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Overview

Robin J. Pakeman is affiliated with the James Hutton Institute in the United Kingdom and has a research focus within the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans several subfields, including Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's research addresses multiple main topics in ecology and biological sciences. These include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Plant and Animal Studies, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology, Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, and Rangeland and Wildlife Management.

Recent publications demonstrate a focus on biodiversity, ecosystem function, and conservation. Notable papers include:

  • Impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on biodiversity conservation, 2020, Biological Conservation
  • Synchrony matters more than species richness in plant community stability at a global scale, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Women and Global South strikingly underrepresented among top-publishing ecologists, 2021, Conservation Letters
  • Facilitation and biodiversity-ecosystem function relationships in crop production systems and their role in sustainable farming, 2021, Journal of Ecology
  • Global patterns of potential future plant diversity hidden in soil seed banks, 2021, Nature Communications

Robin J. Pakeman's collaborations feature frequent co-authors with whom they have published multiple works. These include R.H. Marrs, Jiří Danihelka, Jürgen Dengler, Vigdis Vandvik, and Francesco de Bello.

Their research outputs have been disseminated through several publication venues, including:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Ecology
  • Journal of Vegetation Science
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Ecology and Evolution

Best Publications

  • TRY plant trait database : Enhanced coverage and open access

    Jens Kattge;Gerhard Bönisch;Sandra Díaz;Sandra Lavorel

  • Improving intercropping: a synthesis of research in agronomy, plant physiology and ecology.

    Rob W. Brooker;Alison E. Bennett;Wen Feng Cong;Tim J. Daniell

  • Assessing the effects of land-use change on plant traits, communities and ecosystem functioning in grasslands: a standardized methodology and lessons from an application to 11 European sites.

    Eric Garnier;Sandra Lavorel;Pauline Ansquer;Helena Castro

  • Liming impacts on soils, crops and biodiversity in the UK: A review.

    J.E. Holland;A.E. Bennett;A.C. Newton;P.J. White

  • Impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on biodiversity conservation.

    Richard T. Corlett;Richard B. Primack;Vincent Devictor;Bea Maas

  • Leaf traits capture the effects of land use changes and climate on litter decomposability of grasslands across Europe

    Claire Fortunel;Eric Garnier;Richard Joffre;Elena Kazakou

  • Assessing species and community functional responses to environmental gradients: which multivariate methods?

    Michael Kleyer;Stéphane Dray;Stéphane Dray;Francescode Bello;Jan Lepš

  • A novel framework for linking functional diversity of plants with other trophic levels for the quantification of ecosystem services.

    Sandra Lavorel;Jonathan Storkey;Richard D. Bardgett;Francesco de Bello

  • Consistency of plant species and trait responses to grazing along a productivity gradient: a multi-site analysis

    Robin J. Pakeman

  • Ecological correlates of endozoochory by herbivores

    R. J. Pakeman;G. Digneffe;J. L. Small

  • Sampling plant functional traits: What proportion of the species need to be measured?

    Robin J. Pakeman;Helen M. Quested

  • Functional diversity indices reveal the impacts of land use intensification on plant community assembly

    Robin J. Pakeman

  • Synchrony matters more than species richness in plant community stability at a global scale.

    Enrique Valencia;Francesco de Bello;Thomas Galland;Peter B Adler;Peter B Adler

  • The effects of livestock grazing on foliar arthropods associated with bird diet in upland grasslands of Scotland

    Peter Dennis;John Skartveit;David I. McCracken;Robin J. Pakeman

  • Seed dispersal by ungulates as an ecological filter: a trait-based meta-analysis

    Aurélie Albert;Alistair G. Auffret;Eric Cosyns;Sara A. O. Cousins

  • Plant functional connectivity – integrating landscape structure and effective dispersal

    Alistair G. Auffret;Alistair G. Auffret;Yessica Rico;James M. Bullock;Danny A.P. Hooftman

  • Women and Global South strikingly underrepresented among top-publishing ecologists

    Bea Maas;Bea Maas;Robin J Pakeman;Laurent Godet;Linnea Smith

  • Functional trait metrics are sensitive to the completeness of the species' trait data?

    Robin J. Pakeman

  • Facilitation and sustainable agriculture: a mechanistic approach to reconciling crop production and conservation

    Rob W. Brooker;Alison J. Karley;Adrian C. Newton;Robin J. Pakeman

  • Grazing of lowland heath in England: Management methods and their effects on healthland vegetation

    James M. Bullock;Robin J. Pakeman

  • The role of the seed bank, seed rain and the timing of disturbance in gap regeneration

    R.J. Pakeman;J.L. Small

  • SPECIAL FEATURE: FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY A novel framework for linking functional diversity of plants with other trophic levels for the quantification of ecosystem services

    Sandra Lavorel;Jonathan Storkey;Richard D. Bardgett;Francesco de Bello

Frequent Co-Authors

Rob H. Marrs
Rob H. Marrs University of Liverpool
Rob W. Brooker
Rob W. Brooker James Hutton Institute
Ruth J. Mitchell
Ruth J. Mitchell James Hutton Institute
Adrian C. Newton
Adrian C. Newton James Hutton Institute
Sarah J. Woodin
Sarah J. Woodin University of Aberdeen
Darren M. Evans
Darren M. Evans Newcastle University
David A. Elston
David A. Elston James Hutton Institute
Glenn R. Iason
Glenn R. Iason James Hutton Institute
Jan Lepš
Jan Lepš University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice

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