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David J. S. Montagnes

David J. S. Montagnes

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
51
Citations
7830
World Ranking
3706
National Ranking
407

Overview

David J. S. Montagnes is affiliated with the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the domains of environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with significant contributions particularly in oceanography and ecology.

The scientist's work focuses on marine and coastal ecosystems, physiological and biochemical adaptations, and marine biology and ecology research. Further topics of interest include aquatic ecosystems and phytoplankton dynamics, marine and fisheries research, protist diversity and phylogeny, and ocean acidification effects and responses.

Frequent publication venues for David J. S. Montagnes include:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Marine Life Science & Technology
  • Ecological Monographs
  • Limnology and Oceanography Letters
  • Frontiers in Microbiology

Among recent papers, notable works include:

  • "UVB Radiation Suppresses Antigrazer Morphological Defense in Scenedesmus obliquus by Inhibiting Algal Growth and Carbohydrate-Regulated Gene Expression" (2020, Environmental Science & Technology)
  • "Evaluating thermal performance of closely related taxa: Support for hotter is not better, but for unexpected reasons" (2022, Ecological Monographs)
  • "Thermal performance of planktonic ciliates differs between marine and freshwaters: A case study providing guidance for climate change studies" (2022, Limnology and Oceanography Letters)
  • "Microbial Grazers May Aid in Controlling Infections Caused by the Aquatic Zoosporic Fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis" (2021, Frontiers in Microbiology)
  • ""Surface Browsing" May Allow "Filter-Feeding" Protozoa to Exert Top-Down Control on Colony-Forming Toxic Cyanobacterial Blooms" (2023, Environmental Science & Technology)

Collaborative research has been conducted with frequent coauthors including Qing Wang, Zhou Yang, Bingzhang Chen, Zhao Lyu, and Chen Shao.

Best Publications

  • Estimating carbon, nitrogen, protein, and chlorophyll a from volume in marine phytoplankton

    David J. S. Montagnes;John A. Berges;Paul J. Harrison;F. J. R. Taylor

  • Protists decrease in size linearly with temperature: ca. 2.5% degrees C(-1).

    David A. Atkinson;Benjamin J. Ciotti;David. J.S. Montagnes

  • Effect of temperature on diatom volume, growth rate, and carbon and nitrogen content: Reconsidering some paradigms

    David J. S. Montagnes;Daniel J. Franklin

  • Predicting marine phytoplankton maximum growth rates from temperature: Improving on the Eppley curve using quantile regression

    Jan E. Bissinger;David J. S. Montagnes;Jonathan harples;David Atkinson

  • Selective feeding behaviour of key free-living protists: avenues for continued study

    David J. S. Montagnes;Ana B. Barbosa;Jens Boenigk;Keith Davidson

  • A quantitative protargol stain (QPS) for ciliates: method description and test of its quantitative nature

    D. J. S. Montagnes;D. H. Lynn

  • Combined effects of ammonia and microcystin on survival, growth, antioxidant responses, and lipid peroxidation of bighead carp Hypophthalmythys nobilis larvae.

    Hongjie Sun;Kai Lü;Ewan J.A. Minter;Yafen Chen

  • The annual cycle of heterotrophic planktonic ciliates in the waters surrounding the Isles of Shoals, Gulf of Maine: an assessment of their trophic role

    D. J. S. Montagnes;D. H. Lynn;J. C. Roff;W. D. Taylor

  • Population dynamics of the marine planktonic ciliate Strombidinopsis multiauris: its potential to control phytoplankton blooms

    David J. S. Montagnes;Evelyn J. Lessard

  • An introduction to the biogeography of aquatic microbes

    Published November;John R. Dolan;A. J. Baldwin;P. Catala

  • Functional ecology of aquatic phagotrophic protists - Concepts, limitations, and perspectives.

    Thomas Weisse;Ruth Anderson;Hartmut Arndt;Albert Calbet

  • Using Q10: Can growth rates increase linearly with temperature?

    David J. S. Montagnes;Susan A. Kimmance;David Atkinson

  • Beyond the "Code": A Guide to the Description and Documentation of Biodiversity in Ciliated Protists (Alveolata, Ciliophora).

    Alan Warren;David J. Patterson;Micah Dunthorn;John C. Clamp

  • Taxonomic descriptions of some conspicuous species in the family strombidiidae (Ciliophora: Oligotrichida) from the Isles of Shoals, Gulf of Maine

    D. H. Lynn;D. J. S. Montagnes;E. B. Small

  • A Quantitative Protargol Stain (QPS) for Ciliates and Other Protists

    D. J. S. Montagnes;D. H. Lynn

  • The effect of the quantitative protargol stain and Lugol's and Bouin's fixatives on cell size: a more accurate estimate of ciliate species biomass

    Cheryl A. Jerome;David J. S. Montagnes;F. J. R. Taylor

  • The biology and ecology of tintinnid ciliates: models for marine plankton

    J R Dolan;D J S Montagnes;Sabine Agatha;D.W Coats

  • The Protozooplankton–Ichthyoplankton Trophic Link: An Overlooked Aspect of Aquatic Food Webs†

    David J. S. Montagnes;John F. Dower;Gisela M. Figueiredo

  • Taxonomic Descriptions of One New Species and Redescription of Four Species in the Family Strombidiidae (Ciliophora, Oligotrichida)1

    D. J. S. Montagnes;D. H. Lynn;D. K. Stoecker;E. B. Small

  • Feeding in the dinoflagellate Oxyrrhis marina: linking behaviour with mechanisms

    Emily Clare Roberts;Emma Claire Wootton;Keith Davidson;Hae Jin Jeong

  • A multidisciplinary approach to describe protists: redescriptions of Novistrombidium testaceum Anigstein 1914 and Strombidium inclinatum Montagnes, Taylor, and Lynn 1990 (Ciliophora, Oligotrichia)

    Letizia Modeo;Giulio Petroni;Giovanna Rosati;David J. S. Montagnes

Frequent Co-Authors

Denis H. Lynn
Denis H. Lynn University of British Columbia
Andy Fenton
Andy Fenton University of Liverpool
Phillip C. Watts
Phillip C. Watts University of Jyväskylä
Keith Davidson
Keith Davidson Scottish Association For Marine Science
Stephen J. Kemp
Stephen J. Kemp University of Edinburgh
David Atkinson
David Atkinson University of Liverpool
John R. Dolan
John R. Dolan Université Paris Cité
Hae Jin Jeong
Hae Jin Jeong Seoul National University
David J. Patterson
David J. Patterson University of Sydney
Joanna J Waniek
Joanna J Waniek Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research

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