David M. Post

25.4k total citations · 8 hit papers
110 papers, 19.1k citations indexed

About

David M. Post is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, David M. Post has authored 110 papers receiving a total of 19.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Ecology, 63 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 28 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in David M. Post's work include Fish Ecology and Management Studies (56 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (36 papers) and Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (26 papers). David M. Post is often cited by papers focused on Fish Ecology and Management Studies (56 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (36 papers) and Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (26 papers). David M. Post collaborates with scholars based in United States, Kenya and Germany. David M. Post's co-authors include Craig A. Layman, D. Albrey Arrington, Eric P. Palkovacs, Gaku Takimoto, Carmen G. Montaña, Nelson G. Hairston, John L. Sabo, Michael L. Pace, Amanda L. Subalusky and David R. Johnson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

David M. Post

110 papers receiving 18.3k citations

Hit Papers

USING STABLE ISOTOPES TO ESTIMATE TROPHIC POSITION: MODEL... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2002 2007 2007 2011 2004 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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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.

  1. USING STABLE ISOTOPES TO ESTIMATE TROPHIC POSITION: MODELS, METHODS, AND ASSUMPTIONS
    2002 5.3k citations David M. Post Ecology profile →
  2. Getting to the fat of the matter: models, methods and assumptions for dealing with lipids in stable isotope analyses
    2007 2.1k citations David M. Post, Craig A. Layman et al. Oecologia profile →
  3. CAN STABLE ISOTOPE RATIOS PROVIDE FOR COMMUNITY-WIDE MEASURES OF TROPHIC STRUCTURE?
    2007 1.4k citations Craig A. Layman, D. Albrey Arrington et al. Ecology profile →
  4. Applying stable isotopes to examine food‐web structure: an overview of analytical tools
    2011 1.0k citations Craig A. Layman, David M. Post et al. profile →
  5. Detritus, trophic dynamics and biodiversity
    2004 913 citations David M. Post, John L. Sabo et al. Ecology Letters profile →
  6. The ecological importance of intraspecific variation
    2017 618 citations David M. Post, Eric P. Palkovacs et al. profile →
  7. Ecosystem size determines food-chain length in lakes
    2000 572 citations David M. Post, Michael L. Pace et al. Nature profile →
  8. Eco-evolutionary feedbacks in community and ecosystem ecology: interactions between the ecological theatre and the evolutionary play
    2009 404 citations David M. Post, Eric P. Palkovacs profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David M. Post United States 50 15.0k 7.4k 6.3k 2.7k 2.3k 110 19.1k
Daniel E. Schindler United States 69 9.6k 0.6× 9.7k 1.3× 5.5k 0.9× 2.5k 0.9× 1.1k 0.5× 229 16.4k
Larry B. Crowder United States 77 14.5k 1.0× 12.2k 1.6× 11.0k 1.8× 2.6k 1.0× 1.9k 0.8× 224 23.8k
Stuart H. Hurlbert United States 33 7.5k 0.5× 5.6k 0.8× 3.4k 0.5× 2.4k 0.9× 3.3k 1.4× 82 15.5k
Diana H. Wall United States 69 15.5k 1.0× 8.1k 1.1× 5.4k 0.9× 1.5k 0.6× 5.5k 2.4× 194 29.4k
David U. Hooper United States 31 11.0k 0.7× 13.0k 1.8× 8.4k 1.3× 2.2k 0.8× 6.7k 2.9× 41 27.0k
Andrew Gonzalez Canada 63 10.4k 0.7× 10.0k 1.4× 7.2k 1.2× 1.9k 0.7× 6.6k 2.9× 181 23.9k
Colin R. Townsend New Zealand 76 16.1k 1.1× 12.5k 1.7× 3.2k 0.5× 1.6k 0.6× 3.1k 1.4× 216 23.8k
David Mouillot France 67 12.2k 0.8× 9.6k 1.3× 7.0k 1.1× 3.1k 1.1× 4.6k 2.0× 260 21.3k
James A. Estes United States 59 17.9k 1.2× 4.8k 0.6× 8.8k 1.4× 6.6k 2.4× 2.8k 1.2× 145 24.3k
Jonathan B. Shurin United States 46 9.0k 0.6× 6.6k 0.9× 2.8k 0.4× 3.2k 1.2× 3.1k 1.4× 116 16.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bowman, Larry L. & David M. Post. (2023). The Evolution of Life History Traits and Their Thermal Plasticity in Daphnia. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 55–74. 2 indexed citations
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Schoelynck, Jonas, Amanda L. Subalusky, Eric Struyf, et al.. (2019). Hippos ( Hippopotamus amphibius ): The animal silicon pump. Science Advances. 5(5). eaav0395–eaav0395. 29 indexed citations
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Littrell, Katherine A., David J. Ellis, Stephen Gephard, et al.. (2018). Evaluating the potential for prezygotic isolation and hybridization between landlocked and anadromous alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) following secondary contact. Evolutionary Applications. 11(9). 1554–1566. 13 indexed citations
