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Richard P. Duncan

Richard P. Duncan

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
75
Citations
22788
World Ranking
1056
National Ranking
85

Overview

Richard P. Duncan is affiliated with the University of Canberra in Australia. Their research spans several areas within environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, producing a substantial body of work focused on ecological and conservation topics.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Within these, notable subfields contributing to their publications are:

  • Ecology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Ecological Modeling
  • Global and Planetary Change

The primary topics addressed in their research are:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies

Richard P. Duncan has contributed to a variety of publications, with frequent appearances in the following venues:

  • Biological Invasions
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Applied Ecology

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Duncan include:

  • Interactions in statistical models: Three things to know, 2021, Methods in Ecology and Evolution
  • Addressing context dependence in ecology, 2021, Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora, 2021, Scientific Data
  • Global gene flow releases invasive plants from environmental constraints on genetic diversity, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Identifying error and accurately interpreting environmental DNA metabarcoding results: A case study to detect vertebrates at arid zone waterholes, 2020, Molecular Ecology Resources

Frequent collaborators in Duncan's work include:

  • Jane A. Catford
  • Elizabeth M. Wandrag
  • Bernd Gruber
  • Stephen D. Sarre
  • Simon Clulow

Best Publications

  • A proposed unified framework for biological invasions.

    Tim M. Blackburn;Tim M. Blackburn;Petr Pyšek;Petr Pyšek;Sven Bacher;James T. Carlton

  • Are treelines advancing? A global meta‐analysis of treeline response to climate warming

    Melanie A. Harsch;Philip E. Hulme;Matt S. McGlone;Richard P. Duncan;Richard P. Duncan

  • Avian extinction and mammalian introductions on oceanic islands.

    Tim M. Blackburn;Phillip Cassey;Richard P. Duncan;Karl L. Evans

  • Big brains, enhanced cognition, and response of birds to novel environments.

    Daniel Sol;Richard P. Duncan;Tim M. Blackburn;Phillip Cassey

  • AN EVALUATION OF ERRORS IN TREE AGE ESTIMATES BASED ON INCREMENT CORES IN KAHIKATEA (DACRYCARPUS DACRYDIOIDES).

    R. P. Duncan

  • A conceptual framework for predicting the effects of urban environments on floras

    Nicholas S.G. Williams;Nicholas S.G. Williams;Mark W. Schwartz;Peter A. Vesk;Michael A. McCarthy;Michael A. McCarthy

  • The Ecology of Bird Introductions

    Richard P. Duncan;Tim M. Blackburn;Daniel Sol

  • Density‐dependent effects on tree survival in an old‐growth Douglas fir forest

    Fangliang He;Richard P. Duncan

  • Determinants of establishment success in introduced birds

    Tim M. Blackburn;Richard P. Duncan

  • A global synthesis of plant extinction rates in urban areas

    Amy K. Hahs;Amy K. Hahs;Mark J. McDonnell;Mark J. McDonnell;Michael A. McCarthy;Peter A. Vesk

  • Ecology: Darwin's naturalization hypothesis challenged.

    Richard P. Duncan;Peter A. Williams

  • Addressing context dependence in ecology.

    Jane A. Catford;Jane A. Catford;John R.U. Wilson;Petr Pyšek;Philip E. Hulme

  • Lag‐phases in alien plant invasions: separating the facts from the artefacts

    Sami Aikio;Richard P. Duncan;Philip E. Hulme

  • Endemism, species selection and the origin and distribution of the vascular plant flora of New Zealand.

    M.S. McGlone;R. P. Duncan;P. B. Heenan

  • Negative soil feedbacks accumulate over time for non-native plant species

    Jeffrey M. Diez;Ian Dickie;Grant Edwards;Philip E. Hulme

  • Darwin's naturalization conundrum: dissecting taxonomic patterns of species invasions.

    Jeffrey M. Diez;Jon J. Sullivan;Philip E. Hulme;Grant Edwards

  • Global patterns of introduction effort and establishment success in birds.

    Phillip Cassey;Tim M. Blackburn;Daniel Sol;Richard P. Duncan

  • High predictability in introduction outcomes and the geographical range size of introduced Australian birds: a role for climate

    Richard P. Duncan;Mary Bomford;David M. Forsyth;Louise Conibear

  • COMPETITION AND THE COEXISTENCE OF SPECIES IN A MIXED PODOCARP STAND

    Richard P. Duncan

  • Disturbances prevent stem size‐density distributions in natural forests from following scaling relationships

    David A. Coomes;David A. Coomes;Richard P. Duncan;Robert B. Allen;James Truscott

  • Establishment patterns of exotic birds are constrained by non-random patterns in introduction

    Tim M. Blackburn;Richard P. Duncan

Frequent Co-Authors

Tim M. Blackburn
Tim M. Blackburn University College London
Phillip Cassey
Phillip Cassey University of Adelaide
Philip E. Hulme
Philip E. Hulme Lincoln University
Glenn H. Stewart
Glenn H. Stewart Canterbury of New Zealand
David M. Forsyth
David M. Forsyth New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
David A. Coomes
David A. Coomes University of Cambridge
Kevin J. Gaston
Kevin J. Gaston University of Exeter
Nicholas S. G. Williams
Nicholas S. G. Williams University of Melbourne
Amy K. Hahs
Amy K. Hahs University of Melbourne
Mark J. McDonnell
Mark J. McDonnell University of Melbourne

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