Jacob McC. Overton

13.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Jacob McC. Overton is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecological Modeling and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jacob McC. Overton has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 13 papers in Ecological Modeling and 12 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Jacob McC. Overton's work include Species Distribution and Climate Change (13 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (13 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (5 papers). Jacob McC. Overton is often cited by papers focused on Species Distribution and Climate Change (13 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (13 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (5 papers). Jacob McC. Overton collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, Australia and Switzerland. Jacob McC. Overton's co-authors include Anthony Lehmann, John R. Leathwick, Elizabeth Zaniewski, Martin L. Cody, Alberto Jiménez‐Valverde, Jorge M. Lobo, Pedro Aragón, A. Townsend Peterson, Jorge Soberón and Carlos Roberto Fonseca and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology Letters, Journal of Ecology and Conservation Biology.

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Jacob McC. Overton

29 papers receiving 2.8k citations

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Use of niche models in invasive species risk assessments

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Vital sites and actions: an integrated framework for prioritizing conservation actions and reporting achievement 2015 ·Diversity and Distributions ·Jacob McC. Overton, Susan Walker, Robbie Price, R. T. Theo Stephens, (unknown), (unknown), Elaine F. Wright	10
2	Restricting new forests to conservation lands severely constrains carbon and biodiversity gains in New Zealand 2014 ·Biological Conservation ·Bob Carswell, Norman W. H. Mason, Jacob McC. Overton, Robbie Price, (unknown), Robert B. Allen	8
3	Pattern recognition in long‐term Sooty Shearwater data: applying machine learning to create a harvest index 2014 ·Ecological Applications ·Grant Humphries, Corey Bragg, Jacob McC. Overton, Phil O’B. Lyver, Henrik Moller	3
4	Net Present Biodiversity Value and the Design of Biodiversity Offsets 2012 ·AMBIO ·Jacob McC. Overton, R. T. Theo Stephens, Simon Ferrier	51
5	Plant traits predict the success of weed biocontrol 2012 ·Journal of Applied Ecology ·Quentin Paynter, Jacob McC. Overton, Richard L. Hill, Stanley E. Bellgard, Murray I. Dawson	36
6	Estimating patterns of vulnerability in a changing landscape: a case study of New Zealand's indigenous grasslands 2012 ·Environmental Conservation ·(unknown), Jacob McC. Overton, Susan Walker	9
7	Combining α - and β -diversity models to fill gaps in our knowledge of biodiversity 2011 ·Ecology Letters ·Karel Mokany, Thomas D. Harwood, Jacob McC. Overton, Gary M. Barker, Simon Ferrier	51
8	Predation and other factors currently limiting New Zealand forest birds. 2010 ·New Zealand Journal of Ecology ·John Innes, Dave Kelly, Jacob McC. Overton, Craig Gillies, Jon J. Sullivan, Jenny J. Ladley	226
9	Secondary woody vegetation patterns in New Zealand's South Island dryland zone 2009 ·New Zealand Journal of Botany ·Susan Walker, (unknown), Adrian Monks, Sophie J. Williams, Larry Burrows, Ellen Cieraad, Colin D. Meurk, Jacob McC. Overton, Robbie Price, (unknown)	23
10	Estimating and conserving patterns of invertebrate diversity: a test case of New Zealand land snails 2009 ·Diversity and Distributions ·Jacob McC. Overton, Gary M. Barker, Robbie Price	31
11	A landscape approach for estimating the conservation value of sites and site-based projects, with examples from New Zealand 2008 ·Ecological Economics ·J. R. Dymond, Anne-Gäelle Ausseil, Jacob McC. Overton	15
12	Land use effects on “spring annual” herbs in rare non‐forest ecosystems of New Zealand 2007 ·New Zealand Journal of Botany ·G. M. Rogers, Jacob McC. Overton, (unknown)	7
13	An Environmental Domain Classification of New Zealand and Its Use as a Tool for Biodiversity Management 2003 ·Conservation Biology ·John R. Leathwick, Jacob McC. Overton, Malcolm McLeod	129
14	GRASP: generalized regression analysis and spatial prediction 2003 ·Ecological Modelling ·Anthony Lehmann, Jacob McC. Overton, John R. Leathwick	92
15	A METHODOLOGY FOR ASSESSING THE BIODIVERSITY OF ROAD NETWORKS: A NEW ZEALAND CASE STUDY 2002 ·Jacob McC. Overton, M. C. Smale, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	2
16	GRASP: generalized regression analysis and spatial prediction 2002 ·Ecological Modelling ·Anthony Lehmann, Jacob McC. Overton, John R. Leathwick	356
17	Regression models for spatial prediction: their role for biodiversity and conservation 2002 ·Biodiversity and Conservation ·Anthony Lehmann, Jacob McC. Overton, M. P. Austin	94
18	Information pyramids for informed biodiversity conservation 2002 ·Biodiversity and Conservation ·Jacob McC. Overton, R. T. Theo Stephens, John R. Leathwick, Anthony Lehmann	31
19	MEASURING AND ENHANCING ROADSIDE BIODIVERSITY 2000 ·Jacob McC. Overton, M. C. Smale, (unknown), Bruce D. Clarkson, (unknown), Robyn Simcock	2
20	Short-Term Evolution of Reduced Dispersal in Island Plant Populations 1996 ·Journal of Ecology ·Martin L. Cody, Jacob McC. Overton	265

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