Conservation scientist focused on insect conservation, biodiversity in agricultural landscapes and high quality evidence synthesis.
I lead the Agroecology Research Group and I am an Honorary Reader at UEA, where some of my research group are still based (see UEA webpages). We conduct trans-disciplinary research, at the interface between agro-ecology, policy and the food and farming industry.
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Biography
- 2019- : Lecturer in Animal Ecology, University of Cambridge; NERC Independent Research Fellow
- 2016-2019: NERC Independent Research Fellow, Reader, University of East Anglia
- 2009-2016: Postdoctoral researcher, then NERC Research Fellow, University of Cambridge, Department of Zoology
- 2002-2009: Science writer, science communications adviser (part-time)
- 2002: PhD, community ecology of flower-visiting insects, University of Cambridge
- 1995: BA Biological Sciences, University of Oxford
Research
Wild pollinator conservation
Wild pollinators are important to crop production and wild plant reproduction, and most of this pollination service is carried out by a relatively small number of common, widespread bee species. To preserve this ecological function, and optimise it for agriculture, we need landscapes that support common wild pollinators in the long term, by providing the food and nesting resources they need at the appropriate scale.
We use a combination of laboratory experiments, field ecology, genetics and remote sensing to understand how wild bees use landscapes and respond to land management. We have current projects with the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, Earlham Institute, Berry World, Hutchinson's Ltd, Greencell Ltd and the Centre for Pollination Studies in Calcutta, India. We also work on pollinator conservation from policy and agronomic perspectives. What actions are cost-effective and feasible, to support and conserve common and declining wild pollinators? How do these actions fit within a program of ecological intensification, to enhance or maintain intensive production within a thriving agricultural ecosystem? How can growers using managed pollinators minimise impacts on wild pollinator populations?
Farm management for biodiversity
I work on how farmers can benefit from ecosystem services and reduce impacts on wildlife in realistic commercial contexts. I lead a Newton-funded project on sustainable fruit faming in northeast Brazil, measuring biodiversity and ecosystem service responses to farm management (www.sufica.org). Members of my team have projects focused on managing landscapes for wild pollinators in UK arable and soft fruit farms.
Evidence-based conservation
I have developed methods to compile and synthesize ecological evidence and make it useful for decision-making. I am a member of the Conservation Evidence core team and chair the Methods Expert Group for the Eklipse science-policy mechanism on biodiversity and ecosystem services. I use rigorous approaches to gather expert judgement, for rapid, transparent assessment of evidence, and build user-friendly models to support farm management decisions (see for example, the Cool Farm Biodiversity Tool). I work with organisations that manage the environment, in Government, the charitable sector and the food and farming industry.
Publications
Dicks, L.V., Breeze, T.D., Ngo, H.T. et al. (2021) A global-scale expert assessment of drivers and risks associated with pollinator decline. Nat Ecol Evol . https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-021-01534-9
Cole, L. J., Kleijn, D., Dicks, L. V., Stout, J. C., Potts, S. G., Albrecht, M., ... Scheper, J. (2020). A critical analysis of the potential for EU Common Agricultural Policy measures to support wild pollinators on farmland. Journal of Applied Ecology. doi:10.1111/1365-2664.13572
Dicks, L. V., Rose, D. C., Ang, F., Aston, S., Birch, A. N. E., Boatman, N., . . . Sutherland, W. J. (2019). What agricultural practices are most likely to deliver “sustainable intensification” in the UK?. Food and Energy Security, 8(1). doi:10.1002/fes3.148
Shackelford, G. E., Kelsey, R., Sutherland, W. J., Kennedy, C. M., Wood, S. A., Gennet, S., . . . Dicks, L. V. (2019). Evidence Synthesis as the Basis for Decision Analysis: A Method of Selecting the Best Agricultural Practices for Multiple Ecosystem Services. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 3. doi:10.3389/fsufs.2019.00083
