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46
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8718
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4630
National Ranking
1607

Overview

Helen M. Regan is affiliated with the University of California, Riverside in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with extensive work in areas such as Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecological Modeling, and Global and Planetary Change. They have also contributed to subfields including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Water Science and Technology.

The scientist's work spans multiple topics, prominently including Species Distribution and Climate Change, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Plant and Animal Studies, and Fire Effects on Ecosystems. Additional areas of research involve Water Resources Management and Optimization, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, and Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies.

Recent publications reflect a broad scope of ecological and environmental interests. Notable papers include:

  • "How far can I extrapolate my species distribution model? Exploring shape, a novel method" (2023) published in Ecography
  • "An expanded framework for wildland-urban interfaces and their management" (2022) published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
  • "Ecological Synthesis and Its Role in Advancing Knowledge" (2020) published in BioScience
  • "Rarity, geography, and plant exposure to global change in the California Floristic Province" (2022) published in Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • "Using the Freshwater Health Index to Assess Hydropower Development Scenarios in the Sesan, Srepok and Sekong River Basin" (2020) published in Water

Throughout their career, Helen M. Regan has frequently published in journals such as Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, Diversity and Distributions, SSRN Electronic Journal, Ecography, and BioScience. The repeated contributions to these venues indicate a consistent engagement with the scientific community focused on ecology, environmental science, and biodiversity.

The scientist collaborates with a range of frequent co-authors, including Janet Franklin, Santiago José Elías Velazco, Miranda Brooke Rose, Kurt E. Anderson, and Alexandra D. Syphard. These collaborations indicate a network enriched by expertise in ecological modeling, species distribution, and conservation science.

Best Publications

  • A TAXONOMY AND TREATMENT OF UNCERTAINTY FOR ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

    Helen M. Regan;Mark Colyvan;Mark A. Burgman

  • Predicting extinction risks under climate change: coupling stochastic population models with dynamic bioclimatic habitat models.

    David A Keith;H. Resit Akçakaya;Wilfried Thuiller;Guy F Midgley

  • Guiding ecological principles for marine spatial planning

    Melissa M. Foley;Benjamin S. Halpern;Fiorenza Micheli;Matthew H. Armsby

  • ROBUST DECISION‐MAKING UNDER SEVERE UNCERTAINTY FOR CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT

    Helen M. Regan;Yakov Ben-Haim;Bill Langford;William G. Wilson

  • Global change and terrestrial plant community dynamics

    Janet Franklin;Josep M. Serra-Diaz;Alexandra D. Syphard;Helen M. Regan

  • Mapping epistemic uncertainties and vague concepts in predictions of species distribution

    Jane Elith;Mark A Burgman;Helen M Regan

  • Buying into conservation: intrinsic versus instrumental value

    James Justus;James Justus;Mark Colyvan;Helen Regan;Lynn A. Maguire

  • Accounting for uncertainty in marine reserve design

    Benjamin S. Halpern;Helen M. Regan;Hugh P. Possingham;Michael A. McCarthy

  • Relationships between human disturbance and wildlife land use in urban habitat fragments.

    Lisa Markovchick-Nicholls;Helen M. Regan;Helen M. Regan;Douglas H. Deutschman;Astrid Widyanata

  • A formal model for consensus and negotiation in environmental management

    Helen M. Regan;Mark Colyvan;Lisa Markovchick-Nicholls

  • Clarifying misconceptions of extinction risk assessment with the IUCN Red List

    Ben Collen;Nicholas K. Dulvy;Kevin J. Gaston;Ulf Gärdenfors

  • The currency and tempo of extinction.

    Helen M. Regan;Richard Lupia;Andrew N. Drinnan;Mark A. Burgman

  • Integrating the social, hydrological and ecological dimensions of freshwater health: The Freshwater Health Index.

    Derek Vollmer;Kashif Shaad;Nicholas J. Souter;Tracy Farrell

  • Big data for forecasting the impacts of global change on plant communities

    Janet Franklin;Josep M. Serra-Diaz;Alexandra D. Syphard;Helen M. Regan

  • Is it a Crime to Belong to a Reference Class

    Mark Colyvan;Helen M. Regan;Scott Ferson

  • Bioclimatic velocity: the pace of species exposure to climate change

    Josep M. Serra-Diaz;Josep M. Serra-Diaz;Janet Franklin;Miquel Ninyerola;Frank W. Davis

  • Effects of wind farms and food scarcity on a large scavenging bird species following an epidemic of bovine spongiform encephalopathy

    Alejandro Martínez-Abraín;Alejandro Martínez-Abraín;Giacomo Tavecchia;H. M. Regan;Juan Francisco Jiménez

  • Role of Ecological Modeling in Risk Assessment

    Robert A. Pastorok;H. Resit Akçakaya;Helen Regan;Scott Ferson

  • Species prioritization for monitoring and management in regional multiple species conservation plans

    Helen M. Regan;Lauren A. Hierl;Janet Franklin;Douglas H. Deutschman

  • Equivalence of methods for uncertainty propagation of real-valued random variables

    Helen M. Regan;Scott Ferson;Daniel Berleant

Frequent Co-Authors

Janet Franklin
Janet Franklin San Diego State University
Mark A. Burgman
Mark A. Burgman Imperial College London
David A. Keith
David A. Keith University of New South Wales
Alexandra D. Syphard
Alexandra D. Syphard Conservation Biology Institute
Mark Colyvan
Mark Colyvan University of Sydney
Sandy J. Andelman
Sandy J. Andelman Conservation International
Tracey J. Regan
Tracey J. Regan Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research
H. Resit Akçakaya
H. Resit Akçakaya Stony Brook University
Stuart H. M. Butchart
Stuart H. M. Butchart BirdLife international, UK
Alan L. Flint
Alan L. Flint United States Geological Survey

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