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Caroline E. R. Lehmann

Caroline E. R. Lehmann

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
45
Citations
10073
World Ranking
4782
National Ranking
518

Overview

Caroline E. R. Lehmann is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom and works primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their research encompasses several interconnected subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Materials Chemistry.

Their published work covers topics such as Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, Fire effects on ecosystems, Plant and animal studies, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Genetic diversity and population structure, as well as Rangeland and Wildlife Management.

Some of the recent papers authored or coauthored by Lehmann include the following:

  • A function-based typology for Earth's ecosystems (2022, Nature)
  • Woody plant encroachment intensifies under climate change across tundra and savanna biomes (2020, Global Ecology and Biogeography)
  • Madagascar's extraordinary biodiversity: Threats and opportunities (2022, Science)
  • Madagascar's extraordinary biodiversity: Evolution, distribution, and use (2022, Science)
  • Fire and grazing determined grasslands of central Madagascar represent ancient assemblages (2020, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences)

Frequent coauthors with whom Lehmann has collaborated include:

  • Maria S. Vorontsova
  • Justin Moat
  • Leanne N. Phelps
  • Jan Hackel
  • Hélène Ralimanana

Lehmann's publications appear regularly in venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), UEF eRepo (University of Eastern Finland), Plants People Planet, Biotropica, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Best Publications

  • Defining pyromes and global syndromes of fire regimes

    Sally Archibald;Sally Archibald;Caroline E. R. Lehmann;Jose L. Gómez-Dans;Ross A. Bradstock

  • Savanna Vegetation-Fire-Climate Relationships Differ Among Continents

    Caroline E. R. Lehmann;Caroline E. R. Lehmann;T. Michael Anderson;Mahesh Sankaran;Mahesh Sankaran;Steven I. Higgins;Steven I. Higgins

  • Savanna woody encroachment is widespread across three continents

    Nicola Stevens;Caroline E. R. Lehmann;Brett P. Murphy;Giselda Durigan

  • Tropical grassy biomes: misunderstood, neglected, and under threat

    Catherine L. Parr;Caroline E.R. Lehmann;Caroline E.R. Lehmann;William J. Bond;William A. Hoffmann

  • Deciphering the distribution of the savanna biome

    Caroline E. R. Lehmann;Caroline E. R. Lehmann;Sally A. Archibald;William A. Hoffmann;William J. Bond

  • When is a ‘forest’ a savanna, and why does it matter?

    Jayashree Ratnam;Jayashree Ratnam;William J. Bond;Rod J. Fensham;William A. Hoffmann

  • A function-based typology for Earth’s ecosystems

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  • Comment on “The global tree restoration potential”

    Joseph W. Veldman;Julie C. Aleman;Julie C. Aleman;Swanni T. Alvarado;T. Michael Anderson

  • Biological and geophysical feedbacks with fire in the Earth system

    Sally Archibald;Sally Archibald;C. E. R. Lehmann;C. E. R. Lehmann;Claire M. Belcher;William J. Bond

  • The Trouble with Trees: Afforestation Plans for Africa.

    William J. Bond;Nicola Stevens;Guy F. Midgley;Caroline E.R. Lehmann;Caroline E.R. Lehmann;Caroline E.R. Lehmann

  • Global grass (Poaceae) success underpinned by traits facilitating colonization, persistence and habitat transformation

    H. P. Linder;Caroline E. R. Lehmann;Caroline E. R. Lehmann;Sally Archibald;Colin P. Osborne

  • Invasions: the trail behind, the path ahead, and a test of a disturbing idea

    Angela T Moles;Habacuc Flores-Moreno;Stephen P Bonser;David I Warton

  • Tropical savannas and dry forests.

    R. Toby Pennington;R. Toby Pennington;Caroline E.R. Lehmann;Lucy M. Rowland

  • Ecosystem services from southern African woodlands and their future under global change

    Casey M. Ryan;Rose Pritchard;Iain McNicol;Matthew Owen

  • Focus on changing fire regimes: interactions with climate, ecosystems, and society

    Brendan M Rogers;Jennifer K Balch;Scott J Goetz;Caroline E R Lehmann;Caroline E R Lehmann

  • Determinants of flammability in savanna grass species

    Kimberley J. Simpson;Brad S. Ripley;Pascal‐Antoine Christin;Claire M. Belcher

  • Woody plant encroachment intensifies under climate change across tundra and savanna biomes

    Mariana García Criado;Isla H. Myers‐Smith;Anne D. Bjorkman;Caroline E. R. Lehmann;Caroline E. R. Lehmann

  • Human impacts in African savannas are mediated by plant functional traits

    Colin P. Osborne;Tristan Charles‐Dominique;Nicola Stevens;William J. Bond

  • AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora.

    Daniel Falster;Rachael Gallagher;Rachael Gallagher;Elizabeth H. Wenk;Ian J. Wright

  • A unified framework for plant life-history strategies shaped by fire and herbivory

    Sally Archibald;Gareth P. Hempson;Caroline Lehmann;Caroline Lehmann

  • SAVANNA RESPONSES TO FERAL BUFFALO IN KAKADU NATIONAL PARK, AUSTRALIA

    Aaron M. Petty;Aaron M. Petty;Patricia A. Werner;Patricia A. Werner;Caroline E. R. Lehmann;Jan E. Riley

Frequent Co-Authors

Sally Archibald
Sally Archibald University of the Witwatersrand
William J. Bond
William J. Bond University of Cape Town
Colin P. Osborne
Colin P. Osborne University of Sheffield
R. Toby Pennington
R. Toby Pennington University of Exeter
William A. Hoffmann
William A. Hoffmann North Carolina State University
Mahesh Sankaran
Mahesh Sankaran University of Leeds
Christopher J. Still
Christopher J. Still Oregon State University
David M. J. S. Bowman
David M. J. S. Bowman University of Tasmania
Catherine L. Parr
Catherine L. Parr University of Liverpool
Kyle G. Dexter
Kyle G. Dexter University of Edinburgh

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