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Paul I. Boon

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
34
Citations
6175
World Ranking
7533
National Ranking
581

Paul I. Boon publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 109 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paul I. Boon 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 Paul I. Boon sits on this spectrum.

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11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Paul I. Boon is affiliated with Victoria University in Australia and specializes in environmental science. Their research encompasses diverse topics within this broad field, with a particular focus on aquatic ecosystems and nutrient management.

Their scholarly output includes several recent papers addressing environmental science themes. Notable publications include:

  • Effect of polyphenolic compounds on alkaline phosphatase activity: its implication for phosphorus regeneration in Australian freshwaters (2023) published in OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Is poor mental health an unrecognised occupational health and safety hazard for conservation biologists and ecologists? Reported incidences, likely causes and possible solutions (2022) published in Pacific Conservation Biology
  • Bioavailability of nutrients in turbid waters (2023) published in OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • The ecology of the Tuggerah Lakes system. A review: with special reference to the impact of the Munmorah Power station. Stage 1- Hydrology, Aquatic macrophytes, Heavy metals, Nutrient dynamics (2023) published in OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Ecological processes for management of wetlands and floodplains - decomposition processes (2023) published in OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

Their frequent co-authors include researchers such as Laura Serrano, Rod L. Oliver, Graeme E. Batley, B. Cook, and L. Dibb. These collaborations reflect a multidisciplinary approach across environmental and ecological topics.

Paul I. Boon's work has appeared predominantly in the following venues:

  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Pacific Conservation Biology

The main fields of study associated with their work include environmental science, encompassing subfields such as sociology and political science, health toxicology and mutagenesis, management, monitoring, policy and law, industrial and manufacturing engineering, and water science and technology.

Key research topics Paul I. Boon investigates are:

  • Climate change communication and perception
  • Climate change and health impacts
  • Environmental education and sustainability
  • Phosphorus and nutrient management
  • Water quality and pollution assessment
  • Fish biology and ecology studies
  • Aquatic ecosystems and biodiversity

Best Publications

  • Review of root dynamics in forest ecosystems grouped by climate, climatic forest type and species

    Kristiina A. Vogt;Daniel J. Vogt;Peter A. Palmiotto;Paul Boon

  • A global perspective on wetland salinization: ecological consequences of a growing threat to freshwater wetlands

    Ellen R. Herbert;Paul Boon;Amy J. Burgin;Scott C. Neubauer

  • What sources of organic carbon drive food webs in billabongs? A study based on stable isotope analysis

    Stuart E. Bunn;Paul I. Boon

  • Sources, sinks and transformations of organic carbon in Australian floodplain rivers

    A. I. Robertson;S. E. Bunn;P. I. Boon;K. F. Walker

  • Variations in the stable isotope composition of aquatic plants and their implications for food web analysis

    Paul I. Boon;Stuart E. Bunn

  • The importance of water regimes operating at small spatial scales for the diversity and structure of wetland vegetation

    Elisa Raulings;Kaylene Morris;Michael Roache;Paul Ian Boon

  • The state of legislation and policy protecting Australia's mangrove and salt marsh and their ecosystem services

    Kerrylee Rogers;Paul I. Boon;Simon Branigan;Norman C. Duke

  • Biogeochemistry of billabong sediments. II. Seasonal variations in methane production

    Brian K. Sorrell;Paul. I. Boon

  • Consumption of cyanobacteria by freshwater zooplankton : implications for the success of 'top-down' control of cyanobacterial blooms in Australia.

    P. I. Boon;S. E. Bunn;J. D. Green;R. J. Shiel

  • Microbial biomass and productivity in seagrass beds.

    D. J. W. Moriarty;P. I. Boon;J. A. Hansen;W. G. Hunt

  • Methanogenesis in the sediments of an Australian freshwater wetland: Comparison with aerobic decay, and factors controlling methanogenesis

    Paul I. Boon;Alison Mitchell

  • Convective gas flow in Eleocharis sphacelata R. Br.: methane transport and release from wetlands

    Brian K. Sorrell;Paul I. Boon

  • Effects of wetting and drying on methane emissions from ephemeral floodplain wetlands in south-eastern Australia

    Paul I. Boon;Alison Mitchell;Kerrie Lee

  • Do Climatic or Institutional Factors Drive Seasonal Patterns of Tourism Visitation to Protected Areas Across Diverse Climate Zones in Eastern Australia

    Wade Lynton Hadwen;Angela Arthington;Paul I. Boon;Brett Taylor

  • Biogeochemistry of billabong sediments. I. The effect of macrophytes.

    Paul I. Boon;Brian K. Sorrell

  • Repairing Australia's estuaries for improved fisheries production: what benefits, at what cost?

    Colin Creighton;Paul I. Boon;Justin D. Brookes;Marcus Sheaves

  • Microbial consortia in wetland sediments : A biomarker analysis of the effects of hydrological regime, vegetation and season on benthic microbes

    P. I. Boon;P. Virtue;P. D. Nichols

  • Interactive effects of salinity and water depth on the growth of Melaleuca ericifolia Sm. (Swamp paperbark) seedlings

    Jacqueline Salter;Kaylene Morris;Paul C Bailey;Paul Ian Boon

  • Physicochemical and Microbial Properties of Burrows of the Deposit-feeding Thalassinidean Ghost Shrimp Biffarius arenosus (Decapoda: Callianassidae)

    F.L. Bird;P.I. Boon;P.D. Nichols

  • National Wetlands R&D Program: Scoping Review

    P.I. Boon;N.J. Schofield;Brock;S.E. Bunn

  • Effects of salinity on the decay of the freshwater macrophyte, Triglochin procerum

    Michael C. Roache;Paul C. Bailey;Paul I. Boon

  • Methane and oxygen dynamics in a shallow floodplain lake: the significance of periodic stratification

    Phillip W. Ford;Paul I. Boon;Kerrie Lee

  • Alternative stable states in the aquatic vegetation of shallow urban lakes. II. Catastrophic loss of aquatic plants consequent to nutrient enrichment

    Kaylene Morris;Paul C Bailey;Paul I Boon;Leesa S Hughes

  • Organic matter degradation and nutrient regeneration in Australian freshwaters : I. Methods for exoenzyme assays in turbid aquatic environments.

    Paul I. Boon

Frequent Co-Authors

Angela Arthington
Angela Arthington Griffith University
Brian K. Sorrell
Brian K. Sorrell Aarhus University
David R. Greenwood
David R. Greenwood Brandon University
Peter D. Nichols
Peter D. Nichols Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Diana Walker
Diana Walker University of Western Australia
Kerrylee Rogers
Kerrylee Rogers University of Wollongong
Stuart E. Bunn
Stuart E. Bunn Griffith University
Jennifer Read
Jennifer Read Monash University
Neil Saintilan
Neil Saintilan Macquarie University
Perran L. M. Cook
Perran L. M. Cook Monash University

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