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Christopher N. Johnson

Christopher N. Johnson

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
71
Citations
19593
World Ranking
1304
National Ranking
108

Overview

Christopher N. Johnson is affiliated with the University of Tasmania in Australia. Their research spans various aspects of environmental science, with a significant focus on wildlife ecology and conservation.

Their body of work demonstrates considerable engagement in subfields including ecology, ecological modeling, genetics, nature and landscape conservation, and paleontology. The volume of publications in these areas reflects a broad and interdisciplinary approach to understanding environmental and ecological dynamics.

Major topics covered in their research include:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Human-Animal Interaction Studies
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies

Christopher N. Johnson has contributed to several frequently appearing publication venues in their field. These include:

  • Wildlife Research
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biological Invasions
  • Austral Ecology

Their recent papers include:

  • How many bird and mammal extinctions has recent conservation action prevented? (2020) - Conservation Letters
  • Factors affecting success of conservation translocations of terrestrial vertebrates: A global systematic review (2021) - Global Ecology and Conservation
  • A native apex predator limits an invasive mesopredator and protects native prey: Tasmanian devils protecting bandicoots from cats (2020) - Ecology Letters
  • Animals as Agents in Fire Regimes (2020) - Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • How many bird and mammal extinctions has recent conservation action prevented? (2020) - bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Their frequent collaborators include Menna E. Jones, Barry W. Brook, Rowena Hamer, Calum X. Cunningham, and Riana Gardiner. These co-authors have partnered repeatedly on research projects, indicating ongoing professional associations within the ecological and conservation research community.

Best Publications

  • Predator interactions, mesopredator release and biodiversity conservation

    Euan G. Ritchie;Christopher N. Johnson

  • Biodiversity losses and conservation responses in the Anthropocene.

    Christopher N. Johnson;Andrew Balmford;Barry W. Brook;Jessie C. Buettel

  • Australia's Mammal Extinctions: A 50,000-Year History

    Chris Johnson

  • Abundance and the environmental niche: Environmental suitability estimated from niche models predicts the upper limit of local abundance

    Jeremy VanDerWal;Luke P. Shoo;Christopher N. Johnson;Stephen E. Williams

  • Combining paleo-data and modern exclosure experiments to assess the impact of megafauna extinctions on woody vegetation

    Elisabeth S. Bakker;Jacquelyn L. Gill;Christopher N. Johnson;Frans W M Vera

  • Rarity of a top predator triggers continent-wide collapse of mammal prey: dingoes and marsupials in Australia

    Christopher N Johnson;Joanne L Isaac;Diana O Fisher

  • The aftermath of megafaunal extinction: ecosystem transformation in Pleistocene Australia.

    Susan Rule;Susan Rule;Barry W. Brook;Simon G. Haberle;Chris S. M. Turney

  • The disappearing mammal fauna of northern Australia: context, cause, and response

    John C. Z. Woinarski;Sarah Legge;Sarah Legge;Sarah Legge;James A. Fitzsimons;James A. Fitzsimons;Barry J. Traill

  • Ecological consequences of Late Quaternary extinctions of megafauna

    Christopher N. Johnson

  • Determinants of loss of mammal species during the Late Quaternary 'megafauna' extinctions: life history and ecology, but not body size.

    C. N. Johnson

  • Species extinction and the relationship between distribution and abundance

    C. N. Johnson

  • Ecological And Evolutionary Legacy Of Megafauna Extinctions

    Mauro Galetti;Mauro Galetti;Marcos Moleón;Marcos Moleón;Pedro Jordano;Mathias M. Pires

  • Effects of predator control on behaviour of an apex predator and indirect consequences for mesopredator suppression

    Leila A. Brook;Christopher N. Johnson;Euan G. Ritchie

  • Interactions between mammals and ectomycorrhizal fungi

    Christopher N. Johnson

  • Landscape Management of Fire and Grazing Regimes Alters the Fine-Scale Habitat Utilisation by Feral Cats

    Hugh W. McGregor;Sarah Legge;Menna E. Jones;Christopher N. Johnson

  • Enumerating a continental-scale threat: How many feral cats are in Australia?

    S. Legge;B. P. Murphy;Hugh McGregor;John Woinarski

  • How many bird and mammal extinctions has recent conservation action prevented

    Friederike C. Bolam;Louise Mair;Marco Angelico;Thomas M. Brooks;Thomas M. Brooks;Thomas M. Brooks

  • Feral Cats Are Better Killers in Open Habitats, Revealed by Animal-Borne Video.

    Hugh McGregor;Sarah Legge;Menna E. Jones;Christopher N. Johnson

  • Environmental temperature affects prevalence of blood parasites of birds on an elevation gradient: implications for disease in a warming climate.

    Itzel Zamora-Vilchis;Stephen E. Williams;Christopher N. Johnson

  • Amplified predation after fire suppresses rodent populations in Australia’s tropical savannas

    Lily Leahy;Sarah M. Legge;Sarah M. Legge;Katherine Tuft;Hugh W. McGregor;Hugh W. McGregor

  • Predator control promotes invasive dominated ecological states.

    Arian D. Wallach;Christopher N. Johnson;Euan G. Ritchie;Adam J. O'Neill

Frequent Co-Authors

Menna E. Jones
Menna E. Jones University of Tasmania
Sarah Legge
Sarah Legge Australian National University
Euan G. Ritchie
Euan G. Ritchie Deakin University
Barry W. Brook
Barry W. Brook University of Tasmania
Corey J. A. Bradshaw
Corey J. A. Bradshaw Flinders University
Chris R. Dickman
Chris R. Dickman University of Sydney
Jeremy VanDerWal
Jeremy VanDerWal James Cook University
John C. Z. Woinarski
John C. Z. Woinarski Charles Darwin University
Ben D. Moore
Ben D. Moore Western Sydney University
Mike Letnic
Mike Letnic University of New South Wales

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