Peter A. Vesk

14.1k citations

143 papers · 9.8k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 44

Impact in

Ecological Modeling top 0.1%
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
Nature and Landscape Conservation top 0.05%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

Papers in

Ecological Modeling 38
- Species Distribution and Climate Change 38
Nature and Landscape Conservation 95
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies 94
- Forest ecology and management 9

Co-authors: Mark Westoby Daniel S. Falster Angela T. Moles Ian J. Wright Michael A. McCarthy William K. Morris Ralph Mac Nally Jane A. Catford
Journals: Ecological Applications (10 papers)Journal of Applied Ecology (7 papers)Ecography (7 papers)Biological Conservation (5 papers)Journal of Vegetation Science (5 papers)
Partner nations: Australia United States United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Peter A. Vesk

142 papers receiving 9.4k citations

Hit Papers

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Understanding co‐occurrence by modelling species simultaneously with a Joint Species Distribution Model (JSDM) 2014 · 463 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2014 Methods in Ecology and Evolution
2008 Evolutionary Applications
2002 Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics

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1	A Continuum From Positive to Negative Interactions Drives Plant Species' Performance in a Diverse Community Ecology Letters ·Lilliana Sloninsky, Lauren G. Shoemaker, Lauren M. Hallett, Ígnasi Bartomeus, Peter A. Vesk, Christopher Weiss‐Lehman, Margaret M. Mayfield, Óscar Godoy	2025	2
2	Comparing grass biomass estimation methods for management decisions in a semi‐arid landscape Applied Vegetation Science ·WU Yong-ming, Libby Rumpff, David H. Duncan, Peter A. Vesk	2024	2
3	Optimising height‐growth predicts trait responses to water availability and other environmental drivers Plant Cell & Environment ·Xiomara Mora-García, Andrew O’Reilly‐Nugent, Manon Sabot, Peter A. Vesk, Daniel S. Falster	2024	3
4	What state of the world are we in? Targeted monitoring to detect transitions in vegetation restoration projects Ecological Applications ·Christopher S. Jones, Freya Thomas, Damian Michael, Hannah Fraser, Elliot Gould, W. Bisat, 一敏高嶋, Peter A. Vesk, Libby Rumpff	2022	2
5	Building trait datasets: effect of methodological choice on a study of invasion Oecologia ·Estíbaliz Palma, Peter A. Vesk, Jane A. Catford	2022	1
6	Plant functional traits reflect different dimensions of species invasiveness Ecology ·Estíbaliz Palma, Peter A. Vesk, Matt White, John B. Baumgartner, Jane A. Catford	2021	28
7	Predicting species and community responses to global change using structured expert judgement: An Australian mountain ecosystems case study Global Change Biology ·James Camac, Kate D. L. Umbers, John W. Morgan, Sonya R. Geange, Anca M. Hanea, Rachel Slatyer, Keith L. McDougall, Susanna Venn, Peter A. Vesk, Ary A. Hoffmann, Adrienne B. Nicotra	2021	16
8	Same data, different analysts: variation in effect sizes due to analytical decisions in ecology and evolutionary biology [Registered Report Stage 1 Protocol] Figshare ·Timothy Parker, Hannah Fraser, Shinichi Nakagawa, 裕一谷野, Simon C. Griffith, Peter A. Vesk, Fiona Fidler	2020	0
9	Assessing the accuracy of density‐independent demographic models for predicting species ranges Ecography ·Matthew Holden, Jian D. L. Yen, Natalie J. Briscoe, José J. Lahoz‐Monfort, Roberto Salguero‐Gómez, Peter A. Vesk, Gurutzeta Guillera‐Arroita	2020	4
10	Misinformation, internet honey trading and beekeepers drive a plant invasion Ecology Letters ·Magdalena Lenda, Piotr Skórka, Karolina Kuszewska, Dawid Moroń, Jia-Nan Gong, (unknown), Franciszek Janowiak, David H. Duncan, Peter A. Vesk, Hugh P. Possingham, Johannes M. H. Knops	2020	18
