Paul B. Leonard

885 total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 664 citations indexed

About

Paul B. Leonard is a scholar working on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Ecological Modeling. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul B. Leonard has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 664 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Ecology, 9 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 6 papers in Ecological Modeling. Recurrent topics in Paul B. Leonard's work include Land Use and Ecosystem Services (7 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (6 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (5 papers). Paul B. Leonard is often cited by papers focused on Land Use and Ecosystem Services (7 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (6 papers) and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (5 papers). Paul B. Leonard collaborates with scholars based in United States, Portugal and Belgium. Paul B. Leonard's co-authors include Robert F. Baldwin, Viral B. Shah, Nathan H. Schumaker, David M. Theobald, Joseph Fargione, Miranda Gray, Caitlin E. Littlefield, Carrie A. Schloss, Paul Beier and John Novembre and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and Conservation Biology.

In The Last Decade

Paul B. Leonard

16 papers receiving 644 citations

Hit Papers

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Circuit‐theory applications to connectivity science and conservation

2018 287 citations Brett G. Dickson, Christine M. Albano et al. Conservation Biology profile →

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Paul B. Leonard

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Camilo Andrés Correa Ayram Colombia

Charlotte E. González-Abraham United States

Sarah Knight United Kingdom

Stefan Kreft Germany

Caitlin E. Littlefield United States

Sara A. Gagné United States

Quinn E. Barber Canada

Matthew S. Dietz United States

Catherine Avon France

Céline Clauzel France

Camilo Andrés Correa Ayram Colombia

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54 ×0.9

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul B. Leonard

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18 of 18 papers shown

Dann, Julian, Simon Zwieback, Paul B. Leonard, & William Bolton. (2025). Evaluating aufeis detection methods using Landsat imagery: Comparative assessment and recommendations. Science of Remote Sensing. 11. 100230–100230.

Leonard, Paul B., Lucas Gonçalves da Silva, Alex Bager, et al.. (2021). Potential Movement Corridors and High Road-Kill Likelihood do not Spatially Coincide for Felids in Brazil: Implications for Road Mitigation. Environmental Management. 67(2). 412–423. 19 indexed citations

Leonard, Paul B., et al.. (2021). Update on the Status and Breeding Phenology of the Timberline Sparrow (Spizella breweri taverneri) in Alaska. 52(3). 252–260. 1 indexed citations

Wilson, Ryan R., et al.. (2020). Mapping potential effects of proposed roads on migratory connectivity for a highly mobile herbivore using circuit theory. Ecological Applications. 31(1). e2207–e2207. 24 indexed citations

Leonard, Paul B., et al.. (2020). Understanding Landscape Influences on Aquatic Fauna across the Central and Southern Appalachians. Land. 9(1). 16–16. 1 indexed citations

Baldwin, Robert F., et al.. (2019). Interactive Online Tool for Educating the Public about Landscape Conservation.. TigerPrints (Clemson University). 57(2). 6.

Ogletree, S. Scott, Robert B. Powell, Robert F. Baldwin, & Paul B. Leonard. (2019). A framework for mapping cultural resources in landscape conservation planning. Conservation Science and Practice. 1(6). 6 indexed citations

Dickson, Brett G., Christine M. Albano, Ranjan Anantharaman, et al.. (2018). Circuit‐theory applications to connectivity science and conservation. Conservation Biology. 33(2). 239–249. 287 indexed citations breakdown →

Baldwin, Robert F., Stephen C. Trombulak, Paul B. Leonard, et al.. (2017). The Future of Landscape Conservation. BioScience. 68(2). 60–63. 49 indexed citations

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Leonard, Paul B., et al.. (2017). Landscape-scale conservation design across biotic realms: sequential integration of aquatic and terrestrial landscapes. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 14556–14556. 41 indexed citations

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Leonard, Paul B., et al.. (2016). gflow: software for modelling circuit theory‐based connectivity at any scale. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 8(4). 519–526. 69 indexed citations

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Leonard, Paul B., et al.. (2016). Landscape connectivity losses due to sea level rise and land use change. Animal Conservation. 20(1). 80–90. 46 indexed citations

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Baldwin, Robert F. & Paul B. Leonard. (2015). Interacting Social and Environmental Predictors for the Spatial Distribution of Conservation Lands. PLoS ONE. 10(10). e0140540–e0140540. 24 indexed citations

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Leonard, Paul B., et al.. (2014). High-throughput computing provides substantial time savings for landscape and conservation planning. Landscape and Urban Planning. 125. 156–165. 7 indexed citations

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Moore, Michael N., Michael H. Depledge, Lora E. Fleming, et al.. (2013). Oceans and Human Health (OHH): a European Perspective from the Marine Board of the European Science Foundation (Marine Board-ESF). Microbial Ecology. 65(4). 889–900. 30 indexed citations

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Leonard, Paul B.. (2012). REMOTE DETECTION OF EPHEMERAL WETLANDS IN MID- ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN ECOREGIONS: LIDAR AND HIGH-THROUGHPUT COMPUTING. TigerPrints (Clemson University). 1 indexed citations

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Leonard, Paul B., Robert F. Baldwin, Jessica A. Homyack, & T. Bently Wigley. (2012). Remote detection of small wetlands in the Atlantic coastal plain of North America: Local relief models, ground validation, and high-throughput computing. Forest Ecology and Management. 284. 107–115. 27 indexed citations

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Pitt, Amber L., et al.. (2011). The missing wetlands: using local ecological knowledge to find cryptic ecosystems. Biodiversity and Conservation. 21(1). 51–63. 32 indexed citations

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