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Yann Clough

Yann Clough

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
58
Citations
21387
World Ranking
2503
National Ranking
61

Overview

Yann Clough is affiliated with Lund University in Sweden and has an extensive body of research primarily in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work spans multiple subfields including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Plant Science, Global and Planetary Change, and Insect Science.

Their research topics cover Plant and animal studies, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Plant Parasitism and Resistance, Insect and Pesticide Research, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Forest Management and Policy, and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior.

Frequent publication venues for Yann Clough include Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Applied Ecology, and Biological Conservation.

Yann Clough has collaborated multiple times with researchers such as Henrik G. Smith, Veronica Hederström, Theresia Krausl, Johan Ekroos, and Simon G. Potts. These co-authors appear regularly across their research outputs, indicating sustained collaborative efforts.

Selected recent papers authored by or involving Yann Clough demonstrate the breadth and focus of their research:

  • Field sizes and the future of farmland biodiversity in European landscapes, 2020, Conservation Letters
  • Land-use history impacts functional diversity across multiple trophic groups, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Airborne environmental DNA metabarcoding for the monitoring of terrestrial insects-A proof of concept from the field, 2022, Environmental DNA
  • Configurational crop heterogeneity increases within-field plant diversity, 2020, Journal of Applied Ecology
  • Impacts of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy "Greening" Reform on Agricultural Development, Biodiversity, and Ecosystem Services, 2020, Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy

Best Publications

  • Global food security, biodiversity conservation and the future of agricultural intensification

    Teja Tscharntke;Yann Clough;Thomas Cherico Wanger;Thomas Cherico Wanger;Louise Jackson

  • Landscape moderation of biodiversity patterns and processes - eight hypotheses

    Teja Tscharntke;Jason M. Tylianakis;Tatyana A. Rand;Raphael K. Didham;Raphael K. Didham;Raphael K. Didham

  • Mixed biodiversity benefits of agri-environment schemes in five European countries.

    David Kleijn;R. A. Baquero;Yann Clough;M. Díaz

  • On the relationship between farmland biodiversity and land-use intensity in Europe

    D Kleijn;F Kohler;A Báldi;P Batáry

  • Conservation biological control and enemy diversity on a landscape scale

    Teja Tscharntke;Riccardo Bommarco;Yann Clough;Thomas O. Crist

  • Multifunctional shade‐tree management in tropical agroforestry landscapes – a review

    Teja Tscharntke;Yann Clough;Shonil A. Bhagwat;Damayanti Buchori

  • Reprint of “Conservation biological control and enemy diversity on a landscape scale” [Biol. Control 43 (2007) 294–309]

    Teja Tscharntke;Riccardo Bommarco;Yann Clough;Thomas O. Crist

  • Bee pollination improves crop quality, shelf life and commercial value.

    Björn K. Klatt;Andrea Holzschuh;Andrea Holzschuh;Catrin Westphal;Yann Clough

  • The interplay of landscape composition and configuration: new pathways to manage functional biodiversity and agroecosystem services across Europe

    Emily A. Martin;Matteo Dainese;Yann Clough;András Báldi

  • Combining high biodiversity with high yields in tropical agroforests

    Yann Clough;Jan Barkmann;Jana Juhrbandt;Michael Kessler

  • Increasing crop heterogeneity enhances multitrophic diversity across agricultural regions

    Clélia Sirami;Clélia Sirami;Nicolas Gross;Aliette Bosem Baillod;Aliette Bosem Baillod;Colette Bertrand;Colette Bertrand;Colette Bertrand

  • Conserving Southeast Asian forest biodiversity in human-modified landscapes

    Navjot S. Sodhi;Lian Pin Koh;Reuben Clements;Thomas C. Wanger

  • 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

  • Ecological and socio-economic functions across tropical land use systems after rainforest conversion

    Jochen Drescher;Katja Rembold;Kara Allen;Philip Beckschäfer

  • Bats and birds increase crop yield in tropical agroforestry landscapes

    Bea Maas;Yann Clough;Teja Tscharntke

  • Spider diversity in cereal fields: comparing factors at local, landscape and regional scales

    Yann Clough;Andreas Kruess;David Kleijn;Teja Tscharntke

  • Land-use choices follow profitability at the expense of ecological functions in Indonesian smallholder landscapes.

    Yann Clough;Yann Clough;Vijesh V. Krishna;Marife D. Corre;Kevin Darras

  • Landscape configurational heterogeneity by small-scale agriculture, not crop diversity, maintains pollinators and plant reproduction in western Europe

    Annika L. Hass;Urs G. Kormann;Urs G. Kormann;Teja Tscharntke;Yann Clough;Yann Clough

  • Interactive effects of landscape context constrain the effectiveness of local agri-environmental management

    Elena D. Concepción;Mario Díaz;David Kleijn;András Báldi

  • How adaptable is the hydraulic system of European beech in the face of climate change‐related precipitation reduction?

    Bernhard Schuldt;Florian Knutzen;Sylvain Delzon;Steven Jansen

  • Special Issue Article: Advancing Environmental Conservation: Essays In Honor Of Navjot Sodhi Global food security, biodiversity conservation and the future of agricultural intensification

    Teja Tscharntke;Yann Clough;Thomas C. Wanger;Louise Jackson

Frequent Co-Authors

Teja Tscharntke
Teja Tscharntke University of Göttingen
Henrik G. Smith
Henrik G. Smith Lund University
Damayanti Buchori
Damayanti Buchori IPB University
Péter Batáry
Péter Batáry Centre for Ecological Research
Andrea Holzschuh
Andrea Holzschuh University of Würzburg
David Kleijn
David Kleijn Wageningen University & Research
Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter
Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter University of Würzburg
Riccardo Bommarco
Riccardo Bommarco Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Johan Ekroos
Johan Ekroos Lund University
Ulrich Brose
Ulrich Brose Friedrich Schiller University Jena

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