Common ecology
Gaston, K.J. 2023. Common ecology. International Ecology Institute, Oldendorf/Luhe. This book is a manifesto and a synthesis. It is a manifesto for increased attention to common ecology. Common species shape much of…
Read moreWilderness under the plough
Gardner, A.S., Trew, B.T., Maclean, I.M.D., Sharma, M.D. & Gaston, K.J. 2023. Wilderness areas under threat from global redistribution of agriculture. Current Biology 33, 4721-4726. Agriculture expansion is already the primary cause of…
Read moreEnsuring protected areas protect
Gardner, A.S., Baker, D.J., Mosedale, J.R., Gaston, K.J. & Maclean, I.M.D. 2023. The effectiveness of UK protected areas in preventing local extinctions. Conservation Letters 16, e12980. Protected areas (PAs) are a core component in…
Read moreHow we interact with nature
Evans, M.J., Gaston, K.J., Cox, D.T.C. & Soga, M. 2023. The research landscape of direct, sensory human-nature interactions. People and Nature 5, 1893-1907. 1. Gaining a comprehensive understanding of the human–nature interactions…
Read moreGardening for biodiversity
Delahay, R.J., Sherman, D., Soyalan, B. & Gaston, K.J. 2023. Biodiversity in residential gardens: a review of the evidence base. Biodiversity and Conservation 32, 4155-4179. Residential gardens are a principal component of…
Read moreLosing nighttime environmental space
Cox, D.T.C. & Gaston, K.J. 2023. Global erosion of terrestrial environmental space by artificial light at night. Science of the Total Environment 904, 166701. Artificial light at night (ALAN) disrupts natural light…
Read moreEnvironmental impacts of space technology
Gaston, K.J., Anderson, K., Shutler, J.D., Brewin, R.J.W. & Yan, X. 2023. Environmental impacts of increasing numbers of space objects. Frontiers in Ecology and Environment 21, 289-296. For much of their existence,…
Read moreEntrenching biophobia
Soga, M., Gaston, K.J., Fukano, Y. & Evans, M.J. 2023. The vicious cycle of biophobia. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 38, 512-520. People can express irrational fears and disgust responses towards certain…
Read moreTranscience in public attention to biological conservation
Jarić, I., Correia, R.A., Bonaiuto, M., Brook, B.W., Courchamp, F., Firth, J.A., Gaston, K.J., Heger, T., Jeschke, J.M., Ladle, R.J., Meinard, Y., Roberts, D.L., Sherren, K., Soga, M., Soriano-Redondo, A.,…
Read morePopulation decline & timing of threats
Cox, D.T.C., Gardner, A.S. & Gaston, K.J. 2023. Diel niche variation in mammalian declines in the Anthropocene. Scientific Reports 13, 1031. Biodiversity is being eroded worldwide. Many human pressures are most forcefully…
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