Anton McLachlan

7.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
74 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Anton McLachlan is a scholar working on Ecology, Oceanography and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Anton McLachlan has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Ecology, 44 papers in Oceanography and 19 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Anton McLachlan's work include Marine Biology and Ecology Research (31 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (25 papers) and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (14 papers). Anton McLachlan is often cited by papers focused on Marine Biology and Ecology Research (31 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (25 papers) and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (14 papers). Anton McLachlan collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Oman and Australia. Anton McLachlan's co-authors include Omar Defeo, Alastair Brown, Jenifer E. Dugan, Thomas A. Schlacher, David S. Schoeman, Felicita Scapini, Mariano Lastra, Alan R. Jones, Eduardo Jaramillo and Atsu S.S. Dorvlo and has published in prestigious journals such as Limnology and Oceanography, Journal of Environmental Management and Marine Pollution Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

Anton McLachlan

73 papers receiving 5.2k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Threats to sandy beach ecosystems: A review

2008 944 citations Omar Defeo, Anton McLachlan et al. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science profile →
Ecology of Sandy Shores

1990 520 citations Anton McLachlan et al. profile →
Sandy Beaches as Ecosystems

1983 414 citations Anton McLachlan et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Anton McLachlan South Africa	33	3.4k	3.2k	1.7k	947	772	74	5.7k
Jenifer E. Dugan United States	35	3.0k 0.9×	3.8k 1.2×	2.1k 1.2×	768 0.8×	982 1.3×	93	5.7k
Marieke M. van Katwijk Netherlands	42	4.0k 1.2×	4.4k 1.4×	1.2k 0.7×	748 0.8×	524 0.7×	108	5.9k
Caitlin M. Crain United States	20	1.6k 0.5×	2.8k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	476 0.5×	573 0.7×	23	4.2k
M.G. Chapman Australia	46	4.6k 1.4×	4.6k 1.4×	2.8k 1.6×	390 0.4×	829 1.1×	111	7.8k
Bernhard Riegl United States	50	4.1k 1.2×	6.5k 2.0×	3.7k 2.2×	591 0.6×	714 0.9×	169	7.9k
Chris Kennedy United States	10	1.5k 0.5×	4.3k 1.3×	2.0k 1.2×	1.5k 1.6×	1.2k 1.5×	18	5.8k
Adrian C. Stier United States	29	1.6k 0.5×	4.5k 1.4×	2.2k 1.3×	1.1k 1.1×	816 1.1×	73	6.3k
Evamaria W. Koch United States	26	3.5k 1.0×	6.4k 2.0×	2.5k 1.5×	1.9k 2.1×	1.3k 1.7×	42	8.8k
Paul S. Lavery Australia	47	5.1k 1.5×	5.5k 1.7×	1.5k 0.9×	519 0.5×	594 0.8×	167	7.2k
Tom Ysebaert Netherlands	39	2.6k 0.8×	4.5k 1.4×	2.1k 1.2×	2.2k 2.3×	485 0.6×	153	6.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Anton McLachlan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Anton McLachlan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Anton McLachlan

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20 of 20 papers shown

McLachlan, Anton, Omar Defeo, & Patrick A. Hesp. (2025). Tandem ecosystems: a new perspective on ecological connectivity across the dune-beach interface on sandy shores. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 326. 109530–109530.

Defeo, Omar, Guilherme N. Corte, Carlos Alberto de Moura Barboza, et al.. (2025). Sandy beaches within meta-social-ecological systems: An integrated framework for ecology, management, and conservation. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 322. 109350–109350. 6 indexed citations

Reiter, Noushka, Björn Bohman, Michael Batley, et al.. (2025). Restoring a critically endangered grassland orchid by co-planting to improve pollination and selecting sites based on pollinator availability. Frontiers in Plant Science. 16. 1566543–1566543. 1 indexed citations

Bozzeda, Fabio, Leonardo Ortega, Leonardo Lopes Costa, et al.. (2023). Global patterns in sandy beach erosion: unraveling the roles of anthropogenic, climatic and morphodynamic factors. Frontiers in Marine Science. 10. 17 indexed citations

McLachlan, Anton & Omar Defeo. (2022). Where will the children play? A personal perspective on sandy beaches. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 280. 108186–108186. 8 indexed citations

Costa, Leonardo Lopes, Lucia Fanini, Ilana Rosental Zalmon, Omar Defeo, & Anton McLachlan. (2022). Cumulative stressors impact macrofauna differentially according to sandy beach type: A meta-analysis. Journal of Environmental Management. 307. 114594–114594. 30 indexed citations

Schlacher, Thomas A., David S. Schoeman, Jenifer E. Dugan, et al.. (2008). Sandy beach ecosystems: key features, sampling issues, management challenges and climate change impacts. Marine Ecology. 29(s1). 70–90. 369 indexed citations

Schlacher, Thomas A., Jenifer E. Dugan, David S. Schoeman, et al.. (2007). Sandy beaches at the brink. Diversity and Distributions. 13(5). 556–560. 347 indexed citations

Kerley, Graham I. H., et al.. (2000). Patterns of development and succession of vegetated hummocks in slacks of the Alexandria coastal dune field, South Africa. Journal of Coastal Conservation. 6(1). 79–88. 7 indexed citations

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Watson, Justin J., Graham I. H. Kerley, & Anton McLachlan. (2000). 10.1016/s0967-0653(97)87320-6. Journal of Coastal Research. 13(1). 36–45. 4 indexed citations

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McLachlan, Anton, et al.. (1998). Ecology of sandy beaches in Oman. Journal of Coastal Conservation. 4(2). 181–190. 32 indexed citations

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Merwe, D. van der, et al.. (1994). Seasonal Movements Between Habitats of Whitefronted Plovers Charadrius marginatus in a Coastal Dunefield. Journal of Coastal Research. 10(3). 747–751. 1 indexed citations

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McLachlan, Anton, et al.. (1992). Sand beach ecology swash features relevant to the macrofauna. Journal of Coastal Research. 8(2). 398–407. 86 indexed citations

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Merwe, D. van der, et al.. (1992). PARTITIONING OF FEEDING HABITATS BY WHITEFRONTED PLOVERS CHARADRIUS MARGINATVS AT A DUNE/BEACH INTERFACE. Ostrich. 63(2-3). 49–57. 3 indexed citations

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McLachlan, Anton & Deon van der Merwe. (1991). Litter Decomposition in a Coastal Dune Slack. Journal of Coastal Research. 7(1). 107–112. 8 indexed citations

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McLachlan, Anton, et al.. (1991). The activity of three intertidal sand beach isopods (flabellifera: cirolanidae). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 146(2). 163–180. 14 indexed citations

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McLachlan, Anton. (1990). Dissipative Beaches and Macrofauna Communities on Exposed Intertidal Sands. Journal of Coastal Research. 6(1). 200 indexed citations

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McLachlan, Anton. (1986). The Ecology of Rocky Coasts edited by P.G. Moore and R. Seed, Hodder and Stoughton. Journal of Coastal Research. 2(4). 2 indexed citations

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McLachlan, Anton. (1985). The ecology of two sandy beaches near Walvis Bay. 1985. 155–163. 14 indexed citations

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McLachlan, Anton, et al.. (1983). Sandy beaches as ecosystems : based on the proceedings of the First International Symposium on Sandy Beaches, held in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 17-21 January 1983. 5 indexed citations

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