Michele Thieme

11.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Michele Thieme is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michele Thieme has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 19 papers in Ecology and 12 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Michele Thieme's work include Fish Ecology and Management Studies (22 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (9 papers) and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (8 papers). Michele Thieme is often cited by papers focused on Fish Ecology and Management Studies (22 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (9 papers) and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (8 papers). Michele Thieme collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Michele Thieme's co-authors include Bernhard Lehner, Jeffrey K. McCrary, Gabrielle Canonico, Angela H. Arthington, Robin Abell, Simon Linke, Camille Ouellet Dallaire, Günther Grill, Christiane Zarfl and Jonathan Higgins and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Environmental Management, Biological Conservation and Sustainability.

In The Last Decade

Michele Thieme

32 papers receiving 1.8k citations

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Global hydro-environmental sub-basin and river reach characteristics at high spatial resolution

2019 367 citations Simon Linke, Bernhard Lehner et al. Scientific Data profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The untapped potential of CMS for migratory freshwater fishes 2026 ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Michele Thieme, (unknown), (unknown)	0
2	Breaking down silos: Conservation areas for Amazonian flagship terrestrial and freshwater species 2025 ·Conservation Science and Practice ·(unknown), (unknown), Valeria Boron, Helga Correa Wiederhecker, (unknown), (unknown), Robin Naidoo, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), David Tickner, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Michele Thieme	1
3	Ecoregional distributions of the world’s freshwater vertebrate species 2025 ·Scientific Data ·(unknown), Robin Abell, Carmen Revenga, Paulo Petry, Michele Thieme, (unknown), Etienne Fluet‐Chouinard, Andrew M. Durso, Timothy Boucher, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), R. D. Saxton, Peter B. McIntyre	0
4	Designing and managing protected and conserved areas to support inland water ecosystems and biodiversity 2024 ·(unknown), Robin Abell, Nigel Dudley, Ian Harrison, Shaozhong Kang, (unknown), (unknown), Michele Thieme, Hannah C. Timmins	2
5	Measures to safeguard and restore river connectivity 2023 ·Environmental Reviews ·Michele Thieme, Kim Birnie‐Gauvin, Jeffrey J. Opperman, P.A. Franklin, Holly E. Richter, Lee J. Baumgartner, Nathan Ning, An V. Vu, Kerry Brink, (unknown), Gordon O’Brien, (unknown), (unknown), Steven J. Cooke	51
6	The New Hydrographic Hydrosheds Database Derived from the Tandem-X Dem 2023 ·VU Research Portal ·(unknown), Martin Huber, Mira Anand, Bernhard Lehner, (unknown), (unknown), Michele Thieme, Birgit Wessel, Achim Roth	0
7	A Sharper Look at the World’s Rivers and Catchments 2022 ·Eos ·Bernhard Lehner, Achim Roth, (unknown), Mira Anand, Michele Thieme	2
8	Global Dam Watch: curated data and tools for management and decision making 2021 ·Environmental Research Infrastructure and Sustainability ·Mark Mulligan, Bernhard Lehner, Christiane Zarfl, Michele Thieme, Penny Beames, Arnout van Soesbergen, Jonathan Higgins, Stephanie Januchowski‐Hartley, Kate A. Brauman, Luca De Felice, (unknown), Carlos García de Leániz, Barbara Belletti, Lisa Mandle, Xiao Yang, Jida Wang, (unknown)	19
9	Identifying priority areas for surface water protection in data scarce regions: An integrated spatial analysis for Zambia 2021 ·Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems ·Bernhard Lehner, (unknown), (unknown), Henry M. Sichingabula, (unknown), NA Rivers-Moore, (unknown), Günther Grill, (unknown), (unknown), Kawawa Banda, Michele Thieme, (unknown), (unknown), Raquel Filgueiras	14
10	How to Protect Free Flowing Rivers: The Bita River Ramsar Site as an Example of Science and Management Tools Working Together 2021 ·Sustainability ·(unknown), (unknown), Fernando Trujillo, (unknown), Michele Thieme, Andrea M. Bassi, Luis Germán Naranjo, S. D. Costanzo, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	3
11	Supporting stakeholders to anticipate and respond to risks in a Mekong River water-energy-food nexus 2020 ·Ecology and Society ·Louise Gallagher, Birgit Kopainsky, Andrea M. Bassi, Andrea J. Betancourt, (unknown), (unknown), S. D. Costanzo, Sarah Freeman, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Chansopheaktra Sovann, Michele Thieme, (unknown), Carina Wyborn, Christian Bréthaut	24
12	Global hydro-environmental catchment and river reach characteristics at high spatial resolution 2019 ·EGUGA ·Bernhard Lehner, Simon Linke, (unknown), Michele Thieme	1
13	Global hydro-environmental sub-basin and river reach characteristics at high spatial resolution breakdown → 2019 ·Scientific Data ·Simon Linke, Bernhard Lehner, Camille Ouellet Dallaire, Joseph Ariwi, Günther Grill, Mira Anand, Penny Beames, Vicente Burchard‐Levine, Sally Maxwell, Hana Moidu, Florence Tan, Michele Thieme	367
14	Mangrove cover change between 1996 and 2016 near river-ocean outlets: A global analysis to identify priority rivers for conservation 2019 ·Figshare ·Jeffrey Maynard, Dieter Tracey, Gareth J. Williams, Dominic A. Andradi‐Brown, Günther Grill, Michele Thieme, Gabby N. Ahmadia	3
15	Freshwater conservation potential of protected areas in the Tennessee and Cumberland River Basins, USA 2016 ·Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems ·Michele Thieme, Nikolai Sindorf, Jonathan Higgins, Robin Abell, (unknown), Robin Naidoo, Analie Barnett	27
16	Protected areas and freshwater conservation: A survey of protected area managers in the Tennessee and Cumberland River Basins, USA 2012 ·Journal of Environmental Management ·Michele Thieme, (unknown), Jonathan Higgins, (unknown)	37
17	Concordance of freshwater and terrestrial biodiversity 2010 ·Conservation Letters ·Robin Abell, Michele Thieme, Taylor H. Ricketts, (unknown), (unknown), Paulo Petry, Eric Dinerstein, Carmen Revenga, Jonathan M. Hoekstra	58
18	Exposure of Africa's freshwater biodiversity to a changing climate 2010 ·Conservation Letters ·Michele Thieme, Bernhard Lehner, Robin Abell, John Matthews	13
19	Freshwater conservation planning in data-poor areas: An example from a remote Amazonian basin (Madre de Dios River, Peru and Bolivia) 2007 ·Biological Conservation ·Michele Thieme, Bernhard Lehner, Robin Abell, Stephen K. Hamilton, Josef Kellndorfer, George Powell, (unknown)	104
20	Priority Conservation Areas and Vision for Biodiversity Conservation 2005 ·Neil D. Burgess, Michele Thieme, Steve A. Johnson, (unknown)	1

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