| Historical overfishing and the recent collapse of coastal ecosystems JBC Jackson, MX Kirby, WH Berger, KA Bjorndal, LW Botsford, ... science 293 (5530), 629-637, 2001 | 6782 | 2001 |
| Coral reefs under rapid climate change and ocean acidification O Hoegh-Guldberg, PJ Mumby, AJ Hooten, RS Steneck, P Greenfield, ... science 318 (5857), 1737-1742, 2007 | 5075 | 2007 |
| A global map of human impact on marine ecosystems BS Halpern, S Walbridge, KA Selkoe, CV Kappel, F Micheli, C D'Agrosa, ... science 319 (5865), 948-952, 2008 | 5071 | 2008 |
| Kelp forest ecosystems: biodiversity, stability, resilience and future RS Steneck, MH Graham, BJ Bourque, D Corbett, JM Erlandson, JA Estes, ... Environmental conservation, 436-459, 2002 | 1541 | 2002 |
| Phase shifts, herbivory, and the resilience of coral reefs to climate change TP Hughes, MJ Rodrigues, DR Bellwood, D Ceccarelli, ... Current biology 17 (4), 360-365, 2007 | 1421 | 2007 |
| A functional group approach to the structure of algal-dominated communities RS Steneck, MN Dethier Oikos, 476-498, 1994 | 1127 | 1994 |
| New paradigms for supporting the resilience of marine ecosystems TP Hughes, DR Bellwood, C Folke, RS Steneck, J Wilson Trends in ecology & evolution 20 (7), 380-386, 2005 | 1115 | 2005 |
| Rising to the challenge of sustaining coral reef resilience TP Hughes, NAJ Graham, JBC Jackson, PJ Mumby, RS Steneck Trends in ecology & evolution 25 (11), 633-642, 2010 | 943 | 2010 |
| Critical science gaps impede use of no-take fishery reserves PF Sale, RK Cowen, BS Danilowicz, GP Jones, JP Kritzer, KC Lindeman, ... Trends in ecology & evolution 20 (2), 74-80, 2005 | 924 | 2005 |
| Globalization, roving bandits, and marine resources F Berkes, TP Hughes, RS Steneck, JA Wilson, DR Bellwood, B Crona, ... Science 311 (5767), 1557-1558, 2006 | 761 | 2006 |
| Feeding capabilities and limitation of herbivorous molluscs: a functional group approach RS Steneck, L Watling Marine Biology 68 (3), 299-319, 1982 | 672 | 1982 |
| Coral reef management and conservation in light of rapidly evolving ecological paradigms PJ Mumby, RS Steneck Trends in ecology & evolution 23 (10), 555-563, 2008 | 568 | 2008 |
| The ecology of coralline algal crusts: convergent patterns and adaptative strategies RS Steneck Annual review of ecology and systematics 17 (1), 273-303, 1986 | 554 | 1986 |
| Larval retention and connectivity among populations of corals and reef fishes: history, advances and challenges GP Jones, GR Almany, GR Russ, PF Sale, RS Steneck, MJH Van Oppen, ... Coral reefs 28 (2), 307-325, 2009 | 520 | 2009 |
| Guiding ecological principles for marine spatial planning MM Foley, BS Halpern, F Micheli, MH Armsby, MR Caldwell, CM Crain, ... Marine policy 34 (5), 955-966, 2010 | 486 | 2010 |
| Navigating transformations in governance of Chilean marine coastal resources S Gelcich, TP Hughes, P Olsson, C Folke, O Defeo, M Fernández, S Foale, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 107 (39), 16794-16799, 2010 | 410 | 2010 |
| Recruitment habitats and nursery grounds of the American lobster Homarus americanus: a demographic bottleneck? RA Wahle, RS Steneck Marine ecology progress series, 231-243, 1991 | 409 | 1991 |
| Habitat architecture and the abundance and body‐size‐dependent habitat selection of a phytal amphipod SD Hacker, RS Steneck Ecology 71 (6), 2269-2285, 1990 | 365 | 1990 |
| Status and management of world sea urchin fisheries NL Andrew, Y Agatsuma, E Ballesteros, AG Bazhin, EP Creaser, ... Oceanography and marine biology 40 (40), 343-425, 2002 | 363 | 2002 |
| Herbivory on coral reefs: a synthesis RS Steneck Proc. 6^< th> Int. Coral Reef Symp., 1988 1, 37-49, 1988 | 326 | 1988 |
