Douglas B. Rasher

3.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
37 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Douglas B. Rasher is a scholar working on Ecology, Oceanography and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Douglas B. Rasher has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Ecology, 20 papers in Oceanography and 15 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Douglas B. Rasher's work include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (26 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (19 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (14 papers). Douglas B. Rasher is often cited by papers focused on Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (26 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (19 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (14 papers). Douglas B. Rasher collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Douglas B. Rasher's co-authors include Mark E. Hay, Jonathan S. Lefcheck, Andrew S. Hoey, Simon J. Brandl, Sebastian Engel, J. Emmett Duffy, Robert S. Steneck, Julia Kubanek, E. Paige Stout and James A. Estes and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Douglas B. Rasher

36 papers receiving 2.2k citations

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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.

Coral reef ecosystem functioning: eight core processes and the role of biodiversity

2019 236 citations Simon J. Brandl, Douglas B. Rasher et al. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment profile →
Are coastal habitats important nurseries? A meta‐analysis

2019 221 citations Jonathan S. Lefcheck, Douglas B. Rasher et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Douglas B. Rasher

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Kelp forest loss and emergence of turf algae reshapes energy flow to predators in a rapidly warming ecosystem 2025 ·Science Advances ·(unknown), Emma A. Elliott Smith, (unknown), Douglas B. Rasher	2
2	Turf algae redefine the chemical landscape of temperate reefs, limiting kelp forest recovery 2025 ·Science ·(unknown), Daniel Petras, Paolo Stincone, (unknown), John A. Burns, (unknown), Aaron C. Hartmann, Damian C. Brady, Douglas B. Rasher	3
3	Laboratory‐Reared Lobster Larvae Yield Inaccurate Estimates of Thermal Tolerance 2025 ·Global Change Biology ·(unknown), (unknown), Markus Frederich, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Rebecca Larkin, Douglas B. Rasher	3
4	Rearing condition influences gene expression in postlarval American lobster (Homarus americanus) 2024 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Douglas B. Rasher, (unknown), (unknown), Markus Frederich	7
5	Early Warning of a Cold Wave in the Gulf of Maine 2024 ·Oceanography ·Nicholas R. Record, Andrew J. Pershing, Douglas B. Rasher	3
6	Changes in Abiotic Drivers of Green Sea Urchin Demographics following the Loss of a Keystone Predator 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Benjamin P. Weitzman, Brenda Konar, Matthew S. Edwards, Douglas B. Rasher, Michael C. Kenner, M. Tim Tinker, James A. Estes	0
7	Cessation of Hardground Accretion by the Cold‐Water Coralline Algae Clathromorphum Compactum and Clathromorphum Nereostratum Predicted Within Two Centuries 2022 ·Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems ·Isaac Westfield, (unknown), Douglas B. Rasher, B. Williams, Justin B. Ries	2
8	Can metabolic traits explain animal community assembly and functioning? 2022 ·Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society ·Simon J. Brandl, Jonathan S. Lefcheck, Amanda E. Bates, Douglas B. Rasher, Tommy Norin	28
9	Ocean Acidification Reduces Skeletal Density of Hardground‐Forming High‐Latitude Crustose Coralline Algae 2021 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·B. Williams, (unknown), Isaac Westfield, Douglas B. Rasher, Justin B. Ries	6
10	Species richness and identity both determine the biomass of global reef fish communities 2021 ·Nature Communications ·Jonathan S. Lefcheck, Graham J. Edgar, Rick D. Stuart‐Smith, Amanda E. Bates, Conor Waldock, Simon J. Brandl, Stuart Kininmonth, SD Ling, J. Emmett Duffy, Douglas B. Rasher, Aneil F. Agrawal	25
11	Keystone predators govern the pathway and pace of climate impacts in a subarctic marine ecosystem 2020 ·Science ·Douglas B. Rasher, Robert S. Steneck, Jochen Halfar, Kristy J. Kroeker, Justin B. Ries, M. Tim Tinker, (unknown), Jan Fietzke, Nicholas A. Kamenos, Brenda Konar, Jonathan S. Lefcheck, Chris J. D. Norley, Benjamin P. Weitzman, Isaac Westfield, James A. Estes	43
12	Functional diversity of marine megafauna in the Anthropocene 2020 ·Science Advances ·Catalina Pimiento, Fabien Leprieur, Daniele Silvestro, Jonathan S. Lefcheck, Camille Albouy, Douglas B. Rasher, Matt Davis, Jens‐Christian Svenning, John N. Griffin	145
13	Managing Recovery Resilience in Coral Reefs Against Climate-Induced Bleaching and Hurricanes: A 15 Year Case Study From Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean 2019 ·Frontiers in Marine Science ·Robert S. Steneck, Suzanne N. Arnold, Robert Boenish, (unknown), Peter J. Mumby, Douglas B. Rasher, Margaret W. Wilson	53
14	Coral reef ecosystem functioning: eight core processes and the role of biodiversity breakdown → 2019 ·Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment ·Simon J. Brandl, Douglas B. Rasher, Isabelle M. Côté, Jordan M. Casey, Emily S. Darling, Jonathan S. Lefcheck, J. Emmett Duffy	236
15	Attenuating effects of ecosystem management on coral reefs 2018 ·Science Advances ·Robert S. Steneck, Peter J. Mumby, Chancey MacDonald, Douglas B. Rasher, (unknown)	61
16	Spatial and temporal limits of coral-macroalgal competition: the negative impacts of macroalgal density, proximity, and history of contact 2017 ·Marine Ecology Progress Series ·Cody S. Clements, Douglas B. Rasher, Andrew S. Hoey, Victor Bonito, Mark E. Hay	44
17	Consumer diversity interacts with prey defenses to drive ecosystem function 2013 ·Ecology ·Douglas B. Rasher, Andrew S. Hoey, Mark E. Hay	201
18	Gene expression patterns of the coral Acropora millepora in response to contact with macroalgae 2012 ·Coral Reefs ·T. L. Shearer, Douglas B. Rasher, Terry W. Snell, Mark E. Hay	36
19	Effects of herbivory, nutrients, and reef protection on algal proliferation and coral growth on a tropical reef 2011 ·Oecologia ·Douglas B. Rasher, Sebastian Engel, Victor Bonito, Gareth J. Fraser, Joseph P. Montoya, Mark E. Hay	91
20	Coral reefs in crisis: reversing the biotic death spiral 2010 ·F1000 Biology Reports ·Mark E. Hay, Douglas B. Rasher	9

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