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Landscape and Biodiversity Research Group

Dr Duncan McCollin

University of Northampton

Senior Lecturer Ecology

Tel: +44 (0)1604 893 364
email: duncan.mccollin@northampton.ac.uk
Dr Duncan McCollin
My research interests are in landscape ecology and conservation biology, with a particular interest in landscape-scale issues in ecology and conservation. In the past, this has included research into the ecological consequences of landscape change, habitat fragmentation and looking into the potential role of linear features to act as corridors. I have interests in plants and birds although I am happy to use any taxonomic group!

Currently, I am supervising postgraduate research (see other pages) and pursuing my own interests in:

  • island biogeography and community ecology
  • hedgerow ecology
  • the effects of management on nature reserves

Contact me on duncan.mccollin@northampton.ac.uk
 

Refereed Publications:

Cranmer, L., McCollin, D. & Ollerton, J. (2011) Landscape structure influences pollinator movements and directly affects plant reproductive success. Oikos

Rahman, Md L., Tarrant, S., McCollin, D. and Ollerton, J. (2011) The conservation value of restored landfill sites in the East Midlands, UK for supporting bird communities. Biodiversity and Conservation 20: 1879-1893

Sanchez, I.A., Lassaletta, L., McCollin, D. and Bunce, R.G.H. (2010) The effect of hedgerow loss on microclimate in the Mediterranean region: an investigation in Central Spain. Agroforestry Systems 78 (1): 13-25

Sanchez, I.A., Lassaletta, L., McCollin, D. and Bunce, R.G.H. (2010) The effect of hedgerow loss on microclimate in the Mediterranean region: an investigation in Central Spain. Agroforestry Systems 78 (1): 13-25

McCollin, D. (2009) An Introduction to the Earth-Life System. Geographical Journal 175 (3): 242-242

McCollin, D. & Jackson, J.I. (eds) (2005) Planning, People and Practice: the landscape ecology of sustainable landscapes. Proceedimgs of the 13 th Annual IALE(UK) Conference held at The University of Northampton, 2005. International Association for Landscape Ecology ( UK ). Available from: http://www.iale.org.uk/node/30

Alderman, J. , McCollin, D. , Hinsley, S., Bellamy, P., Picton, P. and Crockett, R. (2005) Perceptual range and connectivity: exploring the effects of habitat changes on inter-patch dispersal paths. Paper presented. In: McCollin & Jackson (eds)(2005), pp. 107-113

Alderman, J, McCollin, D. Hinsley, S.A., Bellamy, P.E., Picton, P., & Crockett, R. (2005) Modelling the effects of dispersal and landscape configuration on population distribution in fragmented habitat. Landscape Ecology 20: 857-87. (Acrobat 298KB)

Stott, A., McCollin, D. & Ollerton, J. (2004) Pollinator turnover in fragmented semi-natural ancient woodlands. In: Smithers, R. (ed) Landscape Ecology of Trees and Forests. IALE(UK), p.362. Poster presented at the International Association for Landscape Ecology (UK) meeting ‘Landscape Ecology of Trees and Forests', Royal Agricultural College , 2004

Alderman, J. , McCollin, D. , Hinsley, S., Bellamy, P., Picton, P. and Crockett, R. (2004) Simulating population viability in fragmented woodland: nuthatch ( Sitta europaea L. ) population survival in a poorly wooded landscape in eastern England . Paper presented. In: Smithers, R. (ed) Landscape Ecology of Trees and Forests . IALE( UK ) Conference, Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester. pp. 76-83.

Báldi, A. and McCollin D. (2003) Island ecology and contingent theory: the role of spatial scale and taxonomic bias. Global Ecology & Biogeography 12:1-3. (Acrobat 184KB)

McCollin, D., Moore, L. & Sparks, T. (2000) The flora of a cultural landscape: environmental determinants of change revealed using archival sources. Biological Conservation 92(2): 249-263. (Acrobat 228KB)

McCollin, D. (2000) Editorial. Hedgerow policy and protection - changing paradigms and the conservation ethic. Journal of Environmental Management 60(1): 3-6. (Acrobat 68KB)

McCollin D, Jackson J, Barr, C. J., Bunce, R. G. H. and Stuart, R. (2000) Hedgerows as habitat for woodland plants. Journal of Environmental Management 60(1): 77-90. (Acrobat 171KB)

Hinsley, S.A., Bellamy, P.E., Enoksson, B., Fry, G., Gabrielsen, L., McCollin, D. & Schotman, A. (1998) Geographical and land-use influences on bird species richness in small woods in agricultural landscapes. Global Ecology & Biogeography Letters 7: 125-135. (Acrobat 1.3MB)

McCollin, D. (1998) Forest edges and habitat selection in birds: a functional approach. Ecography 21: 247 - 260. (Acrobat 307KB)

Ollerton, J. and McCollin, D. (1998) Insect and angiosperm diversity in marine environments: a response to van der Hage. Functional Ecology 12 (6): 976-977. (Acrobat 133KB)

McCollin, D. (1993) Avian distribution patterns in a fragmented wooded landscape (N. Humberside, U.K.): the role of between-patch and within-patch structure. Global Ecology and Biogeography Letters 3: 48 - 62. (Acrobat 2.8MB)

Conference Presentations (not included above):

McCollin, D. & Jackson, J.I. (eds) (2005) Planning, People and Practice: the landscape ecology of sustainable landscapes. Proceedimgs of the 13 th Annual IALE(UK) Conference held at The University of Northampton, 2005. International Association for Landscape Ecology ( UK ).

