Tim Newbold

About

Tim's research aims to understand how biodiversity is changing in response to recent environmental change, and to predict how biodiversity will change in future. He is also interested in the consequences of biodiversity change for human societies. To address these questions, Tim's work mostly entails advanced data analysis and the development of large-scale models of biodiversity and ecosystems.

Work

University College, London

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Professor of Conservation Ecology

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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University College London

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Principal Research Fellow (Associate Professor)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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University College London

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Senior research fellow (Royal Society University Research Fellow)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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University College London

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Postdoctoral research associate

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre

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Postdoctoral research associate

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Education

University of Nottingham

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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PhD

University of Nottingham

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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BSc (Hons) Zoology

Publications

One Hundred Priority Questions for the Development of Sustainable Food Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa

Land

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Species life-history strategies affect population responses to temperature and land-cover changes

Global Change Biology

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Expert perspectives on global biodiversity loss and its drivers and impacts on people

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

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Development of climate tipping damage metric for life-cycle assessment—the influence of increased warming from the tipping

The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

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Do not downplay biodiversity loss

Nature

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Intensive human land uses negatively affect vertebrate functional diversity

Ecology letters

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Land use and soil characteristics affect soil organisms differently from above-ground assemblages

BMC Ecology and Evolution

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Limited temporal response of Cerrado mammals to anthropogenic pressure in areas under distinct levels of protection

Journal of Zoology

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Prioritizing conservation in sub-Saharan African lakes based on freshwater biodiversity and algal bloom metrics

Conservation Biology

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Vertebrate population trends are influenced by interactions between land use, climatic position, habitat loss and climate change

Global change biology

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What do changing weather and climate shocks and stresses mean for the UK food system?

Environmental Research Letters

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Agriculture and climate change are reshaping insect biodiversity worldwide

Nature

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Availability and proximity of natural habitat influence cropland biodiversity in forest biomes globally

Global Ecology and Biogeography

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A review of the interactions between biodiversity, agriculture, climate change, and international trade: research and policy priorities

One Earth

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Annual changes in the Biodiversity Intactness Index in tropical and subtropical forest biomes, 2001--2012

Scientific Reports

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A research perspective towards a more complete biodiversity footprint: a report from the World Biodiversity Forum

The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

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Biodiversity--productivity relationships are key to nature-based climate solutions

Nature Climate Change

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Global effects of land-use intensity on local pollinator biodiversity

Nature Communications

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Grand challenges in biodiversity--ecosystem functioning research in the era of science--policy platforms require explicit consideration of feedbacks

Proceedings of the Royal Society B

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Multiple measures of biodiversity change make for the strongest analyses with historical data--Reply to Guzman et al., 2021

Biological Conservation

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Towards an ecosystem model of infectious disease

Nature Ecology & Evolution

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Vertebrate responses to human land use are influenced by their proximity to climatic tolerance limits

Diversity and Distributions

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Global effects of land use on biodiversity differ among functional groups

Functional Ecology

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Non-linear changes in modelled terrestrial ecosystems subjected to perturbations

Scientific Reports

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Non-linear changes in modelled terrestrial ecosystems subjected to perturbations

Scientific RepoRtS

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Strict protected areas are essential for the conservation of larger and threatened mammals in a priority region of the Brazilian Cerrado

Biological Conservation

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Strict protected areas are essential for the conservation of larger and threatened mammals in a priority region of the Brazilian Cerrado

Biological Conservation

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Tropical and Mediterranean biodiversity is disproportionately sensitive to land-use and climate change

Nature Ecology & Evolution

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Tropical and Mediterranean biodiversity is disproportionately sensitive to land-use and climate change

Nature Ecology & Evolution

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Bending the curve of terrestrial biodiversity needs an integrated strategy

Nature

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Bending the curve of terrestrial biodiversity needs an integrated strategy

Nature

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Zoonotic host diversity increases in human-dominated ecosystems

Nature

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Zoonotic host diversity increases in human-dominated ecosystems

Nature

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A biodiversity target based on species extinctions

Science

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A biodiversity target based on species extinctions

Science

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Climate change contributes to widespread declines among bumble bees across continents

Science

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Climate change contributes to widespread declines among bumble bees across continents

Science

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Global effects of land use on biodiversity differ among functional groups

Functional Ecology

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Global gaps in trait data for terrestrial vertebrates

Global Ecology and Biogeography

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Human-dominated land uses favour species affiliated with more extreme climates, especially in the tropics

