Stephen Holness

1.2k citations

37 papers · 746 indexed · h-index 16

Impact in

Ecological Modeling top 5%
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law top 2%
- Coastal and Marine Management

Papers in ⓘ

Global and Planetary Change 21
- Marine and fisheries research 8
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management 8
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services 7
Ecology 18
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies 7
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics 5

Co-authors: Linda R. Harris (13 shared papers)Kerry Sink (14 shared papers)David S. Schoeman (3 shared papers)Ronel Nel (3 shared papers)Mélodie A. McGeoch (2 shared papers)Victoria Goodall (1 shared paper)Nicola J. van Wilgen (1 shared paper)Steven L. Chown (1 shared paper)
Journals: Biological Conservation (4 papers)Ocean & Coastal Management (4 papers)Earth Surface Processes and Landforms (3 papers)Conservation Biology (2 papers)Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science (2 papers)
Partner nations: South Africa Australia United States

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Stephen Holness

35 papers receiving 721 citations

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1	Rising temperatures and changing rainfall patterns in South Africa's national parks International Journal of Climatology ·Nicola J. van Wilgen, Victoria Goodall, Stephen Holness, Steven L. Chown, Mélodie A. McGeoch	2015	100
2	National Biodiversity Assessment 2011: An assessment of South Africa’s biodiversity and ecosystems. Amanda Driver, Kerry Sink, Jeanne Nel, Stephen Holness, Lara Van Niekerk, Fahiema Daniels, Z Jonas, Prideel Majiedt, Lawrence D. Harris, Kristal Maze	2012	84
3	Quantifying cumulative threats to sandy beach ecosystems: A tool to guide ecosystem-based management beyond coastal reserves Ocean & Coastal Management ·Linda R. Harris, Ronel Nel, Stephen Holness, David S. Schoeman	2015	54
4	Advancing land-sea integration for ecologically meaningful coastal conservation and management Biological Conservation ·Linda R. Harris, Mariel Bessinger, Anisha Dayaram, Stephen Holness, Stephen P. Kirkman, Tamsyn‐Claire Livingstone, Amanda T. Lombard, Melanie Lück‐Vogel, Maya C. Pfaff, Kerry Sink, Andrew Skowno, Lara Van Niekerk	2019	52
5	Predicting how adaptation to climate change could affect ecological conservation: secondary impacts of shifting agricultural suitability Diversity and Distributions ·Bethany A. Bradley, Lyndon Estes, David Hole, Stephen Holness, Michael Oppenheimer, Will R. Turner, Hein Beukes, Roland Schulze, Mark Tadross, David S. Wilcove	2012	45
6	Using Systematic Conservation Planning to support Marine Spatial Planning and achieve marine protection targets in the transboundary Benguela Ecosystem Ocean & Coastal Management ·Stephen P. Kirkman, Stephen Holness, Linda R. Harris, Kerry Sink, Amanda T. Lombard, Paulus Kainge, Prideel Majiedt, Silvi Nsiangango, Kumbi Kilongo Nsingi, Toufiek Samaai	2018	38
7	Setting conservation targets for sandy beach ecosystems Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science ·Linda R. Harris, Ronel Nel, Stephen Holness, Kerry Sink, David S. Schoeman	2013	37
8	A Socio-Ecological Approach for Identifying and Contextualising Spatial Ecosystem-Based Adaptation Priorities at the Sub-National Level PLoS ONE ·Amanda R. Bourne, Stephen Holness, Petra B. Holden, Sarshen Scorgie, Camila I. Donatti, Guy F. Midgley	2016	32
9	Practical actions for applied systematic conservation planning Conservation Biology ·Emily A. Botts, Genevieve Pence, Stephen Holness, Kerry Sink, Andrew Skowno, Amanda Driver, Linda R. Harris, Philip Desmet, Boyd Escott, Mervyn Lötter, Jeanne Nel, Tammy Smith, Fahiema Daniels, Samuel P. Sinclair, Warrick Stewart, Jeffrey Manuel	2019	29
10	A strategic framework for biodiversity monitoring in South African National Parks Koedoe ·Mélodie A. McGeoch, Mbulelo Dopolo, Peter Novellie, Howard Hendriks, Stefanie Freitag, Sam M. Ferreira, Rina Grant, Judith Kruger, Hugo Bezuidenhout, R. M. Randall, Wessel Vermeulen, Tineke Kraaij, I.A. Russell, Michael Knight, Stephen Holness, Ané Oosthuizen	2011	29
