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30276
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738
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270

Peter B. Moyle 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 Peter B. Moyle sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 357 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter B. Moyle 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 Peter B. Moyle sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Peter B. Moyle is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with extensive work covering ecology, nature and landscape conservation, global and planetary change, aquatic science, and water science and technology.

The core of their scholarly output lies in fish ecology and management studies, comprising the majority of their research topics. Other significant areas include marine and fisheries research, isotope analysis in ecology, fish biology and ecology studies, coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, aquatic invertebrate ecology and behavior, and wildlife ecology and conservation.

Peter B. Moyle has published in several scientific venues, notably:

  • Estuaries and Coasts
  • Fisheries
  • San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Among their recent publications are:

  • "Goodbye to "Rough Fish": Paradigm Shift in the Conservation of Native Fishes" (2021, Fisheries)
  • "One size does not fit all: variation in thermal eco-physiology among Pacific salmonids" (2021, Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries)
  • "Food Web Fuel Differs Across Habitats and Seasons of a Tidal Freshwater Estuary" (2020, Estuaries and Coasts)
  • "Comparing and Integrating Fish Surveys in the San Francisco Estuary: Why Diverse Long-Term Monitoring Programs are Important" (2020, San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science)
  • "Vulnerability to climate change of managed stocks in the California Current large marine ecosystem" (2023, Frontiers in Marine Science)

Frequent collaborators in Moyle's work include Andrew L. Rypel, Nann A. Fangue, John R. Durand, Emily Jacinto, and Teejay A. O'Rear.

In recognition of their contributions, Moyle was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2016.

Best Publications

  • Fishes: An Introduction to Ichthyology

    Peter B. Moyle;Joseph J. Cech

  • Impact: Toward a Framework for Understanding the Ecological Effects of Invaders

    I. M. Parker;D. Simberloff;K. Goodell;M. Wonham

  • Inland Fishes of California

    Peter B. Moyle

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

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

  • BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS OF FRESH WATER: EMPIRICAL RULES AND ASSEMBLY THEORY

    Peter B. Moyle;Theo Light

  • Methods for Fish Biology

    Carl B. Schreck;Peter B. Moyle

  • Loss of Biodiversity in Aquatic Ecosystems: Evidence from Fish Faunas

    Peter B. Moyle;Robert A. Leidy

  • Fish Invasions in California: Do Abiotic Factors Determine Success?

    Peter B. Moyle;Theo Light

  • Stochasticity in Structural and Functional Characteristics of an Indiana Stream Fish Assemblage: A Test of Community Theory

    Gary D. Grossman;Peter B. Moyle;John O. Whitaker

  • EFFECTS OF FLOW REGIME ON FISH ASSEMBLAGES IN A REGULATED CALIFORNIA STREAM

    Michael P. Marchetti;Peter B. Moyle

  • Biotic and abiotic controls in river and stream communities

    Mary E. Power;R. Jean Stout;Colbert E. Cushing;Peter P. Harper

  • Historical Abundance and Decline of Chinook Salmon in the Central Valley Region of California

    Ronald M. Yoshiyama;Frank W. Fisher;Peter B. Moyle

  • Regional Applications of an Index of Biotic Integrity for Use in Water Resource Management

    David L. Miller;Robert M. Hughes;James R. Karr;Paul M. Leonard

  • Managing fire-prone forests in the western United States

    Reed F. Noss;Jerry F. Franklin;William L. Baker;Tania Schoennagel

  • INVASION RESISTANCE TO INTRODUCED SPECIES BY A NATIVE ASSEMBLAGE OF CALIFORNIA STREAM FISHES

    Donald M. Baltz;Peter B. Moyle

  • Effects of introduced bullfrogs, Rana catesbeiana, on the native frogs of the San Joaquin Valley, California

    Peter B. Moyle

  • Persistence and Structure of the Fish Assemblage in a Small California Stream

    Peter B. Moyle;Bruce Vondracek

  • Predicting Invasion Success: Freshwater Fishes in California as a Model

    Peter B. Moyle;Michael P. Marchetti

  • Introduced Species and Vacant Niches

    Bruce Herbold;Peter B. Moyle

  • Invasive species profiling? Exploring the characteristics of non-native fishes across invasion stages in California

    Michael P. Marchetti;Peter B. Moyle;Richard Levine

  • Book reviewThe zoogeography of North American freshwater fishes: Charles H. Hocutt and E.O. Wiley (Editors). John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1986. xiii + 866 pp., Hardback £85.95, ISBN 0-471-86419-6.

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Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey F. Mount
Jeffrey F. Mount University of California, Davis
Jay R. Lund
Jay R. Lund University of California, Davis
Joshua H. Viers
Joshua H. Viers University of California, Merced
Richard E. Howitt
Richard E. Howitt University of California, Davis
Gary D. Grossman
Gary D. Grossman University of Georgia
Nann A. Fangue
Nann A. Fangue University of California, Davis
Bernie May
Bernie May University of California, Davis
Richard E. Connon
Richard E. Connon University of California, Davis
G. Mathias Kondolf
G. Mathias Kondolf University of California, Berkeley
James E. Cloern
James E. Cloern United States Geological Survey

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