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43
Citations
15687
World Ranking
5193
National Ranking
1769

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Sally D. Hacker is affiliated with Oregon State University in the United States. Their research spans fields primarily in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with particular depth in subfields such as Earth-Surface Processes, Ecology, Oceanography, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

Their published work covers a variety of research topics, including:

  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Aeolian processes and effects
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Coastal and Marine Dynamics
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

Frequent publication venues for Sally D. Hacker include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Ecosphere
  • Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
  • Oecologia
  • Coastal Engineering Proceedings

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Hacker include:

  • The relative influence of dune aspect ratio and beach width on dune erosion as a function of storm duration and surge level, 2021, Earth Surface Dynamics
  • Combining process-based and data-driven approaches to forecast beach and dune change, 2022, Environmental Modelling & Software
  • Top ten priorities for global saltmarsh restoration, conservation and ecosystem service research, 2023, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Differential Responses of Eelgrass and Macroalgae in Pacific Northwest Estuaries Following an Unprecedented NE Pacific Ocean Marine Heatwave, 2022, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Sand supply and dune grass species density affect foredune shape along the US Central Atlantic Coast, 2022, Ecosphere

Sally D. Hacker has collaborated extensively with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • William D. Bowman
  • Peter Ruggiero
  • Laura J. Moore
  • Michael Itzkin
  • Reuben G. Biel

In addition to journal articles, Hacker has contributed to book publications, including a title published by Oxford University Press:

  • Ecology, 2023

Sally D. Hacker has been recognized within the scientific community, including receiving the award of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2017.

Best Publications

  • The value of estuarine and coastal ecosystem services

    Edward B. Barbier;Sally D. Hacker;Chris Kennedy;Evamaria W. Koch

  • Coastal Ecosystem-Based Management with Nonlinear Ecological Functions and Values

    Edward B. Barbier;Evamaria W. Koch;Brian R. Silliman;Sally D. Hacker

  • Non‐linearity in ecosystem services: temporal and spatial variability in coastal protection

    Evamaria W. Koch;Edward B. Barbier;Brian R. Silliman;Denise J. Reed

  • Guiding ecological principles for marine spatial planning

    Melissa M. Foley;Benjamin S. Halpern;Fiorenza Micheli;Matthew H. Armsby

  • Physical Stress and Positive Associations Among Marsh Plants

    Mark D. Bertness;Sally D. Hacker

  • SOME IMPLICATIONS OF DIRECT POSITIVE INTERACTIONS FOR COMMUNITY SPECIES DIVERSITY

    Sally D. Hacker;Steven D. Gaines

  • HABITAT ARCHITECTURE AND THE ABUNDANCE AND BODY-SIZE-DEPENDENT HABITAT SELECTION OF A PHYTAL AMPHIPOD'

    Sally D. Hacker;Sally D. Hacker;Robert S. Steneck

  • Ecosystem services as a common language for coastal ecosystem-based management.

    Elise F. Granek;Stephen Polasky;Carrie V. Kappel;Denise J. Reed

  • Biophysical feedback mediates effects of invasive grasses on coastal dune shape

    Phoebe L. Zarnetske;Sally D. Hacker;Eric W. Seabloom;Peter Ruggiero

  • Physical Ecosystem Engineers and the Functioning of Estuaries and Coasts

    J. L. Gutierrez;C. G. Jones;J. E. Byers;K. K. Arkema

  • Persistent spatial structuring of coastal ocean acidification in the California Current System

    F. Chan;J. A. Barth;C. A. Blanchette;R. H. Byrne

  • EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE FOR FACTORS MAINTAINING PLANT SPECIES DIVERSITY IN A NEW ENGLAND SALT MARSH

    Sally D. Hacker;Mark D. Bertness

  • Mechanisms of Competitive Dominance Between Crustose Coralline Algae: An Herbivore‐Mediated Competitive Reversal

    Robert S. Steneck;Sally D. Hacker;Megan N. Dethier

  • Subtle differences in two non-native congeneric beach grasses significantly affect their colonization, spread, and impact

    Sally D. Hacker;Phoebe Zarnetske;Eric Seabloom;Peter Ruggiero

  • MORPHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF A POSITIVE PLANT INTERACTION

    Sally D. Hacker;Mark D. Bertness

  • The way forward with ecosystem-based management in tropical contexts: Reconciling with existing management systems

    Shankar Aswani;Patrick Christie;Nyawira A. Muthiga;Robin Mahon

  • Current status of marine protected areas in latin america and the Caribbean.

    A. Paulina Guarderas;Sally D. Hacker;Jane Lubchenco

  • Fundamental contradictions among observational and experimental estimates of non-trophic species interactions

    Allison K. Barner;Kyle E. Coblentz;Sally D. Hacker;Bruce A. Menge

  • Invasive grasses, climate change, and exposure to storm‐wave overtopping in coastal dune ecosystems

    Eric W. Seabloom;Peter Ruggiero;Sally D. Hacker;Jeremy Mull

  • A Marine Plant (Spartina Anglica) Invades Widely Varying Habitats: Potential Mechanisms of Invasion and Control

    Sally D. Hacker;David Heimer;C. Eric Hellquist;Tabitha G. Reeder

Frequent Co-Authors

H. Craig Heller
H. Craig Heller Stanford University
David M. Hillis
David M. Hillis The University of Texas at Austin
Peter Ruggiero
Peter Ruggiero Oregon State University
Bruce A. Menge
Bruce A. Menge Oregon State University
Brian R. Silliman
Brian R. Silliman Duke University
Eric W. Seabloom
Eric W. Seabloom University of Minnesota
Edward B. Barbier
Edward B. Barbier Colorado State University
Mark D. Bertness
Mark D. Bertness Brown University
Eric Wolanski
Eric Wolanski James Cook University
Jennifer L. Ruesink
Jennifer L. Ruesink University of Washington

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