John R. Thomlinson

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

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John R. Thomlinson is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, John R. Thomlinson has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 9 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 5 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in John R. Thomlinson's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (8 papers), Land Use and Ecosystem Services (5 papers) and Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (4 papers). John R. Thomlinson is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (8 papers), Land Use and Ecosystem Services (5 papers) and Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (4 papers). John R. Thomlinson collaborates with scholars based in Puerto Rico, United States and China. John R. Thomlinson's co-authors include Jian Ni, Jeffrey Q. Chambers, David W. Kicklighter, Deborah A. Clark, Sandra Brown, T. Mitchell Aide, Paul V. Bolstad, Jess K. Zimmerman, Warren B. Cohen and Elisabeth A. Holland and has published in prestigious journals such as Remote Sensing of Environment, Global Change Biology and BioScience.

In The Last Decade

John R. Thomlinson

22 papers receiving 2.4k citations

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MEASURING NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION IN FORESTS: CONCEPTS AND FIELD METHODS

2001 738 citations Deborah A. Clark, Sandra Brown et al. Ecological Applications profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
John R. Thomlinson Puerto Rico	17	1.6k	1.2k	822	297	282	22	2.6k
David Ray United States	14	2.2k 1.3×	949 0.8×	823 1.0×	301 1.0×	179 0.6×	29	2.8k
Lauren T. Bennett Australia	33	1.7k 1.0×	1.2k 1.0×	990 1.2×	467 1.6×	278 1.0×	90	2.7k
Peter Holmgren Sweden	17	1.6k 1.0×	540 0.5×	1.0k 1.3×	327 1.1×	431 1.5×	26	2.8k
Mitchel P. McClaran United States	30	1.5k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	1.5k 1.8×	440 1.5×	285 1.0×	98	3.1k
Ben de Jong Mexico	26	1.4k 0.8×	847 0.7×	566 0.7×	286 1.0×	461 1.6×	77	2.4k
Simone Aparecida Vieira Brazil	23	1.8k 1.1×	1.1k 0.9×	729 0.9×	550 1.9×	308 1.1×	52	2.9k
Rosa María Román-Cuesta United States	28	2.2k 1.3×	755 0.6×	1.1k 1.3×	240 0.8×	417 1.5×	60	3.1k
Daniel J. Zarin United States	26	1.2k 0.8×	719 0.6×	534 0.6×	429 1.4×	147 0.5×	63	2.1k
Samuel Almeida Brazil	20	1.7k 1.0×	1.4k 1.2×	483 0.6×	311 1.0×	243 0.9×	39	2.6k
F. N. Scatena United States	24	870 0.5×	1.0k 0.9×	798 1.0×	404 1.4×	124 0.4×	43	2.4k

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Thomlinson, John R., et al.. (2011). Soil millipede diversity in tropical forest patches and its relation to landscape structure in northeastern Puerto Rico. Biodiversity and Conservation. 20(13). 2967–2980. 8 indexed citations

Thomlinson, John R., et al.. (2010). Changes in landuse/landcover affect distribution and habitat of the land crab,Cardisoma guanhumi(Gecarcinidae, Decapoda) in two estuaries in Puerto Rico. Caribbean Journal of Science. 46(2-3). 258–266. 4 indexed citations

Suarez‐Rubio, Marcela & John R. Thomlinson. (2009). Landscape and patch-level factors influence bird communities in an urbanized tropical island. Biological Conservation. 142(7). 1311–1321. 72 indexed citations

Thomlinson, John R., et al.. (2008). Relationships between spatial configuration of tropical forest patches and woody plant diversity in northeastern Puerto Rico. Plant Ecology. 201(1). 101–113. 26 indexed citations

Barone, John A., et al.. (2008). Metacommunity structure of tropical forest along an elevation gradient in Puerto Rico. Journal of Tropical Ecology. 24(5). 525–534. 32 indexed citations

Thompson, Jill, Ariel E. Lugo, & John R. Thomlinson. (2007). Land use history, hurricane disturbance, and the fate of introduced species in a subtropical wet forest in Puerto Rico. Plant Ecology. 192(2). 289–301. 33 indexed citations

Grau, H. Ricardo, T. Mitchell Aide, Jess K. Zimmerman, & John R. Thomlinson. (2004). Trends and scenarios of the carbon budget in postagricultural Puerto Rico (1936–2060). Global Change Biology. 10(7). 1163–1179. 27 indexed citations

Grau, H. Ricardo, T. Mitchell Aide, Jess K. Zimmerman, et al.. (2003). The Ecological Consequences of Socioeconomic and Land-Use Changes in Postagriculture Puerto Rico. BioScience. 53(12). 1159–1159. 269 indexed citations

Grau, H. Ricardo, T. Mitchell Aide, Jess K. Zimmerman, et al.. (2003). The ecological consequences of socioeconomic and land-use changes in post agriculture Puerto Rico. 16 indexed citations

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Clark, Deborah A., Sandra Brown, David W. Kicklighter, et al.. (2001). Measuring Net Primary Production in Forests: Concepts and Field Methods. Ecological Applications. 11(2). 356–356. 40 indexed citations

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Clark, Deborah A., Sandra Brown, David W. Kicklighter, et al.. (2001). MEASURING NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION IN FORESTS: CONCEPTS AND FIELD METHODS. Ecological Applications. 11(2). 356–370. 738 indexed citations breakdown →

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Clark, Deborah A., Sandra A. Brown, David W. Kicklighter, et al.. (2001). Net Primary Production in Tropical Forests: An Evaluation and Synthesis of Existing Field Data. Ecological Applications. 11(2). 371–371. 28 indexed citations

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Aide, T. Mitchell, et al.. (2001). Urban Expansion and the Loss of Prime Agricultural Lands in Puerto Rico. AMBIO. 30(1). 49–54. 128 indexed citations

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Clark, D.A., S. Brown, D. W. Kicklighter, et al.. (2001). NPP in tropical forests: an evaluation and synthesis of existing field data. Ecological Applications 11: 371-384. Appendix 1. Estimates from the literature of net primary productivity in tropical forests. MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society). 1–19. 26 indexed citations

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Thomlinson, John R., et al.. (2000). Suburban growth in Luquillo, Puerto Rico: some consequences of development on natural and semi-natural systems. Landscape and Urban Planning. 49(1-2). 15–23. 44 indexed citations

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Thomlinson, John R., Paul V. Bolstad, & Warren B. Cohen. (1999). Coordinating Methodologies for Scaling Landcover Classifications from Site-Specific to Global. Remote Sensing of Environment. 70(1). 16–28. 289 indexed citations

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Myster, Randall W., John R. Thomlinson, & Matthew Larsen. (1997). Predicting landslide vegetation in patches on landscape gradients in Puerto Rico. Landscape Ecology. 12(5). 299–307. 37 indexed citations

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Thomlinson, John R., et al.. (1996). Land-Use Dynamics in a Post-Agricultural Puerto Rican Landscape (1936-1988). Biotropica. 28(4). 525–525. 169 indexed citations

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Thomlinson, John R.. (1996). Predicting Status Change in Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Cavity-Tree Clusters. Journal of Wildlife Management. 60(2). 350–350. 4 indexed citations

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Thomlinson, John R.. (1995). Landscape Characteristics Associated with Active and Abandoned Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Clusters in East Texas. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 107(4). 603–614. 10 indexed citations

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