Michael Townsend

2.0k total citations
46 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Michael Townsend is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Townsend has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Ecology, 24 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 20 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Michael Townsend's work include Marine Biology and Ecology Research (16 papers), Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (13 papers) and Coastal and Marine Management (11 papers). Michael Townsend is often cited by papers focused on Marine Biology and Ecology Research (16 papers), Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (13 papers) and Coastal and Marine Management (11 papers). Michael Townsend collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, Australia and United Kingdom. Michael Townsend's co-authors include Andrew M. Lohrer, Nicola Beaumont, Melanie C. Austen, Judi E. Hewitt, Simon F. Thrush, Stephen C. Mangi, Carolyn J. Lundquist, Nick Hanley, Iván F. Rodil and Sofie Derous and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Ecology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Michael Townsend

45 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Townsend New Zealand 23 774 746 477 433 138 46 1.5k
Kimberly A. Selkoe United States 10 1.0k 1.3× 960 1.3× 411 0.9× 425 1.0× 86 0.6× 14 1.8k
Caitlin D. Kuempel Australia 19 711 0.9× 564 0.8× 207 0.4× 228 0.5× 105 0.8× 45 1.2k
Kellee Koenig United States 6 782 1.0× 609 0.8× 333 0.7× 295 0.7× 28 0.2× 9 1.2k
Fabian Blanchard France 24 1.0k 1.3× 929 1.2× 731 1.5× 101 0.2× 52 0.4× 68 1.8k
Lauren V. Weatherdon United Kingdom 12 601 0.8× 339 0.5× 205 0.4× 163 0.4× 40 0.3× 20 1.1k
Catherine Longo United States 19 1.3k 1.6× 1.1k 1.5× 451 0.9× 603 1.4× 49 0.4× 41 2.1k
Sylvaine Giakoumi Greece 27 1.8k 2.3× 1.6k 2.1× 556 1.2× 565 1.3× 80 0.6× 51 2.5k
Roger B. Griffis United States 12 659 0.9× 675 0.9× 232 0.5× 148 0.3× 54 0.4× 26 1.5k
Dan Laffoley Switzerland 23 1.4k 1.8× 950 1.3× 454 1.0× 1.0k 2.4× 98 0.7× 51 2.2k
Carrie J. Byron United States 20 566 0.7× 830 1.1× 388 0.8× 224 0.5× 29 0.2× 39 1.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Townsend

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Townsend

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Stephenson, F, Michael Townsend, Andrew M. Lohrer, et al.. (2024). Accounting for uncertainty in marine ecosystem service predictions for spatial prioritisation. Diversity and Distributions. 30(6). 1 indexed citations
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Lohrer, Andrew M., et al.. (2023). Variations in ecosystem service provision of two functionally similar bivalve habitats. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 58(2). 157–175.
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Townsend, Michael, et al.. (2023). Mosquito Repellent Efficacy of Australian Blue Cypress Callitris intratropica Essential Oil and a Topical Formulation under Laboratory and Field Conditions. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 109(3). 690–697. 1 indexed citations
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Jones, Hannah F. E., Stephen Hunt, Janine Kamke, & Michael Townsend. (2022). Historical data provides context for recent monitoring and demonstrates 100 years of declining estuarine health. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 56(3). 371–388. 4 indexed citations
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Staunton, Kyran M., Michael Townsend, Scott A. Ritchie, et al.. (2021). Effect of BG-Lures on the Male Aedes (Diptera: Culicidae) Sound Trap Capture Rates. Journal of Medical Entomology. 58(6). 2425–2431. 3 indexed citations
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Sebayang, Boni F., Tanya L. Russell, Kyran M. Staunton, et al.. (2021). Australian mosquito assemblages vary between ground and sub-canopy habitats. Parasites & Vectors. 14(1). 515–515. 1 indexed citations
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Townsend, Michael, et al.. (2021). Who is contributing where? Predicting ecosystem service multifunctionality for shellfish species through ecological principles. The Science of The Total Environment. 808. 152147–152147. 12 indexed citations
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Douglas, Emily J., et al.. (2020). Sabella spallanzanii and Seafloor Biodiversity Enhancement in a Marine Soft-Sediment System. Diversity. 12(6). 228–228. 6 indexed citations
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Tait, Leigh W., Andrew M. Lohrer, Michael Townsend, et al.. (2020). Invasive ecosystem engineers threaten benthic nitrogen cycling by altering native infaunal and biofouling communities. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 1581–1581. 14 indexed citations
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Staunton, Kyran M., Jacob E. Crawford, Jianyi Liu, et al.. (2020). A Low-Powered and Highly Selective Trap for Male Aedes (Diptera: Culicidae) Surveillance: The Male Aedes Sound Trap. Journal of Medical Entomology. 58(1). 408–415. 16 indexed citations
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Staunton, Kyran M., Barukh Rohde, Michael Townsend, et al.. (2019). Investigating Male Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Attraction to Different Oviposition Containers Using Various Configurations of the Sound Gravid Aedes Trap. Journal of Medical Entomology. 57(3). 957–961. 3 indexed citations
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Johnson, Brian J., et al.. (2018). Development, Optimization, and Field Evaluation of the Novel Collapsible Passive Trap for Collection of Mosquitoes. Journal of Medical Entomology. 55(3). 706–710. 7 indexed citations
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Lohrer, Andrew M., Simon F. Thrush, Judi E. Hewitt, et al.. (2015). Detecting Subtle Shifts in Ecosystem Functioning in a Dynamic Estuarine Environment. PLoS ONE. 10(7). e0133914–e0133914. 27 indexed citations
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Townsend, Michael, et al.. (2014). Overcoming the challenges of data scarcity in mapping marine ecosystem service potential. Ecosystem Services. 8. 44–55. 44 indexed citations
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Lohrer, Andrew M., et al.. (2012). Biogenic habitat transitions influence facilitation in a marine soft‐sediment ecosystem. Ecology. 94(1). 136–145. 26 indexed citations
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Lohrer, Andrew M., Michael Townsend, Iván F. Rodil, Judi E. Hewitt, & Simon F. Thrush. (2012). Detecting shifts in ecosystem functioning: The decoupling of fundamental relationships with increased pollutant stress on sandflats. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 64(12). 2761–2769. 29 indexed citations
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Townsend, Michael, et al.. (2011). Simplifying the complex: an ‘Ecosystem Principles Approach’ to goods and services management in marine coastal ecosystems. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 434. 291–301. 41 indexed citations
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Townsend, Michael, et al.. (2010). First records of the Australian dog whelk, Nassarius ( Plicarcularia ) burchardi (Dunker in Philippi, 1849) (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 44(4). 343–348. 4 indexed citations
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Beaumont, Nicola, Melanie C. Austen, Daryl Burdon, et al.. (2007). Identification, definition and quantification of goods and services provided by marine biodiversity: Implications for the ecosystem approach. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 54(3). 253–265. 331 indexed citations
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Smith, Graham, et al.. (1993). Entomologic Investigations of an Epidemic of St. Louis Encephalitis in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, 1991. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 49(1). 38–45. 27 indexed citations

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