Ratto, F., Simmons, B. I., Spake, R., Zamora-Gutierrez, V., MacDonald, M. A., Merriman, J. C., . . . Dicks, L. V. (2018). Global importance of vertebrate pollinators for plant reproductive success: a meta-analysis. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 16(2), 82-90. doi:10.1002/fee.1763
Dicks, L. V., Viana, B., Bommarco, R., Brosi, B., Arizmendi, M. D. C., Cunningham, S. A., . . . Potts, S. G. (2016). Ten policies for pollinators.. Science, 354(6315), 975-976. doi:10.1126/science.aai9226
Dicks, L. V., Wright, H. L., Ashpole, J. E., Hutchison, J., McCormack, C. G., Livoreil, B., . . . Sutherland, W. J. (2016). What works in conservation? Using expert assessment of summarised evidence to identify practices that enhance natural pest control in agriculture. Biodiversity and Conservation, 25(7), 1383-1399. doi:10.1007/s10531-016-1133-7
Rose, D. C., Sutherland, W. J., Parker, C., Lobley, M., Winter, M., Morris, C., . . . Dicks, L. V. (2016). Decision support tools for agriculture: Towards effective design and delivery. Agricultural Systems, 149, 165-174. doi:10.1016/j.agsy.2016.09.009
Dicks, L. V., Baude, M., Roberts, S. P. M., Phillips, J., Green, M., & Carvell, C. (2015). How much flower-rich habitat is enough for wild pollinators? Answering a key policy question with incomplete knowledge. Ecological Entomology, 40(S1), 22-35. doi:10.1111/een.12226
Dicks, L. V., Hodge, I., Randall, N. P., Scharlemann, J. P. W., Siriwardena, G. M., Smith, H. G., . . . Sutherland, W. J. (2014). A Transparent Process for "Evidence-Informed" Policy Making. Conservation Letters, 7(2), 119-125. doi:10.1111/conl.12046
Dicks, L. V., Walsh, J. C., & Sutherland, W. J. (2014). Organising evidence for environmental management decisions: a '4S' hierarchy.. Trends Ecol Evol, 29(11), 607-613. doi:10.1016/j.tree.2014.09.004
Dicks, L. V., Corbet, S. A., & Pywell, R. F. (2002). Compartmentalization in plant-insect flower visitor webs. J Animal Ecology, 71(1), 32-43.
2021
Cortina-Segarra, J., García-Sánchez, I., Grace, M., Andrés, P., Baker, S., Bullock, C., Decleer, K., Dicks, L.V., Fisher, J.L., Frouz, J., Klimkowska, A., Kyriazopoulos, A.P., Moreno-Mateos, D., Rodríguez-González, P.M., Sarkki, S., Ventocilla, J.L., (2021). Barriers to ecological restoration in Europe: expert perspectives. Restoration Ecology 29, e13346. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13346
Grace, M, Balzan, M, Collier, M, Geneletti, D, Tomaskinova, J, Abela, R, Borg, D, Buhagiar, G, Camilleri, L, Cardona, M, Cassar, N, Cassar, R, Cattafi, I, Cauchi, D, Galea, C, La Rosa, D, Malekkidou, E, Masini, M, Portelli, P, Pungetti, G, Spagnol, M, Zahra, J, Zammit, A & Dicks, LV (2021) Priority knowledge needs for implementing nature-based solutions in the Mediterranean islands, Environmental Science & Policy, 116, 56-68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2020.10.003
Phillips, B.B., Bullock, J.M., Gaston, K.J., Hudson‐Edwards, K.A., Bamford, M., Cruse, D., Dicks, L.V., Falagan, C., Wallace, C. and Osborne, J.L. (2021), Impacts of multiple pollutants on pollinator activity in road verges. J Appl Ecol. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13844
Salazar, A., Arellano, E., Muñoz-Sáez, A., Miranda, M., Oliveira da Silva, F., Zielonka, N., Crowther, L., Silva-Ferreira, V., Oliveira-Reboucas, P., & Dicks, L. (2021). Restoration and conservation of priority areas of Caatinga’s semi-arid forest remnants can support connectivity within an agricultural landscape. Land, 10(6), [550]. https://doi.org/10.3390/land10060550
Sutherland, W.J., Atkinson, P.W., Broad, S., Brown, S., Clout, M., Dias, M.P., Dicks, L.V., Doran, H., Fleishman, E., Garratt, E.L., Gaston, K.J., Hughes, A.C., Le Roux, X., Lickorish, F.A., Maggs, L., Palardy, J.E., Peck, L.S., Pettorelli, N., Pretty, J., Spalding, M.D., Tonneijck, F.H., Walpole, M., Watson, J.E.M., Wentworth, J., Thornton, A., (2021). A 2021 Horizon Scan of Emerging Global Biological Conservation Issues. TREE 36, 87-97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2020.10.014
2020
Egan, P., Dicks, L. V., Hokkanen, H., & Stenberg, J. (2020). Delivering integrated pest and pollinator management. Trends in Plant Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2020.01.006
