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Overview

Luke Parry is affiliated with Lancaster University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with a substantial body of work in subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, General Health Professions, Social Psychology, and Nutrition and Dietetics.

The main topics of Luke Parry's research include Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management; Fish biology, ecology, and behavior; Indigenous Health and Education; Child Nutrition and Water Access; Primate Behavior and Ecology; Wildlife Ecology and Conservation; and Fish Ecology and Management Studies.

Recent publications demonstrate a wide range of interests within environmental and ecological disciplines. Notable papers include:

  • "Wild Meat Is Still on the Menu: Progress in Wild Meat Research, Policy, and Practice from 2002 to 2020," 2021, Annual Review of Environment and Resources
  • "Integrated terrestrial-freshwater planning doubles conservation of tropical aquatic species," 2020, Science
  • "Adding forests to the water-energy-food nexus," 2020, Nature Sustainability
  • "Tough fishing and severe seasonal food insecurity in Amazonian flooded forests," 2020, People and Nature
  • "Fire risk perpetuates poverty and fire use among Amazonian smallholders," 2020, Global Environmental Change

Luke Parry frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including Jos Barlow, Patrícia Carignano Torres, Erick A. Chacón-Montalván, Alexander Charles Lees, and Felipe P. L. Melo, each with multiple joint publications.

Their work appears regularly in key academic venues such as Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America, Nature Sustainability, People and Nature, Conservation Biology, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Best Publications

  • Quantifying the biodiversity value of tropical primary, secondary, and plantation forests.

    J. Barlow;T. A. Gardner;I. S. Araujo;T. C. Ávila-Pires

  • Anthropogenic disturbance in tropical forests can double biodiversity loss from deforestation

    Jos Barlow;Jos Barlow;Jos Barlow;Gareth D. Lennox;Joice Ferreira;Erika Berenguer

  • The cost-effectiveness of biodiversity surveys in tropical forests

    Toby A. Gardner;Jos Barlow;Jos Barlow;Jos Barlow;Ivanei S. Araujo;Teresa Cristina Ávila-Pires

  • Boom-and-Bust Development Patterns Across the Amazon Deforestation Frontier

    Ana S. L. Rodrigues;Ana S. L. Rodrigues;Ana S. L. Rodrigues;Robert M. Ewers;Luke Parry;Carlos Souza

  • The database of the PREDICTS (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems) project

    Lawrence N. Hudson;Tim Newbold;Tim Newbold;Sara Contu;Samantha L.L. Hill;Samantha L.L. Hill

  • Brazil's environmental leadership at risk

    J. Ferreira;L. E. O. C. Aragao;Jos Barlow;P. Barreto

  • Predicting the Uncertain Future of Tropical Forest Species in a Data Vacuum

    Toby A. Gardner;Jos Barlow;Jos Barlow;Luke W. Parry;Luke W. Parry;Carlos A. Peres

  • A framework for integrating biodiversity concerns into national REDD+ programmes

    Toby A. Gardner;Toby A. Gardner;Neil D. Burgess;Neil D. Burgess;Naikoa Aguilar-Amuchastegui;Jos Barlow;Jos Barlow

  • A social and ecological assessment of tropical land uses at multiple scales: the Sustainable Amazon Network

    Toby A. Gardner;Toby A. Gardner;Joice Ferreira;Jos Barlow;Alexander C. Lees

  • How pristine are tropical forests? An ecological perspective on the pre-Columbian human footprint in Amazonia and implications for contemporary conservation

    Jos Barlow;Toby A. Gardner;Alexander C. Lees;Luke Parry

  • Wild Meat Is Still on the Menu: Progress in Wild Meat Research, Policy, and Practice from 2002 to 2020

    D.J. Ingram;L. Coad;L. Coad;E.G. Milner-Gulland;L. Parry

  • The critical importance of considering fire in REDD+ programs

    Jos Barlow;Luke Parry;Toby A. Gardner;Toby A. Gardner;Joice Ferreira

  • Adding forests to the water–energy–food nexus

    Felipe P. L. Melo;Luke Parry;Pedro H. S. Brancalion;Severino R. R. Pinto

  • Integrated terrestrial-freshwater planning doubles conservation of tropical aquatic species

    Cecília G. Leal;Cecília G. Leal;Gareth D. Lennox;Silvio F. B. Ferraz;Joice Ferreira

  • Improving the design and management of forest strips in human-dominated tropical landscapes: a field test on Amazonian dung beetles

    Jos Barlow;Julio Louzada;Luke Parry;Malva I.M. Hernández

  • Drivers of rural exodus from Amazonian headwaters

    Luke Parry;Luke Parry;Luke Parry;Brett Day;Silvana Amaral;Carlos A. Peres

  • Evaluating the use of local ecological knowledge to monitor hunted tropical-forest wildlife over large spatial scales

    Luke Parry;Carlos A. Peres

  • Hunting for sustainability in tropical secondary forests

    Luke Parry;Luke Parry;Jos Barlow;Carlos A. Peres

  • Allocation of hunting effort by Amazonian smallholders: Implications for conserving wildlife in mixed-use landscapes

    Luke Parry;Luke Parry;Jos Barlow;Carlos A. Peres

  • Large-vertebrate assemblages of primary and secondary forests in the Brazilian Amazon

    Luke Parry;Jos Barlow;Carlos A. Peres

  • Wildlife harvest and consumption in Amazonia's urbanized wilderness

    Luke Parry;Luke Parry;Jos Barlow;Jos Barlow;Heloisa Correia Pereira

  • Special Issue Article: Advancing Environmental Conservation: Essays In Honor Of Navjot Sodhi How pristine are tropical forests? An ecological perspective on the pre-Columbian human footprint in Amazonia and implications for contemporary conservation

    Jos Barlow;Toby A. Gardner;Alexander C. Lees;Luke Parry

Frequent Co-Authors

Jos Barlow
Jos Barlow Lancaster University
Toby A. Gardner
Toby A. Gardner Stockholm Environment Institute
Carlos A. Peres
Carlos A. Peres University of East Anglia
Alexander C. Lees
Alexander C. Lees Manchester Metropolitan University
Joice Ferreira
Joice Ferreira Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation
Luiz E. O. C. Aragão
Luiz E. O. C. Aragão National Institute for Space Research
Julio Louzada
Julio Louzada Federal University of Lavras
Renata Pardini
Renata Pardini Universidade de São Paulo
Erika Berenguer
Erika Berenguer University of Oxford
Ima Célia Guimarães Vieira
Ima Célia Guimarães Vieira Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi

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