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| 2 | Distance software: design and analysis of distance sampling surveys for estimating population size | Journal of Applied Ecology | 2010 | 1,621 |
| 3 | NeEstimator v2: re‐implementation of software for the estimation of contemporary effective population size (Ne) from genetic data | Molecular Ecology Resources | 2014 | 1,584 |
| 4 | Impact: Toward a Framework for Understanding the Ecological Effects of Invaders | Biological Invasions | 1999 | 1,443 |
| 5 | What is a population? An empirical evaluation of some genetic methods for identifying the number of gene pools and their degree of connectivity | Molecular Ecology | 2006 | 1,266 |
| 6 | The Impact of Conservation on the Status of the World’s Vertebrates | Science | 2010 | 1,209 |
| 7 | Coastal Ocean Upwelling | Science | 1990 | 1,037 |
| 8 | Separating the wheat from the chaff: patterns of genetic differentiation in high gene flow species | | 1998 | 1,016 |
| 9 | Incorporating uncertainty and prior information into stable isotope mixing models | Ecology Letters | 2008 | 997 |
| 10 | Genetic monitoring as a promising tool for conservation and management | Trends in Ecology and Evolution | 2007 | 934 |
| 11 | North Pacific Gyre Oscillation links ocean climate and ecosystem change | Geophysical Research Letters | 2008 | 882 |
| 12 | Best practices for use of stable isotope mixing models in food-web studies | Canadian Journal of Zoology | 2014 | 873 |
| 13 | Iron uptake and growth limitation in oceanic and coastal phytoplankton | Marine Chemistry | 1995 | 845 |
| 14 | QUASI-POISSON VS. NEGATIVE BINOMIAL REGRESSION: HOW SHOULD WE MODEL OVERDISPERSED COUNT DATA? | Ecology | 2007 | 840 |
| 15 | Validation of ATR FT-IR to identify polymers of plastic marine debris, including those ingested by marine organisms | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 2018 | 828 |
| 16 | Linkage disequilibrium estimates of contemporary Ne using highly variable genetic markers: a largely untapped resource for applied conservation and evolution | Evolutionary Applications | 2010 | 777 |
| 17 | Inbreeding Depression in Conservation Biology | Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics | 2000 | 755 |
| 18 | A Standardized Terminology for Describing Reproductive Development in Fishes | Marine and Coastal Fisheries | 2011 | 755 |
| 19 | An index to assess the health and benefits of the global ocean | Nature | 2012 | 736 |
| 20 | A Major Ecosystem Shift in the Northern Bering Sea | Science | 2006 | 729 |
| 21 | Mortality of sea lions along the central California coast linked to a toxic diatom bloom | Nature | 2000 | 719 |
| 22 | Interrelated influence of iron, light and cell size on marine phytoplankton growth | Nature | 1997 | 705 |
| 23 | A generalized approach for estimating effective population size from temporal changes in allele frequency. | Genetics | 1989 | 695 |
| 24 | Analyzing mixing systems using a new generation of Bayesian tracer mixing models | PeerJ | 2018 | 676 |
| 25 | Model of a coral reef ecosystem | Coral Reefs | 1984 | 673 |
| 26 | Multi-year persistence of the 2014/15 North Pacific marine heatwave | Nature Climate Change | 2016 | 655 |
| 27 | The alluring simplicity and complex reality of genetic rescue | Trends in Ecology and Evolution | 2004 | 628 |
| 28 | Observed fingerprint of a weakening Atlantic Ocean overturning circulation | Nature | 2018 | 612 |
| 29 | MATERNAL AGE AS A DETERMINANT OF LARVAL GROWTH AND SURVIVAL IN A MARINE FISH, SEBASTES MELANOPS | Ecology | 2004 | 561 |
| 30 | Harmful algal blooms and climate change: Learning from the past and present to forecast the future | Harmful Algae | 2015 | 555 |
| 31 | Hydrography of the eastern tropical Pacific: A review | Progress in Oceanography | 2006 | 554 |
| 32 | Marine Fisheries at a Critical Juncture | Fisheries | 1993 | 553 |
| 33 | Why fishing magnifies fluctuations in fish abundance | Nature | 2008 | 548 |
| 34 | Integrated Ecosystem Assessments: Developing the Scientific Basis for Ecosystem-Based Management of the Ocean | PLoS Biology | 2009 | 537 |
| 35 | Where to put things? Spatial land management to sustain biodiversity and economic returns | Biological Conservation | 2008 | 536 |
| 36 | Bayesian stable isotope mixing models | Environmetrics | 2013 | 519 |
| 37 | CONTINUOUS‐TIME CORRELATED RANDOM WALK MODEL FOR ANIMAL TELEMETRY DATA | Ecology | 2008 | 507 |
| 38 | Ecosystem energetic implications of parasite and free-living biomass in three estuaries | Nature | 2008 | 506 |
| 39 | A ubiquitous tire rubber–derived chemical induces acute mortality in coho salmon | Science | 2021 | 504 |
| 40 | The parr—Smolt transformation (smoltification) and seawater adaptation in salmonids | Aquaculture | 1980 | 495 |
| 41 | Fishing elevates variability in the abundance of exploited species | Nature | 2006 | 493 |
| 42 | Reduction of marine phytoplankton reproduction rates by copper and cadmium | Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology | 1986 | 489 |
| 43 | Regional Management Units for Marine Turtles: A Novel Framework for Prioritizing Conservation and Research across Multiple Scales | PLoS ONE | 2010 | 483 |
| 44 | Global Review of the Physical and Biological Effectiveness of Stream Habitat Rehabilitation Techniques | North American Journal of Fisheries Management | 2008 | 482 |
| 45 | Impacts of Fishing Low–Trophic Level Species on Marine Ecosystems | Science | 2011 | 481 |
| 46 | A Review of Stream Restoration Techniques and a Hierarchical Strategy for Prioritizing Restoration in Pacific Northwest Watersheds | North American Journal of Fisheries Management | 2002 | 475 |
| 47 | Climate change and control of the southeastern Bering Sea pelagic ecosystem | Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography | 2002 | 475 |
| 48 | Fitness of hatchery‐reared salmonids in the wild | Evolutionary Applications | 2008 | 473 |
| 49 | Lessons in modelling and management of marine ecosystems: the Atlantis experience | Fish and Fisheries | 2011 | 472 |
| 50 | A Review of Catch-and-Release Angling Mortality with Implications for No-take Reserves | Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries | 2005 | 466 |
