Thomas A. Contreras

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Thomas A. Contreras is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas A. Contreras has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Ecology, 11 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 3 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Thomas A. Contreras's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (9 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (9 papers) and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (4 papers). Thomas A. Contreras is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (9 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (9 papers) and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (4 papers). Thomas A. Contreras collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Malawi. Thomas A. Contreras's co-authors include Lenore Fahrig, Darren J. Bender, Kathryn E. Sieving, Michael A. Steele, Robert K. Swihart, Amy B. McEuen, Jeffrey E. Moore, Peter D. Smallwood, Kimberly Maute and Salvatore J. Agosta and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Ecology and Journal of Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Thomas A. Contreras

16 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

HABITAT LOSS AND POPULATION DECLINE: A META-ANALYSIS OF THE PATCH SIZE EFFECT

1998 688 citations Darren J. Bender, Thomas A. Contreras et al. Ecology profile →

Peers

Thomas A. Contreras

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Robin L. Mackey South Africa

Sandra Maria Hartz Brazil

James J. Roper Brazil

Darren J. Bender Canada

Júlio Baumgarten Brazil

Ian G. Warkentin Canada

Eric L. Walters United States

Colin J. Bibby United Kingdom

Roland R. Roth United States

Lisa J. Petit United States

Robin L. Mackey South Africa

Thomas A. Contreras

735 ×0.8

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478 ×0.7

NLC

360 ×0.8

EEBS

259 ×0.9

GPC

174 ×1.1

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Countries citing papers authored by Thomas A. Contreras

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas A. Contreras

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17 of 17 papers shown

Fahrig, Lenore, et al.. (2019). The influence of landscape context on short‐ and long‐term forest change following a severe ice storm. Journal of Ecology. 108(1). 224–238. 4 indexed citations

Steele, Michael A., et al.. (2013). Do scatter hoarders trade off increased predation risks for lower rates of cache pilferage?. Behavioral Ecology. 25(1). 206–215. 93 indexed citations

Contreras, Thomas A. & Kathryn E. Sieving. (2011). Leadership of Winter Mixed-Species Flocks by Tufted Titmice (Baeolophus bicolor): Are Titmice Passive Nuclear Species?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2011. 1–11. 31 indexed citations

Contreras, Thomas A., et al.. (2008). Evidence for Bachman's Sparrow Raising Brown-headed Cowbirds to Fledging. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 120(3). 625–627. 1 indexed citations

Sieving, Kathryn E., et al.. (2008). Characterizing complex mixed-species bird flocks using an objective method for determining species participation. Journal für Ornithologie. 149(3). 451–468. 34 indexed citations

Moore, Jeffrey E., Amy B. McEuen, Robert K. Swihart, Thomas A. Contreras, & Michael A. Steele. (2007). DETERMINANTS OF SEED REMOVAL DISTANCE BY SCATTER-HOARDING RODENTS IN DECIDUOUS FORESTS. Ecology. 88(10). 2529–2540. 144 indexed citations

Langham, Gary, Thomas A. Contreras, & Kathryn E. Sieving. (2006). Why pishing works: Titmouse (Paridae) scolds elicit a generalized response in bird communities. Ecoscience. 13(4). 485–496. 40 indexed citations

Steele, Michael A., et al.. (2005). The innate basis of food-hoarding decisions in grey squirrels: evidence for behavioural adaptations to the oaks. Animal Behaviour. 71(1). 155–160. 75 indexed citations

Sieving, Kathryn E. & Thomas A. Contreras. (2004). Heterospecific Facilitation of Forest-Boundary Crossing by Mobbing Understory Birds in North-Central Florida. The Auk. 121(3). 738–751. 2 indexed citations

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Contreras, Thomas A., et al.. (2004). Response of Forest Understory Vegetation to a Major Ice Storm. The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. 131(1). 45–45. 22 indexed citations

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Sieving, Kathryn E., Thomas A. Contreras, & Kimberly Maute. (2004). Heterospecific Facilitation of Forest-Boundary Crossing by Mobbing Understory Birds in North-Central Florida. The Auk. 121(3). 738–751. 4 indexed citations

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Contreras, Thomas A., et al.. (2004). Crown Loss and Subsequent Branch Sprouting of Forest Trees in Response to a Major Ice Storm. The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. 131(2). 169–169. 24 indexed citations

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Sieving, Kathryn E., Thomas A. Contreras, & Kimberly Maute. (2004). HETEROSPECIFIC FACILITATION OF FOREST-BOUNDARY CROSSING BY MOBBING UNDERSTORY BIRDS IN NORTH-CENTRAL FLORIDA. The Auk. 121(3). 738–738. 66 indexed citations

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Goodwin, Brett J., Darren J. Bender, Thomas A. Contreras, Lenore Fahrig, & John Wegner. (1999). Testing for Habitat Detection Distances Using Orientation Data. Oikos. 84(1). 160–160. 22 indexed citations

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Bender, Darren J., Thomas A. Contreras, & Lenore Fahrig. (1998). Habitat Loss and Population Decline: A Meta-Analysis of the Patch Size Effect. Ecology. 79(2). 517–517. 40 indexed citations

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Contreras, Thomas A., Darren J. Bender, Lenore Fahrig, et al.. (1998). Metapopulations and Wildlife Conservation. Journal of Wildlife Management. 62(1). 426–426. 18 indexed citations

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Bender, Darren J., Thomas A. Contreras, & Lenore Fahrig. (1998). HABITAT LOSS AND POPULATION DECLINE: A META-ANALYSIS OF THE PATCH SIZE EFFECT. Ecology. 79(2). 517–533. 688 indexed citations breakdown →

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