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Dutton, Christopher L., Amanda L. Subalusky, Stephen K. Hamilton, Emma J. Rosi, & David M. Post. (2018). Organic matter loading by hippopotami causes subsidy overload resulting in downstream hypoxia and fish kills. Nature Communications. 9(1). 1951–1951. 58 indexed citations
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Dutton, Christopher L., Amanda L. Subalusky, Shimon C. Anisfeld, et al.. (2018). The influence of a semi-arid sub-catchment on suspended sediments in the Mara River, Kenya. PLoS ONE. 13(2). e0192828–e0192828. 35 indexed citations
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Subalusky, Amanda L., Christopher L. Dutton, Emma J. Rosi, & David M. Post. (2017). Annual mass drownings of the Serengeti wildebeest migration influence nutrient cycling and storage in the Mara River. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(29). 7647–7652. 123 indexed citations
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Brodersen, Jakob, David M. Post, & Ole Seehausen. (2017). Upward Adaptive Radiation Cascades: Predator Diversification Induced by Prey Diversification. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 33(1). 59–70. 34 indexed citations
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Walsh, Matthew, et al.. (2016). Local adaptation in transgenerational responses to predators. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 283(1823). 20152271–20152271. 55 indexed citations
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Walsh, Matthew & David M. Post. (2011). The impact of intraspecific variation in a fish predator on the evolution of phenotypic plasticity and investment in sex in Daphnia ambigua. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 25(1). 80–89. 24 indexed citations
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Walsh, Matthew & David M. Post. (2011). Interpopulation variation in a fish predator drives evolutionary divergence in prey in lakes. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 278(1718). 2628–2637. 55 indexed citations
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Sabo, John L., Jacques C. Finlay, & David M. Post. (2009). Food Chains in Freshwaters. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1162(1). 187–220. 61 indexed citations
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Takimoto, Gaku, David A. Spiller, & David M. Post. (2008). ECOSYSTEM SIZE, BUT NOT DISTURBANCE, DETERMINES FOOD‐CHAIN LENGTH ON ISLANDS OF THE BAHAMAS. Ecology. 89(11). 3001–3007. 74 indexed citations
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Palkovacs, Eric P. & David M. Post. (2008). Eco-evolutionary interactions between predators and prey: can predator-induced changes to prey communities feed back to shape predator foraging traits?. Evolutionary ecology research. 10(5). 699–720. 83 indexed citations
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Walters, Annika W. & David M. Post. (2008). AN EXPERIMENTAL DISTURBANCE ALTERS FISH SIZE STRUCTURE BUT NOT FOOD CHAIN LENGTH IN STREAMS. Ecology. 89(12). 3261–3267. 66 indexed citations
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Paetzold, Achim, Michelle Lee, & David M. Post. (2008). Marine resource flows to terrestrial arthropod predators on a temperate island: the role of subsidies between systems of similar productivity. Oecologia. 157(4). 653–659. 51 indexed citations
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Post, David M.. (2007). Testing the productive-space hypothesis: rational and power. Oecologia. 153(4). 973–984. 18 indexed citations
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Layman, Craig A., D. Albrey Arrington, Carmen G. Montaña, & David M. Post. (2007). CAN STABLE ISOTOPE RATIOS PROVIDE FOR COMMUNITY-WIDE MEASURES OF TROPHIC STRUCTURE?. Ecology. 88(1). 42–48. 1363 indexed citations breakdown →
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Palkovacs, Eric P., Kirstin Dion, David M. Post, & Adalgisa Caccone. (2007). Independent evolutionary origins of landlocked alewife populations and rapid parallel evolution of phenotypic traits. Molecular Ecology. 17(2). 582–597. 118 indexed citations
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Post, David M., et al.. (2005). Studying invasion: have we missed the boat?. Ecology Letters. 8(7). 715–721. 253 indexed citations
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Post, David M., Michael L. Pace, & Nelson G. Hairston. (2000). Ecosystem size determines food-chain length in lakes. Nature. 405(6790). 1047–1049. 572 indexed citations breakdown →

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