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Julia P. G. Jones

Julia P. G. Jones

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
56
Citations
11143
World Ranking
2851
National Ranking
324

Overview

Julia P. G. Jones is affiliated with Bangor University in the United Kingdom and specializes in Environmental Science with a focus on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Economics and Econometrics, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Ecological Modeling. Their work is primarily situated at the intersection of conservation, biodiversity, and resource management.

Their research covers main topics including:

  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Economic and Environmental Valuation
  • Environmental Conservation and Management
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Oil Palm Production and Sustainability

Julia P. G. Jones has contributed to a number of academic publications, evident from their recent papers, which demonstrate a broad engagement with both applied and theoretical issues in conservation and environmental science. Recent publications include:

  • "Protected areas have a mixed impact on waterbirds, but management helps" (2022) published in Nature
  • "Evaluating Impact Using Time-Series Data" (2020) published in Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • "A global evaluation of the effectiveness of voluntary REDD+ projects at reducing deforestation and degradation in the moist tropics" (2022) published in Conservation Biology
  • "Biodiversity conservation as a promising frontier for behavioural science" (2021) published in Nature Human Behaviour
  • "Making more effective use of human behavioural science in conservation interventions" (2021) published in Biological Conservation

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Julia P. G. Jones include Jonas Geldmann, Andrew Balmford, Hannah S. Wauchope, O. Sarobidy Rakotonarivo, and William J. Sutherland, highlighting a collaborative approach within ecology and conservation networks.

The venues where Julia P. G. Jones most commonly publishes reflect well-established journals in the field, including:

  • Conservation Biology
  • Nature
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • Biological Conservation

Best Publications

  • Identification of 100 fundamental ecological questions

    William J. Sutherland;Robert P. Freckleton;H. Charles J. Godfray;Steven R. Beissinger

  • Local Participation in Natural Resource Monitoring: a Characterization of Approaches

    Finn Danielsen;Neil D. Burgess;Neil D. Burgess;Andrew Balmford;Paul F. Donald

  • The sleeping policeman: understanding issues of enforcement and compliance in conservation

    A. Keane;J. P. G. Jones;G. Edwards-Jones;E. J. Milner-Gulland

  • Conservation and human behaviour: lessons from social psychology.

    Freya A. V. St John;Gareth Edwards-Jones;Julia P. G. Jones

  • The Importance of Taboos and Social Norms to Conservation in Madagascar

    Julia P. G. Jones;Mijasoa M. Andriamarovololona;Neal Hockley

  • The role of fairness and benefit distribution in community-based Payment for Environmental Services interventions: A case study from Menabe, Madagascar☆

    Matthew Sommerville;Julia P.G. Jones;Michael Rahajaharison;E.J. Milner-Gulland

  • Multiple drivers of decline in the global status of freshwater crayfish (Decapoda: Astacidea)

    Nadia I. Richman;Nadia I. Richman;Monika Böhm;Susan B. Adams;Fernando Alvarez

  • Does community forest management provide global environmental benefits and improve local welfare

    Diana E Bowler;Lisette M Buyung-Ali;John R Healey;Julia Pg Jones

  • A Revised Conceptual Framework for Payments for Environmental Services

    Matthew M. Sommerville;Julia P. G. Jones;E. J. Milner-Gulland

  • TESSA: A toolkit for rapid assessment of ecosystem services at sites of biodiversity conservation importance

    Kelvin S.-H. Peh;Andrew Balmford;Richard B. Bradbury;Claire Brown

  • Stocks and flows of natural and human-derived capital in ecosystem services

    L Jones;L Norton;Z Austin;Z Austin;A L Browne;A L Browne

  • Human well-being impacts of terrestrial protected areas

    Andrew S Pullin;Mukdarut Bangpan;Sarah Dalrymple;Kelly Dickson

  • Monitoring species abundance and distribution at the landscape scale

    Julia P. G. Jones

  • Testing the Use of Interviews as a Tool for Monitoring Trends in the Harvesting of Wild Species

    Julia P. G. Jones;Mijasoa M. Andriamarovololona;Neal Hockley;James M. Gibbons

  • Effectiveness of Community Forest Management at reducing deforestation in Madagascar

    Ranaivo A. Rasolofoson;Ranaivo A. Rasolofoson;Paul J. Ferraro;Clinton N. Jenkins;Julia P.G. Jones

  • The why, what, and how of global biodiversity indicators beyond the 2010 target

    Julia P. G. Jones;Ben Collen;Giles Atkinson;Peter W. J. Baxter

  • Statistical matching for conservation science

    Judith Schleicher;Johanna Eklund;Megan D. Barnes;Jonas Geldmann

  • Analysis of patterns of bushmeat consumption reveals extensive exploitation of protected species in eastern Madagascar.

    Richard K. B. Jenkins;Richard K. B. Jenkins;Aidan Keane;Andrinajoro R. Rakotoarivelo;Victor Rakotomboavonjy

  • Identifying indicators of illegal behaviour: carnivore killing in human-managed landscapes

    Freya A. V. St John;Aidan M. Keane;Aidan M. Keane;Gareth Edwards-Jones;Lauren Jones

  • The perfect invader: a parthenogenic crayfish poses a new threat to Madagascar’s freshwater biodiversity

    Julia P. G. Jones;Jeanne R. Rasamy;Andrew Harvey;Alicia Toon

  • Testing novel methods for assessing rule breaking in conservation.

    Freya A.V. St. John;Gareth Edwards-Jones;James M. Gibbons;Julia P.G. Jones

Frequent Co-Authors

E. J. Milner-Gulland
E. J. Milner-Gulland University of Oxford
James E. M. Watson
James E. M. Watson University of Queensland
Tatsuya Amano
Tatsuya Amano University of Queensland
Emily Nicholson
Emily Nicholson Deakin University
Andrew Balmford
Andrew Balmford University of Cambridge
Jonas Geldmann
Jonas Geldmann University of Cambridge
John R. Healey
John R. Healey Bangor University
Gareth Edwards-Jones
Gareth Edwards-Jones Bangor University
Andrew S. Pullin
Andrew S. Pullin Bangor University
William J. Sutherland
William J. Sutherland University of Cambridge

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