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Mark C. Emmerson
Researcher at Queen's University Belfast
Publications - 99
Citations - 9472
Mark C. Emmerson is an academic researcher from Queen's University Belfast. The author has contributed to research in topics: Biodiversity & Ecosystem. The author has an hindex of 37, co-authored 91 publications receiving 8320 citations. Previous affiliations of Mark C. Emmerson include Queen's University & University College Cork.
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Persistent negative effects of pesticides on biodiversity and biological control potential on European farmland
Flavia Geiger,Jan Bengtsson,Frank Berendse,Wolfgang W. Weisser,Mark C. Emmerson,Manuel B. Morales,Piotr Ceryngier,Jaan Liira,Teja Tscharntke,Camilla Winqvist,Sönke Eggers,Riccardo Bommarco,Tomas Pärt,Vincent Bretagnolle,Manuel Plantegenest,Lars W. Clement,Christopher Dennis,Catherine Palmer,Juan J. Oñate,Irene Guerrero,Violetta Hawro,Tsipe Aavik,Carsten Thies,Andreas Flohre,Sebastian Hänke,Christina Fischer,Paul W. Goedhart,Pablo Inchausti +27 more
TL;DR: Of the 13 components of intensification the authors measured, use of insecticides and fungicides had consistent negative effects on biodiversity, and organic farming and other agri-environment schemes aiming to mitigate the negative effects are found.
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Body size in ecological networks
Guy Woodward,Bo Ebenman,Mark C. Emmerson,José M. Montoya,José M. Montoya,Jens M. Olesen,Alfredo Valido,Philip H. Warren +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors propose a new framework to describe the structure and functioning of ecological networks and to assess the probable consequences of biodiversity change, by incorporating body size into theoretical models that explore food web stability and the patterning of energy fluxes.
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Identification of 100 fundamental ecological questions
William J. Sutherland,Robert P. Freckleton,H. Charles J. Godfray,Steven R. Beissinger,Tim G. Benton,Duncan D. Cameron,Yohay Carmel,David A. Coomes,Tim Coulson,Mark C. Emmerson,Rosemary S. Hails,Graeme C. Hays,Dave J. Hodgson,Michael J. Hutchings,David W. Johnson,Julia P. G. Jones,Matthew James Keeling,Hanna Kokko,William E. Kunin,Xavier Lambin,Owen T. Lewis,Yadvinder Malhi,Nova Mieszkowska,E. J. Milner-Gulland,Ken Norris,Albert B. Phillimore,Drew W. Purves,Jane M. Reid,Daniel C. Reuman,Daniel C. Reuman,Ken Thompson,Justin M. J. Travis,Lindsay A. Turnbull,David A. Wardle,Thorsten Wiegand +34 more
TL;DR: The 100th anniversary of the British Ecological Society in 2013 is an opportune moment to reflect on the current status of ecology as a science and look forward to high-light priorities for future work.
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Interaction strengths in food webs: issues and opportunities
Eric L. Berlow,Anje-Margiet Neutel,Joel E. Cohen,Peter C. de Ruiter,Bo Ebenman,Mark C. Emmerson,Jeremy W. Fox,Vincent A. A. Jansen,J. Iwan Jones,Giorgos D. Kokkoris,Dmitrii O. Logofet,Alan J. McKane,José M. Montoya,Owen L. Petchey +13 more
TL;DR: The various ways in which the term ‘interaction strength’ has been applied are described and the implications of loose terminology and definition for the development of this field are discussed.
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Functional identity and diversity of animals predict ecosystem functioning better than species-based indices
Vesna Gagic,Ignasio Bartomeus,Tomas Jonsson,Astrid Taylor,Camilla Winqvist,Christina Fischer,Eleanor M. Slade,Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter,Mark C. Emmerson,Simon G. Potts,Teja Tscharntke,Wolfgang W. Weisser,Riccardo Bommarco +12 more
TL;DR: This study provides new insights into the general mechanisms that link biodiversity to ecosystem functioning in natural animal communities and suggests that the observed responses were due to the identity and dominance patterns of the trait composition rather than the number or abundance of species per se.