Garibaldi, LA, Oddi, FJ, Miguez, FE, Bartomeus, I, Orr, MC, Jobbágy, EG, Kremen, C, Schulte, LA, Hughes, AC, Bagnato, C, Abramson, G, Bridgewater, P, Carella, DG, Díaz, S, Dicks, LV, Ellis, EC, Goldenberg, M, Huaylla, CA, Kuperman, M, Locke, H, Mehrabi, Z, Santibañez, F & Zhu, CD (2020) Working landscapes need at least 20% native habitat, Conservation Letters. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12773
Haddaway, NR, Bethel, A, Dicks, LV, Koricheva, J, Macura, B, Petrokofsky, G, Pullin, AS, Savilaakso, S & Stewart, GB (2020), Eight problems with literature reviews and how to fix them, Nature Ecology & Evolution, 4, 1582–1589. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-01295-x
Phillips, B.B., Wallace, C., Roberts, B.R., Whitehouse, A.T., Gaston, K.J., Bullock, J.M., Dicks, L.V., Osborne, J.L., (2020) Enhancing road verges to aid pollinator conservation: A review. Biological Conservation, 108687. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108687
Rusere, F., Crespo, O., Dicks, L., Mkuhlani, S., Francis, J., Zhou, L., (2020). Enabling acceptance and use of ecological intensification options through engaging smallholder farmers in semi-arid rural Limpopo and Eastern Cape, South Africa. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 1-30. https://doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2019.1638336
Simmons, BI, Wauchope, HS, Amano, T, Dicks, LV, Sutherland, WJ & Dakos, V (2020), Estimating the risk of species interaction loss in mutualistic communities, PLoS Biology, 18(8), e3000843. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000843
Sutherland, W. J., Dias, M. P., Dicks, L. V., Doran, H., Entwistle, A. C., Fleishman, E., . . . Thornton, A. (2020). A Horizon Scan of Emerging Global Biological Conservation Issues for 2020.. Trends Ecol Evol, 35(1), 81-90. doi:10.1016/j.tree.2019.10.010
2019
Bartomeus, I., & Dicks, L. V. (2019). The need for coordinated transdisciplinary research infrastructures for pollinator conservation and crop pollination resilience. Environmental Research Letters, 14(4). doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ab0cb5
Garibaldi, L. A., Pérez-Méndez, N., Garratt, M. P. D., Gemmill-Herren, B., Miguez, F. E., & Dicks, L. V. (2019). Policies for Ecological Intensification of Crop Production.. Trends Ecol Evol, 34(4), 282-286. doi:10.1016/j.tree.2019.01.003
Hill, R., Nates-Parra, G., Quezada-Euán, J. J. G., Buchori, D., LeBuhn, G., Maués, M. M., . . . Roué, M. (2019). Biocultural approaches to pollinator conservation. Nature Sustainability, 2(3), 214-222. doi:10.1038/s41893-019-0244-z
Peel, N., Dicks, L. V., Clark, M. D., Heavens, D., Percival-Alwyn, L., Cooper, C., . . . Yu, D. W. (2019). Semi-quantitative characterisation of mixed pollen samples using MinION sequencing and Reverse Metagenomics (RevMet). Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 10(10), 1690-1701. doi:10.1111/2041-210X.13265
Rose, D. C., Sutherland, W. J., Barnes, A. P., Borthwick, F., Ffoulkes, C., Hall, C., . . . Dicks, L. V. (2019). Integrated farm management for sustainable agriculture: Lessons for knowledge exchange and policy. Land Use Policy, 81, 834-842. doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.11.001
Rusere, F., Crespo, O., Dicks, L., Mkuhlani, S., Francis, J., & Zhou, L. (2019). Enabling acceptance and use of ecological intensification options through engaging smallholder farmers in semi-arid rural Limpopo and Eastern Cape, South Africa. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems. doi:10.1080/21683565.2019.1638336
Rusere, F., Mkuhlani, S., Crespo, O., & Dicks, L. V. (2019). Developing pathways to improve smallholder agricultural productivity through ecological intensification technologies in semi-arid Limpopo, South Africa. African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development, 11(5), 543-553. doi:10.1080/20421338.2018.1550936
Shackelford, G. E., Kelsey, R., & Dicks, L. V. (2019). Effects of cover crops on multiple ecosystem services: Ten meta-analyses of data from arable farmland in California and the Mediterranean. Land Use Policy, 88. doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.104204
Simmons, B. I., Balmford, A., Bladon, A. J., