George M. Branch

10.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
148 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

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George M. Branch is a scholar working on Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, George M. Branch has authored 148 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Oceanography, 85 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 76 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in George M. Branch's work include Marine and fisheries research (63 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (62 papers) and Marine and coastal plant biology (62 papers). George M. Branch is often cited by papers focused on Marine and fisheries research (63 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (62 papers) and Marine and coastal plant biology (62 papers). George M. Branch collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Australia and United Kingdom. George M. Branch's co-authors include Rodrigo H. Bustamante, S. Eekhout, Bernhard Riegl, M. L. Branch, F. J. Odendaal, Anne Pringle, Rachel Wynberg, Charles L. Griffiths, Laura K. Blamey and Philip A. R. Hockey and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Trends in Ecology & Evolution and Ecology.

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George M. Branch

147 papers receiving 6.7k citations

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THE BIOLOGY OF LIMPETS: PHYSICAL FACTORS, ENERGY FLOW, AND ECOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Effects of harvesting and an invasive mussel on intertidal rocky shore communities based on historical and spatial comparisons 2024 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Maya C. Pfaff, George M. Branch	0
2	Complex interplays between limpets and alien species in South Africa: multispecies interactions, zonation and size effects 2023 ·Frontiers in Marine Science ·George M. Branch, (unknown), Maya C. Pfaff, (unknown), (unknown)	4
3	Blender interstitial volume: A novel virtual measurement of structural complexity applicable to marine benthic habitats 2019 ·MethodsX ·(unknown), Coleen L. Moloney, George M. Branch, Tamara B. Robinson	7
4	Stalked jellyfishes (Cnidaria: Staurozoa) of South Africa, with the description of Calvadosia lewisi sp. nov. 2017 ·Zootaxa ·Lucília S. Miranda, George M. Branch, Allen G. Collins, Yayoi M. Hirano, António Carlos Marques, Charles L. Griffiths	8
5	Taxonomic Composition of the Diet of Hawksbill Turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) in the Republic of Seychelles 2014 ·(unknown), Jeanne A. Mortimer, Brian K. Reilly, R.W.M. van Soest, George M. Branch	7
6	Dietary change of the rock lobster Jasus lalandii after an ‘invasive’ geographic shift: Effects of size, density and food availability 2011 ·Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science ·(unknown), Laura K. Blamey, Lindsey Atkinson, George M. Branch	21
7	The effects of altered freshwater inflows on catch rates of non-estuarine-dependent fish in a multispecies nearshore linefishery 2009 ·Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science ·SJ Lamberth, Laurent Drapeau, George M. Branch	56
8	Effects of experimental harvesting on recruitment of an alien mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis 2007 ·Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology ·Tamara B. Robinson, George M. Branch, Charles L. Griffiths, A. Govender	15
9	Two Oceans - A guide to marine life in southern Africa. 2nd edition 2005 ·Murdoch Research Repository (Murdoch University) ·George M. Branch, Charles L. Griffiths, M. L. Branch, L.E. Beckley	7
10	Homing and movement patterns of a South African limpet Scutellastra argenvillei in an area invaded by an alien mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis 2002 ·Marine Ecology Progress Series ·(unknown), (unknown), George M. Branch	28
11	Interrelations among rock lobsters, sea urchins, and juvenile abalone: implications for community management 2000 ·Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences ·Stephen Mayfield, George M. Branch	60
12	Spermatozoan morphology of 19 species of prosobranch limpets (Patellogastropoda) with a discussion of patellid relationships 1996 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Alan N. Hodgson, (unknown), George M. Branch, S.J. Hawkins	26
13	The dependence of intertidal consumers on kelp-derived organic matter on the west coast of South Africa 1996 ·Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology ·Rodrigo H. Bustamante, George M. Branch	204
14	Gradients of intertidal primary productivity around the coast of South Africa and their relationships with consumer biomass 1995 ·Oecologia ·Rodrigo H. Bustamante, George M. Branch, S. Eekhout, B. L. Robertson, P. Zoutendyk, Michael H. Schleyer, A.H. Dye, N. Hanekom, Derek Keats, (unknown), Christopher D. McQuaid	224
15	Environmentally controlled variation in the structure and mineralogy of Patella granularis shells from the coast of southern Africa: implications for palaeotemperature assessments 1992 ·Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology ·Anne L. Cohen, George M. Branch	31
16	Changes in intertidal and shallow-water communities of the south and west coasts of South Africa during the 1982/1983 temperature anomaly 1984 ·South African Journal of Science ·George M. Branch	15
17	Competition in Bembicium auratum (Gastropoda) and its effect on microalgal standing stock in mangrove muds 1980 ·Oecologia ·George M. Branch, M. L. Branch	54
18	Respiratory adaptations in the limpet Patella granatina: A comparison with other limpets 1979 ·Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Physiology ·George M. Branch	27
19	The Responses of South African Patellid Limpets to Invertebrate Predators 1978 ·Zoologica Africana ·George M. Branch	33
20	The Ecology ofPatellaLinnaeus from the Cape Peninsula, South Africa I. Zonation, Movements and Feeding 1971 ·Zoologica Africana ·George M. Branch	80

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