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485

Overview

Amy Dickman is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the field of Environmental Science. Their research primarily spans Ecology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Social Psychology, Global and Planetary Change, and Ecological Modeling.

The scientist's work addresses a range of topics, including Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Primate Behavior and Ecology, Zoonotic Diseases and Public Health, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, and Human-Animal Interaction Studies.

Amy Dickman has authored several notable papers, including:

  • Conserving Africa's wildlife and wildlands through the COVID-19 crisis and beyond (2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution)
  • Beyond banning wildlife trade: COVID-19, conservation and development (2020, World Development)
  • Overcoming racism in the twin spheres of conservation science and practice (2021, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences)
  • Threat analysis for more effective lion conservation (2020, Oryx)
  • Attracting investment for Africa's protected areas by creating enabling environments for collaborative management partnerships (2021, Biological Conservation)

Their frequent collaborators include David W. Macdonald, Paolo Strampelli, Charlotte E. Searle, Andrew J. Loveridge, and Darragh Hare.

The venues where Amy Dickman has most frequently published are:

  • Conservation Biology
  • Biological Conservation
  • African Journal of Ecology
  • Conservation Science and Practice
  • Oryx

Best Publications

  • Complexities of conflict: the importance of considering social factors for effectively resolving human–wildlife conflict

    A. J. Dickman

  • A review of financial instruments to pay for predator conservation and encourage human-carnivore coexistence.

    Amy J. Dickman;Ewan A. Macdonald;David W. Macdonald

  • The size of savannah Africa: a lion’s (Panthera leo) view

    Jason Riggio;Andrew Jacobson;Luke Dollar;Luke Dollar;Hans Bauer

  • The bushmeat trade in African savannas: impacts, drivers, and possible solutions

    Peter Andrew Lindsey;Peter Andrew Lindsey;Guy Balme;Guy Balme;Matthew Becker;Colleen Begg

  • An interdisciplinary review of current and future approaches to improving human-predator relations

    S. Pooley;M. Barua;W. Beinart;A. Dickman

  • Conserving Africa's wildlife and wildlands through the COVID-19 crisis and beyond.

    Peter Andrew Lindsey;Peter Andrew Lindsey;James Allan;Peadar Brehony;Amy Dickman

  • Saving the World's Terrestrial Megafauna

    William J Ripple;Guillaume Chapron;José Vicente López-Bao;Sarah M. Durant

  • Random versus Game Trail-Based Camera Trap Placement Strategy for Monitoring Terrestrial Mammal Communities

    Jeremy J. Cusack;Amy J. Dickman;J. Marcus Rowcliffe;Chris Carbone

  • Conservation inequality and the charismatic cat: Felis felicis

    E.A. Macdonald;D. Burnham;A.E. Hinks;A.J. Dickman

  • An analysis and review of models of the sociobiology of the Mustelidae

    Dominic D. P. Johnson;David W. MacDonald;Amy J. Dickman

  • The global decline of cheetah Acinonyx jubatus and what it means for conservation.

    Sarah M. Durant;Sarah M. Durant;Sarah M. Durant;Nicholas Mitchell;Nicholas Mitchell;Rosemary Groom;Rosemary Groom;Nathalie Pettorelli;Nathalie Pettorelli

  • Dead or alive? Comparing costs and benefits of lethal and non-lethal human-wildlife conflict mitigation on livestock farms

    J.S. McManus;A.J. Dickman;David Gaynor;B.H. Smuts

  • Don't forget to look down - collaborative approaches to predator conservation

    Steve M. Redpath;John D. C. Linnell;Marco Festa-Bianchet;Luigi Boitani

  • The performance of African protected areas for lions and their prey

    P.A. Lindsey;P.A. Lindsey;L.S. Petracca;L.S. Petracca;P.J. Funston;H. Bauer

  • Carnivores, culture and ‘contagious conflict’: Multiple factors influence perceived problems with carnivores in Tanzania’s Ruaha landscape

    Amy J. Dickman;Leela Hazzah;Chris Carbone;Sarah M Durant

  • Beyond banning wildlife trade: COVID-19, conservation and development.

    Dilys Roe;Amy Dickman;Richard Kock;E.J. Milner-Gulland

  • Perceived Effectiveness of Livestock-Guarding Dogs Placed on Namibian Farms

    Laurie L. Marker;Amy J. Dickman;David W. Macdonald

  • More than $1 billion needed annually to secure Africa’s protected areas with lions

    Peter Andrew Lindsey;Peter Andrew Lindsey;Peter Andrew Lindsey;Jennifer R.B. Miller;Jennifer R.B. Miller;Lisanne S. Petracca;Lisanne S. Petracca;Lauren Coad

  • Applying a random encounter model to estimate lion density from camera traps in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

    Jeremy J. Cusack;Alexandra Swanson;Tim Coulson;Craig Packer

  • The human dimension in addressing conflict with large carnivores

    Amy Dickman;Silvio Marchini;Michael Manfredo

  • Quantifying prey preferences of free-ranging Namibian cheetahs

    L. L. Marker;J. R. Muntifering;A. J. Dickman;D. W. Macdonald

  • The size of savannah Africa: a lion's (Panthera leo) view Jason RiggioAndrew JacobsonLuke DollarHans Bauer • Matthew BeckerAmy DickmanPaul FunstonRosemary Groom • Philipp HenschelHans de IonghLaly LichtenfeldStuart Pimm

    J. Riggio;A. Jacobson;L. Dollar;S. Pimm

Frequent Co-Authors

David W. Macdonald
David W. Macdonald University of Oxford
Peter A. Lindsey
Peter A. Lindsey Griffith University
Andrew J. Loveridge
Andrew J. Loveridge University of Oxford
Luke T. B. Hunter
Luke T. B. Hunter Wildlife Conservation Society
Sarah M. Durant
Sarah M. Durant Zoological Society of London
Paul J. Johnson
Paul J. Johnson University of Oxford
Matt W. Hayward
Matt W. Hayward University of Newcastle Australia
Guy A. Balme
Guy A. Balme Panthera Corporation
J. Marcus Rowcliffe
J. Marcus Rowcliffe Zoological Society of London
Dilys Roe
Dilys Roe International Institute for Environment and Development

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