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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
42
Citations
9583
World Ranking
5463
National Ranking
1863

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Biodiversity
  • Habitat

Taal Levi focuses on Ecology, Biodiversity, Threatened species, Extinction and Predation. His work is connected to Ecosystem services, Ecosystem, Restoration ecology, Conservation planning and DNA barcoding, as a part of Ecology. His Ecosystem services research incorporates elements of Trophic cascade, Ecosystem engineer, Habitat destruction, Gamma diversity and Herbivore.

In general Biodiversity study, his work on Environmental DNA often relates to the realm of Verifiable secret sharing, thereby connecting several areas of interest. His work carried out in the field of Threatened species brings together such families of science as IUCN Red List, Deforestation, Forest dynamics and Forest ecology. His work deals with themes such as Trophic level, Ixodes, Host and Abundance, which intersect with Predation.

His most cited work include:

  • Collapse of the world's largest herbivores. (475 citations)
  • Reliable, verifiable and efficient monitoring of biodiversity via metabarcoding (360 citations)
  • Reliable, verifiable and efficient monitoring of biodiversity via metabarcoding (360 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Taal Levi mainly focuses on Ecology, Biodiversity, Environmental DNA, Predation and Range. His research investigates the connection with Ecology and areas like Seed dispersal which intersect with concerns in Frugivore. His research integrates issues of Agroforestry, Deforestation, Environmental resource management, Species richness and Ecosystem in his study of Biodiversity.

Taal Levi has researched Environmental resource management in several fields, including Conservation planning and Species level. The concepts of his Environmental DNA study are interwoven with issues in Zoology, Fish migration, Restoration ecology and Fishery. His Threatened species research focuses on subjects like Extinction, which are linked to Habitat destruction.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Ecology (74.73%)
  • Biodiversity (26.37%)
  • Environmental DNA (15.38%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2019-2021)?

  • Ecology (74.73%)
  • Environmental DNA (15.38%)
  • Zoology (8.79%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Ecology, Environmental DNA, Zoology, Carnivore and Deforestation. His study involves Habitat, Apex predator, Omnivore, Predation and Dietary diversity, a branch of Ecology. The Environmental DNA study which covers Fishery that intersects with Population size and Fish migration.

As part of one scientific family, he deals mainly with the area of Carnivore, narrowing it down to issues related to the Mesopredator release hypothesis, and often Interspecific competition and Striped skunk. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Global biodiversity, Protected area, Species richness and Amazon rainforest. His study looks at the relationship between Abundance and fields such as Land use, land-use change and forestry, as well as how they intersect with chemical problems.

Between 2019 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • More affordable and effective noninvasive single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping using high-throughput amplicon sequencing. (8 citations)
  • Environmental DNA facilitates accurate, inexpensive, and multiyear population estimates of millions of anadromous fish. (6 citations)
  • Nutritional-Landscape Models Link Habitat Use to Condition of Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) (5 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Ecology
  • Habitat
  • Biodiversity

His scientific interests lie mostly in Computer science, Identifiability, Mark and recapture, Identification and Environmental DNA. Many of his Computer science research pursuits overlap with Variable, Home range, Carnivore, Cartography and Population density. The study of Identifiability is intertwined with the study of Animal population density in a number of ways.

His Environmental DNA research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Range, Abundance, Sampling, Fish migration and Population size.

Best Publications

  • Collapse of the world's largest herbivores.

    William J Ripple;Thomas M Newsome;Thomas M Newsome;Christopher Wolf;Rodolfo Dirzo

  • Reliable, verifiable and efficient monitoring of biodiversity via metabarcoding

    Yinqiu Ji;Louise Ashton;Scott M. Pedley;David P. Edwards;David P. Edwards

  • Bushmeat hunting and extinction risk to the world's mammals

    William J. Ripple;Katharine Abernethy;Matthew G. Betts;Guillaume Chapron

  • Global forest loss disproportionately erodes biodiversity in intact landscapes

    Matthew G. Betts;Christopher Wolf;William J. Ripple;Ben Phalan;Ben Phalan

  • Dispersal limitation induces long-term biomass collapse in overhunted Amazonian forests.

    Carlos A. Peres;Thaise Emilio;Juliana Schietti;Sylvain J. M. Desmoulière

  • Deer, predators, and the emergence of Lyme disease

    Taal Levi;A. Marm Kilpatrick;Marc Mangel;Christopher C. Wilmers

  • Several scales of biodiversity affect ecosystem multifunctionality

    Jae R. Pasari;Taal Levi;Erika S. Zavaleta;David Tilman

  • Wolves–coyotes–foxes: a cascade among carnivores

    Taal Levi;Christopher C. Wilmers

  • Lyme disease ecology in a changing world: Consensus, uncertainty and critical gaps for improving control

    A. Marm Kilpatrick;Andrew D. M. Dobson;Taal Levi;Daniel J. Salkeld

  • Saving the World's Terrestrial Megafauna

    William J Ripple;Guillaume Chapron;José Vicente López-Bao;Sarah M. Durant

  • Extinction filters mediate the global effects of habitat fragmentation on animals.

    Matthew G. Betts;Christopher Wolf;Marion Pfeifer;Cristina Banks-Leite

  • Empty forest or empty rivers? A century of commercial hunting in Amazonia

    André P. Antunes;André P. Antunes;Rachel M. Fewster;Eduardo M. Venticinque;Carlos A. Peres

  • Tick-borne disease risk in a forest food web.

    Richard S. Ostfeld;Taal Levi;Felicia Keesing;Kelly Oggenfuss

  • The Sustainability of Subsistence Hunting by Matsigenka Native Communities in Manu National Park, Peru

    Julia Ohl-Schacherer;Glenn H. Shepard;Hillard Kaplan;Carlos A. Peres

  • Human activity reduces niche partitioning among three widespread mesocarnivores

    Justine A. Smith;Justine A. Smith;Austen C. Thomas;Taal Levi;Yiwei Wang

  • Modelling the long-term sustainability of indigenous hunting in Manu National Park, Peru: Landscape-scale management implications for Amazonia

    Taal Levi;Glenn H. Shepard;Julia Ohl-Schacherer;Carlos A. Peres

  • Life history and demographic drivers of reservoir competence for three tick-borne zoonotic pathogens.

    Richard S. Ostfeld;Taal Levi;Anna E. Jolles;Lynn B. Martin

  • Quantifying dilution and amplification in a community of hosts for tick-borne pathogens

    Taal Levi;Felicia Keesing;Robert D. Holt;Michael Barfield

  • Accelerated phenology of blacklegged ticks under climate warming

    Taal Levi;Taal Levi;Felicia Keesing;Kelly Oggenfuss;Richard S. Ostfeld

  • A forest loss report card for the world's protected areas.

    Christopher Wolf;Taal Levi;William J. Ripple;Diego A. Zárrate-Charry

Frequent Co-Authors

Douglas W. Yu
Douglas W. Yu University of East Anglia
Carlos A. Peres
Carlos A. Peres University of East Anglia
Christopher C. Wilmers
Christopher C. Wilmers University of California, Santa Cruz
William J. Ripple
William J. Ripple Oregon State University
Mauro Galetti
Mauro Galetti Sao Paulo State University
Peter A. Lindsey
Peter A. Lindsey Griffith University
Michael J. Wisdom
Michael J. Wisdom US Forest Service
Matthew G. Betts
Matthew G. Betts Oregon State University
Richard S. Ostfeld
Richard S. Ostfeld Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Thomas M. Newsome
Thomas M. Newsome University of Sydney

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