Robert O. Lawton

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Robert O. Lawton is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert O. Lawton has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 10 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 10 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Robert O. Lawton's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (8 papers), Forest ecology and management (7 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (6 papers). Robert O. Lawton is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (8 papers), Forest ecology and management (7 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (6 papers). Robert O. Lawton collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Robert O. Lawton's co-authors include Ronald M. Welch, U. S. Nair, Roger A. Pielke, Francis E. Putz, D. K. Ray, William N. Setzer, Marcy F. Lawton, James Daniels, William A. Haber and Debra M. Moriarity and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

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Robert O. Lawton

37 papers receiving 1.9k citations

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Climatic Impact of Tropical Lowland Deforestation on Nearby Montane Cloud Forests

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The effect of environmental variables on nightly activity patterns of insectivorous bats monitored over ten years in a tropical premontane forest, Costa Rica 2021 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Richard К. LaVal, Robert O. Lawton	1
2	Complex spatial structure in a population of Didymopanax pittieri, a tree of wind-exposed lower montane rain forest 2010 ·Plant Ecology ·(unknown), Robert O. Lawton	3
3	The Antimicrobial Activity and Composition ofFleischmannia pratensisLeaf Essential Oil from Monteverde, Costa Rica 2010 ·Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants ·(unknown), (unknown), William A. Haber, Robert O. Lawton, William N. Setzer	2
4	Leaf Essential Oil Composition of Three Species of Myrcianthes from Monteverde, Costa Rica 2008 ·Chemistry & Biodiversity ·(unknown), William A. Haber, Robert O. Lawton, William N. Setzer	8
5	Impact of land use on Costa Rican tropical montane cloud forests: Sensitivity of orographic cloud formation to deforestation in the plains 2006 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·D. K. Ray, U. S. Nair, Robert O. Lawton, Ronald M. Welch, Roger A. Pielke	109
6	Leaf essential oil composition of five Zanthoxylum species from Monteverde, Costa Rica 2005 ·Molecular Diversity ·William N. Setzer, (unknown), Robert O. Lawton, William A. Haber	23
7	Phytomedicinal potential of tropical cloudforest plants from Monteverde, Costa Rica. 2004 ·PubMed ·Mary C. Setzer, Debra M. Moriarity, Robert O. Lawton, William N. Setzer, Glenn A. Gentry, William A. Haber	26
8	Impact of land use on Costa Rican tropical montane cloud forests: Sensitivity of cumulus cloud field characteristics to lowland deforestation 2003 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·U. S. Nair, Robert O. Lawton, Ronald M. Welch, Roger A. Pielke	102
9	A Phytochemical investigation of Alchornea latifolia 2000 ·Fitoterapia ·William N. Setzer, (unknown), Robert B. Bates, (unknown), Kelly J. McClure, Ping Zhang, Debra M. Moriarity, Robert O. Lawton	34
10	Population growth, range expansion, and competition in the cooperatively breeding brown jay, Cyanocorax morio 1994 ·Animal Behaviour ·Dean A. Williams, Marcy F. Lawton, Robert O. Lawton	28
11	Antimicrobial and cytotoxic activity of crude extracts of Araliaceae from Monte Verde, Costa Rica 1992 ·Brenesia ·(unknown), (unknown), Kendall Byler, (unknown), Robert O. Lawton, (unknown), (unknown), Debra M. Moriarity	1
12	Mass flight response of overwintering monarch butterflies (Nymphalidae) to cloud-induced changes in solar radiation intensity in Mexico 1992 ·Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution) ·William H. Calvert, Lincoln P. Brower, Robert O. Lawton	1
13	Saving the Tropical Forests 1990 ·Ornithological Applications ·Robert O. Lawton, (unknown), Russell Greenberg, Michael E. Soulé, (unknown)	7
14	Natural Disturbance and Gap‐Phase Regeneration in a Wind‐Exposed Tropical Cloud Forest 1988 ·Ecology ·Robert O. Lawton, Francis E. Putz	269
15	The Breeding Biology of the Brown Jay in Monteverde, Costa Rica 1985 ·Ornithological Applications ·Marcy F. Lawton, Robert O. Lawton	27
16	Ecological Constraints on Wood Density in a Tropical Montane Rain Forest 1984 ·American Journal of Botany ·Robert O. Lawton	18
17	ECOLOGICAL CONSTRAINTS ON WOOD DENSITY IN A TROPICAL MONTANE RAIN FOREST 1984 ·American Journal of Botany ·Robert O. Lawton	71
18	Wind Stress and Elfin Stature in a Montane Rain Forest Tree: An Adaptive Explanation 1982 ·American Journal of Botany ·Robert O. Lawton	28
19	Emerging Patterns in American Higher Education 1966 ·The Journal of Higher Education ·Robert O. Lawton	9
20	OBSERVATIONS ON THE WHEAT STEM FLY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO OVIPOSITION 1956 ·Plant Pathology ·Robert O. Lawton	1

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