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Overview

Andrew R. Watkinson is a researcher affiliated with the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom. Their work spans multiple fields within environmental and biological sciences, with a particular emphasis on ecology and related subfields.

The primary areas of study for Andrew R. Watkinson include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

More specific subfields of research encompass:

  • Ecology
  • Plant Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Oceanography
  • Ecological Modeling

The research topics frequently addressed in Andrew R. Watkinson's work include:

  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis

The scientist has contributed to recent scholarly literature with work published in recognized venues. Notable papers include:

  • Regional models of the influence of human disturbance and habitat quality on the distribution of breeding territories of common ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula and Eurasian oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus, 2021, published in Global Ecology and Conservation
  • John Lander Harper. 27 May 1925-22 March 2009, 2021, published in Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society

Collaborative research features a group of frequent coauthors, reflecting interdisciplinary and multi-institutional efforts. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Jennifer A. Gill
  • William F. Precht
  • Richard B. Aronson
  • Toby Gardner
  • Julie P. Hawkins

Andrew R. Watkinson's publications have appeared primarily in venues such as:

  • Global Ecology and Conservation
  • Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society

Best Publications

  • Long-Term Region-Wide Declines in Caribbean Corals

    Toby A. Gardner;Toby A. Gardner;Isabelle M. Côté;Jennifer A. Gill;Jennifer A. Gill;Alastair Grant

  • Flattening of Caribbean coral reefs: region-wide declines in architectural complexity

    Lorenzo Alvarez-Filip;Nicholas K. Dulvy;Jennifer A. Gill;Jennifer A. Gill;Isabelle M. Côté

  • Dynamics of shrub encroachment in an African savanna: relative influences of fire, herbivory, rainfall and density dependence

    K.G. Roques;T.G. O'Connor;A.R. Watkinson

  • Horizon scan of global conservation issues for 2011

    William J. Sutherland;Rosalind Aveling;Thomas M. Brooks;Mick Clout

  • Multi-functionality and biodiversity in arbuscular mycorrhizas

    K.K. Newsham;A.H. Fitter;A.R. Watkinson

  • Arbuscular mycorrhiza protect an annual grass from root pathogenic fungi in the field.

    K. K. Newsham;A. H. Fitter;A. R. Watkinson

  • One Hundred Questions of Importance to the Conservation of Global Biological Diversity

    W.J. Sutherland;W.M. Adams;R.B. Aronson;R. Aveling

  • The identification of 100 ecological questions of high policy relevance in the UK

    William J. Sutherland;Susan Armstrong-Brown;Paul R. Armsworth;Brereton Tom

  • Biological invasion risks and the public good: an economic perspective

    Charles Perrings;Mark Williamson;Edward B. Barbier;Doriana Delfino

  • HURRICANES AND CARIBBEAN CORAL REEFS: IMPACTS, RECOVERY PATTERNS, AND ROLE IN LONG‐TERM DECLINE

    Toby A. Gardner;Toby A. Gardner;Isabelle M. Côté;Jennifer A. Gill;Jennifer A. Gill;Alastair Grant

  • A method to quantify the effects of human disturbance on animal populations

    Jennifer A. Gill;William J. Sutherland;Andrew R. Watkinson

  • Sources, sinks and pseudo-sinks

    Andrew R. Watkinson;William J. Sutherland

  • Demographic threats to the sustainability of Brazil nut exploitation.

    Carlos A. Peres;Claudia Baider;Pieter A. Zuidema;Lúcia H. O. Wadt

  • Large-scale spatial dynamics of plants: metapopulations, regional ensembles and patchy populations

    R. P. Freckleton;A. R. Watkinson;A. R. Watkinson

  • Density-dependence in single-species populations of plants

    A.R. Watkinson

  • Predicting the Impact of Sea‐Level Rise on Caribbean Sea Turtle Nesting Habitat

    Marianne R. Fish;Isabelle M. Côté;Jennifer A. Gill;Andrew P. Jones

  • UK National Ecosystem Assessment:understanding nature's value to society. Synthesis of key findings

    R. Watson;S. Albon;R. Aspinall;M. Austen

  • Census error and the detection of density dependence.

    Robert P. Freckleton;Andrew R. Watkinson;Rhys E. Green;William J. Sutherland

  • Island-specific preferences of tourists for environmental features: implications of climate change for tourism-dependent states.

    Maria C. Uyarra;Isabelle M. Côté;Jennifer A. Gill;Rob R.T. Tinch

  • UK National Ecosystem Assessment:Technical report

    R Watson;S Albon;R Aspinall;M Austen

Frequent Co-Authors

William J. Sutherland
William J. Sutherland University of Cambridge
Jennifer A. Gill
Jennifer A. Gill University of East Anglia
Robert P. Freckleton
Robert P. Freckleton University of Sheffield
Isabelle M. Côté
Isabelle M. Côté Simon Fraser University
Robert J. Nicholls
Robert J. Nicholls University of East Anglia
Les G. Firbank
Les G. Firbank University of Leeds
Jim W. Hall
Jim W. Hall University of Oxford
Peter Stansby
Peter Stansby University of Manchester
Richard Dawson
Richard Dawson Newcastle University
Alastair Fitter
Alastair Fitter University of York

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