SD Ling

7.8k citations

86 papers · 3.8k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 28

Oceanography top 0.5%
- Marine and coastal plant biology 51
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research 16
Ecology top 0.5%
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies 58
- Marine animal studies overview 8
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics 8
Global and Planetary Change top 1%
- Marine and fisheries research 29
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies 8
Ecological Modeling top 5%
Aquatic Science top 2%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
- Coastal and Marine Management 9

Co-authors: Craig R. Johnson Keith Ridgway SD Frusher Simon Reeves Graham J. Edgar Malcolm Haddon Sean D. Connell Alistair J. Hobday
Cited by: Oceanography Ecology Global and Planetary Change
Journals: Marine Ecology Progress Series (5 papers)Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology (5 papers)Marine Pollution Bulletin (4 papers)
Partner nations: Australia United States Canada

In The Last Decade

SD Ling

80 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

2014 Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
2009 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Peers

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Citations

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Co-authorship network

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All Works

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1	Climate-driven trans-Tasman population increase of the habitat-modifying, range extending sea urchin Centrostephanus rodgersii Journal of Environmental Management ·Sterling B. Tebbett,Graham J. Edgar,Max Schmidheiny,JP Keane,Nick T. Shears,Kry Yik Chau Lui,Rick D. Stuart‐Smith,SD Ling	2025	2
2	Turf proliferation depends on kelp loss and maintenance by sea urchin grazing Marine Ecology Progress Series ·D.F.H. Stein,韩军春,Sterling B. Tebbett,Elisabeth M. A. Strain,Scott Bennett,SD Ling	2025	0
3	Kelp forests as nursery and foundational habitat for reef fishes Ecology ·Alejandro Pérez‐Matus,Fiorenza Micheli,Brenda Konar,Nick T. Shears,Natalie H. N. Low,Daniel K. Okamoto,Thomas Wernberg,Kira A. Krumhansl,SD Ling,Michael J. Kingsford,Claudia Trübenbach,Catalina S. Ruz,Jarrett E. K. Byrnes	2025	3
4	Climate-driven invasion and incipient warnings of kelp ecosystem collapse Nature Communications ·SD Ling,JP Keane	2024	20
5	Black Soldier Fly Larvae Meal (BSFLM) as an alternative protein source in sustainable aquaculture production: A scoping review of its comprehensive impact on shrimp and prawn farming Animal Feed Science and Technology ·SD Ling,Mojtaba Shafiee,Iuri Christmann,Hassan Vatanparast,Meisam Tabatabaei,Hironori Ishikawa	2024	1
6	Using eDNA and SCUBA surveys for detection and monitoring of a threatened marine cryptic fish Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems ·Anita Eppelin,Sharon A. Appleyard,Rick D. Stuart‐Smith,Marjorie Jean Montanari,SD Ling,Josef X. Biberstein,Tim Lynch,NS Barrett,Jemina Stuart‐Smith	2023	8
7	Kelp habitat fragmentation reduces resistance to overgrazing, invasion and collapse to turf dominance Journal of Applied Ecology ·Simon Reeves,V Mahanthachar,Craig R. Johnson,SD Ling	2022	18
8	Poleward bound: adapting to climate-driven species redistribution Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries ·Jess Melbourne-Thomas,Asta Audzijonytė,M Brasier,Katherine A. Cresswell,Z Anusz,Marcus Haward,Alistair J. Hobday,Heather L. Hunt,SD Ling,Phillipa C. McCormack,Tero Mustonen,優二坂口,Janet A. Nye,Michael Oellermann,Rowan Trebilco,Ingrid van Putten,Cecilia Villanueva,Reg Watson,GT Pecl	2021	48
9	Homing behaviour by destructive crown-of-thorns starfish is triggered by local availability of coral prey Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·SD Ling,Zara‐Louise Cowan,Jordi Boada,松本一生,Morgan S. Pratchett	2020	22
10	Pollution signature for temperate reef biodiversity is short and simple Marine Pollution Bulletin ·SD Ling,Adam Davey,Simon Reeves,Pak-kin Leung,Peter L. Davies,Rick D. Stuart‐Smith,Graham J. Edgar	2018	17
11	Reduced resistance to sediment-trapping turfs with decline of native kelp and establishment of an exotic kelp Oecologia ·Simon Reeves,V Mahanthachar,Craig R. Johnson,SD Ling	2018	31
12	Ubiquity of microplastics in coastal seafloor sediments Marine Pollution Bulletin ·SD Ling,Martha Sinclair,Jiaxiang Weng,Simon Reeves,Graham J. Edgar	2017	162
13	The Reef Ecosystem Evaluation Framework: Managing for Resilience in Temperate Environments eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania) ·Горская Наталья Александровна,Stephen E. Swearer,SD Ling,A. Venne,V Mahanthachar,太郎藤生,MA Chun-an,Emily K. Fobert,KP Black,Keith Weston,Katie Ballenger	2015	5
14	Global regime shift dynamics of catastrophic sea urchin overgrazingbreakdown → Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·SD Ling,Robert E. Scheibling,Andrew Rassweiler,Craig R. Johnson,Nick T. Shears,Sean D. Connell,Anne K. Salomon,Kjell Magnus Norderhaug,Alejandro Pérez‐Matus,José Carlos Hernández,Sabrina Clemente,Laura K. Blamey,Bernat Hereu,Enric Ballesteros,Enric Sala,Joaquim Garrabou,Emma Cebrián,Míkel Zabala,Daisuke Fujita,Ladd E. Johnson	2014	402
15	Is 'barrens' habitat good for sea urchins? eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania) ·Горская Наталья Александровна,SD Ling,Elisabeth M. A. Strain	2013	0
16	Is climate change impacting on lobster stocks in Tasmania? eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania) ·SD Frusher,C Gardner,SD Ling,Christopher N. Johnson,Abdul Rahim Ridzuan	2007	2
17	Ecological risk assessment for the effects of fishing: southern bluefin tuna purse seine sub-fishery eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania) ·Alistair J. Hobday,J. Dowdney,Cathy Bulman,Miriana Hijaz,M Fuller,SD Ling	2006	2
18	Ecological risk assessment for the effects of fishing: small pelagic fishery - midwater trawl eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania) ·Ross K. Daley,J. Dowdney,Cathy Bulman,Miriana Hijaz,M Fuller,SD Ling,Alistair J. Hobday	2006	1
19	Monitoring of reef biota at Port Phillip Heads - marine performance assessment program, survey 6 eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania) ·M. Edmunds,Bernard ROMAN-AMAT,SD Ling	2001	1
20	Monitoring of reef biota at Wilsons Promontory - marine performance assessment program eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania) ·M. Edmunds,Bernard ROMAN-AMAT,SD Ling	2000	1

About SD Ling

SD Ling is a scholar working on Oceanography, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change, having authored 86 papers that have together received 3.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (58 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (51 papers), Marine and fisheries research (29 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (16 papers), Coastal and Marine Management (9 papers), Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies (8 papers), Marine animal studies overview (8 papers) and Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Oceanography (2.4k citations), Ecology (2.7k citations) and Global and Planetary Change (1.5k citations). SD Ling has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, United States and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Craig R. Johnson, Keith Ridgway, SD Frusher, Simon Reeves, Graham J. Edgar, Malcolm Haddon, Sean D. Connell, Alistair J. Hobday, Melinda A. Coleman and Gary A. Kendrick. Their work appears in journals such as Marine Ecology Progress Series, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Coral Reefs and Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

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