Louis W. Botsford

18.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
135 papers, 13.6k citations indexed

About

Louis W. Botsford is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Louis W. Botsford has authored 135 papers receiving a total of 13.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 73 papers in Ecology and 43 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Louis W. Botsford's work include Marine and fisheries research (101 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (44 papers) and Fish Ecology and Management Studies (35 papers). Louis W. Botsford is often cited by papers focused on Marine and fisheries research (101 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (44 papers) and Fish Ecology and Management Studies (35 papers). Louis W. Botsford collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and France. Louis W. Botsford's co-authors include Alan Hastings, Charles H. Peterson, Robert R. Warner, Mia J. Tegner, Bruce J. Bourque, Richard G. Cooke, Robert S. Steneck, Roger Bradbury, John M. Pandolfi and Jeremy B. C. Jackson and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Louis W. Botsford

132 papers receiving 12.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Historical Overfishing and the Recent Collapse of Coastal Ecosystems

2001 4.9k citations Louis W. Botsford et al. profile →
The Management of Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems

1997 686 citations Louis W. Botsford et al. profile →
When can marine reserves improve fisheries management?

2004 522 citations Louis W. Botsford et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Louis W. Botsford	9.5k	9.1k	3.6k	3.3k	1.3k	135	13.6k
Callum M. Roberts	9.6k 1.0×	12.0k 1.3×	3.1k 0.9×	3.8k 1.1×	3.1k 2.3×	155	16.9k
Villy Christensen	15.9k 1.7×	12.8k 1.4×	3.3k 0.9×	4.5k 1.3×	2.0k 1.5×	198	20.8k
Enric Sala	9.8k 1.0×	13.1k 1.4×	6.3k 1.7×	2.8k 0.8×	2.3k 1.7×	153	17.4k
Mia J. Tegner	5.6k 0.6×	7.2k 0.8×	4.9k 1.4×	1.8k 0.5×	904 0.7×	44	10.8k
Peter F. Sale	7.2k 0.8×	9.7k 1.1×	4.5k 1.3×	3.2k 1.0×	797 0.6×	103	12.2k
Simon Jennings	16.7k 1.8×	15.1k 1.7×	5.0k 1.4×	6.1k 1.8×	1.9k 1.4×	209	22.2k
John M. Pandolfi	11.3k 1.2×	16.8k 1.8×	9.1k 2.5×	3.6k 1.1×	1.6k 1.2×	206	22.9k
Roger Bradbury	7.9k 0.8×	10.9k 1.2×	6.1k 1.7×	1.9k 0.6×	1.4k 1.1×	68	14.4k
Nicholas Polunin	11.6k 1.2×	14.2k 1.6×	3.8k 1.1×	4.0k 1.2×	1.2k 0.9×	312	17.0k
Marta Coll	9.8k 1.0×	8.5k 0.9×	2.2k 0.6×	3.1k 0.9×	1.4k 1.1×	295	14.3k

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White, J. Wilson, et al.. (2024). Marine reserves can buffer against environmental fluctuations for overexploited but not sustainably harvested fisheries. Ecological Applications. 34(8). e3043–e3043. 2 indexed citations

Botsford, Louis W., et al.. (2022). How life history determines time scale sensitivity and extinction risk of age‐structured populations. Oikos. 2022(5). 4 indexed citations

White, J. Wilson, Kerry J. Nickols, Daniel P. Malone, et al.. (2016). Fitting state‐space integral projection models to size‐structured time series data to estimate unknown parameters. Ecological Applications. 26(8). 2677–2694. 21 indexed citations

Schmidt, Annie E., Kristen E. Dybala, Louis W. Botsford, et al.. (2015). Shifting Effects of Ocean Conditions on Survival and Breeding Probability of a Long-Lived Seabird. PLoS ONE. 10(7). e0132372–e0132372. 10 indexed citations

Botsford, Louis W., J. Wilson White, Mark H. Carr, & Jennifer E. Caselle. (2014). Marine Protected Area Networks in California, USA. Advances in marine biology. 69. 205–251. 37 indexed citations

White, J. Wilson, Louis W. Botsford, Alan Hastings, et al.. (2012). Transient responses of fished populations to marine reserve establishment. Conservation Letters. 6(3). 180–191. 73 indexed citations

White, J. Wilson, Louis W. Botsford, Elizabeth A. Moffitt, & Douglas T. Fischer. (2010). Decision analysis for designing marine protected areas for multiple species with uncertain fishery status. Ecological Applications. 20(6). 1523–1541. 62 indexed citations

Botsford, Louis W., J. Wilson White, Mary Alice Coffroth, et al.. (2009). Connectivity and resilience of coral reef metapopulations in marine protected areas: matching empirical efforts to predictive needs. Coral Reefs. 28(2). 327–337. 278 indexed citations

Moffitt, Elizabeth A., Louis W. Botsford, David M. Kaplan, & Michael R. O’Farrell. (2009). Marine reserve networks for species that move within a home range. Ecological Applications. 19(7). 1835–1847. 126 indexed citations

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Kaplan, David M., Louis W. Botsford, Michael R. O’Farrell, Steven D. Gaines, & Salvador J. Jorgensen. (2009). Model‐based assessment of persistence in proposed marine protected area designs. Ecological Applications. 19(2). 433–448. 62 indexed citations

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Teo, Steven L. H., Louis W. Botsford, & Alan Hastings. (2009). Spatio-temporal covariability in coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) survival, from California to southeast Alaska. Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography. 56(24). 2570–2578. 22 indexed citations

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Kaplan, David M., Louis W. Botsford, & Salvador J. Jorgensen. (2006). DISPERSAL PER RECRUIT: AN EFFICIENT METHOD FOR ASSESSING SUSTAINABILITY IN MARINE RESERVE NETWORKS. Ecological Applications. 16(6). 2248–2263. 51 indexed citations

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O’Farrell, Michael R. & Louis W. Botsford. (2006). Estimating The Status Of Nearshore Rockfish (SebastesSpp.) Populations With Length Frequency Data. Ecological Applications. 16(3). 977–986. 22 indexed citations

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Largier, John L., Moninya Roughan, David M. Kaplan, et al.. (2006). WEST: A northern California study of the role of wind-driven transport in the productivity of coastal plankton communities. Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography. 53(25-26). 2833–2849. 107 indexed citations

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Botsford, Louis W., et al.. (2003). The effects of spawning age distribution on salmon persistence in fluctuating environments. Journal of Animal Ecology. 72(5). 736–744. 11 indexed citations

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Hastings, Alan, et al.. (2002). The Effects of Small Dispersal Rates on Extinction Times in Structured Metapopulation Models. The American Naturalist. 160(3). 389–402. 72 indexed citations

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Lockwood, Dale R., Alan Hastings, & Louis W. Botsford. (2002). The Effects of Dispersal Patterns on Marine Reserves: Does the Tail Wag the Dog?. Theoretical Population Biology. 61(3). 297–309. 125 indexed citations

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Lundquist, Carolyn J., Jennifer M. Diehl, Erik Harvey, & Louis W. Botsford. (2002). FACTORS AFFECTING IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOVERY PLANS. Ecological Applications. 12(3). 713–718. 41 indexed citations

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Botsford, Louis W., Dale R. Lockwood, Lance Morgan, & James E. Wilen. (1999). MARINE RESERVES AND MANAGEMENT OF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA RED SEA URCHIN FISHERY. 40. 87–93. 22 indexed citations

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Botsford, Louis W.. (1994). Extinction Probabilities and Delisting Criteria for Pacific Salmonids. Conservation Biology. 8(3). 873–875. 2 indexed citations

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