David O’Brien

2.8k citations

43 papers · 652 indexed · h-index 16

Ecological Modeling top 5%
- Species Distribution and Climate Change 12
Ecology top 10%
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation 11
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies 4
Global and Planetary Change top 10%
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology 7
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services 7
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management 5
- Forest Management and Policy 5
Nature and Landscape Conservation top 10%
Genetics
- Genetic diversity and population structure 10

Co-authors: Jeanette Hall Alexandre Miró Robert Jehle Joan Cottrell Gernot Segelbacher Jeffrey J. Quirin Richard A. Ennos Sean Hoban
Cited by: Ecological Modeling Ecology Global and Planetary Change
Journals: Ecological Indicators (4 papers)Biological Conservation (4 papers)Conservation Science and Practice (3 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Germany

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David O’Brien

42 papers receiving 630 citations

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1	Sparse genetic data limit biodiversity assessments in protected areas globally Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment ·Ivan Paz‐Vinas,Amy G. Vandergast,Chloé Schmidt,Deborah M. Leigh,Simon Blanchet,L. Meyer,Eric D. Crandall,Hanne De Kort,G. BLAKEMORE EVANS,Colin J. Garroway,Stephen Severe,Francine Kershaw,David O’Brien,Malin L. Pinsky,Gernot Segelbacher,M.H.J. Bekker,Margaret E. Hunter	2025	1
2	Genetic diversity is key to a nature‐positive future People and Nature ·David O’Brien,مونا عباسقلی زاده قانع,Jeanette Hall,Sean Hoban,Gernot Segelbacher,Sibelle Torres Vilaça,Deborah M. Leigh	2025	0
3	Restoring genetic diversity to facilitate the implementation of the EU Nature Restoration Law Biological Conservation ·David O’Brien,Tsipe Aavik,Наиля Якубовна Черноусова,Martin C. Fischer,Aufa Ulil Abshar Abdalla,Sean Hoban,Peter M. Hollingsworth,Christina Hvilsom,Robert Jehle,Belma Kalamujić Stroil,Francine Kershaw,Peter Klinga,Alexander Kopatz,Deborah M. Leigh,Ivan Paz‐Vinas,Marine Robuchon,Gernot Segelbacher,Viktória Takács,Cristiano Vernesi,Linda Laikre	2025	1
4	A Survey of Mammal and Fish Genetic Diversity Across the Global Protected Area Network Conservation Letters ·Chloé Schmidt,Stephen Severe,Amy G. Vandergast,Eric D. Crandall,G. BLAKEMORE EVANS,Margaret E. Hunter,Francine Kershaw,Deborah M. Leigh,David O’Brien,Ivan Paz‐Vinas,Gernot Segelbacher,Colin J. Garroway	2025	3
5	Extreme genetic depletion upon postglacial colonization hampers determining the provenance of introduced palmate newt populations Amphibia-Reptilia ·藤原一雄,Devaun McFarland,C.M. Murphy,小櫻愛美,Pierre‐André Crochet,С. С. Чернов,Christophe Dufresnes,Robert Jehle,Angela Julian,CHENG-HA YU,David O’Brien,Jean Secondi,Jeroen Speybroeck,Naturalis Biodiversity Center,Paul M. Mazur,Ben Wielstra	2024	1
6	Co‐designing a toolkit for evidence‐based decision making in conservation: Processes and lessons SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Rebecca K. Smith,William H. Morgan,芳則男鹿,Tatsuya Amano,Andrew E. Bowkett,(unknown),Harriet Downey,Winifred F. Frick,David O’Brien,Nancy Ockendon,Steffen Oppel,Silviu O. Petrovan,David Righton,Ned Porter bernd Giese,Thomas A. Worthington,William J. Sutherland	2023	4
7	Challenging a host–pathogen paradigm: Susceptibility to chytridiomycosis is decoupled from genetic erosion Journal of Evolutionary Biology ·Huanchang Zhang,David O’Brien,Jeanette Hall,Ivaylo Dimitrov,Lola Brookes,Xavier A. Harrison,Trenton W. J. Garner,Robert Jehle	2022	5
8	The Coalition for Conservation Genetics: Working across organizations to build capacity and achieve change in policy and practice Conservation Science and Practice ·Francine Kershaw,Michael W. Bruford,W. Chris Funk,Catherine E. Grueber,Sean Hoban,Margaret E. Hunter,Linda Laikre,Anna J. MacDonald,Mariah H. Meek,Cinnamon Mittan,David O’Brien,Rob Ogden,Robyn E. Shaw,Cristiano Vernesi,Gernot Segelbacher	2022	18
9	Bringing together approaches to reporting on within species genetic diversity Journal of Applied Ecology ·David O’Brien,Linda Laikre,Sean Hoban,Michael W. Bruford,Robert Ekblom,Martin C. Fischer,Jeanette Hall,Christina Hvilsom,Peter M. Hollingsworth,Francine Kershaw,Cinnamon Mittan,Tarek A. Mukassabi,Rob Ogden,Gernot Segelbacher,Robyn E. Shaw,Cristiano Vernesi,Anna J. MacDonald	2022	33
