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55
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8791
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3029
National Ranking
1065

Overview

Paul A. Montagna is affiliated with Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi in the United States. The research work primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with significant contributions in the subfields of oceanography, ecology, global and planetary change, pollution, and atmospheric science.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics, including marine biology and ecology research, coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, oil spill detection and mitigation, marine and fisheries research, isotope analysis in ecology, tropical and extratropical cyclones research, and coastal and marine management.

Recent publications by Paul A. Montagna include:

  • A System Level Analysis of Coastal Ecosystem Responses to Hurricane Impacts (2020, Estuaries and Coasts)
  • A general pattern of trade-offs between ecosystem resistance and resilience to tropical cyclones (2022, Science Advances)
  • A Research Framework to Integrate Cross-Ecosystem Responses to Tropical Cyclones (2020, BioScience)
  • A Synthesis of Deep Benthic Faunal Impacts and Resilience Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (2020, Frontiers in Marine Science)
  • The expanded footprint of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico deep-sea benthos (2020, PLoS ONE)

Frequent co-authors involved in collaborative research with Montagna include Terence A. Palmer, Michael S. Wetz, Jennifer Beseres Pollack, Terry L. Wade, and Michaela Schratzberger.

The scientist often publishes in venues such as Estuaries and Coasts, SSRN Electronic Journal, Global Biodiversity Information Facility, Frontiers in Marine Science, and The Science of The Total Environment.

Best Publications

  • Global Patterns and Predictions of Seafloor Biomass Using Random Forests

    Chih-Lin Wei;Gilbert T. Rowe;Elva Escobar-Briones;Antje Boetius

  • The effect of freshwater inflow on meiofaunal and macrofaunal populations in the Guadalupe and Nueces Estuaries, Texas

    Paul A. Montagna;Richard D. Kalke

  • Deep-sea benthic footprint of the deepwater horizon blowout.

    Paul A. Montagna;Jeffrey G. Baguley;Cynthia Cooksey;Ian Hartwell

  • In situ measurement of meiobenthic grazing rates on sediment bacteria and edaphic diatoms

    Paul A. Montagna

  • Small-scale spatial variation of macrobenthic community structure

    Antonio Mannino;Paul A. Montagna

  • Seasonal hypoxia and models of benthic response in a Texas Bay

    Christine Ritter;Paul A. Montagna

  • Hydrological Changes and Estuarine Dynamics

    Jennifer Beseres Pollack;Paul Montagna;Terence A. Palmer

  • Effect of production and biomass of intertidal microphytobenthos on meiofaunal grazing rates

    Paul A. Montagna;Gérard F. Blanchard;Alain Dinet

  • Role of Flood Disturbance in Natural Oyster ( Crassostrea virginica ) Population Maintenance in an Estuary in South Texas, USA

    Jennifer Beseres Pollack;Hae-Cheol Kim;Elani K. Morgan;Paul A. Montagna

  • Ecological consequences of environmental perturbations associated with offshore hydrocarbon production: A perspective on long-term exposures in the Gulf of Mexico

    Charles H. Peterson;Mahlon C. Kennicutt;Roger H. Green;Paul Montagna

  • Effect of Restored Freshwater Inflow on Macrofauna and Meiofauna in Upper Rincon Bayou, Texas, USA

    Paul A. Montagna;Richard D. Kalke;Christine Ritter

  • Benthic infaunal long-term response to offshore production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico

    P.A. Montagna;D.E. Harper

  • Rates of metazoan meiofaunal microbivory: a review

    P. A. Montagna

  • Disruption of grazer populations as a contributing factor to the initiation of the Texas brown tide algal bloom

    Edward J. Buskey;Paul A. Montagna;Anthony F. Amos;Terry E. Whitledge

  • The relationship between abundances of meiofauna and their suspected microbial food (diatoms and bacteria)

    Paul A. Montagna;Bruce C. Coull;Teresa L. Herring;Bettye W. Dudley

  • Freshwater inflow: Science, policy, management

    Paul A. Montagna;Merryl Alber;Peter Doering;Michael S. Connor

  • The role of freshwater inflow in lagoons, rivers, and bays

    Terence A. Palmer;Paul A. Montagna;Jennifer Beseres Pollack;Richard D. Kalke

  • Role and value of nitrogen regulation provided by oysters (Crassostrea virginica) in the Mission-Aransas Estuary, Texas, USA.

    Jennifer Beseres Pollack;David Yoskowitz;Hae-Cheol Kim;Paul A. Montagna

  • Sampling design and enumeration statistics for bacteria extracted from marine sediments.

    Paul A. Montagna

  • Metazoan meiofauna abundance in relation to environmental variables in the northern Gulf of Mexico deep sea

    Jeffrey G. Baguley;Paul A. Montagna;Larry J. Hyde;Richard D. Kalke

  • Comparative biomass structure and estimated carbon flow in food webs in the deep Gulf of Mexico

    Gilbert T. Rowe;Chihlin Wei;Clifton Nunnally;Richard Haedrich

  • PHOTOSYNTHETIC RESPONSE OF NATURAL ASSEMBLAGES OF MARINE BENTHIC MICROALGAE TO SHORT‐AND LONG‐TERM VARIATIONS OF INCIDENT IRRADIANCE IN BAFFIN BAY, TEXAS1

    Gérard F. Blanchard;Paul A. Montagna

Frequent Co-Authors

Mahlon C. Kennicutt
Mahlon C. Kennicutt Texas A&M University
Gilbert T. Rowe
Gilbert T. Rowe Texas A&M University
James E. Bauer
James E. Bauer The Ohio State University
Terry L. Wade
Terry L. Wade Texas A&M University
Barbara S. Minsker
Barbara S. Minsker Southern Methodist University
David R. Maidment
David R. Maidment The University of Texas at Austin
Edward J. Buskey
Edward J. Buskey The University of Texas at Austin
David J. Hollander
David J. Hollander University of South Florida
Stephen T. Sweet
Stephen T. Sweet Texas A&M University
Giovanni Fabbrini
Giovanni Fabbrini Sapienza University of Rome

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