research spans multiple disciplines within environmental and biological sciences, focusing notably on marine and aquatic systems.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Within these broad fields, their work covers several subfields:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Ecology
  • Aquatic Science

Key topics addressed by Natalie A. Moltschaniwskyj include:

  • Cephalopods and Marine Biology
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Urban Green Space and Health
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Ichthyology and Marine Biology
  • Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses

The scientist has contributed notably to research published in several journals, with frequent publications in:

  • Marine Policy
  • Ocean & Coastal Management
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Pollution

Selected recent papers exemplify the range of their research interests:

  • "Estuarine cultural ecosystem services valued by local people in New South Wales, Australia, and attributes important for continued supply" (2020), published in Ocean & Coastal Management
  • "Lethal and sub-lethal effects of environmentally relevant levels of imidacloprid pesticide to Eastern School Prawn, Metapenaeus macleayi" (2020), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "The social dimension to the New South Wales Shark Management Strategy, 2015-2020, Australia: Lessons learned" (2022), published in Marine Policy
  • "Shifts in the incidence of shark bites and efficacy of beach-focussed mitigation in Australia" (2023), published in Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • "Effects of reduced pH on an estuarine penaeid shrimp (Metapenaeus macleayi)" (2020), published in Environmental Pollution

The researcher has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Troy F. Gaston
  • Karina C. Hall
  • Álvaro Roura
  • Carol L. Martin
  • Catherine McLuckie

Best Publications

  • Phase shifts, herbivory, and the resilience of coral reefs to climate change.

    Terence P. Hughes;Maria J. Rodrigues;David R. Bellwood;Daniela Ceccarelli

  • Supply-side ecology works both ways: The link between benthic adults, fecundity, and larval recruits

    T. P. Hughes;A. H. Baird;E. A. Dinsdale;N. A. Moltschaniwskyj

  • Patterns of recruitment and abundance of corals along the Great Barrier Reef

    T. P. Hughes;A. H. Baird;E. A. Dinsdale;N. A. Moltschaniwskyj

  • World squid fisheries

    Alexander I. Arkhipkin;Paul G K Rodhouse;Graham J. Pierce;Warwick Sauer

  • Development of shy/bold behaviour in squid: context-specific phenotypes associated with developmental plasticity

    David L. Sinn;Samuel D. Gosling;Natalie A. Moltschaniwskyj

  • Heritability and fitness-related consequences of squid personality traits.

    D. L. Sinn;L. A. Apiolaza;L. A. Apiolaza;N. A. Moltschaniwskyj

  • DETECTING REGIONAL VARIATION USING META-ANALYSIS AND LARGE-SCALE SAMPLING: LATITUDINAL PATTERNS IN RECRUITMENT

    T. P. Hughes;A. H. Baird;E. A. Dinsdale;V. J. Harriott

  • Personality traits in dumpling squid (Euprymna tasmanica): context-specific traits and their correlation with biological characteristics.

    David L. Sinn;Natalie A. Moltschaniwskyj

  • Ethical and welfare considerations when using cephalopods as experimental animals

    Natalie A. Moltschaniwskyj;K. Hall;Marek R. Lipinski;J.E.A.R. Marian

  • A systematic quantitative review of coastal and marine cultural ecosystem services: Current status and future research

    Carol L. Martin;Salim Momtaz;Troy Gaston;Natalie A. Moltschaniwskyj

  • Asexual reproduction in scyphistomae of Aurelia sp.: Effects of temperature and salinity in an experimental study

    Simon Willcox;Natalie A. Moltschaniwskyj;Christine Crawford

  • Inter-annual plasticity of squid life history and population structure: ecological and management implications.

    G. T. Pecl;N. A. Moltschaniwskyj;S. R. Tracey;A. R. Jordan

  • Rapid assessment of an ocean warming hotspot reveals ''high'' confidence in potential species' range extensions

    L.M. Robinson;D.C. Gledhill;N.A. Moltschaniwskyj;N.A. Moltschaniwskyj;A.J. Hobday

  • Assembly Rules of Reef Corals Are Flexible along a Steep Climatic Gradient

    Terry P. Hughes;Andrew H. Baird;Elizabeth A. Dinsdale;Natalie A. Moltschaniwskyj

  • Warmer temperatures reduce rates of gametogenesis in temperate mussels, Mytilus galloprovincialis.

    J. Fearman;N.A. Moltschaniwskyj

  • Spatial and temporal variation in growth rates and maturity in the Indo-Pacific squid Sepioteuthis lessoniana (Cephalopoda: Loliginidae)

    G. D. Jackson;N. A. Moltschaniwskyj

  • Assessment of long term change in sediment condition after organic enrichment: defining recovery

    Catriona K. Macleod;Christine M. Crawford;Natalie A. Moltschaniwskyj

  • Population dynamics of natural colonies of Aurelia sp. scyphistomae in Tasmania, Australia

    Simon Willcox;Natalie A. Moltschaniwskyj;Christine M. Crawford

  • Redmap Australia: Challenges and Successes With a Large-Scale Citizen Science-Based Approach to Ecological Monitoring and Community Engagement on Climate Change

    Gretta T. Pecl;Jemina Stuart-Smith;Peter Walsh;Dianne J. Bray

  • Understanding the process of growth in cephalopods

    Natalie A. Moltschaniwskyj

  • The role of temperature and maternal ration in embryo survival: using the dumpling squid Euprymna tasmanica as a model

    M.A Steer;N.A Moltschaniwskyj;D.S Nichols;M Miller

  • Patterns of recruitment and abundance of corals along the Great Barrier Reef

    TP Hughes;AH Baird;EA Dinsdale;NA Moltschaniwskyj

Frequent Co-Authors

Gretta T. Pecl
Gretta T. Pecl University of Tasmania
Jayson M. Semmens
Jayson M. Semmens University of Tasmania
Bette L. Willis
Bette L. Willis James Cook University
Terry P. Hughes
Terry P. Hughes James Cook University
Jan M. Strugnell
Jan M. Strugnell James Cook University
Morgan S. Pratchett
Morgan S. Pratchett James Cook University
Elizabeth A. Dinsdale
Elizabeth A. Dinsdale Flinders University
Andrew H. Baird
Andrew H. Baird James Cook University
Chris G. Carter
Chris G. Carter University of Tasmania
Ángel Guerra
Ángel Guerra Spanish National Research Council

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