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Overview

Robert A. Briers is affiliated with Edinburgh Napier University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a particular emphasis on ecology and conservation.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science

Within this broad area, Briers works across several subfields of study:

  • Ecology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Oceanography
  • Ecological Modeling

The topics they explore are diverse and include areas such as:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Underwater Acoustics Research
  • Genetic diversity and population structure

Briers has published research in several academic journals. The frequent publication venues include:

  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
  • Ecosphere

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Briers are:

  • Same data, different conclusions: Radical dispersion in empirical results when independent analysts operationalize and test the same hypothesis, 2021, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
  • Pond ecology and conservation: research priorities and knowledge gaps, 2021, Ecosphere
  • Local contributions to beta diversity in urban pond networks: Implications for biodiversity conservation and management, 2021, Diversity and Distributions
  • Component processes of detection probability in camera-trap studies: understanding the occurrence of false-negatives, 2020, Mammal Research
  • Effects of pile driving sound playbacks and cadmium co-exposure on the early life stage development of the Norway lobster, Nephrops norvegicus, 2022, Marine Pollution Bulletin

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Melanie A. Findlay
  • P. J. White
  • Camille Desjonquères
  • Martín Boullhesen
  • Karen Diele

Best Publications

  • Ecology: From Individuals to Ecosystems

    Rob Briers

  • The ecological effectiveness of protected areas: the United Kingdom

    Kevin J. Gaston;Kevin Charman;Sarah F. Jackson;Paul R. Armsworth

  • Mapping of mangrove forest land cover change along the Kenya coastline using Landsat imagery

    K.B. Kirui;J.G. Kairo;J. Bosire;K.M. Viergever

  • Urban ponds as an aquatic biodiversity resource in modified landscapes

    Matthew J. Hill;Jeremy Biggs;Ian Thornhill;Robert A. Briers

  • Incorporating connectivity into reserve selection procedures

    Robert A. Briers

  • Indicator taxa for the conservation of pond invertebrate diversity

    Robert A Briers;Jeremy Biggs

  • Applying Climate Compatible Development and economic valuation to coastal management: A case study of Kenya's mangrove forests

    Mark Huxham;Lucy Emerton;James Kairo;Fridah Munyi

  • Effects of drought on stream insects and its ecological consequences

    A. J. Boulton;P. S. Lake;J. Lancaster;R. A. Briers

  • Inter‐population dispersal by adult stoneflies detected by stable isotope enrichment

    Robert A. Briers;John H. R. Gee;Helen M. Cariss;Rory Geoghegan

  • The effect of floods on aquatic invertebrate communities.

    R. G. Death;J. Lancaster;R. A. Briers

  • Incorporating spatial criteria in optimum reserve network selection

    Hayri Önal;Robert A. Briers

  • Pond ecology and conservation: research priorities and knowledge gaps

    Matthew J. Hill;Helen M. Greaves;Carl Sayer;Christopher Hassall

  • Optimal Selection of a Connected Reserve Network

    Hayri nal;Robert A. Briers

  • Phenotype-environment matching in the shore crab ( Carcinus maenas )

    P. A. Todd;R. A. Briers;R. J. Ladle;F. Middleton

  • Spatial patterns in pond invertebrate communities: separating environmental and distance effects

    Robert A. Briers;Jeremy Biggs

  • Aquatic Insects: Challenges to Populations

    Jill Lancaster;Robert Briers

  • Flight activity of adult stoneflies in relation to weather

    Robert A. Briers;Helen M. Cariss;John H. R. Gee

  • The lateral extent of the subsidy from an upland stream to riparian lycosid spiders

    Robert A. Briers;Helen M. Cariss;Rory Geoghegan;John H. R. Gee

  • Habitat constraints and the generation of diversity in freshwater macroinvertebrates.

    I. Ribera;J. Lancaster;R. A. Briers

  • Designing a conservation reserve network with minimal fragmentation: A linear integer programming approach

    Hayri Önal;Robert A. Briers

  • Dispersal of adult stoneflies (Plecoptera) from upland streams draining catchments with contrasting land-use

    Robert A. Briers;Helen M. Cariss;John H. R. Gee

  • Range limits and parasite prevalence in a freshwater snail

    Robert A. Briers

  • Effects of the North Atlantic Oscillation on growth and phenology of stream insects

    Robert A. Briers;John H. R. Gee;Rory Geoghegan

  • Local contributions to beta diversity in urban pond networks: Implications for biodiversity conservation and management

    Matthew J. Hill;James C. White;Jeremy Biggs;Robert A. Briers

  • From DNA to Ecological Performance: Effects of Anthropogenic Noise on a Reef-Building Mussel

    Matthew A. Wale;Robert A. Briers;Mark G.J. Hartl;David Bryson

  • Body Size: The Structure and Function of Aquatic Ecosystems

    Rob Briers

Frequent Co-Authors

Jill Lancaster
Jill Lancaster University of Melbourne
Jeremy Biggs
Jeremy Biggs Oxford Brookes University
Paul J. Wood
Paul J. Wood Loughborough University
Christopher Hassall
Christopher Hassall University of Leeds
Mark Huxham
Mark Huxham Edinburgh Napier University
Mark E. Ledger
Mark E. Ledger University of Birmingham
Teresa F. Fernandes
Teresa F. Fernandes Heriot-Watt University
Peter A. Todd
Peter A. Todd National University of Singapore
James G. Kairo
James G. Kairo Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Paul Tett
Paul Tett Scottish Association For Marine Science

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