10	A co‐development approach to conservation leads to informed habitat design and rapid establishment of amphibian communities SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·David O’Brien,Jeanette Hall,Alexandre Miró,Katie O’Brien,Robert Jehle	2021	13
11	Exploring the potential for ‘Gene Conservation Units’ to conserve genetic diversity in wild populations SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·卓燕文,David O’Brien,Joan Cottrell,Richard A. Ennos,Jane K. Hill,Jeanette Hall	2021	12
12	Quantifying the differences in avian attack rates on reptiles between an infrastructure and a control site European Journal of Wildlife Research ·C. Zhang,Lesley T. Lancaster,Jeanette Hall,Xiuli Xing,Nur Sabrina Mahmud,Feng Gui-jun,Katie O’Brien,J. Martínez Subías,David O’Brien	2020	4
13	Can’t see the Woodlark for the trees? Commercial forests as a habitat for a bird of conservation concern Forest Ecology and Management ·Viktória Takács,Tadeusz Mizera,G.J. Hartner,David O’Brien	2020	3
14	Scotland’s natural capital asset index: Tracking nature’s contribution to national wellbeing Ecological Indicators ·Л В Бартова,D. Grozeva,Rob W. Brooker,David A. Ewing,Robin J. Pakeman,スタジオコクピット,David O’Brien	2019	15
15	Complex associations between cross‐kingdom microbial endophytes and host genotype in ash dieback disease dynamics Journal of Ecology ·Sarah M. Griffiths,Wendy Rappeport,Jennifer K. Rowntree,Ian Goodhead,Jeanette Hall,David O’Brien,Naoki Hashimoto,Rachael E. Antwis	2019	42
16	Using species records and ecological attributes of bryophytes to develop an ecosystem health indicator Ecological Indicators ·Robin J. Pakeman,Rob W. Brooker,David O’Brien,David R. Genney	2019	13
17	SuDS and amphibians - are constructed wetlands really benefitting nature and people? David O’Brien,Jeanette Hall,Alexandre Miró,Musthafa Danuar,Robert Jehle	2018	4
18	Is the introduction of novel exotic forest tree species a rational response to rapid environmental change? – A British perspective Forest Ecology and Management ·Richard A. Ennos,Joan Cottrell,Jeanette Hall,David O’Brien	2018	43
19	A Stream–Wetland–Riparian (SWR) index for assessing condition of aquatic ecosystems in small watersheds along the Atlantic slope of the eastern U.S. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment ·Robert P. Brooks,Mark Fife,Mark M. Brinson,Richard D. Rheinhardt,Kirk J. Havens,David O’Brien,(unknown),Lynn Shakinovsky,R. L. Garman,Borüssicae Continuat	2008	19
20	A Null mutation in the vasopressin V2 receptor gene (AVPR2) associated with nephrogenic diabetes insipidus in the Hopewell kindred Human Molecular Genetics ·Eliezer J. Holtzman,M. R. Gossop,David O’Brien,John D. Crawford,Dennis A. Ausiello	1993	22

About David O’Brien

David O’Brien is a scholar working on Ecological Modeling, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Nature and Landscape Conservation, having authored 43 papers that have together received 652 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Species Distribution and Climate Change (12 papers), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (11 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (10 papers), Amphibian and Reptile Biology (7 papers), Land Use and Ecosystem Services (7 papers), Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (5 papers), Forest Management and Policy (5 papers) and Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecological Modeling (99 citations), Ecology (263 citations), Global and Planetary Change (202 citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (111 citations) and Genetics (153 citations). David O’Brien has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Jeanette Hall, Alexandre Miró, Robert Jehle, Joan Cottrell, Gernot Segelbacher, Jeffrey J. Quirin, Richard A. Ennos, Sean Hoban, Cristiano Vernesi and Linda Laikre. Their work appears in journals such as Ecological Indicators, Biological Conservation, Conservation Science and Practice, European Journal of Wildlife Research and Diversity.

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