Research
Publications
Howard, C., Flather, C.H. & Stephens, P.A. A global assessment of the drivers of threatened terrestrial species richness. Nature Communications 11, 993 (2020)
Mason, L.R., Green, R.E., Howard, C., … & Gregory R.D., (2019) Population responses of bird populations to climate change on two continent vary with species’ ecological traits but now with direction of change in climate suitability. Climatic Change 157: 337–354
Howard, C., Flather, C.H., and Stephens, P.A. (2018) What drives at-risk species richness? Environmental factors are more influential than anthropogenic factors or biological traits. Conservation Letters, 9: 172-180
Howard, C., Stephens, P.A., Tobais, J.A., Sheard, C., Butchart, S.H.M., & Willis, S.G., Flight range, fuel load, and the impact of climate change on the journeys of migrant birds Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 285
Howard, C., Stephens, P.A., Pearce-Higgins, J.W., Gregory, R.D, & Willis, S.G. (2015) The drivers of avian abundance: patterns in the relative importance of climate and land use, Global Ecology and Biogeography (DOI: 10.1111/geb.12377)
Sanderson F.J., Pople R.G., Ieronymidou C., Burfield I.J., Gregory R.D., Willis S.G., Howard C., Stephens P.A., Beresford A.E. & Donald P.F. (2015). Assessing the performance of EU nature legislation in protecting target bird species in an era of climate change. Conservation Letters (DOI: 10.1111/conl.12196)
Howard, C., Stephens, P.A., Pearce-Higgins, J.W., Gregory, R.D. & Willis, S.G. (2014) Improving species distribution models: the value of data on abundance. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 5, 506-513
Howard, C., Flather, C.H. & Stephens, P.A. A global assessment of the drivers of threatened terrestrial species richness. Nature Communications 11, 993 (2020)
Mason, L.R., Green, R.E., Howard, C., … & Gregory R.D., (2019) Population responses of bird populations to climate change on two continent vary with species’ ecological traits but now with direction of change in climate suitability. Climatic Change 157: 337–354
Howard, C., Flather, C.H., and Stephens, P.A. (2018) What drives at-risk species richness? Environmental factors are more influential than anthropogenic factors or biological traits. Conservation Letters, 9: 172-180
Howard, C., Stephens, P.A., Tobais, J.A., Sheard, C., Butchart, S.H.M., & Willis, S.G., Flight range, fuel load, and the impact of climate change on the journeys of migrant birds Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 285
Howard, C., Stephens, P.A., Pearce-Higgins, J.W., Gregory, R.D, & Willis, S.G. (2015) The drivers of avian abundance: patterns in the relative importance of climate and land use, Global Ecology and Biogeography (DOI: 10.1111/geb.12377)
Sanderson F.J., Pople R.G., Ieronymidou C., Burfield I.J., Gregory R.D., Willis S.G., Howard C., Stephens P.A., Beresford A.E. & Donald P.F. (2015). Assessing the performance of EU nature legislation in protecting target bird species in an era of climate change. Conservation Letters (DOI: 10.1111/conl.12196)
Howard, C., Stephens, P.A., Pearce-Higgins, J.W., Gregory, R.D. & Willis, S.G. (2014) Improving species distribution models: the value of data on abundance. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 5, 506-513
Talks
Global drivers of the distribution of threatened terrestrial vertebrates
British Ecological Society Annual Meeting, (2017) LIlle, Belgium
The drivers of extinction risk: the importance of environmental correlates and biological traits
British Ecological Society Annual Meeting, (2016) Liverpool, UK
The potential impacts of climate change on the migration of birds, Species on the Move, (2016) Hobart, Australia
The impacts of climate change on migratory species
The population trends of European migratory birds,
The drivers of avian abundance: uncovering the importance of climate and land use
Global drivers of the distribution of threatened terrestrial vertebrates
British Ecological Society Annual Meeting, (2017) LIlle, Belgium
The drivers of extinction risk: the importance of environmental correlates and biological traits
British Ecological Society Annual Meeting, (2016) Liverpool, UK
The potential impacts of climate change on the migration of birds, Species on the Move, (2016) Hobart, Australia
The impacts of climate change on migratory species
- School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences Research Away Day 15th January 2016, Durham University
The population trends of European migratory birds,
- Joint International Congress for Conservation Biology and European Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB-ECCB) (2015) Montpellier, France
The drivers of avian abundance: uncovering the importance of climate and land use
- Biology Postgraduate Conference 8th May 2014 Durham University
- Joint 2014 Annual Meeting British Ecological Society and Société Française d’Ecologie, 9-12 December 2014, Grand Palais, Lille, France
Grants and Awards
2016 Hatfield College MCR Research Award
2015: Hatfield College MCR Research Award
2015: Highly commended, Robert May Young Investigator Prize, Methods in Ecology and Evolution
2015: Student poster prize and grant, School of Biological Sciences Research Conference, Durham University
2011: NERC PhD Studentship award with BTO CASE partnership
2007-2010: Dean's List Award, St Andrews University
2016 Hatfield College MCR Research Award
2015: Hatfield College MCR Research Award
2015: Highly commended, Robert May Young Investigator Prize, Methods in Ecology and Evolution
2015: Student poster prize and grant, School of Biological Sciences Research Conference, Durham University
2011: NERC PhD Studentship award with BTO CASE partnership
2007-2010: Dean's List Award, St Andrews University
