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852

Overview

Stacy M. Philpott is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Cruz in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, with a significant focus on subfields such as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science, and Insect Science.

Their recent publications include a variety of studies published mainly between 2020 and 2021. Notable papers are:

  • The relationship between pollinator community and pollination services is mediated by floral abundance in urban landscapes (2020) - Urban Ecosystems
  • Environment Shapes the Microbiome of the Blue Orchard Bee, Osmia lignaria (2020) - Microbial Ecology
  • Gardener demographics, experience, and motivations drive differences in plant species richness and composition in urban gardens (2020) - Ecology and Society
  • The value of biotic pollination and dense forest for fruit set of Arabica coffee: A global assessment (2021) - Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
  • Local and landscape drivers of bird abundance, species richness, and trait composition in urban agroecosystems (2020) - Urban Ecosystems

Their work touches on a broad range of main topics, including:

  • Plant and animal studies
  • Urban Green Space and Health
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control

Frequent co-authors with whom Stacy M. Philpott has collaborated extensively include Heidi Liere, Shalene Jha, Peter Bichier, Brenda B. Lin, and Monika Egerer.

Their publications are often found in a core set of venues, with multiple papers appearing in Urban Ecosystems, Insects, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, and Landscape Ecology.

Best Publications

  • Beyond Reserves: A Research Agenda for Conserving Biodiversity in Human‐modified Tropical Landscapes

    Robin L. Chazdon;Celia A. Harvey;Oliver Komar;Daniel M. Griffith

  • The city as a refuge for insect pollinators.

    Damon M. Hall;Gerardo R. Camilo;Rebecca K. Tonietto;Jeff Ollerton

  • Crop pests and predators exhibit inconsistent responses to surrounding landscape composition

    Daniel S. Karp;Rebecca E Chaplin-Kramer;Timothy D. Meehan;Emily A. Martin

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

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

  • Biodiversity loss in Latin American coffee landscapes: review of the evidence on ants, birds, and trees.

    Stacy M. Philpott;Wayne J. Arendt;Inge Armbrecht;Peter Bichier

  • Shade Coffee: Update on a Disappearing Refuge for Biodiversity

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

  • Biodiversity in tropical agroforests and the ecological role of ants and ant diversity in predatory function

    Stacy M. Philpott;Inge Armbrecht

  • Towards a climate change adaptation strategy for coffee communities and ecosystems in the Sierra Madre de Chiapas, Mexico

    Götz Schroth;Peter Laderach;Jan Dempewolf;Stacy Philpott

  • A meta-analysis of plant physiological and growth responses to temperature and elevated CO2

    Dan Wang;Dan Wang;Scott A. Heckathorn;Xianzhong Wang;Stacy M. Philpott

  • Climatic drivers of hemispheric asymmetry in global patterns of ant species richness

    Robert R. Dunn;Donat Agosti;Alan N. Andersen;Xavier Arnan;Xavier Arnan

  • Ecological Complexity and Pest Control in Organic Coffee Production: Uncovering an Autonomous Ecosystem Service

    John Vandermeer;Ivette Perfecto;Ivette Perfecto;Stacy Philpott

  • Birds as predators in tropical agroforestry systems.

    Sunshine A. Van Bael;Stacy M. Philpott;Russell S. Greenberg;Peter Bichier

  • Native plants are the bee’s knees: local and landscape predictors of bee richness and abundance in backyard gardens

    Gabriella L. Pardee;Gabriella L. Pardee;Stacy M. Philpott;Stacy M. Philpott

  • Field-testing ecological and economic benefits of coffee certification programs.

    Stacy M. Philpott;Peter Bichier;Robert A. Rice;Russell S. Greenberg

  • Bird and bat predation services in tropical forests and agroforestry landscapes

    Bea Maas;Bea Maas;Daniel S. Karp;Daniel S. Karp;Sara Bumrungsri;Kevin Darras

  • Interactions among predators and the cascading effects of vertebrate insectivores on arthropod communities and plants

    Kailen A. Mooney;Daniel S. Gruner;Nicholas A. Barber;Sunshine A. Van Bael

  • 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

  • Functional richness and ecosystem services: bird predation on arthropods in tropical agroecosystems.

    Stacy M. Philpott;Oliver Soong;Jacob H. Lowenstein;Jacob H. Lowenstein;Astrid Luz Pulido

  • Ant Diversity and Function in Disturbed and Changing Habitats

    Stacy M. Philpott;Ivette Perfecto;Inge Armbrecht;Catherine L. Parr

  • Shaded coffee and the stability of rainforest margins in northern Latin America

    Ivette Perfecto;Inge Armbrecht;Stacy M. Philpott;Lorena Soto-Pinto

  • Towards a climate change adaptation strategy for coffee communities and ecosystems in the Sierra Madre de Chiapas, Mexico [Approved article]

    Gotz Schroth;Peter Laderach;Jan Dempewolf;Stacy Philpott

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Bichier
Peter Bichier University of California, Santa Cruz
Ivette Perfecto
Ivette Perfecto University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Shalene Jha
Shalene Jha The University of Texas at Austin
Brenda B. Lin
Brenda B. Lin Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
John Vandermeer
John Vandermeer University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Nathan J. Sanders
Nathan J. Sanders University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Alan N. Andersen
Alan N. Andersen Charles Darwin University
Robert R. Dunn
Robert R. Dunn North Carolina State University
Catherine L. Parr
Catherine L. Parr University of Liverpool
Aaron M. Ellison
Aaron M. Ellison Harvard University

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