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53
Citations
14027
World Ranking
3235
National Ranking
1142

Overview

Andrew J. Hansen is affiliated with Montana State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a significant concentration on global and planetary change, ecology, and ecological modeling. Their work also intersects with nature and landscape conservation as well as economics and econometrics.

The scientist's research spans several main topics, including:

  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies

Recent publications by Andrew J. Hansen include:

  • "Anthropogenic modification of forests means only 40% of remaining forests have high ecosystem integrity," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Change in Terrestrial Human Footprint Drives Continued Loss of Intact Ecosystems," 2020, One Earth
  • "Tropical forests are home to over half of the world's vertebrate species," 2021, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
  • "A policy-driven framework for conserving the best of Earth's remaining moist tropical forests," 2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "Toward monitoring forest ecosystem integrity within the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework," 2021, Conservation Letters

Frequent co-authors in Hansen's collaborations include:

  • Patrick Jantz
  • Oscar Venter
  • James Watson
  • S. J. Goetz
  • Jamison Ervin

Hansen's research has appeared multiple times in several publication venues, notably:

  • Ecosphere
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • ROSA P
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • CONSERVING BIODIVERSITY IN MANAGED FORESTS : LESSONS FROM NATURAL FORESTS

    A. J. Hansen;T. A. Spies;F. J. Swanson;J. L. Ohmann

  • EFFECTS OF EXURBAN DEVELOPMENT ON BIODIVERSITY: PATTERNS, MECHANISMS, AND RESEARCH NEEDS

    Andrew J. Hansen;Richard L. Knight;John M. Marzluff;Scott Powell

  • INCREASING ISOLATION OF PROTECTED AREAS IN TROPICAL FORESTS OVER THE PAST TWENTY YEARS

    Ruth DeFries;Andrew Hansen;Adrian C. Newton;Matthew C. Hansen

  • ECOLOGICAL MECHANISMS LINKING PROTECTED AREAS TO SURROUNDING LANDS

    Andrew J. Hansen;Ruth DeFries

  • Global change in forests: responses of species, communities, and biomes

    Andrew J. Hansen;Ronald P. Neilson;Virginia H. Dale;Curtis H. Flather

  • LAND USE CHANGE AROUND PROTECTED AREAS: MANAGEMENT TO BALANCE HUMAN NEEDS AND ECOLOGICAL FUNCTION

    Ruth DeFries;Andrew Hansen;B. L. Turner;Robin Reid

  • Landscape boundaries : consequences for biotic diversity and ecological flows

    A. J. Hansen;Francesco Di Castri;A. D. Armand

  • Biological invasions in Europe and the Mediterranean Basin.

    F. di Castri;A. J. Hansen;M. Debussche

  • Ecological Causes and Consequences of Demographic Change in the New West

    Andrew J. Hansen;Ray Rasker;Bruce Maxwell;Jay J. Rotella

  • Modification of forests by people means only 40% of remaining forests have high ecosystem integrity

    H.S. Grantham;A. Duncan;T. Evans;K.R. Jones

  • Change in Terrestrial Human Footprint Drives Continued Loss of Intact Ecosystems

    Brooke A. Williams;Oscar Venter;James R. Allan;Scott C. Atkinson;Scott C. Atkinson

  • Avian response to landscape pattern: The role of species' life histories

    Andrew J. Hansen;Dean L. Urban

  • Rates and drivers of rural residential development in the Greater Yellowstone

    Patricia H. Gude;Andrew J. Hansen;Ray Rasker;Bruce Maxwell

  • Bird Habitat Relationships in Natural and Managed Forests in the West Cascades of Oregon

    Andrew J. Hansen;William C. McComb;Robyn Vega;Martin G. Raphael

  • Biophysical Factors, Land Use, and Species Viability in and around Nature Reserves

    Andrew J. Hansen;Jay J. Rotella

  • Fuzzy k-means classification of topo-climatic data as an aid to forest mapping in the Greater Yellowstone Area, USA

    Peter A. Burrough;John P. Wilson;Pauline F.M. van Gaans;Andrew J. Hansen

  • Tropical forests are home to over half of the world’s vertebrate species

    Rajeev Pillay;Michelle Venter;Jose Aragon-Osejo;Pamela González-del-Pliego

  • Mapping regional land cover with MODIS data for biological conservation: Examples from the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, USA and Pará State, Brazil

    K.J Wessels;R.S De Fries;J Dempewolf;L.O Anderson

  • An Approach for Managing Vertebrate Diversity Across Multiple-Use Landscapes.

    Andrew J. Hansen;Steven L. Garman;Barbara Marks;Dean L. Urban

  • ABIOTIC CONTROLS ON LONG‐TERM WINDTHROW DISTURBANCE AND TEMPERATE RAIN FOREST DYNAMICS IN SOUTHEAST ALASKA

    Marc G. Kramer;Andrew J. Hansen;Mark L. Taper;Everett J. Kissinger

  • Science Priorities for Reducing the Threat of Invasive Species to Sustainable Forestry

    Elizabeth A. Chornesky;Ann M. Bartuska;Gregory H. Aplet;Kerry O. Britton

  • Anthropogenic modification of forests means only 40% of remaining forests have high ecosystem integrity

    H. S. Grantham;A. Duncan;T. D. Evans;K. R. Jones

Frequent Co-Authors

Scott J. Goetz
Scott J. Goetz Northern Arizona University
James E. M. Watson
James E. M. Watson University of Queensland
Ruth S. DeFries
Ruth S. DeFries Columbia University
Oscar Venter
Oscar Venter University of Northern British Columbia
Rick L. Lawrence
Rick L. Lawrence Montana State University
Hugh P. Possingham
Hugh P. Possingham University of Queensland
Hedley S. Grantham
Hedley S. Grantham University of New South Wales
Robert E. Keane
Robert E. Keane US Forest Service
David M. Theobald
David M. Theobald Colorado State University
Jay J. Rotella
Jay J. Rotella Montana State University

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