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Benthic Cover Dynamics

Benthic Cover Dynamics is a quantitative ecological metric that characterizes the spatiotemporal changes in the composition and distribution of benthic organisms on coral reefs over time, distinguishing itself through its focus on successional transitions in substrate coverage by functional groups.

242

Publications

13.5K

Citations

930

Authors

393

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

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Publications

242

Assessing evidence of phase shifts from coral to macroalgal dominance on coral reefs

John F. Bruno, Hugh Sweatman, William F. Precht et al. · Ecology · 2009 · 500 citations · Full text

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HURRICANES AND CARIBBEAN CORAL REEFS: IMPACTS, RECOVERY PATTERNS, AND ROLE IN LONG-TERM DECLINE

Toby Gardner, Isabelle M. Côté, Jennifer A. Gill et al. · Ecology · 2005 · 454 citations

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Recovery of <i>Diadema antillarum</i> reduces macroalgal cover and increases abundance of juvenile corals on a Caribbean reef

Peter J. Edmunds, R. C. Carpenter · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2001 · 409 citations · Full text

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Large-scale associations between macroalgal cover and grazer biomass on mid-depth reefs in the Caribbean

Ivor D. Williams, Nicholas Polunin · Coral Reefs · 2001 · 273 citations

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Disturbance and the Dynamics of Coral Cover on the Great Barrier Reef (1995–2009)

Kate Osborne, Andrew M. Dolman, Scott C. Burgess et al. · PLoS ONE · 2011 · 255 citations · Full text

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Authors

930

  1. TR
    Tim R. McClanahan

    Wildlife Conservation Society, United States

    9 publications · 569 citations

    9

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  2. CJ
    Carlos Jiménez

    Cyprus Institute, Cyprus

    6 publications · 115 citations

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  3. KF
    Katharina Fabricius

    Australian Institute of Marine Science, Australia

    6 publications · 352 citations

    6

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  4. PJ
    Peter J. Edmunds

    California State University, Northridge, United States

    5 publications · 572 citations

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  5. PJ
    Peter J. Mumby

    The University of Queensland, Australia

    5 publications · 359 citations

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Institutions

393

  1. Australian Institute of Marine Science

    Townsville, Australia

    21 h-index

    60 publications

    4.5K citations

  2. ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies

    Townsville, Australia

    19 h-index

    45 publications

    2.4K citations

  3. James Cook University

    Townsville, Australia

    18 h-index

    59 publications

    3.1K citations

  4. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    14 h-index

    55 publications

    2.3K citations

  5. The University of Western Australia

    Perth, Australia

    10 h-index

    14 publications

    583 citations

  6. Australian Research Council

    Canberra, Australia

    8 h-index

    25 publications

    1.2K citations

  7. University of Bremen

    Bremen, Germany

    7 h-index

    25 publications

    1.1K citations

  8. Scripps Institution of Oceanography

    La Jolla, United States

    7 h-index

    16 publications

    755 citations

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Venues

  1. PLoS ONE

    22 publications · 1.4K citations

    20

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  2. Marine Ecology Progress Series

    MEPS · 21 publications · 1.4K citations

    20

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  3. Coral Reefs

    21 publications · 1.3K citations

    19

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  4. Marine Ecology

    11 publications · 354 citations

    11

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  5. Frontiers in Marine Science

    9 publications · 257 citations

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