| Accelerating loss of seagrasses across the globe threatens coastal ecosystems M Waycott, CM Duarte, TJB Carruthers, RJ Orth, WC Dennison, S Olyarnik, ... Proceedings of the national academy of sciences 106 (30), 12377-12381, 2009 | 4419 | 2009 |
| A global crisis for seagrass ecosystems RJ Orth, TJB Carruthers, WC Dennison, CM Duarte, JW Fourqurean, ... Bioscience 56 (12), 987-996, 2006 | 3829 | 2006 |
| The identification, conservation, and management of estuarine and marine nurseries for fish and invertebrates: a better understanding of the habitats that serve as nurseries … MW Beck, KL Heck, KW Able, DL Childers, DB Eggleston, BM Gillanders, ... Bioscience 51 (8), 633-641, 2001 | 3423 | 2001 |
| Faunal communities in seagrass beds: a review of the influence of plant structure and prey characteristics on predator-prey relationships RJ Orth, KL Heck, J van Montfrans Estuaries 7, 339-350, 1984 | 1441 | 1984 |
| Critical evaluation of the nursery role hypothesis for seagrass meadows KL Heck Jr, G Hays, RJ Orth Marine Ecology Progress Series 253, 123-136, 2003 | 1200 | 2003 |
| Explicit calculation of the rarefaction diversity measurement and the determination of sufficient sample size KL Heck Jr, G van Belle, D Simberloff Ecology 56 (6), 1459-1461, 1975 | 1194 | 1975 |
| The tropicalization of temperate marine ecosystems: climate-mediated changes in herbivory and community phase shifts A Vergés, PD Steinberg, ME Hay, AGB Poore, AH Campbell, ... Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 281 (1789), 20140846, 2014 | 1057 | 2014 |
| Experiments on predator-prey interactions in vegetated aquatic habitats KL Heck Jr, TA Thoman Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 53 (2-3), 125-134, 1981 | 702 | 1981 |
| Seagrass habitats: the roles of habitat complexity, competition and predation in structuring associated fish and motile macroinvertebrate assemblages KL Heck Jr, RJ Orth Estuarine perspectives, 449-464, 1980 | 640 | 1980 |
| Habitat complexity and invertebrate species richness and abundance in tropical seagrass meadows KL Heck Jr, GS Wetstone Journal of biogeography, 135-142, 1977 | 580 | 1977 |
| Habitat structure and predator—prey interactions in vegetated aquatic systems KL Heck Jr, LB Crowder Habitat structure: the physical arrangement of objects in space, 281-299, 1991 | 560 | 1991 |
| Trophic transfers from seagrass meadows subsidize diverse marine and terrestrial consumers KL Heck, TJB Carruthers, CM Duarte, AR Hughes, G Kendrick, RJ Orth, ... Ecosystems 11, 1198-1210, 2008 | 518 | 2008 |
| Oyster reefs as natural breakwaters mitigate shoreline loss and facilitate fisheries SB Scyphers, SP Powers, KL Heck Jr, D Byron PloS one 6 (8), e22396, 2011 | 474 | 2011 |
| Plant–herbivore interactions in seagrass meadows KL Heck Jr, JF Valentine Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 330 (1), 420-436, 2006 | 416 | 2006 |
| Associations of concern: declining seagrasses and threatened dependent species AR Hughes, SL Williams, CM Duarte, KL Heck Jr, M Waycott Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 7 (5), 242-246, 2009 | 397 | 2009 |
| Experiments on competition and predation among shrimps of seagrass meadows LD Coen, KL Heck Jr, LG Abele Ecology 62 (6), 1484-1493, 1981 | 367 | 1981 |
| Structural components of eelgrass (Zostera marina) meadows in the lower Chesapeake Bay—Fishes RJ Orth, KL Heck Estuaries 3, 278-288, 1980 | 312 | 1980 |
| Seagrass community ecology W SL Marine community ecology, 317-337, 2001 | 306 | 2001 |
| Seagrass herbivory: evidence for the continued grazing of marine grasses JF Valentine, KL Heck Marine Ecology Progress Series 176, 291-302, 1999 | 303 | 1999 |
| Effects of nutrient enrichment and small predator density on seagrass ecosystems: an experimental assessment KL Heck Jr, JR Pennock, JF Valentine, LD Coen, SA Sklenar Limnology and oceanography 45 (5), 1041-1057, 2000 | 295 | 2000 |
Robert J. OrthVirginia Institute of Marine ScienceVerified email at vims.edu
