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40
Citations
8903
World Ranking
6007
National Ranking
2046

Overview

Shalene Jha is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in agricultural and biological sciences as well as environmental science. Their work spans key areas such as ecology, evolution, behavior, systematics, plant science, insect science, genetics, and health-related toxicology and mutagenesis.

The scientist's recent publications include notable papers such as:

  • Towards a U.S. national program for monitoring native bees (2020) - Biological Conservation
  • Wild insect diversity increases inter-annual stability in global crop pollinator communities (2021) - Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • The relationship between pollinator community and pollination services is mediated by floral abundance in urban landscapes (2020) - Urban Ecosystems
  • Gardener demographics, experience, and motivations drive differences in plant species richness and composition in urban gardens (2020) - Ecology and Society
  • Fine-scale monitoring and mapping of biodiversity and ecosystem services reveals multiple synergies and few tradeoffs in urban green space management (2022) - The Science of The Total Environment

Shalene Jha's frequent co-authors include Stacy M. Philpott, Heidi Liere, Brenda B. Lin, Peter Bichier, and John L. Neff. The scientist has published multiple articles in venues such as The Science of The Total Environment, Urban Ecosystems, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Ecological Applications.

Their research topics cover a broad range within biological and environmental domains, focusing on:

  • Plant and animal studies
  • Insect and pesticide research
  • Plant parasitism and resistance
  • Insect and arachnid ecology and behavior
  • Urban green space and health
  • Ecology and vegetation dynamics studies
  • Urban agriculture and sustainability

Jha's work frequently addresses ecological interactions involving pollinators and urban ecosystems, reflecting a multidimensional approach to environmental science and agricultural sustainability. Their research combines field data and ecological theory to examine biodiversity patterns, pollination services, and human impacts on natural systems.

Best Publications

  • A global quantitative synthesis of local and landscape effects on wild bee pollinators in agroecosystems

    Christina M. Kennedy;Eric Lonsdorf;Maile C. Neel;Neal M. Williams

  • Delivery of crop pollination services is an insufficient argument for wild pollinator conservation

    David Kleijn;Rachael Winfree;Ignasi Bartomeus;Luísa G. Carvalheiro;Luísa G. Carvalheiro

  • A global synthesis reveals biodiversity-mediated benefits for crop production

    Matteo Dainese;Emily A. Martin;Marcelo A. Aizen;Matthias Albrecht

  • The future of urban agriculture and biodiversity-ecosystem services: Challenges and next steps

    Brenda B. Lin;Stacy M. Philpott;Shalene Jha

  • Shade Coffee: Update on a Disappearing Refuge for Biodiversity

    Shalene Jha;Christopher M. Bacon;Stacy M. Philpott;V. Ernesto Méndez

  • A global synthesis of the effects of diversified farming systems on arthropod diversity within fields and across agricultural landscapes.

    Elinor M. Lichtenberg;Elinor M. Lichtenberg;Christina M. Kennedy;Claire Kremen;Péter Batáry

  • Resource diversity and landscape-level homogeneity drive native bee foraging

    Shalene Jha;Claire Kremen

  • A multi-scale assessment of hurricane impacts on agricultural landscapes based on land use and topographic features

    Stacy M. Philpott;Brenda B. Lin;Shalene Jha;Shannon J. Brines

  • Urban land use limits regional bumble bee gene flow.

    Shalene Jha;C. Kremen

  • Impacts of coffee agroforestry management on tropical bee communities.

    Shalene Jha;Shalene Jha;J. H. Vandermeer

  • Population growth, human development, and deforestation in biodiversity hotspots.

    S Jha;S Jha;S Kamaljit Bawa

  • A Review of Ecosystem Services, Farmer Livelihoods, and Value Chains in Shade Coffee Agroecosystems

    Shalene Jha;Christopher M. Bacon;Stacy M. Philpott;Robert A. Rice

  • Contemporary human-altered landscapes and oceanic barriers reduce bumble bee gene flow

    S. Jha

  • Natural land cover drives pollinator abundance and richness, leading to reductions in pollen limitation in cotton agroecosystems

    Sarah Cusser;John L. Neff;Shalene Jha

  • Native bees mediate long-distance pollen dispersal in a shade coffee landscape mosaic

    Shalene Jha;Christopher W. Dick;Christopher W. Dick

  • Landscape genetics of a tropical rescue pollinator

    Rodolfo Jaffé;Antonio Castilla;Nathaniel Pope;Vera Lucia Imperatriz-Fonseca

  • Towards a U.S. national program for monitoring native bees

    S. Hollis Woodard;Sarah Federman;Rosalind R. James;Bryan N. Danforth

  • Wild insect diversity increases inter-annual stability in global crop pollinator communities

    Deepa Senapathi;Jochen Fründ;Matthias Albrecht;Michael P.D. Garratt

  • A global synthesis reveals biodiversity-mediated benefits for crop production

    Matteo Dainese;Emily A. Martin;Marcelo A. Aizen;Matthias Albrecht

  • Wild bee nutritional ecology: predicting pollinator population dynamics, movement, and services from floral resources.

    S Hollis Woodard;Shalene Jha

  • Contrasting bee foraging in response to resource scale and local habitat management

    Shalene Jha;John H. Vandermeer

Frequent Co-Authors

Stacy M. Philpott
Stacy M. Philpott University of California, Santa Cruz
Luísa G. Carvalheiro
Luísa G. Carvalheiro Universidade Federal de Goiás
Brenda B. Lin
Brenda B. Lin Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Claire Kremen
Claire Kremen University of British Columbia
Maj Rundlöf
Maj Rundlöf Lund University
Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter
Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter University of Würzburg
Simon G. Potts
Simon G. Potts University of Reading
Andrea Holzschuh
Andrea Holzschuh University of Würzburg
Peter Bichier
Peter Bichier University of California, Santa Cruz
Bryan N. Danforth
Bryan N. Danforth Cornell University

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