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Ian MacGregor-Fors

Ian MacGregor-Fors

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
42
Citations
8183
World Ranking
5505
National Ranking
81

Earth Science

D-Index
30
Citations
5418
World Ranking
9042
National Ranking
19

Overview

Ian MacGregor-Fors is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland. Their research is primarily situated in the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on ecology and related subfields.

Their scientific contributions involve topics such as Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Urban Green Space and Health, Plant and Animal Studies, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Avian Ecology and Behavior, and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Urban Ecosystems
  • Journal of Urban Ecology
  • Avian Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Animal Biodiversity and Conservation

Collaborations have been established with several coauthors, including:

  • Michelle García-Arroyo
  • Miguel A. Gómez-Martínez
  • Christine C. Rega-Brodsky
  • Wesley Dáttilo
  • Amy K. Hahs

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Urban biodiversity: State of the science and future directions," 2022, Urban Ecosystems
  • "A Research Agenda for Urban Biodiversity in the Global Extinction Crisis," 2020, BioScience
  • "Urbanisation generates multiple trait syndromes for terrestrial animal taxa worldwide," 2023, Nature Communications
  • "A global horizon scan of the future impacts of robotics and autonomous systems on urban ecosystems," 2021, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "A systemic view of potential environmental impacts of ocean energy production," 2021, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

In addition to research articles, Ian MacGregor-Fors has contributed to book publications including "Birds of the Land of the Swallows: Cozumel Island," published by EPOMEX-UAC eBooks in 2021.

Best Publications

  • A global analysis of the impacts of urbanization on bird and plant diversity reveals key anthropogenic drivers

    Myla F.J. Aronson;Frank A. La Sorte;Charles H. Nilon;Madhusudan Katti

  • Living in the big city: effects of urban land-use on bird community structure, diversity, and composition.

    Rubén Ortega-Álvarez;Ian MacGregor-Fors

  • Contrasting diversity values: statistical inferences based on overlapping confidence intervals.

    Ian MacGregor-Fors;Mark E. Payton

  • The ecological future of cities

    Mark J. McDonnell;Ian MacGregor-Fors

  • Urban biodiversity: State of the science and future directions

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  • How do people perceive urban trees? Assessing likes and dislikes in relation to the trees of a city

    Morelia Camacho-Cervantes;Jorge E. Schondube;Alicia Castillo;Ian MacGregor-Fors

  • Gray vs. green urbanization: Relative importance of urban features for urban bird communities

    Ian MacGregor-Fors;Jorge E. Schondube

  • Global patterns and drivers of urban bird diversity

    Christopher A. Lepczyk;Frank A. La Sorte;Myla F. J. Aronson;Mark A. Goddard

  • Global COVID-19 lockdown highlights humans as both threats and custodians of the environment.

    Amanda E. Bates;Richard B. Primack;Brandy S. Biggar;Tomas J. Bird

  • Urban ecosystem Services in Latin America: mismatch between global concepts and regional realities?

    Cynnamon Dobbs;Francisco J. Escobedo;Nicola Clerici;Francisco de la Barrera

  • Relation between habitat attributes and bird richness in a western Mexico suburb

    Ian MacGregor-Fors

  • The phylogenetic and functional diversity of regional breeding bird assemblages is reduced and constricted through urbanization

    Frank A. La Sorte;Christopher A. Lepczyk;Myla F. J. Aronson;Mark A. Goddard

  • Dusting-off the file: A review of knowledge on urban ornithology in Latin America

    Rubén Ortega-Álvarez;Ian MacGregor-Fors

  • Butterflies in the city: a review of urban diurnal Lepidoptera

    Lorena Ramírez-Restrepo;Ian MacGregor-Fors

  • A Research Agenda for Urban Biodiversity in the Global Extinction Crisis

    Sonja Knapp;Myla F J Aronson;Ela Carpenter;Adriana Herrera-Montes

  • Urbanisation generates multiple trait syndromes for terrestrial animal taxa worldwide

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  • Misconceptions or misunderstandings? On the standardization of basic terms and definitions in urban ecology

    Ian MacGregor-Fors

  • Relationship between the presence of House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) and Neotropical bird community structure and diversity

    Ian MacGregor-Fors;Lorena Morales-Pérez;Javier Quesada;Jorge E. Schondube

  • How to measure the urban-wildland ecotone : redefining 'peri-urban' areas

    Ian MacGregor-Fors

  • Fading from the forest: Bird community shifts related to urban park site-specific and landscape traits

    Ian MacGregor-Fors;Rubén Ortega-Álvarez

  • Pretty, but dangerous! Records of non-native Monk Parakeets (Myiopsitta monachus) in Mexico

    Ian MacGregor-Fors;Rafael Calderón-Parra;Alejandro Meléndez-Herrada;Silvia López-López

  • A global horizon scan of the future impacts of robotics and autonomous systems on urban ecosystems

    Mark A. Goddard;Mark A. Goddard;Zoe G. Davies;Solène Guenat;Mark J. Ferguson

  • MIGRATING TO THE CITY: RESPONSES OF NEOTROPICAL MIGRANT BIRD COMMUNITIES TO URBANIZATION

    Ian MacGregor-Fors;Lorena Morales-Pérez;Jorge E. Schondube

Frequent Co-Authors

Wesley Dáttilo
Wesley Dáttilo Instituto de Ecología
Christopher A. Lepczyk
Christopher A. Lepczyk Auburn University
Frank A. La Sorte
Frank A. La Sorte Cornell University
Mark J. McDonnell
Mark J. McDonnell University of Melbourne
Nicholas S. G. Williams
Nicholas S. G. Williams University of Melbourne
Petr Pyšek
Petr Pyšek Czech Academy of Sciences
Amy K. Hahs
Amy K. Hahs University of Melbourne
Diego P. Vázquez
Diego P. Vázquez National University of Cuyo
Gernot Segelbacher
Gernot Segelbacher University of Freiburg
Francisco J. Escobedo
Francisco J. Escobedo US Forest Service

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