Angus Atkinson

13.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
151 papers, 8.8k citations indexed

About

Angus Atkinson is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Angus Atkinson has authored 151 papers receiving a total of 8.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 98 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 93 papers in Oceanography and 64 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Angus Atkinson's work include Marine and fisheries research (88 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (79 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (51 papers). Angus Atkinson is often cited by papers focused on Marine and fisheries research (88 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (79 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (51 papers). Angus Atkinson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and United States. Angus Atkinson's co-authors include Evgeny A. Pakhomov, Volker Siegel, P. Rothery, Peter Ward, Katrin Schmidt, Geraint A. Tarling, Simeon L. Hill, David W. Pond, G.C. Cripps and Valerie J. Loeb and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Angus Atkinson

148 papers receiving 8.5k citations

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Long-term decline in krill stock and increase in salps within the Southern Ocean

2004 900 citations Angus Atkinson, Volker Siegel et al. Nature profile →
Krill (Euphausia superba) distribution contracts southward during rapid regional warming

2019 249 citations Angus Atkinson, Simeon L. Hill et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Seasonally migrating zooplankton strongly enhance Southern Ocean carbon sequestration 2025 ·Limnology and Oceanography ·Guang Yang, Angus Atkinson, Evgeny A. Pakhomov, Katrin Schmidt, Wei‐Lei Wang, Jennifer Freer, Geraint A. Tarling	0
2	Antarctic krill sequester similar amounts of carbon to key coastal blue carbon habitats 2024 ·Nature Communications ·Emma L. Cavan, Neill Mackay, Simeon L. Hill, Angus Atkinson, Anna Belcher, André Visser	10
3	Steeper size spectra with decreasing phytoplankton biomass indicate strong trophic amplification and future fish declines 2024 ·Nature Communications ·Angus Atkinson, Axel G. Rossberg, Ursula Gaedke, W. Gary Sprules, Ryan Heneghan, (unknown), Maria Grigoratou, Elaine S. Fileman, Katrin Schmidt, Constantin Frangoulis	16
4	Long‐term shifts in phenology, thermal niche, population size, and their interactions in marine pelagic copepods 2024 ·Limnology and Oceanography ·(unknown), Andrew G. Hirst, David Atkinson, Jasmin Renz, Maarten Boersma, Angus Atkinson	2
5	Predictors of long-term variability in NE Atlantic plankton communities 2024 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·(unknown), Angus Atkinson, Mike Best, Eileen Bresnan, Michelle Devlin, Éric Goberville, Pierre Hélaouët, (unknown), (unknown), Murray S. A. Thompson, Abigail McQuatters‐Gollop	5
6	Relationships of temperature and biodiversity with stability of natural aquatic food webs 2023 ·Nature Communications ·Zhao Qing-hua, Paul J. Van den Brink, Chi Xu, Shaopeng Wang, Adam Thomas Clark, Canan Karakoç, George Sugihara, Claire E. Widdicombe, Angus Atkinson, Shin‐ichiro S. Matsuzaki, Ryuichiro Shinohara, Shuiqing He, Yingying Wang, Frederik De Laender	29
7	Major declines in NE Atlantic plankton contrast with more stable populations in the rapidly warming North Sea 2023 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·(unknown), (unknown), Luis Felipe Artigas, Clare Ostle, Angus Atkinson, Isabelle Rombouts, Carolyn Graves, Michelle Devlin, (unknown), (unknown), Eileen Bresnan, Jos Schilder, Hans Jakobsen, (unknown), Paul Tett, Mike Best, Éric Goberville, Abigail McQuatters‐Gollop	20
