| Disturbance of the seabed by mobile fishing gear: a comparison to forest clearcutting L Watling, EA Norse Conservation biology 12 (6), 1180-1197, 1998 | 1135 | 1998 |
| Feeding capabilities and limitation of herbivorous molluscs: a functional group approach RS Steneck, L Watling Marine Biology 68 (3), 299-319, 1982 | 735 | 1982 |
| Efficacy of phospholipid analysis in determining microbial biomass in sediments RH Findlay, GM King, L Watling Applied and environmental microbiology 55 (11), 2888-2893, 1989 | 549 | 1989 |
| A classification system for crustacean setae based on the homology concept L Watling Crustacean issues 6, 15-26, 1989 | 483 | 1989 |
| The impacts of mobile fishing gear on seafloor habitats in the Gulf of Maine (Northwest Atlantic): implications for conservation of fish populations PJ Auster, RJ Malatesta, RW Langton, L Watting, PC Valentine, ... Reviews in fisheries Science 4 (2), 185-202, 1996 | 455 | 1996 |
| A proposed biogeography of the deep ocean floor L Watling, J Guinotte, MR Clark, CR Smith Progress in Oceanography 111, 91-112, 2013 | 267 | 2013 |
| Environmental impact of salmon net-pen culture on marine benthic communities in Maine: a case study RH Findlay, L Watling, LM Mayer Estuaries 18 (1), 145-179, 1995 | 256 | 1995 |
| Hydrothermal vents and methane seeps: rethinking the sphere of influence LA Levin, AR Baco, DA Bowden, A Colaco, EE Cordes, MR Cunha, ... Frontiers in Marine Science, 72, 2016 | 229 | 2016 |
| Biotic and human vulnerability to projected changes in ocean biogeochemistry over the 21st century C Mora, CL Wei, A Rollo, T Amaro, AR Baco, D Billett, L Bopp, Q Chen, ... PLoS biology 11 (10), e1001682, 2013 | 220 | 2013 |
| Biology of deep-water octocorals L Watling, SC France, E Pante, A Simpson Advances in marine biology 60, 41-122, 2011 | 184 | 2011 |
| From principles to practice: a spatial approach to systematic conservation planning in the deep sea LM Wedding, AM Friedlander, JN Kittinger, L Watling, SD Gaines, ... Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 280 (1773), 20131684, 2013 | 174 | 2013 |
| Taxonomy based on science is necessary for global conservation SA Thomson, RL Pyle, ST Ahyong, M Alonso-Zarazaga, J Ammirati, ... PLoS biology 16 (3), e2005075, 2018 | 169 | 2018 |
| Prediction of benthic impact for salmon net-pens based on the balance of benthic oxygen supply and demand RH Findlay, L Watling Marine Ecology Progress Series 155, 147-157, 1997 | 159 | 1997 |
| Biodiversity loss from deep-sea mining CL Van Dover, JA Ardron, E Escobar, M Gianni, KM Gjerde, A Jaeckel, ... Nature Geoscience 10 (7), 464-465, 2017 | 143 | 2017 |
| Relationships between effects of environmental temperature and seston on growth and mortality of Mytilus edulis in a temperate northern estuary LS Incze, RA Lutz, L Watling Marine Biology 57 (3), 147-156, 1980 | 143 | 1980 |
| Definition and detection of vulnerable marine ecosystems on the high seas: problems with the “move-on” rule PJ Auster, K Gjerde, E Heupel, L Watling, A Grehan, AD Rogers ICES Journal of Marine Science 68 (2), 254-264, 2011 | 134 | 2011 |
| Role of phylogenetic constraints in determining reproductive patterns in deep-sea invertebrates KJ Eckelbarger, L Watling Invertebrate Biology, 256-269, 1995 | 121 | 1995 |
| Reproduction and development of marine peracaridans WS Johnson, M Stevens, L Watling Academic Press 39, 105-260, 2001 | 119 | 2001 |
| Deep-sea mining with no net loss of biodiversity—an impossible aim HJ Niner, JA Ardron, EG Escobar, M Gianni, A Jaeckel, DOB Jones, ... Frontiers in Marine Science, 53, 2018 | 110 | 2018 |
| A temporal and spatial study of mudflat erosion and deposition FE Anderson, L Black, LE Watling, W Mook, LM Mayer Journal of Sedimentary Research 51 (3), 729-736, 1981 | 110 | 1981 |
Peter AusterUniversity of Connecticut & Mystic AquariumVerified email at uconn.edu
