Cassandra E. Benkwitt

1.7k total citations
45 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Cassandra E. Benkwitt is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Cassandra E. Benkwitt has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Ecology, 32 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 12 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Cassandra E. Benkwitt's work include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (29 papers), Marine and fisheries research (23 papers) and Marine and coastal plant biology (12 papers). Cassandra E. Benkwitt is often cited by papers focused on Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (29 papers), Marine and fisheries research (23 papers) and Marine and coastal plant biology (12 papers). Cassandra E. Benkwitt collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Cassandra E. Benkwitt's co-authors include Nicholas A. J. Graham, Shaun K. Wilson, Katherine Cure, Tye L. Kindinger, Elizabeth A. Daly, Richard D. Brodeur, Peter Carr, Brett M. Taylor, Timothy J. Pusack and Mark G. Meekan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, PLoS ONE and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Cassandra E. Benkwitt

42 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Cassandra E. Benkwitt United Kingdom 21 854 686 228 224 149 45 1.1k
Zachary R. Jud United States 8 1.2k 1.4× 684 1.0× 191 0.8× 363 1.6× 123 0.8× 10 1.3k
Chhaya Chaudhary Germany 8 619 0.7× 343 0.5× 404 1.8× 134 0.6× 87 0.6× 16 938
Juan‐Carlos Molinero Germany 13 459 0.5× 547 0.8× 349 1.5× 204 0.9× 99 0.7× 20 859
Dor Edelist Israel 18 654 0.8× 858 1.3× 225 1.0× 137 0.6× 175 1.2× 38 1.1k
Stefanie Dekeyzer Belgium 9 638 0.7× 417 0.6× 481 2.1× 113 0.5× 95 0.6× 15 1.1k
James P. Beets United States 16 1.4k 1.7× 1.2k 1.8× 503 2.2× 452 2.0× 83 0.6× 24 1.6k
Cheryl A. Morgan United States 20 620 0.7× 874 1.3× 608 2.7× 507 2.3× 58 0.4× 35 1.3k
Paula E. Whitfield United States 16 900 1.1× 910 1.3× 377 1.7× 120 0.5× 371 2.5× 25 1.3k
Sandrine Vaz France 22 727 0.9× 887 1.3× 261 1.1× 396 1.8× 30 0.2× 57 1.2k
Mark A. Albins United States 10 640 0.7× 647 0.9× 130 0.6× 140 0.6× 214 1.4× 19 859

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cassandra E. Benkwitt

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Benkwitt, Cassandra E., Jayna L. DeVore, Simon Ducatez, et al.. (2025). Re-connecting ecosystems: Integrating coral reefs into monitoring of island restoration. Ecological Indicators. 170. 113042–113042. 2 indexed citations
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Jones, Holly P., Cassandra E. Benkwitt, Stephanie B. Borrelle, et al.. (2025). The circular seabird economy is critical for oceans, islands and people. 1(11). 689–702.
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Pittman, Simon J., Kostantinos A. Stamoulis, Cassandra E. Benkwitt, et al.. (2025). Seascape configuration determines spatial patterns of seabird‐vectored nutrient enrichment to coral reefs. Ecography. 2025(10). 1 indexed citations
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Pittman, Simon J., Antoine Collin, Cassandra E. Benkwitt, et al.. (2025). Nutrientscape ecology: a whole-system framework to support the understanding and management of coastal nutrient connectivity. Landscape Ecology. 40(3). 3 indexed citations
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Peterson, Emily, Simon J. Pittman, Cassandra E. Benkwitt, et al.. (2024). Graph-theoretic modeling reveals connectivity hotspots for herbivorous reef fishes in a restored tropical island system. Landscape Ecology. 39(8). 5 indexed citations
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Graham, Nicholas A. J., Cassandra E. Benkwitt, & Holly P. Jones. (2024). Species eradication for ecosystem restoration. Current Biology. 34(9). R407–R412. 4 indexed citations
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Graham, Nicholas A. J., et al.. (2024). Increased resilience and a regime shift reversal through repeat mass coral bleaching. Ecology Letters. 27(12). e14454–e14454. 1 indexed citations
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Dunn, Ruth E., Cassandra E. Benkwitt, Olivier Maury, et al.. (2024). Island restoration to rebuild seabird populations and amplify coral reef functioning. Conservation Biology. 39(1). e14313–e14313. 8 indexed citations
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Lange, Ines D. & Cassandra E. Benkwitt. (2024). Seabird nutrients increase coral calcification rates and boost reef carbonate production. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 24937–24937. 2 indexed citations
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Wiedenmann, Jörg, Cecilia D’Angelo, Cassandra E. Benkwitt, et al.. (2023). Reef-building corals farm and feed on their photosynthetic symbionts. Nature. 620(7976). 1018–1024. 43 indexed citations
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Benkwitt, Cassandra E., Cecilia D’Angelo, Ruth E. Dunn, et al.. (2023). Seabirds boost coral reef resilience. Science Advances. 9(49). eadj0390–eadj0390. 20 indexed citations
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Benkwitt, Cassandra E., et al.. (2023). Terrestrial invasive species alter marine vertebrate behaviour. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 7(1). 82–91. 11 indexed citations
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Benkwitt, Cassandra E., et al.. (2021). Rat eradication restores nutrient subsidies from seabirds across terrestrial and marine ecosystems. Current Biology. 31(12). 2704–2711.e4. 47 indexed citations
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Benkwitt, Cassandra E., Brett M. Taylor, Mark G. Meekan, & Nicholas A. J. Graham. (2021). Natural nutrient subsidies alter demographic rates in a functionally important coral-reef fish. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 12575–12575. 20 indexed citations
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Lange, Ines D., Chris T. Perry, Kyle M. Morgan, et al.. (2020). Site-Level Variation in Parrotfish Grazing and Bioerosion as a Function of Species-Specific Feeding Metrics. Diversity. 12(10). 379–379. 26 indexed citations
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Benkwitt, Cassandra E., Shaun K. Wilson, & Nicholas A. J. Graham. (2020). Biodiversity increases ecosystem functions despite multiple stressors on coral reefs. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 4(7). 919–926. 90 indexed citations
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Benkwitt, Cassandra E.. (2016). Invasive lionfish increase activity and foraging movements at greater local densities. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 558. 255–266. 22 indexed citations
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Thurman, Lindsey L., Allison K. Barner, Cassandra E. Benkwitt, et al.. (2015). Evaluating Temporal Consistency in Marine Biodiversity Hotspots. PLoS ONE. 10(7). e0133301–e0133301. 17 indexed citations
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Barner, Allison K., Cassandra E. Benkwitt, Kate S. Boersma, et al.. (2015). Patterns and Variation in Benthic Biodiversity in a Large Marine Ecosystem. PLoS ONE. 10(8). e0135135–e0135135. 29 indexed citations
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Cure, Katherine, et al.. (2012). Comparative behavior of red lionfish Pterois volitans on native Pacific versus invaded Atlantic coral reefs. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 467. 181–192. 80 indexed citations

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