Denis A. Saunders

9.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
103 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Denis A. Saunders is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecological Modeling. According to data from OpenAlex, Denis A. Saunders has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Ecology, 32 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 10 papers in Ecological Modeling. Recurrent topics in Denis A. Saunders's work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (50 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (45 papers) and Rangeland and Wildlife Management (15 papers). Denis A. Saunders is often cited by papers focused on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (50 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (45 papers) and Rangeland and Wildlife Management (15 papers). Denis A. Saunders collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Germany. Denis A. Saunders's co-authors include Richard J. Hobbs, Chris Margules, John L. Craig, Rick Dawson, Harry F. Recher, G. W. Barrett, Hugh Ford, G. T. Smith, Peter R. Mawson and I Rowley and has published in prestigious journals such as Conservation Biology, Journal of Environmental Management and Biological Conservation.

In The Last Decade

Denis A. Saunders

94 papers receiving 5.3k citations

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Biological Consequences of Ecosystem Fragmentation: A Review

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Denis A. Saunders Australia	28	3.8k	3.4k	1.8k	1.4k	917	103	6.2k
John Terborgh United States	33	3.1k 0.8×	3.5k 1.0×	1.5k 0.8×	2.1k 1.6×	1.3k 1.4×	61	6.4k
Juliet A. Vickery United Kingdom	30	4.0k 1.0×	3.1k 0.9×	1.3k 0.7×	1.8k 1.3×	1.2k 1.3×	78	6.2k
Iii. Chile	3	3.4k 0.9×	3.3k 1.0×	2.1k 1.2×	1.5k 1.1×	1.4k 1.5×	5	6.9k
Robert B. Waide United States	30	3.0k 0.8×	3.0k 0.9×	1.7k 0.9×	1.5k 1.1×	1.1k 1.2×	55	6.1k
Mario Dı́az Spain	42	3.5k 0.9×	3.2k 0.9×	1.8k 1.0×	2.2k 1.6×	870 0.9×	144	6.7k
Jean‐Louis Martin France	37	3.0k 0.8×	2.4k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	1.4k 1.0×	866 0.9×	90	5.2k
Paul M. Dolman United Kingdom	35	3.4k 0.9×	2.1k 0.6×	1.6k 0.9×	1.0k 0.7×	1.1k 1.2×	123	5.5k
Richard O. Bierregaard United States	27	4.2k 1.1×	4.3k 1.3×	2.2k 1.2×	2.3k 1.7×	1.6k 1.7×	59	7.3k
Prashant Hedao United States	5	2.7k 0.7×	2.1k 0.6×	2.4k 1.3×	1.6k 1.2×	1.7k 1.9×	5	6.5k
Holly Strand United States	7	2.6k 0.7×	2.1k 0.6×	2.5k 1.4×	1.6k 1.2×	1.7k 1.8×	9	6.5k

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Saunders, Denis A., et al.. (2024). Movements of adult and fledgling Carnaby’s Cockatoos (Zanda latirostris Carnaby, 1948) from eleven breeding areas throughout their range. Pacific Conservation Biology. 30(6). 2 indexed citations

Hopkins, A., G. T. Smith, & Denis A. Saunders. (2024). Introduction to the special issue of The Natural History of Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve, Western Australia. Pacific Conservation Biology. 30(3). 9 indexed citations

Saunders, Denis A., Peter R. Mawson, Rick Dawson, & G. Pickup. (2024). A challenging future for Carnaby’s Cockatoo (Zanda latirostris) under a changing climate. Pacific Conservation Biology. 30(6). 1 indexed citations

Saunders, Denis A., Peter R. Mawson, & Rick Dawson. (2024). Longevity in Carnaby’s Cockatoo (Zanda latirostris) Carnaby, 1948. Pacific Conservation Biology. 30(6). 1 indexed citations

Saunders, Denis A., et al.. (2024). History and establishment of Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve. Pacific Conservation Biology. 30(2). 9 indexed citations

Saunders, Denis A. & Ross B. Cunningham. (2023). Clutch size, incubation and nestling periods, and age estimation of nestling Red-tailed Black Cockatoos Calyptorhynchus banksii escondidus in the Western Australian wheatbelt. Australian Zoologist. 43(1). 37–46. 2 indexed citations

Saunders, Denis A.. (2023). The breeding biology of the Western Red-tailed Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus escondidus in the wheatbelt of Western Australia. Australian Zoologist. 43(2). 199–219. 1 indexed citations

Warren, K. S., Nicola J. Armstrong, Rick Dawson, et al.. (2023). Accelerometry reveals limits to use of an energy‐saving anthropogenic food source by a threatened species: A case of Carnaby's cockatoos (Zanda latirostris) and canola. Ecology and Evolution. 13(10). e10598–e10598. 2 indexed citations

Saunders, Denis A. & G. Pickup. (2023). A re-analysis of the taxonomy of yellow-tailed cockatoos within the genus Zanda. Australian Zoologist. 43(2). 192–198. 1 indexed citations

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Saunders, Denis A., Penny Olsen, & Ross B. Cunningham. (2022). Tribute to Professor Henry Allan Nix AO: pre-eminent biogeographer and ornithologist (8 July 1937–2 February 2022). Pacific Conservation Biology. 28(5). iii–vi. 2 indexed citations

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Saunders, Denis A., Peter R. Mawson, & Rick Dawson. (2020). Predation by Southwestern Carpet Python Morelia spilota imbricata of Carnaby’s Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus latirostris in a breeding hollow. Australian Zoologist. 41(1). 54–57. 1 indexed citations

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Saunders, Denis A. & Rick Dawson. (2017). Cumulative learnings and conservation implications of a long-term study of the endangered Carnaby's Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus latirostris. Australian Zoologist. 39(4). 591–609. 17 indexed citations

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Saunders, Denis A., Rick Dawson, & Anthony Nicholls. (2016). Breeding failure and nestling body mass as a function of age of breeding females in the endangered Carnaby's Cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus latirostris. Australian Zoologist. 38(2). 171–182. 3 indexed citations

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Usher, Kayley M., et al.. (2015). Identification of individual Carnaby's Cockatoos Calyptorhynchus latirostris from distinctive plumage markings. Australian Zoologist. 38(1). 62–82. 3 indexed citations

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Saunders, Denis A. & Richard J. Hobbs. (1992). Nature Conservation: Reconstruction of Fragmented Ecosystems, Global and Regional Perspectives — Workshop Report. Australian Zoologist. 28(1-4). 86–87. 1 indexed citations

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Hobbs, Richard J. & Denis A. Saunders. (1991). Wildlife corridors in the wheatbelt. Journal of the Department of Agriculture for Western Australia. 32(2). 46–47. 2 indexed citations

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Saunders, Denis A. & Richard J. Hobbs. (1991). The role of corridors. 36 indexed citations

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Hobbs, Richard J., et al.. (1990). Nature conservation: The role of corridors. AMBIO. 19(2). 94–95. 90 indexed citations

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Saunders, Denis A.. (1990). The landscape approach to conservation: community involvement, the only practical solution. Australian Zoologist. 26(2). 49–53. 12 indexed citations

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Saunders, Denis A. & Richard J. Hobbs. (1989). Corridors for conservation. The New Scientist. 121(1649). 63–68. 15 indexed citations

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