Nicola J. Mitchell

9.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
113 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Nicola J. Mitchell is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicola J. Mitchell has authored 113 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Ecology, 51 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 49 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Nicola J. Mitchell's work include Amphibian and Reptile Biology (47 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (34 papers) and Turtle Biology and Conservation (33 papers). Nicola J. Mitchell is often cited by papers focused on Amphibian and Reptile Biology (47 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (34 papers) and Turtle Biology and Conservation (33 papers). Nicola J. Mitchell collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and New Zealand. Nicola J. Mitchell's co-authors include Nicola J. Nelson, Fredric J. Janzen, Margaret Byrne, Michael Kearney, David Coates, Warren P. Porter, Paul Sunnucks, Mark D. B. Eldridge, Richard Frankham and Andrew R. Weeks and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Clinical Oncology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Nicola J. Mitchell

109 papers receiving 3.2k citations

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Assessing the benefits and risks of translocations in changing environments: a genetic perspective

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Sam C. Banks Australia

Healy Hamilton United States

Krystal A. Tolley South Africa

Christine N. Meynard France

Kristian Shawn Omland United States

Bradley R. Anholt Canada

Martin A. Schlaepfer United States

Patrick R. Stephens United States

Jonathan Belmaker Israel

Elena Angulo France

Sam C. Banks Australia

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nicola J. Mitchell

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Phillips, Ben L., Nicola J. Mitchell, Brian MacMahon, et al.. (2025). Dancing with the devil: Could native predators inside ‘predator‐free’ havens be good for the conservation of threatened native prey species?. Journal of Applied Ecology. 62(3). 444–457. 2 indexed citations

Fossette, Sabrina, et al.. (2025). An application of finite element analysis predicts unique temperatures and fates for flatback sea turtle embryos. Journal of Experimental Biology. 228(23).

Doughty, Paul, Jodi J. L. Rowley, Wolfgang Böhme, et al.. (2025). Systematics of the Little Red Tree Frog, Litoria rubella (Anura: Pelodryadidae), with the description of two new species from eastern Australia and arid Western Australia. Zootaxa. 5594(2). 269–315.

Fossette, Sabrina, et al.. (2024). Reconstructed and projected beach temperatures reveal where flatback turtles are most at risk from climate change. Global Ecology and Conservation. 51. e02866–e02866. 3 indexed citations

Phillips, Ben L., et al.. (2024). Sustained predation pressure may prevent the loss of anti‐predator traits from havened populations. Ecology and Evolution. 14(7). e11668–e11668. 5 indexed citations

Hoffmann, Emily P., et al.. (2024). Contrasting population declines and drivers of ecological refuge for two range-restricted amphibians. Biodiversity and Conservation. 34(2). 381–400.

Catullo, Renee A., et al.. (2024). Niche‐based approach to explore the impacts of environmental disturbances on biodiversity. Conservation Biology. 38(6). e14277–e14277. 3 indexed citations

Meiri, Shai, David G. Chapple, Krystal A. Tolley, et al.. (2023). Done but not dusted: Reflections on the first global reptile assessment and priorities for the second. Biological Conservation. 278. 109879–109879. 15 indexed citations

Gleiss, Adrian C., et al.. (2023). Activity of a freshwater turtle varies across a latitudinal gradient: Implications for the success of assisted colonisation. Functional Ecology. 37(7). 1897–1909. 6 indexed citations

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White, Daniel J., et al.. (2022). Using PVA and captive breeding to balance trade-offs in the rescue of the island dibbler onto a new island ark. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 11913–11913. 6 indexed citations

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Evans, Jonathan P., et al.. (2021). Fitness consequences of targeted gene flow to counter impacts of drying climates on terrestrial-breeding frogs. Communications Biology. 4(1). 1195–1195. 4 indexed citations

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Whiting, Scott D., et al.. (2020). Variation in thermal traits describing sex determination and development in Western Australian sea turtle populations. Functional Ecology. 34(11). 2302–2314. 23 indexed citations

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Kearney, Michael, et al.. (2020). Microclimate modelling of beach sand temperatures reveals high spatial and temporal variation at sea turtle rookeries. Journal of Thermal Biology. 88. 102522–102522. 22 indexed citations

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White, Daniel J., Kym Ottewell, Peter B. S. Spencer, et al.. (2020). Genetic Consequences of Multiple Translocations of the Banded Hare-Wallaby in Western Australia. Diversity. 12(12). 448–448. 13 indexed citations

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Emery, J.F., et al.. (2020). Survival of an Extinct in the Wild skink from Christmas Island is reduced by an invasive centipede: implications for future reintroductions. Biological Invasions. 23(2). 581–592. 10 indexed citations

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Kennington, W. Jason, et al.. (2019). A genome‐wide search for local adaptation in a terrestrial‐breeding frog reveals vulnerability to climate change. Global Change Biology. 25(9). 3151–3162. 16 indexed citations

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Arnall, Sophie G., et al.. (2018). Life in the slow lane? A dynamic energy budget model for the western swamp turtle, Pseudemydura umbrina. Journal of Sea Research. 143. 89–99. 15 indexed citations

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Mitchell, Nicola J., et al.. (2017). Benefits and challenges of incorporating citizen science into university education. PLoS ONE. 12(11). e0186285–e0186285. 73 indexed citations

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Mitchell, Nicola J.. (2005). Nest switching in the Brown Toadlet (Pseudophryne bibroni): Do males use chemical signals?. Herpetological review. 36(1). 19–21. 7 indexed citations

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Mitchell, Nicola J.. (2002). Low tolerance of embryonic desiccation in the Terrestrial Nesting Frog Bryobatrachus nimbus (Anura: Myobatrachinae). Copeia. 2. 364–373. 9 indexed citations

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