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Overview

Stephen R. Wing is affiliated with the University of Otago in New Zealand. Their research spans across Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences with a focus on marine and ecological systems. Their work notably integrates studies on marine and fisheries research, isotope analysis in ecology, and marine bivalve and aquaculture studies.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Within these fields, key subfields of their research are:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecology
  • Oceanography
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Major topics of Stephen R. Wing's work include:

  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Marine animal studies overview

The scientist has contributed extensively to journals such as Marine Ecology Progress Series, Scientific Reports, and Ecosphere. Other frequent publication venues include the Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology and the New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research.

Frequent co-authors in their collaborations are:

  • Amandine Sabadel
  • Leonardo M. Durante
  • Rebecca M. McMullin
  • Stina Kolodzey
  • Kimberly J. Hageman

Selected recent publications illustrate the scope of their research:

  • "Whales in the carbon cycle: can recovery remove carbon dioxide?" (2022), Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • "Effects of fixatives on stable isotopes of fish muscle tissue: implications for trophic studies on preserved specimens" (2020), Ecological Applications
  • "Changes in trophic structure of an exploited fish community at the centennial scale are linked to fisheries and climate forces" (2022), Scientific Reports
  • "Penguins and Seals Transport Limiting Nutrients Between Offshore Pelagic and Coastal Regions of Antarctica Under Changing Sea Ice" (2020), Ecosystems
  • "Shifting trophic architecture of marine fisheries in New Zealand: Implications for guiding effective ecosystem-based management" (2020), Fish and Fisheries

Best Publications

  • Harvest Refugia in Marine Invertebrate Fisheries: Models and Applications to the Red Sea Urchin, Strongylocentrotus franciscanus

    James F. Quinn;Stephen R. Wing;Louis W. Botsford

  • Pulsed delivery of subthermocline water to Conch Reef (Florida Keys) by internal tidal bores

    James J. Leichter;Stephen R. Wing;Steven L. Miller;Mark W. Denny

  • Settlement and transport of benthic invertebrates in an intermittent upwelling region

    Stephen R. Wing;John L. Largier;Louis W. Botsford;James F. Quinn

  • Meroplanktonic distribution and circulation in a coastal retention zone of the northern California upwelling system

    Stephen R. Wing;Louis W. Botsford;Stephen V. Ralston;John L. Largier

  • Breaking internal waves on a Florida (USA) coral reef: a plankton pump at work?

    James J. Leichter;Gregory Shellenbarger;Salvatore J. Genovese;Stephen R. Wing

  • Prehistoric fisheries in the Caribbean

    S. R. Wing;E. S. Wing

  • Exposure to waves enhances the growth rate and nitrogen status of the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera

    Christopher D. Hepburn;James D. Holborow;Stephen R. Wing;Russell D. Frew

  • Isotopic turnover rate and fractionation in multiple tissues of red rock lobster (Jasus edwardsii) and blue cod (Parapercis colias): Consequences for ecological studies

    Erik Suring;Stephen R. Wing

  • Patterns in the δ13C and δ15N signature of Ulva pertusa: Interaction between physical gradients and nutrient source pools

    Christopher D. Cornelisen;Stephen R. Wing;Kim L. Clark;M. Hamish Bowman

  • Effects of wave-induced lightflecks in the intertidal zone on photosynthesis in the macroalgae Postelsia palmaeformis and Hedophyllum sessile (Phaeophyceae)

    S. R. Wing;M. R. Patterson

  • Inter-annual variability in larval supply to populations of three invertebrate taxa in the northern California Current

    Stephen R Wing;Louis W Botsford;Lance E Morgan;Jennifer M Diehl

  • Spatial variability in red sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus franciscanus) recruitment in northern California

    Lance E. Morgan;Stephen R. Wing;Louis W. Botsford;Carolyn J. Lundquist

  • Topographic shading and wave exposure influence morphology and ecophysiology of Ecklonia radiata (C. Agardh 1817) in Fiordland, New Zealand

    S. R. Wing;J. J. Leichter;C. Perrin;S. M. Rutger

  • Hagfish in the New Zealand fjords are supported by chemoautotrophy of forest carbon

    Rebecca J. McLeod;Stephen R. Wing

  • Strong pathways for incorporation of terrestrially derived organic matter into benthic communities

    Rebecca J. McLeod;Stephen R. Wing

  • Calorific content of New Zealand marine macrophytes

    Miles D. Lamare;Stephen R. Wing

  • A mechanism for onset of diatom blooms in a fjord with persistent salinity stratification

    N.L. Goebel;S.R. Wing;P.W. Boyd

  • Reproductive sources and sinks within a sea urchin, Evechinus chloroticus, population of a New Zealand fjord

    Stephen R. Wing;Mark T. Gibbs;Miles D. Lamare

  • Estimation of growth and mortality parameters from size frequency distributions lacking age patterns : the red sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus franciscanus) as an example

    Barry D. Smith;Louis W. Botsford;Stephen R. Wing

  • Effects of hydrographic barriers on population genetic structure of the sea star Coscinasterias muricata (Echinodermata, Asteroidea) in the New Zealand fiords.

    Cécile Perrin;Stephen R. Wing;Michael S. Roy

Frequent Co-Authors

Russell D. Frew
Russell D. Frew University of Otago
James J. Leichter
James J. Leichter University of California, San Diego
Louis W. Botsford
Louis W. Botsford University of California, Davis
Catriona L. Hurd
Catriona L. Hurd University of Tasmania
Miles D. Lamare
Miles D. Lamare University of Otago
John L. Largier
John L. Largier University of California, Davis
Carolyn J. Lundquist
Carolyn J. Lundquist National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
James F. Quinn
James F. Quinn University of California, Davis
Mark W. Denny
Mark W. Denny Stanford University
Shane T. Ahyong
Shane T. Ahyong Australian Museum

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