David R. Towns

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
80 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

David R. Towns is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, David R. Towns has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Ecology, 31 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 16 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in David R. Towns's work include Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (37 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (35 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (17 papers). David R. Towns is often cited by papers focused on Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (37 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (35 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (17 papers). David R. Towns collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United States and Australia. David R. Towns's co-authors include Charles H. Daugherty, Ian A.E. Atkinson, Keith Broome, Christa P. H. Mulder, Mick N. Clout, Peter J. Bellingham, David A. Wardle, James C. Russell, Karen I. Bonner and G. W. Yeates and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Trends in Ecology & Evolution and Ecology Letters.

In The Last Decade

David R. Towns

79 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Peers

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Tim S. Doherty Australia

Joris P. G. M. Cromsigt Sweden

Geoff M. Hilton United Kingdom

John W. Laundré Mexico

Nuria Selva Poland

John Innes New Zealand

Ian Abbott Australia

David A. Spiller United States

Bodil Elmhagen Sweden

Laura R. Prugh United States

Tim S. Doherty Australia

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1.1k ×1.9

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David R. Towns

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Towns, David R., Charles H. Daugherty, Keith Broome, S. M. Timmins, & Mick N. Clout. (2019). The thirty‐year conservation revolution in New Zealand: an introduction. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 49(3). 243–258. 14 indexed citations

Hare, Kelly M., Stephanie B. Borrelle, Hannah L. Buckley, et al.. (2019). Intractable: species in New Zealand that continue to decline despite conservation efforts. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 49(3). 301–319. 19 indexed citations

Daugherty, Charles H. & David R. Towns. (2019). One ecosystem, one national park: a new vision for biodiversity conservation in New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 49(3). 440–448. 6 indexed citations

Fukami, Tadashi, David A. Wardle, Peter J. Bellingham, et al.. (2006). Above‐ and below‐ground impacts of introduced predators in seabird‐dominated island ecosystems. Ecology Letters. 9(12). 1299–1307. 293 indexed citations

Towns, David R. & Keith Broome. (2003). From small Maria to massive Campbell: Forty years of rat eradications from New Zealand islands. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 30(4). 377–398. 242 indexed citations

Atkinson, I. A. E. & David R. Towns. (2001). Advances in New Zealand mammalogy 1990–2000: Pacific rat. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 31(1). 99–109. 24 indexed citations

Towns, David R.. (1994). The role of ecological restoration in the conservation of Whitaker's skink ( Cyclodina whitakeri ) , a rare New Zealand lizard (Lacertilia: Scincidae). New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 21(4). 457–471. 44 indexed citations

Towns, David R. & Charles H. Daugherty. (1994). Patterns of range contractions and extinctions in the New Zealand herpetofauna following human colonisation. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 21(4). 325–339. 152 indexed citations

Towns, David R., et al.. (1993). Single species conservation in New Zealand: towards a redefined conceptual approach. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 23(2). 61–78. 16 indexed citations

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Towns, David R.. (1991). Response of lizard assemblages in the Mercury Islands, New Zealand, to removal of an introduced rodent: the kiore ( Rattus exulans ). Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 21(2). 119–136. 66 indexed citations

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Brown, Mark, Alison Cree, Jennifer M. Hay, et al.. (1991). Proceedings of the society for research on amphibians and reptiles in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 18(3). 343–348. 1 indexed citations

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Newman, Donald G. & David R. Towns. (1985). A survey of the herpetofauna of the northern and southern blocks, Great Barrier Island, New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 15(3). 279–287. 15 indexed citations

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Towns, David R.. (1983). A revision of the genus Zephlebia (Ephemeroptera: Leptophlebiidae). New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 10(1). 1–51. 14 indexed citations

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Towns, David R.. (1981). Effects of artificial shading on periphyton and invertebrates in a New Zealand stream. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 15(2). 185–192. 65 indexed citations

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Towns, David R. & W. L. Peters. (1979). Three new genera of Leptophlebiidae (Ephemeroptera) from New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 6(2). 213–235. 10 indexed citations

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Towns, David R. & W. L. Peters. (1979). New genera and species of Leptophlebiidae (Ephemeroptera) from New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 6(3). 439–452. 11 indexed citations

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Towns, David R. & W. L. Peters. (1978). A revision of genus Atalophlebioides (Ephemeroptera: Leptophlebiidae). New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 5(4). 607–614. 13 indexed citations

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Towns, David R.. (1978). First records of Siphlaenigma janae (Ephemeroptera: Siphlaenigmatidae) from the North Island of New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 5(2). 365–370. 9 indexed citations

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Towns, David R.. (1975). Reproduction and growth of the black shore skink, Leiolopisma suteri (Lacertilia: Scincidae), in north‐eastern New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 2(4). 409–423. 24 indexed citations

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Towns, David R.. (1975). Ecology of the black shore skink, Leiolopisma suteri (Lacertilia: Scincidae), in boulder beach habitats. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 2(4). 389–407. 35 indexed citations

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