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Trevor J. Willis

Trevor J. Willis

Trevor J. Willis publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Trevor J. Willis sits on this spectrum.

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Trevor J. Willis D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Trevor J. Willis sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Trevor J. Willis is affiliated with the University of Bologna in Italy and focuses on environmental science, with a particular emphasis on marine and ecological studies. Their research spans several subfields, including ecology, nature and landscape conservation, global and planetary change, pollution, and health, toxicology, and mutagenesis.

The scientist's work frequently covers topics such as isotope analysis in ecology, ichthyology and marine biology, mercury impact and mitigation studies, physiological and biochemical adaptations, coral and marine ecosystems studies, marine and fisheries research, and microplastics and plastic pollution.

Trevor J. Willis has published multiple papers in various scientific journals, including:

  • Multiple impacts of microplastics can threaten marine habitat-forming species (2021, Communications Biology)
  • Bioaccumulation and biomagnification of heavy metals in marine micro-predators (2023, Communications Biology)
  • A Multi-Tissue, Multi-Species Assessment of Lipid and Urea Stable Isotope Biases in Mesopredator Elasmobranchs (2022, Frontiers in Marine Science)
  • Mercury bioaccumulation and its relationship with trophic biomarkers in a Mediterranean elasmobranch mesopredator (2024, Marine Pollution Bulletin)
  • Historical analyses of coastal marine sediments reveal land-based impacts on the benthos (2020, New Zealand Journal of Ecology)

Willis commonly collaborates with several researchers including:

  • Rona A. R. McGill
  • Cinzia Corinaldesi
  • Antonio Dell'Anno
  • Carlo Cerrano
  • Roberto Danovaro

Their publications frequently appear in journals such as Communications Biology, Mediterranean Marine Science, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Frontiers in Marine Science, and Journal of Fish Biology.

Best Publications

  • CANONICAL ANALYSIS OF PRINCIPAL COORDINATES: A USEFUL METHOD OF CONSTRAINED ORDINATION FOR ECOLOGY

    Marti J. Anderson;Trevor J. Willis

  • Global conservation outcomes depend on marine protected areas with five key features

    Graham J. Edgar;Rick D. Stuart-Smith;Trevor J. Willis;Stuart Kininmonth;Stuart Kininmonth

  • Integrating abundance and functional traits reveals new global hotspots of fish diversity

    Rick D. Stuart-Smith;Amanda E. Bates;Jonathan S. Lefcheck;J. Emmet Duffy

  • Changes in community structure in temperate marine reserves

    Russell C. Babcock;Shane Kelly;Nick T. Shears;Jarrod W. Walker

  • Detection of spatial variability in relative density of fishes: comparison of visual census, angling, and baited underwater video

    Trevor J Willis;Russell B. Millar;Russell C. Babcock

  • BioTIME: A database of biodiversity time series for the Anthropocene

    Maria Dornelas;Laura H. Antão;Laura H. Antão;Faye Moyes;Amanda E. Bates;Amanda E. Bates

  • A baited underwater video system for the determination of relative density of carnivorous reef fish

    Trevor J Willis;Russell C. Babcock

  • Protection of exploited fish in temperate regions: high density and biomass of snapper Pagrus auratus (Sparidae) in northern New Zealand marine reserves

    Trevor J Willis;Russell B. Millar;Russell C. Babcock

  • Compensatory dynamics are rare in natural ecological communities

    J. E. Houlahan;D. J. Currie;K. Cottenie;G. S. Cumming

  • Burdens of evidence and the benefits of marine reserves: putting Descartes before des horse?

    Trevor J Willis;R. Millar;R. Babcock;N. Tolimieri

  • Visual census methods underestimate density and diversity of cryptic reef fishes

    Trevor J Willis

  • Structure of cryptic reef fish assemblages: relationships with habitat characteristics and predator density

    Trevor J. Willis;Marti J. Anderson

  • Multiple impacts of microplastics can threaten marine habitat-forming species

    Cinzia Corinaldesi;Sara Canensi;Antonio Dell’Anno;Michael Tangherlini

  • Snapper Pagrus auratus (Sparidae) home range dynamics : acoustic tagging studies in a marine reserve

    D.M. Parsons;R.C. Babcock;R.K.S. Hankin;T.J. Willis

  • Rapid recolonisation of snapper Pagrus auratus: Sparidae within an offshore island marine reserve after implementation of no-take status

    Christopher M. Denny;Trevor J. Willis;Russell C. Babcock

  • Evidence for long‐term site fidelity of snapper (Pagrus auratus) within a marine reserve

    Trevor J Willis;Darren M. Parsons;Russell C. Babcock

  • Efficacy of Aqui-S, formalin and praziquantel against the monogeneans, Benedenia seriolae and Zeuxapta seriolae, infecting yellowtail kingfish Seriola lalandi lalandi in New Zealand

    Natasha J. Sharp;B.K. Diggles;C.W. Poortenaar;T.J. Willis

  • Reflecting on the next generation of models for community-based natural resources management

    C.M. Shackleton;T.J. Willis;K. Brown;N.V.C. Polunin

  • Retention and in situ detectability of visible implant fluorescent elastomer (VIFE) tags in Pagrus auratus (Sparidae)

    Trevor John Willis;Russell C. Babcock

  • Morphometric and meristic comparison of orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus: Trachichthyidae) from the Puysegur Bank and Lord Howe Rise, New Zealand, and its implications for stock structure

    M. Haddon;T. J. Willis

Frequent Co-Authors

Russell C. Babcock
Russell C. Babcock Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Laura Airoldi
Laura Airoldi University of Padua
Graham J. Edgar
Graham J. Edgar University of Tasmania
Rick D. Stuart-Smith
Rick D. Stuart-Smith University of Tasmania
Marti J. Anderson
Marti J. Anderson Massey University
Amanda E. Bates
Amanda E. Bates Memorial University of Newfoundland
Nicholas Polunin
Nicholas Polunin Newcastle University
Marco Abbiati
Marco Abbiati University of Bologna
Christoph F. J. Meyer
Christoph F. J. Meyer University of Salford
Jonathan S. Lefcheck
Jonathan S. Lefcheck Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

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