Paul Opdam

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

• Ecology
• Biodiversity
• Social science

His primary areas of investigation include Ecology, Habitat, Landscape ecology, Metapopulation and Landscape planning. Many of his studies on Ecology apply to Biological dispersal as well. His work is dedicated to discovering how Habitat, Biodiversity are connected with Species distribution and Land use and other disciplines.

In his work, Spatial planning is strongly intertwined with Landscape assessment, which is a subfield of Landscape ecology. His work in Metapopulation covers topics such as Fragmentation which are related to areas like Local extinction. His Landscape planning research is within the category of Environmental resource management.

His most cited work include:

• Climate change meets habitat fragmentation: linking landscape and biogeographical scale levels in research and conservation (686 citations)
• Indicators for biodiversity in agricultural landscapes: a pan‐European study (481 citations)
• Landscape services as a bridge between landscape ecology and sustainable development (399 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Environmental resource management, Ecology, Habitat, Landscape ecology and Landscape planning. His Environmental resource management research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Sustainability, Ecosystem services, Environmental planning and Sustainable development. His Ecology research incorporates themes from Biological dispersal and Metapopulation.

Paul Opdam focuses mostly in the field of Metapopulation, narrowing it down to topics relating to Spatial ecology and, in certain cases, Spatial planning. His Habitat study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Ecological network, Fragmentation and Species richness. His work in the fields of Ecotope overlaps with other areas such as Field.

He most often published in these fields:

• Environmental resource management (42.48%)
• Ecology (33.63%)
• Habitat (22.12%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2020)?

• Sustainability (17.70%)
• Environmental resource management (42.48%)
• Ecosystem services (13.27%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Paul Opdam focuses on Sustainability, Environmental resource management, Ecosystem services, Knowledge management and Sustainable development. His work on Sustainability science as part of general Sustainability study is frequently linked to Context, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of science. His Environmental resource management study combines topics in areas such as Local community, Bird conservation and Birds Directive.

Ecosystem services is a subfield of Ecology that Paul Opdam investigates. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Metapopulation, Extinction and Normative. His studies in Sustainable development integrate themes in fields like Landscape ecology, Resource management and Process management.

Between 2013 and 2020, his most popular works were:

• Ecosystem Services as a Contested Concept: a Synthesis of Critique and Counter-Arguments (338 citations)
• Integrating ecosystem services in landscape planning: requirements, approaches, and impacts (112 citations)
• Landscape Approaches : A State-of-the-Art Review (73 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

• Ecology
• Biodiversity
• Sustainability

His scientific interests lie mostly in Ecosystem services, Sustainability, Environmental resource management, Sustainable development and Context. Ecosystem services is the subject of his research, which falls under Ecology. In the subject of general Ecology, his work in Ecological network, Protected area, Habitat and Anthropocentrism is often linked to Supply and demand, thereby combining diverse domains of study.

The various areas that Paul Opdam examines in his Sustainability study include Landscape planning, Interconnectedness and Information Age. His Environmental resource management study incorporates themes from Environmental studies, Discipline and Environmental planning. His work deals with themes such as Resource management and Process management, which intersect with Sustainable development.