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Gopalasamy Reuben Clements

Gopalasamy Reuben Clements

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
34
Citations
3886
World Ranking
7697
National Ranking
760

Overview

Gopalasamy Reuben Clements is affiliated with the Zoological Society of London in the United Kingdom and specializes in Environmental Science, with a prominent focus on Ecology and Ecological Modeling.

Their research encompasses a range of subfields, including:

  • Ecology
  • Ecological Modeling
  • Social Psychology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Genetics

The main topics of their research work include:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Human-Animal Interaction Studies
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
  • Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses

Several recent papers authored or co-authored by Gopalasamy Reuben Clements highlight their contributions in biodiversity, species distribution, and environmental impacts. Notable publications include:

  • Predicting biodiversity richness in rapidly changing landscapes: climate, low human pressure or protection as salvation? (2020) published in Biodiversity and Conservation
  • Not seeing the forest for the trees: Generalised linear model out-performs random forest in species distribution modelling for Southeast Asian felids (2023) published in Ecological Informatics
  • The environmental and social impacts of roads in southeast Asia (2023) published in ResearchOnline at James Cook University (James Cook University)
  • Effects of oil palm and human presence on activity patterns of terrestrial mammals in the Colombian Llanos (2021) published in Mammalian Biology
  • Using a crime prevention framework to evaluate tiger counter-poaching in a Southeast Asian rainforest (2023) published in Frontiers in Conservation Science

The scientist has collaborated frequently with researchers including Eric Ash, David W. Macdonald, Andrew J. Hearn, Jan F. Kamler, and Antony J. Lynam.

Gopalasamy Reuben Clements has published books through La Trobe University, with titles such as Conservation of Limestone Ecosystems of Malaysia (2021), which provides detailed information on limestone outcrops of Malaysian states including Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Terengganu, Selangor, and Perlis.

Their work is regularly featured in journals such as Biodiversity and Conservation, Conservation Science and Practice, Annals of Oncology, Ecological Informatics, and Mammalian Biology.

Best Publications

  • A global strategy for road building

    William F. Laurance;Gopalasamy Reuben Clements;Sean Sloan;Christine S. O’Connell

  • Economic, Socio-Political and Environmental Risks of Road Development in the Tropics.

    Mohammed Alamgir;Mason J. Campbell;Sean Sloan;Miriam Goosem

  • Where and how are roads endangering mammals in Southeast Asia's forests?

    Gopalasamy Reuben Clements;Antony J Lynam;David Gaveau;Wei Lim Yap

  • Deploying PAWS: field optimization of the protection assistant for wildlife security

    Fei Fang;Thanh H. Nguyen;Rob Pickles;Wai Y. Lam

  • Denial of long-term issues with agriculture on tropical peatlands will have devastating consequences

    Lahiru S. Wijedasa;Jyrki Jauhiainen;Mari Könönen;Maija Lampela

  • Pollination by the locally endangered island flying fox (Pteropus hypomelanus) enhances fruit production of the economically important durian (Durio zibethinus).

    Sheema A Aziz;Gopalasamy Reuben Clements;Gopalasamy Reuben Clements;Kim R McConkey;Kim R McConkey;Tuanjit Sritongchuay

  • Cryptic mammals caught on camera: assessing the utility of range wide camera trap data for conserving the endangered Asian tapir

    Matthew Linkie;Matthew Linkie;Gurutzeta Guillera-Arroita;Gurutzeta Guillera-Arroita;Joseph Smith;Joseph Smith;Anton Ario

  • Multi‐scale habitat modelling identifies spatial conservation priorities for mainland clouded leopards (Neofelis nebulosa)

    David W. Macdonald;Helen M. Bothwell;Helen M. Bothwell;Zaneta Kaszta;Eric Ash

  • Carbon emissions from South-East Asian peatlands will increase despite emission-reduction schemes

