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Overview

Steve W. Ross is affiliated with the University of North Carolina Wilmington in the United States. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on specific subfields such as Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, Pollution, and Ocean Engineering.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies

Steve W. Ross has published multiple papers across various scientific journals. Some notable recent publications are:

  • "Climate-induced changes in the suitable habitat of cold-water corals and commercially important deep-sea fishes in the North Atlantic" (2020) in Global Change Biology
  • "Distributions of microplastics and larger anthropogenic debris in Norfolk Canyon, Baltimore Canyon, and the adjacent continental slope (Western North Atlantic Margin, U.S.A.)" (2021) in Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • "Submarine canyons influence macrofaunal diversity and density patterns in the deep-sea benthos" (2020) in Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers
  • "Four decades of reef observations illuminate deep-water grouper hotspots" (2021) in Fish and Fisheries
  • "North Atlantic Basin-Scale Multi-Criteria Assessment Database to Inform Effective Management and Protection of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems" (2021) in Frontiers in Marine Science

Their collaborative work includes frequent co-authorship with researchers such as:

  • J. Murray Roberts
  • Ellen Kenchington
  • Lea-Anne Henry
  • Telmo Morato
  • José Manuel González-Irusta

Steve W. Ross frequently publishes in specific scientific venues, including:

  • Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Global Change Biology
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin

Best Publications

  • Habitat use and movements of shortnose and Atlantic sturgeons in the lower Cape Fear River, North Carolina

    M. L. Moser;S. W. Ross

  • Climate‐induced changes in the suitable habitat of cold‐water corals and commercially important deep‐sea fishes in the North Atlantic

    Telmo Morato;José‐Manuel González‐Irusta;Carlos Dominguez‐Carrió;Chih‐Lin Wei

  • The fish fauna associated with deep coral banks off the southeastern United States

    Steve W. Ross;Andrea M. Quattrini

  • Physiological (antioxidant) responses of estuarine fishes to variability in dissolved oxygen

    Steve W Ross;David A Dalton;S Kramer;B.L Christensen

  • Global trophic position comparison of two dominant mesopelagic fish families (Myctophidae, Stomiidae) using amino acid nitrogen isotopic analyses.

    C. Anela Choy;Peter C. Davison;Jeffrey C. Drazen;Adrian Flynn;Adrian Flynn

  • The relative value of different estuarine nursery areas in North Carolina for transient juvenile marine fishes

    Steve W. Ross

  • Fishes associated with pelagic Sargassum and open water lacking Sargassum in the Gulf Stream off North Carolina

    Tara L. Casazza;Steve W. Ross

  • Life history of juvenile gag, Mycteroperca microlepis, in North Carolina estuaries

    S. W. Ross;M. L. Moser

  • Coral-Associated Bacterial Diversity Is Conserved across Two Deep-Sea Anthothela Species

    Stephanie N. Lawler;Christina A. Kellogg;Rachel W. Clostio

  • Short-term environmental variability in cold-water coral habitat at Viosca Knoll, Gulf of Mexico

    Andrew J. Davies;Gerard C.A. Duineveld;Tjeerd C.E. van Weering;Furu Mienis

  • Genetic discontinuity among regional populations of Lophelia pertusa in the North Atlantic Ocean

    Cheryl L. Morrison;Steve W. Ross;Martha S. Nizinski;Sandra Brooke

  • Temperature tolerance of the deep-sea coral Lophelia pertusa from the southeastern United States

    Sandra Brooke;Steve W. Ross;John M. Bane;Harvey E. Seim

  • The influence of near-bed hydrodynamic conditions on cold-water corals in the Viosca Knoll area, Gulf of Mexico

    F. Mienis;G. C.A. Duineveld;A. J. Davies;S. W. Ross

  • Decadal Assessment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Mesopelagic Fishes from the Gulf of Mexico Reveals Exposure to Oil-Derived Sources.

    Isabel C. Romero;Tracey Sutton;Brigid Carr;Ester Quintana-Rizzo

  • Further Evidence for the Invasion and Establishment of Pterois volitans (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae) Along the Atlantic Coast of the United States

    H. Scott Meister;David M. Wyanski;Joshua K. Loefer;Steve W. Ross

  • Observing Reef Fishes from Submersibles Off North Carolina

    R.O. Parker Jr.;Steve W. Ross

  • Persistent near-bottom aggregations of mesopelagic animals along the North Carolina and Virginia continental slopes

    John V. Gartner;Kenneth J. Sulak;Steve W. Ross;Ann Marie Necaise

  • Growth rate and age distribution of deep-sea black corals in the Gulf of Mexico

    N.G. Prouty;E.B. Roark;N.A. Buster;Steve W. Ross

  • Species composition and distributions of mesopelagic fishes over the slope of the north-central Gulf of Mexico

    Steve W. Ross;Andrea M. Quattrini;Adela Y. Roa-Varón;Jennifer P. McClain

  • Age, Growth, and Mortality of Atlantic Croaker in North Carolina, with Comments on Population Dynamics

    Steve W. Ross

  • Influence of Water Masses on the Biodiversity and Biogeography of Deep-Sea Benthic Ecosystems in the North Atlantic

    Patricia Puerta;Clare Johnson;Marina Carreiro-Silva;Lea-Anne Henry

  • Deep-water antipatharians: Proxies of environmental change

    B. Williams;Michael J. Risk;Steve W. Ross;K.J. Sulak

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerard C.A. Duineveld
Gerard C.A. Duineveld Utrecht University
Ellen Kenchington
Ellen Kenchington Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Telmo Morato
Telmo Morato University of the Azores
Joseph J. Torres
Joseph J. Torres University of South Florida
David J. Hollander
David J. Hollander University of South Florida
Carolyn D. Ruppel
Carolyn D. Ruppel United States Geological Survey
Michael J. Risk
Michael J. Risk McMaster University
Dierk Hebbeln
Dierk Hebbeln University of Bremen
Erik E. Cordes
Erik E. Cordes Temple University
J. Murray Roberts
J. Murray Roberts University of Edinburgh

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