Timothy J. Curran

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
53 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

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Timothy J. Curran is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Timothy J. Curran has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 30 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 19 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Timothy J. Curran's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (29 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (28 papers) and Rangeland and Wildlife Management (12 papers). Timothy J. Curran is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (29 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (28 papers) and Rangeland and Wildlife Management (12 papers). Timothy J. Curran collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United States and Australia. Timothy J. Curran's co-authors include William F. Laurance, George L. W. Perry, Sarah V. Wyse, Md Azharul Alam, Hannah L. Buckley, Z. Carter Berry, Ross A. Bradstock, Víctor Resco de Dios, Thomas A. Fairman and Mark K. J. Ooi and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, New Phytologist and Ecology Letters.

In The Last Decade

Timothy J. Curran

50 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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Limits to post‐fire vegetation recovery under climate change

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	From plant traits to fire behavior: Scaling issues in flammability studies 2025 ·American Journal of Botany ·Dylan W. Schwilk, Md Azharul Alam, Nathan S. Gill, Brad R. Murray, Rachael H. Nolan, Stefania Ondei, George L. W. Perry, Alistair M. S. Smith, David M. J. S. Bowman, Alessandra Fidélis, Pedro Jaureguiberry, Imma Oliveras Menor, Bruno H. P. Rosado, (unknown), Marta Yebra, Stephanie G. Yelenik, Timothy J. Curran	3
2	Leaf Dry Matter Content Is Phylogenetically Conserved and Related to Environmental Conditions, Especially Wildfire Activity 2025 ·Ecology Letters ·(unknown), Dongli Yu, (unknown), George L. W. Perry, Adrian M. Paterson, Chengming You, Shixing Zhou, Zhenfeng Xu, Congde Huang, (unknown), Timothy J. Curran, Xinglei Cui	3
3	Fuel architecture influences interspecific variation in shoot flammability, but not as much as leaf traits 2024 ·Journal of Ecology ·Md Azharul Alam, Sarah V. Wyse, Hannah L. Buckley, George L. W. Perry, Xinglei Cui, Jon J. Sullivan, Dylan W. Schwilk, Timothy J. Curran	7
4	Plant morphological traits and leaf nutrient concentration are associated with flammability and phylogenetic relationships in sub-alpine vegetation, New Zealand 2024 ·International Journal of Wildland Fire ·(unknown), Nicola J. Day, Hannah L. Buckley, Olivia R. Burge, Sarah J. Richardson, Dylan W. Schwilk, Robert S. Ross, Timothy J. Curran	2
5	Variation in understorey floristic composition regeneration and fire hazard under Acacia invaded forest canopy in New Zealand 2024 ·Forest Ecology and Management ·Md Azharul Alam, Timothy J. Curran, Jon J. Sullivan	1
6	Bryophyte community composition is influenced by microhabitat and cover of vascular plants and lichens in New Zealand montane forest 2023 ·New Zealand Journal of Botany ·(unknown), David Glenny, Timothy J. Curran, Jon J. Sullivan	4
7	Climatic conditions affect shoot flammability by influencing flammability‐related functional traits in nonfire‐prone habitats 2023 ·New Phytologist ·Xinglei Cui, (unknown), Congde Huang, (unknown), Shuting Li, Chengming You, Adrian M. Paterson, George L. W. Perry, Hannah L. Buckley, Josep Padullés Cubino, Sarah V. Wyse, Md Azharul Alam, Shixing Zhou, Lin Xiao, (unknown), Zhenfeng Xu, Timothy J. Curran	6
8	Predicting ecological change in tussock grasslands of Aotearoa New Zealand 2023 ·New Zealand Journal of Ecology ·Nicola J. Day, B.I.P. Barratt, (unknown), Timothy J. Curran, Katharine J. M. Dickinson, Sandra Lavorel, David A. Norton, Hannah L. Buckley	1
9	Shoot flammability patterns among plant species of the wildland–urban interface in the fire-prone Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area 2023 ·International Journal of Wildland Fire ·Brad R. Murray, (unknown), Timothy J. Curran, Daniel W. Krix, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jonathan K. Webb	8
10	Measuring flammability of crops, pastures, fruit trees, and weeds: A novel tool to fight wildfires in agricultural landscapes 2023 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·(unknown), Md Azharul Alam, Thomas M. R. Maxwell, Timothy J. Curran	5
11	Shoot flammability of vascular plants is phylogenetically conserved and related to habitat fire-proneness and growth form 2020 ·Nature Plants ·Xinglei Cui, Adrian M. Paterson, Sarah V. Wyse, Md Azharul Alam, (unknown), (unknown), Josep Padullés Cubino, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Hannah L. Buckley, George L. W. Perry, Timothy J. Curran	42
12	Shoot flammability is decoupled from leaf flammability, but controlled by leaf functional traits 2019 ·Journal of Ecology ·Md Azharul Alam, Sarah V. Wyse, Hannah L. Buckley, George L. W. Perry, Jon J. Sullivan, Norman W. H. Mason, Rowan P. Buxton, Sarah J. Richardson, Timothy J. Curran	62
13	Community‐level flammability declines over 25 years of plant invasion in grasslands 2018 ·Journal of Ecology ·Josep Padullés Cubino, Hannah L. Buckley, Nicola J. Day, (unknown), Timothy J. Curran	39
14	Patterns of range size in New Zealand ferns and lycophytes 2018 ·New Zealand Journal of Ecology ·(unknown), Bradley S. Case, Leon R. Perrie, Patrick J. Brownsey, Adrian M. Paterson, Timothy J. Curran, Hannah L. Buckley	5
15	Does heating stimulate germination in Leptospermum scoparium (mānuka; Myrtaceae)? 2017 ·New Zealand Journal of Botany ·(unknown), Janet M. Wilmshurst, Timothy J. Curran, George L. W. Perry	6
16	Functional and environmental determinants of bark thickness in fire‐free temperate rain forest communities 2015 ·American Journal of Botany ·Sarah J. Richardson, Daniel C. Laughlin, Michael J. Lawes, Robert J. Holdaway, Janet M. Wilmshurst, (unknown), Timothy J. Curran, Peter J. Bellingham, Matt S. McGlone	29
17	Functional traits of common New Zealand foredune species at New Brighton, Canterbury 2014 ·New Zealand Journal of Botany ·(unknown), Hannah L. Buckley, Timothy J. Curran	0
18	Microhabitat variation in Usnea biomass on mountain beech in Nina Valley, New Zealand 2013 ·New Zealand Journal of Botany ·(unknown), Timothy J. Curran, (unknown), Hannah L. Buckley	3
19	Fostering the next generation of reviewers in New Zealand ecology 2013 ·New Zealand Journal of Ecology ·Timothy J. Curran, Ellen Cieraad, Joanne M. Monks	2
20	Wood density predicts plant damage and vegetative recovery rates caused by cyclone disturbance in tropical rainforest tree species of North Queensland, Australia 2008 ·Austral Ecology ·Timothy J. Curran, (unknown), Will Edwards, Andrew K. Krockenberger	84

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