| Global conservation outcomes depend on marine protected areas with five key features GJ Edgar, RD Stuart-Smith, TJ Willis, S Kininmonth, SC Baker, S Banks, ... Nature 506 (7487), 216-220, 2014 | 1957 | 2014 |
| Global status and conservation potential of reef sharks MA MacNeil, DD Chapman, M Heupel, CA Simpfendorfer, M Heithaus, ... Nature 583 (7818), 801-806, 2020 | 237 | 2020 |
| A field and video annotation guide for baited remote underwater stereo‐video surveys of demersal fish assemblages T Langlois, J Goetze, T Bond, J Monk, RA Abesamis, J Asher, N Barrett, ... Methods in Ecology and Evolution 11 (11), 1401-1409, 2020 | 142 | 2020 |
| Observer bias and detection probability in underwater visual census of fish assemblages measured with independent double-observers ATF Bernard, A Götz, SE Kerwath, CG Wilke Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 443, 75-84, 2013 | 88 | 2013 |
| Bait increases the precision in count data from remote underwater video for most subtidal reef fish in the warm-temperate Agulhas bioregion ATF Bernard, A Götz Marine Ecology Progress Series 471, 235-252, 2012 | 85 | 2012 |
| Reef fishes at all trophic levels respond positively to effective marine protected areas GA Soler, GJ Edgar, RJ Thomson, S Kininmonth, SJ Campbell, ... PloS one 10 (10), e0140270, 2015 | 76 | 2015 |
| Depth-related distribution patterns of subtidal macrobenthos in a well-established marine protected area ER Heyns, ATF Bernard, NB Richoux, A Götz Marine Biology 163, 1-15, 2016 | 41 | 2016 |
| Entrainment of Antarctic euphausiids across the Antarctic Polar Front by a cold eddy ATF Bernard, IJ Ansorge, PW Froneman, JRE Lutjeharms, KS Bernard, ... Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 54 (10), 1841-1851, 2007 | 41 | 2007 |
| Depth and habitat determine assemblage structure of South Africa’s warm-temperate reef fish ER Heyns-Veale, ATF Bernard, NB Richoux, D Parker, TJ Langlois, ... Marine biology 163, 1-17, 2016 | 39 | 2016 |
| Assessing marine ecosystem condition: A review to support indicator choice and framework development KP Smit, ATF Bernard, AT Lombard, KJ Sink Ecological Indicators 121, 107148, 2021 | 37 | 2021 |
| New possibilities for research on reef fish across the continental shelf of South Africa ATF Bernard, A Götz, D Parker, ER Heyns, SJ Halse, NA Riddin, ... South African Journal of Science 110 (9-10), 01-05, 2014 | 34 | 2014 |
| Population dynamics of the caridean shrimp Palaemon peringueyi in a temperate temporarily open/closed southern African estuary ATF Bernard, PW Froneman Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 63 (1-2), 73-81, 2005 | 34 | 2005 |
| Insights from baited video sampling of temperate reef fishes: how biased are angling surveys? D Parker, H Winker, ATF Bernard, ER Heyns-Veale, TJ Langlois, ... Fisheries Research 179, 191-201, 2016 | 30 | 2016 |
| Successful parks for sharks: No-take marine reserve provides conservation benefits to endemic and threatened sharks off South Africa PS Albano, C Fallows, M Fallows, O Schuitema, ATF Bernard, ... Biological conservation 261, 109302, 2021 | 25 | 2021 |
| Using systematic conservation planning to align priority areas for biodiversity and nature-based activities in marine spatial planning: a real-world application in contested … SD Holness, LR Harris, R Chalmers, D De Vos, V Goodall, H Truter, ... Biological Conservation 271, 109574, 2022 | 20 | 2022 |
| Widespread diversity deficits of coral reef sharks and rays CA Simpfendorfer, MR Heithaus, MR Heupel, MA MacNeil, M Meekan, ... Science 380 (6650), 1155-1160, 2023 | 17 | 2023 |
| Establishing the foundation for the global observing system for marine life EV Satterthwaite, NJ Bax, P Miloslavich, L Ratnarajah, G Canonico, ... Frontiers in Marine Science 8, 737416, 2021 | 14 | 2021 |
| Community-wide effects of protection reveal insights into marine protected area effectiveness for reef fish ER Heyns-Veale, ATF Bernard, A Götz, BQ Mann, JQ Maggs, MKS Smith Marine Ecology Progress Series 620, 99-117, 2019 | 14 | 2019 |
| Zonation and reef size significantly influence fish population structure in an established marine protected area, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, South Africa V Dames, A Bernard, C Floros, B Mann, C Speed, J Maggs, S Laing, ... Ocean & coastal management 185, 105040, 2020 | 12 | 2020 |
| Towards a cost-efficient & standardised monitoring protocol for subtidal reef fish in the Agulhas Ecoregion of South Africa ATF Bernard Rhodes University; Faculty of Science, Zoology and Entomology, 2013 | 12 | 2013 |
