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Brian Leung is affiliated with McGill University in Canada, focusing their research on environmental science with a strong emphasis on ecology and related subfields. Their work spans multiple dimensions of ecological science, including ecological modeling, global and planetary change, and nature and landscape conservation.

Their main fields of study and research topics include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Ecology
  • Ecological Modeling
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Brian Leung's research addresses a variety of ecological and environmental topics, with key focuses on species distribution and climate change, forest insect ecology and management, and wildlife ecology and conservation. Other important topics they cover in their research include ecology and vegetation dynamics, plant and animal studies, conservation, biodiversity, resource management, and biological control of invasive species.

  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Forest Insect Ecology and Management
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Plant and Animal Studies
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Biological Control of Invasive Species

The scientist has contributed to a variety of research publications, with frequent appearances in several prominent venues. They have published extensively in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature, Nature Ecology & Evolution, Biological Invasions, and Research Square.

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Biological Invasions
  • Research Square (Research Square)

Among Brian Leung's recent papers are:

  • "Drivers of future alien species impacts: An expert-based assessment" (2020, Global Change Biology)
  • "Clustered versus catastrophic global vertebrate declines" (2020, Nature)
  • "Managing biological invasions: the cost of inaction" (2022, Biological Invasions)
  • "A global biodiversity observing system to unite monitoring and guide action" (2023, Nature Ecology & Evolution)
  • "Economic costs of biological invasions within North America" (2021, NeoBiota)

Collaborative work is an important aspect of their career. Frequent co-authors include Franck Courchamp, Guillaume Latombe, Franz Essl, Bernd Lenzner, and Melina Kourantidou, each contributing significantly to interdisciplinary research efforts.

  • Franck Courchamp
  • Guillaume Latombe
  • Franz Essl
  • Bernd Lenzner
  • Melina Kourantidou

Best Publications

  • Biological invasions: recommendations for U.S. policy and management.

    David M. Lodge;Susan Williams;Hugh J. MacIsaac;Keith R. Hayes

  • An ounce of prevention or a pound of cure: bioeconomic risk analysis of invasive species

    Brian Leung;David M. Lodge;David Finnoff;Jason F. Shogren

  • Economic impacts of non-native forest insects in the continental United States.

    Juliann E. Aukema;Brian Leung;Kent Kovacs;Corey Chivers

  • Marine invasive species: validation of citizen science and implications for national monitoring networks

    David G. Delaney;Corinne D. Sperling;Christiaan S. Adams;Brian Leung

  • Fluctuating Asymmetry as a Bioindicator of Stress: Comparing Efficacy of Analyses Involving Multiple Traits.

    Brian Leung;Mark R. Forbes;David Houle

  • A quantitative synthesis of the importance of variables used in MaxEnt species distribution models

    Johanna Bradie;Johanna Bradie;Brian Leung

  • Global forecasts of shipping traffic and biological invasions to 2050

    Anthony Sardain;Erik Sardain;Brian Leung

  • Nonnative forest insects and pathogens in the United States: Impacts and policy options.

    Gary M. Lovett;Marissa S. Weiss;Andrew M. Liebhold;Thomas P. Holmes

  • TEASIng apart alien species risk assessments: a framework for best practices

    Brian Leung;Nuria Roura-Pascual;Sven Bacher;Jaakko Heikkilä

  • PREDICTING INVASIONS: PROPAGULE PRESSURE AND THE GRAVITY OF ALLEE EFFECTS

    Brian Leung;John M. Drake;David M. Lodge

  • Take a risk: preferring prevention over control of biological invaders.

    David Finnoff;Jason F. Shogren;Brian Leung;David Lodge

  • When pets become pests: the role of the exotic pet trade in producing invasive vertebrate animals

    Julie L. Lockwood;Dustin J. Welbourne;Christina M. Romagosa;Phillip Cassey

  • Modelling local and long-distance dispersal of invasive emerald ash borer Agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera) in North America

    Jim R. Muirhead;Brian Leung;Colin van Overdijk;David W. Kelly

  • Mayr, Dobzhansky, and Bush and the complexities of sympatric speciation in Rhagoletis.

    Jeffrey L. Feder;Xianfa Xie;Juan Rull;Sebastian Velez

  • Fluctuating asymmetry in relation to stress and fitness: Effects of trait type as revealed by meta-analysis

    Brian Leung;Mark R. Forbes

  • Drivers of future alien species impacts: An expert-based assessment.

    Franz Essl;Franz Essl;Bernd Lenzner;Sven Bacher;Sarah Bailey

  • Is invasion history a useful tool for predicting the impacts of the world's worst aquatic invasive species?

    Stefanie A. Kulhanek;Anthony Ricciardi;Brian Leung

  • Using ecological niche models to predict the abundance and impact of invasive species: application to the common carp

    Stefanie A. Kulhanek;Brian Leung;Anthony Ricciardi

  • Quantifying invasion pathways: fish introductions from the aquarium trade

    Erin GertzenE. Gertzen;Oriana FamiliarO. Familiar;Brian LeungB. Leung

  • Hull fouling as an invasion vector: can simple models explain a complex problem?

    Francisco Sylvester;Francisco Sylvester;Odion Kalaci;Brian Leung;Anaïs Lacoursière-Roussel

  • Boats, Pathways, and Aquatic Biological Invasions: Estimating Dispersal Potential with Gravity Models

    Brian Leung;Jonathan M. Bossenbroek;David M. Lodge

Frequent Co-Authors

Franz Essl
Franz Essl University of Vienna
Ingolf Kühn
Ingolf Kühn Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Jonathan M. Jeschke
Jonathan M. Jeschke Freie Universität Berlin
David M. Lodge
David M. Lodge Cornell University
Mark R. Forbes
Mark R. Forbes Carleton University
Andrew M. Liebhold
Andrew M. Liebhold Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Hanno Seebens
Hanno Seebens Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre
Sven Bacher
Sven Bacher University of Fribourg
Stefan Dullinger
Stefan Dullinger University of Vienna
Jason F. Shogren
Jason F. Shogren University of Wyoming

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