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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
51
Citations
10254
World Ranking
3633
National Ranking
251

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2000 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Paul C. Paquet is affiliated with the University of Victoria in Canada. Their research focuses primarily on Environmental Science, with a significant emphasis on Ecology. They have contributed extensively to subfields such as Ecology, Genetics, General Health Professions, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and studies concerning Small Animals.

The scientist's research encompasses a range of topics including Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Marine animal studies overview, Indigenous Studies and Ecology, Genetic diversity and population structure, Rangeland and Wildlife Management, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, and Zoonotic diseases and public health.

Among their recent publications are:

  • "The relevance of genetic structure in ecotype designation and conservation management," 2021, Evolutionary Applications
  • "Humanity's diverse predatory niche and its ecological consequences," 2023, Communications Biology
  • "Updated marine mammal distribution and abundance estimates in British Columbia," 2023, The "journal of cetacean research and management. Special issue"
  • "Large carnivore hunting and the social license to hunt," 2020, Conservation Biology
  • "Warning sign of an accelerating decline in critically endangered killer whales (Orcinus orca)," 2024, Communications Earth & Environment

Frequent co-authors of Paul C. Paquet include:

  • Chris T. Darimont
  • Kyle A. Artelle
  • Mathieu Bourbonnais
  • Kate A. Field
  • Astrid Vik Strønen

Their research outputs have been published often in venues such as:

  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Conservation Science and Practice
  • Conservation Biology
  • Communications Earth & Environment
  • Evolutionary Applications

Paul C. Paquet is recognized for contributions to the scientific community, as reflected in their membership in Academia Europaea since 2000.

Best Publications

  • Conservation Biology and Carnivore Conservation in the Rocky Mountains

    Reed F. Noss;Howard B. Quigley;Maurice G. Hornocker;Troy Merrill

  • Human predators outpace other agents of trait change in the wild

    Chris T. Darimont;Stephanie M. Carlson;Michael T. Kinnison;Paul C. Paquet

  • Human Activity Mediates a Trophic Cascade Caused by Wolves

    Mark Hebblewhite;Clifford A. White;Clifford A. White;Clifford G. Nietvelt;John A. McKenzie;John A. McKenzie

  • CARNIVORES AS FOCAL SPECIES FOR CONSERVATION PLANNING IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION

    Carlos Carroll;Reed F. Noss;Paul C. Paquet

  • Resilience and conservation of large carnivores in the Rocky Mountains

    John L. Weaver;Paul C. Paquet;Leonard F. Ruggiero

  • The role of top carnivores in regulating terrestrial ecosystems

    J. Terborgh;J.A. Estes;P. Paquet;K. Ralls

  • DNA profiles of the eastern Canadian wolf and the red wolf provide evidence for a common evolutionary history independent of the gray wolf

    Paul J. Wilson;Sonya Grewal;Ian D. Lawford;Jennifer N. M. Heal

  • Differentiation of tundra/taiga and Boreal Coniferous Forest Wolves: Genetics, Coat Colour, and Association with Migratory Caribou

    Marco Musiani;Jennifer A. Leonard;Jennifer A. Leonard;Jennifer A. Leonard;H. Dean Cluff;C. Cormack Gates

  • Wildlife conservation and animal welfare: two sides of the same coin?

    P. C. Paquet;C. T. Darimont

  • Landscape heterogeneity and marine subsidy generate extensive intrapopulation niche diversity in a large terrestrial vertebrate

    Chris T. Darimont;Paul C. Paquet;Thomas E. Reimchen

  • USE OF POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS AND RESERVE SELECTION ALGORITHMS IN REGIONAL CONSERVATION PLANS

    Carlos Carroll;Reed F. Noss;Paul C. Paquet;Nathan H. Schumaker

  • The Practices of Wolf Persecution, Protection, and Restoration in Canada and the United States

    Marco Musiani;Paul C. Paquet

  • Extinction Debt of Protected Areas in Developing Landscapes

    Carlos Carroll;Reed F. Noss;Paul C. Paquet;Nathan H. Schumaker

  • Toward increased engagement between academic and indigenous community partners in ecological research

    Megan S. Adams;Jennifer Carpenter;Jess A. Housty;Douglass Neasloss

  • Prey Use Strategies of Sympatric Wolves and Coyotes in Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba

    Paul C. Paquet

  • Elk population dynamics in areas with and without predation by recolonizing wolves in Banff National Park, Alberta

    Mark Hebblewhite;Daniel H Pletscher;Paul C Paquet

  • Evaluating anthropogenic threats to endangered killer whales to inform effective recovery plans

    Robert C. Lacy;Rob Williams;Erin Ashe;Kenneth C. Balcomb

  • MOVEMENT PATTERNS OF BARREN-GROUND WOLVES IN THE CENTRAL CANADIAN ARCTIC

    Lyle R. Walton;Lyle R. Walton;H. Dean Cluff;Paul C. Paquet;Malcolm A. Ramsay

  • Ecological factors drive differentiation in wolves from British Columbia

    Violeta Muñoz-Fuentes;Chris T. Darimont;Robert K. Wayne;Paul C. Paquet

  • Traffic volume and highway permeability for a mammalian community in the Canadian Rocky Mountains

    Shelley M. Alexander;Nigel M. Waters;Paul C. Paquet

  • Spawning salmon disrupt trophic coupling between wolves and ungulate prey in coastal British Columbia

    Chris T Darimont;Chris T Darimont;Paul C Paquet;Thomas E Reimchen

  • Wolves of the World: Perspectives of Behavior, Ecology and Conservation

    Fred H. Harrington;Paul C. Paquet

Frequent Co-Authors

Chris T. Darimont
Chris T. Darimont University of Victoria
Thomas E. Reimchen
Thomas E. Reimchen University of Victoria
Adrian Treves
Adrian Treves University of Wisconsin–Madison
Jennifer A. Leonard
Jennifer A. Leonard Spanish National Research Council
Reed F. Noss
Reed F. Noss University of Florida
Marco Musiani
Marco Musiani University of Bologna
John D. Reynolds
John D. Reynolds Simon Fraser University
Mark Hebblewhite
Mark Hebblewhite University of Montana
Christopher C. Wilmers
Christopher C. Wilmers University of California, Santa Cruz
Stephanie M. Carlson
Stephanie M. Carlson University of California, Berkeley

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