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Overview

Wolfgang Kiessling is affiliated with the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany. The scientist's research spans various key fields within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, reflecting an interdisciplinary focus on ecological and climatic systems. Their published work comprises numerous studies centered on marine and terrestrial biodiversity, paleontology, and global ecological changes.

The main fields of study include:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Environmental Science

Within these broader fields, the subfields of study addressed are:

  • Ecology
  • Oceanography
  • Paleontology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Atmospheric Science

Kiessling's research covers a variety of scientific topics, highlighting the intersection between marine ecosystems, paleontology, and climate science. The primary topics of interest are:

  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses

Frequent co-authors in Kiessling's publications include:

  • Ádám T. Kocsis (29 publications)
  • Nussaïbah B. Raja (20 publications)
  • Danijela Dimitrijević (18 publications)
  • Manuel J. Steinbauer (17 publications)
  • Erin E. Saupe (15 publications)

The scientist has contributed to numerous articles in various publication venues. Among the most common are:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) - 26 publications
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America - 13 publications
  • Global Ecology and Biogeography - 5 publications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) - 5 publications
  • Facies - 4 publications

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Wolfgang Kiessling include:

  • "Overcoming the coupled climate and biodiversity crises and their societal impacts," 2023, Science
  • "Endemism increases species' climate change risk in areas of global biodiversity importance," 2021, Biological Conservation
  • "IPBES-IPCC co-sponsored workshop report on biodiversity and climate change," 2021, Wageningen University and Researchcenter Publications (Wageningen University & Research)
  • "Past and future decline of tropical pelagic biodiversity," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Climate change disrupts core habitats of marine species," 2023, Global Change Biology

Best Publications

  • Global imprint of climate change on marine life

    Elvira S. Poloczanska;Christopher J. Brown;Christopher J. Brown;William J. Sydeman;Wolfgang Kiessling;Wolfgang Kiessling

  • The Chicxulub Asteroid Impact and Mass Extinction at the Cretaceous-Paleogene Boundary

    Peter Schulte;Laia Alegret;Ignacio Arenillas;José A. Arz

  • The pace of shifting climate in marine and terrestrial ecosystems.

    Michael T. Burrows;David S. Schoeman;David S. Schoeman;Lauren B. Buckley;Pippa Moore;Pippa Moore

  • The Geological Record of Ocean Acidification

    Bärbel Hönisch;Andy Ridgwell;Daniela N. Schmidt;Ellen Thomas;Ellen Thomas

  • Phanerozoic trends in the global diversity of marine invertebrates.

    John Alroy;Martin Aberhan;David J. Bottjer;Michael Foote

  • Climate velocity and the future global redistribution of marine biodiversity

    Jorge Garcia Molinos;Jorge Garcia Molinos;Benjamin S. Halpern;Benjamin S. Halpern;David S. Schoeman;Christopher J. Brown

  • Geographical limits to species-range shifts are suggested by climate velocity

    Michael T. Burrows;David S. Schoeman;Anthony J. Richardson;Anthony J. Richardson;Jorge García Molinos

  • Overcoming the coupled climate and biodiversity crises and their societal impacts

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  • Paleoreef maps; evaluation of a comprehensive database on Phanerozoic reefs

    Wolfgang Kiessling;Erik Fluegel;Jan Golonka

  • Endemism increases species' climate change risk in areas of global biodiversity importance

    Stella Manes;Mark J. Costello;Mark J. Costello;Heath Beckett;Anindita Debnath

  • Phanerozoic reef patterns

    Wolfgang Kiessling;Erik Flügel;Jan Golonka

  • On the potential for ocean acidification to be a general cause of ancient reef crises

    Wolfgang Kiessling;Carl Simpson

  • Patterns of Phanerozoic carbonate platform sedimentation

    Wolfgang Kiessling;Erik Flügel;Jan Golonka

  • Geologic and Biologic Controls on the Evolution of Reefs

    Wolfgang Kiessling

  • Scientific outcome of the IPBES-IPCC co-sponsored workshop on biodiversity and climate change

    Hans Otto-Portner;Bob Scholes;John Agard;Emma Archer

  • Extinction trajectories of benthic organisms across the Triassic–Jurassic boundary

    Wolfgang Kiessling;Martin Aberhan;Benjamin Brenneis;Peter J. Wagner

  • The Devonian nekton revolution

    Christian Klug;Björn Kröger;Wolfgang Kiessling;Gary L. Mullins

  • Reefs as cradles of evolution and sources of biodiversity in the Phanerozoic.

    Wolfgang Kiessling;Carl Simpson;Michael Foote

  • IPBES-IPCC co-sponsored workshop report on biodiversity and climate change

    H.O. Pörtner;R. J. Scholes;J. Agard;E. Archer

  • Secular Variations in the Phanerozoic Reef Ecosystem

    Wolfgang Kiessling

  • Patterns of Phanerozoic Reef Crises

    Erik Flügel;Wolfgang Kiessling

  • Climate velocity and the future global redistribution of marine

    Jorge García Molinos;Benjamin S. Halpern;David S. Schoeman;Christopher J. Brown

Frequent Co-Authors

John M. Pandolfi
John M. Pandolfi University of Queensland
Anthony J. Richardson
Anthony J. Richardson University of Queensland
Benjamin S. Halpern
Benjamin S. Halpern University of California, Santa Barbara
Carlos M. Duarte
Carlos M. Duarte King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
David S. Schoeman
David S. Schoeman University of the Sunshine Coast
Pippa J. Moore
Pippa J. Moore Newcastle University
Elvira S. Poloczanska
Elvira S. Poloczanska Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Camille Parmesan
Camille Parmesan The University of Texas at Austin
Michael T. Burrows
Michael T. Burrows Scottish Association For Marine Science
Christopher J. Brown
Christopher J. Brown University of Tasmania

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