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Enric Sala's Degrees

PhD Ecology University of Barcelona
Masters Marine Ecology University of Barcelona
Bachelors Biology University of Barcelona

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According to Wikipedia, Enric Sala is a former university professor who saw himself writing the obituary of ocean life, and quit academia to become a full-time conservationist as a National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence. Sala’s present goals are to help protect critical marine ecosystems worldwide, and to develop new business models for marine conservation. He also produces documentary films and other media to raise awareness about the importance of a healthy environment, and to inspire country leaders to protect more of the natural world.

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Enric Sala's Published Works

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Published Works

Impacts of Biodiversity Loss on Ocean Ecosystem Services (2006) (3122)
Global Trajectories of the Long-Term Decline of Coral Reef Ecosystems (2003) (1867)
Response to Comments on "Impacts of Biodiversity Loss on Ocean Ecosystem Services" (2007) (942)
Baselines and Degradation of Coral Reefs in the Northern Line Islands (2008) (811)
Interaction strength combinations and the overfishing of a marine food web. (2005) (597)
Are U.S. Coral Reefs on the Slippery Slope to Slime? (2005) (476)
Indirect effects of algae on coral: algae-mediated, microbe-induced coral mortality. (2006) (473)
Fishing, trophic cascades, and the structure of algal assemblages : evaluation of an old but untested paradigm (1998) (464)
A General Model for Designing Networks of Marine Reserves (2002) (426)
Microbial Ecology of Four Coral Atolls in the Northern Line Islands (2008) (414)
Mangroves in the Gulf of California increase fishery yields (2008) (406)
The Spatial Expansion and Ecological Footprint of Fisheries (1950 to Present) (2010) (384)
A Global Deal For Nature: Guiding principles, milestones, and targets (2019) (379)
Global regime shift dynamics of catastrophic sea urchin overgrazing (2015) (371)
Marine, Estuarine, and Diadromous Fish Stocks at Risk of Extinction in North America (Exclusive of Pacific Salmonids) (2000) (359)
The Structure of Mediterranean Rocky Reef Ecosystems across Environmental and Human Gradients, and Conservation Implications (2012) (332)
GLOBAL MARINE BIODIVERSITY TRENDS (2006) (331)
Global Human Footprint on the Linkage between Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning in Reef Fishes (2011) (321)
Fish predation and the structure of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus populations in the NW Mediterranean (1996) (310)
Rapid Decline of Nassau Grouper Spawning Aggregations in Belize: Fishery Management and Conservation Needs (2001) (259)
Community-wide effects of marine reserves in the Mediterranean Sea (2007) (249)
Structure of Caribbean coral reef communities across a large gradient of fish biomass. (2006) (246)
No-take marine reserves are the most effective protected areas in the ocean (2018) (232)
Partitioning of space and food resources by three fish of the genus Diplodus (Sparidae) in a Mediterranean rocky infralittoral ecosystem (1997) (230)
Protecting the global ocean for biodiversity, food and climate (2021) (229)
Differences in fish-assemblage structure between fished and unfished atolls in the northern Line Islands, central Pacific (2008) (226)
Large Recovery of Fish Biomass in a No-Take Marine Reserve (2011) (212)
Alien Marine Fishes Deplete Algal Biomass in the Eastern Mediterranean (2011) (202)
Re-evaluating the health of coral reef communities: baselines and evidence for human impacts across the central Pacific (2016) (196)
The effects of predator abundance and habitat structural complexity on survival of juvenile sea urchins (2005) (192)
Marine reserves : Parks, baselines, and fishery enhancement (2000) (189)
Assessing real progress towards effective ocean protection (2018) (184)
Global assessment of the status of coral reef herbivorous fishes: evidence for fishing effects (2014) (182)
Conserving wild fish in a sea of market-based efforts (2010) (175)
The economics of fishing the high seas (2018) (172)
Fish predators and scavengers of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus in protected areas of the north-west Mediterranean Sea (1997) (171)
