Bee early or late
Chapman, K.E., Smith, M.T., Gaston, K.J. & Hempel de Ibarra, N. 2024. Bumblebee nest departures under low light conditions at sunrise and sunset. Biology Letters 20, 20230518. Only a few diurnal animals,…
Read moreCorrecting bias in species distribution models
Baker, D.J., Maclean, I.M.D. & Gaston, K.J. 2024. Effective strategies for correcting spatial sampling bias in species distribution models without independent test data. Diversity and Distributions 30, e13802. Aim: Spatial sampling bias (SSB)…
Read moreEnvironmental legacy of satellite data
Anderson, K., Brewin, R.J.W., Mleczko, M.M., Mueller, M., Shutler, J.D., Wilkinson, R., Yan, X. & Gaston, K.J. 2024. The dark side of Earth observation. Nature Sustainability 7, 224-227. Earth Observation (EO) satellites have transformed…
Read moreRewiring ecological networks
Sanders, D., Hirt, M.R., Brose, U., Evans, D.M., Gaston, K.J., Gauzens, B. & Ryser, R. 2023. How artificial light at night may rewire ecological networks: concepts and models. Philosophical Transactions of…
Read moreBillions of decisions
Gaston, K.J., Phillips, B.B. & Soga, M. 2023. Personalised ecology and the future of biodiversity. Cambridge Prisms: Extinction 1, e18. The future of biodiversity lies not just in the strategies and mechanisms…
Read moreCommon 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…
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