Barbara J. Downes

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
96 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Barbara J. Downes is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Barbara J. Downes has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Ecology, 65 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 14 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Barbara J. Downes's work include Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (49 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (47 papers) and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (31 papers). Barbara J. Downes is often cited by papers focused on Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology (49 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (47 papers) and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes (31 papers). Barbara J. Downes collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Barbara J. Downes's co-authors include Jill Lancaster, Michael J. Keough, P. S. Lake, E. S. G. Schreiber, Alena Glaister, Nick Bond, Paul Reich, P. S. Lake, Jane A. Catford and Peter A. Vesk and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology, Water Resources Research and Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Barbara J. Downes

94 papers receiving 3.8k citations

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Recruitment of marine invertebrates: the role of active larval choices and early mortality

1982 576 citations Michael J. Keough, Barbara J. Downes Oecologia profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Seasonal differences in amounts of oviposition habitat and egg‐laying by caddisflies in rivers with regulated versus unregulated flows 2024 ·Freshwater Biology ·(unknown), (unknown), Andrew J. Brooks, Barbara J. Downes	0
2	The influence of geomorphology and environmental conditions on stratification in Intermittently Open/Closed Estuaries 2023 ·Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science ·(unknown), Sarah McSweeney, Barbara J. Downes	3
3	Connected headwaters: Indelible field evidence of dispersal by a diverse caddisfly assemblage up stream valleys to dry catchment boundaries 2023 ·Freshwater Biology ·Jill Lancaster, Barbara J. Downes, Debra S. Finn, (unknown)	5
4	Hydrological controls on oviposition habitat are associated with egg‐laying phenology of some caddisflies 2021 ·Freshwater Biology ·Jill Lancaster, Stephen P. Rice, Louise Slater, Rebecca E. Lester, Barbara J. Downes	4
5	Using Fractals to Describe Ecologically Relevant Patterns in Distributions of Large Rocks in Streams 2021 ·Water Resources Research ·(unknown), (unknown), Stephen P. Rice, Jill Lancaster, Barbara J. Downes, Louise Slater, Rebecca E. Lester	5
6	From Insects to Frogs, Egg–Juvenile Recruitment Can Have Persistent Effects on Population Sizes 2021 ·Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics ·Barbara J. Downes, Barbara L. Peckarsky, Jill Lancaster, (unknown), Maria Alp	9
7	Just add water: rapid assembly of new communities in previously dry riverbeds, and limited long-distance effects on existing communities 2020 ·Oecologia ·Andrew J. Brooks, Jill Lancaster, Barbara J. Downes, (unknown)	8
8	Avoidance and aggregation create consistent egg distribution patterns of congeneric caddisflies across spatially variable oviposition landscapes 2020 ·Oecologia ·Jill Lancaster, Barbara J. Downes, Rebecca E. Lester, Stephen P. Rice	10
9	Species and environmental characteristics point to flow regulation and drought as drivers of riparian plant invasion 2014 ·Diversity and Distributions ·Jane A. Catford, William K. Morris, Peter A. Vesk, Christopher J. Gippel, Barbara J. Downes	70
10	Plastic and unpredictable responses of stream invertebrates to leaf pack patches across sandy-bottomed streams 2011 ·Marine and Freshwater Research ·Barbara J. Downes, Jill Lancaster, Robin Hale, Alena Glaister, (unknown)	14
11	Large-scale variation in life history traits of the widespread diadromous fish, Galaxias maculatus, reflects geographic differences in local environmental conditions 2011 ·Marine and Freshwater Research ·(unknown), Robin Hale, John R. Morrongiello, Andy S. Hicks, (unknown), Barbara J. Downes, Stephen E. Swearer	36
12	Using multi‐scale species distribution data to infer drivers of biological invasion in riparian wetlands 2010 ·Diversity and Distributions ·Jane A. Catford, Barbara J. Downes	28
13	Environmental constraints on oviposition limit egg supply of a stream insect at multiple scales 2010 ·Oecologia ·Jill Lancaster, Barbara J. Downes, Amanda Arnold	42
14	Experimental evidence for physical cues involved in oviposition site selection of lotic hydrobiosid caddis flies 2003 ·Oecologia ·Paul Reich, Barbara J. Downes	48
15	Monitoring ecological impacts concepts and practice in flowing waters 2002 ·Barbara J. Downes	360
16	Habitat structure, resources and diversity: the separate effects of surface roughness and macroalgae on stream invertebrates 2000 ·Oecologia ·Barbara J. Downes, P. S. Lake, E. S. G. Schreiber, Alena Glaister	112
17	Spatial and temporal variation in recruitment and its effects on regulation of parasite populations 1995 ·Oecologia ·Barbara J. Downes	4
18	Competition between mobile species using patchy resources: an example from a freshwater, symbiotic assemblage 1991 ·Oecologia ·Barbara J. Downes	5
19	Guild structure in water mites (Unionicola spp.) inhabiting freshwater mussels: choice, competitive exclusion and sex 1986 ·Oecologia ·Barbara J. Downes	18
20	Recruitment of marine invertebrates: the role of active larval choices and early mortality breakdown → 1982 ·Oecologia ·Michael J. Keough, Barbara J. Downes	576

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