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Nathalie Pettorelli is affiliated with the Zoological Society of London in the United Kingdom. Their research spans the field of Environmental Science, with a particular focus on subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Ecological Modeling, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

The scientist's main topics of work include:

  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Environmental Philosophy and Ethics

Recent publications by Nathalie Pettorelli and collaborators cover diverse areas related to ecology and environmental changes. Selected papers include:

  • "A function-based typology for Earth's ecosystems" (2022), published in Nature
  • "Time to integrate global climate change and biodiversity science-policy agendas" (2021), published in Journal of Applied Ecology
  • "Bridging the research-implementation gap in IUCN Red List assessments" (2022), published in Trends in Ecology & Evolution
  • "Strengthening the evidence base for temperature-mediated phenological asynchrony and its impacts" (2020), published in Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • "Improving Predictions of Climate Change-Land Use Change Interactions" (2020), published in Trends in Ecology & Evolution

Nathalie Pettorelli has frequently published in journals such as Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, Journal of Applied Ecology, Policy briefs, and Nature Ecology & Evolution.

Frequent co-authors include:

  • William J. Sutherland
  • Henry Häkkinen
  • Silviu O. Petrovan
  • Henrike Schulte to Bühne
  • Nigel G. Taylor

In addition to journal articles, Nathalie Pettorelli has also contributed to book publications, including a work with Open Book Publishers titled "Seabirds in the North-East Atlantic" published in 2023.

Best Publications

  • Using the satellite-derived NDVI to assess ecological responses to environmental change

    Nathalie Pettorelli;Jon Olav Vik;Atle Mysterud;Jean-Michel Gaillard

  • Biodiversity redistribution under climate change: impacts on ecosystems and human well-being

    Gretta T. Pecl;Miguel B. Araújo;Miguel B. Araújo;Miguel B. Araújo;Johann D. Bell;Johann D. Bell;Julia Blanchard

  • Essential biodiversity variables

    H M Pereira;S Ferrier;M Walters;G N Geller

  • The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI): unforeseen successes in animal ecology

    Nathalie Pettorelli;Sadie Ryan;Thomas Mueller;Nils Bunnefeld

  • Satellite remote sensing for applied ecologists: opportunities and challenges

    Nathalie Pettorelli;William F. Laurance;Timothy G. O'Brien;Martin Wegmann

  • The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index

    Nathalie Pettorelli

  • Empirical Evidence of Density- Dependence in Populations of Large Herbivores

    C. Bonenfant;J.M. Gaillard;T. Coulson;M. Festa-Bianchet

  • Environmental science : Agree on biodiversity metrics to track from space

    Andrew K. Skidmore;Nathalie Pettorelli;Nicholas C. Coops;Gary N. Geller

  • Free and open-access satellite data are key to biodiversity conservation

    Woody Turner;Carlo Rondinini;Nathalie Pettorelli;Brice Mora

  • Will remote sensing shape the next generation of species distribution models

    Kate S. He;Bethany A. Bradley;Anna F. Cord;Duccio Rocchini

  • EARLY ONSET OF VEGETATION GROWTH VS. RAPID GREEN-UP: IMPACTS ON JUVENILE MOUNTAIN UNGULATES

    Nathalie Pettorelli;Fanie Pelletier;Fanie Pelletier;Achaz von Hardenberg;Marco Festa-Bianchet

  • A function-based typology for Earth’s ecosystems

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  • Timing and abundance as key mechanisms affecting trophic interactions in variable environments.

    Joël M. Durant;Dag Ø. Hjermann;Tycho Anker‐Nilssen;Grégory Beaugrand

  • The effect of climate variation on agro-pastoral production in Africa.

    Leif Christian Stige;Jørn Stave;Kung-Sik Chan;Lorenzo Ciannelli

  • Framing the concept of satellite remote sensing essential biodiversity variables: challenges and future directions

    Nathalie Pettorelli;Martin Wegmann;Martin Wegmann;Andrew Skidmore;Sander Mucher

  • Satellite remote sensing of ecosystem functions: opportunities, challenges and way forward

    Nathalie Pettorelli;Henrike Schulte to Bühne;Ayesha Tulloch;Grégoire Dubois

  • Satellite remote sensing, biodiversity research and conservation of the future

    Nathalie Pettorelli;Kamran Safi;Woody Turner

  • Severe drought and calf survival in elephants.

    Charles Foley;Nathalie Pettorelli;Lara Foley

  • Managing consequences of climate-driven species redistribution requires integration of ecology, conservation and social science

    Timothy C. Bonebrake;Christopher J. Brown;Johann D. Bell;Johann D. Bell;Julia L. Blanchard

  • Variations in adult body mass in roe deer: the effects of population density at birth and of habitat quality

    Nathalie Pettorelli;Jean-Michel Gaillard;Guy Van Laere;Patrick Duncan

  • A roadmap for island biology: 50 fundamental questions after 50 years of The Theory of Island Biogeography

    Jairo Patiño;Jairo Patiño;Robert J. Whittaker;Robert J. Whittaker;Paulo A.V. Borges;José María Fernández-Palacios

  • Importance of climatological downscaling and plant phenology for red deer in heterogeneous landscapes

    Nathalie Pettorelli;Atle Mysterud;Nigel G Yoccoz;Rolf Langvatn

Frequent Co-Authors

Sarah M. Durant
Sarah M. Durant Zoological Society of London
Martin Wegmann
Martin Wegmann University of Würzburg
Jean-Michel Gaillard
Jean-Michel Gaillard Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Jos Barlow
Jos Barlow Lancaster University
Nils Chr. Stenseth
Nils Chr. Stenseth University of Oslo
Philip A. Stephens
Philip A. Stephens Durham University
Atle Mysterud
Atle Mysterud University of Oslo
Res Altwegg
Res Altwegg University of Cape Town
Duccio Rocchini
Duccio Rocchini University of Bologna
Patrick Duncan
Patrick Duncan Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

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