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Charles M. Francis

Charles M. Francis

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
48
Citations
13826
World Ranking
4130
National Ranking
284

Overview

Charles M. Francis is affiliated with the Government of Canada in Canada. Their research focuses extensively on environmental science with a significant emphasis on ecology, ecological modeling, and global and planetary change. Specific areas of study include ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, and molecular biology.

Their main research topics cover species distribution and climate change, wildlife ecology and conservation, avian ecology and behavior, bat biology and ecology studies, marine animal studies, environmental DNA in biodiversity studies, as well as rangeland and wildlife management.

Charles M. Francis has contributed to several recent publications spanning multiple journals and years:

  • Expert range maps of global mammal distributions harmonised to three taxonomic authorities, 2022, Journal of Biogeography
  • Bridging research and practice in conservation, 2021, Conservation Biology
  • Key information needs to move from knowledge to action for biodiversity conservation in Canada, 2021, Biological Conservation
  • Accelerating declines of North America's shorebirds signal the need for urgent conservation action, 2023, Ornithological Applications
  • NABat: A top-down, bottom-up solution to collaborative continental-scale monitoring, 2021, AMBIO

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Charles M. Francis include Adam C. Smith, Steven L. Van Wilgenburg, Joaquín Arroyo-Cabrales, Rachel T. Buxton, and Lenore Fahrig. These partnerships indicate active engagement in multi-author research projects across related fields.

The scientist's work appears regularly in several publication venues, with the highest number of publications recorded in:

  • Avian Conservation and Ecology (4 publications)
  • Ornithological Applications (3 publications)
  • Journal of Biogeography
  • Conservation Biology
  • Biological Conservation

Best Publications

  • Identification of Birds through DNA Barcodes

    Paul D. N Hebert;Mark Y Stoeckle;Tyler S Zemlak;Charles M Francis

  • Comprehensive DNA barcode coverage of North American birds.

    Kevin C. R. Kerr;Mark Y. Stoeckle;Carla J. Dove;Lee A. Weigt

  • The influence of climate on the timing and rate of spring bird migration.

    Peter P. Marra;Charles M. Francis;Charles M. Francis;Robert S. Mulvihill;Frank R. Moore

  • Travelling through a warming world: climate change and migratory species.

    Robert A. Robinson;Humphrey Q. P. Crick;Jennifer A. Learmonth;Ilya M. D. Maclean

  • A field guide to the mammals of Borneo

    Junaidi Payne;Charles M. Francis;Karen Phillipps

  • Role of migratory birds in introduction and range expansion of Ixodes scapularis ticks and of Borrelia burgdorferi and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Canada

    N H Ogden;N H Ogden;L R Lindsay;K Hanincová;I K Barker

  • The motus wildlife tracking system: A collaborative research network to enhance the understanding of wildlife movement

    Philip D. Taylor;Tara L. Crewe;Stuart A. Mackenzie;Denis Lepage

  • Confronting collinearity: comparing methods for disentangling the effects of habitat loss and fragmentation

    Adam C. Smith;Nicola Koper;Charles M. Francis;Lenore Fahrig

  • The role of DNA barcodes in understanding and conservation of mammal diversity in southeast Asia.

    Charles M. Francis;Alex V. Borisenko;Natalia V. Ivanova;Judith L. Eger

  • Risk maps for range expansion of the Lyme disease vector, Ixodes scapularis, in Canada now and with climate change

    Nicholas H Ogden;Nicholas H Ogden;Laurie St-Onge;Ian K Barker;Stéphanie Brazeau

  • Landscape size affects the relative importance of habitat amount, habitat fragmentation, and matrix quality on forest birds

    Adam C. Smith;Lenore Fahrig;Charles M. Francis

  • Differential Timing of Spring Migration in Wood Warblers (Parulinae)

    Charles M. Francis;Fred Cooke

  • A field guide to the mammals of South-East Asia

    Charles M. Francis;Priscilla Barrett

  • Molecular phylogenetic reconstructions identify East Asia as the cradle for the evolution of the cosmopolitan genus Myotis (Mammalia, Chiroptera)

    Manuel Ruedi;Benoît Stadelmann;Benoît Stadelmann;Yann Gager;Emmanuel J.P. Douzery;Emmanuel J.P. Douzery

  • A plan for the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat)

    Susan C. Loeb;Thomas J. Rodhouse;Laura E. Ellison;Cori L. Lausen

  • A Comparison of Mist Nets and Two Designs of Harp Traps for Capturing Bats

    Charles M. Francis

  • Long-Term Changes in Survival Rates of Lesser Snow Geese

    Charles M. Francis;Miriam H. Richards;Fred Cooke;Robert F. Rockwell

  • Species richness in an insectivorous bat assemblage from Malaysia

    Tigga Kingston;Charles M. Francis;Zubaid Akbar;Thomas H. Kunz

  • Computer‐automated bird detection and counts in high‐resolution aerial images: a review

    Dominique Chabot;Charles M. Francis

  • Expert range maps of global mammal distributions harmonised to three taxonomic authorities

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  • The effects of light characteristics on avian mortality at lighthouses

    Jason Jones;Charles M. Francis

Frequent Co-Authors

Fred Cooke
Fred Cooke Simon Fraser University
Nicholas H. Ogden
Nicholas H. Ogden Public Health Agency of Canada
Lenore Fahrig
Lenore Fahrig Carleton University
Philip D. Taylor
Philip D. Taylor Acadia University
Ian K. Barker
Ian K. Barker University of Guelph
Paul D. N. Hebert
Paul D. N. Hebert University of Guelph
Robert F. Rockwell
Robert F. Rockwell American Museum of Natural History
Thomas H. Kunz
Thomas H. Kunz Boston University
John R. Sauer
John R. Sauer United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Patrick Christie
Patrick Christie University of Washington

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