Ecography

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Text-analysis reveals taxonomic and geographic disparities in animal pollination literature

Ecography

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Effects of rarity form on species’ responses to land use

Conservation Biology

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Human impacts on planetary boundaries amplified by Earth system interactions

Nature Sustainability

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Assessing the effects of land use on biodiversity in the world’s drylands and Mediterranean environments

Biodiversity and Conservation

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Local climatic changes affect biodiversity responses to land use: A review

Diversity and Distributions

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Assessing the effects of land use on biodiversity in the world’s drylands and Mediterranean environments

Biodiversity and Conservation

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The trouble with trade

Nature ecology & evolution

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Local climatic changes affect biodiversity responses to land use: A review

Diversity and Distributions

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Conventional land-use intensification reduces species richness and increases production: A global meta-analysis

Global change biology

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Text‐analysis reveals taxonomic and geographic disparities in animal pollination literature

Ecography

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Effects of rarity form on species’ responses to land use

Conservation Biology

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Conventional land‐use intensification reduces species richness and increases production: A global meta‐analysis

Global Change Biology

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Reply to ‘The biodiversity intactness index may underestimate losses’

Nature Ecology & Evolution

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Reply to ‘The biodiversity intactness index may underestimate losses’

Nature ecology & evolution

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Climate and land-use change homogenise terrestrial biodiversity, with consequences for ecosystem functioning and human well-being

Emerging Topics in Life Sciences

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Climate and land-use change homogenise terrestrial biodiversity, with consequences for ecosystem functioning and human well-being

Emerging Topics in Life Sciences

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Local species assemblages are influenced more by past than current dissimilarities in photosynthetic activity

Ecography

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Local species assemblages are influenced more by past than current dissimilarities in photosynthetic activity

Ecography

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Human impacts on planetary boundaries amplified by Earth system interactions

Nature Sustainability

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The trouble with trade

Nature Ecology & Evolution

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Human‐dominated land uses favour species affiliated with more extreme climates, especially in the tropics

Ecography

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Modelling and Projecting the Response of Local Terrestrial Biodiversity Worldwide to Land Use and Related Pressures: The PREDICTS Project

Advances in Ecological Research

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Widespread winners and narrow-ranged losers: Land use homogenizes biodiversity in local assemblages worldwide

PLOS Biology

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Widespread winners and narrow-ranged losers: land use homogenizes biodiversity in local assemblages worldwide

PLoS Biology

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Future effects of climate and land-use change on terrestrial vertebrate community diversity under different scenarios

Proceedings of the Royal Society B

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Future effects of climate and land-use change on terrestrial vertebrate community diversity under different scenarios.

Proceedings. Biological sciences

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Modelling and projecting the response of local terrestrial biodiversity worldwide to land use and related pressures: the PREDICTS project

Advances in Ecological Research

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Local factors mediate the response of biodiversity to land use on two African mountains

Animal Conservation

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The database of the Predicts (Projecting responses of ecological diversity in changing terrestrial systems) project

Ecology and Evolution

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Bird and bat species' global vulnerability to collision mortality at wind farms revealed through a trait-based assessment

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

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The database of the PREDICTS (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems) project

Ecology and Evolution

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The present and future effects of land use on ecological assemblages in tropical grasslands and savannas in Africa

Oikos

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The present and future effects of land use on ecological assemblages in tropical grasslands and savannas in Africa

Oikos

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Bird and bat species' global vulnerability to collision mortality at wind farms revealed through a trait-based assessment

Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences

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Land-use effects on local biodiversity in tropical forests vary between continents

Biodiversity and Conservation

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Land-use effects on local biodiversity in tropical forests vary between continents

Biodiversity and Conservation

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Local factors mediate the response of biodiversity to land use on two African mountains

Animal Conservation

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Modelling and projecting the response of local assemblage composition to land use change across Colombia

Diversity and Distributions

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Reconciling biodiversity indicators to guide understanding and action

Conservation Letters

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Reconciling Biodiversity Indicators to Guide Understanding and Action

Conservation Letters

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Synergistic impacts of habitat loss and fragmentation on model ecosystems

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

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Synergistic impacts of habitat loss and fragmentation on model ecosystems

Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences

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Global patterns of terrestrial assemblage turnover within and among land uses

Ecography

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Global patterns of terrestrial assemblage turnover within and among land uses

Ecography

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Harmonizing biodiversity conservation and productivity in the context of increasing demands on landscapes

BioScience

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Harmonizing Biodiversity Conservation and Productivity in the Context of Increasing Demands on Landscapes

Bioscience

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Has land use pushed terrestrial biodiversity beyond the planetary boundary? A global assessment

Science

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Has land use pushed terrestrial biodiversity beyond the planetary boundary? A global assessment

Science

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Local biodiversity is higher inside than outside terrestrial protected areas worldwide.

