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Ecology and Evolution

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80
Citations
66082
World Ranking
811
National Ranking
293

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1987 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Robert K. Colwell is affiliated with the University of Connecticut in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research encompasses subfields such as Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecological Modeling, Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Genetics.

The scientist's main topics of study include:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies

Robert K. Colwell's recent notable papers include:

  • Quantifying sample completeness and comparing diversities among assemblages (2020), Ecological Research
  • Landscape dynamics and diversification of the megadiverse South American freshwater fish fauna (2023), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Process-explicit models reveal the structure and dynamics of biodiversity patterns (2022), Science Advances
  • Rarefaction and extrapolation with beta diversity under a framework of Hill numbers: The iNEXT.beta3D standardization (2023), Ecological Monographs
  • Language and ethnobiological skills decline precipitously in Papua New Guinea, the world's most linguistically diverse nation (2021), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The publication venues where Robert K. Colwell frequently publishes include:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Science Advances
  • Biotropica
  • Ecological Research

Frequent co-authors in Robert K. Colwell's research collaborations are:

  • Anne Chao
  • Thiago F. Rangel
  • Simon Thorn
  • André Menegotto
  • Marco Túlio Pacheco Coelho

Recognition of Robert K. Colwell's academic career includes being named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2011 and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1987.

Best Publications

  • Quantifying biodiversity: procedures and pitfalls in the measurement and comparison of species richness

    Nicholas J. Gotelli;Robert K. Colwell

  • Estimating Terrestrial Biodiversity through Extrapolation

    Robert K. Colwell;Jonathan A. Coddington

  • Rarefaction and extrapolation with Hill numbers: a framework for sampling and estimation in species diversity studies

    Anne Chao;Nicholas J. Gotelli;T. C. Hsieh;Elizabeth L. Sander

  • Biodiversity redistribution under climate change: impacts on ecosystems and human well-being

    Gretta T. Pecl;Miguel B. Araújo;Miguel B. Araújo;Miguel B. Araújo;Johann D. Bell;Johann D. Bell;Julia Blanchard

  • Microbial biogeography : putting microorganisms on the map

    Jennifer B.Hughes Martiny;Brendan J.M. Bohannan;James H. Brown;Robert K. Colwell

  • INTERPOLATING, EXTRAPOLATING, AND COMPARING INCIDENCE-BASED SPECIES ACCUMULATION CURVES

    Robert K. Colwell;Chang Xuan Mao;Jing Chang

  • On the Measurement of Niche Breadth and Overlap

    Robert K. Colwell;Douglas J. Futuyma

  • Models and estimators linking individual-based and sample-based rarefaction, extrapolation and comparison of assemblages

    Robert K. Colwell;Anne Chao;Nicholas J. Gotelli;Shang Yi Lin

  • A new statistical approach for assessing similarity of species composition with incidence and abundance data

    Anne Chao;Robin L. Chazdon;Robert K. Colwell;Tsung-Jen Shen

  • Global Warming, Elevational Range Shifts, and Lowland Biotic Attrition in the Wet Tropics

    Robert K. Colwell;Gunnar Brehm;Catherine L. Cardelús;Alex C. Gilman

  • The mid-domain effect: geometric constraints on the geography of species richness.

    Robert.K. Colwell;David C. Lees

  • Thermal-safety margins and the necessity of thermoregulatory behavior across latitude and elevation

    Jennifer M. Sunday;Jennifer M. Sunday;Amanda E. Bates;Amanda E. Bates;Michael R. Kearney;Robert K. Colwell;Robert K. Colwell

  • Terrestrial Arthropod Assemblages: Their Use in Conservation Planning

    C. Kremen;R. K. Colwell;T. L. Erwin;D. D. Murphy

  • Statistical methods for estimating species richness of woody regeneration in primary and secondary rain forests of northeastern Costa Rica

    R.L. Chazdon;R.K. Colwell;J.S. Denslow;M.R. Guariguata

  • NONBIOLOGICAL GRADIENTS IN SPECIES RICHNESS AND A SPURIOUS RAPOPORT EFFECT

    Robert K. Colwell;George C. Hurtt

  • Humboldt’s enigma: What causes global patterns of mountain biodiversity?

    Carsten Rahbek;Carsten Rahbek;Carsten Rahbek;Michael K. Borregaard;Robert K. Colwell;Robert K. Colwell;Robert K. Colwell;Bo Dalsgaard

  • The Planned Introduction of Genetically Engineered Organisms: Ecological Considerations and Recommendations

    James M. Tiedje;Robert K. Colwell;Yaffa L. Grossman;Robert E. Hodson

  • Hutchinson's duality: The once and future niche

    Robert K. Colwell;Thiago F. Rangel

  • THE ANT FAUNA OF A TROPICAL RAIN FOREST: ESTIMATING SPECIES RICHNESS THREE DIFFERENT WAYS

    John T. Longino;Jonathan Coddington;Robert K. Colwell

  • The mid-domain effect and species richness patterns:what have we learned so far?

    Robert K. Colwell;Carsten Rahbek;Nicholas J. Gotelli

  • PREDICTABILITY, CONSTANCY, AND CONTINGENCY OF PERIODIC PHENOMENA'

    Robert K. Colwell

Frequent Co-Authors

Carsten Rahbek
Carsten Rahbek University of Copenhagen
Anne Chao
Anne Chao National Tsing Hua University
Robin L. Chazdon
Robin L. Chazdon University of Connecticut
Nicholas J. Gotelli
Nicholas J. Gotelli University of Vermont
Thiago F. Rangel
Thiago F. Rangel Universidade Federal de Goiás
John T. Longino
John T. Longino University of Utah
Robert R. Dunn
Robert R. Dunn North Carolina State University
Gary R. Graves
Gary R. Graves National Museum of Natural History
Shahid Naeem
Shahid Naeem Columbia University
Gunnar Brehm
Gunnar Brehm Friedrich Schiller University Jena

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