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Overview

Rieks D. van Klinken is affiliated with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with particular expertise in Insect Science, Plant Science, and Ecology. Additional subfields include Marketing and Food Science, highlighting a broad interdisciplinary approach to their work.

The scientist's body of work includes several recent papers, showcasing engagement with contemporary issues in food systems, consumer behavior, and pest management. Notable publications include:

  • "Consumers' perspectives on antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance in food animals: a systematic review" (2025) published in npj Science of Food
  • "A menu of measures to manage trade-related plant pest risks, and a review of methods for demonstrating measure efficacy" (2022) in Biological Invasions
  • "Consumer Trust in Food and the Food System: A Critical Review" (2021) in Foods
  • "An integrative model to understand consumers' trust and willingness to buy imported fresh fruit in urban China" (2021) in British Food Journal
  • "Species identification, phylogenetic analysis and detection of herbicide-resistant biotypes of Amaranthus based on ALS and ITS" (2020) in Scientific Reports

Rieks D. van Klinken collaborates frequently with a core group of researchers, which includes:

  • Airong Zhang
  • Matthew P. Hill
  • Yingnan Joseph Zhou
  • Junxiu Wang
  • L. Kingham

Their frequent publication venues reflect a consistent contribution to journals such as Journal of Economic Entomology, Foods, British Food Journal, Scientific Reports, and Crop Protection. This range demonstrates interdisciplinary publication across entomology, food science, and agricultural research domains.

The scientist's main research topics focus on various aspects of insect science, particularly:

  • Insect behavior and control techniques
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Forest Insect Ecology and Management
  • Insect Pest Control Strategies
  • Environmental Sustainability in Business
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability

Their work often intersects areas of environmental sustainability and food safety, highlighting a research agenda attentive to both ecological concerns and market dynamics. This is evident in papers addressing consumer trust in food systems and pesticide impacts on agriculture.

Best Publications

  • Classical biological control for the protection of natural ecosystems

    R. G. Van Driesche;R. I. Carruthers;M. S. Hoddle

  • Do invasive species perform better in their new ranges

    John D. Parker;Mark E. Torchin;Ruth A. Hufbauer;Nathan P. Lemoine

  • Scientific advances in the analysis of direct risks of weed biological control agents to nontarget plants

    A.W. Sheppard;R.D. van Klinken;T.A. Heard

  • Is host‐specificity of weed biological control agents likely to evolve rapidly following establishment?

    Rieks Dekker van Klinken;Owain Rhys Edwards

  • Considering the social dimension of invasive species: the case of buffel grass

    N.A. Marshall;M. Friedel;R.D. van Klinken;A.C. Grice

  • What are the key drivers of spread in invasive plants: dispersal, demography or landscape: and how can we use this knowledge to aid management?

    Shaun R. Coutts;Rieks D. van Klinken;Hiroyuki Yokomizo;Yvonne M. Buckley;Yvonne M. Buckley

  • Effects of clonal integration and light availability on the growth and physiology of two invasive herbs.

    Cheng‐Yuan Xu;Shon S. Schooler;Rieks D. Van Klinken

  • Maximising the contribution of native‐range studies towards the identification and prioritisation of weed biocontrol agents

    John A Goolsby;Rieks D van Klinken;William A Palmer

  • The Relative Importance of Genetic Diversity and Phenotypic Plasticity in Determining Invasion Success of a Clonal Weed in the USA and China

    Yupeng Geng;Yupeng Geng;Rieks D. van Klinken;Alejandro Sosa;Bo Li

  • A scientific approach to agent selection

    Rieks D van Klinken;S Raghu

  • Targeting biological control across diverse landscapes: the release, establishment, and early success of two insects on mesquite (Prosopis spp.) insects in Australian rangelands

    Rieks D van Klinken;Gio Fichera;Hugo Cordo

  • Phenotypic plasticity influences the size, shape and dynamics of the geographic distribution of an invasive plant.

    Jean-Baptiste Pichancourt;Rieks D. van Klinken

  • Predicting population dynamics of weed biological control agents: science or gazing into crystal balls?

    Myron P Zalucki;Rieks D van Klinken

  • Phenotypic divergence during the invasion of Phyla canescens in Australia and France: evidence for selection-driven evolution

    Cheng-Yuan Xu;Mic H. Julien;Mohammad Fatemi;Christophe Girod

  • Spatial and Temporal Rates and Patterns of Mesquite (Prosopis species) Invasion in Western Australia

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  • Testing the discrimination and detection limits of WorldView-2 imagery on a challenging invasive plant target.

    T. P. Robinson;Grant Wardell-Johnson;Gabriella Pracilio;Chris Brown

  • Predicting the potential distribution of a riparian invasive plant: the effects of changing climate, flood regimes and land-use patterns.

    Justine V. Murray;Kate E. Stokes;Rieks D. van Klinken

  • Population Ecology of Hybrid Mesquite (Prosopis Species) in Western Australia: How Does it Differ from Native Range Invasions and What are the Implications for Impacts and Management?

    Rieks D. van Klinken;Jodi Graham;Lloyd K. Flack

  • Worth the risk? Introduction of legumes can cause more harm than good: an Australian perspective

    Q. Paynter;S. M. Csurhes;T. A. Heard;J. Ireson

  • Comparison of alternative strategies for invasive species distribution modeling

    Todd P. Robinson;Rieks D. van Klinken;Graciela Metternicht

  • Predicting invasions in Australia by a Neotropical shrub under climate change: the challenge of novel climates and parameter estimation

    Rieks D. van Klinken;Rieks D. van Klinken;Ben E. Lawson;Ben E. Lawson;Myron P. Zalucki

  • Intercontinental dispersal prior to human translocation revealed in a cryptogenic invasive tree.

    J. A. Hawkins;N. Boutaoui;K. Y. Cheung;R. D. Van Klinken

  • Buffel grass and climate change: a framework for projecting invasive species distributions when data are scarce

    Tara G. Martin;Helen Murphy;Adam C. Liedloff;Colette Thomas

  • Simple rules to contain an invasive species with a complex life cycle and high dispersal capacity.

    Jean‐Baptiste Pichancourt;Iadine Chadès;Jennifer Firn;Rieks D. van Klinken

Frequent Co-Authors

Cheng-Yuan Xu
Cheng-Yuan Xu Central Queensland University
Carl Smith
Carl Smith University of Łódź
Tara G. Martin
Tara G. Martin University of British Columbia
Clive McAlpine
Clive McAlpine University of Queensland
Yvonne M. Buckley
Yvonne M. Buckley Trinity College Dublin
Gimme H. Walter
Gimme H. Walter University of Queensland
Myron P. Zalucki
Myron P. Zalucki University of Queensland
Roderick J. Fensham
Roderick J. Fensham University of Queensland
Jennifer Firn
Jennifer Firn Queensland University of Technology
Petr Pyšek
Petr Pyšek Czech Academy of Sciences

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