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David R. Williams
Researcher at University of Leeds
Publications - 25
Citations - 1574
David R. Williams is an academic researcher from University of Leeds. The author has contributed to research in topics: Threatened species & Biodiversity. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 23 publications receiving 1039 citations. Previous affiliations of David R. Williams include University of California, Santa Barbara & University of Cambridge.
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Future threats to biodiversity and pathways to their prevention
TL;DR: Proactive international efforts to increase crop yields, minimize land clearing and habitat fragmentation, and protect natural lands could increase food security in developing nations and preserve much of Earth's remaining biodiversity.
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How can higher-yield farming help to spare nature?
Ben Phalan,Rhys E. Green,Rhys E. Green,Lynn V. Dicks,Graziela Dotta,Claire Feniuk,Anthony Lamb,Bernardo B. N. Strassburg,Bernardo B. N. Strassburg,David R. Williams,Erasmus K.H.J. zu Ermgassen,Andrew Balmford +11 more
TL;DR: This work offers a first description of four categories of “active” land-sparing mechanisms that could overcome rebound effects by linking yield increases with habitat protection or restoration.
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Robustness despite uncertainty: regional climate data reveal the dominant role of humans in explaining global extinctions of Late Quaternary megafauna
Lewis J. Bartlett,David R. Williams,Graham W. Prescott,Andrew Balmford,Rhys E. Green,Anders Eriksson,Paul J. Valdes,Joy S. Singarayer,Andrea Manica +8 more
TL;DR: This paper presented a global analysis of the causes of megafaunal extinction using high-resolution climate reconstructions and explicitly investigated the sensitivity of their results to uncertainty in the palaeological record.
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Quantitative global analysis of the role of climate and people in explaining late Quaternary megafaunal extinctions.
TL;DR: By analyzing the distribution and timing of all megafaunal extinctions in relation to climatic variables and human arrival on five landmasses, it is demonstrated that the observed pattern of extinctions is best explained by models that combine both human arrival and Climatic variables.
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The past and future role of conservation science in saving biodiversity
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a simple framework for how effective conservation research could progress, from identifying problems to diagnosing their proximate and ultimate causes, and from proposing, to designing, implementing, and testing responses.