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David J. Currie

David J. Currie

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
51
Citations
18424
World Ranking
3543
National Ranking
244

Overview

David J. Currie is affiliated with the University of Ottawa in Canada. Their research primarily spans the broad field of Environmental Science, with specific focus areas in Ecological Modeling, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Ecology. Additional specialization includes Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Immunology.

The scientist's work addresses multiple key topics, including:

  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services

David J. Currie has authored several recent papers spanning various scientific topics and publication venues. Notable publications include:

  • "Can habitat suitability estimated from MaxEnt predict colonizations and extinctions?" (2021), published in Diversity and Distributions
  • "A Novel RNA Virus, Macrobrachium rosenbergii Golda Virus (MrGV), Linked to Mass Mortalities of the Larval Giant Freshwater Prawn in Bangladesh" (2020), published in Viruses
  • "How perilous are broad-scale correlations with environmental variables?" (2020), published in Frontiers of Biogeography
  • "A novel RNA virus, Macrobrachium rosenbergii Golda virus (MrGV), linked to mass mortalities of the larval giant freshwater prawn in Bangladesh" (2020), published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Winter dry season reproductive phenology in Bahamian dry forest and implications for conservation" (2024), published in Biotropica

Their frequent coauthorships include collaborations with Chantelle Hooper, Partho Pratim Debnath, Sukumar Biswas, Ronny van Aerle, and Kelly S. Bateman. These partnerships have involved joint contributions to topics relevant to viral infections in crustaceans, ecological modeling, and conservation biology.

David J. Currie's publication record shows diversification across several scientific journals and venues, with recurring contributions to Diversity and Distributions, Viruses, Frontiers of Biogeography, bioRxiv, and Biotropica. This distribution reflects interdisciplinary research bridging ecology, virology, and environmental science.

Best Publications

  • ENERGY, WATER, AND BROAD-SCALE GEOGRAPHIC PATTERNS OF SPECIES RICHNESS

    Bradford A. Hawkins;Richard Field;Howard V. Cornell;David J. Currie

  • ENERGY AND LARGE-SCALE PATTERNS OF ANIMAL- AND PLANT- SPECIES RICHNESS

    David J. Currie

  • Predictions and tests of climate‐based hypotheses of broad‐scale variation in taxonomic richness

    David J. Currie;Gary G. Mittelbach;Howard V. Cornell;Richard Field

  • Large-scale biogeographical patterns of species richness of trees

    David J. Currie;Viviane Paquin

  • Spatial species-richness gradients across scales: a meta-analysis

    Richard Field;Bradford A. Hawkins;Howard V. Cornell;David J. Currie

  • Global change in forests: responses of species, communities, and biomes

    Andrew J. Hansen;Ronald P. Neilson;Virginia H. Dale;Curtis H. Flather

  • THE DIVERSITY–DISTURBANCE RELATIONSHIP: IS IT GENERALLY STRONG AND PEAKED?

    Robin L. Mackey;David J. Currie

  • A globally consistent richness-climate relationship for angiosperms.

    Anthony P. Francis;David J. Currie

  • Is habitat fragmentation bad for biodiversity

    Lenore Fahrig;Víctor Arroyo-Rodríguez;Joseph R. Bennett;Véronique Boucher-Lalonde

  • Energy supply and patterns of species richness on local and regional scales

    D. H. Wright;D. J. Currie;B. A. Maurer

  • A comparison of the abilities of freshwater algae and bacteria to acquire and retain phosphorus1

    David J. Currie;Jaap Kalff

  • Compensatory dynamics are rare in natural ecological communities

    J. E. Houlahan;D. J. Currie;K. Cottenie;G. S. Cumming

  • Patterns and causes of species richness: a general simulation model for macroecology

    Nicholas J. Gotelli;Marti J. Anderson;Hector T. Arita;Anne Chao

  • The relative importance of bacterioplankton and phytoplankton in phosphorus uptake in freshwater1

    David J. Currie;Jaap Kalff

  • Effects of Human Activity on Global Extinction Risk

    Jeremy T. Kerr;David J. Currie

  • The macroecological contribution to global change solutions

    Jeremy T. Kerr;Heather M. Kharouba;David J. Currie

  • THE SPECIES RICHNESS-ENERGY HYPOTHESIS IN A SYSTEM WHERE HISTORICAL FACTORS ARE THOUGHT TO PREVAIL: CORAL REEFS

    Robert H. Fraser;David J. Currie

  • Large‐scale variability and interactions among phytoplankton, bacterioplankton, and phosphorus

    David J. Currie

  • A global model of island biogeography

    Attila Kalmar;David J. Currie

  • Human land use, agriculture, pesticides and losses of imperiled species

    Katherine E. Gibbs;Robin L. Mackey;David J. Currie

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeremy T. Kerr
Jeremy T. Kerr University of Ottawa
Howard V. Cornell
Howard V. Cornell University of California, Davis
John Turner
John Turner Natural Environment Research Council
Bradford A. Hawkins
Bradford A. Hawkins University of California, Irvine
Richard Field
Richard Field University of Nottingham
Gary G. Mittelbach
Gary G. Mittelbach Michigan State University
Thierry Oberdorff
Thierry Oberdorff Paul Sabatier University
Pierre Legendre
Pierre Legendre University of Montreal
Steven M. Wondzell
Steven M. Wondzell US Forest Service
Lenore Fahrig
Lenore Fahrig Carleton University

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