Nature communications

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Local biodiversity is higher inside than outside terrestrial protected areas worldwide

Nature Communications

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Local biodiversity is higher inside than outside terrestrial protected areas worldwide

Nature Communications

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Modelling and projecting the response of local assemblage composition to land use change across Colombia

Diversity and Distributions

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Ecological traits affect the sensitivity of bees to land-use pressures in European agricultural landscapes

Journal of Applied Ecology

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Ecological traits affect the sensitivity of bees to land-use pressures in European agricultural landscapes

Journal of Applied Ecology

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Global effects of land use on local terrestrial biodiversity

Nature

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Global effects of land use on local terrestrial biodiversity

Nature

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Integrating climate change vulnerability assessments from species distribution models and trait-based approaches

Biological Conservation

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Integrating climate change vulnerability assessments from species distribution models and trait-based approaches

Biological Conservation

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Emergent Global Patterns of Ecosystem Structure and Function from a Mechanistic General Ecosystem Model

Plos Biology

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A framework to identify enabling and urgent actions for the 2020 Aichi Targets

Basic and Applied Ecology

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A framework to identify enabling and urgent actions for the 2020 Aichi Targets

Basic and Applied Ecology

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A global model of the response of tropical and sub-tropical forest biodiversity to anthropogenic pressures

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

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A global model of the response of tropical and sub-tropical forest biodiversity to anthropogenic pressures

Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences

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A mid-term analysis of progress toward international biodiversity targets

Science

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A mid-term analysis of progress toward international biodiversity targets

Science

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Emergent global patterns of ecosystem structure and function from a mechanistic general ecosystem model

PLoS biology

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Functional traits, land-use change and the structure of present and future bird communities in tropical forests

Global Ecology and Biogeography

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Functional traits, land-use change and the structure of present and future bird communities in tropical forests

Global Ecology and Biogeography

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Integrated assessment models for ecologists: the present and the future

Global Ecology and Biogeography

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Integrated assessment models for ecologists: the present and the future

Global Ecology and Biogeography

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The PREDICTS database: a global database of how local terrestrial biodiversity responds to human impacts

Ecology and Evolution

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The PREDICTS database: a global database of how local terrestrial biodiversity responds to human impacts

Ecology and Evolution

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Ecological traits affect the response of tropical forest bird species to land-use intensity

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

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Ecological traits affect the response of tropical forest bird species to land-use intensity

Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences

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Predictive systems ecology

Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences

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Predictive systems ecology

Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences

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Time to model all life on Earth

Nature

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Time to model all life on Earth

Nature

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Mapping functional traits: comparing abundance and presence-absence estimates at large spatial scales

PloS one

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Mapping Functional Traits: Comparing Abundance and Presence-Absence Estimates at Large Spatial Scales

Plos One

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Applications and limitations of museum data for conservation and ecology, with particular attention to species distribution models

Progress in Physical Geography

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Applications and limitations of museum data for conservation and ecology, with particular attention to species distribution models

Progress in Physical Geography

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Testing the accuracy of species distribution models using species records from a new field survey

Oikos

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Testing the accuracy of species distribution models using species records from a new field survey

Oikos

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Climate-based models of spatial patterns of species richness in Egypt's butterfly and mammal fauna

Journal of Biogeography

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Climate-based models of spatial patterns of species richness in Egypt’s butterfly and mammal fauna

Journal of Biogeography

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Effect of characteristics of butterfly species on the accuracy of distribution models in an arid environment

Biodiversity and Conservation

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Effect of characteristics of butterfly species on the accuracy of distribution models in an arid environment

Biodiversity and Conservation

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Redescription of a weevil Paramecops sinaitus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Molytinae) from the Sinai and an ecological study of its interaction with the Sinai milkweed Asclepias sinaica (Gentianales: Asclepiadaceae)

European Journal of Entomology

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Redescription of a weevil Paramecops sinaitus (Coleoptera : Curculionidae : Molytinae) from the Sinai and an ecological study of its interaction with the Sinai milkweed Asclepias sinaica (Gentianales : Asclepiadaceae)

European Journal of Entomology

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