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Overview

Frances E. Lucy is affiliated with the Institute of Technology Sligo in Ireland. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science with particular attention to ecology and related subfields.

The scientist has contributed extensively to several areas of study, including:

  • Ecology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Insect Science
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Global and Planetary Change

Key topics in Frances E. Lucy's work encompass:

  • Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Biological Control of Invasive Species
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Forest Insect Ecology and Management
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

Their recent publications include the following papers:

  • "Preventing and controlling nonnative species invasions to bend the curve of global freshwater biodiversity loss," 2023, Environmental Reviews
  • "On the RIP: using Relative Impact Potential to assess the ecological impacts of invasive alien species," 2020, NeoBiota
  • "Using structured eradication feasibility assessment to prioritize the management of new and emerging invasive alien species in Europe," 2020, Global Change Biology
  • "Horizon scan of invasive alien species for the island of Ireland," 2020, Management of Biological Invasions
  • "Building Climate Resilience in Coastal City Living Labs Using Ecosystem-Based Adaptation: A Systematic Review," 2022, Sustainability

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Frances E. Lucy include:

  • Neil E. Coughlan
  • Joe Caffrey
  • Eithne Davis
  • Ross N. Cuthbert
  • Elena Tricarico

The scientist has published notably in these venues:

  • Management of Biological Invasions
  • Environmental Management
  • Environmental Reviews
  • NeoBiota
  • Global Change Biology

Best Publications

  • Tackling invasive alien species in Europe: the top 20 issues

    Joe M. Caffrey;Jan-Robert Baars;Jenny H. Barbour;Pieter Boets

  • Assessing the risks of aquatic species invasions via European inland waterways: from concepts to environmental indicators.

    Vadim E. Panov;Boris Alexandrov;Kęstutis Arbačiauskas;Rosa Binimelis

  • Invader Relative Impact Potential: a new metric to understand and predict the ecological impacts of existing, emerging and future invasive alien species

    Jaimie T.A. Dick;Ciaran Laverty;Jack J. Lennon;Daniel Barrios-O'Neill

  • Developing a framework of minimum standards for the risk assessment of alien species

    Helen E. Roy;Wolfgang Rabitsch;Riccardo Scalera;Alan Stewart

  • Zebra Mussel: Impacts and Spread

    Dan Minchin;Frances Lucy;Monica Sullivan

  • Human waterborne parasites in zebra mussels ( Dreissena polymorpha) from the Shannon River drainage area, Ireland.

    Thaddeus K. Graczyk;David Bruce Conn;Frances Lucy;Dan Minchin

  • Assessing the ecological impacts of invasive species based on their functional responses and abundances

    Ciaran Laverty;Ciaran Laverty;Kyle D. Green;Kyle D. Green;Jaimie T. A. Dick;Daniel Barrios-O’Neill

  • Tackling invasive alien species in Europe II: threats and opportunities until 2020

    Marina Piria;Gordon H. Copp;Gordon H. Copp;Gordon H. Copp;Jaimie T. A. Dick;Aljoša Duplić

  • Biomonitoring of surface and coastal water for Cryptosporidium, Giardia, and human-virulent microsporidia using molluscan shellfish

    Frances E. Lucy;Thaddeus K. Graczyk;Leena Tamang;Allen Miraflor

  • Predictions for the spread, population density, and impacts of Corbicula fluminea in Ireland

    Frances E. Lucy;Alexander Y. Karatayev;Lyubov E. Burlakova

  • Preventing and controlling non-native species invasions to bend the curve of global freshwater biodiversity loss

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  • INVASIVESNET towards an International Association for Open Knowledge on Invasive Alien Species

    Frances Lucy;Helen Roy;Annie Simpson;James T. Carlton

  • Early life stages of Dreissena polymorpha (zebra mussel): the importance of long-term datasets in invasion ecology.

    Frances Lucy

  • Consistency of impact assessment protocols for non-native species

    Pablo González-Moreno;Lorenzo Lazzaro;Montserrat Vilà;Cristina Preda

  • On the RIP: using Relative Impact Potential to assess the ecological impacts of invasive alien species

    J.W.E. Dickey;R.N. Cuthbert;J. South;J.R. Britton

  • Differential ecological impacts of invader and native predatory freshwater amphipods under environmental change are revealed by comparative functional responses

    Ciaran Laverty;Jaimie T. A. Dick;Mhairi E. Alexander;Frances E. Lucy

  • Seven Recommendations to Make Your Invasive Alien Species Data More Useful

    Quentin J. Groom Groom;Tim Adriaens;Peter Desmet;Annie Simpson

  • Using structured eradication feasibility assessment to prioritize the management of new and emerging invasive alien species in Europe.

    Olaf Booy;Olaf Booy;Pete A Robertson;Niall Moore;Jess Ward

  • Communications, outreach and citizen science: Spreading the word about invasive alien species

    Eithne Davis;Joe M. Caffrey;Neil E. Coughlan;Neil E. Coughlan;Jaimie T.A. Dick

  • Temperature rise and parasitic infection interact to increase the impact of an invasive species.

    Ciaran Laverty;David Brenner;Christopher McIlwaine;Jack J. Lennon

  • Increasing understanding of alien species through citizen science (Alien-CSI)

    Helen Roy;Quentin Groom;Tim Adriaens;Gaia Agnello

  • History of the Zebra Mussel/ICAIS Conference series

    Frances Lucy;Elizabeth Muckle-Jeffs

  • INVASIVESNET towards an International Association for Open Knowledge on Invasive Alien Species ; INVASIVESNET naar een Internationale Associatie voor Open Kennis over Invasieve Exoten

    Frances E. Lucy;Helen Roy;Annie Simpson;James T. Carlton

Frequent Co-Authors

Jaimie T. A. Dick
Jaimie T. A. Dick Queen's University Belfast
Thaddeus K. Graczyk
Thaddeus K. Graczyk Johns Hopkins University
Ross N. Cuthbert
Ross N. Cuthbert Queen's University Belfast
Helen E. Roy
Helen E. Roy Anglia Ruskin University
Gordon H. Copp
Gordon H. Copp Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
Dan Minchin
Dan Minchin Klaipėda University
Elena Tricarico
Elena Tricarico University of Florence
Argyro Zenetos
Argyro Zenetos Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
Michał Grabowski
Michał Grabowski University of Łódź
Rob S. E. W. Leuven
Rob S. E. W. Leuven Radboud University

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