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Katharine J. M. Dickinson

Katharine J. M. Dickinson

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
35
Citations
4912
World Ranking
7359
National Ranking
97

Overview

Katharine J. M. Dickinson is affiliated with the University of Otago in New Zealand. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science with significant contributions in agricultural and biological sciences. They have a particular interest in global and planetary change, ecology, and health-related toxicology and mutagenesis, reflecting a broad engagement within the ecological and environmental research communities.

Their work also covers specialized subfields including ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, and plant science. Central topics in their research include urban green space and health, urban agriculture and sustainability, plant and animal studies, insect and pesticide research, ecology and vegetation dynamics, animal ecology and behavior, and land use and ecosystem services.

Katharine Dickinson's research outputs have appeared in a variety of publication venues, with multiple papers published in Apidologie and the New Zealand Journal of Ecology. Other notable journals where their research has been featured include Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, Journal of Environmental Psychology, and Urban Forestry & Urban Greening.

Recent selected papers include:

  • "Climate-change impacts exacerbate conservation threats in island systems: New Zealand as a case study" (2021), Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
  • "How do urban green spaces increase well-being? The role of perceived wildness and nature connectedness" (2022), Journal of Environmental Psychology
  • "Relationships between nature connectedness, biodiversity of private gardens, and mental well-being during the Covid-19 lockdown" (2022), Urban Forestry & Urban Greening
  • "Thresholds for adding degraded tropical forest to the conservation estate" (2024), Nature
  • "An examination of the factors influencing engagement in gardening practices that support biodiversity using the theory of planned behavior" (2023), Biological Conservation

Katharine Dickinson frequently collaborates with a group of researchers, including B.I.P. Barratt, Andreas Samus, Claire Freeman, Yolanda van Heezik, and Jennifer M. Jandt. These collaborations have resulted in multiple coauthored publications.

Best Publications

  • Facilitative plant interactions and climate simultaneously drive alpine plant diversity

    Lohengrin A. Cavieres;Rob W. Brooker;Bradley J. Butterfield;Bradley J. Cook

  • “My garden is an expression of me”: Exploring householders' relationships with their gardens

    Claire Freeman;Katharine J.M. Dickinson;Stefan Porter;Yolanda van Heezik

  • Does native invertebrate diversity reflect native plant diversity? A case study from New Zealand and implications for conservation

    Philippa N. Crisp;K.J.M. Dickinson;G.W. Gibbs

  • Alpine cushion plants inhibit the loss of phylogenetic diversity in severe environments

    B. J. Butterfield;L. A. Cavieres;R. M. Callaway;B. J. Cook

  • Arthropod morphospecies versus taxonomic species: a case study with Araneae, Coleoptera, and Lepidoptera

    José G. B. Derraik;Gerard P. Closs;Katharine J. M. Dickinson;Philip Sirvid

  • Garden Size, Householder Knowledge, and Socio-Economic Status Influence Plant and Bird Diversity at the Scale of Individual Gardens

    Yolanda van Heezik;Claire Freeman;Stefan Porter;Katharine J. M. Dickinson

  • Closing the Gap: Communicating to Change Gardening Practices in Support of Native Biodiversity in Urban Private Gardens

    Yolanda M. van Heezik;Katharine J. M. Dickinson;Claire Freeman

  • Will loss of snow cover during climatic warming expose New Zealand alpine plants to increased frost damage

    Peter Bannister;Tanja Maegli;Katharine J. M. Dickinson;Stephan R. P. Halloy

  • The impact of fire on Tasmanian alpine vegetation and soils

    J. B. Kirkpatrick;K. J. M. Dickinson

  • Seed dispersal systems in the New Zealand flora

    Michael J. Thorsen;Katharine J.M. Dickinson;Philip J. Seddon

  • The flammability and energy content of some important plant species and fuel components in the forests of southeastern Tasmania

    K. J. M. Dickinson;J. B. Kirkpatrick

  • Maximizing water yield with indigenous non‐forest vegetation: a New Zealand perspective

    Alan F Mark;Katharine Jm Dickinson

  • Intraspecific trait variation in alpine plants relates to their elevational distribution

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  • How do urban green spaces increase well-being? The role of perceived wildness and nature connectedness

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  • What limits the spread of fire‐dependent vegetation? Evidence from geographic variation of serotiny in a New Zealand shrub

    William J. Bond;Katharine J. M. Dickinson;Alan F. Mark

  • Morphospecies and Taxonomic Species Comparison for Hymenoptera

    José G. B. Derraik;José G. B. Derraik;John W. Early;Gerard P. Closs;Katharine J. M. Dickinson

  • Tundra Trait Team: A database of plant traits spanning the tundra biome

    Anne D. Bjorkman;Anne D. Bjorkman;Isla H. Myers-Smith;Sarah C. Elmendorf;Sarah C. Elmendorf;Sarah C. Elmendorf;Signe Normand

  • Distribution, abundance and biomass of epiphyte-lianoid communities in a New Zealand lowland Nothofagus-podocarp temperate rain forest: tropical comparisons

    Robert G. M. Hofstede;Katharine J. M. Dickinson;Alan F. Mark

  • Habitat use by three rat species (Rattus spp.) on Stewart Island/ Rakiura, New Zealand.

    Grant A. Harper;Katharine J. M. Dickinson;Philip J. Seddon

  • Climate‐change impacts exacerbate conservation threats in island systems: New Zealand as a case study

    Cate Macinnis‐Ng;Angus R Mcintosh;Joanne M Monks;Nick Waipara

  • Alpine Vegetation, Plant Distribution, Life Forms, and Environments in a Perhumid New Zealand Region: Oceanic and Tropical High Mountain Affinities

    Alan F. Mark;Katharine J. M. Dickinson;Robert G. M. Hofstede

  • Design principles for social‐ecological transformation toward sustainability: lessons from New Zealand sense of place

    F. Stuart Chapin;Alan F. Mark;Robin A. Mitchell;Katharine J. M. Dickinson

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan F. Mark
Alan F. Mark University of Otago
Ragan M. Callaway
Ragan M. Callaway University of Montana
Jamie B. Kirkpatrick
Jamie B. Kirkpatrick University of Tasmania
Raphael K. Didham
Raphael K. Didham University of Western Australia
Russell D. Frew
Russell D. Frew University of Otago
Philip J. Seddon
Philip J. Seddon University of Otago
William G. Lee
William G. Lee Landcare Research
Bruce C. Robertson
Bruce C. Robertson University of Otago
Christian Rixen
Christian Rixen Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Alison R. Mercer
Alison R. Mercer University of Otago

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