Aurélien Besnard

5.5k citations

171 papers · 2.9k indexed · h-index 28

Impact in

Ecological Modeling top 0.5%
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
Nature and Landscape Conservation top 1%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Forest ecology and management

Papers in ⓘ

Ecology 140
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation 110
- Avian ecology and behavior 68
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies 16
Nature and Landscape Conservation 69
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies 33
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies 21

Co-authors: Hugo Cayuela (20 shared papers)Pierre Joly (14 shared papers)Marc Cheylan (12 shared papers)Éric Bonnaire (9 shared papers)Albert Bertolero (3 shared papers)Martial Bernoux (1 shared paper)Matieu Henry (1 shared paper)Stephen Adu‐Bredu (1 shared paper)
Journals: Biological Conservation (11 papers)Freshwater Biology (9 papers)Ecology and Evolution (9 papers)Ibis (8 papers)Ecology (7 papers)
Partner nations: France United States Switzerland

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Aurélien Besnard

157 papers receiving 2.8k citations

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1	Wood density, phytomass variations within and among trees, and allometric equations in a tropical rainforest of Africa Forest Ecology and Management ·Matieu Henry, Aurélien Besnard, Winston Adams Asante, J. Eshun, Stephen Adu‐Bredu, Riccardo Valentini, Martial Bernoux, Laurent Saint‐André	2010	258
2	Demographic and genetic approaches to study dispersal in wild animal populations: A methodological review Molecular Ecology ·Hugo Cayuela, Quentin Rougemont, Jérôme G. Prunier, Jean‐Sébastien Moore, Jean Clobert, Aurélien Besnard, Louis Bernatchez	2018	107
3	Resilience to climate variation in a spatially structured amphibian population Scientific Reports ·Avril Weinbach, Hugo Cayuela, Odile Grolet, Aurélien Besnard, Pierre Joly	2018	100
4	To breed or not to breed: past reproductive status and environmental cues drive current breeding decisions in a long-lived amphibian Oecologia ·Hugo Cayuela, Aurélien Besnard, Éric Bonnaire, Haize Perret, Justine Rivoalen, Claude Miaud, Pierre Joly	2014	83
5	HIGH HUNTING PRESSURE SELECTS FOR EARLIER BIRTH DATE: WILD BOAR AS A CASE STUDY Evolution ·Marlène Gamelon, Aurélien Besnard, Jean‐Michel Gaillard, Sabrina Servanty, Éric Baubet, Serge Brandt, Olivier Giménez	2011	71
6	Estimating abundance and population trends when detection is low and highly variable: A comparison of three methods for the Hermann's tortoise Journal of Wildlife Management ·Thibaut Couturier, Marc Cheylan, Albert Bertolero, Guillelme Astruc, Aurélien Besnard	2013	61
7	Heterogeneous responses of temperate-zone amphibian populations to climate change complicates conservation planning Scientific Reports ·Erin Muths, Thierry Chambert, Benedikt R. Schmidt, Douglas A. Miller, Blake R. Hossack, Pierre Joly, Odile Grolet, David M. Green, David S. Pilliod, Marc Cheylan, Robert N. Fisher, Rebecca McCaffery, Michael J. Adams, Wendy J. Palen, Jan W. Arntzen, Justin M. Garwood, Gary M. Fellers, Jean‐Marc Thirion, Aurélien Besnard, Evan H. Campbell Grant	2017	60
8	Reducing light pollution improves connectivity for bats in urban landscapes Landscape Ecology ·Alexis Laforge, Julie Pauwels, Baptiste Faure, Yves Bas, Christian Kerbiriou, Jocelyn Fonderflick, Aurélien Besnard	2019	54
9	Effect of weather on the reproductive rate of Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta in the eastern Pyrenees Ibis ·Claude Novoa, Aurélien Besnard, JEAN FRANÇOIS BRENOT, Laurence N. Ellison	2007	49
10	Retrofitting of power lines effectively reduces mortality by electrocution in large birds: an example with the endangered Bonelli's eagle Journal of Applied Ecology ·Clément Chevallier, Antonio Hernández‐Matías, Joan Real, Nicolas Vincent‐Martin, Alain Ravayrol, Aurélien Besnard	2015	47