Alderman, J. , McCollin, D. , Hinsley, S., Bellamy, P., Picton, P. and Crockett, R. (2005) Perceptual range and connectivity: exploring the effects of habitat changes on inter-patch dispersal paths. Paper presented. In: McCollin & Jackson (eds)(2005), pp. 107-113

Stott, A., McCollin, D. & Ollerton, J. (2004) Pollinator turnover in fragmented semi-natural ancient woodlands. In: Smithers, R. (ed) Landscape Ecology of Trees and Forests. IALE(UK), p.362. Poster presented at the International Association for Landscape Ecology (UK) meeting ‘Landscape Ecology of Trees and Forests', Royal Agricultural College , 2004

Alderman, J. , McCollin, D. , Hinsley, S., Bellamy, P., Picton, P. and Crockett, R. (2004) Simulating population viability in fragmented woodland: nuthatch ( Sitta europaea L. ) population survival in a poorly wooded landscape in eastern England . Paper presented. In: Smithers, R. (ed) Landscape Ecology of Trees and Forests . IALE( UK ) Conference, Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester. pp. 76-83.

McCollin, D. (2003) Mosaic landscapes: an introduction. Keynote paper presented to the International Association for Landscape Ecology (UK) workshop on 'Mosaic Landscapes', Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Grange-over-Sands.

McCollin, D. (2002) Avian distribution patterns in North Humberside woodlands: the role of habitat and landscape-scale factors revisited. In: Chamberlain, D. & Wilson, A. (eds.) Avian Landscape Ecology. Proceedings of the 2002 Annual IALE(UK) Conference. Pp. 134-138. (Acrobat 156KB)

McCollin, D. and A.R. Lebbie (2002) Seasonal patterns in the occurrence of birds along the River Taia, Sierra Leone, West Africa: migrational movement along river corridors? In: Chamberlain, D. & Wilson, A. (eds.) Avian Landscape Ecology. Proceedings of the 2002 Annual IALE(UK) Conference. Pp. 284 (Abstract only)

Jackson, J.I., McCollin, D. and Waite, S. (2002) Bird seed/fruit dispersal and seed source abundance in the colonization success of woody plant species in three experimental hawthorn hedgerows. In: Chamberlain, D. & Wilson, A. (eds.) Avian Landscape Ecology. Proceedings of the 2002 Annual IALE(UK) Conference. Pp. 346 (Abstract only)

McCollin, D. (2001) Contemporary themes in hedgerow research in the UK. In: Barr, C. & Petit, S. (eds.) Hedgerows of the World: their ecological functions in different landscapes. IALE(UK) pp. 17-29 (keynote paper) (Acrobat 205KB)

McCollin, D. & Moore, L. (1997) Comparing changes in the flora and land use of Northamptonshire: 1930 - 1995. In: A. Cooper & J. Power (eds.) Species dispersal and land use processes. International Association for Landscape Ecology (UK). pp. 317-320

Jackson, J.I. & McCollin, D. (1997) Hedgerow diversity: dynamics of dispersal, colonization and establishment of woody plant species. In: A. Cooper & J. Power (eds.) Species dispersal and land use processes. International Association for Landscape Ecology (UK). pp. 309-312

Britt, C., Sparks, T.H., McCollin, D. and Phillips, P. (1996) The restoration of stock-damaged farm hedges: comparison of various strategies for hedge repair and their effects on the hedge-bottom flora. Aspects of Applied Biology 44: 319 - 325

McCollin, D. (1996) A conceptual framework for the study of edge effects on woodland birds. Pp. 171 - 178 in The Spatial Dynamics of Biodiversity. Proc. of the 5th IALE(UK) Conference (eds. I.A. Simpson & P. Dennis). IALE(UK)

Jackson, J.I. and McCollin, D. (1996) A preliminary study into the dispersal characteristics of plants colonizing Enclosure hedgerows in Northamptonshire. Pp. 167 - 170 in The Spatial Dynamics of Biodiversity. Proc. Of the 5th IALE(UK) Conference (eds. I.A. Simpson & P. Dennis). IALE(UK)

McCollin, D. (1995) Avian distribution patterns in a fragmented wooded landscape: a multi-scale approach. Paper presented to the Congress of the International Association for Landscape Ecology, Toulouse.

Edwards, P.J., Coulson, M.J. & McCollin, D. (1993) Safety of a new molluscicide 'MALICE' to wildlife. Poster presented to Lisbon Conference on Pesticide Safety.

McCollin, D. (1991) The ecology of landscape in Sierra Leone, West Africa. Paper presented to the Regional Conference on Environmental Management in West Africa at the British Council, Freetown, Sierra Leone.

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