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Overview

Edward L. Webb is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland and focuses research primarily within the field of Environmental Science.

The scientist's research covers diverse subfields of study, including:

  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Ecology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecological Modeling
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Main topics of their work comprise:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Oil Palm Production and Sustainability
  • Mining and Resource Management

Recent research papers authored or co-authored by Edward L. Webb include:

  • "Drivers and mechanisms of forest change in the Himalayas," 2021, published in Global Environmental Change
  • "Best practices for reporting individual identification using camera trap photographs," 2020, published in Global Ecology and Conservation
  • "Effects of climate change and land cover on the distributions of a critical tree family in the Philippines," 2021, published in Scientific Reports
  • "Tropical cyclones and island area shape species abundance distributions of local tree communities," 2020, published in Oikos
  • "Conservation beyond the existing protected area network is required to improve species and habitat representation in a global biodiversity hotspot," 2021, published in Biological Conservation

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Edward L. Webb include:

  • Jose Don T. De Alban
  • Johanness Jamaludin
  • Ferry Slik
  • L. Román Carrasco
  • Sean E. H. Pang

Publication venues where Edward L. Webb has frequently contributed are:

  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Global Ecology and Conservation
  • Scientific Reports
  • Conservation Letters
  • Forest Ecology and Management

Best Publications

  • Does REDD+ Threaten to Recentralize Forest Governance?

    Jacob Wesley Phelps;Edward L. Webb;Arun Agrawal

  • Are all intertidal wetlands naturally created equal? Bottlenecks, thresholds and knowledge gaps to mangrove and saltmarsh ecosystems

    Daniel A. Friess;Ken W. Krauss;Erik M. Horstman;Erik M. Horstman;Thorsten Balke

  • Windows of opportunity: thresholds to mangrove seedling establishment on tidal flats

    Thorsten Balke;Tjeerd J. Bouma;Erik M. Horstman;Edward L. Webb

  • Land use dynamics and landscape change pattern in a mountain watershed in Nepal

    Ambika P Gautam;Edward L Webb;Ganesh P Shivakoti;Michael A Zoebisch

  • A global standard for monitoring coastal wetland vulnerability to accelerated sea-level rise

    Edward L. Webb;Daniel A. Friess;Ken W. Krauss;Donald R. Cahoon

  • A review of forest policies, institutions, and changes in the resource condition in Nepal

    A. P. Gautam;G. P. Shivakoti;E. L. Webb

  • Carbon outcomes of major land-cover transitions in SE Asia: great uncertainties and REDD+ policy implications

    Alan D. Ziegler;Jacob Phelps;Jia Qi Yuen;Edward L. Webb

  • Agricultural intensification escalates future conservation costs

    Jacob Wesley Phelps;Luis Roman Carrasco;Edward L. Webb;Lian Pin Koh;Lian Pin Koh

  • GIS Assessment of Land Use/Land Cover Changes Associated With Community Forestry Implementation in the Middle Hills of Nepal

    Ambika P. Gautam;Edward L. Webb;Apisit Eiumnoh

  • Local people value environmental services provided by forested parks

    Navjot S. Sodhi;Navjot S. Sodhi;Tien Ming Lee;Tien Ming Lee;Cagan H. Sekercioglu;Edward L. Webb

  • Win-win REDD+ approaches belie carbon-biodiversity trade-offs

    J. Phelps;D.A. Friess;E.L. Webb

  • Biodiversity co-benefits of policies to reduce forest-carbon emissions

    Jacob Phelps;Edward L. Webb;William M. Adams

  • Tools and terms for understanding illegal wildlife trade

    Jacob Wesley Phelps;Jacob Wesley Phelps;Duan Biggs;Duan Biggs;Duan Biggs;Edward L. Webb;Edward L. Webb

  • Conservation. Boosting CITES.

    Phelps J;Webb El;Bickford D;Nijman

  • Deforestation in the Ayeyarwady Delta and the conservation implications of an internationally-engaged Myanmar

    Edward L. Webb;Nicholas R.A. Jachowski;Jacob Phelps;Daniel A. Friess

  • Forest cover change, physiography, local economy, and institutions in a mountain watershed in Nepal.

    Ambika P. Gautam;Ganesh P. Shivakoti;Edward L. Webb

  • Variability in mangrove change estimates and implications for the assessment of ecosystem service provision

    Daniel A. Friess;Edward L. Webb

  • Can Homegardens Conserve Biodiversity in Bangladesh

    Md. Enamul Kabir;Edward L. Webb

  • Phylogenetic classification of the world's tropical forests

    J. W.Ferry Slik;Janet Franklin;Víctor Arroyo-Rodríguez;Richard Field

  • What makes a ‘REDD’ country?

    J. Phelps;M.C. Guerrero;D.A. Dalabajan;B. Young

  • “Invisible” wildlife trades: Southeast Asia’s undocumented illegal trade in wild ornamental plants

    Jacob Wesley Phelps;Jacob Wesley Phelps;Edward L. Webb

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel A. Friess
Daniel A. Friess Tulane University
Alan D. Ziegler
Alan D. Ziegler National University of Singapore
Lian Pin Koh
Lian Pin Koh National University of Singapore
Peter M. J. Herman
Peter M. J. Herman Delft University of Technology
David Bickford
David Bickford University of La Verne
Navjot S. Sodhi
Navjot S. Sodhi National University of Singapore
Gunnar Keppel
Gunnar Keppel University of South Australia
Serge A. Wich
Serge A. Wich Liverpool John Moores University
Shin-ichiro Aiba
Shin-ichiro Aiba Hokkaido University
Janet Franklin
Janet Franklin San Diego State University

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