Alf Norkko

11.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
167 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

Alf Norkko is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Alf Norkko has authored 167 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 128 papers in Oceanography, 87 papers in Ecology and 80 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Alf Norkko's work include Marine Biology and Ecology Research (109 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (56 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (46 papers). Alf Norkko is often cited by papers focused on Marine Biology and Ecology Research (109 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (56 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (46 papers). Alf Norkko collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Sweden and New Zealand. Alf Norkko's co-authors include Simon F. Thrush, Erik Bonsdorff, Joanna Norkko, Judi E. Hewitt, Vonda J. Cummings, Anna Villnäs, Joanne I. Ellis, JE Hewitt, Bo G. Gustafsson and Sebastian Valanko and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Alf Norkko

159 papers receiving 7.7k citations

Hit Papers

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The importance of benthic–pelagic coupling for marine ecosystem functioning in a changing world

2017 322 citations Francisco J. A. Nascimento, Stefano Bonaglia et al. Global Change Biology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Spatial heterogeneity of GHG dynamics across an estuarine ecosystem 2025 ·Nicolas‐Xavier Geilfus, Bruno Delille, Anna Villnäs, Alf Norkko	0
2	Synergistic effects of the antibiotic ciprofloxacin and a simulated heatwave on the Baltic Sea dinoflagellate Apocalathium malmogiense 2025 ·Marine Environmental Research ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Andreu Rico, (unknown), Alf Norkko, Aleksandra M. Lewandowska	0
3	Seasonal Variation in the Role of Benthic Macrofauna Communities for Ecosystem Functioning in Shallow Coastal Soft-Sediment Habitats 2025 ·Estuaries and Coasts ·Johanna Gammal, (unknown), Joanna Norkko, Erik Bonsdorff, Alf Norkko	2
4	Implications of increased intertidal inundation on seagrass net primary production 2024 ·Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science ·Andrew M. Lohrer, Iain T. MacDonald, R.H. Bulmer, Emily J. Douglas, (unknown), Iván F. Rodil, Karl M. Attard, Alf Norkko, Peter Berg	1
5	Projected loss of brown macroalgae and seagrasses with global environmental change 2024 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Lisandro Benedetti‐Cecchi, Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Mar Cabeza, Camilla Gustafsson, Alf Norkko, Tomas Roslin, David N. Thomas, (unknown), Giovanni Strona	13
6	No evidence of light inhibition on aerobic methanotrophs in coastal sediments using eDNA and eRNA 2023 ·Environmental DNA ·Elias Broman, (unknown), (unknown), Florian Roth, Christoph Humborg, Alf Norkko, Tom Jilbert, Stefano Bonaglia, Francisco J. A. Nascimento	7
7	High spatiotemporal variability of methane concentrations challenges estimates of emissions across vegetated coastal ecosystems 2022 ·Global Change Biology ·Florian Roth, Xiaole Sun, M. C. Geibel, John Prytherch, Volker Brüchert, Stefano Bonaglia, Elias Broman, Francisco J. A. Nascimento, Alf Norkko, Christoph Humborg	31
8	An evaluation of new particle formation events in Helsinki during a Baltic Sea cyanobacterial summer bloom 2022 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Roseline C. Thakur, Lubna Dada, Lisa Beck, Lauriane L. J. Quéléver, Tommy Chan, Marjan Marbouti, Xu‐Cheng He, Carlton Xavier, (unknown), Janne Lampilahti, Markus Lampimäki, Yee Jun Tham, Nina Sarnela, Katrianne Lehtipalo, Alf Norkko, Markku Kulmala, Mikko Sipilä, Tuija Jokinen	9
9	An evaluation of new particle formation events in Helsinki during a Baltic Sea cyanobacterial summer bloom 2021 ·Roseline C. Thakur, Lubna Dada, Lisa Beck, Lauriane L. J. Quéléver, Tommy Chan, Marjan Marbouti, Xu‐Cheng He, Carlton Xavier, (unknown), Janne Lampilahti, Markus Lampimäki, Yee Jun Tham, Nina Sarnela, Katrianne Lehtipalo, Alf Norkko, Markku Kulmala, Mikko Sipilä, Tuija Jokinen	2
10	Low Abundance of Methanotrophs in Sediments of Shallow Boreal Coastal Zones With High Water Methane Concentrations 2020 ·Frontiers in Microbiology ·Elias Broman, Xiaole Sun, Christian Stranne, Marco Salgado, Stefano Bonaglia, M. C. Geibel, Martin Jakobsson, Alf Norkko, Christoph Humborg, Francisco J. A. Nascimento	20
11	Biodiversity Loss Threatens the Current Functional Similarity of Beta Diversity in Benthic Diatom Communities 2020 ·Microbial Ecology ·(unknown), Janne Soininen, Alf Norkko	11
12	Seasonal ecosystem metabolism across shallow benthic habitats measured by aquatic eddy covariance 2019 ·Limnology and Oceanography Letters ·Karl M. Attard, Iván F. Rodil, Ronnie N. Glud, Peter Berg, Joanna Norkko, Alf Norkko	51
13	Effects of Reduced pH on Macoma balthica Larvae from a System with Naturally Fluctuating pH-Dynamics 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·Anna Jansson, Joanna Norkko, Alf Norkko	34
14	Burial and decomposition of plant pigments in surface sediments of the Baltic Sea: role of oxygen and benthic fauna 2012 ·Marine Ecology Progress Series ·(unknown), Joanna Norkko, Alf Norkko	59
15	A welcome can of worms? Hypoxia mitigation by an invasive species 2011 ·Global Change Biology ·Joanna Norkko, Daniel C. Reed, Karen Timmermann, Alf Norkko, Bo G. Gustafsson, Erik Bonsdorff, Caroline P. Slomp, Jacob Carstensen, Daniel J. Conley	141
16	Benthic diversity gradients and shifting baselines: implications for assessing environmental status 2011 ·Ecological Applications ·Anna Villnäs, Alf Norkko	83
17	Conditional responses to increasing scales of disturbance, and potential implications for threshold dynamics in soft-sediment communities 2010 ·Marine Ecology Progress Series ·Joanna Norkko, Alf Norkko, Simon F. Thrush, Sebastian Valanko, (unknown)	46
18	Rates of post-larval bedload dispersal in a non-tidal soft-sediment system 2010 ·Marine Ecology Progress Series ·Sebastian Valanko, Alf Norkko, Joanna Norkko	17
19	Flounder (Platichthys flesus) spawning in Finnish archipelago waters 1994 ·Erik Bonsdorff, Alf Norkko	6
20	Observations of the polychaete Marenzelleria viridis (Verril) on a shallow sandy bottom on the South coast of Finland 1993 ·Alf Norkko, Erik Bonsdorff, Christoffer Boström	24

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