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54
Citations
15968
World Ranking
3072
National Ranking
1084

Overview

Olaf P. Jensen is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research primarily centers on Environmental Science, with a significant focus on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, and Nature and Landscape Conservation. Additional areas of study include Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, as well as Aquatic Science.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, emphasizing Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Marine and fisheries research, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, and Coastal and Marine Management.

Olaf P. Jensen has contributed to a variety of journals and conferences. Frequent publication venues include Fish and Fisheries, Fisheries, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE, and The Science of The Total Environment.

Their recent published papers showcase a range of topics related to fisheries management and ecological impacts. Key publications include:

  • Effective fisheries management instrumental in improving fish stock status, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Identifying management actions that promote sustainable fisheries, 2021, Nature Sustainability
  • Adaptation and resilience of commercial fishers in the Northeast United States during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • A history and evaluation of catch-only stock assessment models, 2021, Fish and Fisheries
  • Early impacts of the largest Amazonian hydropower project on fish communities, 2022, The Science of The Total Environment

Collaborations form a notable part of their research contributions. Frequent co-authors include Ashley Trudeau, Abigail S. Golden, Friedrich W. Keppeler, Zachary S. Feiner, and Christopher M. Free, with multiple joint publications alongside each.

Best Publications

  • Rebuilding Global Fisheries

    Boris Worm;Ray Hilborn;Julia K. Baum;Trevor A. Branch

  • High-levels of microplastic pollution in a large, remote, mountain lake

    Christopher M. Free;Olaf P. Jensen;Sherri A. Mason;Marcus Eriksen

  • Intercomparison, interpretation, and assessment of spring phenology in North America estimated from remote sensing for 1982-2006

    Michael A. White;Kirsten M. de Beurs;Kamel Didan;David W. Inouye

  • Capacity shortfalls hinder the performance of marine protected areas globally

    David A. Gill;Michael B. Mascia;Gabby N. Ahmadia;Louise Glew

  • Effective fisheries management instrumental in improving fish stock status.

    Ray Hilborn;Ricardo Oscar Amoroso;Christopher M. Anderson;Julia K. Baum

  • Impacts of historical warming on marine fisheries production.

    Christopher M. Free;Christopher M. Free;James T. Thorson;Malin L. Pinsky;Kiva L. Oken;Kiva L. Oken

  • Examining the knowledge base and status of commercially exploited marine species with the RAM Legacy Stock Assessment Database

    Daniel Ricard;Cóilín Minto;Olaf P Jensen;Julia K Baum

  • Contrasting Global Trends in Marine Fishery Status Obtained from Catches and from Stock Assessments

    Trevor A. Branch;Olaf P. Jensen;Daniel Ricard;Yimin Ye

  • Frequency and intensity of productivity regime shifts in marine fish stocks

    Katyana A. Vert-pre;Ricardo O. Amoroso;Olaf P. Jensen;Ray Hilborn

  • Extreme events, trends, and variability in Northern Hemisphere lake-ice phenology (1855–2005)

    Barbara J. Benson;John J. Magnuson;Olaf P. Jensen;Virginia M. Card

  • Unexpected patterns of fisheries collapse in the world's oceans

    Malin L. Pinsky;Olaf P. Jensen;Daniel Ricard;Stephen R. Palumbi

  • Opinion: Governing the recreational dimension of global fisheries.

    Robert Arlinghaus;Robert Arlinghaus;Joshua K. Abbott;Eli P. Fenichel;Stephen R. Carpenter

  • Resilience and Recovery of Overexploited Marine Populations

    Philipp Neubauer;Olaf P. Jensen;Jeffrey Alexander Hutchings;Jeffrey Alexander Hutchings;Julia K. Baum

  • Spatial analysis of ice phenology trends across the Laurentian Great Lakes region during a recent warming period

    Olaf P. Jensen;Barbara J. Benson;John J. Magnuson;Virginia M. Card

  • Large geographical differences in the sensitivity of ice-covered lakes and rivers in the Northern Hemisphere to temperature changes

    Gesa A. Weyhenmeyer;Gesa A. Weyhenmeyer;David M. Livingstone;Markus Meili;Olaf Jensen

  • Diel vertical migration in the Lake Superior pelagic community. I. Changes in vertical migration of coregonids in response to varying predation risk

    Thomas R Hrabik;Olaf P Jensen;Steven J.D. Martell;Carl J Walters

  • When does fishing forage species affect their predators

    Ray Hilborn;Ricardo O. Amoroso;Eugenia Bogazzi;Olaf P. Jensen

  • Spawning biomass reference points for exploited marine fishes, incorporating taxonomic and body size information

    James T. Thorson;Jason M. Cope;Trevor A. Branch;Olaf P. Jensen

  • Integrating Organismal and Population Responses of Estuarine Fishes in Macondo Spill Research

    F. Joel Fodrie;Kenneth W. Able;Fernando Galvez;Kenneth L. Heck

  • Identifying management actions that promote sustainable fisheries

    Michael C. Melnychuk;Hiroyuki Kurota;Pamela M. Mace;Maite Pons

  • Trends in the abundance of marine fishes

    Jeffrey A. HutchingsJ.A. Hutchings;Cóilín MintoC. Minto;Daniel RicardD. Ricard;Julia K. BaumJ.K. Baum

Frequent Co-Authors

Ray Hilborn
Ray Hilborn University of Washington
Trevor A. Branch
Trevor A. Branch University of Washington
Ana M. Parma
Ana M. Parma National Scientific and Technical Research Council
Thomas R. Hrabik
Thomas R. Hrabik University of Minnesota
Kenneth W. Able
Kenneth W. Able Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
James T. Thorson
James T. Thorson National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Julia K. Baum
Julia K. Baum University of Victoria
Carl J. Walters
Carl J. Walters University of British Columbia
Timothy E. Essington
Timothy E. Essington University of Washington
Anthony D.M. Smith
Anthony D.M. Smith CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research

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