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Colleen L. Seymour

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
36
Citations
8931
World Ranking
7007
National Ranking
81

Colleen L. Seymour publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Colleen L. Seymour sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 105 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Colleen L. Seymour D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Colleen L. Seymour sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Colleen L. Seymour is affiliated with the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with an emphasis on conservation, ecology, and plant science.

The main fields of study for Seymour include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Within these fields, their work spans several subfields such as:

  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Ecology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Plant Science
  • Genetics

Seymour's research covers key topics including:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Seymour include:

  • "A global-scale expert assessment of drivers and risks associated with pollinator decline" (2021, Nature Ecology & Evolution)
  • "Global trends in the number and diversity of managed pollinator species" (2021, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment)
  • "Global priorities of environmental issues to combat food insecurity and biodiversity loss" (2020, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • "Caught on camera: The impacts of urban domestic cats on wild prey in an African city and neighbouring protected areas" (2020, Global Ecology and Conservation)
  • "On-farm experiences shape farmer knowledge, perceptions of pollinators, and management practices" (2021, Global Ecology and Conservation)

Seymour has contributed to book publications including:

  • "Sustainable use and conservation of invertebrate pollinators" (2023, FAO eBooks)

Frequent co-authors in their work are:

  • Grant S. Joseph
  • Anina Coetzee
  • James S. Pryke
  • Andrinajoro R. Rakotoarivelo
  • Marcelo A. Aizen

Publications by Seymour often appear in the following venues:

  • Plants People Planet
  • Global Ecology and Conservation
  • Journal of Arid Environments
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment

Best Publications

  • Wild Pollinators Enhance Fruit Set of Crops Regardless of Honey Bee Abundance

    Lucas A Garibaldi;Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter;Rachael Winfree;Marcelo A Aizen

  • TRY plant trait database : Enhanced coverage and open access

    Jens Kattge;Gerhard Bönisch;Sandra Díaz;Sandra Lavorel

  • A global synthesis reveals biodiversity-mediated benefits for crop production

    Matteo Dainese;Emily A. Martin;Marcelo A. Aizen;Matthias Albrecht

  • A global-scale expert assessment of drivers and risks associated with pollinator decline.

    Lynn V. Dicks;Lynn V. Dicks;Tom D. Breeze;Hien T. Ngo;Deepa Senapathi

  • Pollination services decline with distance from natural habitat even in biodiversity-rich areas

    Luísa G. Carvalheiro;Colleen L. Seymour;Ruan Veldtman;Susan W. Nicolson

  • Global agricultural productivity is threatened by increasing pollinator dependence without a parallel increase in crop diversification

    Marcelo Adrian Aizen;Sebastián Aguiar;Jacobus C. Biesmeijer;Jacobus C. Biesmeijer;Lucas Alejandro Garibaldi

  • Creating patches of native flowers facilitates crop pollination in large agricultural fields: mango as a case study

    Luísa G. Carvalheiro;Colleen L. Seymour;Susan W. Nicolson;Ruan Veldtman

  • A horizon scan of future threats and opportunities for pollinators and pollination

    Mark J. F. Brown;Lynn V. Dicks;Robert J. Paxton;Katherine C R Baldock

  • Global trends in the number and diversity of managed pollinator species

    Julia Osterman;Julia Osterman;Marcelo A. Aizen;Jacobus C. Biesmeijer;Jacobus C. Biesmeijer;Jordi Bosch

  • Changes in arthropod diversity along a land use driven gradient of shrub cover in savanna rangelands: identification of suitable indicators

    Niels Blaum;Colleen Seymour;Eva Rossmanith;Monika Schwager

  • The impact of shrub encroachment on savanna bird diversity from local to regional scale

    Clélia Sirami;Colleen Seymour;Guy Midgley;Phoebe Barnard

  • A 2018 Horizon Scan of Emerging Issues for Global Conservation and Biological Diversity.

    William J. Sutherland;Stuart H.M. Butchart;Stuart H.M. Butchart;Ben Connor;Caroline Culshaw

  • Do the large termite mounds of Macrotermes concentrate micronutrients in addition to macronutrients in nutrient-poor African savannas?

    C.L. Seymour;A.V. Milewski;A.J. Mills;G.S. Joseph

  • Invasive alien plants infiltrate bird‐mediated shrub nucleation processes in arid savanna

    S. J. Milton;J. R. U. Wilson;D. M. Richardson;C. L. Seymour

  • Twenty years of rest returns grazing potential, but not palatable plant diversity, to Karoo rangeland, South Africa

    Colleen L. Seymour;Suzanne J. Milton;Grant S. Joseph;W. Richard J. Dean

  • Effects of heavy grazing on invertebrate assemblages in the Succulent Karoo, South Africa

    C.L. Seymour;W.R.J. Dean

  • A global synthesis reveals biodiversity-mediated benefits for crop production

    Matteo Dainese;Emily A. Martin;Marcelo A. Aizen;Matthias Albrecht

  • Termite mounds as islands: woody plant assemblages relative to termitarium size and soil properties

    Grant S. Joseph;Colleen L. Seymour;Graeme S. Cumming;David H.M. Cumming;David H.M. Cumming

  • Termite Mounds Increase Functional Diversity of Woody Plants in African Savannas

    Grant S. Joseph;Colleen L. Seymour;Graeme S. Cumming;David H.M. Cumming;David H.M. Cumming

  • Response of avian diversity to habitat modification can be predicted from life-history traits and ecological attributes

    Yvette C. Ehlers Smith;Yvette C. Ehlers Smith;David A. Ehlers Smith;Colleen L. Seymour;Elisa Thébault

  • The influence of changes in habitat structure on the species composition of bird assemblages in the southern Kalahari

    Colleen L. Seymour;W. R. J. Dean

  • Global priorities of environmental issues to combat food insecurity and biodiversity loss

    Laura Scherer;Jens-Christian Svenning;Jing Huang;Jing Huang;Colleen L. Seymour

  • A Review of the Impacts of Roads on Wildlife in Semi-Arid Regions

    W. Richard J. Dean;Colleen L. Seymour;Grant S. Joseph;Stefan H. Foord

Frequent Co-Authors

Luísa G. Carvalheiro
Luísa G. Carvalheiro Universidade Federal de Goiás
Graeme S. Cumming
Graeme S. Cumming University of Western Australia
Marcelo A. Aizen
Marcelo A. Aizen National University of Comahue
Lynn V. Dicks
Lynn V. Dicks University of Cambridge
Simon G. Potts
Simon G. Potts University of Reading
Lucas A. Garibaldi
Lucas A. Garibaldi National Scientific and Technical Research Council
David W. Inouye
David W. Inouye University of Maryland, College Park
Maj Rundlöf
Maj Rundlöf Lund University
Breno Magalhães Freitas
Breno Magalhães Freitas Universidade Federal do Ceará
Claire N. Spottiswoode
Claire N. Spottiswoode University of Cape Town

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Claire Kremen

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Alexandra-Maria Klein

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Andrea Holzschuh

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