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Robert K. Colwell · SciRah

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Robert K. Colwell

University of Connecticut, University of Colorado, University of Copenhagen, Universidade Federal de Goiás

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Robert K. Colwell — researcher profile on SciRah

ORCID iD 0000-0002-1384-0354Homepage

h-index: 76
Works: 174
Citations: 54K

Most-cited papers

Rarefaction and extrapolation with Hill numbers: a framework for sampling and estimation in species diversity studies
A. Chao, N. Gotelli, T.-C. Hsieh, Elizabeth L. Sander +3 more
20144,089 citations Open access
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Biodiversity redistribution under climate change: Impacts on ecosystems and human well-being
G. Pecl, M. Araújo, J. Bell, J. Blanchard +37 more
2017Science3,253 citations Open access
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Microbial biogeography: putting microorganisms on the map
Jennifer B. H. Martiny, B. Bohannan, James H. Brown, Robert K. Colwell +12 more
2006Nature Reviews Microbiology2,866 citations
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Models and estimators linking individual-based and sample-based rarefaction, extrapolation and comparison of assemblages
Robert K. Colwell, A. Chao, N. Gotelli, Yi-Lin Shang +3 more
20121,976 citations Open access
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Global Warming, Elevational Range Shifts, and Lowland Biotic Attrition in the Wet Tropics
Robert K. Colwell, G. Brehm, C. Cardelús, A. Gilman +1 more
2008Science1,360 citations
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Thermal-safety margins and the necessity of thermoregulatory behavior across latitude and elevation
J. Sunday, A. Bates, M. Kearney, Robert K. Colwell +3 more
2014Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America1,186 citations Open access
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Humboldt’s enigma: What causes global patterns of mountain biodiversity?
C. Rahbek, M. K. Borregaard, Robert K. Colwell, B. Dalsgaard +5 more
2019Science878 citations Open access
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Building mountain biodiversity: Geological and evolutionary processes
C. Rahbek, M. K. Borregaard, A. Antonelli, Robert K. Colwell +7 more
2019Science717 citations Open access
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Hutchinson's duality: The once and future niche
Robert K. Colwell, T. Rangel
2009Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America716 citations Open access
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Sufficient sampling for asymptotic minimum species richness estimators.
A. Chao, Robert K. Colwell, Chih-Wei Lin, N. Gotelli
2009Ecology569 citations
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The sixth mass coextinction: are most endangered species parasites and mutualists?
R. Dunn, Nyeema C. Harris, Robert K. Colwell, L. Koh +1 more
2009Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences478 citations Open access
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An estimate of the number of tropical tree species
J. W. Ferry Slik, V. Arroyo-Rodríguez, Shin-ichiro Aiba, P. Alvarez-Loayza +169 more
2015Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America454 citations Open access
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Modeling the ecology and evolution of biodiversity: Biogeographical cradles, museums, and graves
T. Rangel, N. Edwards, P. Holden, J. Diniz-Filho +5 more
2018Science388 citations
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Quantifying sample completeness and comparing diversities among assemblages
A. Chao, Y. Kubota, D. Zelený, Chun‐Huo Chiu +7 more
2020Ecological research365 citations Open access
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Predicting continental-scale patterns of bird species richness with spatially explicit models
C. Rahbek, N. Gotelli, Robert K. Colwell, G. Entsminger +2 more
2007Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences353 citations Open access
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Patterns and causes of species richness: a general simulation model for macroecology.
N. Gotelli, M. Anderson, H. Arita, A. Chao +17 more
2009Ecology Letters346 citations
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Assessing the threat to montane biodiversity from discordant shifts in temperature and precipitation in a changing climate.
C. McCain, Robert K. Colwell
2011Ecology Letters285 citations
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Vascular epiphyte distribution patterns: explaining the mid‐elevation richness peak
C. Cardelús, Robert K. Colwell, J. E. Watkins
2006280 citations
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Defining and observing stages of climate-mediated range shifts in marine systems
A. Bates, G. Pecl, S. Frusher, A. Hobday +14 more
2014278 citations Open access
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A novel statistical method for classifying habitat generalists and specialists.
R. Chazdon, A. Chao, Robert K. Colwell, Shang-Yi Lin +5 more
2011Ecology273 citations
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A comparison of taxon co-occurrence patterns for macro- and microorganisms.
M. Horner-Devine, Jessica M. Silver, M. Leibold, B. Bohannan +9 more
2007Ecology272 citations Open access
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Quantifying temporal change in biodiversity: challenges and opportunities
M. Dornelas, A. Magurran, S. T. Buckland, A. Chao +13 more
2013Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences271 citations Open access
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The role of environment and mid-domain effect on moth species richness along a tropical elevational gradient
G. Brehm, Robert K. Colwell, J. Kluge
2007230 citations
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Managing consequences of climate‐driven species redistribution requires integration of ecology, conservation and social science
T. Bonebrake, Christopher J. Brown, J. Bell, J. Blanchard +39 more
