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Ken Norris is affiliated with the Zoological Society of London in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses primarily on Environmental Science, with significant contributions to Ecology, Ecological Modeling, and Genetics. Norris's work also intersects with Nature and Landscape Conservation and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies

The publication record of Ken Norris includes a variety of peer-reviewed articles published in journals such as Ibis, Methods in Ecology and Evolution, Climatic Change, Research Ideas and Outcomes, and Wellcome Open Research. Key recent papers include:

  • Unlocking avian museum collections to enable and advance environmental change research, 2023, Ibis
  • Understanding the users and uses of UK Natural History Collections, 2023, Research Ideas and Outcomes
  • Integrated population models poorly estimate the demographic contribution of immigration, 2021, Methods in Ecology and Evolution
  • Contrasting recovery trajectories of four reintroduced populations of the Endangered Mauritius Kestrel (Falco punctatus), 2021, Ibis
  • Phenological tracking of a seasonal climate window in a recovering tropical island bird species, 2021, Climatic Change

Kenn Norris frequently collaborates with other researchers, with notable coauthors including:

  • Vikash Tatayah
  • Carl G. Jones
  • Malcolm A. C. Nicoll
  • Kevin Ruhomaun
  • Sion Henshaw

The scientist has contributed to advancing the understanding of ecological and environmental dynamics, particularly related to bird species and their habitats. Their research integrates ecological modeling techniques with field observations and genetic data to explore species distribution, population structure, and conservation strategies. Their recent focus includes the use of avian museum collections to support environmental change research.

Best Publications

  • Biodiversity and ecosystem services: a multilayered relationship

    Georgina M. Mace;Ken Norris;Alastair H. Fitter

  • Ecological immunology: life history trade-offs and immune defense in birds

    Ken Norris;Matthew R. Evans

  • Identification of 100 fundamental ecological questions

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

  • Why behavioural responses may not reflect the population consequences of human disturbance

    Jennifer A. Gill;Ken Norris;William J. Sutherland

  • Farmland Biodiversity and the Footprint of Agriculture

    S. J. Butler;J. A. Vickery;K. Norris

  • Sexual Selection and the Mismeasure of Color

    A. T. D. Bennett;I. C. Cuthill;K. J. Norris

  • The buffer effect and large-scale population regulation in migratory birds

    Jennifer A. Gill;Ken Norris;Peter M. Potts;Tómas Grétar Gunnarsson;Tómas Grétar Gunnarsson

  • Senescence rates are determined by ranking on the fast–slow life‐history continuum

    Owen R. Jones;Jean-Michel Gaillard;Shripad Tuljapurkar;Jussi S. Alho

  • Agriculture and biodiversity conservation: opportunity knocks

    Ken Norris

  • UK National Ecosystem Assessment:understanding nature's value to society. Synthesis of key findings

    R. Watson;S. Albon;R. Aspinall;M. Austen

  • Biodiversity in a forest-agriculture mosaic – The changing face of West African rainforests

    Ken Norris;Alex Asase;Ben Collen;Jim Gockowksi

  • Heritable variation in a plumage indicator of viability in male great tits Parus major

    Ken Norris

  • UK National Ecosystem Assessment:Technical report

    R Watson;S Albon;R Aspinall;M Austen

  • Bridging the gaps between agricultural policy, land-use and biodiversity

    Elizabeth H.A. Mattison;Ken Norris

  • Reproductive effort influences the prevalence of haematozoan parasites in great tits

    Ken Norris;M. Anwar;Andrew F. Read

  • Avian persistence in fragmented rainforest.

    Luc Lens;Stefan Van Dongen;Ken Norris;Mwangi Githiru

  • Quantifying the impact of land-use change to European farmland bird populations

    Simon James Butler;L. Boccaccio;R.D. Gregory;P. Vorisek

  • Managing threatened species: the ecological toolbox, evolutionary theory and declining-population paradigm

    Ken Norris

  • How Life History Influences Population Dynamics in Fluctuating Environments

    Bernt-Erik Sæther;Tim Coulson;Vidar Grøtan;Steinar Engen

  • Biodiversity, cultural pathways, and human health: a framework

    Natalie E. Clark;Rebecca Lovell;Benedict W. Wheeler;Sahran L. Higgins

Frequent Co-Authors

Carl G. Jones
Carl G. Jones Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
William J. Sutherland
William J. Sutherland University of Cambridge
Richard A. Stillman
Richard A. Stillman Bournemouth University
Rhys E. Green
Rhys E. Green University of Cambridge
Jennifer A. Gill
Jennifer A. Gill University of East Anglia
Yadvinder Malhi
Yadvinder Malhi University of Oxford
Deborah J. Pain
Deborah J. Pain University of Cambridge
Emily Boyd
Emily Boyd Lund University
Robert P. Freckleton
Robert P. Freckleton University of Sheffield
Georgina M. Mace
Georgina M. Mace University College London

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