Peter J. Edwards

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Peter J. Edwards is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter J. Edwards has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Ecology, 11 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 9 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Peter J. Edwards's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (8 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (6 papers) and Soil erosion and sediment transport (5 papers). Peter J. Edwards is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (8 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (6 papers) and Soil erosion and sediment transport (5 papers). Peter J. Edwards collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Switzerland and Austria. Peter J. Edwards's co-authors include Michael J. Crawley, J. P. Barkham, P. J. Grubb, Robert M. May, N. R. Webb, Guy Cowlishaw, Klement Tockner, Geoffrey E. Petts, Angela M. Gurnell and R. J. Putman and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Ecology, Oecologia and Journal of Applied Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Peter J. Edwards

36 papers receiving 2.7k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peter J. Edwards United Kingdom	21	1.7k	1.5k	788	631	589	42	3.2k
J. A. Ludwig Australia	15	1.3k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	604 0.8×	485 0.8×	349 0.6×	26	2.8k
David E. Rothstein United States	23	1.8k 1.1×	1.5k 1.0×	711 0.9×	783 1.2×	610 1.0×	48	3.8k
S. L. Sutton United Kingdom	26	1.2k 0.7×	1.5k 1.0×	1.2k 1.5×	392 0.6×	265 0.4×	56	3.1k
Rolando J.C. León Argentina	27	1.2k 0.7×	1.4k 0.9×	882 1.1×	688 1.1×	236 0.4×	47	2.7k
Gary M. Barker New Zealand	29	1.5k 0.9×	1.4k 0.9×	1.3k 1.7×	947 1.5×	709 1.2×	116	3.8k
J. R. B. Tallowin United Kingdom	18	1.2k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	716 0.9×	590 0.9×	523 0.9×	55	2.4k
Martin Schütz Switzerland	26	1.5k 0.9×	1.0k 0.7×	516 0.7×	740 1.2×	802 1.4×	71	2.8k
Peter G. Murphy United States	22	915 0.6×	2.0k 1.3×	854 1.1×	548 0.9×	308 0.5×	43	3.4k
N. R. Webb United Kingdom	31	1.6k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	966 1.2×	526 0.8×	185 0.3×	64	2.9k
Alison J. Hester United Kingdom	35	2.0k 1.2×	2.0k 1.3×	720 0.9×	887 1.4×	310 0.5×	96	4.0k

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Häring, Dieter A., et al.. (2008). Plant Enemy-derived Elicitors Increase the Foliar Tannin Concentration of Onobrychis viciifolia Without a Trade-off to Growth. Annals of Botany. 102(6). 979–987. 18 indexed citations

Senn, Josef, et al.. (2007). Light‐dependent growth responses of young Abies alba to simulated ungulate browsing. Functional Ecology. 22(1). 48–57. 24 indexed citations

Gurnell, Angela M., Klement Tockner, Peter J. Edwards, & Geoffrey E. Petts. (2005). Effects of Deposited Wood on Biocomplexity of River Corridors. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 3(7). 377–377. 8 indexed citations

Baur, Bruno, Peter Duelli, Peter J. Edwards, et al.. (2004). Biodiversität in der Schweiz - Zustand, Erhaltung, Perspektiven. Wissenschaftliche Grundlagen für eine nationale Strategie. DORA WSL (Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research). 2 indexed citations

Güsewell, Sabine, et al.. (2003). Impacts of soil conditions and agricultural land use on plant species richness of Alpine pastures in the south of Glarus (Switzerland). 113(1). 15–36. 8 indexed citations

Edwards, Peter J., et al.. (2003). Invasion of woody plants into the Seychelles tropical forests: habitat invasibility and propagule pressure.. 69. 65–75. 1 indexed citations

Gurnell, A. M., David M. Hannah, Brian Hansford, et al.. (2000). Longitudinal variations in exposed riverine sediments: a context for the ecology of the Fiume Tagliamento, Italy. Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 10(4). 249–266. 66 indexed citations

Edwards, Peter J.. (1999). Framing a Name: Banville, Mallarmé and Onomastic Word Play in Les Loisirs de la poste. Australian Journal of French Studies. 36(3). 380–390.

Edwards, Peter J., Johannes Kollmann, David Wood, & J. M. Lenné. (1999). Determinants of agrobiodiversity in the agricultural landscape.. 183–210. 5 indexed citations

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Suter, Werner, Matthias Bürgi, Klaus C. Ewald, et al.. (1998). Die Biodiversitätsstrategie als Naturschutzkonzept auf nationaler Ebene. GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 7(3). 174–183. 2 indexed citations

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Hanley, Michael E., M. Fenner, & Peter J. Edwards. (1996). Mollusc grazing and seedling survivorship of four common grassland plant species : the role of gap size, species and season. Acta Oecologica. 17(4). 331–341. 37 indexed citations

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Boatman, N. D., et al.. (1990). Strategies for the conservation of endangered arable weeds in Great Britain.. 93–101. 3 indexed citations

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Putman, R. J., et al.. (1989). Vegetational and faunal changes in an area of heavily grazed woodland following relief of grazing. Biological Conservation. 47(1). 13–32. 106 indexed citations

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Edwards, Peter J., et al.. (1988). Wound-Induced Changes in the Acceptability of Tree-Foliage to Lepidoptera: Within-Leaf Effects. Oikos. 51(1). 43–43. 27 indexed citations

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Wratten, S. D., Peter J. Edwards, & Ian Dunn. (1984). Wound-induced changes in the palatability of Betula pubescens and B. pendula. Oecologia. 61(3). 372–375. 65 indexed citations

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Edwards, Peter J.. (1982). Studies of Mineral Cycling in a Montane Rain Forest in New Guinea: V. Rates of Cycling in Throughfall and Litter Fall. Journal of Ecology. 70(3). 807–807. 88 indexed citations

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Tainton, N.M., Peter J. Edwards, & M.T. Mentis. (1980). A revised method for assessing veld condition. Proceedings of the Annual Congresses of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa. 15(1). 37–42. 81 indexed citations

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Edwards, Peter J., et al.. (1977). French: Language and Life Styles. Modern Language Journal. 61(4). 211–211. 2 indexed citations

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Edwards, Peter J.. (1977). Studies of Mineral Cycling in a Montane Rain Forest in New Guinea: II. The Production and Disappearance of Litter. Journal of Ecology. 65(3). 971–971. 124 indexed citations

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Edwards, Peter J.. (1965). The construction and use of light-proof boxes in grassland research work.. 15 indexed citations

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