Fishing Down Coastal Food Webs in the Gulf of California (2004) (171)
Local genomic adaptation of coral reef-associated microbiomes to gradients of natural variability and anthropogenic stressors (2014) (169)
Tropical rabbitfish and the deforestation of a warming temperate sea (2014) (159)
Large-Scale Assessment of Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas Effects on Fish Assemblages (2014) (154)
Community-wide distribution of predator–prey interaction strength in kelp forests (2002) (152)
Nursery value of Cystoseira forests for Mediterranean rocky reef fishes (2013) (146)
Interaction between nutrients and herbivory in controlling algal communities and coral condition on Glover's Reef, Belize (2003) (140)
The role of fishes in the organization of a Mediterranean sublittoral community (1997) (138)
Global status and conservation potential of reef sharks (2020) (135)
Winners and losers in a world where the high seas is closed to fishing (2015) (131)
Social–environmental drivers inform strategic management of coral reefs in the Anthropocene (2019) (130)
Ecological effects of full and partial protection in the crowded Mediterranean Sea: a regional meta-analysis (2017) (127)
Spatial dynamics of the Nassau grouper Epinephelus striatus in a Caribbean atoll (2007) (127)
The Impact of Diving on Rocky Sublittoral Communities: A Case Study of a Bryozoan Population (1998) (127)
Spawning aggregations and reproductive behavior of reef fishes in the Gulf of California (2003) (126)
Temporal and spatial variability in settlement of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus in the NW Mediterranean (2004) (123)
A General Business Model for Marine Reserves (2013) (119)
Spawning behaviour of the Mediterranean dusky grouper Epinephelus marginatus (Lowe, 1834) (Pisces, Serranidae) in the Medes Islands Marine Reserve (NW Mediterranean; Spain) (1997) (114)
Benthic communities at two remote Pacific coral reefs: effects of reef habitat, depth, and wave energy gradients on spatial patterns (2013) (113)
Temporal variability in abundance of the sea urchins Paracentrotus lividus and Arbacia lixula in the northwestern Mediterranean: comparison between a marine reserve and an unprotected area (1998) (111)
The role of fishes in the organization of a Mediterranean sublittoral community: II: Epifaunal communities (1997) (106)
Effects of diver frequentation on Mediterranean sublittoral populations of the bryozoan Pentapora fascialis (1996) (105)
Algal growth and species composition under experimental control of herbivory, phosphorus and coral abundance in Glovers Reef, Belize. (2002) (97)
Spatial patterns of the structure of reef fish assemblages at a pristine atoll in the central Pacific (2010) (95)
The Past and Present Topology and Structure of Mediterranean Subtidal Rocky-shore Food Webs (2004) (94)
The MPA Guide: A framework to achieve global goals for the ocean (2021) (93)
Effects of isolation and fishing on the marine ecosystems of Easter Island and Salas y Gómez, Chile (2013) (91)
Responses of algae, corals and fish to the reduction of macroalgae in fished and unfished patch reefs of Glovers Reef Atoll, Belize (2001) (90)
The role of dispersal and demography in determining the efficacy of marine reserves (2005) (89)
Marine Communities on Oil Platforms in Gabon, West Africa: High Biodiversity Oases in a Low Biodiversity Environment (2014) (87)
Community structure and frond size distribution of a deep water stand of Cystoseira spinosa (Phaeophyta) in the Northwestern Mediterranean (1998) (85)
Shifting baselines : the past and the future of ocean fisheries (2011) (82)
Multiple controls of community structure and dynamics in a sublittoral marine environment. (2008) (80)
Including risk in stated-preference economic valuations: Experiments on choices for marine recreation. (2009) (79)
Deep-water stands of Cystoseira zosteroides C. Agardh (Fucales, Ochrophyta) in the Northwestern Mediterranean : Insights into assemblage structure and population dynamics (2009) (79)
Protecting 30% of the planet for nature: costs, benefits and economic implications (2020) (75)
A Mediterranean rocky-bottom ecosystem fisheries model (1997) (71)
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT OF GIANT KELP (MACROCYSTIS PYRIFERA, PHAEOPHYCEAE) EMBRYONIC SPOROPHYTES: A MECHANISM FOR DELAYED RECRUITMENT IN PERENNIAL KELPS? 1 (2003) (70)
