- Sustainable coastal development, with focus on coastal ecosystems and associated species
- Seagrass, and everything that has to do with seagrass
- Social-ecological systems
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RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Co-Creating a Blueprint for Integrated Ocean Science: Advancing Ocean Observations for a Sustainable Future LM Nordlund, SM Hashim, A Palacz 2026 Ocean Sciences Meeting , 2026 2026
Advancing biology and ecosystem ocean observations through collaboration and integration LM Nordlund, SM Hashim, A Palacz, N Lepola 2026 Ocean Sciences Meeting , 2026 2026
Surface or bottom: does eDNA metabarcoding reveal differences in fish diversity based on vertical sampling depth? LM Nordlund, S Kurland, F Lüskow 2026 Ocean Sciences Meeting , 2026 2026
The Fantastic Baltic Four: A field sampling approach for four Biology and Ecosystem Essential Ocean Variables (EOVs) F Lüskow, LM Nordlund 2026 Ocean Sciences Meeting , 2026 2026
Stakeholder inputs on the current ocean observing systems: Gaps, challenges, and opportunities LM Nordlund, SM Hashim, A Palacz 2026 Ocean Sciences Meeting , 2026 2026
GOOS essential ocean variables: the backbone of a sustained and evolving global ocean observing system BM Míguez, E Heslop, N Bax, L Benedetti-Cecchi, G Canonico, K Currie, ... Frontiers in Marine Science , 2026 2026 Citations: 2
Global ocean indicators: Marking pathways at the science-policy nexus A Godoy-Faundez, V Garçon, FE Muller-Karger, K Evans, W Appeltans, ... Marine Policy 184 , 2026 2026
Global ocean indicators: Marking pathways at the science-policy nexus K Von Schuckmann, A Godoy-Faundez, V Garçon, FE Muller-Karger, ... Marine Policy 184, 106922 , 2026 2026 Citations: 5
GOOS Essential Ocean Variables: the backbone of a sustained and evolving global ocean observing system B Martín Míguez, E Heslop, N Bax, L Benedetti-Cecchi, G Canonico, ... Frontiers in Marine Science 13 , 2026 2026 Citations: 1
Measuring and Reporting on Seagrass as an Essential Ocean Variable for Science and Management JE Duffy, W Appeltans, A Benson, RM Connolly, M de la Torre-Castro, ... BioScience , 2025 2025
Closing the parachute and opening the umbrella: Strategies for inclusivity and representation in producing impactful coastal ecosystem research Cambridge Prisms: Coastal Futures , 2025 2025
Tropical Seagrass Meadows Buffer Coastal Poverty B Jones, R Unsworth, R Ambo-Rappe, F Carli, L Coals, A Digdo, J Eklöf, ... Available at SSRN 5798482 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Taking advantage of open data in coastal science and conservation NM Hoad, JS Lefcheck, N Alexandridis, BLH Jones, JS Eklöf, ... Science of the Total Environment 999, 180276 , 2025 2025
Expert Perceptions on Seagrass Governance, Policy and Management in the Western Indian Ocean NM Hoad, LM Nordlund Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 35 (9), e70223 , 2025 2025
Closing the parachute and opening the umbrella: strategies for inclusivity and representation in producing impactful coastal ecosystem research KM Laumann, NM Hoad, E Sheldon, YS Esmaeili, A Croquer, L Alvaro, ... Cambridge Prisms: Coastal Futures 3, 1-18 , 2025 2025 Citations: 3
Submersed Aquatic Vegetation Enhances Density and Diversity of Epifaunal Invertebrates Compared to Filamentous Mats in the Central Baltic Sea C D'Agata, TAB Staveley, JS Eklöf, JS Lefcheck, G Rosenqvist, ... Ecology and Evolution 15 (6), e71498 , 2025 2025 Citations: 3
EOV speed dating LM Nordlund, N Lepola, S Olsen < bound method Organization. get_name_with_acronym of< Organization: EU Open … , 2025 2025
Jellyfish and Ctenophores Around Gotland in the Baltic Sea—Local Data Contributing to Global Assessments F Lüskow, P Neitzel, ER Lawrence, LM Nordlund Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 13 (5), 852 , 2025 2025 Citations: 2
Blueprint for Integrated Ocean Science (BIOS): Advancing Harmonized Observation Systems and Policy Coordination for Sustainable Ecosystem Management DK Halén, A Palacz, J Soares, D Krzymiński, N Lepola, LM Nordlund OOS2025 , 2025 2025
