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D-Index
38
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4528
World Ranking
6721
National Ranking
419

April Hedd publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where April Hedd sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 90 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

April Hedd D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where April Hedd sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

April Hedd is affiliated with Environment and Climate Change Canada, focusing primarily on Environmental Science with a specialization in Ecology. Their research interests encompass various subfields including Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Ecological Modeling, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Their work addresses key topics such as Avian ecology and behavior, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Marine animal studies overview, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Impact of Light on Environment and Health, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, and Climate variability and models.

April Hedd has contributed to multiple scientific publications, appearing regularly in journals like Frontiers in Marine Science, The Science of The Total Environment, Birds of the World, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and Conservation Letters.

Recent notable papers include:

  • Multispecies tracking reveals a major seabird hotspot in the North Atlantic (2021), Conservation Letters
  • Global assessment of marine plastic exposure risk for oceanic birds (2023), Nature Communications
  • Global political responsibility for the conservation of albatrosses and large petrels (2021), Science Advances
  • Seabird Migration Strategies: Flight Budgets, Diel Activity Patterns, and Lunar Influence (2021), Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Leach's Storm-Petrel (Hydrobates leucorhous) (2021), Birds of the World

Throughout their career, April Hedd has frequently collaborated with several researchers, reflecting a strong network in their field. Frequent co-authors include William A. Montevecchi, Gregory J. Robertson, Robert A. Ronconi, Paulo Catry, and Jacob González-Solís.

Best Publications

  • Applying global criteria to tracking data to define important areas for marine conservation

    B. G. Lascelles;P. R. Taylor;M. G. R. Miller;M. P. Dias

  • Future Directions in Conservation Research on Petrels and Shearwaters

    Airam Rodríguez;José M. Arcos;Vincent Bretagnolle;Maria P. Dias

  • Prevalence of marine debris in marine birds from the North Atlantic.

    Jennifer F. Provencher;Alexander L. Bond;April Hedd;William A. Montevecchi

  • Leach's Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa)

    Ingrid L. Pollet;Alexander L. Bond;April Hedd;Charles E. Huntington

  • Foraging movements of the Shy Albatross Diomedea cauta breeding in Australia; implications for interactions with longline fisheries

    Rosemary Gales;April Hedd;Graham Robertson

  • Changes in Canadian seabird populations and ecology since 1970 in relation to changes in oceanography and food webs

    Anthony J. GastonA.J. Gaston;Douglas F. BertramD.F. Bertram;Andrew W. BoyneA.W. Boyne;John W. ChardineJ.W. Chardine

  • Tracking seabirds to identify ecologically important and high risk marine areas in the western North Atlantic

    W.A. Montevecchi;A. Hedd;L. McFarlane Tranquilla;D.A. Fifield

  • Trans-equatorial migration and habitat use by sooty shearwaters Puffinus griseus from the South Atlantic during the nonbreeding season

    April Hedd;William A. Montevecchi;Helen Otley;Richard A. Phillips

  • Contrasting foraging tactics by northern gannets ( Sula bassana ) breeding in different oceanographic domains with different prey fields

    Stefan Garthe;William A. Montevecchi;Gilles Chapdelaine;Jean-Francois Rail

  • Global phenological insensitivity to shifting ocean temperatures among seabirds

    Katharine Keogan;Francis Daunt;Sarah Wanless;Richard A. Phillips

  • Spatial scales of marine conservation management for breeding seabirds

    Steffen Oppel;Mark Bolton;Ana P.B. Carneiro;Maria P. Dias

  • Fishing in the dark: a pursuit-diving seabird modifies foraging behaviour in response to nocturnal light levels.

    Paul M. Regular;April Hedd;William A. Montevecchi

  • Diet and trophic position of Leach's storm-petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa during breeding and moult, inferred from stable isotope analysis of feathers

    April Hedd;William A. Montevecchi

  • Effects of interdecadal climate variability on marine trophic interactions: rhinoceros auklets and their fish prey

    April Hedd;Douglas F. Bertram;John L. Ryder;Ian L. Jones

  • Multiple-colony winter habitat use by murres Uria spp. in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean: implications for marine risk assessment

    Laura A. McFarlane Tranquilla;William A. Montevecchi;April Hedd;David A. Fifield

  • Multispecies tracking reveals a major seabird hotspot in the North Atlantic

    Tammy E. Davies;Ana P.B. Carneiro;Marguerite Tarzia;Ewan Wakefield

  • Inter-annual variation in the diet, provisioning and growth of Cassin's auklet at Triangle Island, British Columbia: responses to variation in ocean climate

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  • Canadian fishery closures provide a large-scale test of the impact of gillnet bycatch on seabird populations

    Paul Regular;Paul Regular;William Montevecchi;April Hedd;Gregory Robertson

  • Seasonal sexual segregation by monomorphic sooty shearwaters Puffinus griseus reflects different reproductive roles during the pre-laying period

    April Hedd;William A. Montevecchi;Richard A. Phillips;David A. Fifield

  • Crepuscular foraging by a pursuit-diving seabird: tactics of common murres in response to the diel vertical migration of capelin

    P. M. Regular;G. K. Davoren;A. Hedd;W. A. Montevecchi

  • Going deep: common murres dive into frigid water for aggregated, persistent and slow-moving capelin

    April Hedd;P. M. Regular;W. A. Montevecchi;A. D. Buren

  • Tracking long-distance migration to assess marine pollution impact

    William Montevecchi;David Fifield;Chantelle Burke;Stefan Garthe

  • Must marine predators always follow scaling laws? Memory guides the foraging decisions of a pursuit-diving seabird

    Paul M. Regular;April Hedd;William A. Montevecchi

Frequent Co-Authors

William A. Montevecchi
William A. Montevecchi Memorial University of Newfoundland
Richard A. Phillips
Richard A. Phillips British Antarctic Survey
Gregory J. Robertson
Gregory J. Robertson Environment and Climate Change Canada
Stefan Garthe
Stefan Garthe Kiel University
Maria P. Dias
Maria P. Dias University of Lisbon
Leigh G. Torres
Leigh G. Torres Oregon State University
Mark L. Mallory
Mark L. Mallory Acadia University
Scott A. Shaffer
Scott A. Shaffer San Jose State University
Dave Shutler
Dave Shutler Acadia University
Petra Quillfeldt
Petra Quillfeldt University of Giessen

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