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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
43
Citations
11398
World Ranking
5209
National Ranking
564

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Agriculture
  • Biodiversity

His primary areas of study are Ecology, Abundance, Corn bunting, Alauda and Population decline. Ecology is closely attributed to Trend analysis in his study. His studies deal with areas such as Living Planet Index, Survey data collection, Generalized additive model, Covariate and Generalized linear model as well as Abundance.

The concepts of his Corn bunting study are interwoven with issues in Stewardship, Environmental protection, Sturnus, Agricultural land and Land management. His Alauda research incorporates elements of Conservation status, Wildlife conservation, Environmental change and Generalist and specialist species. His Environmental resource management study combines topics in areas such as Biodiversity and Agricultural productivity.

His most cited work include:

  • Functional landscape heterogeneity and animal biodiversity in agricultural landscapes (901 citations)
  • The second Silent Spring (714 citations)
  • Bringing ecosystem services into economic decision-making: land use in the United Kingdom. (570 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Ecology, Environmental resource management, Biodiversity, Habitat and Agroforestry. His study ties his expertise on Population growth together with the subject of Ecology. His Environmental resource management research also works with subjects such as

  • Ecosystem services, which have a strong connection to Land use,
  • Agricultural policy most often made with reference to Land management.

His work deals with themes such as Agricultural productivity, Ecosystem and Vegetation, which intersect with Biodiversity. His work carried out in the field of Habitat brings together such families of science as Spatial heterogeneity, Field and Species diversity. His Abundance research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Alauda, Environmental change, Generalist and specialist species and Survey data collection.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Ecology (44.59%)
  • Environmental resource management (30.57%)
  • Biodiversity (28.03%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Biodiversity (28.03%)
  • Ecology (44.59%)
  • Ecosystem services (10.83%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Gavin M. Siriwardena mostly deals with Biodiversity, Ecology, Ecosystem services, Habitat and Species richness. His Biodiversity research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Range, Resource, Crop, Environmental protection and Agriculture. His study in Ecology focuses on Foraging in particular.

The various areas that Gavin M. Siriwardena examines in his Ecosystem services study include Urbanization, Urban ecosystem, Land use and Environmental planning. His Habitat research incorporates themes from Spatial analysis, Spatial heterogeneity and Woodland. Gavin M. Siriwardena has included themes like Freshwater ecosystem, Abundance and Vegetation in his Species richness study.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Increasing crop heterogeneity enhances multitrophic diversity across agricultural regions (78 citations)
  • Landscape configurational heterogeneity by small-scale agriculture, not crop diversity, maintains pollinators and plant reproduction in western Europe (72 citations)
  • Small Water Bodies in Great Britain and Ireland: Ecosystem function, human-generated degradation, and options for restorative action (33 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Ecology
  • Agriculture
  • Biodiversity

His primary scientific interests are in Biodiversity, Ecology, Ecosystem services, Agriculture and Crop. His Biodiversity research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Abundance, Resource and Species richness. His studies in Abundance integrate themes in fields like Environmental planning, Urban ecosystem and Wildlife management.

Gavin M. Siriwardena does research in Ecology, focusing on Foraging specifically. His Ecosystem services research includes elements of Environmental change, Riparian zone and Environmental protection. In his study, Competition, Habitat destruction, Gamma diversity and Alpha diversity is inextricably linked to Agroforestry, which falls within the broad field of Agriculture.

Best Publications

  • Functional landscape heterogeneity and animal biodiversity in agricultural landscapes

    Lenore Fahrig;Jacques Baudry;Lluís Brotons;Françoise G. Burel

  • The second Silent Spring

    John R. Krebs;Jeremy D. Wilson;Richard B. Bradbury;Gavin M. Siriwardena

  • Bringing ecosystem services into economic decision-making: land use in the United Kingdom.