Co-Creating a Blueprint for Integrated Ocean Science: Fostering Collaboration for a Sustainable Future LM Nordlund, A Palacz, S Mohammed OOS2025 , 2025 2025
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Seagrass Ecosystem Services and Their Variability across Genera and Geographical Regions LM Nordlund, EW Koch, EB Barbier, J Creed PLoS ONE, e0163091 , 2016 2016 Citations: 740
Seagrass meadows support global fisheries production RKF Unsworth, LM Nordlund, LC Cullen‐Unsworth Conservation Letters 12 (1), e12566 , 2019 2019 Citations: 573
The global distribution of seagrass meadows LJ McKenzie, LM Nordlund, BL Jones, LC Cullen-Unsworth, C Roelfsema, ... Environmental Research Letters 15 (7), 074041 , 2020 2020 Citations: 498
Global challenges for seagrass conservation RKF Unsworth, LJ McKenzie, CJ Collier, LC Cullen-Unsworth, CM Duarte, ... Ambio 48 (8), 801-815 , 2019 2019 Citations: 491
Seagrass meadows globally as a coupled social–ecological system: Implications for human wellbeing LC Cullen-Unsworth, LM Nordlund, J Paddock, S Baker, LJ McKenzie, ... Marine pollution bulletin 83 (2), 387-397 , 2014 2014 Citations: 465
Global significance of seagrass fishery activity LM Nordlund, RKF Unsworth, M Gullström, LC Cullen-Unsworth Fish and Fisheries , 2018 2018 Citations: 256
Toward a coordinated global observing system for seagrasses and marine macroalgae JE Duffy, L Benedetti-Cecchi, J Trinanes, FE Muller-Karger, ... Frontiers in Marine Science 6, 435618 , 2019 2019 Citations: 232
Blue Carbon Storage in Tropical Seagrass Meadows Relates to Carbonate Stock Dynamics, Plant–Sediment Processes, and Landscape Context: Insights from the Western Indian Ocean M Gullström, LD Lyimo, M Dahl, GS Samuelsson, M Eggertsen, ... Ecosystems, 1-16 , 2017 2017 Citations: 201
Fishers’ local ecological knowledge (LEK) on connectivity and seascape management C Berkström, M Papadopoulos, NS Jiddawi, LM Nordlund Frontiers in Marine Science 6, 130 , 2019 2019 Citations: 169
Remote sensing of seagrasses in a patchy multi-species environment A Knudby, L Nordlund International Journal of Remote Sensing 32 (8), 2227-2244 , 2011 2011 Citations: 121
Changes in an East African social-ecological seagrass system: Invertebrate harvesting affecting species composition and local livelihood L Nordlund, J Erlandsson, M de la Torre-Castro, N Jiddawi Aquatic Living Resources 23 (4), 399-416 , 2010 2010 Citations: 89
A changing climate for seagrass conservation? RKF Unsworth, LJ McKenzie, LM Nordlund, LC Cullen-Unsworth Current Biology 28 (21), R1229-R1232 , 2018 2018 Citations: 80
Biodiversity loss in seagrass meadows due to local invertebrate fisheries and harbour activities LM Nordlund, M Gullström Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 135, 231-240 , 2013 2013 Citations: 72
Intertidal zone management in the Western Indian Ocean: assessing current status and future possibilities using expert opinions LM Nordlund, M de la Torre-Castro, J Erlandsson, C Conand, N Muthiga, ... Ambio 43 (8), 1006-1019 , 2014 2014 Citations: 68
Habitat preference for seaweed farming–a case study from Zanzibar, Tanzania N Hedberg, K von Schreeb, S Charisiadou, NS Jiddawi, M Tedengren, ... Ocean & Coastal Management 154, 186-195 , 2018 2018 Citations: 56
Seagrass structural traits drive fish assemblages in small-scale fisheries BL Jones, LM Nordlund, RKF Unsworth, NS Jiddawi, JS Eklöf Frontiers in Marine Science 8, 640528 , 2021 2021 Citations: 55
Correction: Seagrass ecosystem services and their variability across genera and geographical regions LM Nordlund, EW Koch, EB Barbier, JC Creed PLoS One 12 (1), e0169942 , 2017 2017 Citations: 54
SEAGRASS ECOSYSTEM SERVICES: ASSESSMENT AND SCALE OF BENEFITS RAR Carmen B. de los Santos, Abbi Scott, Ariane Arias-Ortiz, Benjamin Jones ... Out of the Blue: The Value of Seagrasses to the Environment and to People , 2020 2020 Citations: 53
Mollusc shell fisheries in coastal Kenya: Local ecological knowledge reveals overfishing VM Alati, J Olunga, M Olendo, LN Daudi, K Osuka, C Odoli, P Tuda, ... Ocean & Coastal Management 195, 105285 , 2020 2020 Citations: 50
