World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
45
Citations
9438
World Ranking
4795
National Ranking
381

Overview

Ross M. Thompson is affiliated with the University of Canberra in Australia and focuses primarily on the field of Environmental Science.

Their research spans several subfields of study within Environmental Science, including:

  • Ecology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Ecological Modeling

Ross M. Thompson's work covers various topics, notably:

  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
  • Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Marine and fisheries research

They have published extensively in several venues with multiple publications, including:

  • Australasian Journal of Water Resources
  • Marine and Freshwater Research
  • Limnology and Oceanography
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Ben J. Kefford
  • Fiona Dyer
  • Paul McInerney
  • Bradley Moggridge
  • Ralph Mac Nally

Recent papers reflecting their research contributions are:

  • "Conceptualizing ecosystem services using social-ecological networks", 2021, Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • "Cultural value of water and western water management: an Australian Indigenous perspective", 2021, Australasian Journal of Water Resources
  • "Acute, diel, and annual temperature variability and the thermal biology of ectotherms", 2022, Global Change Biology
  • "An integrated database of stream macroinvertebrate traits for Australia: concept and application", 2020, Ecological Indicators
  • "Indigenous research methodologies in water management: learning from Australia and New Zealand for application on Kamilaroi country", 2022, Wetlands Ecology and Management

Best Publications

  • Food webs: reconciling the structure and function of biodiversity

    Ross M. Thompson;Ulrich Brose;Jennifer A. Dunne;Robert O. Hall

  • META-ANALYSIS: TROPHIC LEVEL, HABITAT, AND PRODUCTIVITY SHAPE THE FOOD WEB EFFECTS OF RESOURCE SUBSIDIES

    Laurie B. Marczak;Ross M. Thompson;John S. Richardson

  • A truce with neutral theory: local deterministic factors, species traits and dispersal limitation together determine patterns of diversity in stream invertebrates

    Ross Thompson;Colin Townsend

  • Mesocosm Experiments as a Tool for Ecological Climate-Change Research

    Rebecca I.A. Stewart;Matteo Dossena;David A. Bohan;Erik Jeppesen

  • TROPHIC LEVELS AND TROPHIC TANGLES: THE PREVALENCE OF OMNIVORY IN REAL FOOD WEBS

    Ross M. Thompson;Martin Hemberg;Brian M. Starzomski;Jonathan B. Shurin

  • Means and extremes: building variability into community-level climate change experiments.

    Ross Thompson;Ross Thompson;John Beardall;Jason Beringer;Michael Raymond Grace

  • Evolutionary refugia and ecological refuges: key concepts for conserving Australian arid zone freshwater biodiversity under climate change.

    Jennifer Ann Davis;Alexandra Pavlova;Ross Thompson;Paul Sunnucks

  • Balancing the environmental benefits of reforestation in agricultural regions

    S.C. Cunningham;S.C. Cunningham;R. Mac Nally;P.J. Baker;T.R. Cavagnaro

  • Stepping in Elton’s footprints: a general scaling model for body masses and trophic levels across ecosystems

    Jens O. Riede;Ulrich Brose;Bo Ebenman;Ute Jacob

  • Predator traits determine food-web architecture across ecosystems

    Ulrich Brose;Phillippe Archambault;Andrew D. Barnes;Andrew D. Barnes;Louis-Felix Bersier

  • Importance of parasites and their life cycle characteristics in determining the structure of a large marine food web

    Ross M. Thompson;Kim N. Mouritsen;Robert Poulin

  • Energy availability, spatial heterogeneity and ecosystem size predict food-web structure in streams

    R.M. Thompson;Colin Townsend

  • The effects of climatic fluctuations and extreme events on running water ecosystems

    Guy Woodward;Núria Bonada;Lee E. Brown;Russell G. Death

  • A comparative analysis reveals weak relationships between ecological factors and beta diversity of stream insect metacommunities at two spatial levels.

    Jani Heino;Adriano Sanches Melo;Luis Mauricio Bini;Florian Altermatt;Florian Altermatt

  • A New Dolphin Species, the Burrunan Dolphin Tursiops australis sp. nov., Endemic to Southern Australian Coastal Waters

    Kate Charlton-Robb;Lisa-ann Gershwin;Lisa-ann Gershwin;Ross Thompson;Jeremy Austin;Jeremy Austin

  • Operationalizing Network Theory for Ecosystem Service Assessments

    Laura E. Dee;Stefano Allesina;Aletta Bonn;Anna Eklöf

  • Salinized rivers: degraded systems or new habitats for salt-tolerant faunas?

    Ben J. Kefford;David Buchwalter;Miguel Cañedo-Argüelles;Jenny Davis

  • Conceptualizing ecosystem services using social-ecological networks.

    Unknown

  • Scaling biodiversity responses to hydrological regimes

    Robert J. Rolls;Robert J. Rolls;Jani Heino;Darren S. Ryder;Bruce C. Chessman

  • What does biodiversity actually do? A review for managers and policy makers

    Ross Michael Thompson;Ross Michael Thompson;Brian M Starzomski

  • The Effect of Seasonal Variation on the Community Structure and Food-Web Attributes of Two Streams: Implications for Food-Web Science

    Ross M. Thompson;Colin R. Townsend

  • Freshwater food webs: towards a more fundamental understanding of biodiversity and community dynamics

    Ross M. Thompson;Jennifer A. Dunne;Guy Woodward

Frequent Co-Authors

Ralph Charles Mac Nally
Ralph Charles Mac Nally University of Canberra
Colin R. Townsend
Colin R. Townsend University of Otago
Nick Bond
Nick Bond La Trobe University
Paul Sunnucks
Paul Sunnucks Monash University
Ben J. Kefford
Ben J. Kefford University of Canberra
Shaun C. Cunningham
Shaun C. Cunningham Deakin University
Darren S. Baldwin
Darren S. Baldwin Charles Sturt University
James Robertson Thomson
James Robertson Thomson Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research
Guy Woodward
Guy Woodward Imperial College London
Alison J. King
Alison J. King Charles Darwin University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Studying Ecology and Evolution opens doors to a wide array of interdisciplinary career pathways. Many students enhance their educational journey by pursuing related online degree programs that complement their ecological studies. For example, an architect online degree can be valuable for those interested in sustainable design or environmental planning.

Quantitative skills are also essential in this field. Earning an online mathematics degree can strengthen your ability to analyze ecological data and build predictive models, both highly sought-after skills in research and industry roles.

Communication and visual presentation play a big role in ecology and conservation. The best online graphic design programs can help students learn how to effectively visualize complex scientific data and develop impactful educational materials.

For those seeking maximum flexibility, the most affordable online interdisciplinary studies programs offer an opportunity to tailor your coursework, blending ecology with other relevant disciplines to create a personalized and versatile degree path.

Best Scientists Citing Ross M. Thompson

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles