Amy L. Freestone

6.3k citations

41 papers · 5.2k · 3 hit papers · h-index 20

Impact in

Nature and Landscape Conservation top 0.5%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
Ecological Modeling top 2%
- Species Distribution and Climate Change

Papers in

Nature and Landscape Conservation 17
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies 17
Oceanography 15
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research 13
- Marine and coastal plant biology 4

Co-authors: Susan P. Harrison (8 shared papers)Kendi F. Davies (6 shared papers)Brian D. Inouye (6 shared papers)Howard V. Cornell (6 shared papers)Mark Vellend (5 shared papers)Liza S. Comita (5 shared papers)Thomas O. Crist (5 shared papers)Jonathan M. Chase (5 shared papers)
Journals: Ecology (9 papers)PLoS ONE (4 papers)Ecology Letters (4 papers)Science (3 papers)Biological Invasions (3 papers)
Partner nations: United States Panama Canada

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Amy L. Freestone

38 papers receiving 5k citations

Amy L. Freestone's Hit Papers

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Disentangling the Drivers of β Diversity Along Latitudinal and Elevational Gradients 2011 · 644 citations

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Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

2011 Science
2010 Ecology Letters
2004 Ecology Letters

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1	Navigating the multiple meanings of β diversity: a roadmap for the practicing ecologist Ecology Letters ·Marti Jane Anderson, Thomas O. Crist, Jonathan M. Chase, Mark Vellend, Brian D. Inouye, Amy L. Freestone, Nathan J. Sanders, Howard V. Cornell Hit paper breakdown →	2010	2056
2	The spatial spread of invasions: new developments in theory and evidence Ecology Letters ·Alan Hastings, Kim M. Cuddington, Kendi F. Davies, Christopher J. Dugaw, Sarah C. Elmendorf, Amy L. Freestone, Susan P. Harrison, Matthew D. Holland Hit paper breakdown →	2004	747
3	Disentangling the Drivers of β Diversity Along Latitudinal and Elevational Gradients Science ·Nathan J. B. Kraft, Liza S. Comita, Jonathan M. Chase, Nathan J. Sanders, Nathan G. Swenson, Thomas O. Crist, James Stegen, Mark Vellend Hit paper breakdown →	2011	644
4	Invasion in a heterogeneous world: resistance, coexistence or hostile takeover? Ecology Letters ·Brett A. Melbourne, Howard V. Cornell, Kendi F. Davies, Christopher J. Dugaw, Sarah C. Elmendorf, Amy L. Freestone, Richard J. Hall, Susan P. Harrison	2006	369
5	Stronger predation in the tropics shapes species richness patterns in marine communities Ecology ·Amy L. Freestone, Richard W. Osman, Gregory M. Ruiz, Mark E. Torchin	2010	162
6	DISPERSAL LIMITATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL HETEROGENEITY SHAPE SCALE-DEPENDENT DIVERSITY PATTERNS IN PLANT COMMUNITIES Ecology ·Amy L. Freestone, Brian D. Inouye	2006	137
7	Stochastic and deterministic drivers of spatial and temporal turnover in breeding bird communities Global Ecology and Biogeography ·James Stegen, Amy L. Freestone, Thomas O. Crist, Marti Jane Anderson, Jonathan M. Chase, Liza S. Comita, Howard V. Cornell, Kendi F. Davies	2012	137
8	Habitat Distribution and Heterogeneity in Marine Invasion Dynamics: the Importance of Hard Substrate and Artificial Structure Ecological studies ·Gregory M. Ruiz, Amy L. Freestone, Paul W. Fofonoff, Christina Simkanin	2009	127
9	Stronger biotic resistance in tropics relative to temperate zone: effects of predation on marine invasion dynamics Ecology ·Amy L. Freestone, Gregory M. Ruiz, Mark E. Torchin	2013	103
10	Latitudinal variation in local interactions and regional enrichment shape patterns of marine community diversity Ecology ·Amy L. Freestone, Richard W. Osman	2010	81
11	Predator control of marine communities increases with temperature across 115 degrees of latitude Science ·Gail V. Ashton, Amy L. Freestone, J. Emmett Duffy, Mark E. Torchin, Brent J. Sewall, Brianna M. Tracy, Mariano Albano, Andrew Harlan Altieri	2022	68
12	PERSPECTIVE Navigating the multiple meanings of b diversity: a roadmap for the practicing ecologist Marti Jane Anderson, Thomas O. Crist, Jonathan M. Chase, Mark Vellend, Amy L. Freestone, Nathan J. Sanders, Howard V. Cornell, Liza S. Comita	2010	49
13	Stronger predation intensity and impact on prey communities in the tropics Ecology ·Amy L. Freestone, Mark E. Torchin, Laura J. Jurgens, Mariana Bonfim, Diana López, Michele F. Repetto, Carmen Schlöder, Brent J. Sewall	2021	49
14	Regional enrichment of local assemblages is robust to variation in local productivity, abiotic gradients, and heterogeneity Ecology Letters ·Amy L. Freestone, Susan P. Harrison	2005	45
15	Effects of beach raking and sand fences on dune dimensions and morphology Geomorphology ·Karl F. Nordstrom, Nancy L. Jackson, Amy L. Freestone, Katherine H. Korotky, Jack A. Puleo	2012	42
16	FACILITATION DRIVES LOCAL ABUNDANCE AND REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF A RARE PLANT IN A HARSH ENVIRONMENT Ecology ·Amy L. Freestone	2006	37
17	Mycorrhizal feedbacks influence global forest structure and diversity Communications Biology ·Camille S. Delavaux, Joseph A. LaManna, Jonathan A. Myers, Richard P. Phillips, Salomón Aguilar, David Frank Allen, Alfonso Alonso, Kristina J. Anderson‐Teixeira	2023	34
18	Early development of vegetation in restored dune plant microhabitats on a nourished beach at Ocean City, New Jersey Journal of Coastal Conservation ·Amy L. Freestone, Karl F. Nordstrom	2001	27
19	Predation shapes invertebrate diversity in tropical but not temperate seagrass communities Journal of Animal Ecology ·Amy L. Freestone, Elizabeth W. Carroll, Katherine J. Papacostas, Gregory M. Ruiz, Mark E. Torchin, Brent J. Sewall	2019	26
20	Changes in topography and vegetation near gaps in a protective foredune Ocean & Coastal Management ·Karl F. Nordstrom, JeanMarie Hartman, Amy L. Freestone, Nancy L. Jackson +1 other	2007	21

About Amy L. Freestone

Amy L. Freestone is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Earth-Surface Processes, having authored 41 papers that have together received 5.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (17 papers), Marine Biology and Ecology Research (13 papers), Marine Ecology and Invasive Species (11 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (7 papers), Marine and coastal plant biology (4 papers), Aeolian processes and effects (3 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (2 papers) and Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Nature and Landscape Conservation (2.5k citations), Ecological Modeling (199 citations), Ecology (1.3k citations), Oceanography (518 citations) and Global and Planetary Change (625 citations). Amy L. Freestone has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Panama and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Susan P. Harrison, Kendi F. Davies, Brian D. Inouye, Howard V. Cornell, Mark Vellend, Liza S. Comita, Thomas O. Crist, Jonathan M. Chase, Nathan J. Sanders and Marti Jane Anderson. Their work appears in journals such as Ecology, PLoS ONE, Ecology Letters, Science and Biological Invasions.

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