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Overview

Dirk S. Schmeller is affiliated with the National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse in France and specializes in Environmental Science, with a focus on topics such as Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Ecological Modeling, Pollution, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

The scientist's research addresses multiple areas related to biodiversity, ecosystem health, and pathogen dynamics. Their work covers main topics including Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Zoonotic Diseases and Public Health, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, and Plant and Animal Studies.

Dirk S. Schmeller has contributed to several peer-reviewed papers, with notable recent publications including:

  • Biodiversity loss, emerging pathogens and human health risks, 2020, Biodiversity and Conservation
  • Scientists' warning of threats to mountains, 2022, The Science of The Total Environment

In addition to their own authored works, coauthors frequently collaborating with Dirk S. Schmeller include Adeline Loyau, Hugo Sentenac, Matthew C. Fisher, Oliver Machate, and Peter Bridgewater.

Publication venues where Schmeller frequently publishes research include Biodiversity and Conservation, The Science of The Total Environment, Nature Ecology & Evolution, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Best Publications

  • Recent Asian origin of chytrid fungi causing global amphibian declines

    Simon J. O’Hanlon;Adrien Rieux;Rhys A. Farrer;Gonçalo M. Rosa;Gonçalo M. Rosa

  • Essential biodiversity variables for mapping and monitoring species populations

    Walter Jetz;Melodie A. McGeoch;Robert Guralnick;Simon Ferrier

  • Advantages of Volunteer-Based Biodiversity Monitoring in Europe

    Dirk S. Schmeller;Dirk S. Schmeller;Pierre Yves Henry;Romain Julliard;Bernd Gruber

  • Framing the concept of satellite remote sensing essential biodiversity variables: challenges and future directions

    Nathalie Pettorelli;Martin Wegmann;Martin Wegmann;Andrew Skidmore;Sander Mucher

  • Global biodiversity monitoring: From data sources to Essential Biodiversity Variables

    Vânia Proença;Laura Jane Martin;Henrique Miguel Pereira;Henrique Miguel Pereira;Miguel Fernandez

  • Building essential biodiversity variables (EBVs) of species distribution and abundance at a global scale.

    W. Daniel Kissling;Jorge A. Ahumada;Anne Bowser;Miguel Fernandez;Miguel Fernandez

  • Evolution of Sex-Biased Dispersal.

    Audrey Trochet;Elodie A Courtois;Virginie M Stevens;Michel Baguette

  • Factors driving pathogenicity vs. prevalence of amphibian panzootic chytridiomycosis in Iberia

    Susan F. Walker;Jaime Bosch;Virgilio Gomez;Trenton W. J. Garner

  • The next generation of site-based long-term ecological monitoring: Linking essential biodiversity variables and ecosystem integrity.

    Peter Haase;Peter Haase;Jonathan D. Tonkin;Stefan Stoll;Benjamin Burkhard

  • Bridging the gap between biodiversity data and policy reporting needs: An Essential Biodiversity Variables perspective

    Ilse R. Geijzendorffer;Eugenie C. Regan;Henrique M. Pereira;Lluis Brotons

  • Integrating chytrid fungal parasites into plankton ecology: research gaps and needs

    Thijs Frenken;Elisabet Alacid;Stella A. Berger;Elizabeth C. Bourne

  • Building essential biodiversity variables(EBVs) of species distribution and abundanceat a global scale

    W. Daniel Kissling;Jorge A. Ahumada;Anne Bowser;Miguel Fernández

  • Building capacity in biodiversity monitoring at the global scale

    Dirk S Schmeller;Dirk S Schmeller;Monika Böhm;Christos Arvanitidis;Shannon Barber-Meyer;Shannon Barber-Meyer

  • Biodiversity loss, emerging pathogens and human health risks.

    Dirk S. Schmeller;Franck Courchamp;Gerry Killeen

  • Setting temporal baselines for biodiversity: the limits of available monitoring data for capturing the full impact of anthropogenic pressures

    Jean-Baptiste Mihoub;Jean-Baptiste Mihoub;Klaus Henle;Nicolas Titeux;Lluís Brotons

  • High degree of population subdivision in a widespread amphibian.

    Jukka U. Palo;Dirk S. Schmeller;Anssi Laurila;Craig R. Primmer

  • People, pollution and pathogens – Global change impacts in mountain freshwater ecosystems

    Dirk S Schmeller;Adeline Loyau;Kunshan Bao;Werner Brack

  • Integrating ongoing biodiversity monitoring: potential benefits and methods

    Pierre Yves Henry;Szabolcs Lengyel;Piotr Nowicki;Romain Julliard

  • A global biodiversity observing system to unite monitoring and guide action

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  • Microscopic aquatic predators strongly affect infection dynamics of a globally emerged pathogen.

    Dirk S. Schmeller;Dirk S. Schmeller;Dirk S. Schmeller;Mark Blooi;An Martel;Trenton W.J. Garner

  • Environmental Factors and Host Microbiomes Shape Host-Pathogen Dynamics.

    Adriana P. Bernardo-Cravo;Adriana P. Bernardo-Cravo;Dirk S. Schmeller;Antonis Chatzinotas;Antonis Chatzinotas;Vance T. Vredenburg

  • National responsibilities in European species conservation: a methodological review.

    Dirk S. Schmeller;Dirk S. Schmeller;Bernd Gruber;Eduardas Budrys;Erik Framsted

Frequent Co-Authors

Klaus Henle
Klaus Henle Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Matthew C. Fisher
Matthew C. Fisher Imperial College London
An Martel
An Martel Ghent University
Michael Veith
Michael Veith University of Trier
Frank Pasmans
Frank Pasmans Ghent University
Henrique M. Pereira
Henrique M. Pereira Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Trenton W. J. Garner
Trenton W. J. Garner Zoological Society of London
Eren Turak
Eren Turak Office of Environment and Heritage
Peter Haase
Peter Haase University of Duisburg-Essen
Benedikt R. Schmidt
Benedikt R. Schmidt University of Zurich

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