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G. Edgar — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 80
Works: 312
Citations: 25K

Most-cited papers

BioTIME: A database of biodiversity time series for the Anthropocene
M. Dornelas, L. Antão, Faye Moyes, A. Bates +266 more
2018Global Ecology and Biogeography395 citations Open access
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Ecosystem restructuring along the Great Barrier Reef following mass coral bleaching
R. Stuart-Smith, Christopher J. Brown, D. Ceccarelli, G. Edgar
2018Nature288 citations Open access
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Gravity of human impacts mediates coral reef conservation gains
J. Cinner, E. Maire, C. Huchery, M. MacNeil +33 more
2018Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America274 citations Open access
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Ocean community warming responses explained by thermal affinities and temperature gradients
M. Burrows, A. Bates, Mark John Costello, M. Edwards +11 more
2019Nature Climate Change205 citations Open access
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Toward a Coordinated Global Observing System for Seagrasses and Marine Macroalgae
J. Emmett Duffy, L. Benedetti-Cecchi, J. Triñanes, F. Muller-Karger +45 more
2019Frontiers in Marine Science197 citations Open access
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Climate resilience in marine protected areas and the ‘Protection Paradox’
A. Bates, Robert S. C. Cooke, Murray I. Duncan, G. Edgar +9 more
2019Biological Conservation193 citations Open access
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Fish body sizes change with temperature but not all species shrink with warming
A. Audzijonyte, S. Richards, R. Stuart-Smith, G. Pecl +4 more
2020Nature Ecology & Evolution177 citations Open access
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Maximizing fish detection with eDNA metabarcoding
C. Bessey, S. Jarman, O. Berry, Y. Olsen +6 more
2020165 citations Open access
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Thermal limits to the geographic distributions of shallow-water marine species
R. Stuart-Smith, G. Edgar, A. Bates
2017Nature Ecology & Evolution165 citations Open access
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Meeting fisheries, ecosystem function, and biodiversity goals in a human-dominated world
J. Cinner, J. Zamborain-Mason, G. Gurney, N. Graham +34 more
2020Science154 citations Open access
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Global COVID-19 lockdown highlights humans as both threats and custodians of the environment
A. Bates, R. Primack, Brandy S. Biggar, Tomas Bird +342 more
2021Biological Conservation148 citations Open access
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A quantitative review of abundance-based species distribution models
C. Waldock, R. Stuart-Smith, Camille Albouy, William W. L. Cheung +4 more
2021bioRxiv125 citations Open access
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Challenges for Restoration of Coastal Marine Ecosystems in the Anthropocene
A. Abelson, D. Reed, G. Edgar, Carter S. Smith +9 more
2020Frontiers in Marine Science117 citations Open access
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Reef Life Survey: establishing the ecological basis for conservation of shallow marine life
G. Edgar, A. Cooper, S. Baker, W. Barker +34 more
2020110 citations
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Safeguarding marine life: conservation of biodiversity and ecosystems
Delphi F. L. Ward, J. Melbourne-Thomas, G. Pecl, K. Evans +19 more
2020Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries95 citations Open access
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A global assessment of the direct and indirect benefits of marine protected areas for coral reef conservation
E. Strain, G. Edgar, D. Ceccarelli, R. Stuart-Smith +2 more
2018Diversity and Distributions: A journal of biological invasions and biodiversity95 citations Open access
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Habitat loss and range shifts contribute to ecological generalization among reef fishes
R. Stuart-Smith, C. Mellin, A. Bates, G. Edgar
2021Nature Ecology & Evolution91 citations Open access
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Trait similarity in reef fish faunas across the world’s oceans
M. McLean, R. Stuart-Smith, S. Villéger, A. Auber +5 more
2021Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America89 citations Open access
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Continent-wide declines in shallow reef life over a decade of ocean warming
G. Edgar, R. Stuart-Smith, Freddie J. Heather, N. Barrett +31 more
2023Nature84 citations
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Assessing National Biodiversity Trends for Rocky and Coral Reefs through the Integration of Citizen Science and Scientific Monitoring Programs
R. Stuart-Smith, G. Edgar, N. Barrett, A. Bates +22 more
2017BioScience84 citations Open access
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Delineating reef fish trophic guilds with global gut content data synthesis and phylogeny
V. Parravicini, J. Casey, Nina M. D. Schiettekatte, S. Brandl +8 more
2020PLoS Biology80 citations Open access
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Abundance and local-scale processes contribute to multi-phyla gradients in global marine diversity
G. Edgar, Timothy J. Alexander, J. Lefcheck, A. Bates +5 more
2017Science Advances80 citations Open access
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Cross-ocean patterns and processes in fish biodiversity on coral reefs through the lens of eDNA metabarcoding
Laetitia Mathon, Virginie Marques, D. Mouillot, C. Albouy +22 more
2022Proceedings of the Royal Society B76 citations Open access
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The shape of abundance distributions across temperature gradients in reef fishes
C. Waldock, R. Stuart-Smith, G. Edgar, Tomas Bird +1 more
2019Ecology Letters72 citations Open access
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The effects of climate change on the ecology of fishes
I. Nagelkerken, B. Allan, D. Booth, J. Donelson +5 more
2023PLOS Climate70 citations Open access
