Charles Birkeland

4.0k total citations
52 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Charles Birkeland is a scholar working on Ecology, Oceanography and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Charles Birkeland has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Ecology, 26 papers in Oceanography and 24 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Charles Birkeland's work include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (31 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (21 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (20 papers). Charles Birkeland is often cited by papers focused on Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (31 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (21 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (20 papers). Charles Birkeland collaborates with scholars based in United States, Guam and Argentina. Charles Birkeland's co-authors include Paul K. Dayton, John S. Lucas, Lance W. Smith, Daniel J. Barshis, Fu‐Shiang Chia, Gerard M. Wellington, Peter W. Glynn, Robert J. Toonen, R. D. Gates and Jonathon H. Stillman and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, PLoS ONE and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Charles Birkeland

50 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Charles Birkeland United States 26 2.0k 1.5k 1.5k 465 324 52 2.8k
Cheri A. Recchia United States 6 2.1k 1.0× 1.3k 0.8× 1.5k 1.0× 446 1.0× 195 0.6× 7 3.0k
Zach Ferdaña United States 4 2.1k 1.0× 1.3k 0.8× 1.5k 1.0× 530 1.1× 194 0.6× 7 3.2k
Gary C. B. Poore Australia 33 2.9k 1.4× 2.4k 1.5× 1.7k 1.1× 590 1.3× 407 1.3× 177 4.0k
Timothy D. O’Hara Australia 30 2.0k 1.0× 2.3k 1.5× 1.4k 1.0× 311 0.7× 988 3.0× 96 3.6k
Jon D. Witman United States 31 1.9k 1.0× 1.7k 1.1× 1.2k 0.8× 369 0.8× 97 0.3× 56 2.8k
Kenneth P. Sebens United States 37 3.2k 1.6× 2.5k 1.6× 2.0k 1.4× 458 1.0× 180 0.6× 67 4.3k
Sara A. Lourie Canada 12 2.2k 1.1× 1.3k 0.9× 1.4k 1.0× 691 1.5× 857 2.6× 18 3.7k
Simon A. Morley United Kingdom 32 2.1k 1.1× 1.8k 1.1× 1.6k 1.0× 359 0.8× 183 0.6× 106 3.3k
Alberto Brito Spain 25 1.8k 0.9× 967 0.6× 1.1k 0.7× 533 1.1× 397 1.2× 87 2.5k
Fred E. Wells Australia 16 1.4k 0.7× 988 0.6× 989 0.7× 318 0.7× 101 0.3× 94 2.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Charles Birkeland

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Charles Birkeland

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All Works

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Kobayashi, Donald R., Jacob Asher, Charles Birkeland, et al.. (2022). Assessing the vulnerability of marine life to climate change in the Pacific Islands region. PLoS ONE. 17(7). e0270930–e0270930. 17 indexed citations
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Birkeland, Charles, et al.. (2021). Different resiliencies in coral communities over ecological and geological time scales in American Samoa. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 673. 55–68. 6 indexed citations
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Barshis, Daniel J., Charles Birkeland, Robert J. Toonen, R. D. Gates, & Jonathon H. Stillman. (2018). High-frequency temperature variability mirrors fixed differences in thermal limits of the massive coral Porites lobata (Dana, 1846). Journal of Experimental Biology. 221(Pt 24). 40 indexed citations
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Mora, Camilo, Iain R. Caldwell, Charles Birkeland, & John McManus. (2016). Dredging in the Spratly Islands: Gaining Land but Losing Reefs. PLoS Biology. 14(3). e1002422–e1002422. 29 indexed citations
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Witman, Jon D., Richard O. Smith, Suzanne N. Arnold, Robert S. Steneck, & Charles Birkeland. (2013). Scuba Revolutionizes Marine Science. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 3 indexed citations
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Weijerman, Mariska, Charles Birkeland, Gregory A. Piniak, et al.. (2013). Endangered Species Act listing: three case studies of data deficiencies and consequences of ESA ‘threatened’ listing on research output. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 7. 15–21. 3 indexed citations
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Brainard, Russell E., Mariska Weijerman, C. Mark Eakin, et al.. (2013). Incorporating Climate and Ocean Change into Extinction Risk Assessments for 82 Coral Species. Conservation Biology. 27(6). 1169–1178. 10 indexed citations
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Barshis, Daniel J., Jonathon H. Stillman, R. D. Gates, et al.. (2010). Protein expression and genetic structure of the coralPorites lobatain an environmentally extreme Samoan back reef: does host genotype limit phenotypic plasticity?. Molecular Ecology. 19(8). 1705–1720. 172 indexed citations
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Fagre, Daniel B., Craig D. Allen, Charles Birkeland, et al.. (2009). Thresholds of Climate Change in Ecosystems. 27 indexed citations
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Forsman, Zac H. & Charles Birkeland. (2009). Porites randalli: a new coral species (Scleractinia, Poritidae) from American Samoa. Zootaxa. 2244(1). 12 indexed citations
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Donahue, Megan J., et al.. (2009). Effects of frequent fish predation on corals in Hawaii. Coral Reefs. 28(2). 499–506. 48 indexed citations
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Fenner, Douglas, et al.. (2008). Long term monitoring of Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary, Tutuila Island, American Samoa: results of surveys conducted in 2007/8, including a re-survey of the historic Aua Transect. 4 indexed citations
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Birkeland, Charles & Paul K. Dayton. (2005). The importance in fishery management of leaving the big ones. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 20(7). 356–358. 418 indexed citations
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Birkeland, Charles. (2004). Ratcheting Down the Coral Reefs. BioScience. 54(11). 1021–1021. 67 indexed citations
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Birkeland, Charles. (2000). The future of coral reefs. 2000(2). 13–16. 12 indexed citations
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Birkeland, Charles, et al.. (1999). Twenty Years of Disturbance and Change in Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary, American Samoa. Pacific Science. 53(4). 376–400. 17 indexed citations
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Birkeland, Charles. (1997). Symbiosis, fisheries and economic development on coral reefs. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 12(9). 364–367. 26 indexed citations
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Birkeland, Charles. (1989). The Faustian Traits of the Crown-of-Thorns Starfish. 77(2). 154–163. 25 indexed citations
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Birkeland, Charles, et al.. (1981). Foraging Behavior of Two Caribbean Chaetodontids: Chaetodon capistratus and C. aculeatus. Copeia. 1981(1). 169–169. 69 indexed citations
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Birkeland, Charles, Fu‐Shiang Chia, & Richard R. Strathmann. (1971). DEVELOPMENT, SUBSTRATUM SELECTION, DELAY OF METAMORPHOSIS AND GROWTH IN THE SEASTAR,MEDIASTER AEQUALISSTIMPSON. Biological Bulletin. 141(1). 99–108. 98 indexed citations

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