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78
Citations
26892
World Ranking
900
National Ranking
73

Overview

Russell C. Babcock is affiliated with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Australia. Their primary field of study is Environmental Science, with a specific focus on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Their work extensively covers coral and marine ecosystems, marine and fisheries research, coastal plant biology, ichthyology, marine animal studies, fish ecology, and coastal management.

The scientist has a significant body of publications in notable venues. Frequent publication venues include Coral Reefs, Marine Environmental Research, PLoS ONE, Ecological Applications, and Frontiers in Marine Science.

  • Coral Reefs (4 publications)
  • Marine Environmental Research (3 publications)
  • PLoS ONE (2 publications)
  • Ecological Applications (2 publications)
  • Frontiers in Marine Science (2 publications)

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Russell C. Babcock include:

  • Coral restoration - A systematic review of current methods, successes, failures and future directions, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Bright Spots in Coastal Marine Ecosystem Restoration, 2020, Current Biology
  • Coral restoration and adaptation in Australia: The first five years, 2022, PLoS ONE
  • An Indo-Pacific coral spawning database, 2021, Scientific Data
  • Large-scale interventions may delay decline of the Great Barrier Reef, 2021, Royal Society Open Science

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers in the field. Frequent co-authors include Christopher Doropoulos, Damian P. Thomson, Peter J. Mumby, Andy Steven, and Shaun K. Wilson.

  • Christopher Doropoulos (12 joint publications)
  • Damian P. Thomson (8 joint publications)
  • Peter J. Mumby (8 joint publications)
  • Andy Steven (7 joint publications)
  • Shaun K. Wilson (7 joint publications)

The research topics covered by their work are diverse but concentrate strongly on coral and marine ecosystem studies, marine and fisheries research, marine and coastal plant biology, ichthyology and marine biology, marine animal studies, fish ecology, and coastal and marine management.

  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (60 publications)
  • Marine and fisheries research (52 publications)
  • Marine and coastal plant biology (22 publications)
  • Ichthyology and Marine Biology (18 publications)
  • Marine animal studies overview (12 publications)
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies (10 publications)
  • Coastal and Marine Management (6 publications)

Best Publications

  • Global warming and recurrent mass bleaching of corals

    Terry P. Hughes;James T. Kerry;Mariana Álvarez-Noriega;Jorge G. Álvarez-Romero

  • Climate-driven regime shift of a temperate marine ecosystem

    Thomas Wernberg;Scott Bennett;Scott Bennett;Russell C. Babcock;Russell C. Babcock;Thibaut de Bettignies

  • Mass spawning in tropical reef corals

    Peter L. Harrison;Russell C. Babcock;Gordon D. Bull;James K. Oliver

  • Synchronous spawnings of 105 scleractinian coral species on the Great Barrier Reef

    R C Babcock;G D Bull;Peter Lynton Harrison;A J Heyward

  • Decadal trends in marine reserves reveal differential rates of change in direct and indirect effects

    RC Babcock;Nicholas Shears;AC Alcala;NS Barrett

  • Coral restoration - A systematic review of current methods, successes, failures and future directions.

    Lisa Boström-Einarsson;Russell C. Babcock;Elisa Bayraktarov;Daniela Ceccarelli

  • Marine reserves demonstrate top-down control of community structure on temperate reefs

    Nick T. Shears;Russell C. Babcock

  • Changes in community structure in temperate marine reserves

    Russell C. Babcock;Shane Kelly;Nick T. Shears;Jarrod W. Walker

  • Continuing trophic cascade effects after 25 years of no-take marine reserve protection

    Nick T. Shears;Russell C. Babcock

  • Detection of spatial variability in relative density of fishes: comparison of visual census, angling, and baited underwater video

    Trevor J Willis;Russell B. Millar;Russell C. Babcock

  • Climate change and Australian marine life

    E. S. Poloczanska;R. C Babcock;A. Butler;A. J. Hobday

  • COMPARATIVE DEMOGRAPHY OF THREE SPECIES OF SCLERACTINIAN CORALS USING AGE- AND SIZE-DEPENDENT CLASSIFICATIONS'

    Russell C. Babcock

  • A baited underwater video system for the determination of relative density of carnivorous reef fish

    Trevor J Willis;Russell C. Babcock

  • Coral recruitment: Consequences of settlement choice for early growth and survivorship in two scleractinians

    Russ Babcock;Craig Mundy

  • Aspects of the Fertilization Ecology of Broadcast Spawning Corals: Sperm Dilution Effects and in situ Measurements of Fertilization.

    J. Oliver;R. Babcock

  • Protection of exploited fish in temperate regions: high density and biomass of snapper Pagrus auratus (Sparidae) in northern New Zealand marine reserves

    Trevor J Willis;Russell B. Millar;Russell C. Babcock

  • Continental-scale animal tracking reveals functional movement classes across marine taxa.

    Stephanie Brodie;Stephanie Brodie;Elodie J. I. Lédée;Elodie J. I. Lédée;Michelle R. Heupel;Russell C. Babcock

  • Patterns in the mass spawning of corals on the Great Barrier Reef from 1981 to 1984

    B L Willis;R C Babcock;Peter Lynton Harrison;J K Oliver

  • Larval development of certain gamete-spawning scleractinian corals

    R. C. Babcock;A. J. Heyward

  • Australia's continental-scale acoustic tracking database and its automated quality control process.

    Xavier Hoenner;Charlie Huveneers;Andre Steckenreuter;Colin A Simpfendorfer

Frequent Co-Authors

Mathew A. Vanderklift
Mathew A. Vanderklift Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Peter Harrison
Peter Harrison Southern Cross University
Bette L. Willis
Bette L. Willis James Cook University
Shaun K. Wilson
Shaun K. Wilson Australian Institute of Marine Science
Gary A. Kendrick
Gary A. Kendrick University of Western Australia
Neil R. Loneragan
Neil R. Loneragan Murdoch University
Maria Beger
Maria Beger University of Leeds
Trevor J. Willis
Trevor J. Willis University of Bologna
Andrew Heyward
Andrew Heyward Australian Institute of Marine Science
Andrew D. Olds
Andrew D. Olds University of the Sunshine Coast

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