Thomas Mehner

8.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
187 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Thomas Mehner is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Mehner has authored 187 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 155 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 112 papers in Ecology and 68 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Thomas Mehner's work include Fish Ecology and Management Studies (151 papers), Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (68 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (52 papers). Thomas Mehner is often cited by papers focused on Fish Ecology and Management Studies (151 papers), Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (68 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (52 papers). Thomas Mehner collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Spain and Sweden. Thomas Mehner's co-authors include Robert Arlinghaus, Wolf‐Christian Lewin, Peter Kasprzak, Franz Hölker, Nils Okun, Jürgen Benndorf, Markus Diekmann, Uwe Brämick, I. G. Cowx and Rainer Koschel and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Mehner

181 papers receiving 6.4k citations

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Documented and Potential Biological Impacts of Recreational Fishing: Insights for Management and Conservation

2006 531 citations Robert Arlinghaus, Thomas Mehner et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Amphibian conservation in Europe: the importance of pond condition 2025 ·Biodiversity and Conservation ·(unknown), (unknown), Lluís Benejam, (unknown), Thomas A. Davidson, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Pieter Lemmens, Thomas Mehner, (unknown), Beat Oertli, Carl D. Sayer, Sandra Brucet	1
2	Rare fish species in European lakes – patterns and processes 2025 ·Biodiversity and Conservation ·Thomas Mehner, Christine Argillier, María Teresa Ferreira, Kerstin Holmgren, Erik Jeppesen, Fiona Kelly, Teet Krause, Mikko Olin, Pietro Volta, Ian J. Winfield, Sandra Brucet	0
3	Drivers of amphibian species richness in European ponds 2025 ·Ecography ·(unknown), Lluís Benejam, Dani Boix, (unknown), Maria Cuenca Cambronero, Thomas A. Davidson, Luc De Meester, (unknown), Pieter Lemmens, Beatriz Martín, Thomas Mehner, Beat Oertli, (unknown), (unknown), Carl D. Sayer, Meryem Beklioğlu, Rein Brys, Sandra Brucet	1
4	The European freshwater landscape and hotspot areas of mass effects and regional connectivity 2023 ·Diversity and Distributions ·David Cunillera‐Montcusí, Jordi Bou, Thomas Mehner, Sandra Brucet, Matı́as Arim, Ana Inés Borthagaray	4
5	Local fishers’ knowledge on the ecology, economic importance, and threats faced by populations of African snakehead fish, Parachanna obscura , within Côte d'Ivoire freshwater ecosystems 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Thomas Mehner	3
6	Morphological variation of African snakehead (Parachanna obscura) populations along climate and habitat gradients in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa 2023 ·Environmental Biology of Fishes ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Thomas Mehner	2
7	Environmental and spatial determinants of fish community structure in an Afro‐tropical river ecosystem 2023 ·Ecology Of Freshwater Fish ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Thomas Mehner	2
8	Population genetics of the African snakehead fishParachanna obscuraalong West Africa's water networks: Implications for sustainable management and conservation 2023 ·Ecology and Evolution ·(unknown), Petra Kersten, (unknown), Klaus Kohlmann, (unknown), Thomas Mehner	3
9	Population response of pelagic fishes (ciscoes, Coregonus spp.) to rapidly accelerated eutrophication of an originally oligotrophic deep lake 2023 ·Inland Waters ·Thomas Mehner, Sabine Wollrab, Thomas Gonsiorczyk, Jens C. Nejstgaard	1
10	Lake depth alters the trajectory of ontogenetic niche shifts in Eurasian perch (Perca fluviatilis) in small lakes 2023 ·Ecology Of Freshwater Fish ·(unknown), Thomas Mehner, Thomas Klefoth, (unknown), (unknown), Robert Arlinghaus	0
11	Trophic Transfer Efficiency in Lakes 2022 ·Ecosystems ·Thomas Mehner, Katrin Attermeyer, Mario Brauns, Soren Brothers, Sabine Hilt, Kristin Scharnweber, (unknown), Michael J. Vanni, Ursula Gaedke	15
12	Can size distributions of European lake fish communities be predicted by trophic positions of their fish species? 2022 ·Ecology and Evolution ·(unknown), Christine Argillier, Sandra Brucet, Kerstin Holmgren, Pietro Volta, Ian J. Winfield, Thomas Mehner	4
13	Size Spectra of Pelagic Fish Populations in a Deep Lake—Methodological Comparison between Hydroacoustics and Midwater Trawling 2021 ·Water ·(unknown), Thomas Mehner	5
14	Impacts of deforestation‐induced warming on the metabolism, growth and trophic interactions of an afrotropical stream fish 2018 ·Functional Ecology ·Vincent Fugère, Thomas Mehner, Lauren J. Chapman	12
15	Testing the devil’s impact on southern Baltic and North Sea basins whitefish (Coregonus spp.) diversity 2018 ·BMC Evolutionary Biology ·Thomas Mehner, Kirsten Pohlmann, David Bittner, Jörg Freyhof	6
16	Multimodal mixed messages: the use of multiple cues allows greater accuracy in social recognition and predator detection decisions in the mosquitofish, Gambusia holbrooki 2010 ·Behavioral Ecology ·Ashley J. W. Ward, Thomas Mehner	76
17	Co-existence of a pair of pelagic planktivorous coregonid fishes 2008 ·Evolutionary ecology research ·Ingeborg Palm Helland, Chris Harrod, Jörg Freyhof, Thomas Mehner	38
18	Reduction of nutrient loading and biomanipulation as tools in water quality management: Long-term observations on Bautzen Reservoir and Feldberger Haussee (Germany) 2007 ·Lake and Reservoir Management ·Peter Kasprzak, Jürgen Benndorf, Thomas Gonsiorczyk, Rainer Koschel, Lothar Krienitz, Thomas Mehner, Stephan Hülsmann, (unknown), Annekatrin Wagner	35
19	The role of insectivorous fish in fostering the allochthonous subsidy of lakes 2007 ·Limnology and Oceanography ·Thomas Mehner, (unknown), Hendrik Dörner, Michael Hupfer, Franz Hölker	6
20	Restoration of a stratified lake (Feldberger Haussee, Germany) by a compination of nutrient load reduction and long-term biomanipulation 2001 ·OpenAgrar ·Thomas Mehner, Peter Kasprzak, Klaus Wysujack, (unknown), Rainer Koschel	11

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