Louis B. Best

4.7k citations
92 papers · 3.6k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 33
Topics
Avian ecology and behavior (38 papers)Rangeland and Wildlife Management (38 papers)Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (19 papers)
Partner nations
United StatesCanada

In The Last Decade

Louis B. Best

89 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Flowering Ecology of Some Spring Woodland Herbs19782026199420101978100200300

Peers

Louis B. Best
Comparison fields: 5 of 94
  • Ecology 2.5k
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation 1.4k
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 922
  • Global and Planetary Change 664
  • Plant Science 481
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
#WorkIndexed citations
1
Winter Bird Use of Conservation Reserve Program Fields Harvested for Biomass
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2 62
3 62
4
On the rarity of observations of food provisioning by male dickcissels
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A comprehensive review of Farm Bill contributions to wildlife conservation, 1985-2000
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Life History and Status Classifications of Birds Breeding in Iowa
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7 50
8 2
9 23
10 19
11 27
12 14
13 6
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Marking Passerine Tail Feathers with Colored Tape
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15 27
16 24
17 29
18
Incubation Continuity and the Advantage of Cryptic Egg Coloration to Mourning Doves
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19
Effects of habitat alterations on riparian plant and animal communities in Iowa
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20 172

About Louis B. Best

Louis B. Best is a scholar working on Ecology, Parasitology and Nature and Landscape Conservation, having authored 92 papers that have together received 3.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Avian ecology and behavior (38 papers), Rangeland and Wildlife Management (38 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (19 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nature and Landscape Conservation (1.4k citations), Ecology (2.5k citations) and Ecological Modeling (262 citations). Louis B. Best has collaborated with scholars based in United States and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Fred W. Stauffer, James P. Gionfriddo, David Westmoreland, Kathryn E. Freemark, Nicholas L. Rodenhouse, Timothy M. Bergin, Linda J. Miller, Douglas W. Schemske, Mary F. Willson and Michael N. Melampy. Their work appears in journals such as Ecology, Biomass and Bioenergy and Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.

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