| Larval dispersal and marine population connectivity RK Cowen, S Sponaugle Annual review of marine science 1 (1), 443-466, 2009 | 2327 | 2009 |
| Scaling of connectivity in marine populations RK Cowen, CB Paris, A Srinivasan Science 311 (5760), 522-527, 2006 | 1762 | 2006 |
| Connectivity of marine populations: open or closed? RK Cowen, KMM Lwiza, S Sponaugle, CB Paris, DB Olson Science 287 (5454), 857-859, 2000 | 1651 | 2000 |
| 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 | 1078 | 2005 |
| Population connectivity in marine systems: an overview RK Cowen, GG Gawarkiewicz, J Pineda, SR Thorrold, FE Werner Oceanography 20 (3), 14-21, 2007 | 695 | 2007 |
| Predicting self-recruitment in marine populations: biophysical correlates and mechanisms S Sponaugle, RK Cowen, A Shanks, SG Morgan, JM Leis, J Pineda, ... Bulletin of Marine Science 70 (1), 341-375, 2002 | 642 | 2002 |
| Direct evidence of a biophysical retention mechanism for coral reef fish larvae CB Paris, RK Cowen Limnology and Oceanography 49 (6), 1964-1979, 2004 | 448 | 2004 |
| Surfing, spinning, or diving from reef to reef: effects on population connectivity CB Paris, LM Chérubin, RK Cowen Marine Ecology Progress Series 347, 285-300, 2007 | 389 | 2007 |
| Globally consistent quantitative observations of planktonic ecosystems F Lombard, E Boss, AM Waite, M Vogt, J Uitz, L Stemmann, HM Sosik, ... Frontiers in Marine Science 6, 196, 2019 | 355 | 2019 |
| Larval Dispersal and Retention and Consequences for population connectivity RK Cowen Ecology of Coral Reef Fishes: Recent Advances, 149-170, 2002 | 342* | 2002 |
| SIZE, GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT, AND SURVIVAL OF THE PLANKTONIC LARVAE OF POMATOMUS SALTATRIX (PISCES: POMATOMIDAE) JA Hare, RK Cowen Ecology 78 (8), 2415-2431, 1997 | 320 | 1997 |
| Coupled biological and physical models: present capabilities and necessary developments for future studies of population connectivity FE Werner, RK Cowen, CB Paris OCEANOGRAPHY 20 (3), 54, 2007 | 306 | 2007 |
| In situ ichthyoplankton imaging system (ISIIS): system design and preliminary results RK Cowen, CM Guigand Limnology and Oceanography: Methods 6 (2), 126-132, 2008 | 286 | 2008 |
| Large scale pattern of recruitment by the labrid, Semicossyphus pulcher: causes and implications RK Cowen | 285 | 1985 |
| Local retention of production in marine populations: evidence, mechanisms, and consequences RR Warner, RK Cowen Bulletin of Marine Science 70 (1), 245-249, 2002 | 231 | 2002 |
| Relation of coral reef fish larval distributions to island scale circulation around Barbados, West Indies RK Cowen, LR Castro Bulletin of Marine Science 54 (1), 228-244, 1994 | 231 | 1994 |
| Beyond hydrography: can physical processes explain larval fish assemblages within the Middle Atlantic Bight? RK Cowen, JA Hare, MP Fahay Bulletin of Marine Science 53 (2), 567-587, 1993 | 223 | 1993 |
| The effects of sheephead (Semicossyphus pulcher) predation on red sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus franciscanus) populations: an experimental analysis RK Cowen Oecologia 58, 249-255, 1983 | 223 | 1983 |
| Larval transport pathways from Cuban snapper (Lutjanidae) spawning aggregations based on biophysical modeling CB Paris, RK Cowen, R Claro, KC Lindeman Marine Ecology Progress Series 296, 93-106, 2005 | 197 | 2005 |
| Temporal and spatial distributions of larval fish assemblages in the Lima estuary (Portugal) S Ramos, RK Cowen, P Ré, AA Bordalo Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 66 (1-2), 303-314, 2006 | 189 | 2006 |
