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Overview

Nigel E. Stork is affiliated with Griffith University in Australia and conducts research primarily in environmental science and biological sciences. Their work integrates various fields including biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach.

Their main fields of study encompass:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields of investigation include:

  • Genetics
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Ecology
  • Ecological Modeling

Main research topics cover:

  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Forest Insect Ecology and Management
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy

Nigel E. Stork has contributed to multiple publications, with recent papers focusing on insect ecology, climate change, and forest ecosystems. Some of the significant papers include:

  • "Scientists' warning to humanity on insect extinctions" (2020), published in Biological Conservation
  • "Scientists' warning on climate change and insects" (2022), published in Ecological Monographs
  • "Solutions for humanity on how to conserve insects" (2020), published in Biological Conservation
  • "The contribution of insects to global forest deadwood decomposition" (2021), published in Nature
  • "The living dead: acknowledging life after tree death to stop forest degradation" (2020), published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Frequent collaborators in research projects include:

  • R. L. Kitching
  • Kalsum M. Yusah
  • Sarah C. Maunsell
  • Tom M. Fayle
  • Lois Kinneen

Stork's work has been published in a range of venues, with frequent appearances in:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nature
  • Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
  • Biological Conservation
  • Insect Conservation and Diversity

Stork's research emphasizes the dynamics of ecological systems, particularly focusing on the distribution and conservation of insect populations under changing environmental conditions. The combination of genetics, ecology, and climate science in their work provides a comprehensive perspective on biodiversity and ecosystem management.

Best Publications

  • Biodiversity inventories, indicator taxa and effects of habitat modification in tropical forest

    J. H. Lawton;D. E. Bignell;B. Bolton;G. F. Bloemers;G. F. Bloemers;G. F. Bloemers

  • How Many Species of Insects and Other Terrestrial Arthropods Are There on Earth

    Nigel E. Stork

  • Insects in fragmented forests: a functional approach

    Raphael K. Didham;Raphael K. Didham;Jaboury Ghazoul;Nigel E. Stork;Andrew J. Davis

  • Scientists' warning to humanity on insect extinctions

    Pedro Cardoso;Philip S. Barton;Klaus Birkhofer;Filipe Chichorro

  • Can We Name Earth's Species Before They Go Extinct?

    Mark J. Costello;Robert M. May;Nigel E. Stork

  • The Potential for Species Conservation in Tropical Secondary Forests

    Robin L. Chazdon;Carlos A. Peres;Daisy H. Dent;Douglas Sheil

  • Insect diversity: facts, fiction and speculation*

    Nigel E. Stork

  • BEETLE SPECIES RESPONSES TO TROPICAL FOREST FRAGMENTATION

    Raphael K. Didham;Raphael K. Didham;Peter M. Hammond;John H. Lawton;Paul Eggleton

  • Scientists' warning on climate change and insects

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  • New approaches narrow global species estimates for beetles, insects, and terrestrial arthropods

    Nigel E. Stork;James McBroom;Claire Gely;Andrew J. Hamilton;Andrew J. Hamilton

  • Invertebrates as determinants and indicators of soil quality

    Nigel E. Stork;Paul Eggleton

  • Biodiversity meets the atmosphere: A global view of forest canopies

    C. M. P. Ozanne;D. Anhuf;Sarah Boulter;M. Keller

  • Increasing biodiversity in urban green spaces through simple vegetation interventions

    Caragh G. Threlfall;Luis Mata;Jessica A. Mackie;Amy K. Hahs

  • How many species are there

    Nigel E. Stork

  • Experimental Analysis of Adhesion of Chrysolina Polita (Chrysomelidae: Coleoptera) on a Variety of Surfaces

    N. E. Stork

  • Quantifying uncertainty in estimation of tropical arthropod species richness.

    Andrew J. Hamilton;Yves Basset;Kurt K. Benke;Peter S. Grimbacher

  • Species number, species abundance and body length relationships of arboreal beetles in Bornean lowland rain forest trees

    D. R. Morse;N. E. Stork;J. H. Lawton

  • Insects in a changing environment

    R. Harrington;N. Stork

  • Solutions for humanity on how to conserve insects

    Michael J Samways;Philip S. Barton;Klaus Birkhofer;Filipe Chichorro

  • The composition of the arthropod fauna of Bornean lowland rain forest trees

    N. E. Stork

  • Bottom‐up control and co‐occurrence in complex communities: honeydew and nectar determine a rainforest ant mosaic

    Nico Blüthgen;Nigel E. Stork;Konrad Fiedler

  • Re-assessing current extinction rates

    Nigel E. Stork

Frequent Co-Authors

Allan D. Watt
Allan D. Watt Natural Environment Research Council
Roger L. Kitching
Roger L. Kitching Griffith University
Jan Christian Habel
Jan Christian Habel University of Salzburg
Raphael K. Didham
Raphael K. Didham University of Western Australia
Rodney J. Keenan
Rodney J. Keenan University of Melbourne
Josef Settele
Josef Settele Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Scott E. Miller
Scott E. Miller National Museum of Natural History
Paul Eggleton
Paul Eggleton Natural History Museum
Yves Basset
Yves Basset Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Tim M. Blackburn
Tim M. Blackburn University College London

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