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Shaun K. Wilson is affiliated with the University of Western Australia in Australia. Their research is concentrated in the field of Environmental Science, with a significant focus on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and aspects of Management, Monitoring, Policy, and Law.

Their work primarily addresses themes in Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine and Fisheries Research, Marine and Coastal Plant Biology, Marine Animal Studies, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Ichthyology and Marine Biology, and Coastal and Marine Management.

Frequent publication venues for Shaun K. Wilson include Marine Environmental Research, Coral Reefs, SSRN Electronic Journal, Global Change Biology, and Fish and Fisheries.

Among recent papers, notable publications include:

  • Too hot to handle: Unprecedented seagrass death driven by marine heatwave in a World Heritage Area (2020, Global Change Biology)
  • Meeting fisheries, ecosystem function, and biodiversity goals in a human-dominated world (2020, Science)
  • Biodiversity increases ecosystem functions despite multiple stressors on coral reefs (2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution)
  • Macroalgal meadow habitats support fish and fisheries in diverse tropical seascapes (2020, Fish and Fisheries)
  • Changing role of coral reef marine reserves in a warming climate (2020, Nature Communications)

Shaun K. Wilson has worked extensively with several co-authors, including Nicholas A. J. Graham, Andrew S. Hoey, Thomas H. Holmes, Christopher J. Fulton, and Richard D. Evans, reflecting a collaborative approach in their research projects.

Best Publications

  • 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

  • Climate-driven regime shift of a temperate marine ecosystem

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

  • The tropicalization of temperate marine ecosystems: climate-mediated changes in herbivory and community phase shifts

    Adriana Vergés;Peter D. Steinberg;Mark E. Hay;Alistair G. B. Poore

  • Multiple disturbances and the global degradation of coral reefs: are reef fishes at risk or resilient?

    Shaun K. Wilson;Shaun K. Wilson;Nicholas A. J. Graham;Morgan S. Pratchett;Geoffrey P. Jones

  • Dynamic fragility of oceanic coral reef ecosystems

    Nicholas A. J. Graham;Shaun K. Wilson;Shaun K. Wilson;Simon Jennings;Nicholas V. C. Polunin

  • Predicting climate-driven regime shifts versus rebound potential in coral reefs

    Nicholas A. J. Graham;Simon Jennings;Simon Jennings;M. Aaron MacNeil;M. Aaron MacNeil;David Mouillot;David Mouillot

  • Effects of climate -induced coral bleaching on coral -reef fishes — ecological and economic consequences

    Morgan S. Pratchett;Philip L. Munday;Shaun K. Wilson;Nicholas A.J. Graham

  • The future of hyperdiverse tropical ecosystems

    Jos Barlow;Filipe França;Filipe França;Toby A. Gardner;Christina C. Hicks

  • Bright spots among the world’s coral reefs

    Joshua E. Cinner;Cindy Huchery;M. Aaron MacNeil;M. Aaron MacNeil;M. Aaron MacNeil;Nicholas A.J. Graham;Nicholas A.J. Graham

  • Lag effects in the impacts of mass coral bleaching on coral reef fish, fisheries, and ecosystems.

    Nicholas A. J. Graham;Shaun K. Wilson;Shaun K. Wilson;Simon Jennings;Nicholas V. C. Polunin

  • Improving knowledge exchange among scientists and decision- makers to facilitate the adaptive governance of marine resources: A review of knowledge and research needs

    C. Cvitanovic;C. Cvitanovic;A.J. Hobday;A.J. Hobday;L. Van Kerkhoff;Shaun Wilson

  • Appraisal of visual assessments of habitat complexity and benthic composition on coral reefs

    S. K. Wilson;S. K. Wilson;N. A J Graham;Nicholas V C Polunin

  • Comparative efficacy of clove oil and other chemicals in anaesthetization of Pomacentrus amboinensis, a coral reef fish

    Philip L. Munday;S. K. Wilson

  • Linking Social and Ecological Systems to Sustain Coral Reef Fisheries

    Joshua E. Cinner;Timothy R. McClanahan;Tim M. Daw;Nicholas A.J. Graham

  • Recovery potential of the world's coral reef fishes

    M. Aaron MacNeil;Nicholas A. J. Graham;Joshua E. Cinner;Shaun K. Wilson

  • Critical thresholds and tangible targets for ecosystem-based management of coral reef fisheries

    Tim R. McClanahan;Nicholas A. J. Graham;M. Aaron MacNeil;Nyawira A. Muthiga

  • Loss of coral reef growth capacity to track future increases in sea level

    Chris T. Perry;Lorenzo Alvarez-Filip;Nicholas A. J. Graham;Peter J. Mumby

  • Western Indian Ocean coral communities: bleaching responses and susceptibility to extinction

    Tim R. McClanahan;M. Ateweberhan;N. A J Graham;S. K. Wilson;S. K. Wilson

  • Relationships between structural complexity, coral traits, and reef fish assemblages

    Emily S. Darling;Emily S. Darling;Nicholas A. J. Graham;Nicholas A. J. Graham;Fraser A. Januchowski-Hartley;Kirsty L. Nash

  • Habitat utilization by coral reef fish: implications for specialists vs. generalists in a changing environment

    Shaun K. Wilson;Shaun K. Wilson;Scott C. Burgess;Scott C. Burgess;Alistair J. Cheal;Mike Emslie

  • Climate warming, marine protected areas and the ocean-scale integrity of coral reef ecosystems.

    Nicholas A.J. Graham;Timothy R. McClanahan;M. Aaron MacNeil;M. Aaron MacNeil;Shaun K. Wilson;Shaun K. Wilson

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas A. J. Graham
Nicholas A. J. Graham Lancaster University
Morgan S. Pratchett
Morgan S. Pratchett James Cook University
Martial Depczynski
Martial Depczynski Australian Institute of Marine Science
Tim R. McClanahan
Tim R. McClanahan Wildlife Conservation Society
Ben Radford
Ben Radford Australian Institute of Marine Science
M. Aaron MacNeil
M. Aaron MacNeil Dalhousie University
Joshua E. Cinner
Joshua E. Cinner James Cook University
Nicholas Polunin
Nicholas Polunin Newcastle University
Andrew S. Hoey
Andrew S. Hoey James Cook University
Simon Jennings
Simon Jennings Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science

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