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Overview

Tim H. Sparks is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields with a focus on environmental science and medicine, where they have produced a significant body of work.

The main fields of study in which Tim H. Sparks has published include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Medicine

Within these fields, the scientist has delved into several subfields, notably:

  • Ecology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Small Animals
  • Ecological Modeling

Their research topics cover a range of ecological and environmental themes, including:

  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Climate variability and models
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations

Tim H. Sparks has contributed to a variety of academic journals and venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • International Journal of Climatology
  • Journal of Small Animal Practice
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • Animals
  • European Journal of Ecology

The scientist has authored multiple papers, among which the following are noted for their publication year and venue:

  • Climate change fingerprints in recent European plant phenology, 2020, Global Change Biology
  • The great acceleration of plant phenological shifts, 2022, Nature Climate Change
  • State of the UK Climate 2020, 2021, International Journal of Climatology
  • Plants in the UK flower a month earlier under recent warming, 2022, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • State of the UK Climate 2021, 2022, International Journal of Climatology

Tim H. Sparks frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Piotr Tryjanowski
  • Oleg Askeyev
  • Arthur Askeyev
  • Igor Askeyev
  • Mike Kendon

In addition to journal articles, the scientist has contributed to book publications. One identified book is titled Tent City, Seattle, published in 2024 by University of Washington Press eBooks.

Best Publications

  • European phenological response to climate change matches the warming pattern

    Annette Menzel;Tim H. Sparks;Nicole Estrella;Elisabeth Koch

  • Climate change 2007 : impacts, adaptation and vulnerability : Working Group II contribution to the Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

    Tarekegn Abeku;Pamela Abuodha;Francis Adesina;Neil Adger

  • Trophic level asynchrony in rates of phenological change for marine, freshwater and terrestrial environments

    Stephen J. Thackeray;Timothy H. Sparks;Morten Frederiksen;Sarah Burthe

  • Phenological sensitivity to climate across taxa and trophic levels

    Stephen J. Thackeray;Peter A. Henrys;Deborah Hemming;James R. Bell

  • Phenology of British butterflies and climate change

    D. B. Roy;T. H. Sparks

  • Climate change related to egg-laying trends

    Humphrey Q. P. Crick;Timothy H. Sparks

  • Observed changes in seasons: An overview

    T. H. Sparks;A. Menzel

  • Climate change and trophic interactions.

    Richard Harrington;Ian Woiwod;Tim Sparks

  • The Responses of Species to Climate Over Two Centuries: An Analysis of the Marsham Phenological Record, 1736-1947

    T. H. Sparks;P. D. Carey

  • An examination of the relationship between flowering times and temperature at the national scale using long-term phenological records from the UK.

    T. H. Sparks;E. P. Jeffree;C. E. Jeffree

  • Travelling through a warming world: climate change and migratory species.

    Robert A. Robinson;Humphrey Q. P. Crick;Jennifer A. Learmonth;Ilya M. D. Maclean

  • Arrival and Departure Dates

    Esa Lehikoinen;Tim H. Sparks;Mecislovas Zalakevicius

  • Restoration of species‐rich grassland on arable land: assessing the limiting processes using a multi‐site experiment

    Richard F. Pywell;James M. Bullock;Alan Hopkins;Kevin J. Walker

  • Challenging claims in the study of migratory birds and climate change

    Endre Knudsen;Andreas Linden;Christiaan Both;Niclas Jonzen

  • Chilling outweighs photoperiod in preventing precocious spring development.

    Julia Laube;Tim H. Sparks;Tim H. Sparks;Nicole Estrella;Josef Höfler

  • Changes to Airborne Pollen Counts across Europe

    Chiara Ziello;Tim H. Sparks;Nicole Estrella;Jordina Belmonte

  • Global impacts of the 1980s regime shift

    Philip C. Reid;Renata E. Hari;Grégory Beaugrand;David M. Livingstone

  • The effect of arable field margin composition on invertebrate biodiversity

    Bill Meek;Dick Loxton;Tim Sparks;Richard Pywell

  • Climate change fingerprints in recent European plant phenology

    Annette Menzel;Ye Yuan;Michael Matiu;Tim Sparks

  • Trends and temperature response in the phenology of crops in Germany

    Nicole Estrella;Tim H. Sparks;Annette Menzel

  • STATE OF THE CLIMATE IN 2017

    R. Abernethy;Steven A. Ackerman;R. Adler;Adelina Albanil Encarnación

  • Habitat and landscape factors influencing the presence of individual breeding bird species in woodland fragments

    S. A. Hinsley;P. E. Bellamy;I. Newton;T. H Sparks

Frequent Co-Authors

Piotr Tryjanowski
Piotr Tryjanowski University of Life Sciences in Poznań
Annette Menzel
Annette Menzel Technical University of Munich
Nicole Estrella
Nicole Estrella Technical University of Munich
Richard F. Pywell
Richard F. Pywell Natural Environment Research Council
Richard F. Shore
Richard F. Shore Lancaster University
Piotr Skórka
Piotr Skórka Polish Academy of Sciences
Humphrey Q. P. Crick
Humphrey Q. P. Crick Natural England
Jonathan Scourfield
Jonathan Scourfield Cardiff University
David B. Roy
David B. Roy UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Joaquin Trinanes
Joaquin Trinanes National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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