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C. E. Timothy Paine

C. E. Timothy Paine

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
35
Citations
8692
World Ranking
7254
National Ranking
564

Overview

C. E. Timothy Paine is affiliated with the University of New England in Australia and contributes extensively to research in environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences. Their work focuses on various aspects of ecology, plant science, and conservation.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Within these areas, Paine specializes in subfields such as:

  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Plant Science
  • Ecological Modeling
  • Ecology

Paine's research topics cover a range of ecological and botanical themes, including:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Plant Diversity and Evolution
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Forest ecology and management
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement

Among their recent publications, notable papers include:

  • "Resolving whole-plant economics from leaf, stem and root traits of 1467 Amazonian tree species," 2021, Oikos
  • "Amazon tree dominance across forest strata," 2021, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "Negative density dependence in the mortality and growth of tropical tree seedlings is strong, and primarily caused by fungal pathogens," 2021, Journal of Ecology
  • "Biogeographic history and habitat specialization shape floristic and phylogenetic composition across Amazonian forests," 2021, Ecological Monographs
  • "Modeling mycorrhizal fungi dispersal by the mycophagous swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor)," 2020, Ecology and Evolution

Paine frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Oikos
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Journal of Ecology

Their collaboration network includes frequent co-authors such as:

  • Claire Fortunel
  • Julien Engel
  • Pascal Petronelli
  • Juan Ernesto Guevara
  • Aurélie Dourdain

Best Publications

  • TRY plant trait database : Enhanced coverage and open access

    Jens Kattge;Gerhard Bönisch;Sandra Díaz;Sandra Lavorel

  • Rare species support vulnerable functions in high-diversity ecosystems

    David Mouillot;David Mouillot;David R. Bellwood;Christopher Baraloto;Christopher Baraloto;Jerome Chave

  • How to fit nonlinear plant growth models and calculate growth rates: an update for ecologists

    C. E. Timothy Paine;Toby R. Marthews;Toby R. Marthews;Deborah R. Vogt;Drew Purves

  • Tree recruitment in an empty forest.

    John Terborgh;Gabriela Nuñez-Iturri;Nigel C. A. Pitman;Fernando H. Cornejo Valverde

  • Decoupled leaf and stem economics in rain forest trees

    Christopher Baraloto;Christopher Baraloto;C E Timothy Paine;Lourens Poorter;Jacques Beauchene

  • Using functional traits and phylogenetic trees to examine the assembly of tropical tree communities

    Christopher Baraloto;Christopher Baraloto;Olivier J. Hardy;C. E. Timothy Paine;C. E. Timothy Paine;Kyle G. Dexter

  • Functional traits shape ontogenetic growth trajectories of rain forest tree species

    Bruno Hérault;Bénédicte Bachelot;Lourens Poorter;Vivien Rossi

  • Globally, functional traits are weak predictors of juvenile tree growth, and we do not know why

    C.E. Thimothy Paine;Lucy Amissah;Lucy Amissah;Harald Auge;Christopher Baraloto;Christopher Baraloto

  • Functional trait variation and sampling strategies in species-rich plant communities

    Christopher Baraloto;C. E. Timothy Paine;Sandra Patiño;Damien Bonal

  • Environmental factors predict community functional composition in Amazonian forests

    Claire Fortunel;C. E. Timothy Paine;Paul V. A. Fine;Nathan J. B. Kraft

  • Gender differences in peer review outcomes and manuscript impact at six journals of ecology and evolution.

    Charles W. Fox;C. E. Timothy Paine

  • Phylogenetic density dependence and environmental filtering predict seedling mortality in a tropical forest

    C. E. Timothy Paine;Natalia Norden;Natalia Norden;Jérôme Chave;Pierre‐Michel Forget

  • Seed predation by Neotropical rain forest mammals increases diversity in seedling recruitment.

    C. E. Timothy Paine;Harald Beck

  • Citations increase with manuscript length, author number, and references cited in ecology journals

    Charles W. Fox;C. E. Timothy Paine;Boris Sauterey

  • Weak Competition Among Tropical Tree Seedlings: Implications for Species Coexistence

    C. E. Timothy Paine;Kyle Edward Harms;Kyle Edward Harms;Stefan A. Schnitzer;Stefan A. Schnitzer;Walter P. Carson

  • Contrasting taxonomic and functional responses of a tropical tree community to selective logging

    Christopher Baraloto;Christopher Baraloto;Bruno Hérault;C. E. Timothy Paine;C. E. Timothy Paine;Hélène Massot

  • Convergence of bark investment according to fire and climate structures ecosystem vulnerability to future change.

    Adam F. A. Pellegrini;William R. L. Anderegg;William R. L. Anderegg;C. E. Timothy Paine;William A. Hoffmann

  • Does pyrogenicity protect burning plants

    Paul R. Gagnon;Heather A. Passmore;William J. Platt;Jonathan A. Myers

  • Quantifying the importance of local niche-based and stochastic processes to tropical tree community assembly

    Bill Shipley;C. E. Timothy Paine;Christopher Baraloto

  • Patterns of Authorship in Ecology and Evolution: First, Last, and Corresponding Authorship Vary with Gender and Geography

    Charles W. Fox;Josiah P. Ritchey;C. E. Timothy Paine

  • Functional explanations for variation in bark thickness in tropical rain forest trees

    CE Timothy Paine;Clément Stahl;Elodie A Courtois;Sandra Patiño

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher Baraloto
Christopher Baraloto Florida International University
Kyle E. Harms
Kyle E. Harms Louisiana State University
Jérôme Chave
Jérôme Chave Paul Sabatier University
Andy Hector
Andy Hector University of Oxford
John Terborgh
John Terborgh Duke University
Daniel Sabatier
Daniel Sabatier University of Montpellier
François Munoz
François Munoz Grenoble Alpes University
Paul V. A. Fine
Paul V. A. Fine University of California, Berkeley
Charles W. Fox
Charles W. Fox University of Kentucky
Bruno Hérault
Bruno Hérault University of Montpellier

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