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Adam Felton is a researcher affiliated with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Sweden. Their work spans primarily within the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on several subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Insect Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, and Plant Science.

Their main research topics include Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies, Forest Management and Policy, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Forest Insect Ecology and Management, Species Distribution and Climate Change, and Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management.

Adam Felton has published multiple articles in notable venues such as Forest Ecology and Management, AMBIO, Biological Conservation, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, and Ecological Solutions and Evidence. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • AMBIO
  • Biological Conservation
  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Their recent papers reflect a focus on forest ecosystems, climate adaptation, and conservation strategies. Selected recent publications include:

  • Climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies for production forests: Trade-offs, synergies, and uncertainties in biodiversity and ecosystem services delivery in Northern Europe, 2023, AMBIO
  • Protected area designation and management in a world of climate change: A review of recommendations, 2022, AMBIO
  • Training future generations to deliver evidence-based conservation and ecosystem management, 2021, Ecological Solutions and Evidence
  • Forest Biodiversity, Carbon Sequestration, and Wood Production: Modeling Synergies and Trade-Offs for Ten Forest Landscapes Across Europe, 2020, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Ash dieback risks an extinction cascade, 2020, Biological Conservation

Collaboration forms an important part of Adam Felton's research activity. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Per-Ola Hedwall
  • Matts Lindbladh
  • Emma Holmström
  • Lisa Petersson
  • Sara A. O. Cousins

Best Publications

  • Replacing coniferous monocultures with mixed-species production stands: an assessment of the potential benefits for forest biodiversity in northern Europe

    Adam Felton;Matts Lindbladh;Jörg Brunet;Örjan Fritz

  • Mind the sustainability gap

    Joern Fischer;Adrian D. Manning;Will Steffen;Deborah B. Rose

  • Protein content of diets dictates the daily energy intake of a free-ranging primate

    Annika M. Felton;Adam Felton;David Raubenheimer;Stephen J. Simpson

  • Nutritional goals of wild primates

    Annika M. Felton;Adam Felton;Adam Felton;David B. Lindenmayer;William J. Foley

  • Some practical suggestions for improving engagement between researchers and policy‐makers in natural resource management

    Philip G Gibbons;Charlie A Zammit;Kara Nicole Youngentob;Hugh P Possingham

  • Orangutan population density, forest structure and fruit availability in hand-logged and unlogged peat swamp forests in West Kalimantan, Indonesia

    Annika M. Felton;Linda M. Engström;Adam Felton;Cheryl D. Knott

  • Novel ecosystems resulting from landscape transformation create dilemmas for modern conservation practice

    David B. Lindenmayer;Joern Fischer;Adam Felton;Mason Crane

  • A new paradigm for adaptive management

    Lucy Rist;Adam Felton;Lars Samuelsson;Camilla Sandström

  • Integrating resilience thinking and optimisation for conservation

    Joern Fischer;Garry D. Peterson;Garry D. Peterson;Toby A. Gardner;Toby A. Gardner;Line J. Gordon

  • Avoiding bio-perversity from carbon sequestration solutions

    David Lindenmayer;David Lindenmayer;Kristin B Hulvey;Richard Hobbs;Richard Hobbs;Mark Colyvan

  • The effects of logging residue extraction for energy on ecosystem services and biodiversity : a synthesis

    Thomas Ranius;Aino Hämäläinen;Gustaf Egnell;Bengt Olsson

  • A meta-analysis of fauna and flora species richness and abundance in plantations and pasture lands

    Adam Felton;Emma Knight;Jeffrey Wood;Charlie Zammit

  • How climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies can threaten or enhance the biodiversity of production forests: Insights from Sweden

    A. Felton;L. Gustafsson;J.-M. Roberge;T. Ranius

  • Nutritional Ecology of Ateles chamek in lowland Bolivia: How Macronutrient Balancing Influences Food Choices

    Annika M. Felton;Adam Felton;Jeff T. Wood;William J. Foley

  • Applying resilience thinking to production ecosystems

    L. Rist;A. Felton;M. Nyström;Max Troell

  • Functional Richness and Relative Resilience of Bird Communities in Regions with Different Land Use Intensities

    Joern Fischer;David Lindenmayer;Simon Phillip Blomberg;Rebecca Montague-Drake

  • Understory succession in post-agricultural oak forests: Habitat fragmentation affects forest specialists and generalists differently

    Jörg Brunet;Karin Valtinat;Marian Lajos Mayr;Adam Felton

  • Socio-ecological implications of modifying rotation lengths in forestry

    Jean-Michel Roberge;Hjalmar Laudon;Christer Björkman;Thomas Ranius

  • Diet and Feeding Ecology of Ateles chamek in a Bolivian Semihumid Forest: The Importance of Ficus as a Staple Food Resource

    Annika M Felton;Adam Felton;Jeffrey Wood;David B Lindenmayer

  • Keeping pace with forestry: Multi-scale conservation in a changing production forest matrix.

    Adam Felton;Therese Löfroth;Per Angelstam;Lena Gustafsson

  • Vegetation structure, phenology, and regeneration in the natural and anthropogenic tree-fall gaps of a reduced-impact logged subtropical Bolivian forest

    Adam Felton;Annika M Felton;Jeffrey Wood;David B Lindenmayer

  • Climate change, conservation and management: an assessment of the peer-reviewed scientific journal literature.

    Adam Felton;Joern Fischer;David B. Lindenmayer;Rebecca Montague-Drake

Frequent Co-Authors

Matts Lindbladh
Matts Lindbladh Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
David B. Lindenmayer
David B. Lindenmayer Australian National University
Thomas Ranius
Thomas Ranius Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Jörg Brunet
Jörg Brunet Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Joern Fischer
Joern Fischer Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Tomas Lundmark
Tomas Lundmark Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Jeffrey Wood
Jeffrey Wood Australian National University
Adrian D. Manning
Adrian D. Manning Australian National University
Annika Nordin
Annika Nordin Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Urban Nilsson
Urban Nilsson Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

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