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122
Citations
87596
World Ranking
93
National Ranking
12

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2006 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2006 - Ramon Margalef Prize in Ecology, Generalitat de Catalunya
  • 2004 - Japan Prize for observational, experimental and theoretical achievements for the scientific understanding and conservation of Biodiversity.
  • 1998 - Frink Medal, Zoological Society of London
  • 1997 - Marsh Award for Ecology, British Ecological Society
  • 1989 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • President’s Medal, British Ecological Society
  • Honorary Member of the British Ecological Society
  • President’s Medal, British Ecological Society
  • Honorary Member of the British Ecological Society

Overview

John H. Lawton is affiliated with the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust in the United Kingdom. Their academic and professional work centers on ecological research, with recognized contributions to the understanding and conservation of biodiversity.

Lawton has been the recipient of several prestigious awards throughout their career. These include being named a Fellow of the Royal Society in the United Kingdom in 1989, and later becoming a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2008. In 2008, they were also elected as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences. Earlier, in 2006, Lawton became a Member of Academia Europaea and received the Ramon Margalef Prize in Ecology from the Generalitat de Catalunya. Other recognitions include the Japan Prize awarded in 2004 for achievements related to observational, experimental, and theoretical work in biodiversity conservation, the Frink Medal from the Zoological Society of London in 1998, and the Marsh Award for Ecology from the British Ecological Society in 1997. Additionally, Lawton has been honored with the President's Medal and named an Honorary Member of the British Ecological Society.

Although there are no specific records of recent papers, co-authors, or publication venues associated with Lawton in the present data, the collection of awards indicates a sustained involvement in ecological sciences and biodiversity research. No detailed records of book publications, main fields or subfields of study, or main topics of work were provided.

The awards and affiliations highlight Lawton's association with recognized scientific institutions and ecological research communities. Their contributions span both national and international contexts, especially within the ecological and environmental sciences.

Best Publications

  • EFFECTS OF BIODIVERSITY ON ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING: A CONSENSUS OF CURRENT KNOWLEDGE

    D. U. Hooper;F. S. Chapin;J. J. Ewel;A. Hector

  • Organisms as ecosystem engineers

    Clive G. Jones;John H. Lawton;Moshe Shachak

  • POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF ORGANISMS AS PHYSICAL ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERS

    Clive G. Jones;John H. Lawton;Moshe Shachak

  • Insects on Plants: Community Patterns and Mechanisms

    D. R. Strong;J. H. Lawton;Sir R. Southwood

  • Plant diversity and productivity experiments in european grasslands

    A. Hector;Bernhard Schmid;Carl Beierkuhnlein;M. C. Caldeira

  • Declining biodiversity can alter the performance of ecosystems

    Shahid Naeem;Lindsey J. Thompson;Sharon P. Lawler;John H. Lawton

  • Are there general laws in ecology

    John H. Lawton

  • Biotic Control over the Functioning of Ecosystems

    F. Stuart Chapin;Brian H. Walker;Richard J. Hobbs;David U. Hooper

  • Biodiversity inventories, indicator taxa and effects of habitat modification in tropical forest

    J. H. Lawton;D. E. Bignell;B. Bolton;G. F. Bloemers;G. F. Bloemers;G. F. Bloemers

  • Rare species, the coincidence of diversity hotspots and conservation strategies

    J. R. Prendergast;R. M. Quinn;J. H. Lawton;B. C. Eversham

  • Making mistakes when predicting shifts in species range in response to global warming

    Andrew J. Davis;Linda S. Jenkinson;John H. Lawton;Bryan Shorrocks

  • Species interactions, local and regional processes, and limits to the richness of ecological communities : a theoretical perspective

    H. V. Cornell;J. H. Lawton

  • Comparative Losses of British Butterflies, Birds, and Plants and the Global Extinction Crisis

    J. A. Thomas;M. G. Telfer;D. B. Roy;C. D. Preston

  • Plant Architecture and the Diversity of Phytophagous Insects

    J H Lawton

  • Enemy free space and the structure of ecological communities

    M. J. Jeffries;J. H. Lawton

  • The Ecological Consequences of Shared Natural Enemies

    and R D Holt;J H Lawton

  • Range, population abundance and conservation

    John H. Lawton

  • Food web patterns and their consequences

    Stuart L. Pimm;Stuart L. Pimm;John H. Lawton;Joel E. Cohen

  • Abundance–occupancy relationships

    Kevin J. Gaston;Tim M. Blackburn;Jeremy J.D. Greenwood;Richard D. Gregory

  • Insects on Plants

    B. Shorrocks;D. R. Strong;J. H. Lawton;R. Southwood

Frequent Co-Authors

Tim M. Blackburn
Tim M. Blackburn University College London
Kevin J. Gaston
Kevin J. Gaston University of Exeter
Shahid Naeem
Shahid Naeem Columbia University
Clive G. Jones
Clive G. Jones Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Stuart L. Pimm
Stuart L. Pimm Duke University
Andy Hector
Andy Hector University of Oxford
Sharon P. Lawler
Sharon P. Lawler University of California, Davis
Paul Eggleton
Paul Eggleton Natural History Museum
John Beddington
John Beddington University of Oxford
David E. Bignell
David E. Bignell Queen Mary University of London

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