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William D. Taylor

William D. Taylor

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
48
Citations
7800
World Ranking
4268
National Ranking
292

Overview

William D. Taylor is affiliated with the University of Waterloo in Canada. Their research spans multiple scientific disciplines, primarily Environmental Science and Medicine, with notable focus on specific subfields such as Environmental Chemistry, Ecology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Astronomy, and Astrophysics.

Taylor's work encompasses a range of topics, including:

  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
  • Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
  • Stellar, Planetary, and Galactic Studies

The scientist's publication record includes papers in multiple frequent venues, illustrating the interdisciplinary nature of their research. These venues include:

  • Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
  • Water
  • Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management
  • Neuro-Oncology
  • Freshwater Science

Notable recent publications by William D. Taylor include:

  • "Effects of the Filter-Feeding Benthic Bivalve Corbicula fluminea on Plankton Community and Water Quality in Aquatic Ecosystems: A Mesocosm Study" (2021, Water)
  • "Unique surface density layers promote formation of harmful algal blooms in the Pengxi River, Three Gorges Reservoir" (2020, Freshwater Science)
  • "Association of partial T2-FLAIR mismatch sign and isocitrate dehydrogenase mutation in WHO grade 4 gliomas: results from the ReSPOND consortium" (2023, Neuroradiology)
  • "The B-type Binaries Characterisation Programme - II. VFTS 291: a stripped star from a recent mass transfer phase" (2023, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society)
  • "Effects of Crucian Carp (Carassius auratus) on Water Quality in Aquatic Ecosystems: An Experimental Mesocosm Study" (2020, Water)

The scientist collaborates frequently with a core group of co-authors, reflecting a continued partnership across multiple projects. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Zhengwen Liu
  • Xiufeng Zhang
  • Vladimir Razlutskij
  • Matthew Lee
  • Suyash Mohan

Best Publications

  • The nearshore phosphorus shunt: a consequence of ecosystem engineering by dreissenids in the Laurentian Great Lakes

    R E Hecky;R Eh Smith;D R Barton;S J Guildford

  • Dimensions of Riparian Buffer Strips Required to Maintain Trout Habitat in Southern Ontario Streams

    David R. Barton;William D. Taylor;R. M. Biette

  • Phosphate concentrations in lakes

    Jeff J. Hudson;Jeff J. Hudson;William D. Taylor;David W. Schindler

  • Models of aquatic plant productivity: a review of the factors that influence growth

    Geneviève M. Carr;Hamish C. Duthie;William D. Taylor

  • Effects of Fish and Plankton and Lake Temperature and Mixing Depth

    A. Mazumder;W. D. Taylor;D. J. McQueen;D. R.S. Lean

  • Thermal structure of lakes varying in size and water clarity

    Asit Mazumder;William D. Taylor

  • The annual cycle of heterotrophic planktonic ciliates in the waters surrounding the Isles of Shoals, Gulf of Maine: an assessment of their trophic role

    D. J. S. Montagnes;D. H. Lynn;J. C. Roff;W. D. Taylor

  • Planktonic nutrient regeneration and cycling efficiency in temperate lakes

    Jeff J. Hudson;William D. Taylor;David W. Schindler

  • A guide to geosmin- and MIB-producing cyanobacteria in the United States.

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  • Organochlorine Concentrations in the Plankton of Lakes in Southern Ontario and Their Relationship to Plankton Biomass

    W. D. Taylor;J. H. Carey;D. R. S. Lean;D. J. McQueen

  • PHENOTYPIC CORRELATES OF GENOMIC DNA CONTENT IN UNICELLULAR EUKARYOTES AND OTHER CELLS

    B. J. Shuter;J. E. Thomas;W. D. Taylor;A. M. Zimmerman

  • The importance of dissolved organic phosphorus to phosphorus uptake by limnetic plankton

    E. Bentzen;W. D. Taylor;E. S. Millard

  • Pelagic Nitrogen Fixation in Lake Victoria (East Africa)

    Rose Mugidde;Robert E. Hecky;Len L. Hendzel;William D. Taylor

  • Effects of fertilization and planktivorous fish (yellow perch) predation on size distribution of particulate phosphorus and assimilated phosphate: Large enclosure experiments1

    A. Mazumder;D. J. McQueen;W. D. Taylor;D. R. S. Lean

  • Growth responses of ciliate protozoa to the abundance of their bacterial prey.

    William D. Taylor

  • Growth and production of planktonic protozoa in Lake Michigan: In situ versus in vitro comparisons and importance to food web dynamics

    Hunter J. Currick;Gary L. Fahnenstiel;William D. Taylor

  • Role of food web structure on lipid bioaccumulation of organic contaminants by lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush)

    E. Bentzen;D. R. S. Lean;W. D. Taylor;D. Mackay

  • A pseudanabaena species from Castaic Lake, California, that produces 2-methylisoborneol

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  • Growth Model of Daphnia

    J. E. Paloheimo;S. J. Crabtree;W. D. Taylor

  • Nutrient Enrichment Experiments in Tropical Great Lakes Malawi/Nyasa and Victoria

    Stephanie J. Guildford;Robert E. Hecky;William D. Taylor;Rose Mugidde

  • Growth responses of cohabiting ciliate protozoa to various prey bacteria

    William D. Taylor;Jacques Berger

  • Seasonal and Vertical Distribution of Ciliophora in Lake Ontario

    William D. Taylor;Miriam L. Heynen

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhengwen Liu
Zhengwen Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
David R. S. Lean
David R. S. Lean University of Ottawa
Erik Jeppesen
Erik Jeppesen Aarhus University
Stephanie J. Guildford
Stephanie J. Guildford University of Minnesota
Sherry L. Schiff
Sherry L. Schiff University of Waterloo
Asit Mazumder
Asit Mazumder University of Victoria
Lars G. Rudstam
Lars G. Rudstam Cornell University
Ora E. Johannsson
Ora E. Johannsson University of British Columbia
Helen M. Baulch
Helen M. Baulch University of Saskatchewan
David W. Schindler
David W. Schindler University of Alberta

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