Nigel A. D. Bourn

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Nigel A. D. Bourn is a scholar working on Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecological Modeling. According to data from OpenAlex, Nigel A. D. Bourn has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation, 19 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 17 papers in Ecological Modeling. Recurrent topics in Nigel A. D. Bourn's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (26 papers), Plant and animal studies (19 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (17 papers). Nigel A. D. Bourn is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (26 papers), Plant and animal studies (19 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (17 papers). Nigel A. D. Bourn collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Belgium and Netherlands. Nigel A. D. Bourn's co-authors include Jeremy A. Thomas, Ralph T. Clarke, Robin Curtis, David J. Simcox, Mark Parsons, Ruth E. Feber, Thomas Merckx, David W. Macdonald, M. S. Warren and Philip Riordan and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Ecology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Nigel A. D. Bourn

36 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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The decline of butterflies in Europe: Problems, significance, and possible solutions

2021 251 citations M. S. Warren, Dirk Maes et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Genomic Monitoring of a Reintroduced Butterfly Uncovers Contrasting Founder Lineage Survival 2025 ·Evolutionary Applications ·(unknown), Dirk Maes, Carl J. Yung, (unknown), Nigel A. D. Bourn, C. R. Bulman, Philippe Goffart, Jenny A. Hodgson, Ilik J. Saccheri	0
2	The history, science and preliminary results from the reintroduction of the Chequered Skipper, Carterocephalus palaemon into Rockingham Forest, England 2024 ·Journal of Insect Conservation ·Nigel A. D. Bourn, (unknown), Dirk Maes, Philippe Goffart, (unknown), (unknown), Anthony W. Sainsbury, C. R. Bulman, Daniel Hoare, R. D. Field, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Sam Ellis	5
3	Can species distribution models using remotely sensed variables inform reintroductions? Trialling methods with Carterocephalus palaemon the Chequered Skipper Butterfly 2024 ·Journal of Insect Conservation ·(unknown), C. R. Bulman, Nigel A. D. Bourn, Dirk Maes, Alexander Harpke, Jenny A. Hodgson	2
4	Incorporating Phenology to Estimate Species’ Population Trends from Snapshot Citizen-Science Data 2024 ·Journal of Agricultural Biological and Environmental Statistics ·Emily B. Dennis, Byron J. T. Morgan, Colin Harrower, Nigel A. D. Bourn, Richard Fox	1
5	Habitat management interventions for a specialist mid- successional grassland butterfly, the Lulworth Skipper 2024 ·Journal of Insect Conservation ·Rachel Jones, Robert J. Wilson, Ilya M. D. Maclean, Nigel A. D. Bourn	0
6	Using photographic mark-recapture to estimate population size, movement, and lifespan of a reintroduced butterfly 2024 ·Biodiversity and Conservation ·(unknown), Jeff Ollerton, Nigel A. D. Bourn, (unknown), Duncan McCollin	3
7	Landscape‐scale dynamics of a threatened species respond to local‐scale conservation management 2023 ·Oikos ·Rachel Jones, Nigel A. D. Bourn, Ilya M. D. Maclean, Robert J. Wilson	3
8	Patchy range retractions in response to climate change and implications for terrestrial species conservation 2023 ·Landscape Ecology ·Rachel Jones, Robert J. Wilson, Nigel A. D. Bourn, Ilya M. D. Maclean	6
9	Traits data for the butterflies and macro‐moths of Great Britain and Ireland 2022 ·Ecology ·(unknown), George M. Tordoff, (unknown), Mark Parsons, Emily B. Dennis, Richard Fox, Marc S. Botham, Nigel A. D. Bourn	13
10	The decline of butterflies in Europe: Problems, significance, and possible solutions breakdown → 2021 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·M. S. Warren, Dirk Maes, Chris van Swaay, Philippe Goffart, Hans Van Dyck, Nigel A. D. Bourn, Irma Wynhoff, (unknown), Sam Ellis	251
11	Brownfield sites promote biodiversity at a landscape scale 2021 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Callum J. Macgregor, M. Jane Bunting, Pauline Deutz, Nigel A. D. Bourn, David B. Roy, William M. Mayes	14
12	Are habitat changes driving the decline of the UK’s most threatened butterfly: the High Brown Fritillary Argynnis adippe (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)? 2019 ·Journal of Insect Conservation ·Sam Ellis, David Wainwright, Emily B. Dennis, Nigel A. D. Bourn, C. R. Bulman, (unknown), Rachel Jones, Ian Middlebrook, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), M. S. Warren	17
13	The effects of habitat fragmentation on niche requirements of the marsh fritillary, Euphydryas aurinia, (Rottemburg, 1775) on calcareous grasslands in southern UK 2010 ·Journal of Insect Conservation ·Marc S. Botham, (unknown), (unknown), Nigel A. D. Bourn, C. R. Bulman, David B. Roy, J. L. Swain, (unknown), Richard F. Pywell	25
14	Habitat preference and mobility of Polia bombycina: are non-tailored agri-environment schemes any good for a rare and localised species? 2010 ·Journal of Insect Conservation ·Thomas Merckx, Ruth E. Feber, Mark Parsons, Nigel A. D. Bourn, M. C. Townsend, Philip Riordan, David W. Macdonald	25
15	Managing successional species: Modelling the dependence of heath fritillary populations on the spatial distribution of woodland management 2009 ·Biological Conservation ·Jenny A. Hodgson, Atte Moilanen, Nigel A. D. Bourn, C. R. Bulman, Chris D. Thomas	27
16	Book review: Introduction to conservation genetics. Frankham, R., Ballou, J.D. and Briscoe, D.A. (2002); Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK 617 pp. ISBN 0 531 63985 9 (PB) �34.95; ISBN 0 521 63014 2 (HB) �90.00. 2004 ·Journal of Insect Conservation ·Nigel A. D. Bourn	2
17	The potential for lowland heath regeneration following plantation removal 2002 ·Biological Conservation ·Richard F. Pywell, Robin J. Pakeman, (unknown), Nigel A. D. Bourn, E. A. Warman, Kevin J. Walker	45
18	An evaluation of three quick methods commonly used to assess sward height in ecology 2001 ·Journal of Applied Ecology ·(unknown), Nigel A. D. Bourn, Jeremy A. Thomas	199
19	The ecology and conservation of the brown argus butterfly Aricia agestis in Britain 1993 ·Biological Conservation ·Nigel A. D. Bourn, Jeremy A. Thomas	44
20	Conservation in the wider countryside 1992 ·Land Use Policy ·William M. Adams, Nigel A. D. Bourn, Ian Hodge	20

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