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Samuel J. McNaughton

Samuel J. McNaughton

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
77
Citations
28251
World Ranking
944
National Ranking
352

Overview

Samuel J. McNaughton was affiliated with Syracuse University in the United States during their academic career. The focus of their scholarly work and research was associated with this institution, which provided a platform for their contributions to their field.

No records of recent papers were available for this scientist, thus no specific details regarding titles, years of publication, or venues could be provided. Similarly, there are no documented frequent co-authors, publication venues, book publishers, or specific fields and subfields of study linked to their work.

Due to the absence of concrete data on their publications or topics, there is no inventory of main topics of research or notable awards won throughout their career.

Samuel J. McNaughton was deceased, and all references to their work are thus presented in the past tense. The available information focuses primarily on their academic affiliation rather than detailed aspects of their research or collaborative activities.

Best Publications

  • Ecology of a Grazing Ecosystem: The Serengeti

    S. J. McNaughton

  • Grazing as an Optimization Process: Grass-Ungulate Relationships in the Serengeti

    S. J. McNaughton

  • Compensatory plant growth as a response to herbivory

    S. J. McNaughton

  • UNGULATE EFFECTS ON THE FUNCTIONAL SPECIES COMPOSITION OF PLANT COMMUNITIES: HERBIVORE SELECTIVITY AND PLANT TOLERANCE

    David J. Augustine;Samuel J. McNAUGHTON

  • Grazing Lawns: Animals in Herds, Plant Form, and Coevolution

    S. J. McNaughton

  • Ecosystem-level patterns of primary productivity and herbivory in terrestrial habitats

    S. J. McNaughton;M. Oesterheld;D. A. Frank;K. J. Williams

  • Relationships among Functional Properties of Californian Grassland

    S. J. Mcnaughton

  • Diversity and Stability of Ecological Communities: A Comment on the Role of Empiricism in Ecology

    S. J. McNaughton

  • Promotion of the cycling of diet-enhancing nutrients by african grazers

    S. J. McNaughton;F. F. Banyikwa;M. M. McNaughton

  • Serengeti Grassland Ecology: The Role of Composite Environmental Factors and Contingency in Community Organization

    S. J. McNaughton

  • Serengeti Migratory Wildebeest: Facilitation of Energy Flow by Grazing

    S. J. McNAUGHTON

  • Large Mammals and Process Dynamics in African EcosystemsHerbivorous mammals affect primary productivity and regulate recycling balances

    S. J. McNaughton;R. W. Ruess;S. W. Seagle

  • Dominance and the Niche in Ecological Systems

    S. J. McNaughton;L. L. Wolf

  • The ecology of the earth's grazing ecosystems: Profound functional similarities exist between the Serengeti and Yellowstone

    Douglas A. Frank;Samuel J. McNaughton;Benjamin F. Tracy

  • Structure and Function in California Grasslands

    S. J. McNaughton

  • ECOLOGY OF AFRICAN GRAZING AND BROWSING MAMMALS

    S. J. McNaughton;Nicholas J. Georgiadis

  • Mineral nutrition and spatial concentrations of African ungulates.

    S. J. McNaughton

  • Silica as a Defense against Herbivory and a Growth Promotor in African Grasses

    S. J. McNaughton;J. L. Tarrants;M. M. McNaughton;R. D. Davis

  • Regulation of shrub dynamics by native browsing ungulates on East African rangeland

    David J. Augustine;Samuel J. Mcnaughton

  • Mineral nutrition and seasonal movements of African migratory ungulates.

    S. J. McNaughton

  • Effects of resource distribution on animal-plant interactions

    Samuel J. McNaughton;Mark D. Hunter;Takayuki Ohgushi;Peter W. Price

Frequent Co-Authors

David J. Augustine
David J. Augustine Agricultural Research Service
Douglas A. Frank
Douglas A. Frank Syracuse University
Martín Oesterheld
Martín Oesterheld University of Buenos Aires
Roger W. Ruess
Roger W. Ruess University of Alaska Fairbanks
T. Michael Anderson
T. Michael Anderson Wake Forest University
James S. Coleman
James S. Coleman Rice University
Osvaldo E. Sala
Osvaldo E. Sala Arizona State University
Larry L. Wolf
Larry L. Wolf Syracuse University
Mahesh Sankaran
Mahesh Sankaran University of Leeds
Mark E. Ritchie
Mark E. Ritchie Syracuse University

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