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Overview

Kirsty J. Park is affiliated with the University of Stirling in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to environmental science research. Their work spans multiple subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology, and Ecological Modeling. The research emphasizes ecological and vegetation dynamics, forest management and policy, species distribution and climate change, land use and ecosystem services, animal vocal communication, conservation, biodiversity, and bat biology and ecology.

Park's recent publications include the following papers:

  • Ecological time lags and the journey towards conservation success, 2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Future restoration should enhance ecological complexity and emergent properties at multiple scales, 2021, Ecography
  • Greenspace interventions for mental health in clinical and non-clinical populations: What works, for whom, and in what circumstances?, 2020, Health & Place
  • Training future generations to deliver evidence-based conservation and ecosystem management, 2021, Ecological Solutions and Evidence
  • The long-term development of temperate woodland creation sites: from tree saplings to mature woodlands, 2021, Forestry An International Journal of Forest Research

The frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Park include Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor, Kevin Watts, Mary Nthambi, Katherine Simpson, and Tom Bradfer-Lawrence. The repeated collaborations suggest integrated work within conservation and ecological research communities.

Key publication venues where Park's work frequently appears are:

  • Landscape Ecology
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Ecological Solutions and Evidence
  • Health & Place
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

The main topics that characterize Park's research include:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Bat Biology and Ecology Studies

Overall, the body of work represented by Kirsty J. Park reflects a multidisciplinary approach to understanding environmental science and ecology, with a particular focus on applied conservation and ecosystem management strategies across different spatial and temporal scales.

Best Publications

  • Public attitudes to the management of invasive non-native species in Scotland

    Alison Bremner;Kirsty Park

  • Field realistic doses of pesticide imidacloprid reduce bumblebee pollen foraging efficiency.

    Hannah Feltham;Kirsty Park;Dave Goulson

  • Torpor, arousal and activity of hibernating Greater Horseshoe Bats (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum)

    Kirsty Park;Gareth Jones;Roger D Ransome

  • Ecological time lags and the journey towards conservation success

    Kevin Watts;Robin C Whytock;Kirsty J Park;Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor

  • Experimental evidence that wildflower strips increase pollinator visits to crops

    Hannah Feltham;Kirsty Park;Jeroen Minderman;Dave Goulson

  • Fragmented woodlands in agricultural landscapes: The influence of woodland character and landscape context on bats and their insect prey

    Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor;Dave Goulson;Liam Cavin;Jenny M. Wallace

  • Mitigating the impacts of agriculture on biodiversity: bats and their potential role as bioindicators

    Kirsty J. Park

  • Assessment and Management of Invasive Alien Predators

    Kirsty Park

  • Using citizen science to monitor Bombus populations in the UK: nesting ecology and relative abundance in the urban environment

    Gillian C. Lye;Juliet L. Osborne;Kirsty J. Park;Dave Goulson

  • The effectiveness of agri‐environment schemes for the conservation of farmland moths: assessing the importance of a landscape‐scale management approach

    Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor;Dave Goulson;Kirsty J. Park

  • Future restoration should enhance ecological complexity and emergent properties at multiple scales

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  • Pipistrelle bats and their prey do not benefit from four widely applied agri-environment management prescriptions

    Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor;Dave Goulson;Kirsty J. Park

  • An integrated framework to identify wildlife populations under threat from climate change

    Orly Razgour;Orly Razgour;Orly Razgour;John B Taggart;Stephanie Manel;Javier Juste

  • The Neonicotinoid Insecticide Thiacloprid Impacts upon Bumblebee Colony Development under Field Conditions

    Ciaran Ellis;Kirsty J. Park;Penelope Whitehorn;Arthur David

  • Assessing the value of Rural Stewardship schemes for providing foraging resources and nesting habitat for bumblebee queens (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

    Gillian Lye;Kirsty Park;Juliet L Osborne;John Holland

  • Diversionary feeding: an effective management strategy for conservation conflict?

    Laura M Kubasiewicz;Nils Bunnefeld;Ayesha I T Tulloch;Christopher P Quine

  • Martens in the matrix: the importance of nonforested habitats for forest carnivores in fragmented landscapes

    Fiona M. Caryl;Fiona M. Caryl;Christopher P. Quine;Kirsty J. Park

  • The role of invertebrates in the diet, growth and survival of red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scoticus) chicks

    Kirsty Park;Peter A Robertson;Steven T Campbell;Robin Foster

  • Factors influencing moth assemblages in woodland fragments on farmland: implications for woodland management and creation schemes

    Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor;Dave Goulson;Liam Cavin;Jenny M. Wallace

  • Loss of heather Calluna vulgaris moorland in the Scottish uplands: the role of red grouse Lagopus lagopus scoticus management

    Peter A. Robertson;Kirsty J. Park;Andrew F. Barton

  • Flight kinematics of the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) over a wide range of speeds in a wind tunnel

    Kirsty J. Park;Mikael Rosén;Anders Hedenström

Frequent Co-Authors

Dave Goulson
Dave Goulson University of Sussex
Gareth Jones
Gareth Jones University of Bristol
Jeremy D. Wilson
Jeremy D. Wilson Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Nils Bunnefeld
Nils Bunnefeld University of Stirling
Hugo Rebelo
Hugo Rebelo University of Lisbon
Justin M. J. Travis
Justin M. J. Travis University of Aberdeen
Katherine L. Buchanan
Katherine L. Buchanan Deakin University
Nick Hanley
Nick Hanley University of Glasgow
Peter J. Hudson
Peter J. Hudson Pennsylvania State University
Masashi Soga
Masashi Soga University of Tokyo

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