Relationships between fish, sea urchins and macroalgae: The structure of shallow rocky sublittoral communities in the Cyclades, Eastern Mediterranean (2012) (69)
Multiple Processes Regulate Long-Term Population Dynamics of Sea Urchins on Mediterranean Rocky Reefs (2012) (66)
Global Patterns in Marine Sediment Carbon Stocks (2020) (62)
Unnatural Oceans * (2001) (60)
Top predators provide insurance against climate change. (2006) (60)
Predator-Induced Demographic Shifts in Coral Reef Fish Assemblages (2011) (59)
Natural History: the sense of wonder, creativity and progress in ecology* (2001) (59)
The Real Bounty: Marine Biodiversity in the Pitcairn Islands (2014) (59)
Arctic warming: nonlinear impacts of sea‐ice and glacier melt on seabird foraging (2015) (56)
Let more big fish sink: Fisheries prevent blue carbon sequestration—half in unprofitable areas (2020) (56)
The shallow-water fish assemblage of Isla del Coco National Park, Costa Rica: structure and patterns in an isolated, predator-dominated ecosystem (2012) (54)
Black reefs: iron-induced phase shifts on coral reefs (2012) (53)
High seas fisheries play a negligible role in addressing global food security (2018) (50)
Largest global shark biomass found in the northern Galápagos Islands of Darwin and Wolf (2016) (49)
Remote reefs and seamounts are the last refuges for marine predators across the Indo-Pacific (2019) (47)
A global network of marine protected areas for food (2020) (46)
Genetic connectivity patterns in an endangered species: The dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatus) (2011) (46)
Assessing the Effectiveness of Marine Reserves on Unsustainably Harvested Long‐Lived Sessile Invertebrates (2012) (46)
Temporal patterns of spawning of the dusky grouper Epinephelus marginatus in relation to environmental factors (2006) (44)
Marine Biodiversity in Juan Fernández and Desventuradas Islands, Chile: Global Endemism Hotspots (2016) (41)
Long-term effectiveness of a multi-use marine protected area on reef fish assemblages and fisheries landings. (2013) (41)
Black reefs: iron-induced phase shifts on coral reefs (2011) (40)
US Coral Reefs in the Line and Phoenix Islands, Central Pacific Ocean: History, Geology, Oceanography, and Biology (2008) (39)
A Decision Framework for the Adaptive Management of an Exploited Species with Implications for Marine Reserves (2007) (38)
Multiobjective Optimization of Multi-Carrier Energy System Using a Combination of ANFIS and Genetic Algorithms (2018) (36)
Size, age, and habitat determine effectiveness of Palau's Marine Protected Areas (2017) (33)
Metagenomic and satellite analyses of red snow in the Russian Arctic (2015) (33)
Fish banks: An economic model to scale marine conservation (2016) (32)
Phosphorus and nitrogen enrichment do not enhance brown frondose “macroalgae” (2004) (31)
Marine biodiversity at the end of the world: Cape Horn and Diego Ramírez islands (2018) (30)
Re-shifting the ecological baseline for the overexploited Mediterranean red coral (2017) (30)
WTO must ban harmful fisheries subsidies. (2021) (29)
Juvenile fish assemblages in temperate rocky reefs are shaped by the presence of macro-algae canopy and its three-dimensional structure (2017) (28)
Connectivity Conservation: Connectivity in marine ecosystems: the importance of larval and spore dispersal (2006) (28)
Limited coral mortality following acute thermal stress and widespread bleaching on Palmyra Atoll, central Pacific (2019) (27)
Kelp forests at the end of the earth: 45 years later (2020) (27)
US Coral Reefs in the Line and Phoenix Islands, Central Pacific Ocean: Status, Threats and Significance (2008) (26)
Food-web theory provides guidelines for marine conservation (2005) (26)
Coral health index (CHI) : measuring coral community health (2011) (24)
Integrating climate, biodiversity, and sustainable land-use strategies: innovations from China (2020) (24)
Deepwater fish assemblages at Isla del Coco National Park and Las Gemelas Seamount, Costa Rica (2012) (23)
Using successional theory to measure marine ecosystem health (2012) (23)
Contrasts in the marine ecosystem of two Macaronesian islands: A comparison between the remote Selvagens Reserve and Madeira Island (2017) (23)
Assessing the ecological and economic benefits of a no-take marine reserve (2008) (20)
Who is the high seas fishing industry? (2020) (20)
Feeding Behavior, Habitat Use, and Abundance of the Angelfish Holacanthus passer (Pomacanthidae) in the Southern Sea of Cortés (2000) (19)
