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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Ecology and Evolution D-index 34 Citations 6,316 123 World Ranking 4984 National Ranking 399

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Habitat
  • Biodiversity

His main research concerns Ecology, Seed dispersal, Biological dispersal, Frugivore and Pollinator. His Ecology research focuses on Biodiversity, Pollen, Abundance, Habitat and Vegetation. His research integrates issues of Management implications and Seedling in his study of Seed dispersal.

His research investigates the connection with Biological dispersal and areas like Rainforest which intersect with concerns in Ecology, Tropical climate and Cassowary. His Frugivore study combines topics in areas such as Range, Foraging, Nature Conservation and Understory. In general Pollinator, his work in Leioproctus and Bombus terrestris is often linked to Melanostoma fasciatum linking many areas of study.

His most cited work include:

  • Will plant movements keep up with climate change (370 citations)
  • Ecological dynamics of emerging bat virus spillover (276 citations)
  • Seed Dispersal: Theory and its Application in a Changing World (212 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

David A. Westcott focuses on Ecology, Biological dispersal, Seed dispersal, Rainforest and Frugivore. His Ecology study focuses mostly on Habitat, Foraging, Pteropus conspicillatus, Pollinator and Biodiversity. His Biodiversity research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Global warming, Climate change, Environmental resource management, Ecosystem and Species diversity.

His Biological dispersal research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Passerine, Ecology, Genetic diversity and Introduced species. The concepts of his Seed dispersal study are interwoven with issues in Agroforestry, Cassowary, Germination and Invasive species. His research integrates issues of Tropical climate, Endangered species, Community structure and Forest ecology in his study of Rainforest.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Ecology (80.17%)
  • Biological dispersal (27.59%)
  • Seed dispersal (23.28%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Ecology (80.17%)
  • Crown-of-thorns starfish (4.31%)
  • Zoology (7.76%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of study are Ecology, Crown-of-thorns starfish, Zoology, Pteropus and Pteropus poliocephalus. Foraging, Habitat, Endangered species, Wildlife and Population decline are among the areas of Ecology where David A. Westcott concentrates his study. His Habitat research incorporates themes from Seed dispersal and Forest structure.

His study in Zoology is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Rainforest and Critically endangered. The study incorporates disciplines such as Anoplolepis, Keystone species, Threatened species and Introduced species in addition to Pteropus. The Pteropus poliocephalus study which covers Flying fox that intersects with Range.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Integrating modelling of biodiversity composition and ecosystem function (26 citations)
  • Global transcriptomic profiling in barramundi (Lates calcarifer) from rivers impacted by differing agricultural land uses (16 citations)
  • Information Bang for the Energy Buck: Towards Energy- and Mobility-Aware Tracking (15 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Ecology
  • Habitat
  • Biodiversity

David A. Westcott mostly deals with Ecology, Mosaic, Forest structure, White and Group. His Pteropus alecto, Phenology, Pteropus poliocephalus, Flying fox and Foraging investigations are all subjects of Ecology research. Throughout his Mosaic studies, he incorporates elements of other sciences such as Habitat and Seed dispersal.

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Best Publications

Will plant movements keep up with climate change

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Trends in Ecology and Evolution (2013)

692 Citations

Ecological dynamics of emerging bat virus spillover

Raina K. Plowright;Raina K. Plowright;Peggy Eby;Peter J. Hudson;Ina L. Smith.
Proceedings of The Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (2015)

451 Citations

The ecophysiology of seed persistence: a mechanistic view of the journey to germination or demise

Rowena L. Long;Marta J. Gorecki;Michael Renton;Michael Renton;John K. Scott;John K. Scott.
Biological Reviews (2015)

336 Citations

The intermediate disturbance hypothesis and plant invasions: Implications for species richness and management

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Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics (2012)

330 Citations

Alternative pollinator taxa are equally efficient but not as effective as the honeybee in a mass flowering crop

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Journal of Applied Ecology (2009)

318 Citations

ANIMAL VISUAL SYSTEMS AND THE EVOLUTION OF COLOR PATTERNS: SENSORY PROCESSING ILLUMINATES SIGNAL EVOLUTION

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Evolution (2005)

285 Citations

A review on the role of endozoochory in seed germination.

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Seed dispersal: theory and its application in a changing world (2007)

265 Citations

Management of plant invasions mediated by frugivore interactions

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Journal of Applied Ecology (2006)

259 Citations

Patterns of movement and seed dispersal of a tropical frugivore.

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Oecologia (2000)

230 Citations

Incorporating patterns of disperser behaviour into models of seed dispersal and its effects on estimated dispersal curves

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Oecologia (2005)

222 Citations

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