    Lahiru S. Wijedasa;Sean Sloan;Susan E. Page;Gopalasamy Reuben Clements

  • Predicting the distribution of the Asian tapir in Peninsular Malaysia using maximum entropy modeling

    Gopalasamy Reuben Clements;Gopalasamy Reuben Clements;D. Mark Rayan;Sheema Abdul Aziz;Kae Kawanishi

  • The Impacts of Oil Palm Agriculture on Colombia's Biodiversity: What We Know and Still Need to Know:

    Lain Efrain Pardo Vargas;Lain Efrain Pardo Vargas;William F. Laurance;Gopalasamy Reuben Clements;Gopalasamy Reuben Clements;Will Edwards

  • Endangered leopards: Range collapse of the Indochinese leopard (Panthera pardus delacouri) in Southeast Asia

    S Rostro-Garcia;JF Kamler;JF Kamler;E Ash;GR Clements

  • Predatory corporations, failing governance, and the fate of forests in Papua New Guinea

    William F. Laurance;Titus Kakul;Rodney J. Keenan;Jeffrey Sayer

  • The SAFE index: using a threshold population target to measure relative species threat

    Gopalasamy Reuben Clements;Gopalasamy Reuben Clements;Corey J.A. Bradshaw;Corey J.A. Bradshaw;Barry W. Brook;William F. Laurance

  • Field calibration of blowfly-derived DNA against traditional methods for assessing mammal diversity in tropical forests

    Ping-Shin Lee;Han Ming Gan;Gopalasamy Reuben Clements;John-James Wilson

  • Now or never: what will it take to save the Sumatran rhinoceros Dicerorhinus sumatrensis from extinction?

    Abdul Wahab Ahmad Zafir;Junaidi Payne;Azlan Mohamed;Ching Fong Lau

  • Connecting science, policy, and implementation for landscape‐scale habitat connectivity

    Jedediah F. Brodie;Midori Paxton;Kangayatkarasu Nagulendran;G. Balamurugan

  • Overcoming Limitations with Landsat Imagery for Mapping of Peat Swamp Forests in Sundaland

    Lahiru S. Wijedasa;Sean Sloan;Dimitrios G. Michelakis;Gopalasamy R. Clements

  • Habitat use and predicted range for the mainland clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa in Peninsular Malaysia

    Cedric Kai Wei Tan;Daniel G. Rocha;Gopalasamy Reuben Clements;Esteban Brenes-Mora

  • Diversity and biogeography of land snails (Mollusca,Gastropoda) in the limestone hills of Perak,Peninsular Malaysia

    Junn Kitt Foon;Gopalasamy Reuben Clements;Thor Seng Liew

  • Large Mammal Use of Linear Remnant Forests in an Industrial Pulpwood Plantation in Sumatra, Indonesia

    Betsy Yaap;Ainhoa Magrach;Gopalasamy Reuben Clements;Christopher J. W. McClure

  • Best practices and software for the management and sharing of camera trap data for small and large scales studies

    Lorraine Scotson;Lisa R. Johnston;Fabiola Iannarilli;Oliver R. Wearn

  • Denial of long-term issues with agriculture on tropical peatlands will have devastating consequences

    Lahiru S. Wijedasa;Jyrki Jauhiainen;Mari Könönen;Maija Lampela

Frequent Co-Authors

William F. Laurance
William F. Laurance James Cook University
Xingli Giam
Xingli Giam University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Ahimsa Campos-Arceiz
Ahimsa Campos-Arceiz Chinese Academy of Sciences
Sean Sloan
Sean Sloan James Cook University
Kim R. McConkey
Kim R. McConkey National Institute of Advanced Studies
Jan F. Kamler
Jan F. Kamler University of Oxford
Pierre-Michel Forget
Pierre-Michel Forget French National Museum of Natural History
Susan Page
Susan Page University of Leicester
Matthew Linkie
Matthew Linkie Wildlife Conservation Society

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