11	Relationship between DNA damage in sperm after ex vivo exposure and abnormal embryo development in the progeny of the three-spined stickleback Reproductive Toxicology ·Raphaël Santos, Mélissa Palos Ladeiro, Aurélien Besnard, Jean‐Marc Porcher, Sylvie Bony, Wilfried Sánchez, Alain Devaux	2012	47
12	Prescribed fire and conservation of a threatened mountain grassland specialist: a capture–recapture study on the Orsini's viper in the French alps Animal Conservation ·Arnaud Lyet, Marc Cheylan, Roger Prodon, Aurélien Besnard	2009	46
13	Dispersal and alternative breeding site fidelity strategies in an amphibian Ecography ·Mathieu Denoël, Séverine Dalleur, Estelle Langrand, Aurélien Besnard, Hugo Cayuela	2017	46
14	Amphibian diversity in farmlands: Combined influences of breeding-site and landscape attributes in western France Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment ·Alexandre Boissinot, Aurélien Besnard, Olivier Lourdais	2018	44
15	Relative contribution of local demography and immigration in the recovery of a geographically-isolated population of the endangered Egyptian vulture Biological Conservation ·Nicolas Lieury, Max Gallardo, Cécile Ponchon, Aurélien Besnard, Alexandre Millon	2015	44
16	Field validation shows bias‐corrected pseudo‐absence selection is the best method for predictive species‐distribution modelling Diversity and Distributions ·Lionel R. Hertzog, Aurélien Besnard, Pierre Jay‐Robert	2014	44
17	Assessing the efficacy of reintroduction programmes by modelling adult survival: the example of Hermann's tortoise Animal Conservation ·Albert Bertolero, Daniel Oró, Aurélien Besnard	2007	44
18	Bird-monitoring in Europe – a first overview of practices, motivations and aims Nature Conservation ·Dirk S. Schmeller, Klaus Henle, Adeline Loyau, Aurélien Besnard, Pierre‐Yves Henry	2012	43
19	Contrasting patterns of environmental fluctuation contribute to divergent life histories among amphibian populations Ecology ·Hugo Cayuela, Dragan Arsovski, Jean‐Maric Thirion, Éric Bonnaire, Julian Pichenot, Sylvain Boitaud, Anne‐Lise Brison, Claude Miaud, Pierre Joly, Aurélien Besnard	2015	43
20	The impact of severe drought on survival, fecundity, and population persistence in an endangered amphibian Ecosphere ·Hugo Cayuela, Dragan Arsovski, Éric Bonnaire, Rémi Duguet, Pierre Joly, Aurélien Besnard	2016	42

About Aurélien Besnard

Aurélien Besnard is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecological Modeling, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Global and Planetary Change, having authored 171 papers that have together received 2.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (110 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (68 papers), Species Distribution and Climate Change (53 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (33 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (28 papers), Amphibian and Reptile Biology (28 papers), Fish Ecology and Management Studies (21 papers) and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (16 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecological Modeling (783 citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (1.0k citations), Ecology (1.8k citations), Global and Planetary Change (1.0k citations) and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (649 citations). Aurélien Besnard has collaborated with scholars based in France, United States and Switzerland. Frequent co-authors include Hugo Cayuela, Pierre Joly, Marc Cheylan, Éric Bonnaire, Albert Bertolero, Martial Bernoux, Matieu Henry, Stephen Adu‐Bredu, Laurent Saint‐André and Riccardo Valentini. Their work appears in journals such as Biological Conservation, Freshwater Biology, Ecology and Evolution, Ibis and Ecology.

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