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Overview

Ian D. Hodkinson is affiliated with Liverpool John Moores University in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple topics related to archaeology, history of science, and natural history, with significant contributions in various interdisciplinary fields.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
  • History of Science and Natural History
  • Fossil Insects in Amber
  • Animal and Plant Science Education
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change

Hodkinson's research intersects multiple subfields, including:

  • Paleontology
  • Anthropology
  • Archeology
  • History and Philosophy of Science
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Their recent publications illustrate a diverse scholarly output. Notable papers include:

  • "A re-interpretation of the Levens Park ring cairn, Cumbria, based on the original excavation archives" (2021, Archaeological Journal)
  • "In The Shadow of the Stuart Pretenders: the Life of Francis Strickland 'Man of Moidart' (And Westmorland?)" (2020, Northern History)
  • "Samuel Holker Haslam FLS (1797-1856), gentleman naturalist" (2024, Archives of Natural History)
  • "John Dalton's Debt to John Gough, the 'Blind Philosopher' of Kendal" (2024, Northern History)
  • "Portrait of an entomologist - Eustace Frederic Wallis (1869-1946)" (2025, The Entomologist s monthly magazine)

These papers reflect Hodkinson's engagement with both historical biography and archaeological reinterpretation as well as studies connecting natural history and entomology.

Frequent co-authors in Hodkinson's publications include:

  • Tom Clare
  • Geoff Cook
  • Mark Simpson
  • Stephen Read

Key venues where Hodkinson has published are:

  • Northern History
  • Archaeological Journal
  • Archives of Natural History
  • The Entomologist s monthly magazine
  • Journal of Biological Education

Best Publications

  • Herbivory in global climate change research: direct effects of rising temperature on insect herbivores

    Jeffery S. Bale;Gregory J. Masters;Ian D. Hodkinson;Caroline Awmack

  • Terrestrial insects along elevation gradients: species and community responses to altitude

    Ian D. Hodkinson

  • Terrestrial and Aquatic Invertebrates as Bioindicators for Environmental Monitoring, with Particular Reference to Mountain Ecosystems

    Ian D. Hodkinson;John K. Jackson

  • Community assembly along proglacial chronosequences in the high Arctic: vegetation and soil development in north‐west Svalbard

    Ian D. Hodkinson;Stephen J. Coulson;Nigel R. Webb

  • Life cycle variation and adaptation in jumping plant lice (Insecta: Hemiptera: Psylloidea): a global synthesis

    Ian D. Hodkinson

  • Primary community assembly on land – the missing stages: why are the heterotrophic organisms always there first?

    Ian D. Hodkinson;Nigel R. Webb;Stephen J. Coulson

  • Invertebrate community assembly along proglacial chronosequences in the high Arctic

    Ian D. Hodkinson;Stephen J. Coulson;Nigel R. Webb

  • Global Change and Arctic Ecosystems: Conclusions and Predictions from Experiments with Terrestrial Invertebrates on Spitsbergen

    Ian D. Hodkinson;N.R. Webb;J.S. Bale;W. Block

  • Effects of experimental temperature elevation on high-arctic soil microarthropod populations

    S. J. Coulson;I. D. Hodkinson;N. R. Webb;W. Block

  • Survival of terrestrial soil‐dwelling arthropods on and in seawater: implications for trans‐oceanic dispersal

    S. J. Coulson;I. D. Hodkinson;N. R. Webb;J. A. Harrison

  • Thermal Environments of Arctic Soil Organisms during Winter

    S. J. Coulson;I. D. Hodkinson;A. T. Strathdee;W. Block

  • What a wonderful web they weave: spiders, nutrient capture and early ecosystem development in the high Arctic – some counter‐intuitive ideas on community assembly

    Ian D. Hodkinson;Stephen J. Coulson;Joanna Harrison;Nigel R. Webb

  • Microscale distribution patterns in high Arctic soil microarthropod communities: the influence of plant species within the vegetation mosaic

    S. J. Coulson;I. D. Hodkinson;N. R. Webb

  • Can high Arctic soil microarthropods survive eleveated summer temperatures

    I. D. Hodkinson;S. J. Coulson;N. R. Webb;W. Block

  • Simulated climate change: the interaction between vegetation type and microhabitat temperatures at Ny Ålesund, Svalbard

    S. Coulson;I.D. Hodkinson;A. Strathdee;J.S. Bale

  • Dry Weight Loss and Chemical Changes in Vascular Plant Litter of Terrestrial Origin, Occurring in a Beaver Pond Ecosystem

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  • Aerial colonization of high Arctic islands by invertebrates: the diamondback moth Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae) as a potential indicator species

    S. J. Coulson;I. D. Hodkinson;N. R. Webb;K. Mikkola

  • Impact of warming and timing of snow melt on soil microarthropod assemblages associated with Dryas-dominated plant communities on Svalbard

    Rebecca Dollery;Ian D. Hodkinson;Ingibjörg S. Jónsdóttir

  • Species response to global environmental change or why ecophysiological models are important: a reply to Davis et al.

    Ian D. Hodkinson

  • Plant recruitment in the High Arctic: Seed bank and seedling emergence on Svalbard

    Elisabeth J. Cooper;Inger G. Alsos;Dagmar Hagen;Fiona M. Smith

  • Hydrology, water availability and tundra ecosystem function in a changing climate: the need for a closer integration of ideas?

    I. D. Hodkinson;N. R. Webb;J. S. Bale;W. Block

Frequent Co-Authors

N. R. Webb
N. R. Webb UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
William Block
William Block British Antarctic Survey
Jane K. Hill
Jane K. Hill University of York
Ingibjörg S. Jónsdóttir
Ingibjörg S. Jónsdóttir University of Iceland
Elisabeth J. Cooper
Elisabeth J. Cooper University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Jeffrey S. Bale
Jeffrey S. Bale University of Birmingham
Neil F. Glasser
Neil F. Glasser Aberystwyth University
Richard L. Lindroth
Richard L. Lindroth University of Wisconsin–Madison
T. Martijn Bezemer
T. Martijn Bezemer Leiden University
Malcolm C. Press
Malcolm C. Press Manchester Metropolitan University

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