11	More than just a (red) list: Over a decade of using South Africa's threatened ecosystems in policy and practice Biological Conservation ·Emily A. Botts, Andrew Skowno, Amanda Driver, Stephen Holness, Kristal Maze, Tammy Smith, Fahiema Daniels, Philip Desmet, Kerry Sink, Mark Botha, Jeanne Nel, Jeffrey Manuel	2020	23
12	Sediment movement rates and processes on cinder cones in the maritime Subantarctic (Marion Island) Earth Surface Processes and Landforms ·Stephen Holness	2004	22
13	Practical Marine Spatial Management of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas: Emerging Lessons From Evidence-Based Planning and Implementation in a Developing-World Context Frontiers in Marine Science ·Linda R. Harris, Stephen Holness, Gunnar Finke, Maria Amunyela, Rodney Braby, Nelson F. Coelho, Kira Gee, Stephen P. Kirkman, Anja Kreiner, Elisabeth Mausolf, Prideel Majiedt, Erich Maletzky, Kumbi Kilongo Nsingi, Vladimir Russo, Kerry Sink, Roman Sorgenfrei	2022	18
14	Systematic conservation planning and adaptive management Koedoe ·Stephen Holness, Harry Biggs	2011	18
15	National Biodiversity Assessment 2011: Technical Report. Volume 4: Marine and Coastal Component. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Kerry Sink, Stephen Holness, Linda R. Harris, Prideel Majiedt, Lindsey Atkinson, Tim Robinson, Stephen P. Kirkman, L. Hutchings, ROLAND A. LESLIE, SJ Lamberth, Sven Kerwath, Sophie von der Heyden, Amanda T. Lombard, CG Attwood, George M. Branch, Tracey P. Fairweather, Suzan Taljaard, S P Weerts, Paul D. Cowley, A Awad	2012	16
16	An evaluation of the effectiveness of Critical Biodiversity Areas, identified through a systematic conservation planning process, to reduce biodiversity loss outside protected areas in South Africa Land Use Policy ·Lize von Staden, Mervyn Lötter, Stephen Holness, Amanda T. Lombard	2022	15
17	A robust, systematic approach for developing the biodiversity sector's input for multi-sector Marine Spatial Planning Ocean & Coastal Management ·Linda R. Harris, Stephen Holness, Stephen P. Kirkman, Kerry Sink, Prideel Majiedt, Amanda Driver	2022	14
18	Sorted circles in the maritime Subantarctic, Marion Island Earth Surface Processes and Landforms ·Stephen Holness	2003	12
19	The orientation of sorted stripes in the maritime subantarctic, Marion Island Earth Surface Processes and Landforms ·Stephen Holness	2001	12
20	Intertidal habitat composition and regional-scale shoreline morphology along the Benguela coast Journal of Coastal Conservation ·Linda R. Harris, Stephen Holness, Ronel Nel, Amanda T. Lombard, David S. Schoeman	2012	12

About Stephen Holness

Stephen Holness is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Ecological Modeling and Oceanography, having authored 37 papers that have together received 746 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Coastal and Marine Management (9 papers), Marine and fisheries research (8 papers), Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (8 papers), Land Use and Ecosystem Services (7 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (7 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (6 papers), Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (5 papers) and Environmental Conservation and Management (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecological Modeling (99 citations), Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (235 citations), Global and Planetary Change (347 citations), Ecology (367 citations) and Nature and Landscape Conservation (137 citations). Stephen Holness has collaborated with scholars based in South Africa, Australia and United States. Frequent co-authors include Linda R. Harris, Kerry Sink, David S. Schoeman, Ronel Nel, Mélodie A. McGeoch, Victoria Goodall, Nicola J. van Wilgen, Steven L. Chown, Amanda T. Lombard and Amanda Driver. Their work appears in journals such as Biological Conservation, Ocean & Coastal Management, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, Conservation Biology and Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science.

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