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Hugh J. MacIsaac

Hugh J. MacIsaac

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
86
Citations
24479
World Ranking
602
National Ranking
37

Overview

Hugh J. MacIsaac is affiliated with the University of Windsor in Canada and specializes in Environmental Science. Their research predominantly explores the impacts and dynamics of invasive species within aquatic ecosystems.

The main fields of study for MacIsaac include:

  • Environmental Science

Subfields of study involve:

  • Ecology
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Molecular Biology
  • Oceanography

MacIsaac's work focuses on several specific topics:

  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change

Frequent publication venues for MacIsaac's research include:

  • Diversity and Distributions
  • Harmful Algae
  • Biological Invasions
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

The scientist has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • Xuexiu Chang
  • Aibin Zhan
  • Anthony Ricciardi
  • Runbing Xu
  • Zhiqiang Xia

Recent papers published by MacIsaac and their co-authors demonstrate a focus on invasion science and ecological impacts:

  • Drivers of future alien species impacts: An expert-based assessment, 2020, Global Change Biology
  • Four priority areas to advance invasion science in the face of rapid environmental change, 2020, Environmental Reviews
  • On the RIP: using Relative Impact Potential to assess the ecological impacts of invasive alien species, 2020, NeoBiota
  • Vector control reduces the rate of species invasion in the world's largest freshwater ecosystem, 2022, Conservation Letters
  • Impacts of climate change on geographical distributions of invasive ascidians, 2020, Marine Environmental Research

Best Publications

  • Is invasion success explained by the enemy release hypothesis

    Robert I. Colautti;Anthony Ricciardi;Igor A. Grigorovich;Hugh J. MacIsaac

  • Biological invasions: recommendations for U.S. policy and management.

    David M. Lodge;Susan Williams;Hugh J. MacIsaac;Keith R. Hayes

  • A neutral terminology to define ‘invasive’ species

    Unknown

  • Potential Abiotic and Biotic Impacts of Zebra Mussels on the Inland Waters of North America

    Unknown

  • Invasion Science: A Horizon Scan of Emerging Challenges and Opportunities

    Anthony Ricciardi;Tim M. Blackburn;Tim M. Blackburn;James T. Carlton;Jaimie T.A. Dick

  • Characterised and projected costs of nonindigenous species in Canada

    Robert I Colautti;Sarah A Bailey;Colin D. A. van Overdijk;Keri Amundsen

  • High sensitivity of 454 pyrosequencing for detection of rare species in aquatic communities

    Aibin Zhan;Aibin Zhan;Martin Hulák;Francisco Sylvester;Xiaoting Huang

  • Advancing impact prediction and hypothesis testing in invasion ecology using a comparative functional response approach

    Jaimie T. A. Dick;Mhairi E. Alexander;Jonathan M. Jeschke;Anthony Ricciardi

  • Propagule Pressure: A Null Model for Biological Invasions

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  • Tackling invasive alien species in Europe: the top 20 issues

    Joe M. Caffrey;Jan-Robert Baars;Jenny H. Barbour;Pieter Boets

  • Popularity and propagule pressure: determinants of introduction and establishment of aquarium fish

    Ian C. Duggan;Corinne A. M. Rixon;Hugh J. MacIsaac

  • Biological invasions: are they dependent on disturbance?

    Unknown

  • Invasion risks posed by the aquarium trade and live fish markets on the Laurentian Great Lakes

    Corinne A.M. Rixon;Ian C. Duggan;Nathalie M.N. Bergeron;Anthony Ricciardi

  • Bridging Troubled Waters: Biological Invasions, Transoceanic Shipping, and the Laurentian Great Lakes

    Kristen T. Holeck;Edward L. Mills;Hugh J. MacISAAC;Margaret R. Dochoda

  • Impacts of Biological Invasions on Freshwater Ecosystems

    Anthony Ricciardi;Hugh J. Macisaac

  • Modelling local and long-distance dispersal of invasive emerald ash borer Agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera) in North America

    Jim R. Muirhead;Brian Leung;Colin van Overdijk;David W. Kelly

  • Ballast-mediated animal introductions in the Laurentian Great Lakes: retrospective and prospective analyses

    Igor A. Grigorovich;Robert I. Colautti;Edward L. Mills;Kristen Holeck

  • Drivers of future alien species impacts: An expert-based assessment.

    Franz Essl;Franz Essl;Bernd Lenzner;Sven Bacher;Sarah Bailey

  • Invader Relative Impact Potential: a new metric to understand and predict the ecological impacts of existing, emerging and future invasive alien species

    Jaimie T.A. Dick;Ciaran Laverty;Jack J. Lennon;Daniel Barrios-O'Neill

  • Contrasting patterns in genetic diversity following multiple invasions of fresh and brackish waters.

    David W. Kelly;James R. Muirhead;Daniel D. Heath;Hugh J. Macisaac

  • Predicting invasion risk using measures of introduction effort and environmental niche models.

    Leif-Matthias Herborg;Leif-Matthias Herborg;Christopher L. Jerde;David M. Lodge;Gregory M. Ruiz

  • Identifying the source of species invasions: sampling intensity vs. genetic diversity

    Jim R. Muirhead;Derek K. Gray;David W. Kelly;Sandra M. Ellis

  • Invasion of Lake Ontario by the Ponto–Caspian predatory cladoceran Cercopagis pengoi

    Hugh J MacIsaac;Igor A Grigorovich;James A Hoyle;Norman D Yan

  • Fouling mussels (Dreissena spp.) colonize soft sediments in Lake Erie and facilitate benthic invertebrates

    Andrew Bially;Hugh J. Macisaac

  • Filtering impacts of larval and sessile zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) in western Lake Erie

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Sarah A. Bailey
Sarah A. Bailey Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Elizabeta Briski
Elizabeta Briski GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Melania E. Cristescu
Melania E. Cristescu McGill University
Aibin Zhan
Aibin Zhan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jaimie T. A. Dick
Jaimie T. A. Dick Queen's University Belfast
Anthony Ricciardi
Anthony Ricciardi McGill University
Daniel D. Heath
Daniel D. Heath University of Windsor
Gregory M. Ruiz
Gregory M. Ruiz Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Ross N. Cuthbert
Ross N. Cuthbert Queen's University Belfast
André Rochon
André Rochon Université du Québec à Rimouski

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