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46
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4635
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8

Overview

Eleanor M. Slade is affiliated with Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Their research spans several core areas within environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with a particular focus on ecology and landscape conservation.

Their work covers a range of subfields, including:

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

Within these subfields, they explore diverse topics such as:

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

Key publications by Eleanor M. Slade include:

  • The environmental impacts of palm oil in context (2020, Nature Plants)
  • Support for the habitat amount hypothesis from a global synthesis of species density studies (2020, Ecology Letters)
  • Landscape-scale benefits of protected areas for tropical biodiversity (2023, Nature)
  • Crop and landscape heterogeneity increase biodiversity in agricultural landscapes: A global review and meta-analysis (2024, Ecology Letters)
  • Leech blood-meal invertebrate-derived DNA reveals differences in Bornean mammal diversity across habitats (2020, Molecular Ecology)

Their work frequently appears in a range of publication venues including:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Biotropica
  • Nature
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Ecology Letters

Among their frequent co-authors are:

  • Arthur Y. C. Chung
  • Joseph R. Williamson
  • Matthew J. Struebig
  • Owen T. Lewis
  • Stephen J. Rossiter

Best Publications

  • Functional identity and diversity of animals predict ecosystem functioning better than species-based indices

    Vesna Gagic;Ignasio Bartomeus;Tomas Jonsson;Astrid Taylor

  • Higher predation risk for insect prey at low latitudes and elevations

    Tomas Roslin;Tomas Roslin;Bess Hardwick;Vojtech Novotny;Vojtech Novotny;William K. Petry;William K. Petry

  • Experimental evidence for the effects of dung beetle functional group richness and composition on ecosystem function in a tropical forest.

    Eleanor M. Slade;Darren J. Mann;Jerome F. Villanueva;Owen T. Lewis

  • Research trends in ecosystem services provided by insects

    Jorge Ari Noriega;Joaquín Hortal;Joaquín Hortal;Francisco M. Azcárate;Matty P. Berg

  • The environmental impacts of palm oil in context

    Erik Meijaard;Erik Meijaard;Thomas M. Brooks;Thomas M. Brooks;Thomas M. Brooks;Kimberly M. Carlson;Eleanor M. Slade

  • The database of the PREDICTS (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems) project

    Lawrence N. Hudson;Tim Newbold;Tim Newbold;Sara Contu;Samantha L.L. Hill;Samantha L.L. Hill

  • The PREDICTS database: a global database of how local terrestrial biodiversity responds to human impacts

    Lawrence N Hudson;Tim Newbold;Tim Newbold;Sara Contu;Samantha L L Hill;Samantha L L Hill

  • Extinction filters mediate the global effects of habitat fragmentation on animals.

    Matthew G. Betts;Christopher Wolf;Marion Pfeifer;Cristina Banks-Leite

  • Biodiversity and ecosystem function of tropical forest dung beetles under contrasting logging regimes

    Eleanor M. Slade;Darren J. Mann;Owen T. Lewis

  • Support for the habitat amount hypothesis from a global synthesis of species density studies.

    James I. Watling;Victor Arroyo‐Rodríguez;Marion Pfeifer;Lander Baeten

  • Experimental evidence for the interacting effects of forest edge, moisture and soil macrofauna on leaf litter decomposition

    Terhil Riutta;Eleanor M. Slade;Daniel P. Bebber;Michele E. Taylor

  • Macro-moth families differ in their attraction to light: implications for light-trap monitoring programmes

    Thomas Merckx;Thomas Merckx;Eleanor M. Slade;Eleanor M. Slade

  • The role of dung beetles in reducing greenhouse gas emissions from cattle farming

    Eleanor Margaret Slade;Terhi Riutta;Tomas Roslin;Tomas Roslin;Hanna Tuomisto

  • Life-history traits and landscape characteristics predict macro-moth responses to forest fragmentation

    Eleanor M. Slade;Eleanor M. Slade;Thomas Merckx;Thomas Merckx;Terhil Riutta;Daniel P. Bebber

  • Riparian buffers in tropical agriculture: Scientific support, effectiveness and directions for policy

    Sarah H. Luke;Sarah H. Luke;Eleanor M. Slade;Eleanor M. Slade;Claudia L. Gray;Kogila V. Annammala

  • Do riparian reserves support dung beetle biodiversity and ecosystem services in oil palm-dominated tropical landscapes?

    Claudia L. Gray;Eleanor M. Slade;Darren J. Mann;Owen T. Lewis

  • Trait-dependent response of dung beetle populations to tropical forest conversion at local and regional scales

    Elizabeth Nichols;Elizabeth Nichols;María Uriarte;Daniel E. Bunker;Mario E. Favila

  • Functionally rich dung beetle assemblages are required to provide multiple ecosystem services

    Paul Manning;Eleanor Margaret Slade;Eleanor Margaret Slade;Sarah A. Beynon;Owen T. Lewis

  • Species-rich dung beetle communities buffer ecosystem services in perturbed agro-ecosystems

    Sarah A. Beynon;Darren J. Mann;Eleanor M. Slade;Eleanor M. Slade;Owen T. Lewis

  • Quantifying beetle-mediated effects on gas fluxes from dung pats.

    Atte Penttilä;Eleanor M. Slade;Eleanor M. Slade;Asko Simojoki;Terhi Riutta

Frequent Co-Authors

Jos Barlow
Jos Barlow Lancaster University
Owen T. Lewis
Owen T. Lewis University of Oxford
Matthew J. Struebig
Matthew J. Struebig University of Kent
Tomas Roslin
Tomas Roslin Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Tom M. Fayle
Tom M. Fayle Queen Mary University of London
Jason M. Tylianakis
Jason M. Tylianakis University of Canterbury
Edgar C. Turner
Edgar C. Turner University of Cambridge
Stephen J. Rossiter
Stephen J. Rossiter Queen Mary University of London
Marc Ancrenaz
Marc Ancrenaz Sabah Wildlife Department
Tim Diekötter
Tim Diekötter Kiel University

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