S. Ellen Macdonald

8.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
168 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

S. Ellen Macdonald is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, S. Ellen Macdonald has authored 168 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 93 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 78 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 66 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in S. Ellen Macdonald's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (70 papers), Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (53 papers) and Fire effects on ecosystems (44 papers). S. Ellen Macdonald is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (70 papers), Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies (53 papers) and Fire effects on ecosystems (44 papers). S. Ellen Macdonald collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Sweden and Finland. S. Ellen Macdonald's co-authors include Karen A. Harper, Victor J. Lieffers, Philip J. Burton, Suzanne Mills, Brett G. Purdy, C. C. Chinnappa, Jiquan Chen, E. S. Euskirchen, Kimberley D. Brosofske and Malanding Jaiteh and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

S. Ellen Macdonald

165 papers receiving 6.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Edge Influence on Forest Structure and Composition in Fragmented Landscapes

2005 1.0k citations S. Ellen Macdonald et al. profile →
REVIEW: Can retention forestry help conserve biodiversity? A meta‐analysis

2014 334 citations S. Ellen Macdonald et al. Journal of Applied Ecology profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
S. Ellen Macdonald	3.3k	3.0k	2.4k	1.7k	1.5k	168	6.7k
Jörg Brunet	2.8k 0.8×	1.7k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	1.7k 1.0×	1.6k 1.1×	115	5.0k
Werner Härdtle	2.9k 0.9×	1.9k 0.7×	1.2k 0.5×	942 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	144	4.9k
Béla Tóthmérész	4.0k 1.2×	1.6k 0.6×	3.7k 1.6×	1.8k 1.0×	2.2k 1.5×	256	8.6k
Pieter De Frenne	3.1k 0.9×	2.0k 0.7×	1.7k 0.7×	680 0.4×	1.5k 1.0×	196	6.3k
David F. R. P. Burslem	5.0k 1.5×	2.4k 0.8×	1.8k 0.8×	721 0.4×	1.9k 1.3×	185	7.7k
David A. Orwig	2.6k 0.8×	3.1k 1.0×	3.6k 1.5×	2.2k 1.3×	1.0k 0.7×	97	6.7k
Goddert von Oheimb	3.2k 0.9×	1.7k 0.6×	1.2k 0.5×	1.2k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	147	4.8k
Lee E. Frelich	5.6k 1.7×	5.0k 1.7×	3.5k 1.5×	2.0k 1.1×	1.1k 0.7×	136	9.6k
Stuart J. Davies	4.8k 1.4×	2.7k 0.9×	1.3k 0.5×	659 0.4×	1.2k 0.8×	110	7.1k
Julie S. Denslow	6.3k 1.9×	2.8k 0.9×	2.5k 1.1×	1.0k 0.6×	2.0k 1.4×	78	9.0k

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Macdonald, S. Ellen, et al.. (2025). Do harvest retention patches in the boreal forest emulate those resulting from wildfire? A comparison of understory vegetation a decade after disturbance. Journal of Applied Ecology. 62(9). 2330–2342. 1 indexed citations

Macdonald, S. Ellen, et al.. (2024). Rate of permafrost thaw and associated plant community dynamics in peatlands of northwestern Canada. Journal of Ecology. 112(7). 1565–1582. 3 indexed citations

Work, Timothy T., et al.. (2024). Functional responses of understory plants to natural disturbance‐based management in eastern and western Canada. Ecological Applications. 34(6). e3011–e3011. 2 indexed citations

Macdonald, S. Ellen, et al.. (2023). Edge effects of a linear disturbance on the abundance and reproduction of an annual, Melampyrum lineare, in the boreal forest. Plant Ecology. 225(4). 391–401. 1 indexed citations

Bartels, Samuel F. & S. Ellen Macdonald. (2023). Dynamics and recovery of forest understory biodiversity over 17 years following varying levels of retention harvesting. Journal of Applied Ecology. 60(4). 725–736. 11 indexed citations

Zhang, Wenqing, et al.. (2023). Growth responses of 20 boreal forest species to oil sands non‐segregating tailings: significance for reclamation. Restoration Ecology. 31(5).

Macdonald, S. Ellen, et al.. (2022). Estimating lichen biomass in forests and peatlands of northwestern Canada in a changing climate. Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research. 54(1). 221–238. 6 indexed citations

Macdonald, S. Ellen, et al.. (2022). Neighboring edges: Interacting edge effects from linear disturbances in treed fens. Applied Vegetation Science. 25(1). 9 indexed citations

Parlee, Brenda, et al.. (2021). “These Trees Have Stories to Tell”: Linking Dënesǫłıné Oral History of Caribou Use with Trample Scar Frequency on Black Spruce Roots at Ɂedacho Kué. ARCTIC. 74(3). 290–305.

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Bartels, Samuel F., Benoît Gendreau-Berthiaume, & S. Ellen Macdonald. (2019). The impact of atmospheric acid deposition on tree growth and forest understory vegetation in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region. The Science of The Total Environment. 696. 133877–133877. 15 indexed citations

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Macdonald, S. Ellen, et al.. (2018). Investigating detection success: lessons from trials using decoy rare plants. Plant Ecology. 219(5). 577–589. 11 indexed citations

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Bartels, Samuel F., Richard T. Caners, Jae Ogilvie, Barry White, & S. Ellen Macdonald. (2018). Relating Bryophyte Assemblages to a Remotely Sensed Depth-to-Water Index in Boreal Forests. Frontiers in Plant Science. 9. 858–858. 28 indexed citations

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McIntosh, Anne C.S., S. Ellen Macdonald, & Sylvie A. Quideau. (2016). Understory Plant Community Composition Is Associated with Fine-Scale Above- and Below-Ground Resource Heterogeneity in Mature Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta) Forests. PLoS ONE. 11(3). e0151436–e0151436. 18 indexed citations

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Purdy, Brett G., et al.. (2012). Growth of aspen and white spruce on naturally saline sites in northern Alberta: Implications for development of boreal forest vegetation on reclaimed saline soils. Canadian Journal of Soil Science. 92(1). 213–227. 11 indexed citations

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Islam, Md. Azharul, S. Ellen Macdonald, & Janusz J. Zwiazek. (2003). Responses of black spruce (Picea mariana) and tamarack (Larix laricina) to flooding and ethylene. Tree Physiology. 23(8). 545–552. 52 indexed citations

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Thomas, Barb R., S. Ellen Macdonald, & Bruce P. Dancik. (1997). Variance components, heritabilities and gain estimates for growth chamber and field performance of Populus tremuloides: growth parameters.. Silvae genetica. 46(6). 317–326. 24 indexed citations

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Jiang, Yong, S. Ellen Macdonald, & Janusz J. Zwiazek. (1995). Effects of cold storage and water stress on water relations and gas exchange of white spruce (Picea glauca) seedlings. Tree Physiology. 15(4). 267–273. 35 indexed citations

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Lieffers, Victor J., et al.. (1993). Ecophysiology of shade needles of Picea glauca saplings in relation to removal of competing hardwoods and degree of prior shading. Tree Physiology. 12(3). 271–280. 22 indexed citations

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Macdonald, S. Ellen, et al.. (1992). Is long-lived foliage in Picea mariana an adaptation to nutrient-poor conditions?. Oecologia. 91(2). 184–191. 33 indexed citations

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Dang, Qing‐Lai, Victor J. Lieffers, R. L. Rothwell, & S. Ellen Macdonald. (1991). Diurnal variation and interrelations of ecophysiological parameters in three peatland woody species under different weather and soil moisture conditions. Oecologia. 88(3). 317–324. 32 indexed citations

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