Nicola C. James

2.2k citations

79 papers · 1.5k indexed · h-index 20

Global and Planetary Change top 2%
Ecology top 2%
Nature and Landscape Conservation top 2%
Aquatic Science top 1%
Oceanography top 5%

Co-authors: Alan K. Whitfield Paul D. Cowley Warren M. Potts N. H. Battey Andrew J. Greenland Colin Brownlee Trevor D. Harrison Lara Van Niekerk
Topics: Marine and fisheries research (55 papers)Fish Ecology and Management Studies (31 papers)Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (27 papers)
Cited by: Aquatic Science Global and Planetary Change Nature and Landscape Conservation
Journals: SHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaThe Plant Cell Scientific Reports
Partner nations: South Africa Australia Seychelles

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Nicola C. James

75 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Habitat use by juvenile fish in macroalgae and seagrass beds in a temperate South African seascape 2025 ·Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science ·(unknown),Janine B. Adams,Shirley Parker‐Nance,Nicola C. James	0
2	Spatial patterns and environmental drivers of demersal fish assemblages in the Swartkops and Sundays estuarine to marine seascapes, South Africa 2024 ·African Journal of Marine Science ·(unknown),A-R Childs,Paula Pattrick,Nicola C. James	0
3	eDNA metabarcoding vs metagenomics: an assessment of dietary competition in two estuarine pipefishes 2023 ·Frontiers in Marine Science ·(unknown),Arsalan Emami‐Khoyi,(unknown),Nicola C. James,Bettine Jansen van Vuuren,(unknown),Paul D. Cowley,Alan K. Whitfield,Peter R. Teske	13
4	Juvenile sparids (Rhabdosargus holubi) consistently select structurally dense vegetated habitat in nursery seascapes 2023 ·Journal of Fish Biology ·Rebecca J. Welch,A-R Childs,(unknown),Nicola C. James	5
5	The role of macroalgal habitats as ocean acidification refugia within coastal seascapes 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown),(unknown),Nicola C. James	7
6	The Vulnerability of South African Estuaries to Climate Change: A Review and Synthesis 2022 ·Diversity ·Lara Van Niekerk,SJ Lamberth,Nicola C. James,Susan Taljaard,Janine B. Adams,André Theron,Marjolaine Krug	16
7	A baseline assessment of coastal pH variability in a temperate South African embayment: implications for biological ocean acidification research 2022 ·African Journal of Marine Science ·(unknown),Warren M. Potts,Sam Dupont,Murray I. Duncan,Thomas G. Bornman,Nicola C. James	3
8	The nursery function of shallow nearshore and estuarine benthic habitats for demersal fishes 2022 ·Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science ·(unknown),A-R Childs,Paula Pattrick,Nicola C. James	6
9	Thermal tolerance, safety margins and vulnerability of coastal species: Projected impact of climate change induced cold water variability in a temperate African region 2021 ·Marine Environmental Research ·(unknown),Francesca Porri,Warren M. Potts,Murray I. Duncan,Nicola C. James	16
10	An Estuary Ecosystem Classification that encompasses biogeography and a high diversity of types in support of protection and management 2020 ·African Journal of Aquatic Science ·Lara Van Niekerk,Janine B. Adams,Nicola C. James,SJ Lamberth,(unknown),Jane Turpie,Anusha Rajkaran,S P Weerts,Alan K. Whitfield	84
11	Phylogeographic structure and continued surveys of a Vulnerable South African freshwater crab (Potamonautidae, Potamonautes lividus): Implications for the IUCN Red Listing of the Afrotropical fauna 2020 ·Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems ·Savel R. Daniels,Nicola C. James,Gavin Gouws	9
12	High flow variability and storm events shape the ecology of the Mbhashe Estuary, South Africa 2020 ·African Journal of Aquatic Science ·Nicola C. James,Janine B. Adams,(unknown),SJ Lamberth,(unknown),GC Snow,Lara Van Niekerk,Alan K. Whitfield	13
13	The use of internal heart rate loggers in determining cardiac breakpoints of fish 2020 ·Journal of Thermal Biology ·(unknown),Alexander C. Winkler,Murray I. Duncan,Nicola C. James,(unknown),Warren M. Potts	17
14	Localised intermittent upwelling intensity has increased along South Africa’s south coast due toEl Niño–Southern Oscillation phase state 2019 ·African Journal of Marine Science ·Murray I. Duncan,Nicola C. James,Amanda E. Bates,(unknown),Warren M. Potts	8
15	Exploitation may influence the climate resilience of fish populations through removing high performance metabolic phenotypes 2019 ·Scientific Reports ·Murray I. Duncan,Amanda E. Bates,Nicola C. James,Warren M. Potts	26
16	Evaluation of Methods for the Extraction of Microbial DNA From Vaginal Swabs Used for Microbiome Studies 2019 ·Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology ·Valentina Di Mattei,Selvasankar Murugesan,(unknown),Rebecca Mathew,Nicola C. James,Parul Singh,Manoj Kumar,Arun Prasath Lakshmanan,Annalisa Terranegra,Souhaila Al Khodor,Sara Tomei	38
17	The importance of different juvenile habitats as nursery areas for a ubiquitous estuarine-dependent marine fish species 2019 ·Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science ·Nicola C. James,(unknown),Warren M. Potts,Alan K. Whitfield,Anusha Rajkaran	20
18	Grey mullet (Mugilidae) as possible indicators of global warming in South African estuaries and coastal waters 2016 ·Marine Environmental Research ·Nicola C. James,Alan K. Whitfield,Trevor D. Harrison	12
19	Marine connectivity and fish length frequencies of selected species in two adjacent temporarily open/closed estuaries in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa 2011 ·African Zoology ·(unknown),Nicola C. James,Alan K. Whitfield,Paul D. Cowley	1
20	A preliminary survey of the estuaries on the southeast coast of South Africa, Cape Padrone – Great Fish River, with particular reference to the fish fauna 2010 ·Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa ·Nicola C. James,Trevor D. Harrison	15

About Nicola C. James

Nicola C. James is a scholar working on Aquatic Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Global and Planetary Change, having authored 79 papers that have together received 1.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Marine and fisheries research (55 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (31 papers) and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (27 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Aquatic Science (324 citations), Global and Planetary Change (856 citations) and Nature and Landscape Conservation (472 citations). Nicola C. James has collaborated with scholars based in South Africa, Australia and Seychelles. Frequent co-authors include Alan K. Whitfield, Paul D. Cowley, Warren M. Potts, N. H. Battey, Andrew J. Greenland, Colin Brownlee, Trevor D. Harrison, Lara Van Niekerk, A Götz and BQ Mann. Their work appears in journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Plant Cell and Scientific Reports.

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