    Ian Jan Bateman;Amii R. Harwood;Georgina M. Mace;Robert T. Watson

  • Trends in the abundance of farmland birds: a quantitative comparison of smoothed Common Birds Census indices

    Gavin M. Siriwardena;Gavin M. Siriwardena;Stephen R. Baillie;Stephen T. Buckland;Rachel M. Fewster

  • Increasing crop heterogeneity enhances multitrophic diversity across agricultural regions

    Clélia Sirami;Clélia Sirami;Nicolas Gross;Aliette Bosem Baillod;Aliette Bosem Baillod;Colette Bertrand;Colette Bertrand;Colette Bertrand

  • ANALYSIS OF POPULATION TRENDS FOR FARMLAND BIRDS USING GENERALIZED ADDITIVE MODELS

    Rachel M. Fewster;Stephen T. Buckland;Gavin M. Siriwardena;Gavin M. Siriwardena;Stephen R. Baillie

  • Doses of neighborhood nature: The benefits for mental health of living with nature

    Daniel T. C. Cox;Danielle F. Shanahan;Hannah L. Hudson;Kate E. Plummer

  • Landscape configurational heterogeneity by small-scale agriculture, not crop diversity, maintains pollinators and plant reproduction in western Europe

    Annika L. Hass;Urs G. Kormann;Urs G. Kormann;Teja Tscharntke;Yann Clough;Yann Clough

  • Long‐term changes in over‐winter survival rates explain the decline of reed buntings Emberiza schoeniclus in Britain

    Will J. Peach;Gavin M. Siriwardena;Richard D. Gregory

  • Stocks and flows of natural and human-derived capital in ecosystem services

    L Jones;L Norton;Z Austin;Z Austin;A L Browne;A L Browne

  • Variation in the survival rates of some British passerines with respect to their population trends on farmland

    G.M. Siriwardena;S.R. Baillie;J.D. Wilson

  • The importance of variation in the breeding performance of seed‐eating birds in determining their population trends on farmland

    Gavin M. Siriwardena;Gavin M. Siriwardena;Stephen R. Baillie;Humphrey Q.P. Crick;Jeremy D. Wilson

  • Landscape‐scale responses of birds to agri‐environment management: a test of the English Environmental Stewardship scheme

    David J. Baker;Stephen N. Freeman;Phil V. Grice;Gavin M. Siriwardena

  • Is supplementary feeding in gardens a driver of evolutionary change in a migratory bird species

    Kate E. Plummer;Gavin M. Siriwardena;Greg J. Conway;Kate Risely

  • Size and trends of the House Sparrow Passer domesticus population in Great Britain

    Robert A. Robinson;Gavin M. Siriwardena;Humphrey Q. P. Crick

  • Small Water Bodies in Great Britain and Ireland: Ecosystem function, human-generated degradation, and options for restorative action.

    William D. Riley;Edward C.E. Potter;Jeremy Biggs;Adrian L. Collins

  • A Transparent Process for “Evidence-Informed” Policy Making

    Lynn V. Dicks;Ian Hodge;Nicola P. Randall;Jörn P.W. Scharlemann;Jörn P.W. Scharlemann

  • Farmland birds and late winter food: does seed supply fail to meet demand?

    Gavin M. Siriwardena;Neil A. Calbrade;Juliet A. Vickery

  • Temporal variation in the annual survival rates of six granivorous birds with contrasting population trends

    Gavin M. Siriwardena;Gavin M. Siriwardena;Stephen R. Baillie;Jeremy D. Wilson

  • Assessing the impact of Entry Level Stewardship on lowland farmland birds in England

    Catherine M. Davey;Juliet A. Vickery;Nigel D. Boatman;Dan E. Chamberlain

Frequent Co-Authors

John M. Holland
John M. Holland Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust
Jeremy D. Wilson
Jeremy D. Wilson Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Stephen R. Baillie
Stephen R. Baillie British Trust for Ornithology
Humphrey Q. P. Crick
Humphrey Q. P. Crick Natural England
David J. Abson
David J. Abson Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Simon M. Smart
Simon M. Smart Lancaster University
Juliet A. Vickery
Juliet A. Vickery Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Mette Termansen
Mette Termansen University of Copenhagen
Ian J. Bateman
Ian J. Bateman University of Exeter
Roy Haines-Young
Roy Haines-Young University of Nottingham

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