2018Biological Reviews of The Cambridge Philosophical Society203 citations Open access
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Coextinction and persistence of dependent species in a changing world
Robert K. Colwell, R. Dunn, Nyeema C. Harris
2012182 citations
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Species Richness and Evolutionary Niche Dynamics: A Spatial Pattern–Oriented Simulation Experiment
T. Rangel, J. A. Diniz-Filho, Robert K. Colwell
2007American Naturalist168 citations
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Process, Mechanism, and Modeling in Macroecology.
S. Connolly, S. Keith, Robert K. Colwell, C. Rahbek
2017Trends in Ecology & Evolution148 citations Open access
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Seasonal and daily climate variation have opposite effects on species elevational range size
Wei-Ping Chan, I-Ching Chen, Robert K. Colwell, Wei-Chung Liu +2 more
2016Science144 citations
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Vulnerability and Resilience of Tropical Forest Species to Land‐Use Change
N. Stork, J. Coddington, Robert K. Colwell, R. Chazdon +4 more
2009Conservation Biology138 citations
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Species richness and distribution of ferns along an elevational gradient in Costa Rica
J. E. Watkins, C. Cardelús, Robert K. Colwell, R. Moran
2006137 citations Open access
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Phylogenetic uncertainty revisited: Implications for ecological analyses
T. Rangel, Robert K. Colwell, G. Graves, Karolina Fučíková +2 more
2015Evolution; international journal of organic evolution136 citations Open access
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Density compensation, species composition, and richness of ants on a neotropical elevational gradient
J. Longino, Robert K. Colwell
2011135 citations Open access
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Beta diversity: synthesis and a guide for the perplexed
Robert K. Colwell
2010130 citations
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III.1 Biodiversity: Concepts, Patterns, and Measurement
Robert K. Colwell
2009122 citations
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Elevational species richness gradients in a hyperdiverse insect taxon: a global meta-study on geometrid moths
Jan Beck, C. McCain, J. Axmacher, L. Ashton +21 more
2017117 citations Open access
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Landscape dynamics and diversification of the megadiverse South American freshwater fish fauna
Fernanda A. S. Cassemiro, J. Albert, A. Antonelli, André Menegotto +17 more
2023Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America113 citations Open access
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Explaining the species richness of birds along a subtropical elevational gradient in the Hengduan Mountains
Yong-Jie Wu, Robert K. Colwell, C. Rahbek, Chunlan Zhang +3 more
2013108 citations
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Rarefaction and extrapolation with beta diversity under a framework of Hill numbers: The iNEXT.beta3D standardization
A. Chao, S. Thorn, Chun‐Huo Chiu, Faye Moyes +8 more
2023Ecological Monographs104 citations Open access
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Correlates of extinction proneness in tropical angiosperms
N. Sodhi, L. Koh, K. Peh, H. Tan +7 more
200898 citations Open access
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A stochastic, evolutionary model for range shifts and richness on tropical elevational gradients under Quaternary glacial cycles
Robert K. Colwell, T. Rangel
2010Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences94 citations Open access
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Thirty years of progeny from Chao’s inequality: Estimating and comparing richness with incidence data and incomplete sampling
A. Chao, Robert K. Colwell
201784 citations
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Toward a Mechanistic Understanding of Linguistic Diversity
M. Gavin, C. Botero, Claire Bowern, Robert K. Colwell +11 more
201384 citations Open access
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Process-explicit models reveal the structure and dynamics of biodiversity patterns
Julia A. Pilowsky, Robert K. Colwell, C. Rahbek, D. Fordham
2022Science Advances74 citations Open access
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RangeModel: tools for exploring and assessing geometric constraints on species richness (the mid‐domain effect) along transects
Robert K. Colwell
200874 citations
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Estimating the Richness of a Population When the Maximum Number of Classes Is Fixed: A Nonparametric Solution to an Archaeological Problem
Metin I. Eren, A. Chao, W. Hwang, Robert K. Colwell
2012PLoS ONE69 citations Open access
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Moth body size increases with elevation along a complete tropical elevational gradient for two hyperdiverse clades
G. Brehm, Dirk Zeuss, Robert K. Colwell
2018Ecography68 citations
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Turning Up the Heat on a Hotspot: DNA Barcodes Reveal 80% More Species of Geometrid Moths along an Andean Elevational Gradient
G. Brehm, P. Hebert, Robert K. Colwell, Marc-Oliver Adams +4 more
2016PLoS ONE67 citations Open access
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Mobile hotspots and refugia of avian diversity in the mountains of south‐west China under past and contemporary global climate change
Yong-Jie Wu, S. DuBay, Robert K. Colwell, J. Ran +1 more
201765 citations
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Elevational Patterns of Diversity and Abundance of Eusocial Paper Wasps (Vespidae) in Costa Rica
Anjali Kumar, J. Longino, Robert K. Colwell, S. O'Donnell
200958 citations Open access
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The river domain: why are there more species halfway up the river?
R. Dunn, Robert K. Colwell, C. Nilsson
200654 citations
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