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71
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22820
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1288
National Ranking
170

Overview

Helen E. Roy is affiliated with Anglia Ruskin University in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses primarily on environmental science, with significant contributions to agricultural and biological sciences. The breadth of their work includes several subfields such as ecology, ecological modeling, genetics, insect science, and ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics.

Their scientific output includes research on multiple interconnected topics. Main themes of their work involve species distribution and climate change, forest insect ecology and management, plant and animal studies, insect and arachnid ecology and behavior, animal and plant science education, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, and the use of environmental DNA in biodiversity studies.

Helen E. Roy has contributed to various academic venues, frequently publishing in:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Biological Invasions
  • NeoBiota
  • People and Nature
  • Global Change Biology

Their recent papers reflect engagement with current ecological challenges and technological approaches. Notable publications include:

  • "Scientists' warning on invasive alien species" (2020, Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society)
  • "Drivers of future alien species impacts: An expert-based assessment" (2020, Global Change Biology)
  • "Emerging technologies revolutionise insect ecology and monitoring" (2022, Trends in Ecology & Evolution)
  • "Invasive non-native species likely to threaten biodiversity and ecosystems in the Antarctic Peninsula region" (2020, Global Change Biology)
  • "Curbing the major and growing threats from invasive alien species is urgent and achievable" (2024, Nature Ecology & Evolution)

The collaboration network of Helen E. Roy includes frequent co-authors such as Tim Adriaens, Sven Bacher, Franz Essl, Aníbal Pauchard, and Elena Tricarico. These partnerships span multiple publications and contribute to the interdisciplinary nature of the research.

Best Publications

  • No saturation in the accumulation of alien species worldwide.

    Hanno Seebens;Hanno Seebens;Tim M. Blackburn;Ellie E. Dyer;Ellie E. Dyer;Piero Genovesi

  • Scientists' warning on invasive alien species.

    Petr Pyšek;Petr Pyšek;Petr Pyšek;Philip E. Hulme;Dan Simberloff;Sven Bacher

  • Fungal entomopathogens: new insights on their ecology

    Fernando E. Vega;Mark S. Goettel;Meredith Blackwell;David Chandler

  • Widespread losses of pollinating insects in Britain.

    Gary D. Powney;Claire Carvell;Mike Edwards;Roger K. A. Morris

  • Global rise in emerging alien species results from increased accessibility of new source pools.

    Hanno Seebens;Tim M. Blackburn;Tim M. Blackburn;Tim M. Blackburn;Ellie E. Dyer;Ellie E. Dyer;Piero Genovesi

  • BIZARRE INTERACTIONS AND ENDGAMES: Entomopathogenic Fungi and Their Arthropod Hosts

    Helen E. Roy;D.C. Steinkraus;Joergen Eilenberg;A.E. Hajek

  • The harlequin ladybird, Harmonia axyridis: global perspectives on invasion history and ecology

    Helen E. Roy;Pëter M.J. Brown;Tim Adriaens;Nick Berkvens

  • Harmonia axyridis in Europe: spread and distribution of a non-native coccinellid

    P. M. J Brown;Tim Adriaens;H Bathon;J Cuppen

  • The diversity and evolution of ecological and environmental citizen science.

    Michael J. O. Pocock;John C. Tweddle;Joanna Savage;Lucy D. Robinson

  • Socio-economic impact classification of alien taxa (SEICAT)

    Sven Bacher;Sven Bacher;T.M.Tim M. Blackburn;T.M.Tim M. Blackburn;Franz Essl;Piero Genovesi

  • Horizon scanning for invasive alien species with the potential to threaten biodiversity in Great Britain

    Helen E. Roy;Jodey M. Peyton;David C. Aldridge;Tristan Bantock

  • Lessons from lady beetles: accuracy of monitoring data from US and UK citizen-science programs

    Mary M. Gardiner;Leslie L. Allee;Peter M.J. Brown;John E. Losey

  • Ecological genetics of invasive alien species

    L.-J Lawson Handley;A. Estoup;D. M Evans;C. E Thomas

  • Invasive alien predator causes rapid declines of native European ladybirds

    Helen E. Roy;Tim Adriaens;Nick J. B. Isaac;Marc Kenis

  • Emerging technologies revolutionise insect ecology and monitoring.

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  • Intraguild predation involving Harmonia axyridis : a review of current knowledge and future perspectives

    Judith K. Pell;Jason Baverstock;Helen E. Roy;Remy L. Ware

  • Interactions between entomopathogenic fungi and other natural enemies: implications for biological control.

    Helen E. Roy;Judith K. Pell

  • Crossing Frontiers in Tackling Pathways of Biological Invasions

    Franz Essl;Sven Bacher;Tim M. Blackburn;Olaf Booy

  • A vision for global monitoring of biological invasions

    Guillaume Latombe;Petr Pyšek;Jonathan M. Jeschke;Tim M. Blackburn

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

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

  • From biological control to invasion: the ladybird Harmonia axyridis as a model species

    Helen E. Roy;Eric Wajnberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Judith K. Pell
Judith K. Pell Rothamsted Research
Franz Essl
Franz Essl University of Vienna
Piero Genovesi
Piero Genovesi Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale
Wolfgang Rabitsch
Wolfgang Rabitsch Umweltbundesamt, Austria
Marc Kenis
Marc Kenis CAB International
Sven Bacher
Sven Bacher University of Fribourg
David B. Roy
David B. Roy UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Jonathan M. Jeschke
Jonathan M. Jeschke Freie Universität Berlin
Petr Pyšek
Petr Pyšek Czech Academy of Sciences
Jan Pergl
Jan Pergl Czech Academy of Sciences

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