Daniel Esler

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
84 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Daniel Esler is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Daniel Esler has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Ecology, 33 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 27 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Daniel Esler's work include Avian ecology and behavior (60 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (22 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (22 papers). Daniel Esler is often cited by papers focused on Avian ecology and behavior (60 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (22 papers) and Marine and fisheries research (22 papers). Daniel Esler collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Lithuania. Daniel Esler's co-authors include Brenda E. Ballachey, James L. Bodkin, David B. Irons, Stanley D. Rice, Jeffrey W. Short, Charles H. Peterson, Daniel M. Mulcahy, James B. Grand, Samuel A. Iverson and W. Sean Boyd and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, PLoS ONE and Conservation Biology.

In The Last Decade

Daniel Esler

81 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Long-Term Ecosystem Response to the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

2003 1.2k citations Daniel Esler, James L. Bodkin et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Daniel Esler United States	27	1.7k	677	546	543	483	84	3.0k
David B. Irons United States	32	2.3k 1.3×	1.1k 1.7×	529 1.0×	422 0.8×	420 0.9×	72	3.7k
James L. Bodkin United States	25	1.4k 0.8×	728 1.1×	507 0.9×	265 0.5×	400 0.8×	80	2.7k
Agnès Bouchez France	45	3.8k 2.2×	244 0.4×	877 1.6×	546 1.0×	663 1.4×	124	5.7k
Brenda E. Ballachey United States	20	720 0.4×	453 0.7×	554 1.0×	169 0.3×	502 1.0×	61	2.6k
Aibin Zhan China	37	2.4k 1.4×	1.3k 2.0×	155 0.3×	568 1.0×	174 0.4×	173	4.1k
Antonio Terlizzi Italy	44	2.6k 1.5×	2.0k 3.0×	538 1.0×	371 0.7×	424 0.9×	144	5.0k
Kyle H. Elliott Canada	36	3.0k 1.7×	666 1.0×	190 0.3×	539 1.0×	891 1.8×	172	4.3k
Katherine A. Dafforn Australia	33	2.5k 1.4×	1.9k 2.8×	702 1.3×	227 0.4×	537 1.1×	116	4.6k
Frédéric Rimet France	44	3.7k 2.1×	171 0.3×	395 0.7×	564 1.0×	362 0.7×	134	5.4k
Celia M. Smith United States	34	2.4k 1.4×	1.1k 1.6×	156 0.3×	203 0.4×	99 0.2×	109	3.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Daniel Esler

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Fields of papers citing papers by Daniel Esler

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Daniel Esler

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Weitzman, Benjamin P., James L. Bodkin, Daniel Esler, et al.. (2023). Revealing the extent of sea otter impacts on bivalve prey through multi‐trophic monitoring and mechanistic models. Journal of Animal Ecology. 92(6). 1230–1243.

Boyd, W. Sean, Daniel Esler, Timothy D. Bowman, et al.. (2023). Pacific Barrow’s Goldeneye refine migratory phenology in response to overwintering temperatures and annual snowmelt. The Auk. 140(3). 2 indexed citations

Bodkin, James L., Heather A. Coletti, Brenda E. Ballachey, et al.. (2022). Evidence of increased mussel abundance related to the Pacific marine heatwave and sea star wasting. Marine Ecology. 43(4). 12 indexed citations

Beatty, William S., et al.. (2021). Genetic variation in sea otters (Enhydra lutris) from the North Pacific with relevance to the threatened Southwest Alaska Distinct Population Segment. Marine Mammal Science. 38(3). 858–880. 1 indexed citations

Esler, Daniel, et al.. (2017). Spatial variation in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure in Barrow's goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) in coastal British Columbia. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 118(1-2). 167–179. 13 indexed citations

Palm, Eric C., et al.. (2013). Baseline Corticosterone in Wintering Marine Birds: Methodological Considerations and Ecological Patterns. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 86(3). 346–353. 4 indexed citations

Heath, Joel P., William A. Montevecchi, & Daniel Esler. (2012). A Method for Quantifying Consistency in Animal Distributions Using Survey Data. PLoS ONE. 7(9). e44353–e44353. 1 indexed citations

Ricca, Mark A., A. Keith Miles, Brenda E. Ballachey, et al.. (2010). PCB exposure in sea otters and harlequin ducks in relation to history of contamination by the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 60(6). 861–872. 10 indexed citations

Iverson, Samuel A. & Daniel Esler. (2010). Harlequin Duck population injury and recovery dynamics following the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. Ecological Applications. 20(7). 1993–2006. 40 indexed citations

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Esler, Daniel, et al.. (2008). Bill Entanglement in Subcutaneously-anchored Radio Transmitters on Harlequin Ducks. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 120(3). 599–602. 2 indexed citations

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Gorman, Kristen B., Daniel Esler, Rosemary L. Walzem, & Tony D. Williams. (2008). Plasma Yolk Precursor Dynamics during Egg Production by Female Greater Scaup (Aythya marila): Characterization and Indices of Reproductive State. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 82(4). 372–381. 14 indexed citations

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Esler, Daniel, et al.. (2008). Movements of wintering surf scoters: predator responses to different prey landscapes. Oecologia. 155(4). 859–867. 31 indexed citations

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Lewis, Tyler L., Daniel Esler, & W. Sean Boyd. (2007). Foraging Behaviors of Surf Scoters and White-Winged Scoters During Spawning of Pacific Herring. Ornithological Applications. 109(1). 216–222. 3 indexed citations

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Mulcahy, Daniel M., Karen Burek, & Daniel Esler. (2007). Inflammatory Reaction to Fabric Collars From Percutaneous Antennas Attached to Intracoelomic Radio Transmitters Implanted in Harlequin Ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus). Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery. 21(1). 13–21. 4 indexed citations

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Esler, Daniel, et al.. (2005). Do Wintering Harlequin Ducks Forage Nocturnally at High Latitudes?. Ornithological Applications. 107(1). 173–177. 3 indexed citations

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Iverson, Samuel A., et al.. (2004). Winter Philopatry of Harlequin Ducks in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Ornithological Applications. 106(3). 711–715. 9 indexed citations

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Iverson, Samuel A., et al.. (2004). WINTER PHILOPATRY OF HARLEQUIN DUCKS IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, ALASKA. Ornithological Applications. 106(3). 711–711. 22 indexed citations

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Mulcahy, Daniel M., Daniel Esler, & Michael K. Stoskopf. (1999). Loss from harlequin ducks of abdominally implanted radio transmitters equipped with percutaneous antennas. Journal of Field Ornithology. 70(2). 244–250. 20 indexed citations

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Esler, Daniel, et al.. (1999). Evaluation of bursal depth as an indicator of age class of harlequin ducks. Journal of Field Ornithology. 70(2). 200–205. 68 indexed citations

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Pearce, John M., et al.. (1998). Nesting ecology of Spectacled Eiders Somateria fischeri on the Indigirka River Delta, Russia. Wildfowl. 49(49). 110–123. 8 indexed citations

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