8	Massive circumpolar biomass of Southern Ocean zooplankton: Implications for food web structure, carbon export, and marine spatial planning 2022 ·Limnology and Oceanography ·Guang Yang, Angus Atkinson, Evgeny A. Pakhomov, Simeon L. Hill, Marie‐Fanny Racault	23
9	Stepping stones towards Antarctica: Switch to southern spawning grounds explains an abrupt range shift in krill 2021 ·Global Change Biology ·Angus Atkinson, Simeon L. Hill, Christian S. Reiss, Evgeny A. Pakhomov, Grégory Beaugrand, Geraint A. Tarling, Guang Yang, Deborah K. Steinberg, Katrin Schmidt, Martin Edwards, Emilce Rombolá, (unknown)	24
10	Increasing picocyanobacteria success in shelf waters contributes to long‐term food web degradation 2020 ·Global Change Biology ·Katrin Schmidt, Antony J. Birchill, Angus Atkinson, Robert J. W. Brewin, James R. Clark, Anna E. Hickman, David G. Johns, Maeve C. Lohan, Angela Milne, Silvia Pardo, Luca Polimene, Tim Smyth, Glen A. Tarran, Claire E. Widdicombe, E. Malcolm S. Woodward, Simon J. Ussher	69
11	The importance of Antarctic krill in biogeochemical cycles 2019 ·Nature Communications ·Emma L. Cavan, Anna Belcher, Angus Atkinson, Simeon L. Hill, So Kawaguchi, Stacey A. McCormack, Bettina Meyer, Stephen Nicol, Lavenia Ratnarajah, Katrin Schmidt, Deborah K. Steinberg, Geraint A. Tarling, Philip W. Boyd	141
12	Krill faecal pellets drive hidden pulses of particulate organic carbon in the marginal ice zone 2019 ·Nature Communications ·Anna Belcher, Stephanie Henson, Clara Manno, Simeon L. Hill, Angus Atkinson, Sally Thorpe, Peter T. Fretwell, Louise Ireland, Geraint A. Tarling	50
13	Mechanisms of dissolved and labile particulate iron supply to shelf waters and phytoplankton blooms off South Georgia, Southern Ocean 2018 ·Biogeosciences ·Christian Schlösser, Katrin Schmidt, Alfred Aquilina, William B. Homoky, Maxi Castrillejo, Rachel A. Mills, Matthew D. Patey, Sophie Fielding, Angus Atkinson, Eric P. Achterberg	39
14	The potential role of Antarctic krill faecal pellets in efficient carbon export at the marginal ice zone of the South Orkney Islands in spring 2017 ·Polar Biology ·Anna Belcher, Geraint A. Tarling, Clara Manno, Angus Atkinson, (unknown), Georg Skaret, Sophie Fielding, Stephanie Henson, Richard Sanders	37
15	Zooplankton Gut Passage Mobilizes Lithogenic Iron for Ocean Productivity 2016 ·Current Biology ·Katrin Schmidt, Christian Schlösser, Angus Atkinson, Sophie Fielding, Hugh J. Venables, Claire M. Waluda, Eric P. Achterberg	73
16	How does Calanus helgolandicus maintain its population in a variable environment? Analysis of a 25-year time series from the English Channel 2015 ·Progress In Oceanography ·(unknown), Angus Atkinson, Andrew G. Hirst, Penelope K. Lindeque, Claire E. Widdicombe, Rachel A. Harmer, Andrea J. McEvoy, Denise Cummings	21
17	Next Generation Sequencing Reveals the Hidden Diversity of Zooplankton Assemblages 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·Penelope K. Lindeque, Helen Parry, Rachel A. Harmer, Paul J. Somerfield, Angus Atkinson	166
18	Fitting Euphausia superba into Southern Ocean food-web models: a review of data sources and their limitations 2012 ·Figshare ·Angus Atkinson, Stephen Nicol, So Kawaguchi, (unknown), (unknown)	33
19	Long-term decline in krill stock and increase in salps within the Southern Ocean breakdown → 2004 ·Nature ·Angus Atkinson, Volker Siegel, Evgeny A. Pakhomov, P. Rothery	900
20	Ammonium regeneration by Antarctic mesozooplankton: an allometric approach 2001 ·Marine Biology ·Angus Atkinson, Martin J. Whitehouse	22

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