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50
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3789
National Ranking
1326

Overview

Bernd Blossey is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with significant contributions to agricultural and biological sciences. Their academic work spans multiple subfields including ecology, nature and landscape conservation, insect science, global and planetary change, and ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics.

The main topics covered throughout their career include:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Biological Control of Invasive Species
  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Plant and Animal Studies
  • Forest Insect Ecology and Management

Bernd Blossey has published extensively in prominent scientific venues. They have multiple papers in:

  • Frontiers in Conservation Science
  • Biological Invasions
  • Ecosphere
  • Ecology Letters
  • Biological Control

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Differential and interacting impacts of invasive plants and white-tailed deer in eastern U.S. forests" (2021), published in Biological Invasions
  • "Residence time determines invasiveness and performance of garlic mustard ( Alliaria petiolata ) in North America" (2020), published in Ecology Letters
  • "Myths, Wishful Thinking, and Accountability in Predator Conservation and Management in the United States" (2022), published in Frontiers in Conservation Science
  • "Successful Deer Management in Scotland Requires Less Conflict Not More" (2021), published in Frontiers in Conservation Science
  • "Where have all the flowers gone? A call for federal leadership in deer management in the United States" (2024), published in Frontiers in Conservation Science

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Bernd Blossey include:

  • Andrea Dávalos
  • Victoria Nuzzo
  • Darragh Hare
  • Audrey Bowe
  • Stacy B. Endriss

Best Publications

  • Evolution of increased competitive ability in invasive nonindigenous plants: a hypothesis.

    Bernd Blossey;Rolf Notzold

  • Mapping where ecologists work: biases in the global distribution of terrestrial ecological observations

    Laura J Martin;Bernd Blossey;Erle Ellis

  • Global distribution of earthworm diversity

    Helen R P Phillips;Carlos A Guerra;Marie L C Bartz;Maria J I Briones

  • Belowground herbivory by insects: influence on plants and aboveground herbivores.

    Bernd Blossey;Tamaru R. Hunt-Joshi

  • Introduced species as evolutionary traps

    Martin A. Schlaepfer;Paul W. Sherman;Bernd Blossey;Michael C. Runge

  • Before, During and After: The Need for Long-term Monitoring in Invasive Plant Species Management

    Bernd Blossey

  • Classical biological control for the protection of natural ecosystems

    R. G. Van Driesche;R. I. Carruthers;M. S. Hoddle

  • Biological control of invasive plants in the Eastern United States.

    R. Van Driesche;B. Blossey;M. Hoddle;S. Lyon

  • Impact and management of purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) in North America.

    Bernd Blossey;Luke C. Skinner;Janith Taylor

  • Biological Control of Purple LoosestrifeA case for using insects as control agents, after rigorous screening, and for integrating release strategies with research

    Richard A. Malecki;Bernd Blossey;Stephen D. Hight;Dieter Schroeder

  • Earthworm invasion as the driving force behind plant invasion and community change in northeastern North American forests.

    Victoria A. Nuzzo;John C. Maerz;Bernd Blossey

  • Potential for Biological Control of Phragmites australis in North America

    Lisa Tewksbury;Richard Casagrande;Bernd Blossey;Patrick Häfliger

  • The unseen invaders: introduced earthworms as drivers of change in plant communities in North American forests (a meta-analysis)

    Dylan Craven;Madhav P. Thakur;Erin K. Cameron;Erin K. Cameron;Lee E. Frelich

  • Green Frogs Show Reduced Foraging Success in Habitats Invaded by Japanese knotweed

    John C. Maerz;Bernd Blossey;Victoria Nuzzo

  • The Runaway Weed: Costs and Failures of Phragmites australis Management in the USA

    Laura J. Martin;Bernd Blossey

  • Establishment of insect biological control agents from Europe against Lythrum salicaria in North America

    Stephen D. Hight;Bernd Blossey;John Laing;Rosemarie Declerck-Floate

  • Can secondary compounds of an invasive plant affect larval amphibians

    J. C. Maerz;C. J. Brown;C. T. Chapin;B. Blossey

  • Declines in Woodland Salamander Abundance Associated with Non‐Native Earthworm and Plant Invasions

    John C. Maerz;Victoria A. Nuzzo;Bernd Blossey

  • DEMOGRAPHIC MODELS INFORM SELECTION OF BIOCONTROL AGENTS FOR GARLIC MUSTARD (ALLIARIA PETIOLATA)

    Adam S. Davis;Douglas A. Landis;Victoria Nuzzo;Bernd Blossey

  • Host Specificity and Environmental Impact of Two Leaf Beetles (Galerucella calmariensis and G. pusilla) for Biological Control of Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)I

    Bernd Blossey;Dieter Schroeder;Stephen D. Hight;Richard A. Malecki

  • COMMENTARY Potential for Biological Control of Phragmites australis in North America

    Lisa Tewksbury;Richard Casagrande;Bernd Blossey

Frequent Co-Authors

John C. Maerz
John C. Maerz University of Georgia
Jianqing Ding
Jianqing Ding Henan University
Nico Eisenhauer
Nico Eisenhauer Leipzig University
Scott R. Loss
Scott R. Loss Oklahoma State University
Olga Ferlian
Olga Ferlian Leipzig University
Madhav P. Thakur
Madhav P. Thakur University of Bern
Gerardo Moreno
Gerardo Moreno University of Extremadura
Matthias C. Rillig
Matthias C. Rillig Freie Universität Berlin
Joann K. Whalen
Joann K. Whalen McGill University
Eric Blanchart
Eric Blanchart University of Montpellier

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