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John R. Spence

John R. Spence

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
58
Citations
11689
World Ranking
2580
National Ranking
167

Overview

John R. Spence is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, with a particular focus on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics as well as Plant Science and Insect Science within these areas.

Their publication record includes several papers on topics related to forest ecology, biodiversity, and entomology. Among recent contributions are:

  • Oases of the future? Springs as potential hydrologic refugia in drying climates, 2020, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
  • Recovery of a boreal ground-beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) fauna 15 years after variable retention harvest, 2020, Journal of Applied Ecology
  • Spatial and temporal variation of epigaeic beetle assemblages (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Staphylinidae) in aspen-dominated mixedwood forests across north-central Alberta, 2021, ZooKeys
  • Rapid recovery of boreal rove beetle (Staphylinidae) assemblages 16 years after variable retention harvest, 2022, Ecography
  • Long-term responses of ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) to clear-cutting and wildfire in lodgepole pine stands of western Alberta, Canada, 2022, The Canadian Entomologist

Frequent co-authors who collaborated extensively with Spence include:

  • David W. Langor
  • Linhao Wu
  • Fangliang He
  • David R. Toren
  • James R. Shevock

Key publication venues where Spence's work appears repeatedly include:

  • Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  • ZooKeys
  • PhytoKeys
  • Bryophyte Diversity and Evolution
  • Madroño

The main topics covered in Spence's research focus on forest ecology and biodiversity, insect ecology and management, bryophyte studies, botanical and plant ecology studies, fungal and lichen ecology, as well as forest management and policy.

  • Bryophyte Studies and Records
  • Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Forest Insect Ecology and Management
  • Lichen and fungal ecology
  • Forest Management and Policy

Best Publications

  • Sampling carabid assemblages with pitfall traps: The madness and the method

    John R. Spence;Jari K. Niemelä

  • Effects of Clear-Cut Harvesting on Boreal Ground-Beetle Assemblages (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in Western Canada

    Jari Niemelä;David Langor;John R. Spence

  • Carabid beetle assemblages (Coleoptera, Carabidae) across urban-rural gradients: an international comparison

    Jari Niemelä;D. Johan Kotze;Stephen Venn;Lyubomir Penev

  • The search for common anthropogenic impacts on biodiversity: a global network

    Jari Niemelä;Johan Kotze;Allan Ashworth;Pietro Brandmayr

  • Arthropod responses to harvesting and wildfire: Implications for emulation of natural disturbance in forest management

    Christopher M. Buddle;David W. Langor;Greg R. Pohl;John R. Spence

  • Northern forestry and carabids: the case for concern about old-growth species

    John R. Spence;David W. Langor;Jari Niemela;Hector A. Carcamo

  • Succession of boreal forest spider assemblages following wildfire and harvesting

    Christopher M. Buddle;John R. Spence;David W. Langor

  • Habitat associations and seasonal activity of ground-beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in central Alberta

    Jari Niemelä;John R. Spence;Deborah H. Spence

  • Pitfall Trap Size and Capture of Three Taxa of Litter-Dwelling Arthropods: Implications for Biodiversity Studies

    Timothy T. Work;Christopher M. Buddle;Luisiana M. Korinus;John R. Spence

  • Farming and ground beetles: effects of agronomic practice on populations and community structure.

    Héctor A. Cárcamo;Jari K. Niemalä;John R. Spence

  • On the role of body size for life‐history evolution

    Christian Peter Klingenberg;John Spence

  • Fire residuals as habitat reserves for epigaeic beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae and Staphylinidae)

    Kamal J.K Gandhi;John R Spence;David W Langor;David W Langor;Luigi E Morgantini

  • Saproxylic beetles (Coleoptera) using Populus in boreal aspen stands of western Canada: spatiotemporal variation and conservation of assemblages

    HE James Hammond;David W Langor;John R Spence

  • Stand composition and structure of the boreal mixedwood and epigaeic arthropods of the Ecosystem Management Emulating Natural Disturbance (EMEND) landbase in northwestern Alberta

    Timothy T Work;David P Shorthouse;John R Spence;W Jan A Volney

  • Short-term impact of forest soil compaction and organic matter removal on soil mesofauna density and oribatid mite diversity

    Jeffrey P Battigelli;John R Spence;David W Langor;Shannon M Berch

  • Distribution and abundance of an exotic ground-beetle (Carabidae): a test of community impact.

    Jari Niemelä;John R. Spence

  • Rove beetles and ground beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Carabidae) as indicators of harvest and regeneration practices in western Canadian foothills forests

    Gregory R. Pohl;David W. Langor;John R. Spence

  • Distribution of forest dwelling carabids (Coleoptera): spatial scale and the concept of communities

    Jari K. Niemelä;John R. Spence

  • High levels of green-tree retention are required to preserve ground beetle biodiversity in boreal mixedwood forests

    Timothy T. Work;Joshua M. Jacobs;John R. Spence;W. Jan Volney

  • Logging and boreal ground-beetle assemblages on two continents: implications for conservation.

    J. Niemelä;J. R. Spence;D. Langor;Y. Haila

Frequent Co-Authors

David W. Langor
David W. Langor Natural Resources Canada
Jari Niemelä
Jari Niemelä University of Helsinki
Fangliang He
Fangliang He University of Alberta
Victor J. Lieffers
Victor J. Lieffers University of Alberta
John O'Halloran
John O'Halloran University College Cork
Scott E. Nielsen
Scott E. Nielsen University of Alberta
Lloyd M. Dosdall
Lloyd M. Dosdall University of Alberta
Christopher M. Buddle
Christopher M. Buddle McGill University
Felix A. H. Sperling
Felix A. H. Sperling University of Alberta
Christian Peter Klingenberg
Christian Peter Klingenberg University of Manchester

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