David C. Lightfoot

1.9k total citations
41 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

David C. Lightfoot is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, David C. Lightfoot has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 23 papers in Ecology and 15 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in David C. Lightfoot's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (23 papers), Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (13 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (13 papers). David C. Lightfoot is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (23 papers), Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (13 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (13 papers). David C. Lightfoot collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and Argentina. David C. Lightfoot's co-authors include Ana D. Davidson, Walter G. Whitford, Scott L. Collins, Douglas I. Moore, Esteban Muldavin, Timothy D. Schowalter, John L. McIntyre, John W. Laundré, Selene Báez and William P. Mackay and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology, Global Change Biology and Oecologia.

In The Last Decade

David C. Lightfoot

40 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David C. Lightfoot United States 19 647 528 341 267 174 41 1.1k
Jennifer B. Slade United States 12 493 0.8× 580 1.1× 544 1.6× 250 0.9× 140 0.8× 17 1.0k
Sandra Maria Hartz Brazil 23 656 1.0× 883 1.7× 400 1.2× 400 1.5× 106 0.6× 103 1.5k
Theresa M. Nogeire United States 8 505 0.8× 643 1.2× 354 1.0× 367 1.4× 105 0.6× 9 1.1k
Rachel M. Germain Canada 18 477 0.7× 724 1.4× 544 1.6× 304 1.1× 199 1.1× 35 1.3k
Eric Yensen United States 13 759 1.2× 510 1.0× 321 0.9× 296 1.1× 168 1.0× 37 1.1k
Duncan McCollin United Kingdom 15 427 0.7× 549 1.0× 396 1.2× 220 0.8× 78 0.4× 37 953
Max Abensperg‐Traun Australia 18 414 0.6× 501 0.9× 449 1.3× 221 0.8× 300 1.7× 37 1.0k
Julien Pétillon France 22 590 0.9× 472 0.9× 393 1.2× 198 0.7× 332 1.9× 85 1.2k
Marlin L. Bowles United States 24 463 0.7× 691 1.3× 503 1.5× 358 1.3× 82 0.5× 48 1.2k
Yaron Ziv Israel 21 740 1.1× 719 1.4× 600 1.8× 246 0.9× 264 1.5× 60 1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David C. Lightfoot

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All Works

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Cole, Jeffrey A., et al.. (2021). A revision of the shield-back katydid genus Neduba (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Tettigoniinae: Nedubini). Zootaxa. 4910(1). zootaxa.4910.1.1–zootaxa.4910.1.1. 1 indexed citations
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Ernest, S. K. Morgan, et al.. (2021). Declines in rodent abundance and diversity track regional climate variability in North American drylands. Global Change Biology. 27(17). 4005–4023. 14 indexed citations
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Maron, John L., David C. Lightfoot, Mariano A. Rodríguez‐Cabal, Scott L. Collins, & Jennifer A. Rudgers. (2021). Climate mediates long‐term impacts of rodent exclusion on desert plant communities. Ecological Monographs. 92(2). 4 indexed citations
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Davidson, Ana D., et al.. (2018). Reintroducing a keystone burrowing rodent to restore an arid North American grassland: challenges and successes. Restoration Ecology. 26(5). 909–920. 19 indexed citations
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Lightfoot, David C.. (2018). The effects of livestock grazing and climate variation on vegetation and grasshopper communities in the northern Chihuahuan Desert. Journal of Orthoptera Research. 27(1). 35–51. 6 indexed citations
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Lightfoot, David C., et al.. (2014). The Lepidoptera of White Sands National Monument 7: A New Species of the Genus Areniscythris (Scythrididae), a Recently Discovered Iconic Species from the Monument. Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society. 68(3). 185–185. 4 indexed citations
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Parmenter, Robert, et al.. (2011). Short-Term Effects of a Summer Wildfire on a Desert Grassland Arthropod Community in New Mexico. Environmental Entomology. 40(5). 1051–1066. 12 indexed citations
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Lightfoot, David C., et al.. (2010). The phylogenetic placement of the rare North American band-winged grasshopper Shotwellia isleta Gurney, 1940 (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Oedipodinae). Insect Systematics & Evolution. 41(4). 303–316. 1 indexed citations
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Lightfoot, David C., Sandra L. Brantley, & Craig D. Allen. (2008). Geographic Patterns of Ground-dwelling Arthropods Across an Ecoregional Transition in the North American Southwest. Western North American Naturalist. 68(1). 83–102. 13 indexed citations
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Muldavin, Esteban, et al.. (2007). Aboveground net primary production dynamics in a northern Chihuahuan Desert ecosystem. Oecologia. 155(1). 123–132. 184 indexed citations
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Báez, Selene, et al.. (2006). BOTTOM-UP REGULATION OF PLANT COMMUNITY STRUCTURE IN AN ARIDLAND ECOSYSTEM. Ecology. 87(11). 2746–2754. 57 indexed citations
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Hernández, Lucina, et al.. (2002). Coyote diets in the Chihuahuan Desert, more evidence for optimal foraging. Journal of Arid Environments. 51(4). 613–624. 26 indexed citations
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Schowalter, Timothy D., David C. Lightfoot, & Walter G. Whitford. (1999). Diversity of Arthropod Responses to Host-plant Water Stress in a Desert Ecosystem in Southern New Mexico. The American Midland Naturalist. 142(2). 281–290. 60 indexed citations
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Parmenter, Robert, Sandra L. Brantley, James H. Brown, et al.. (1995). Diversity of animal communities on southwestern rangelands: Species patterns, habitat relationships, and land management. Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University). 4(1). 7. 16 indexed citations
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James, Craig D., M. Timm Hoffman, David C. Lightfoot, Gregory S. Forbes, & Walter G. Whitford. (1994). Fruit Abortion in Yucca elata and Its Implications for the Mutualistic Association with Yucca Moths. Oikos. 69(2). 207–207. 27 indexed citations
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James, Craig D., M. Timm Hoffman, David C. Lightfoot, Gregory S. Forbes, & Walter G. Whitford. (1993). Pollination ecology of Yucca elata. Oecologia. 93(4). 512–517. 25 indexed citations
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Lightfoot, David C. & Walter G. Whitford. (1991). Productivity of Creosotebush Foliage and Associated Canopy Arthropods Along a Desert Roadside. The American Midland Naturalist. 125(2). 310–310. 34 indexed citations
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Lightfoot, David C. & Walter G. Whitford. (1990). Phytophagous insects enhance nitrogen flux in a desert creosotebush community. Oecologia. 82(1). 18–25. 18 indexed citations
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Lightfoot, David C. & Walter G. Whitford. (1989). Interplant variation in creosotebush foliage characteristics and canopy arthropods. Oecologia. 81(2). 166–175. 23 indexed citations

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