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Russell A. Mittermeier

Russell A. Mittermeier

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
79
Citations
79839
World Ranking
854
National Ranking
314

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Russell A. Mittermeier is affiliated with Conservation International in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with 43 publications in this field. Key subfields include Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Social Psychology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Ecological Modeling.

The scientist's work covers multiple main topics, reflecting a broad interest in conservation and ecology. These topics include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Primate Behavior and Ecology, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, and Turtle Biology and Conservation.

Russell A. Mittermeier has authored or coauthored several recent papers published in reputable scientific venues. Notable publications include:

  • Anthropogenic modification of forests means only 40% of remaining forests have high ecosystem integrity, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Turtles and Tortoises Are in Trouble, 2020, Current Biology
  • Understanding the importance of primary tropical forest protection as a mitigation strategy, 2020, Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change
  • Expert range maps of global mammal distributions harmonised to three taxonomic authorities, 2022, Journal of Biogeography
  • Conservation resource allocation, small population resiliency, and the fallacy of conservation triage, 2021, Conservation Biology

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers. Prominent coauthors include:

  • Anthony B. Rylands
  • Anders G. J. Rhodin
  • Penny F. Langhammer
  • William F. Laurance
  • Susan Lieberman

Publications by Russell A. Mittermeier have appeared repeatedly in several key journals. These frequent publication venues include:

  • Nature Communications
  • Journal for Nature Conservation
  • Frontiers in Conservation Science
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Diversity

In recognition of their work, Russell A. Mittermeier was named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2016.

Best Publications

  • Biodiversity hotspots for conservation priorities

    Norman Myers;Russell A. Mittermeier;Cristina G. Mittermeier;Gustavo A. B. da Fonseca

  • Hotspots Revisited: Earth's Biologically Richest and Most Endangered Terrestrial Ecoregions

    R.A. Mittermeier;P.G. Gil;M. Hoffman;J. Pilgrim

  • Habitat Loss and Extinction in the Hotspots of Biodiversity

    Thomas M. Brooks;Russell A. Mittermeier;Cristina G. Mittermeier;Gustavo A. B. Da Fonseca

  • Global Biodiversity Conservation: The Critical Role of Hotspots

    Russell A. Mittermeier;Will R. Turner;Frank W. Larsen;Thomas M. Brooks;Thomas M. Brooks;Thomas M. Brooks

  • The status of the world's land and marine mammals: diversity, threat, and knowledge

    Jan Schipper;Jan Schipper;Janice S. Chanson;Janice S. Chanson;Federica Chiozza;Neil A. Cox;Neil A. Cox

  • The Impact of Conservation on the Status of the World’s Vertebrates

    Michael Hoffmann;Craig Hilton-Taylor;Ariadne Angulo;Monika Böhm

  • Biodiversity Hotspots and Major Tropical Wilderness Areas: Approaches to Setting Conservation Priorities

    Russell A. Mittermeier;Norman Myers;Jorgen B. Thomsen;Gustavo A. B. Da Fonseca

  • Impending extinction crisis of the world's primates: why primates matter

    Alejandro Estrada;Paul A. Garber;Anthony B. Rylands;Christian Roos

  • 2000 IUCN red list of threatened species

    Craig Hilton-Taylor;Caroline Pollock;Russell A. Mittermeier;David Brackett

  • Wilderness and biodiversity conservation

    R. A. Mittermeier;C. G. Mittermeier;T. M. Brooks;J. D. Pilgrim

  • Lemurs of Madagascar

    R.A. Mittermeier

  • Conserving the World's Biological Diversity

    Jeffrey A McNeely;Kenton R Miller;Walter Reid;Russell A Mittermeier

  • From hotspot to hopespot: An opportunity for the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

    C.L. Rezende;C.L. Rezende;F.R. Scarano;F.R. Scarano;E.D. Assad;C.A. Joly

  • Hotspots: Earth's Biologically Richest and Most Endangered Terrestrial Ecoregions

    R. A. Mittermeier;N. Myers;C. G. Mittermeier;P. Robles Gil

  • Locomotor behavior, body size, and comparative ecology of seven Surinam monkeys

    John G. Fleagle;Russell A. Mittermeier

  • Warfare in Biodiversity Hotspots

    Thor Hanson;Thomas M. Brooks;Thomas M. Brooks;Thomas M. Brooks;Gustavo A. B. Da Fonseca;Gustavo A. B. Da Fonseca;Michael Hoffmann;Michael Hoffmann

  • Co-occurrence of linguistic and biological diversity in biodiversity hotspots and high biodiversity wilderness areas

    L. J. Gorenflo;Suzanne Romaine;Russell A. Mittermeier;Kristen Walker-Painemilla

  • Hotspots and the conservation of evolutionary history

    Wes Sechrest;Thomas M. Brooks;Gustavo A. B. da Fonseca;William R. Konstant

  • Modification of forests by people means only 40% of remaining forests have high ecosystem integrity

    H.S. Grantham;A. Duncan;T. Evans;K.R. Jones

  • Can We Defy Nature's End?

    Stuart L. Pimm;Márcio Ayres;Andrew Balmford;George Branch

  • Primates in Peril: The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates 2008–2010

    Russell A. Mittermeier;Cláudio Valladares-Pádua;Anthony B. Rylands;Ardith A. Eudey

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas M. Brooks
Thomas M. Brooks International Union for Conservation of Nature
Anthony B. Rylands
Anthony B. Rylands Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Gustavo A. B. da Fonseca
Gustavo A. B. da Fonseca Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Jonah Ratsimbazafy
Jonah Ratsimbazafy University of Antananarivo
Edward E. Louis
Edward E. Louis University of Leicester
Simon N. Stuart
Simon N. Stuart Synchronicity Earth
Michael R. Hoffmann
Michael R. Hoffmann California Institute of Technology
Don E. Wilson
Don E. Wilson National Museum of Natural History
Colin P. Groves
Colin P. Groves Australian National University
Elizabeth A. Williamson
Elizabeth A. Williamson London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

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