| The effects of 118 years of industrial fishing on UK bottom trawl fisheries RH Thurstan, S Brockington, CM Roberts Nature communications 1 (1), 15, 2010 | 324 | 2010 |
| Towards an urban marine ecology: characterizing the drivers, patterns and processes of marine ecosystems in coastal cities PA Todd, EC Heery, LHL Loke, RH Thurstan, DJ Kotze, C Swan Oikos 128 (9), 1215-1242, 2019 | 245 | 2019 |
| Debating the effectiveness of marine protected areas LH Pendleton, GN Ahmadia, HI Browman, RH Thurstan, DM Kaplan, ... ICES Journal of Marine Science 75 (3), 1156-1159, 2018 | 144 | 2018 |
| Ecological meltdown in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland: two centuries of change in a coastal marine ecosystem RH Thurstan, CM Roberts PloS one 5 (7), e11767, 2010 | 136 | 2010 |
| Filling historical data gaps to foster solutions in marine conservation RH Thurstan, L McClenachan, LB Crowder, JA Drew, JN Kittinger, ... Ocean & Coastal Management 115, 31-40, 2015 | 135 | 2015 |
| ICES meets marine historical ecology: placing the history of fish and fisheries in current policy context GH Engelhard, RH Thurstan, BR MacKenzie, HK Alleway, RCA Bannister, ... ICES Journal of Marine Science 73 (5), 1386-1403, 2016 | 127 | 2016 |
| The past and future of fish consumption: Can supplies meet healthy eating recommendations? RH Thurstan, CM Roberts Marine pollution bulletin 89 (1-2), 5-11, 2014 | 116 | 2014 |
| Oyster (Ostrea edulis) extirpation and ecosystem transformation in the Firth of Forth, Scotland RH Thurstan, JP Hawkins, L Raby, CM Roberts Journal for Nature Conservation 21 (5), 253-261, 2013 | 113 | 2013 |
| The unintended consequences of simplifying the sea: making the case for complexity LM Howarth, CM Roberts, RH Thurstan, BD Stewart Fish and Fisheries 15 (4), 690-711, 2014 | 85 | 2014 |
| The benefits of bivalve reef restoration: A global synthesis of underrepresented species PSE zu Ermgassen, RH Thurstan, J Corrales, H Alleway, A Carranza, ... Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 30 (11), 2050-2065, 2020 | 83 | 2020 |
| Something old, something new: Historical perspectives provide lessons for blue growth agendas BA Caswell, ES Klein, HK Alleway, JE Ball, J Botero, M Cardinale, M Eero, ... Fish and Fisheries 21 (4), 774-796, 2020 | 63 | 2020 |
| Aboriginal uses of seaweeds in temperate Australia: an archival assessment RH Thurstan, Z Brittain, DS Jones, E Cameron, J Dearnaley, A Bellgrove Journal of Applied Phycology 30, 1821–1832, 2018 | 63 | 2018 |
| Setting the record straight: assessing the reliability of retrospective accounts of change RH Thurstan, SM Buckley, JC Ortiz, JM Pandolfi Conservation Letters 9 (2), 98-105, 2016 | 62 | 2016 |
| Purpose vs performance: What does marine protected area success look like? KL Yates, B Clarke, RH Thurstan Environmental Science & Policy 92, 76-86, 2019 | 60 | 2019 |
| Nineteenth century narratives reveal historic catch rates for Australian snapper (Pagrus auratus) RH Thurstan, AB Campbell, P John M Fish and Fisheries, 2014 | 57 | 2014 |
| Are marine reserves and non-consumptive activities compatible? A global analysis of marine reserve regulations RH Thurstan, JP Hawkins, L Neves, CM Roberts Marine Policy 36 (5), 1096-1104, 2012 | 52 | 2012 |
| A citizen science approach: a detailed ecological assessment of subtropical reefs at Point Lookout, Australia C Roelfsema, R Thurstan, M Beger, C Dudgeon, J Loder, E Kovacs, ... PLoS One 11 (10), e0163407, 2016 | 50 | 2016 |
| Origins of the bottom trawling controversy in the British Isles: 19th century witness testimonies reveal evidence of early fishery declines RH Thurstan, JP Hawkins, CM Roberts Fish and Fisheries 15 (3), 506-522, 2014 | 48 | 2014 |
| Acknowledging Long-Term Ecological Change: The Problem of Shifting Baselines ES Klein, RH Thurstan Perspectives on Oceans Past, 11-29, 2016 | 47 | 2016 |
| Changes of energy fluxes in marine animal forests of the Anthropocene: factors shaping the future seascape S Rossi, E Isla, M Bosch-Belmar, G Galli, A Gori, M Gristina, G Ingrosso, ... ICES Journal of Marine Science 76 (7), 2008-2019, 2019 | 39 | 2019 |
Callum RobertsProfessor of Marine Conservation, University of ExeterVerified email at exeter.ac.uk