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Overview

Emily S. Minor is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Chicago in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with a total of 39 publications in this main field. Within this broad area, their work spans several subfields, including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis; Ecology; Global and Planetary Change; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

Their research topics cover a range of subjects related to ecosystems and urban environments. Key areas of focus include Urban Green Space and Health, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Plant and Animal Studies, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Animal and Plant Science Education, Urban Agriculture and Sustainability, and Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation.

Emily S. Minor has collaborated frequently with several coauthors. These include Megan Garfinkel, Christopher J. Whelan, Philip P. Johnson, Sheryl C. Hosler, and Michaël Roberts.

The scientist's recent papers reflect their involvement in topics centered on urban ecosystems, avian ecology, and landscape ecology. Notable recent publications are:

  • Insights into human-wildlife interactions in cities from bird sightings recorded online, 2020, Landscape and Urban Planning
  • Birds suppress pests in corn but release them in soybean crops within a mixed prairie/agriculture system, 2020, Ornithological Applications
  • Connectivity in the Urban Landscape (2015-2020): Who? Where? What? When? Why? and How?, 2022, Current Landscape Ecology Reports
  • Histoecology: Applying Ecological Principles and Approaches to Describe and Predict Tumor Ecosystem Dynamics Across Space and Time, 2020, Cancer Control
  • Using faecal metabarcoding to examine consumption of crop pests and beneficial arthropods in communities of generalist avian insectivores, 2021, Ibis

The scientist has published multiple articles in specific journals. The most frequent publication venues include Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, The American Journal of Gastroenterology, Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, Landscape and Urban Planning, and Current Landscape Ecology Reports.

Best Publications

  • Graph models of habitat mosaics

    Dean L. Urban;Emily S. Minor;Eric A. Treml;Robert S. Schick

  • The city as a refuge for insect pollinators.

    Damon M. Hall;Gerardo R. Camilo;Rebecca K. Tonietto;Jeff Ollerton

  • A Graph-Theory Framework for Evaluating Landscape Connectivity and Conservation Planning

    Emily S. Minor;Dean L. Urban

  • GRAPH THEORY AS A PROXY FOR SPATIALLY EXPLICIT POPULATION MODELS IN CONSERVATION PLANNING

    Emily S. Minor;Dean L. Urban

  • Urban residents' perceptions of birds in the neighborhood: Biodiversity, cultural ecosystem services, and disservices

    J. Amy Belaire;J. Amy Belaire;Lynne M. Westphal;Christopher J. Whelan;Emily S. Minor

  • Effects of habitat structure, human disturbance, and habitat connectivity on urban forest bird communities

    Wanmo Kang;Wanmo Kang;Emily S. Minor;Chan Ryul Park;Dowon Lee

  • Diversity of wild bees supports pollination services in an urbanized landscape

    David M. Lowenstein;Kevin C. Matteson;Kevin C. Matteson;Emily S. Minor

  • Humans, bees, and pollination services in the city: the case of Chicago, IL (USA)

    David M. Lowenstein;Kevin C. Matteson;Kevin C. Matteson;Iyan Xiao;Alexandra M. Silva

  • Vacant lots: An underexplored resource for ecological and social benefits in cities

    Elsa C. Anderson;Emily S. Minor

  • Direct and indirect effects of land use on floral resources and flower‐visiting insects across an urban landscape

    K.C. Matteson;James B. Grace;E.S. Minor

  • Having our yards and sharing them too: the collective effects of yards on native bird species in an urban landscape.

    J. Amy Belaire;Christopher J. Whelan;Emily S. Minor

  • A Multiscale Network Analysis of Protected-Area Connectivity for Mammals in the United States

    Emily S. Minor;Todd R. Lookingbill

  • Exploring the effects of green infrastructure placement on neighborhood-level flooding via spatially explicit simulations

    Moira L. Zellner;Dean Massey;Emily Minor;Miquel A. Gonzalez-Meler

  • Evaluating the dependence of urban pollinators on ornamental, non-native, and ‘weedy’ floral resources

    David M. Lowenstein;David M. Lowenstein;Kevin C. Matteson;Emily S. Minor

  • The role of landscape connectivity in assembling exotic plant communities: a network analysis.

    Emily S. Minor;Samantha M. Tessel;Katharina A. M. Engelhardt;Todd R. Lookingbill

  • Forest bird communities across a gradient of urban development

    Emily Minor;Emily Minor;Dean Urban

  • Yards increase forest connectivity in urban landscapes

    Alessandro Ossola;Dexter Locke;Brenda Lin;Emily Minor

  • Different social drivers, including perceptions of urban wildlife, explain the ecological resources in residential landscapes

    J. Amy Belaire;J. Amy Belaire;Lynne M. Westphal;Emily S. Minor

  • Combined vegetation volume and “greenness” affect urban air temperature

    Amélie Y. Davis;Amélie Y. Davis;Jinha Jung;Jinha Jung;Bryan C. Pijanowski;Emily S. Minor

  • Enhancing pollination supply in an urban ecosystem through landscape modifications

    Amélie Y. Davis;Amélie Y. Davis;Eric V. Lonsdorf;Cliff R. Shierk;Kevin C. Matteson

  • Landscape connectivity and seed dispersal characteristics inform the best management strategy for exotic plants

    Emily S. Minor;Robert H. Gardner

Frequent Co-Authors

Dean L. Urban
Dean L. Urban Duke University
Christopher J. Whelan
Christopher J. Whelan University of Illinois at Chicago
Eric A. Treml
Eric A. Treml Australian Institute of Marine Science
Brenda B. Lin
Brenda B. Lin Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Robert I. McDonald
Robert I. McDonald The Nature Conservancy
Stephen Pruett-Jones
Stephen Pruett-Jones University of Chicago
Miquel A. Gonzalez-Meler
Miquel A. Gonzalez-Meler University of Illinois at Chicago
Bryan C. Pijanowski
Bryan C. Pijanowski Purdue University West Lafayette
Mick E. Hanley
Mick E. Hanley Plymouth University
Alexander R. A. Anderson
Alexander R. A. Anderson Moffitt Cancer Center

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