James H. Cowan

5.2k citations

95 papers · 3.8k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 32

Global and Planetary Change top 0.5%
Ecology top 0.5%
Nature and Landscape Conservation top 0.5%
Oceanography top 2%
Aquatic Science top 0.5%

Co-authors: Kenneth A. Rose Ray Hilborn Kevin M. Boswell Ransom A. Myers Kirk O. Winemiller Michael P. Fahay Kenneth W. Able William F. Patterson
Topics: Marine and fisheries research (73 papers)Fish Ecology and Management Studies (47 papers)Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (26 papers)
Cited by: Nature and Landscape Conservation Global and Planetary Change Ecology
Journals: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences PLoS ONE Ecology
Partner nations: United States Canada Australia

In The Last Decade

James H. Cowan

94 papers receiving 3.5k citations

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Compensatory density dependence in fish populations: importance, controversy, understanding and prognosis

2001 544 citations Kenneth A. Rose, James H. Cowan et al. Fish and Fisheries profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Consistencies in the dietary and isotopic niche of spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus, across a salinity gradient within a coastal Louisiana estuary 2024 ·Journal of Fish Biology ·(unknown),(unknown),James H. Cowan,Brian Fry,(unknown),Michael J. Polito	0
2	Habitat Selection Important for Red Snapper Feeding Ecology in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico 2017 ·Marine and Coastal Fisheries ·(unknown),(unknown),James H. Cowan	16
3	What Is the Relative Importance of Phytoplankton and Attached Macroalgae and Epiphytes to Food Webs on Offshore Oil Platforms? 2013 ·Marine and Coastal Fisheries ·(unknown),John W. Fleeger,James H. Cowan,Pierre‐Yves Pascal	24
4	Effects of an Inshore Artificial Reef on the Trophic Dynamics of Three Species of Estuarine Fish 2013 ·Bulletin of Marine Science ·(unknown),James H. Cowan	16
5	Using Ecopath with Ecosim to Explore Nekton Community Response to Freshwater Diversion into a Louisiana Estuary 2012 ·Marine and Coastal Fisheries ·Kim de Mutsert,James H. Cowan,Carl J. Walters	44
6	Regional variation in mercury and stable isotopes of red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) in the northern gulf of Mexico, USA 2012 ·Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry ·(unknown),Kevin M. Boswell,Matthew M. Chumchal,R. J. David Wells,(unknown),James H. Cowan	18
7	Discrimination of Juvenile Red Snapper Otolith Chemical Signatures from Gulf of Mexico Nursery Regions 2012 ·Marine and Coastal Fisheries ·(unknown),Beverly K. Barnett,William F. Patterson,James H. Cowan,Alan M. Shiller	12
8	Seasonal Estimates of Fish Biomass and Length Distributions Using Acoustics and Traditional Nets to Identify Estuarine Habitat Preferences in Barataria Bay, Louisiana 2010 ·Marine and Coastal Fisheries ·Kevin M. Boswell,(unknown),(unknown),Charles A. Wilson,James H. Cowan	20
9	The science of hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: A review 2010 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Thomas S. Bianchi,Steven F. DiMarco,James H. Cowan,Robert D. Hetland,Piers Chapman,John W. Day,Mead A. Allison	312
10	Biomass, Density, and Size Distributions of Fishes Associated with a Large-Scale Artificial Reef Complex in the Gulf of Mexico 2010 ·Bulletin of Marine Science ·Kevin M. Boswell,R. J. David Wells,James H. Cowan,Charles A. Wilson	46
11	Life History, History, Hysteresis, and Habitat Changes in Louisiana's Coastal Ecosystem 2008 ·Bulletin of Marine Science ·James H. Cowan,Churchill B. Grimes,Richard F. Shaw	34
12	Feeding Periodicity and Prey Habitat Preference of Red Snapper, Lutjanus campechanus (Poey, 1860) on Alabama Artificial Reefs 2006 ·Gulf of Mexico Science ·(unknown),James H. Cowan,Robert L. Shipp	22
13	Diel spawning periodicity of red snapper Lutjanus campechanus in the northern Gulf of Mexico 2006 ·Journal of Fish Biology ·(unknown),(unknown),James H. Cowan	37
14	COASTAL AND MARINE ECOSYSTEMS & GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE: POTENTIAL EFFECTS ON U.S. RESOURCES 2002 ·Victor S. Kennedy,Robert R. Twilley,Joan A. Kleypas,James H. Cowan,Steven R. Hare	34
15	Coastal and marine ecosystems & Global climate change 2002 ·Victor S. Kennedy,Robert R. Twilley,Joan A. Kleypas,James H. Cowan,Steven R. Hare	9
16	Compensatory density dependence in fish populations: importance, controversy, understanding and prognosisbreakdown → 2001 ·Fish and Fisheries ·Kenneth A. Rose,James H. Cowan,Kirk O. Winemiller,Ransom A. Myers,Ray Hilborn	544
17	Analysis of an estuarine striped bass (Morone saxatilis) population: influence of density-dependent mortality between metamorphosis and recruitment 2000 ·Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences ·Wim Kimmerer,James H. Cowan,Lee W. Miller,Kenneth A. Rose	61
18	The First Year in the Life of Estuarine Fishes in the Middle Atlantic Bight 1999 ·Estuaries ·James H. Cowan,Kenneth W. Able,Michael P. Fahay	280
19	Movement of Red Snapper, Lutjanus campechanus, in the North Central Gulf of Mexico: Potential Effects of Hurricanes 1998 ·Gulf of Mexico Science ·(unknown),William F. Patterson,Robert L. Shipp,James H. Cowan	29
20	Individual-Based Model of Young-of-the-Year Striped Bass Population Dynamics. I. Model Description and Baseline Simulations 1993 ·Transactions of the American Fisheries Society ·Kenneth A. Rose,James H. Cowan	64

About James H. Cowan

James H. Cowan is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology, having authored 95 papers that have together received 3.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Marine and fisheries research (73 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (47 papers) and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (26 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nature and Landscape Conservation (1.9k citations), Global and Planetary Change (2.4k citations) and Ecology (2.0k citations). James H. Cowan has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Kenneth A. Rose, Ray Hilborn, Kevin M. Boswell, Ransom A. Myers, Kirk O. Winemiller, Michael P. Fahay, Kenneth W. Able, William F. Patterson, Kenneth A. Rose and Lee A. Fuiman. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and Ecology.

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