| Biological effects within no-take marine reserves: a global synthesis SE Lester, BS Halpern, K Grorud-Colvert, J Lubchenco, BI Ruttenberg, ... Marine Ecology Progress Series 384, 33-46, 2009 | 1802 | 2009 |
| An index to assess the health and benefits of the global ocean BS Halpern, C Longo, D Hardy, KL McLeod, JF Samhouri, SK Katona, ... Nature 488 (7413), 615-620, 2012 | 1124 | 2012 |
| Temperature control of larval dispersal and the implications for marine ecology, evolution, and conservation MI O'Connor, JF Bruno, SD Gaines, BS Halpern, SE Lester, BP Kinlan, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104 (4), 1266-1271, 2007 | 1103 | 2007 |
| Status and solutions for the World’s unassessed fisheries C Costello, D Ovando, R Hilborn, SD Gaines, O Deschenes, SE Lester Science 338 (6106), 517-520, 2012 | 978 | 2012 |
| Capacity shortfalls hinder the performance of marine protected areas globally DA Gill, MB Mascia, GN Ahmadia, L Glew, SE Lester, M Barnes, I Craigie, ... Nature 543 (7647), 665-9, 2017 | 935 | 2017 |
| The relationship between dispersal ability and geographic range size SE Lester, BI Ruttenberg, SD Gaines, BP Kinlan Ecology Letters 10 (8), 745-758, 2007 | 492 | 2007 |
| Placing marine protected areas onto the ecosystem-based management seascape BS Halpern, SE Lester, KL McLeod Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 107 (43), 18312-18317, 2010 | 437 | 2010 |
| Evaluating tradeoffs among ecosystem services to inform marine spatial planning SE Lester, C Costello, BS Halpern, SD Gaines, C White, JA Barth Marine Policy 38, 80-89, 2013 | 418 | 2013 |
| Biological responses in marine no-take reserves versus partially protected areas SE Lester, BS Halpern Marine Ecology Progress Series 367, 49-56, 2008 | 409 | 2008 |
| Spillover from marine reserves and the replenishment of fished stocks BS Halpern, SE Lester, JB Kellner Environmental Conservation 36 (4), 268-276, 2009 | 403 | 2009 |
| The many faces of ecosystem-based management: Making the process work today in real places H Tallis, PS Levin, M Ruckelshaus, SE Lester, KL McLeod, DL Fluharty, ... Marine Policy 34 (2), 340-348, 2010 | 383 | 2010 |
| Propagule dispersal and the scales of marine community process BP Kinlan, SD Gaines, SE Lester Diversity and Distributions 11 (2), 139-148, 2005 | 368 | 2005 |
| Modeling benefits from nature: using ecosystem services to inform coastal and marine spatial planning AD Guerry, MH Ruckelshaus, KK Arkema, JR Bernhardt, G Guannel, ... International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services …, 2012 | 355 | 2012 |
| The MPA Guide: A framework to achieve global goals for the ocean K Grorud-Colvert, J Sullivan-Stack, C Roberts, V Constant, ... Science 373 (6560), eabf0861, 2021 | 347 | 2021 |
| Reexamining the science of marine protected areas: linking knowledge to action HE Fox, MB Mascia, X Basurto, A Costa, L Glew, D Heinemann, LB Karrer, ... Conservation Letters 5 (1), 1-10, 2012 | 242 | 2012 |
| Evolving science of marine reserves: New developments and emerging research frontiers SD Gaines, SE Lester, K Grorud-Colvert, C Costello, R Pollnac Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 107 (43), 18251-18255, 2010 | 226 | 2010 |
| The science of European marine reserves: Status, efficacy, and future needs PB Fenberg, JE Caselle, J Claudet, M Clemence, SD Gaines, ... Marine Policy 36 (5), 1012-1021, 2012 | 225 | 2012 |
| Science in support of ecosystem-based management for the US West Coast and beyond SE Lester, KL McLeod, H Tallis, M Ruckelshaus, BS Halpern, PS Levin, ... Biological Conservation 143 (3), 576-587, 2010 | 203 | 2010 |
| Offshore aquaculture: Spatial planning principles for sustainable development RR Gentry, SE Lester, CV Kappel, C White, TW Bell, J Stevens, ... Ecology and evolution 7 (2), 733-743, 2017 | 195 | 2017 |
| Near-term priorities for the science, policy and practice of Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning (CMSP) BS Halpern, J Diamond, S Gaines, S Gelcich, M Gleason, S Jennings, ... Marine Policy 36 (1), 198-205, 2012 | 190 | 2012 |