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Rapid declines across Australian fishery stocks indicate global sustainability targets will not be achieved without an expanded network of ‘no‐fishing’ reserves
G. Edgar, T. Ward, R. Stuart-Smith
2018Aquatic conservation66 citations
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Global baselines and benchmarks for fish biomass: comparing remote reefs and fisheries closures
T. McClanahan, R. Schroeder, A. Friedlander, L. Vigliola +8 more
2019Marine Ecology Progress Series60 citations Open access
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Fishing‐gear restrictions and biomass gains for coral reef fishes in marine protected areas
Stuart Campbell, G. Edgar, R. Stuart-Smith, G. Soler +1 more
2018Conservation Biology58 citations Open access
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Methods for the study of marine biodiversity
Mark John Costello, Z. Basher, Laura E. McLeod, Irawan Asaad +13 more
201757 citations Open access
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Biological trade-offs underpin coral reef ecosystem functioning
Nina M. D. Schiettekatte, S. Brandl, J. Casey, N. A. Graham +21 more
2022Nature Ecology & Evolution54 citations Open access
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Biological interactions both facilitate and resist climate-related functional change in temperate reef communities
A. Bates, R. Stuart-Smith, N. Barrett, G. Edgar
2017Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences49 citations Open access
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Safeguarding nutrients from coral reefs under climate change
C. Mellin, C. Hicks, D. Fordham, C. Golden +12 more
2022Nature Ecology & Evolution43 citations Open access
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Taxonomic composition of mobile epifaunal invertebrate assemblages on diverse benthic microhabitats from temperate to tropical reefs
K. M. Fraser, R. Stuart-Smith, Scott D. Ling, Freddie J. Heather +1 more
202038 citations Open access
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Species richness and identity both determine the biomass of global reef fish communities
J. Lefcheck, G. Edgar, R. Stuart-Smith, A. Bates +7 more
2021Nature Communications37 citations Open access
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Consistent multi-level trophic effects of marine reserve protection across northern New Zealand
G. Edgar, R. Stuart-Smith, Russell J. Thomson, D. Freeman
2017PLoS ONE36 citations Open access
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Marine protected areas promote stability of reef fish communities under climate warming
L. Benedetti-Cecchi, A. Bates, Giovanni Strona, F. Bulleri +11 more
2024Nature Communications34 citations Open access
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Disentangling the response of fishes to recreational fishing over 30 years within a fringing coral reef reserve network
A. Cresswell, T. Langlois, S. Wilson, J. Claudet +21 more
2019Biological Conservation34 citations
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New opportunities for conservation of handfishes (Family Brachionichthyidae) and other inconspicuous and threatened marine species through citizen science
G. Edgar, R. Stuart-Smith, A. Cooper, M. Jacques +1 more
201733 citations Open access
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From Tasmania to the world: long and strong traditions in seaweed use, research, and development
C. Hurd, Jeffrey T. Wright, C. Layton, E. Strain +24 more
2023Botanica Marina31 citations
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Direct and indirect effects of heatwaves on a coral reef fishery
Christopher J. Brown, C. Mellin, G. Edgar, Max D. Campbell +1 more
2020Global Change Biology31 citations Open access
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The importance of sponges and mangroves in supporting fish communities on degraded coral reefs in Caribbean Panama
J. Seemann, Alexandra Yingst, R. Stuart-Smith, G. Edgar +1 more
2018PeerJ31 citations Open access
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The Nature and Ecological Significance of Epifaunal Communities within Marine Ecosystems
Yi-Yang Chen, G. Edgar, R. J. Fox
2021Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review30 citations Open access
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Translating local benthic community structure to national biogenic reef habitat types
A. Cresswell, G. Edgar, R. Stuart-Smith, Russell J. Thomson +2 more
201730 citations Open access
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Seascape habitat patchiness and hydrodynamics explain genetic structuring of kelp populations
Halley M. S. Durrant, N. Barrett, G. Edgar, M. Coleman +1 more
201730 citations Open access
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Tracking widespread climate-driven change on temperate and tropical reefs.
R. Stuart-Smith, G. Edgar, Ella Clausius, E. Oh +29 more
2022Current Biology28 citations Open access
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Maximizing regional biodiversity requires a mosaic of protection levels
N. Loiseau, W. Thuiller, R. Stuart-Smith, V. Devictor +8 more
2021PLoS Biology27 citations Open access
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Globally consistent reef size spectra integrating fishes and invertebrates.
Freddie J. Heather, J. Blanchard, G. Edgar, Rowan Trebilco +1 more
2020Ecology Letters27 citations Open access
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A morphological and phylogenetic investigation into divergence among sympatric Australian southern bull kelps (Durvillaea potatorum and D. amatheiae sp. nov.).
Xénia A. Weber, G. Edgar, S. Banks, J. Waters +1 more
2017Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution27 citations Open access
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High biomass and productivity of epifaunal invertebrates living amongst dead coral
K. M. Fraser, R. Stuart-Smith, Scott D. Ling, G. Edgar
2021Marine Biology25 citations Open access
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Establishing the ecological basis for conservation of shallow marine life using Reef Life Survey
G. Edgar, Antonia T. Cooper, S. Baker, W. Barker +34 more
2020Biological Conservation25 citations
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