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Peter G. Fairweather

Peter G. Fairweather

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
35
Citations
6847
World Ranking
7286
National Ranking
566

Peter G. Fairweather 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 G. Fairweather sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 147 publications — 51st percentile

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

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

Peter G. Fairweather 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 G. Fairweather sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Peter G. Fairweather was affiliated with Flinders University in Australia. Their research focused extensively on environmental science, with significant contributions to earth and planetary sciences. The subfields they specialized in included ecology, global and planetary change, oceanography, nature and landscape conservation, and atmospheric science.

Fairweather's work covered a range of topics in marine and environmental research. Main topics included coral and marine ecosystem studies, marine and fisheries research, marine and coastal plant biology, marine animal studies, fish ecology and management studies, geology and paleoclimatology research, and paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils.

The scientist authored several papers examining the ecological impacts on marine life and environmental conditions. Notable publications include:

  • Investigating the cumulative effects of multiple stressors on fish assemblages in a semi-enclosed bay (2020, Marine Biology)
  • No detrimental effects of desalination waste on temperate fish assemblages (2020, ICES Journal of Marine Science)
  • Rocks of different mineralogy show different temperature characteristics: implications for biodiversity on rocky seashores (2021, PeerJ)
  • Where three snail species attach while emersed in relation to heterogenous substrate temperatures underneath intertidal boulders (2021, PeerJ)
  • Lack of general associations between intertidal assemblages and rock hardness (2020, Austral Ecology)

Regular collaborators with Fairweather included Nathan Janetzki, Kirsten Benkendorff, Sasha K. Whitmarsh, Charlie Huveneers, and Greg M Barbara. These frequent co-authors contributed alongside Fairweather to their work in marine ecosystems and environmental research.

The scientist published in various scholarly venues known for ecological and marine biology research, including PeerJ, Marine Biology, ICES Journal of Marine Science, and Austral Ecology.

Best Publications

  • Supply-side ecology and benthic marine assemblages

    A.J. Underwood;P.G. Fairweather

  • Monitoring Ecological Impacts - Concepts and practice in flowing waters

    Barbara J. Downes;Leon A. Barmuta;Peter G. Fairweather;Daniel P. Faith

  • Scientific foundations for an IUCN Red List of ecosystems.

    David A. Keith;David A. Keith;Jon Paul Rodríguez;Kathryn M. Rodríguez-Clark;Emily Nicholson

  • Statistical Power and Design Requirements for Environmental Monitoring

    Peter G. Fairweather

  • What is Big BRUVver up to? Methods and uses of baited underwater video

    Sasha K. Whitmarsh;Peter G. Fairweather;Charlie Huveneers

  • A Ramsar wetland in crisis – the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth, Australia

    Richard T. Kingsford;Keith F. Walker;Rebecca E. Lester;William J. Young

  • State of environment indicators of ‘river health’: exploring the metaphor

    Peter G. Fairweather

  • Single large or several small marine reserves? An experimental approach with seagrass fauna

    S. E. Mcneill;P. G. Fairweather

  • Measuring the impact of sewage effluent on the macroinvertebrate community of an upland stream: The effect of different levels of taxonomic resolution and quantification

    Ian A. Wright;Bruce C. Chessman;Peter G. Fairweather;Lee J. Benson

  • CSIRO : water for a healthy country national research flagship

    Rebecca Lester;Peter Fairweather

  • Sewage and the biota on seashores: Assessment of impact in relation to natural variability

    Peter G. Fairweather

  • The apparent diet of predators and biases due to different handling times of their prey.

    P. G. Fairweather;A. J. Underwood

  • Spatial Variation of Intertidal Macrofauna on a Sandy Ocean Beach in Australia

    R.J. James;P.G. Fairweather

  • Implications of 'supply-side' ecology for environmental assessment and management.

    Peter G. Fairweather

  • Movements of intertidal whelks (Morula marginalba and Thais orbita) in relation to availability of prey and shelter

    P. G. Fairweather

  • Changes in Floristic Composition of Urban Bushland Invaded by Pittosporum undulatum in Northern Sydney, Australia

    Stefan Rose;Peter G. Fairweather

  • Determining the ‘health’ of estuaries: Priorities for ecological research

    Peter G. Fairweather

  • Preliminary investigations of predation by the whelk Morula marginalba

    P. G. Fairweather;A. J. Underwood;M. J. Moran

  • Predation creates haloes of bare space among prey on rocky seashores in New South Wales

    Peter G. Fairweather

  • Consequences of Supply-Side Ecology: Manipulating the Recruitment of Intertidal Barnacles Affects the Intensity of Predation Upon Them

    Peter G. Fairweather

  • Monitoring Ecological Impacts

    Barbara J Downes;Leon A Barmuta;Peter G Fairweather;Daniel P Faith

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael J. Keough
Michael J. Keough University of Melbourne
Leon A. Barmuta
Leon A. Barmuta University of Tasmania
Barbara J. Downes
Barbara J. Downes University of Melbourne
Daniel P. Faith
Daniel P. Faith Australian Museum
Bruce D. Mapstone
Bruce D. Mapstone CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
Phillip Spencer Lake
Phillip Spencer Lake Monash University
Charlie Huveneers
Charlie Huveneers Flinders University
A.J. Underwood
A.J. Underwood University of Sydney
David A. Keith
David A. Keith University of New South Wales
Thomas M. Brooks
Thomas M. Brooks International Union for Conservation of Nature

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