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  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Peter Stiling is affiliated with the University of South Florida in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, with a particular focus on subfields including Insect Science, Plant Science, Education, Ecology, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The main topics of their work encompass Biological Control of Invasive Species, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Plant and Animal Studies, Sustainability in Higher Education, Service-Learning and Community Engagement, Environmental Education and Sustainability, and Rangeland and Wildlife Management.

Recent publications by Peter Stiling include:

  • "Innovations and challenges in SDG integration and reporting in higher education: a case study from the University of South Florida," 2021, published in the International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education
  • "Identifying predictors of translocation success in rare plant species," 2023, published in Conservation Biology
  • "Biocontrol insects have stronger effects than non-biocontrol insects on plants," 2025, published in BioControl
  • "Prospects for the long-term persistence of a severely endangered plant, Consolea corallicola (Cactaceae)," 2025, published in Conservation Science and Practice
  • "Is Enemy Release Strong for Invasive Plants?" 2023, published in Research Square (Research Square)

Their frequent co-authors include Marc J. Lajeunesse, Blake Mackenzie Blaskowski, Melissa C. Smith, Andrea Carmona-Cortez, and Anthony Garcia.

Peter Stiling often publishes in venues such as BioControl, International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, Conservation Biology, Conservation Science and Practice, and Research Square.

In 2012, they were recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • How Risky is Biological Control

    Daniel Simberloff;Peter Stiling

  • Ecology: Theories and Applications

    Peter D. Stiling

  • Testing the enemy release hypothesis: a review and meta-analysis

    Hong Liu;Hong Liu;Peter Stiling

  • How does elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) affect plant–herbivore interactions? A field experiment and meta-analysis of CO2-mediated changes on plant chemistry and herbivore performance

    Peter Stiling;Tatiana Cornelissen

  • Risks of species introduced for biological control

    Daniel Simberloff;Peter Stiling

  • What makes a successful biocontrol agent? A meta-analysis of biological control agent performance

    Peter Stiling;Tatiana Cornelissen

  • The Frequency of Density Dependence in Insect Host-Parasitoid Systems

    Peter D. Stiling

  • Why do natural enemies fail in classical biological control programs

    Peter Stiling

  • Sex-biased herbivory: a meta-analysis of the effects of gender on plant-herbivore interactions

    Tatiana Cornelissen;Peter Stiling

  • Density-dependent processes and key factors in insect populations

    Peter Stiling

  • Non-additive effects of multiple natural enemies on aphid populations.

    Kenneth I. Ferguson;Peter Stiling

  • CO2 Elicits Long-Term Decline in Nitrogen Fixation

    Bruce A. Hungate;Peter D. Stiling;Paul Dijkstra;Dale W. Johnson

  • Quality or quantity: the direct and indirect effects of host plants on herbivores and their natural enemies

    Peter Stiling;Daniel C. Moon

  • LOCAL ADAPTATION AND AGENTS OF SELECTION IN A MOBILE INSECT.

    Susan Mopper;Michael Beck;Daniel Simberloff;Peter Stiling

  • EXPERIMENTAL MANIPULATIONS OF TOP-DOWN AND BOTTOM-UP FACTORS IN A TRI-TROPHIC SYSTEM

    Peter Stiling;Anthony M. Rossi

  • DECREASED LEAF-MINER ABUNDANCE IN ELEVATED CO2: REDUCED LEAF QUALITY AND INCREASED PARASITOID ATTACK

    Peter Stiling;Anthony M. Rossi;Bruce A. Hungate;Paul Dijkstra

  • The Double-Edged Sword of Biological Control in Conservation and Restoration

    Svata M. Louda;Peter Stiling

  • Calculating the establishment rates of parasitoids in classical biological control.

    Peter Stiling

  • Nitrogen cycling during seven years of atmospheric CO2 enrichment in a scrub oak woodland.

    Bruce A. Hungate;Dale W. Johnson;Paul Dijkstra;Graham Hymus

  • Perfect is best: low leaf fluctuating asymmetry reduces herbivory by leaf miners.

    Tatiana Cornelissen;Peter Stiling

Frequent Co-Authors

Bert G. Drake
Bert G. Drake Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Donald R. Strong
Donald R. Strong University of California, Davis
Daniel Simberloff
Daniel Simberloff University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Bruce A. Hungate
Bruce A. Hungate Northern Arizona University
Paul Dijkstra
Paul Dijkstra Northern Arizona University
Dale W. Johnson
Dale W. Johnson University of Nevada Reno
Mark D. Hunter
Mark D. Hunter University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
J. Patrick Megonigal
J. Patrick Megonigal Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Svata M. Louda
Svata M. Louda University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Michael W. Beck
Michael W. Beck University of California, Santa Cruz

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