Miguel D. Fortes

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center — United States

Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Marine and coastal plant biology(51), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies(32), Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics(25), Marine Biology and Ecology Research(19), Coastal and Marine Management(12)

Publications78 total

Measuring and Reporting on Seagrass as an Essential Ocean Variable for Science and Management
BioScience·2025
Genetic connectivity and diversity between tropical and subtropical populations of the tropical horned sea star Protoreaster nodosus in the northwest Pacific
Marine Biology·2024· 2 cited
Strategies to Develop Sustainable Seagrass-Associated Tourism in Indonesia
Coastal Management·2023· 6 cited
Hydrodynamics rather than type of coastline shapes self‐recruitment in anemonefishes
Limnology and Oceanography·2023· 1 cited
Strong Genetic Structure and Limited Gene Flow among Populations of the Tropical Seagrass Thalassia hemprichii in the Philippines
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering·2023· 7 citedOpen Access
Seagrass Factor in Climate Change Mitigation in the Philippines
The Philippine journal of science·2022· 4 citedOpen Access
Hydrodynamics shapes self-recruitment in anemonefishes
2022Open Access
Two Hidden mtDNA-Clades of Crown-of-Thorns Starfish in the Pacific Ocean
Frontiers in Marine Science·2022· 9 citedOpen Access
A root for massive crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks in the Pacific Ocean
2021· 3 citedOpen Access
Distribution, Temporal Change, and Conservation Status of Tropical Seagrass Beds in Southeast Asia: 2000–2020
Frontiers in Marine Science·2021· 65 citedOpen Access
Update of seagrass cover and species diversity in Southern Viet Nam using remote sensing data and molecular analyses
Regional Studies in Marine Science·2021· 14 cited
Quantification of blue carbon in seagrass ecosystems of Southeast Asia and their potential for climate change mitigation
The Science of The Total Environment·2021· 134 cited
Modeling seagrass bed dynamics under environmental impacts of intensive mariculture activities in Bolinao and Anda, the Philippines
Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science·2020· 12 cited
Toward a Coordinated Global Observing System for Seagrasses and Marine Macroalgae
Frontiers in Marine Science·2019· 211 citedOpen Access
Seagrass in Southeast Asia: a review of status and knowledge gaps, and a road map for conservation
Botanica Marina·2018· 126 citedOpen Access
Evaluation of the function of seagrass to stabilize sediments
Japan Geoscience Union·2018
Seagrass ecosystem conservation in Southeast Asia needs to link science to policy and practice
Ocean & Coastal Management·2018· 33 cited
Comparative Assessment of Water Column Correction Techniques for Seagrass Mapping Using Worldview-2 Image
Philippine Engineering Journal·2017
Growth performance and structure of a mangrove afforestation project on a former seagrass bed, Mindanao Island, Philippines
Hydrobiologia·2017· 29 cited
Status of Mangrove Research and Management in the Philippines: Challenges and Opportunities
2017· 2 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Kazuo Nadaoka(14), Masahiro Nakaoka(12), Wilfredo H. Uy(11), Carlos M. Duarte(8), Yuichi Nakajima(7), Yu Matsuki(7), Chunlan Lian(7), Wilfredo L. Campos(7), Anchana Prathep(6), Rob Coles(5), Jorge Terrados(5), Frederick T. Short(4), Japar Sidik Bujang(4), Siti Maryam Yaakub(4), Rohani Ambo‐Rappe(3), Xiaoping Huang(3), Jens Borum(3), Lars Kamp‐Nielsen(3), Dan M. Arriesgado(3), Hiroyuki Kurokochi(3)