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Douglas A. Kelt 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 Douglas A. Kelt sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 166 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Douglas A. Kelt 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 Douglas A. Kelt sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 48 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Douglas A. Kelt is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas of ecology, with a focus on wildlife ecology and conservation, ecological modeling, and environmental DNA applications.

The recent research contributions of Douglas A. Kelt include published works in various ecological and mammalogy journals. Some notable recent papers are:

  • Species interactions across trophic levels mediate rainfall effects on dryland vegetation dynamics, 2020, Ecological Monographs
  • Dietary characterization of the endangered salt marsh harvest mouse and sympatric rodents using DNA metabarcoding, 2022, Ecology and Evolution
  • A novel noninvasive genetic survey technique for small mammals, 2022, Journal of Mammalogy
  • Patch size and connectivity predict remnant habitat occupancy by an endangered wetland specialist, the salt marsh harvest mouse, 2023, Landscape Ecology
  • Spatiotemporal patterns of riparian bat assemblages in a novel riparian ecosystem, 2021, Journal of Mammalogy

Their work covers a variety of specific topics within broader fields of study. These include:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Dynamics

Their primary fields of research encompass:

  • Ecology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Ecological Modeling
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Genetics

Douglas A. Kelt frequently collaborates with other researchers, with coauthors including:

  • S. K. Morgan Ernest
  • Glenda M. Yenni
  • Ginger Allington
  • Ellen K. Bledsoe
  • Erica M. Christensen

Their publications appear in several scientific venues, notably:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Journal of Mammalogy
  • Therya
  • Ecology and Evolution

Best Publications

  • Extreme climatic events shape arid and semiarid ecosystems

    Milena Holmgren;Paul Stapp;Chris R. Dickman;Carlos Gracia

  • BioTIME: A database of biodiversity time series for the Anthropocene

    Maria Dornelas;Laura H. Antão;Laura H. Antão;Faye Moyes;Amanda E. Bates;Amanda E. Bates

  • The ecology and macroecology of mammalian home range area.

    Douglas A. Kelt;Dirk H. Van Vuren

  • Thirteen Years of Shifting Top-Down and Bottom-Up Control

    Peter L. Meserve;Douglas A. Kelt;W. Bryan Milstead;Julio R. Gutiérrez

  • Global variation in elevational diversity patterns

    Qinfeng Guo;Douglas A. Kelt;Zhongyu Sun;Hongxiao Liu

  • Analysis of determinants of mammalian species richness in South America using spatial autoregressive models

    Marcelo F. Tognelli;Douglas A. Kelt

  • Population dynamics of two sympatric rodents in a variable environment: rainfall, resource availability, and predation

    M. Andrea Previtali;Mauricio Lima;Peter L. Meserve;Douglas A. Kelt

  • Community Structure of Desert Small Mammals: Comparisons Across Four Continents

    Douglas A. Kelt;Douglas A. Kelt;James H. Brown;Edward J. Heske;Pablo A. Marquet

  • Assessing the Impact of Competition on Community Assembly: A Case Study using Small Mammals

    Douglas A. Kelt;Mark L. Taper;Peter L. Meserve

  • ENERGETIC CONSTRAINTS AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BODY SIZE AND HOME RANGE AREA IN MAMMALS

    Douglas A. Kelt;Dirk Van Vuren

  • Extreme climatic events change the dynamics and invasibility of semi-arid annual plant communities.

    Milagros A. Jiménez;Fabian M. Jaksic;Juan J. Armesto;Juan J. Armesto;Aurora Gaxiola;Aurora Gaxiola

  • Assembly Rules: Desert Rodent Communities Are Structured at Scales from Local to Continental

    James H. Brown;Barry J. Fox;Douglas A. Kelt

  • HABITAT ASSOCIATIONS OF SMALL MAMMALS AT TWO SPATIAL SCALES IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA

    Stephanie A. Coppeto;Douglas A. Kelt;Dirk H. Van Vuren;James A. Wilson

  • Home range and parasite diversity in mammals

    Frédéric Bordes;Serge Morand;Douglas A. Kelt;Dirk H. Van Vuren

  • Comparative ecology of desert small mammals: a selective review of the past 30 years

    Douglas A. Kelt

  • Effects of fire on spotted owl site occupancy in a late-successional forest

    Susan L. Roberts;Jan W. van Wagtendonk;A. Keith Miles;Douglas A. Kelt

  • Fire and grazing in a shrub-invaded arid grassland community: independent or interactive ecological effects?

    Thomas J Valone;Douglas A Kelt

  • Testing models of diversification in mice in the Abrothrix olivaceus/xanthorhinus complex in Chile and Argentina.

    M. F. Smith;D. A. Kelt;J. L. Patton

  • California Spotted Owl, Songbird, and Small Mammal Responses to Landscape Fuel Treatments

    Scott L. Stephens;Seth W. Bigelow;Ryan D. Burnett;Brandon M. Collins;Brandon M. Collins

  • SCALE-DEPENDENT PATTERNS IN BODY SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS OF NEOTROPICAL MAMMALS

    Victoria J. Bakker;Douglas A. Kelt

  • Quantitative Habitat Associations of Small Mammals in a Temperate Rainforest in Southern Chile: Empirical Patterns and the Importance of Ecological Scale

    Douglas A. Kelt;Peter L. Meserve;Brian K. Lang

  • Feldhamer, G. A., B. C. Thompson, and J. A. Chapman (eds.). 2003. Wild Mammals of North America: Biology, Management, and Conservation, 2nd ed. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, xiii + 1216 pp. ISBN 0-8018-7416-5, price (hardbound), $165.00

    Douglas A. Kelt

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter L. Meserve
Peter L. Meserve University of Idaho
Julio R. Gutiérrez
Julio R. Gutiérrez University of La Serena
Dirk H. Van Vuren
Dirk H. Van Vuren University of California, Davis
James H. Brown
James H. Brown University of New Mexico
Malcolm P. North
Malcolm P. North US Forest Service
Cristina Armas
Cristina Armas Spanish National Research Council
Fabian M. Jaksic
Fabian M. Jaksic Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Juan J. Armesto
Juan J. Armesto Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
James L. Patton
James L. Patton University of Illinois at Chicago
Edward J. Heske
Edward J. Heske University of New Mexico

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