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  • 1966 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Matthew S. Heard is a researcher affiliated with Rothamsted Research in the United Kingdom. Their work primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, with a notable focus on subfields such as Insect Science, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Genetics, Global and Planetary Change, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The main topics addressed in their research include Insect and Pesticide Research, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Plant and Animal Studies, Agricultural Innovations and Practices, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, and Economic and Environmental Valuation.

Heard has published research in several academic venues, frequently contributing to the Journal of Applied Ecology and also publishing in Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, Biological Conservation, People and Nature, and Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Matthew S. Heard include:

  • The effects of a decade of agri-environment intervention in a lowland farm landscape on population trends of birds and butterflies, 2022, Journal of Applied Ecology
  • Neonicotinoid use on cereals and sugar beet is linked to continued low exposure risk in honeybees, 2020, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
  • Trade-offs between passive and trophic rewilding for biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, 2023, Biological Conservation
  • Aligning strategic and participatory approaches to agri-environment scheme design and implementation to enhance nature recovery outcomes, 2025, People and Nature
  • Agroecological farming promotes yield and biodiversity but may require subsidy to be profitable, 2025, Journal of Applied Ecology

Their frequent coauthors include Richard F. Pywell, Ben A. Woodcock, John W. Redhead, James M. Bullock, and Helen Hesketh, reflecting collaborative research efforts in their areas of expertise.

Matthew S. Heard has been recognized with the title Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), awarded in 1966.

Best Publications

  • Biodiversity and resilience of ecosystem functions

    Tom H. Oliver;Matthew S. Heard;Nick J.B. Isaac;David B. Roy

  • Country-specific effects of neonicotinoid pesticides on honey bees and wild bees.

    B. A. Woodcock;J. M. Bullock;R. F. Shore;M. S. Heard

  • The Park Grass Experiment 1856–2006: its contribution to ecology

    Jonathan Silvertown;Paul Poulton;Edward Johnston;Grant Edwards

  • Wildlife-friendly farming increases crop yield: evidence for ecological intensification.

    Richard F. Pywell;Matthew S. Heard;Ben A. Woodcock;Shelley Hinsley

  • Determinants of Species Richness in the Park Grass Experiment

    M. J. Crawley;A. E. Johnston;J. Silvertown;M. Dodd

  • Responses of plants and invertebrate trophic groups to contrasting herbicide regimes in the Farm Scale Evaluations of genetically modified herbicide–tolerant crops

    C. Hawes;A. J. Haughton;J. L. Osborne;D. B. Roy

  • Soil carbon release enhanced by increased tropical forest litterfall

    Emma J. Sayer;Emma J. Sayer;Matthew S. Heard;Helen K. Grant;Toby R. Marthews

  • An introduction to the Farm-Scale Evaluations of genetically modified herbicide-tolerant crops

    L. G. Firbank;M. S. Heard;I. P. Woiwod;C. Hawes

  • Weeds in fields with contrasting conventional and genetically modified herbicide-tolerant crops. I. Effects on abundance and diversity.

    M. S. Heard;C. Hawes;G. T. Champion;S. J. Clark

  • Invertebrate responses to the management of genetically modified herbicide-tolerant and conventional spring crops. II. Within-field epigeal and aerial arthropods.

    A. J. Haughton;G. T. Champion;C. Hawes;M. S. Heard

  • Protecting an ecosystem service: approaches to understanding and mitigating threats to wild insect pollinators

    Richard J. Gill;Katherine C R Baldock;Mark J F Brown;James E. Cresswell

  • Design, analysis and statistical power of the Farm-Scale Evaluations of genetically modified herbicide-tolerant crops

    Joe N. Perry;Peter Rothery;Suzanne J. Clark;Matt S. Heard

  • Bumblebee family lineage survival is enhanced in high-quality landscapes

    Claire Carvell;Andrew F. G. Bourke;Stephanie Dreier;Stephanie Dreier;Stephen N. Freeman

  • Invertebrate responses to the management of genetically modified herbicide-tolerant and conventional spring crops. I. Soil-surface-active invertebrates

    D. R. Brooks;D. A. Bohan;G. T. Champion;A. J. Haughton

  • Landscape context not patch size determines bumble-bee density on flower mixtures sown for agri-environment schemes

    Matthew S. Heard;Claire Carvell;N. L. Carreck;Peter Rothery

  • Effects on weed and invertebrate abundance and diversity of herbicide management in genetically modified herbicide-tolerant winter-sown oilseed rape.

    David A Bohan;Caroline W.H Boffey;David R Brooks;Suzanne J Clark

  • Bumble bee species' responses to a targeted conservation measure depend on landscape context and habitat quality

    C. Carvell;J. L. Osborne;A. F. G. Bourke;S. N. Freeman

  • Effects of habitat composition and landscape structure on worker foraging distances of five bumble bee species.

    John William Redhead;Stephanie Dreier;Stephanie Dreier;Andrew F. G. Bourke;Matthew S. Heard

  • Crop management and agronomic context of the Farm Scale Evaluations of genetically modified herbicide-tolerant crops

    G. T. Champion;M. J. May;S. Bennett;D. R. Brooks

  • On the rationale and interpretation of the Farm Scale Evaluations of genetically modified herbicide-tolerant crops

    G. R. Squire;D. R. Brooks;D. A. Bohan;G. T. Champion

  • Invertebrates and vegetation of field margins adjacent to crops subject to contrasting herbicide regimes in the Farm Scale Evaluations of genetically modified herbicide-tolerant crops.

    D. B. Roy;D. A. Bohan;A. J. Haughton;M. O. Hill

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard F. Pywell
Richard F. Pywell Natural Environment Research Council
Peter Rothery
Peter Rothery Natural Environment Research Council
Joe N. Perry
Joe N. Perry Rothamsted Research
Suzanne J. Clark
Suzanne J. Clark Rothamsted Research
Les G. Firbank
Les G. Firbank University of Leeds
James M. Bullock
James M. Bullock UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Ben A. Woodcock
Ben A. Woodcock UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Juliet L. Osborne
Juliet L. Osborne University of Exeter
Ian P. Woiwod
Ian P. Woiwod Rothamsted Research
David B. Roy
David B. Roy UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

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