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M. Townsend

h-index: 22
Works: 36
Citations: 1,926

Most-cited papers

Identification, definition and quantification of goods and services provided by marine biodiversity: implications for the ecosystem approach.
N. Beaumont, Mcv Austen, J. Atkins, D. Burdon +10 more
2007Marine Pollution Bulletin530 citations Open access
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Economic valuation for the conservation of marine biodiversity.
N. Beaumont, M. Austen, S. Mangi, M. Townsend
2008Marine Pollution Bulletin276 citations
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The Challenge of Implementing the Marine Ecosystem Service Concept
M. Townsend, K. Davies, N. Hanley, J. Hewitt +2 more
2018Frontiers in Marine Science132 citations Open access
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THE MANY USES AND VALUES OF ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEMS
M. Townsend, J. Hewitt, K. Davies, A. Lohrer +2 more
201395 citations
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A latent threat to biodiversity: consequences of small-scale heterogeneity loss
J. Hewitt, S. Thrush, A. Lohrer, M. Townsend
2010Biodiversity and Conservation83 citations
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Blue Carbon Stocks and Cross-Habitat Subsidies
R. Bulmer, F. Stephenson, H. Jones, M. Townsend +3 more
2020Frontiers in Marine Science68 citations Open access
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Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Ammonia-Based Electricity
A. Boero, Kevin Kardux, M. Kovaleva, D. Salas +6 more
2021Energies56 citations Open access
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Overcoming the challenges of data scarcity in mapping marine ecosystem service potential
M. Townsend, S. Thrush, A. Lohrer, J. Hewitt +3 more
201455 citations
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How Can We Identify and Communicate the Ecological Value of Deep-Sea Ecosystem Services?
Niels Jobstvogt, M. Townsend, U. Witte, N. Hanley
2014PLoS ONE53 citations Open access
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Simplifying the complex: an 'Ecosystem Principles Approach' to goods and services management in marine coastal ecosystems
M. Townsend, S. Thrush, M. Carbines
201152 citations Open access
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Communicating the value of marine conservation using an ecosystem service matrix approach
S. Geange, M. Townsend, D. Clark, J. Ellis +1 more
2019Ecosystem Services45 citations Open access
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Tracking environmental stress gradients using three biotic integrity indices: Advantages of a locally-developed traits-based approach
I. Rodil, A. Lohrer, J. Hewitt, M. Townsend +2 more
201341 citations
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Sad or Happy? The Effects of Emotions on Stated Preferences for Environmental Goods
N. Hanley, C. Boyce, M. Czajkowski, Steven Tucker +2 more
2016Environmental and Resource Economics40 citations Open access
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Combined species occurrence and density predictions to improve marine spatial management
V. Rullens, F. Stephenson, A. Lohrer, M. Townsend +1 more
202133 citations Open access
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Ecological Mechanisms Underpinning Ecosystem Service Bundles in Marine Environments – A Case Study for Shellfish
V. Rullens, A. Lohrer, M. Townsend, C. Pilditch
2019Frontiers in Marine Science33 citations Open access
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Detecting shifts in ecosystem functioning: the decoupling of fundamental relationships with increased pollutant stress on sandflats.
A. Lohrer, M. Townsend, I. Rodil, J. Hewitt +1 more
2012Marine Pollution Bulletin33 citations
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Elevated Turbidity and the Nutrient Removal Capacity of Seagrass
R. Bulmer, M. Townsend, Tarn P. Drylie, A. Lohrer
2018Frontiers in Marine Science32 citations Open access
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Influence of New Zealand cockles (Austrovenus stutchburyi) on primary productivity in sandflat-seagrass (Zostera muelleri) ecotones
A. Lohrer, M. Townsend, S. Hailes, I. Rodil +3 more
201632 citations
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Detecting Subtle Shifts in Ecosystem Functioning in a Dynamic Estuarine Environment
D. Pratt, A. Lohrer, S. Thrush, J. Hewitt +6 more
2015PLoS ONE30 citations Open access
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Biotic interactions influence sediment erodibility on wave-exposed sandflats
Rachel J. Harris, C. Pilditch, J. Hewitt, A. Lohrer +3 more
201529 citations Open access
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Marine Biodiversity. An economic valuation. Building the evidence base for the Marine Bill.
N. Beaumont, M. Townsend, S. Mangi, M. Austen
200628 citations
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Biogenic habitat transitions influence facilitation in a marine soft-sediment ecosystem.
A. Lohrer, I. Rodil, M. Townsend, L. Chiaroni +2 more
2013Ecology25 citations
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Sediment reworking by the burrowing polychaete Hediste diversicolor modulated by environmental and biological factors across the temperate North Atlantic. A tribute to Gaston Desrosiers
F. Gilbert, E. Kristensen, R. Aller, G. Banta +23 more
2021Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology21 citations Open access
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Marine Biodiversity : An Economic Valuation
N. Beaumont, M. Townsend, S. Mangi, M. Austen
200618 citations
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Invasive ecosystem engineers threaten benthic nitrogen cycling by altering native infaunal and biofouling communities
L. Tait, A. Lohrer, M. Townsend, J. Atalah +2 more
2020Scientific Reports15 citations Open access
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The Introduced Fanworm, Sabella spallanzanii, Alters Soft Sediment Macrofauna and Bacterial Communities
J. Atalah, O. Floerl, X. Pochon, M. Townsend +2 more
2019Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution15 citations Open access
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The effects of thin mud deposits on the behaviour of a deposit-feeding tellinid bivalve: implications for ecosystem functioning
Lisa D. McCartain, M. Townsend, S. Thrush, D. Wethey +3 more
201712 citations Open access
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The targeting of large-sized benthic macrofauna by an invasive portunid predator: evidence from a caging study
M. Townsend, A. Lohrer, I. Rodil, L. Chiaroni
2014Biological Invasions12 citations
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Mapping the estuarine ecosystem service of pollutant removal using empirically validated boosted regression tree models.
A. Lohrer, F. Stephenson, E. Douglas, M. Townsend
2020Ecological Applications8 citations Open access
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Sabella spallanzanii and Seafloor Biodiversity Enhancement in a Marine Soft-Sediment System
E. Douglas, M. Townsend, L. Tait, B. Greenfield +2 more
2020Diversity8 citations Open access
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Historical data provides context for recent monitoring and demonstrates 100 years of declining estuarine health
Hannah F. E. Jones, S. Hunt, Janine Kamke, M. Townsend
2022New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research7 citations Open access
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Empirical Validation of an Ecosystem Service Map Developed From Ecological Principles and Biophysical Parameters
M. Townsend, A. Lohrer
2019Frontiers in Marine Science7 citations Open access
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First records of the Australian dog whelk, Nassarius (Plicarcularia) burchardi (Dunker in Philippi, 1849) (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from New Zealand
M. Townsend, Bruce A. Marshall, B. Greenfield
20105 citations
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Variations in ecosystem service provision of two functionally similar bivalve habitats
V. Rullens, A. Lohrer, M. Townsend, C. Pilditch
2023New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research0 citations Open access
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Sediment reworking by Hediste diversicolor (OF Müller, 1776) across the temperate North Atlantic. A tribute to Gaston Desrosiers
F. Gilbert, E. Kristensen, R. Aller, G. Banta +23 more
20180 citations
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The targeting of large-sized benthic macrofauna by an invasive portunid predator: evidence from a caging study
M. Townsend, A. Lohrer, I. Rodil, L. Chiaroni
2014Biological Invasions0 citations
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