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Peter Tyedmers

Peter Tyedmers

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
46
Citations
11049
World Ranking
5976
National Ranking
255

Overview

Peter Tyedmers is affiliated with Dalhousie University in Canada and conducts research primarily focused on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences. Their work spans several interconnected subfields including ecology, global and planetary change, aquatic science, general health professions, and environmental engineering.

Their main research topics include agriculture sustainability and environmental impact, aquaculture nutrition and growth, marine bivalve and aquaculture studies, environmental impact and sustainability, climate change and health impacts, healthcare cost, quality, practices, and food waste reduction and sustainability.

Peter Tyedmers has contributed to various publications in well-recognized scientific venues. Recent papers include:

  • Environmental performance of blue foods, 2021, Nature
  • Operating in a Climate Crisis: A State-of-the-Science Review of Life Cycle Assessment within Surgical and Anesthetic Care, 2021, Environmental Health Perspectives
  • Assessing seafood nutritional diversity together with climate impacts informs more comprehensive dietary advice, 2022, Communications Earth & Environment
  • Potential socioeconomic impacts from ocean acidification and climate change effects on Atlantic Canadian fisheries, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Life cycle inventory and emissions modelling in organic field crop LCA studies: review and recommendations, 2022, Resources Conservation and Recycling

Frequent publication venues include:

  • Nature
  • Environmental Health Perspectives
  • Communications Earth & Environment
  • PLoS ONE
  • Resources Conservation and Recycling

Peter Tyedmers collaborates often with several co-authors, such as:

  • Robert Parker
  • Friederike Ziegler
  • Kathleen Mifflin
  • Sean Christie
  • Daniel Rainham

Their research addresses critical environmental and sustainability challenges related to food systems, fisheries, aquaculture, and healthcare practices. These topics are reflected in their interdisciplinary approach combining ecological, environmental, and health professions perspectives.

Best Publications

  • The future for fisheries.

    Daniel Pauly;Jackie Alder;Elena Bennett;Villy Christensen

  • Does aquaculture add resilience to the global food system

    Max Troell;Max Troell;Rosamond L. Naylor;Marc Metian;Malcolm Beveridge

  • Sustainability and Global Seafood

    Martin D. Smith;Cathy A. Roheim;Larry B. Crowder;Benjamin S. Halpern

  • Environmental performance of blue foods

    Jessica A. Gephart;Patrik J. G. Henriksson;Patrik J. G. Henriksson;Patrik J. G. Henriksson;Robert W. R. Parker;Alon Shepon;Alon Shepon;Alon Shepon

  • Forecasting potential global environmental costs of livestock production 2000–2050

    Nathan Pelletier;Peter Tyedmers

  • Fueling Global Fishing Fleets

    Peter H Tyedmers;Reg Watson;Daniel Pauly

  • Contrasting and comparing sustainable development indicator metrics

    Jeffrey Wilson;Peter Tyedmers;Ronald Pelot

  • Not All Salmon Are Created Equal: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Global Salmon Farming Systems

    Nathan Pelletier;Peter Tyedmers;Ulf Sonesson;Astrid Scholz

  • Fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions of world fisheries

    Robert W. R. Parker;Robert W. R. Parker;Julia L. Blanchard;Caleb Gardner;Bridget S. Green

  • Assessing alternative aquaculture technologies: life cycle assessment of salmonid culture systems in Canada

    Nathan W. Ayer;Peter H. Tyedmers

  • Feeding farmed salmon: Is organic better?

    N. Pelletier;P. Tyedmers

  • Fuel price increase, subsidies, overcapacity, and resource sustainability

    Ussif Rashid Sumaila;Louise Teh;Reg Watson;Peter Tyedmers

  • Impact categories for life cycle assessment research of seafood production systems: Review and prospectus

    Nathan L. Pelletier;Nathan W. Ayer;Peter H. Tyedmers;Sarah A. Kruse

  • Life cycle environmental impacts of wine production and consumption in Nova Scotia, Canada

    E. Point;P. Tyedmers;C. Naugler

  • Life cycle environmental impacts of Spanish tuna fisheries

    Almudena Hospido;Peter Tyedmers

  • Fisheries and Energy Use

    Peter Tyedmers

  • Fuel consumption of global fishing fleets: current understanding and knowledge gaps

    Robert W R Parker;Peter H Tyedmers

  • Scenario Modeling Potential Eco-Efficiency Gains from a Transition to Organic Agriculture: Life Cycle Perspectives on Canadian Canola, Corn, Soy, and Wheat Production

    N. Pelletier;N. Arsenault;P. Tyedmers

  • Co-Product Allocation in Life Cycle Assessments of Seafood Production Systems: Review of Problems and Strategies

    Nathan W. Ayer;Peter H. Tyedmers;Nathan L. Pelletier;Ulf Sonesson

  • Operating in a Climate Crisis: A State-of-the-Science Review of Life Cycle Assessment within Surgical and Anesthetic Care

    Jonathan Drew;Sean D. Christie;Peter Tyedmers;Jenna Smith-Forrester

  • Life Cycle Assessment of Frozen Tilapia Fillets From Indonesian Lake‐Based and Pond‐Based Intensive Aquaculture Systems

    Nathan Pelletier;Peter Tyedmers

Frequent Co-Authors

Max Troell
Max Troell Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Daniel Pauly
Daniel Pauly University of British Columbia
Reg Watson
Reg Watson University of Tasmania
Ulf Sonesson
Ulf Sonesson RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
Frank Asche
Frank Asche University of Florida
Ian Vázquez-Rowe
Ian Vázquez-Rowe Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
Larry B. Crowder
Larry B. Crowder Stanford University
Anthony Charles
Anthony Charles Saint Mary's University
Carl Folke
Carl Folke Stockholm University
Martin D. Smith
Martin D. Smith Duke University

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