11	Forecasting species range dynamics with process‐explicit models: matching methods to applications Ecology Letters ·Natalie J. Briscoe, Jane Elith, Roberto Salguero‐Gómez, José J. Lahoz‐Monfort, James Camac, Katherine M. Giljohann, Matthew Holden, Bronwyn A. Hradsky, Michael Kearney, Sean M. McMahon, Ben L. Phillips, Tracey J. Regan, Jonathan R. Rhodes, Peter A. Vesk, Brendan A. Wintle, Jian D. L. Yen, Gurutzeta Guillera‐Arroita	2019	160
12	Modeling biodiversity benchmarks in variable environments Ecological Applications ·Jian D. L. Yen, Josh Dorrough, Ian Oliver, Zhuravleva Tb, 剛立畑, Christopher J. Watson, Peter A. Vesk	2019	11
13	Climatic warming strengthens a positive feedback between alpine shrubs and fire Global Change Biology ·James Camac, Richard J. Williams, А.Б. Мұхамбеди, Ary A. Hoffmann, Peter A. Vesk	2017	47
14	Are trait-growth models transferable? Predicting multi-species growth trajectories between ecosystems using plant functional traits PLoS ONE ·Freya Thomas, Peter A. Vesk	2017	15
15	Identifying species at coextinction risk when detection is imperfect: Model evaluation and case study PLoS ONE ·Michaela Plein, William K. Morris, Melinda L. Moir, Peter A. Vesk	2017	7
16	Hotspots of plant invasion predicted by propagule pressure and ecosystem characteristics Diversity and Distributions ·Jane A. Catford, Peter A. Vesk, Matt White, Brendan A. Wintle	2011	111
17	What does species richness tell us about functional trait diversity? Predictions and evidence for responses of species and functional trait diversity to land‐use change Global Ecology and Biogeography ·Margaret M. Mayfield, Stephen P. Bonser, John W. Morgan, Isabelle Aubin, Sean McNamara, Peter A. Vesk	2010	391
18	Active adaptive conservation of threatened species in the face of uncertainty Ecological Applications ·Eve McDonald‐Madden, William J. M. Probert, Cindy E. Hauser, Michael C. Runge, Hugh P. Possingham, Menna E. Jones, Joslin L. Moore, Tracy M. Rout, Peter A. Vesk, Brendan A. Wintle	2010	74
19	Collapse of an avifauna: climate change appears to exacerbate habitat loss and degradation Diversity and Distributions ·Ralph Mac Nally, Andrew F. Bennett, James R. Thomson, James Q. Radford, Ha Ji Jung, Gregory Horrocks, Peter A. Vesk	2009	161
20	Seed supply for broadscale restoration: maximizing evolutionary potential Evolutionary Applications ·Linda Broadhurst, Andrew J. Lowe, David Coates, Saul A. Cunningham, M. W. McDonald, Peter A. Vesk, Colin J. Yates Hit paper breakdown →	2008	491

About Peter A. Vesk

Peter A. Vesk is a scholar working on Ecological Modeling, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, having authored 143 papers that have together received 9.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (94 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (38 papers), Plant and animal studies (29 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (27 papers), Rangeland and Wildlife Management (23 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (13 papers), Land Use and Ecosystem Services (9 papers) and Forest ecology and management (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecological Modeling (2.1k citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (5.9k citations), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (3.1k citations), Ecology (3.5k citations) and Global and Planetary Change (2.8k citations). Peter A. Vesk has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Mark Westoby, Daniel S. Falster, Angela T. Moles, Ian J. Wright, Michael A. McCarthy, William K. Morris, Ralph Mac Nally, Jane A. Catford, Amy K. Hahs and Nicholas S. G. Williams. Their work appears in journals such as Ecological Applications, Journal of Applied Ecology, Ecography, Biological Conservation and Journal of Vegetation Science.

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