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Jaimie T. A. Dick is affiliated with Queen's University Belfast in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily falls within the field of Environmental Science, with a significant focus on Ecology. The scientist's work encompasses multiple subfields including Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Global and Planetary Change, and Pollution.

Their publications frequently appear in venues known for environmental and biological research. The most common journals include Environmental Reviews, Global Ecology and Biogeography, Global Change Biology, NeoBiota, and Ecology and Evolution.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Jaimie T. A. Dick cover topics related to invasion biology and ecological impacts, including:

  • Four priority areas to advance invasion science in the face of rapid environmental change, 2020, Environmental Reviews
  • Invasion costs, impacts, and human agency: response to Sagoff 2020, 2020, Conservation Biology
  • Exotic fishes that are phylogenetically close but functionally distant to native fishes are more likely to establish, 2022, Global Change Biology
  • A global analysis of enemy release and its variation with latitude, 2020, Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • Does non-native diversity mirror Earth's biodiversity?, 2023, Global Ecology and Biogeography

Jaimie T. A. Dick collaborates frequently with a consistent group of co-authors. These include Ross N. Cuthbert, Neil E. Coughlan, Eoghan M. Cunningham, Louise Kregting, and Anthony Ricciardi, reflecting long-term research partnerships.

The scientist's research topics emphasize both aquatic and terrestrial ecological dynamics. Key topics include:

  • Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology

Overall, the work of Jaimie T. A. Dick addresses various aspects of ecology with an emphasis on invasion science, species interactions, and environmental change. Their multidisciplinary approach involves detailed ecological fieldwork and analytical studies that contribute to understanding the effects of environmental factors on species distribution and ecosystem dynamics.

Best Publications

  • Roles of parasites in animal invasions.

    John Prenter;Calum MacNeil;Jaimie T.A Dick;Alison M Dunn

  • Defining the Impact of Non-Native Species

    Jonathan M Jeschke;Sven Bacher;Tim M Blackburn;Jaimie T A Dick

  • THE TROPHIC ECOLOGY OF FRESHWATER GAMMARUS SPP. (CRUSTACEA: AMPHIPODA): PROBLEMS AND PERSPECTIVES CONCERNING THE FUNCTIONAL FEEDING GROUP CONCEPT

    Calum Macneil;Jaimie T. A. Dick;Robert W. Elwood

  • How parasites affect interactions between competitors and predators

    Melanie J. Hatcher;Jaimie T. A. Dick;Alison M. Dunn

  • Invasion Science: A Horizon Scan of Emerging Challenges and Opportunities

    Anthony Ricciardi;Tim M. Blackburn;Tim M. Blackburn;James T. Carlton;Jaimie T.A. Dick

  • Invading predatory crustacean Dikerogammarus villosus eliminates both native and exotic species.

    Jaimie T. A. Dick;Dirk Platvoet

  • Advancing impact prediction and hypothesis testing in invasion ecology using a comparative functional response approach

    Jaimie T. A. Dick;Mhairi E. Alexander;Jonathan M. Jeschke;Anthony Ricciardi

  • Diverse effects of parasites in ecosystems: linking interdependent processes

    Melanie J Hatcher;Melanie J Hatcher;Jaimie Ta Dick;Alison M Dunn

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

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

  • Predatory impact of the freshwater invader Dikerogammarus villosus (Crustacea : Amphipoda)

    Jaimie T.A Dick;Dirk Platvoet;David W Kelly

  • High Abundances of Microplastic Pollution in Deep-Sea Sediments: Evidence from Antarctica and the Southern Ocean.

    Eoghan M. Cunningham;Eoghan M. Cunningham;Sonja M. Ehlers;Jaimie T. A. Dick;Julia D. Sigwart

  • Invader Relative Impact Potential: a new metric to understand and predict the ecological impacts of existing, emerging and future invasive alien species

    Jaimie T.A. Dick;Ciaran Laverty;Jack J. Lennon;Daniel Barrios-O'Neill

  • The dynamics of predation on Gammarus spp. (Crustacea: Amphipoda)

    Calum Macneil;Jaimie T. A. Dick;Robert W. Elwood

  • Ecological impacts of an invasive predator explained and predicted by comparative functional responses.

    Jaimie T. A. Dick;Kevin Gallagher;Suncica Avlijas;Hazel C. Clarke

  • Widespread vertical transmission and associated host sex-ratio distortion within the eukaryotic phylum Microspora.

    Rebecca S. Terry;Judith E. Smith;Rosie G. Sharpe;Thierry Rigaud

  • Future novel threats and opportunities facing UK biodiversity identified by horizon scanning

    William J. Sutherland;Mark J. Bailey;Ian P. Bainbridge;Tom Brereton

  • The functional role of Gammarus (Crustacea, Amphipoda): shredders, predators, or both?

    David W. Kelly;Jaimie T. A. Dick;W. Ian Montgomery

  • Existing and emerging high impact invasive species are characterized by higher functional responses than natives

    Mhairi E. Alexander;Jaimie T. A. Dick;Olaf L. F. Weyl;Tamara B. Robinson

  • Four priority areas to advance invasion science in the face of rapid environmental change

    Anthony Ricciardi;Josephine C. Iacarella;David C. Aldridge;Tim M. Blackburn;Tim M. Blackburn

  • Disease emergence and invasions

    Melanie J. Hatcher;Melanie J. Hatcher;Jaimie T. A. Dick;Alison M. Dunn

  • Replacement of the indigenous amphipod Gammarus duebeni celticus by the introduced G. pulex: differential cannibalism and mutual predation.

    Jaimie T. A. Dick;Ian Montgomery;Robert W. Elwood

  • Probing motivational state during agonistic encounters in animals

    Robert Elwood;K.E. Wood;M.B. Gallagher;J.T.A. Dick

Frequent Co-Authors

Ross N. Cuthbert
Ross N. Cuthbert Queen's University Belfast
Robert W. Elwood
Robert W. Elwood Queen's University Belfast
Ryan J. Wasserman
Ryan J. Wasserman Rhodes University
Calum MacNeil
Calum MacNeil Queen's University Belfast
Tatenda Dalu
Tatenda Dalu University of Mpumalanga
Alison M. Dunn
Alison M. Dunn University of Leeds
Melanie J. Hatcher
Melanie J. Hatcher University of Leeds
Olaf L. F. Weyl
Olaf L. F. Weyl South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
Anthony Ricciardi
Anthony Ricciardi McGill University
Amanda Callaghan
Amanda Callaghan University of Reading

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