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Sean R. Connolly

Sean R. Connolly

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
68
Citations
27965
World Ranking
1494
National Ranking
126

Overview

Sean R. Connolly is affiliated with James Cook University in Australia. Their research focuses primarily on environmental science, with a specific concentration in ecology, global and planetary change, oceanography, nature and landscape conservation, and ecological modeling.

Their work spans multiple topics within marine and environmental studies, including:

  • Coral and marine ecosystems studies
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Fish ecology and management studies
  • Species distribution and climate change
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Fish biology and ecology studies

Sean R. Connolly has published extensively, with notable papers including:

  • "Emergent properties in the responses of tropical corals to recurrent climate extremes", 2021, Current Biology
  • "Long-term shifts in the colony size structure of coral populations along the Great Barrier Reef", 2020, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "Benthic composition changes on coral reefs at global scales", 2023, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "An Indo-Pacific coral spawning database", 2021, Scientific Data
  • "Coral adaptation to climate change: Meta-analysis reveals high heritability across multiple traits", 2021, Global Change Biology

The scientist frequently collaborates with researchers such as Andrew H. Baird, Joshua S. Madin, María Dornelas, Mariana Álvarez-Noriega, and Terry P. Hughes.

Sean R. Connolly's research has been published in several key scientific venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Ecology Letters
  • Ecology

Best Publications

  • Climate Change, Human Impacts, and the Resilience of Coral Reefs

    T.P. Hughes;A.H. Baird;D.R. Bellwood;M. Card

  • Global warming and recurrent mass bleaching of corals

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

  • Spatial and temporal patterns of mass bleaching of corals in the Anthropocene.

    Terry Hughes;Kristen D. Anderson;Sean R. Connolly;Scott F. Heron;Scott F. Heron

  • Global warming transforms coral reef assemblages

    Terry P. Hughes;James T. Kerry;Andrew H. Baird;Sean R. Connolly

  • Projecting Coral Reef Futures Under Global Warming and Ocean Acidification

    John M. Pandolfi;John M. Pandolfi;Sean R. Connolly;Dustin J. Marshall;Anne L. Cohen

  • Global warming impairs stock–recruitment dynamics of corals

    Terry P. Hughes;James T. Kerry;Andrew H. Baird;Sean R. Connolly

  • Biodiversity hotspots, centres of endemicity, and the conservation of coral reefs

    Terry P. Hughes;David R. Bellwood;Sean R. Connolly

  • Connectivity, biodiversity conservation and the design of marine reserve networks for coral reefs

    G. R. Almany;S. R. Connolly;D. D. Heath;J. D. Hogan

  • Evidence for multiple stressor interactions and effects on coral reefs

    Stephen S. Ban;Nicholas A. J. Graham;Sean R. Connolly

  • Ongoing collapse of coral-reef shark populations.

    William D. Robbins;Mizue Hisano;Sean R. Connolly;J. Howard Choat

  • A LATITUDINAL GRADIENT IN RECRUITMENT OF INTERTIDAL INVERTEBRATES IN THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC OCEAN

    Sean R. Connolly;Bruce A. Menge;Joan Roughgarden

  • Ecological consequences of major hydrodynamic disturbances on coral reefs

    Joshua S. Madin;Joshua S. Madin;Sean R. Connolly

  • Ecological memory modifies the cumulative impact of recurrent climate extremes

    Terry P. Hughes;James T. Kerry;Sean R. Connolly;Andrew H. Baird

  • Sensitivity of coral calcification to ocean acidification: a meta‐analysis

    Neil C. S. Chan;Sean R. Connolly

  • Bleaching, energetics, and coral mortality risk : Effects of temperature, light, and sediment regime

    Kenneth R. N. Anthony;Sean R. Connolly;Ove Hoegh-Guldberg

  • Coral reef diversity refutes the neutral theory of biodiversity

    Maria Dornelas;Sean R. Connolly;Terrence P. Hughes

  • Patterns and causes of species richness: a general simulation model for macroecology

    Nicholas J. Gotelli;Marti J. Anderson;Hector T. Arita;Anne Chao

  • Survival dynamics of scleractinian coral larvae and implications for dispersal

    E. M. Graham;A. H. Baird;S. R. Connolly

  • Understanding diversity–stability relationships: towards a unified model of portfolio effects

    Loïc M. Thibaut;Sean R. Connolly

  • The Coral Trait Database, a curated database of trait information for coral species from the global oceans

    Joshua S. Madin;Kristen D. Anderson;Magnus Heide Andreasen;Tom C.L. Bridge;Tom C.L. Bridge

  • A latitudinal gradient in northeast Pacific intertidal community structure: evidence for an oceanographically based synthesis of marine community theory.

    Sean R. Connolly;Jonathan Roughgarden

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew H. Baird
Andrew H. Baird James Cook University
Terry P. Hughes
Terry P. Hughes James Cook University
Joshua S. Madin
Joshua S. Madin University of Hawaii at Manoa
Mia O. Hoogenboom
Mia O. Hoogenboom James Cook University
Maria Dornelas
Maria Dornelas University of St Andrews
John M. Pandolfi
John M. Pandolfi University of Queensland
David R. Bellwood
David R. Bellwood James Cook University
Kenneth R. N. Anthony
Kenneth R. N. Anthony Australian Institute of Marine Science
Morgan S. Pratchett
Morgan S. Pratchett James Cook University
Janice M. Lough
Janice M. Lough Australian Institute of Marine Science

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