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Ecology and Evolution
Malaysia
2025

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
41
Citations
6433
World Ranking
5847
National Ranking
4

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Malaysia Leader Award

Overview

Henry Bernard is affiliated with Universiti of Malaysia Sabah in Malaysia and focuses their research within the field of Environmental Science. Their work spans several subfields, including Ecology, Social Psychology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Developmental Biology, and Ecological Modeling.

Their research covers a range of topics with a primary emphasis on Wildlife Ecology and Conservation. Additional topics include Primate Behavior and Ecology, Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Bat Biology and Ecology Studies, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, and Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management.

Bernard has contributed to multiple recent papers. Some notable publications include:

  • Leech blood-meal invertebrate-derived DNA reveals differences in Bornean mammal diversity across habitats, 2020, Molecular Ecology
  • Logged tropical forests have amplified and diverse ecosystem energetics, 2022, Nature
  • Maximizing the value of forest restoration for tropical mammals by detecting three-dimensional habitat associations, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Implications of zero-deforestation commitments: Forest quality and hunting pressure limit mammal persistence in fragmented tropical landscapes, 2020, Conservation Letters
  • Spatial replication and habitat context matters for assessments of tropical biodiversity using acoustic indices, 2020, Ecological Indicators

The scientist collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including Matthew J. Struebig, Ikki Matsuda, Robert M. Ewers, Nicolas J. Deere, and Simon L. Mitchell. These collaborations reflect sustained research partnerships over numerous publications.

Bernard's research has been published often in venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Scientific Reports, Mammal Research, and the International Journal of Primatology. These venues represent a mix of preprint platforms and peer-reviewed journals across environmental and biological sciences.

Best Publications

  • The importance of correcting for sampling bias in MaxEnt species distribution models

    Stephanie Kramer-Schadt;Jürgen Niedballa;John D. Pilgrim;Boris Schröder;Boris Schröder

  • The database of the PREDICTS (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems) project

    Lawrence N. Hudson;Tim Newbold;Tim Newbold;Sara Contu;Samantha L.L. Hill;Samantha L.L. Hill

  • Correlation and persistence of hunting and logging impacts on tropical rainforest mammals.

    Jedediah F. Brodie;Anthony J. Giordano;Elise F. Zipkin;Henry Bernard

  • Evaluating multispecies landscape connectivity in a threatened tropical mammal community.

    Jedediah F. Brodie;Anthony J. Giordano;Brett Dickson;Mark Hebblewhite

  • Logging cuts the functional importance of invertebrates in tropical rainforest

    Robert M. Ewers;Michael J. W. Boyle;Rosalind A. Gleave;Nichola S. Plowman

  • Targeted Conservation to Safeguard a Biodiversity Hotspot from Climate and Land-Cover Change

    Matthew J. Struebig;Matthew J. Struebig;Andreas Wilting;David L.A. Gaveau;Erik Meijaard

  • Oil palm plantations fail to support mammal diversity

    Sam Yue;Jedediah Farrell Brodie;Elise F. Zipkin;Henry Bernard

  • Quantifying the Biodiversity Value of Repeatedly Logged Rainforests: Gradient and Comparative Approaches from Borneo

    Matthew J. Struebig;Matthew J. Struebig;Anthony Turner;Anthony Turner;Emily Giles;Emily Giles;Felicia Lasmana

  • Coming down from the trees: Is terrestrial activity in Bornean orangutans natural or disturbance driven?

    Marc Ancrenaz;Rahel Sollmann;Erik Meijaard;Andrew J. Hearn

  • Mammalian species abundance across a gradient of tropical land-use intensity: A hierarchical multi-species modelling approach

    OR Wearn;OR Wearn;JM Rowcliffe;C Carbone;M Pfeifer

  • Assessing the status of wild felids in a highly-disturbed commercial forest reserve in Borneo and the implications for camera trap survey design.

    Oliver R. Wearn;J. Marcus Rowcliffe;Chris Carbone;Henry Bernard

  • Feeding ecology of Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus morio) in Danum Valley, Sabah, Malaysia: a 3‐year record including two mast fruitings

    Tomoko Kanamori;Noko Kuze;Henry Bernard;Titol P. Malim

  • Fluctuations of population density in Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus morio) related to fruit availability in the Danum Valley, Sabah, Malaysia: a 10-year record including two mast fruitings and three other peak fruitings.

    Tomoko Kanamori;Noko Kuze;Henry Bernard;Titol Peter Malim

  • Density and habitat use of the leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) in three commercial forest reserves in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo

    Azlan Mohamed;Rahel Sollmann;Henry Bernard;Laurentius N. Ambu

  • Status and Conservation of Proboscis Monkeys (Nasalis larvatus) in Sabah, East Malaysia

    John C. M. Sha;Henry Bernard;Senthival Nathan

  • A Case Study on the Effects of Disturbance and Conversion of Tropical Lowland Rain Forest on the Non-Volant Small Mammals in North Borneo: Management Implications

    Henry Bernard;Jon Fjeldså;Maryati Mohamed

  • High carbon stock forests provide co-benefits for tropical biodiversity

    Nicolas J. Deere;Gurutzeta Guillera‐Arroita;Esther L. Baking;Henry Bernard

  • Riverine refuging by proboscis monkeys (Nasalis larvatus) and sympatric primates: Implications for adaptive benefits of the riverine habitat

    Ikki Matsuda;Augustine Tuuga;Henry Bernard

  • Fallback Foods of Red Leaf Monkeys (Presbytis rubicunda) in Danum Valley, Borneo

    Goro Hanya;Henry Bernard

  • Leaf selection by two Bornean colobine monkeys in relation to plant chemistry and abundance.

    Ikki Matsuda;Augustine Tuuga;Henry Bernard;John Sugau

  • Characteristics of Night Sleeping Trees of Proboscis Monkeys ( Nasalis larvatus ) in Sabah, Malaysia

    Henry Bernard;Ikki Matsuda;Goro Hanya;Abdul Hamid Ahmad

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew J. Struebig
Matthew J. Struebig University of Kent
Jedediah F. Brodie
Jedediah F. Brodie University of Montana
Robert M. Ewers
Robert M. Ewers Imperial College London
Andreas Wilting
Andreas Wilting Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research
David W. Macdonald
David W. Macdonald University of Oxford
Stephanie Kramer-Schadt
Stephanie Kramer-Schadt Leibniz Association
Stephen J. Rossiter
Stephen J. Rossiter Queen Mary University of London
Andrew J. Marshall
Andrew J. Marshall University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Susan M. Cheyne
Susan M. Cheyne Oxford Brookes University
Tom M. Fayle
Tom M. Fayle Queen Mary University of London

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