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Overview

Mark J. McDonnell is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with particular attention to subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Environmental Engineering.

The scientist's recent publications cover several aspects of urban ecology and ecosystem services. The notable papers include:

  • "The Benefits and Limits of Urban Tree Planting for Environmental and Human Health," published in 2021 in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • "Global variation in contributions to human well-being from urban vegetation ecosystem services," published in 2022 in One Earth
  • "Creating Urban Landscape Typology That Facilitates the Integration of Urban Ecological Knowledge into Practice," published in 2024 in Preprints.org

McDonnell's research explores multiple main topics including:

  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Urban Green Space and Health
  • Urban Heat Island Mitigation

The scientist frequently collaborates with researchers such as Daniel R. Richards, Mahyar Masoudi, Diane E. Pataki, Marina Alberti, and Mary L. Cadenasso. These collaborations reflect an interdisciplinary approach to urban ecological research.

Their work has appeared in journals and platforms including Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, One Earth, and Preprints.org, demonstrating engagement with both peer-reviewed and emerging publication venues.

Best Publications

  • A global analysis of the impacts of urbanization on bird and plant diversity reveals key anthropogenic drivers

    Myla F.J. Aronson;Frank A. La Sorte;Charles H. Nilon;Madhusudan Katti

  • Ecosystem Structure and Function along Urban‐Rural Gradients: An Unexploited Opportunity for Ecology

    M. J. McDonnell;S. T. A. Pickett

  • Amphibian ecology and conservation in the urbanising world: A review

    Andrew J. Hamer;Mark J. McDonnell

  • The use of gradient analysis studies in advancing our understanding of the ecology of urbanizing landscapes: current status and future directions

    Mark J. McDonnell;Amy K. Hahs

  • Ecosystem Processes Along an Urban-to-Rural Gradient

    Mark J. McDonnell;Steward T.A. Pickett;Peter Groffman;Patrick Bohlen

  • The structural complexity of old field vegetation and the recruitment of bird-dispersed plant species.

    Mark J. McDonnell;Edmund W. Stiles

  • A conceptual framework for predicting the effects of urban environments on floras

    Nicholas S.G. Williams;Nicholas S.G. Williams;Mark W. Schwartz;Peter A. Vesk;Michael A. McCarthy;Michael A. McCarthy

  • Humans as components of ecosystems : the ecology of subtle human effects and populated areas

    Mark J. McDonnell;Steward T. Pickett;Gene E. Likens;William J. Cronon

  • Humans as Components of Ecosystems

    Mark J. McDonnell;Steward T. A. Pickett

  • A global synthesis of plant extinction rates in urban areas

    Amy K. Hahs;Amy K. Hahs;Mark J. McDonnell;Mark J. McDonnell;Michael A. McCarthy;Peter A. Vesk

  • Adaptation and Adaptedness of Organisms to Urban Environments

    Mark J. McDonnell;Amy K. Hahs

  • Selecting independent measures to quantify Melbourne's urban–rural gradient

    Amy K. Hahs;Mark J. McDonnell

  • The ecological future of cities

    Mark J. McDonnell;Ian MacGregor-Fors

  • Evolution and future of urban ecological science: ecology in, of, and for the city

    Steward T. A. Pickett;Mary L. Cadenasso;Daniel L. Childers;Mark J. McDonnell

  • Heavy metal accumulations in forest soils along an urban- rural gradient in Southeastern New York, USA

    R. V. Pouyat;M. J. McDonnell

  • A roadmap for urban evolutionary ecology

    L. Ruth Rivkin;James S. Santangelo;Marina Alberti;Myla F. J. Aronson

  • Changing perspectives in community dynamics: A theory of successional forces

    S.T.A. Pickett;M.J. McDonnell

  • Plant traits and local extinctions in natural grasslands along an urban–rural gradient

    Nicholas S. G. Williams;Nicholas S. G. Williams;John W. Morgan;Mark J. Mcdonnell;Mark J. Mcdonnell;Michael A. Mccarthy;Michael A. Mccarthy

  • The Benefits and Limits of Urban Tree Planting for Environmental and Human Health

    Diane E. Pataki;Marina Alberti;Mary L. Cadenasso;Alexander J. Felson

  • Forest-landscape structure along an urban-to-rural gradient

    Kimberly E. Medley;Mark J. McDonnell;Steward T. A. Pickett

  • The Application of the Ecological Gradient Paradigm to the Study of Urban Effects

    Mark J. McDonnell;Steward T. A. Pickett;Richard V. Pouyat

  • Soil Characteristics of Oak Stands along an Urban-Rural Land-Use Gradient

    Richard V. Pouyat;Mark J. McDonnell;S. T. A. Pickett

Frequent Co-Authors

Amy K. Hahs
Amy K. Hahs University of Melbourne
Nicholas S. G. Williams
Nicholas S. G. Williams University of Melbourne
Steward T. A. Pickett
Steward T. A. Pickett Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Michael A. McCarthy
Michael A. McCarthy University of Melbourne
Dave Kendal
Dave Kendal University of Melbourne
Richard V. Pouyat
Richard V. Pouyat US Forest Service
Ken Thompson
Ken Thompson University of Sheffield
Peter A. Vesk
Peter A. Vesk University of Melbourne
Peter M. Groffman
Peter M. Groffman City University of New York
John W. Morgan
John W. Morgan La Trobe University

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