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6055
World Ranking
6139
National Ranking
2088

Overview

Robert R. Christian is affiliated with East Carolina University in the United States. Their primary field of study is Environmental Science, with extensive research spanning several related subfields including Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Earth-Surface Processes, Environmental Engineering, and Oceanography.

Their research topics focus largely on marine and coastal environments. Key areas include Marine and Fisheries Research, Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Dynamics, Coastal and Marine Dynamics, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Marine Ecology and Invasive Species, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, and Geological Formations and Processes.

Robert R. Christian has contributed to numerous publications, with some recent papers including:

  • Processes Influencing Marsh Elevation Change in Low- and High-Elevation Zones of a Temperate Salt Marsh, 2020, Estuaries and Coasts
  • Complexities of Disturbance Response in a Marine Food Web, 2021, Limnology and Oceanography
  • Hurricane Sandy Effects on Coastal Marsh Elevation Change, 2020, Estuaries and Coasts
  • Impacts of the Invasive Blue Crab Callinectes sapidus on Small-Scale Fisheries in a Mediterranean Lagoon Using Fishery Landing Data, 2025, The Science of The Total Environment
  • From Ecological to Anthropogenic Factors: Unraveling the Drivers of Blue Crab Callinectes sapidus Occurrence Along the Mediterranean Coasts, 2025, Frontiers in Marine Science

The frequent coauthors in their research include Linda K. Blum, Anna Gavioli, David B. Eggleston, Giuseppe Castaldelli, and Donald R. Cahoon, indicating collaborative work across multiple studies and topics.

Their research has appeared in various scientific venues, predominantly in journals focused on coastal and marine ecosystems. Frequent publication outlets include Estuaries and Coasts, Limnology and Oceanography, The Science of The Total Environment, Frontiers in Marine Science, and Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science.

Best Publications

  • Consequences of Climate Change on the Ecogeomorphology of Coastal Wetlands

    John W. Day;Robert R. Christian;Donald M. Boesch;Alejandro Yáñez-Arancibia

  • Multiple states in the sea-level induced transition from terrestrial forest to estuary

    Mark M. Brinson;Robert R. Christian;Linda K. Blum

  • Organizing and understanding a winter's seagrass foodweb network through effective trophic levels

    Robert R. Christian;Joseph J. Luczkovich

  • CONSEQUENCES OF HYPOXIA ON ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION: ENERGY DIVERSION FROM CONSUMERS TO MICROBES

    Daniel Baird;Robert R. Christian;Charles H. Peterson;Galen A. Johnson

  • Frequency of dividing cells as an estimator of bacterial productivity.

    Steven Y. Newell;Robert R. Christian

  • Multi-year distribution patterns of nutrients within the Neuse River Estuary, North Carolina

    RR Christian;JN Boyer;DW Stanley

  • Macrophyte communities and their impact on benthic fluxes of oxygen, sulphide and nutrients in shallow eutrophic environments

    Pierluigi Viaroli;Marco Bartoli;Cristina Bondavalli;Robert R. Christian

  • Water quality and phytoplankton as indicators of hurricane impacts on a large estuarine ecosystem

    Benjamin L. Peierls;Robert R. Christian;Hans W. Paerl

  • Assessment of spatial and temporal variability in ecosystem attributes of the St Marks national wildlife refuge, Apalachee bay, Florida

    D. Baird;J. Luczkovich;R.R. Christian

  • Patterns of phytoplankton primary productivity in the Neuse River estuary, North Carolina, USA

    JN Boyer;RR Christian;DW Stanley

  • The influence of water motion on the distribution and transport of materials in a salt marsh estuary1

    J. Imberger;T. Berman;R. R. Christian;E. B. Sherr

  • Influence of hydrological connectivity of riverine wetlands on nitrogen removal via denitrification

    E. Racchetti;Marco Bartoli;E. Soana;D. Longhi

  • Ecological Response to Hurricane Events in the Pamlico Sound System, North Carolina, and Implications for Assessment and Management in a Regime of Increased Frequency

    Hans W. Paerl;Lexia M. Valdes;Alan R. Joyner;Benjamin L. Peierls

  • Effects of eutrophication on bottom habitat and prey resources of demersal fishes

    Sean P. Powers;Charles H. Peterson;Robert R. Christian;Elizabeth Sullivan

  • Network analysis of nitrogen inputs and cycling in the Neuse River estuary, North Carolina, USA

    Robert R. Christian;Cassondra R. Thomas

  • Dynamics of NH4+ and NO3− uptake in the water column of the neuse river estuary, North Carolina

    Joseph N. Boyer;Donald W. Stanley;Robert R. Christian

  • Marsh macrophyte responses to inundation anticipate impacts of sea-level rise and indicate ongoing drowning of North Carolina marshes.

    Christine M. Voss;Christine M. Voss;Robert R. Christian;James T. Morris

  • Lignocellulose and lignin in the salt marsh grass Spartina alterniflora: initial concentrations and short-term, post-depositional changes in detrital matter

    R. E. Hodson;R. R. Christian;A. E. Maccubbin

  • Distribution of Microbial Adenosine Triphosphate in Salt Marsh Sediments at Sapelo Island, Georgia

    R. R. Christian;K. Bancroft;W. J. Wiebe

  • Indirect effects and distributed control in ecosystems: Temporal variation of indirect effects in a seven-compartment model of nitrogen flow in the Neuse River Estuary, USA—Time series analysis

    Stuart R. Borrett;Stuart R. Borrett;Stuart J. Whipple;Bernard C. Patten;Robert R. Christian

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark M. Brinson
Mark M. Brinson East Carolina University
Pierluigi Viaroli
Pierluigi Viaroli University of Parma
Dan Baird
Dan Baird Stellenbosch University
Hans W. Paerl
Hans W. Paerl University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Robert E. Ulanowicz
Robert E. Ulanowicz University of Florida
Marco Bartoli
Marco Bartoli University of Parma
Charles H. Peterson
Charles H. Peterson University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
James T. Morris
James T. Morris University of South Carolina
Karen J. McGlathery
Karen J. McGlathery University of Virginia
Stanley R. Riggs
Stanley R. Riggs East Carolina University

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