The Status of Coastal Benthic Ecosystems in the Mediterranean Sea: Evidence From Ecological Indicators (2020) (18)
Coexistence of Low Coral Cover and High Fish Biomass at Farquhar Atoll, Seychelles (2014) (17)
The structure and diversity of freshwater diatom assemblages from Franz Josef Land Archipelago: a northern outpost for freshwater diatoms (2016) (17)
Climatic influence on reef fish recruitment and fisheries (2010) (16)
Mediterranean marine protected areas have higher biodiversity via increased evenness, not abundance (2020) (15)
Viability Analysis of Reef Fish Populations Based on Limited Demographic Information (2007) (15)
Rapport mission Scandola: Cystoseira 2000 (2002) (15)
CYSTOSEIRA JABUKAE (CYSTOSEIRACEAE, FUCOPHYCEAE) FROM CORSICA (MEDITERRANEAN) WITH NOTES ON THE PREVIOUSLY MISUNDERSTOOD SPECIES C. FUNKII (1999) (14)
Warming-related shifts in the distribution of two competing coastal wrasses. (2016) (14)
Marine biodiversity from zero to a thousand meters at Clipperton Atoll (Île de La Passion), Tropical Eastern Pacific (2019) (13)
A bold successor to Aichi Target 11 (2019) (13)
Predicting strong community impacts using experimental estimates of per capita interaction strength: benthic herbivores and giant kelp recruitment (2011) (12)
First quantification of subtidal community structure at Tristan da Cunha Islands in the remote South Atlantic: from kelp forests to the deep sea (2018) (12)
Patterns in Bathyal Demersal Biodiversity and Community Composition Around Archipelagos in the Tropical Eastern Pacific (2019) (11)
An integrated assessment of the Good Environmental Status of Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas. (2021) (9)
Biodiversity loss in the ocean: How bad is it? Response (2007) (8)
Summary of South American records of the smalltooth sand tiger shark Odontaspis ferox (Chondrichthyes: Odontaspidae), with the first record from Chilean waters (2014) (8)
Marine communities of the newly created Kawésqar National Reserve, Chile: From glaciers to the Pacific Ocean (2021) (8)
Spatial patterns of continental shelf faunal community structure along the Western Antarctic Peninsula (2020) (8)
Smart multi-model approach based on adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference Systems and Genetic Algorithms (2014) (8)
Ocean Calamities: Hyped Litany or Legitimate Concern? (2015) (8)
The Effects of Anthropogenic Stress on the Coral Holobiont: New Insights into Coral Disease (2004) (8)
Franz Josef Land: extreme northern outpost for Arctic fishes (2014) (7)
The Structure of Mediterranean Rocky Reef Ecosystems (2013) (7)
Author Correction: Protecting the global ocean for biodiversity, food and climate (2021) (6)
Correction: Remote reefs and seamounts are the last refuges for marine predators across the Indo-Pacific (2019) (6)
Spawning behavior of the tiger grouper (Mycteroperca tigris) in a Caribbean atoll (2018) (5)
The Science of Marine Reserves (2nd Edition, Europe) (2011) (5)
Observations of a Probable Hybrid Angelfish of the Genus Holacanthus from the Sea of Cortez, Mexico (1999) (4)
Assemblage structure and spatial diversity patterns of kelp forest-associated fishes in Southern Patagonia (2021) (4)
The absence of “fishing-down foow web” does not mean a healthy fishery. Author's reply (2007) (4)
Shifting baselines in coral reef fishes (2015) (4)
Thermal response estimation in substation connectors using data-driven models (2016) (4)
Optimal control of energy hub systems by use of SQP algorithm and energy prediction (2014) (4)
Constrained-size torque maximization in SynRM machines by means of genetic algorithms (2015) (4)
Multi-carrier optimal power flow of energy hubs by means of ANFIS and SQP (2016) (3)
Occupancy forecasting for the reduction of HVAC energy consumption in smart buildings (2016) (3)
Enhanced load forecasting methodology by means of probabilistic prediction intervals estimation (2015) (3)
Short-term load forecasting using Cartesian Genetic Programming: An efficient evolutive strategy: Case: Australian electricity market (2015) (3)
I-Executive Summary of CIESM Workshop 37 “ Economic valuation of natural coastal and marine ecosystems (2015) (3)
Disaggregation of HVAC load profiles for the monitoring of individual equipment (2016) (3)
Sala and Giakoumi's Final Word (2018) (2)
fishes: evidence for fishing effects Global assessment of the status of coral reef herbivorous (2013) (2)
Lessons from Coral Reefs (2011) (2)
