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D-Index
35
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6312
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7300
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94

David R. Towns publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David R. Towns sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 84 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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David R. Towns D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David R. Towns sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 35 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

David R. Towns is a researcher affiliated with Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand. Their primary field of study is Environmental Science, with a focus on several subfields including Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Demography.

The scientist's research topics encompass a range of environmental and ecological issues. Key areas of work include:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Environmental Conservation and Management
  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Island Studies and Pacific Affairs

David R. Towns has contributed to multiple recent publications in peer-reviewed journals. Notable papers include:

  • Ecological restoration success from community and agency perspectives: exploring the differences, 2021, Restoration Ecology
  • Social dimensions in island restoration: some case studies from Aotearoa - New Zealand, 2021, Pacific Conservation Biology
  • Out of character: Reiterating an island's imaginaries in the face of a changing identity, 2021, Journal of Marine and Island Cultures

Frequent coauthors in their work include Mel Galbraith, Barbara Bollard, Edith A. MacDonald, Alan Saunders, and Keith Broome. The regular collaboration with these colleagues reflects ongoing research partnerships in related environmental and ecological subjects.

David R. Towns' publications have appeared in scientific venues such as Restoration Ecology, Pacific Conservation Biology, and the Journal of Marine and Island Cultures, highlighting engagement with both ecological restoration and island studies communities.

Best Publications

  • Have the Harmful Effects of Introduced Rats on Islands been Exaggerated

    David R. Towns;Ian A. E. Atkinson;Charles H. Daugherty

  • Invasive mammal eradication on islands results in substantial conservation gains

    Holly P. Jones;Nick D. Holmes;Stuart H. M. Butchart;Bernie R. Tershy

  • Above‐ and below‐ground impacts of introduced predators in seabird‐dominated island ecosystems

    Tadashi Fukami;Tadashi Fukami;David A. Wardle;David A. Wardle;Peter J. Bellingham;Christa P. H. Mulder

  • From small Maria to massive Campbell: Forty years of rat eradications from New Zealand islands

    David R. Towns;Keith G. Broome

  • Patterns of range contractions and extinctions in the New Zealand herpetofauna following human colonisation

    D. R. Towns;Charles H. Daugherty

  • New Zealand island restoration: seabirds, predators, and the importance of history

    P. J. Bellingham;D. R. Towns;E. K. Cameron;J. J. Davis

  • Intercepting the first rat ashore

    James C. Russell;David R. Towns;Sandra H. Anderson;Mick N. Clout

  • Predation of seabirds by invasive rats: multiple indirect consequences for invertebrate communities

    David R. Towns;David A. Wardle;Christa P. H. Mulder;Gregor W. Yeates

  • Response of lizard assemblages in the Mercury Islands, New Zealand, to removal of an introduced rodent: the kiore (Rattus exulans)

    D.R. Towns

  • Review of rat invasion biology: implications for island biosecurity.

    J. C. Russell;D. R. Towns;M. N. Clout

  • Conservation and restoration of New Zealand Island ecosystems.

    David R. Towns;W.J. Ballantine

  • Direct and indirect effects of rats: does rat eradication restore ecosystem functioning of New Zealand seabird islands?

    Christa P. H. Mulder;M. Nicole Grant-Hoffman;David R. Towns;Peter J. Bellingham

  • SEABIRD ISLANDS: ECOLOGY, INVASION, AND RESTORATION

    Christa P. H. Mulder;Wendy B. Anderson;David R. Towns;Peter J. Bellingham

  • Raising the prospects for a forgotten fauna: a review of 10 years of conservation effort for New Zealand reptiles

    David R Towns;Charles H Daugherty;Alison Cree

  • Conservation of New Zealand lizards (Lacertilia : Scincidae) by translocation of small populations

    David R. Towns;Sam M. Ferreira

  • Restoration of New Zealand islands: redressing the effects of introduced species

    David R. Towns;Daniel Simberloff;Ian A. E. Atkinson

  • Testing island biosecurity systems for invasive rats.

    James C. Russell;Brent M. Beaven;Jamie W. B. MacKay;David R. Towns

  • The biology of insularity: an introduction

    Donald R. Drake;Christa P. H. Mulder;David R. Towns;Charles H. Daugherty

  • Eradications as reverse invasions: lessons from Pacific rat (Rattus exulans) removals on New Zealand islands.

    David R. Towns

  • Effects of artificial shading on periphyton and invertebrates in a New Zealand stream

    D. R. Towns

  • Purposes, outcomes and challenges of eradicating invasive mammals from New Zealand islands: an historical perspective

    D. R. Towns;C. J. West;K. G. Broome

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles H. Daugherty
Charles H. Daugherty Victoria University of Wellington
Christa P. H. Mulder
Christa P. H. Mulder University of Alaska Fairbanks
David A. Wardle
David A. Wardle Umeå University
Mick N. Clout
Mick N. Clout University of Auckland
Peter J. Bellingham
Peter J. Bellingham Landcare Research
James C. Russell
James C. Russell University of Auckland
Alison Cree
Alison Cree University of Otago
Nicola J. Nelson
Nicola J. Nelson Victoria University of Wellington
David G. Chapple
David G. Chapple Monash University
Tadashi Fukami
Tadashi Fukami Stanford University

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