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32
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17381
World Ranking
7979
National Ranking
780

Overview

Colin J. McClean is affiliated with the University of York in the United Kingdom and specializes in Environmental Science with a focus on Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, and Nature and Landscape Conservation. Their research spans areas including Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, Oil Palm Production and Sustainability, Urban Green Space and Health, as well as Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies.

The scientist's recent publications cover a diverse range of topics involving environmental restoration, ecological quality, and conservation practices. Notable papers include:

  • Smallholder perceptions of land restoration activities: rewetting tropical peatland oil palm areas in Sumatra, Indonesia (2020) published in Regional Environmental Change
  • The importance of ecological quality of public green and blue spaces for subjective well-being (2022) published in Landscape and Urban Planning
  • Wading through the swamp: what does tropical peatland restoration mean to national-level stakeholders in Indonesia? (2020) published in Restoration Ecology
  • Characteristics of shallow and mesophotic environments of the Pemba Channel, Tanzania: Implications for management and conservation (2020) published in Ocean & Coastal Management
  • Conservation set-asides improve carbon storage and support associated plant diversity in certified sustainable oil palm plantations (2020) published in Biological Conservation

Colin's frequent co-authors include Jane K. Hill, Bryce D. Stewart, Piran C. L. White, Jennifer M. Lucey, and Jenny A. Hodgson. This collaboration network highlights consistent partnerships in their research endeavors.

The scientist regularly publishes in journals such as Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Landscape and Urban Planning, Regional Environmental Change, and Restoration Ecology.

Their subfields of study emphasize Ecology with 16 publications, followed by Global and Planetary Change and Nature and Landscape Conservation. Additional focused areas include Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Plant Science.

Best Publications

  • Collinearity: a review of methods to deal with it and a simulation study evaluating their performance

    Carsten F. Dormann;Jane Elith;Sven Bacher;Carsten Buchmann

  • Marine biodiversity hotspots and conservation priorities for tropical reefs

    Callum M. Roberts;Callum M. Roberts;Colin J. McClean;John E. N. Veron;Julie P. Hawkins

  • Model-based uncertainty in species range prediction

    Richard G. Pearson;Wilfried Thuiller;Miguel B. Araújo;Miguel B. Araújo;Enrique Martinez-Meyer

  • The worldwide costs of marine protected areas

    Andrew Balmford;Pippa Gravestock;Neal Hockley;Colin J. McClean

  • Predicting impacts of climate change on Fasciola hepatica risk.

    Naomi J. Fox;Naomi J. Fox;Piran C. L. White;Colin J. McClean;Glenn Marion

  • African plant diversity and climate change

    Colin J. Mcclean;Jon. C. Lovett;Wolfgang KüPER;Lee Hannah

  • Human-ignited wildfire patterns and responses to policy shifts

    M.L. Chas-Amil;J.P. Prestemon;C.J. McClean;J. Touza

  • Delimiting tropical mountain ecoregions for conservation

    Philip J. Platts;Neil D. Burgess;Roy E. Gereau;Jon C. Lovett

  • Modelling and mapping spatial heterogeneity in forest recreation services

    Mette Termansen;Colin J. McClean;Frank Søndergaard Jensen

  • Major gaps in the distribution of protected areas for threatened and narrow range Afrotropical plants

    Neil Burgess;Wolfgang KÜper;Jens Mutke;Joanna Brown

  • The use of genetic algorithms and Bayesian classification to model species distributions

    Mette Termansen;Colin J. McClean;Christopher D. Preston

  • Protected areas in Borneo may fail to conserve tropical forest biodiversity under climate change

    Sarah A. Scriven;Jenny A. Hodgson;Colin J. McClean;Jane K. Hill

  • Between‐observer variation in the application of a standard method of habitat mapping by environmental consultants in the UK

    Andrew Cherrill;Colin McClean

  • The reliability of ‘Phase 1’ habitat mapping in the UK: the extent and types of observer bias

    Andrew Cherrill;Colin McClean

  • Atmospheric nitrogen deposition explains patterns of plant species loss

    Colin J. McCLEAN;Leon J. L. van den Berg;Leon J. L. van den Berg;Mike R. Ashmore;Chris D. Preston

  • Predicting tree distributions in an East African biodiversity hotspot: model selection, data bias and envelope uncertainty

    Philip J. Platts;Colin J. McClean;Jon C. Lovett;Rob Marchant

  • An investigation of uncertainty in field habitat mapping and the implications for detecting land cover change

    Andrew Cherrill;Colin McClean

  • Factors affecting the success of an otter (Lutra lutra) reinforcement programme, as identified by post-translocation monitoring

    Piran C.L. White;Colin J. McClean;Gordon L. Woodroffe

  • Can distribution models help refine inventory-based estimates of conservation priority? A case study in the Eastern Arc forests of Tanzania and Kenya

    Philip J. Platts;Antje Ahrends;Roy E. Gereau;Colin J. McClean

  • Mapping regional risks from climate change for rainfed rice cultivation in India

    Kuntal Singh;Colin J. McClean;Patrick Büker;Sue E. Hartley

  • Predicting the distributions of plant species at the regional scale: a hierarchical matrix model.

    A. J. Cherrill;C. McClean;P. Watson;K. Tucker

Frequent Co-Authors

Jane K. Hill
Jane K. Hill University of York
Malcolm S. Cresser
Malcolm S. Cresser University of York
Jon C. Lovett
Jon C. Lovett University of Leeds
Callum M. Roberts
Callum M. Roberts University of Exeter
Kathryn E. Arnold
Kathryn E. Arnold University of York
Mette Termansen
Mette Termansen University of Copenhagen
Alistair B.A. Boxall
Alistair B.A. Boxall University of York
Rob Marchant
Rob Marchant University of York
Keith C. Hamer
Keith C. Hamer University of Leeds
Lindsay C. Stringer
Lindsay C. Stringer University of York

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