Marine biology in the 21st century: do we need to look at the past? (2002) (2)
Counterpoint to Hilborn (2018) (2)
Modeling marine protected areas [2] (multiple letters) (2003) (1)
Industrial process monitoring by means of recurrent neural networks and Self Organizing Maps (2016) (1)
Podding of Paralomis granulosa (Lithodidae) juveniles inhabiting kelp forests of the Cape Horn Archipelago (Chile) (2021) (1)
Reply to Ovando et al.: How connected are global fisheries? (2021) (1)
Intergrated onshore-offshore study in the northwestern margin of the Alboran Basin, between meridians 5,30ºW y 3,30ºW (2016) (1)
Correction: Largest global shark biomass found in the northern Galápagos Islands of Darwin and Wolf (2018) (1)
15Reefs in the Line and Phoenix Islands , Central Pacific Ocean 1 : History, Geology, Oceanography, and Biology (2008) (1)
Time series forecasting by means of SOM aided Fuzzy Inference Systems (2015) (1)
Limited coral mortality following acute thermal stress and widespread bleaching on Palmyra Atoll, central Pacific (2019) (1)
CAUSES OF INFRALITTORAL BARRENS IN THE TURKISH MEDITERRANEAN AND POTENTIAL FOR ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION (2010) (1)
Juvenile fish assemblages in temperate rocky reefs are shaped by the presence of macro-algae canopy and its three-dimensional structure (2017) (1)
Letter to the editor – environmental development – comment on Arreguín et al. 2017 (2017) (1)
Temperature rise estimation of substation connectors using data-driven models: Case: Thermal conveccion response (2015) (0)
Title Predictability of reef fish recruitment in a highly variable nursery habitat Permalink (2007) (0)
Intelligent monitoring of HVAC equipment by means of aggregated power analysis (2016) (0)
Using successional theory to measure marine ecosystem health (2011) (0)
Global status and conservation potential of reef sharks (2020) (0)
Constitution of a New Reference Collection for Palynology. Presentation and Proposal of Exchange of Fresh and Fossil Material (1996) (0)
Enhanced time series forecasting by means of dynamics boosting for industrial process monitoring (2015) (0)
Nearshore marine biodiversity of Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica: Where the ocean meets the rainforest (2022) (0)
Strategic conservation and management of coral reefs in the Anthropocene (2019) (0)
Reply to: A path forward for analysing the impacts of marine protected areas (2022) (0)
Recent shallow water foraminifera from the Selvagens Islands (Northeast Atlantic) – Assemblage composition and biogeographic significance (2022) (0)
Ecological effects of full and partial protection in the crowded Mediterranean Sea: a regional meta-analysis (2017) (0)
Reply to: A path forward for analysing the impacts of marine protected areas (2022) (0)
Corrigendum: Global Patterns in Marine Sediment Carbon Stocks (2021) (0)
Author Correction: Ecological effects of full and partial protection in the crowded Mediterranean Sea: a regional meta-analysis (2018) (0)
Social–environmental drivers inform strategic management of coral reefs in the Anthropocene (2019) (0)
Rapport mission Scandola: Cystoseira 2000 = Scandola Reserve report : Cystoseira 2000 (2002) (0)
Brilliantia kiribatiensis, a new genus and species of Cladophorales (Chlorophyta) from the remote coral reefs of the Southern Line Islands, Pacific Ocean (2021) (0)
Introduced herbivorous fish create underwater deserts in the Eastern Mediterranean (2011) (0)
Contribution to the benthic flora from the Balearic Islands V (1993) (0)
Spawning behavior of the tiger grouper (Mycteroperca tigris) in a Caribbean atoll (2018) (0)
Author Correction: Ecological effects of full and partial protection in the crowded Mediterranean Sea: a regional meta-analysis (2018) (0)
Global phase-shift dynamics of catastrophic sea urchin overgrazing (2014) (0)
Author Correction: Global status and conservation potential of reef sharks (2020) (0)
Marine protected areas’ positive effect on fish biomass persists across the steep climatic gradient of the Mediterranean Sea (2023) (0)
Patterns and drivers of benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages in the kelp forests of southern Patagonia (2023) (0)
Captain Nemo's Dream (2015) (0)
Reply to Hilborn: We agree that MPAs can improve fish catch in the South and Southeast Asia (2021) (0)
Advanced energy management strategies for HVAC systems in smart buildings (2019) (0)

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