Brian J. Smith

2.1k citations

55 papers · 1.3k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 20

Ecology top 2%
Nature and Landscape Conservation top 5%
Global and Planetary Change top 10%
Molecular Biology
Ecological Modeling top 5%

Co-authors: Kristen M. Hart John Fieberg Johannes Signer Tal Avgar Frank J. Mazzotti Leo F. Boron Werner Fenchel Margaret E. Hunter
Topics: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (14 papers)Turtle Biology and Conservation (12 papers)Marine animal studies overview (9 papers)
Cited by: Ecological Modeling Ecology Nature and Landscape Conservation
Journals: NatureSHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaPLoS ONE
Partner nations: United States Australia Canada

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Brian J. Smith

53 papers receiving 1.2k citations

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A ‘How to’ guide for interpreting parameters in habitat‐selection analyses

2021 173 citations John Fieberg, Johannes Signer et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Recreation specialization: Resource selection functions as a predictive tool for protected area recreation management 2024 ·Applied Geography ·(unknown),(unknown),Brian J. Smith,Wayne Freimund,Tal Avgar,Christopher Monz	0
2	Forecasting animal distribution through individual habitat selection: insights for population inference and transferable predictions 2024 ·Ecography ·(unknown),Brian J. Smith,(unknown),(unknown),John Huang,Kezia R. Manlove,Frances E. Buderman,Tal Avgar	3
3	Simulating animal space use from fitted integrated Step‐Selection Functions ( iSSF ) 2023 ·Methods in Ecology and Evolution ·Johannes Signer,John Fieberg,Björn Reineking,Ulrike E. Schlägel,Brian J. Smith,Niko Balkenhol,Tal Avgar	11
4	Stable isotopes used to infer trophic position of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) from Dry Tortugas National Park, Gulf of Mexico, United States 2021 ·Regional Studies in Marine Science ·(unknown),Michael S. Cherkiss,Brian J. Smith,Derek A. Burkholder,Kristen M. Hart	2
5	Accelerometry to study fine-scale activity of invasive Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus) in the wild 2021 ·Animal Biotelemetry ·Nicholas M. Whitney,Connor F. White,Brian J. Smith,Michael S. Cherkiss,Frank J. Mazzotti,Kristen M. Hart	10
6	Evaluating the use of marine protected areas by endangered species: A habitat selection approach 2021 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Kelsey E. Roberts,Brian J. Smith,Derek A. Burkholder,Kristen M. Hart	27
7	Drivers of realized satellite tracking duration in marine turtles 2021 ·Movement Ecology ·Kristen M. Hart,Jacquelyn C. Guzy,Brian J. Smith	28
8	Analysis of movement recursions to detect reproductive events and estimate their fate in central place foragers 2020 ·Movement Ecology ·(unknown),Brian J. Smith,Matthew Boone,Peter C. Frederick,Jacopo G. Cecere,Diego Rubolini,Lorenzo Serra,(unknown),Rena R. Borkhataria,Mathieu Basille	25
9	The Importance of the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico to Foraging Loggerhead Sea Turtles 2020 ·Frontiers in Marine Science ·Kristen M. Hart,Margaret M. Lamont,(unknown),Brian J. Smith	24
10	Evaluating GPS biologging technology for studying spatial ecology of large constricting snakes 2018 ·Animal Biotelemetry ·Brian J. Smith,Kristen M. Hart,Frank J. Mazzotti,Mathieu Basille,Christina M. Romagosa	20
11	Environmental DNA (eDNA) Sampling Improves Occurrence and Detection Estimates of Invasive Burmese Pythons 2015 ·PLoS ONE ·Margaret E. Hunter,Sara J. Oyler‐McCance,Robert M. Dorazio,Jennifer A. Fike,Brian J. Smith,Charles T. Hunter,Robert N. Reed,Kristen M. Hart	175
12	Home range, habitat use, and movement patterns of non-native Burmese pythons in Everglades National Park, Florida, USA 2015 ·Animal Biotelemetry ·Kristen M. Hart,Michael S. Cherkiss,Brian J. Smith,Frank J. Mazzotti,Ikuko Fujisaki,Ray W. Snow,Michael E. Dorcas	36
13	Ecological values of Hamilton urban streams (North Island, New Zealand): constraints and opportunities for restoration 2009 ·New Zealand Journal of Ecology ·Kevin J. Collier,(unknown),Brendan J. Hicks,(unknown),Amy MacDonald,Brian J. Smith,Jonathan D. Tonkin	13
14	Development and testing of a planar, silicon mini-capillary pumped loop 2002 ·AIP conference proceedings ·Kirk L. Yerkes,(unknown),Brian J. Smith,(unknown),Dorian Liepmann	9
15	Case 2739. Helicarion Férussac, 1821 (Mollusca, Gastropoda): proposed conservation, and proposed designation of Helixarion cuvieri Férussac 1821 as the type species 1990 ·The Bulletin of zoological nomenclature ·Brian J. Smith,(unknown)	1
16	The solid state vibrational spectra of pentacarbonyl-pyridine-molybdenum(0) complexes 1984 ·Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular Spectroscopy ·H.O. Desseyn,Benjamin J. van der Veken,John R. Moss,Brian J. Smith,(unknown),David A. Thornton	6
17	Notes on two species of rhytidid snails from Lizard Island, North Queensland 1979 ·Records of the Australian Museum ·Brian J. Smith	2
18	Further Notes on the Clavagellidae, with Speculation on the Process of Tube Growth 1978 ·Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia ·Brian J. Smith	14
19	Products of decompositions of 𝐸ⁿ 1973 ·Transactions of the American Mathematical Society ·Brian J. Smith	4
20	Notes on the Anatomy of Victaphanta Atramentaria (Shuttleworth) and V. Compacta (Cox and Hedley), and the Designation of a Neotype for V. Atramentaria 1970 ·Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia ·Brian J. Smith	3

About Brian J. Smith

Brian J. Smith is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecological Modeling and Nature and Landscape Conservation, having authored 55 papers that have together received 1.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (14 papers), Turtle Biology and Conservation (12 papers) and Marine animal studies overview (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecological Modeling (185 citations), Ecology (880 citations) and Nature and Landscape Conservation (327 citations). Brian J. Smith has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Australia and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Kristen M. Hart, John Fieberg, Johannes Signer, Tal Avgar, Frank J. Mazzotti, Leo F. Boron, Werner Fenchel, Margaret E. Hunter, Robert N. Reed and Michael S. Cherkiss. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

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