Karen L. Eckert

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

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Karen L. Eckert is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Karen L. Eckert has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 13 papers in Ecology and 6 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Karen L. Eckert's work include Turtle Biology and Conservation (25 papers), Amphibian and Reptile Biology (6 papers) and Marine animal studies overview (5 papers). Karen L. Eckert is often cited by papers focused on Turtle Biology and Conservation (25 papers), Amphibian and Reptile Biology (6 papers) and Marine animal studies overview (5 papers). Karen L. Eckert collaborates with scholars based in United States, U.S. Virgin Islands and Denmark. Karen L. Eckert's co-authors include F. Alberto Abreu‐Grobois, Marydele Donnelly, Karen A. Bjorndal, Scott A. Eckert, G. L. Kooyman, Paul J. Ponganis, Amie Bräutigam, Patrick N. Halpin, Daniel C. Dunn and Jeffrey E. Moore and has published in prestigious journals such as Biological Conservation, Ecological Applications and Copeia.

In The Last Decade

Karen L. Eckert

26 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

Research and Management Techniques for the Conservation of Sea Turtles

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Karen L. Eckert United States	14	1.2k	678	605	192	114	27	1.3k
C. J. Limpus Australia	22	1.2k 1.0×	656 1.0×	799 1.3×	136 0.7×	128 1.1×	40	1.5k
Maria Ângela Marcovaldi Brazil	25	1.6k 1.3×	1.0k 1.5×	715 1.2×	247 1.3×	114 1.0×	60	1.7k
Sheryan P. Epperly United States	19	1.2k 1.0×	702 1.0×	619 1.0×	150 0.8×	98 0.9×	34	1.4k
Naoki Kamezaki Japan	19	985 0.8×	593 0.9×	552 0.9×	153 0.8×	95 0.8×	44	1.2k
Jeanne A. Mortimer United States	26	1.7k 1.5×	1.0k 1.5×	1.1k 1.8×	242 1.3×	232 2.0×	56	2.0k
Sandra Hochscheid Italy	23	1.4k 1.1×	726 1.1×	881 1.5×	181 0.9×	166 1.5×	68	1.6k
Mark G. Dodd United States	16	864 0.7×	477 0.7×	481 0.8×	141 0.7×	101 0.9×	22	973
Pilar Santidrián Tomillo United States	22	1.3k 1.1×	946 1.4×	777 1.3×	287 1.5×	212 1.9×	65	1.5k
Dimitris Margaritoulis United Kingdom	24	1.7k 1.4×	1.1k 1.7×	811 1.3×	313 1.6×	253 2.2×	44	1.8k
CJ Limpus Australia	24	1.8k 1.5×	924 1.4×	1.1k 1.8×	207 1.1×	207 1.8×	48	2.0k

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González-Sansón, Gaspar, et al.. (2013). Nesting ecology of <i>Chelonia mydas</i> (Testudines: Cheloniidae) on the Guanahacabibes Peninsula, Cuba. Revista de Biología Tropical. 61(4). 1935–45. 11 indexed citations

Eckert, Karen L.. (2013). The Biology and Population Status of Marine Turtles in the North Pacific Ocean. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 3 indexed citations

Horrocks, Julia A., et al.. (2011). International Movements of Adult Female Hawksbill Turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata): First Results from the Caribbean's Marine Turtle Tagging Centre. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 10(1). 18–25. 29 indexed citations

Eckert, Scott A., et al.. (2008). MODELING LOGGERHEAD TURTLE MOVEMENT IN THE MEDITERRANEAN: IMPORTANCE OF BODY SIZE AND OCEANOGRAPHY. Ecological Applications. 18(2). 290–308. 105 indexed citations

Bjorkland, Rhema, et al.. (2007). A summary review of wider Caribbean fisheries and their relationships to sea turtles, marine mammals and seabirds. AquaDocs (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). 2 indexed citations

Eckert, Karen L., et al.. (2007). Leatherback Sea Turtle Nesting at Gandoca Beach in Caribbean Costa Rica: Management Recommendations from Fifteen Years of Conservation. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 6(1). 101–110. 43 indexed citations

Bräutigam, Amie & Karen L. Eckert. (2006). Turning the tide : exploitation, trade and management of marine turtles in the Lesser Antilles, Central America, Colombia and Venezuela. 40 indexed citations

Abreu‐Grobois, F. Alberto & Karen L. Eckert. (2001). Marine turtle conservation in the Wider Caribbean region : a dialogue for effective regional management, proceedings. 5 indexed citations

Eckert, Karen L.. (2001). Status and Distribution of the Leatherback Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, in the Wider Caribbean Region. 2 indexed citations

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Abreu‐Grobois, F. Alberto, Karen A. Bjorndal, Marydele Donnelly, & Karen L. Eckert. (2000). Técnicas de investigación y manejo para la conservación de las tortugas marinas. IUCN eBooks. 19 indexed citations

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Eckert, Karen L. & Scott A. Eckert. (1997). Distinguishing captive-reared from wild Kemp's Ridleys. 5 indexed citations

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Williams, Ernest H., Niel L. Bruce, Karen L. Eckert, Lucy Bunkley-Williams, & Ralf H. Boulon. (1996). Excorallana Acuticauda (Isopoda, Corallanidae) an Associate of Leatherback Turtles in the Northeastern Caribbean, With a Summary of Isopods Recorded From Sea Turtles. Crustaceana. 69(8). 1014–1017. 4 indexed citations

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Eckert, Karen L.. (1991). Leatherback Sea Turtles: A Declining Species of the Global Commons*. Ocean Yearbook Online. 9(1). 73–90. 1 indexed citations

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Eckert, Karen L.. (1990). Twinning in Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) Embryos. Journal of Herpetology. 24(3). 317–317. 7 indexed citations

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Eckert, Scott A., et al.. (1990). Locating the internesting habitats of leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) in Malaysian waters using radiotelemetry. Universiti Putra Malaysia Institutional Repository (Universiti Putra Malaysia). 6 indexed citations

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Eckert, Karen L. & Scott A. Eckert. (1990). Embryo mortality and hatch success in In situ and translocated leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea eggs. Biological Conservation. 53(1). 37–46. 84 indexed citations

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Eckert, Karen L., Scott A. Eckert, Thomas Adams, & Anton D. Tucker. (1989). Inter-nesting migrations by leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) in the west indies. Herpetologica. 45(2). 190–194. 27 indexed citations

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Eckert, Karen L. & Scott A. Eckert. (1988). Pre-Reproductive Movements of Leatherback Sea Turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) Nesting in the Caribbean. Copeia. 1988(2). 400–400. 24 indexed citations

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Eckert, Karen L. & Scott A. Eckert. (1987). GROWTH RATE AND REPRODUCTIVE CONDITION OF THE BARNACLE CONCHODERMA VIRGATUM ON GRAVID LEATHERBACK SEA TURTLES IN CARIBBEAN WATERS. Journal of Crustacean Biology. 7(4). 682–690. 19 indexed citations

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Eckert, Karen L. & Scott A. Eckert. (1987). Growth Rate and Reproductive Condition of the Barnacle Conchoderma virgatum on Gravid Leatherback Sea Turtles in Caribbean Waters. Journal of Crustacean Biology. 7(4). 682–682. 20 indexed citations

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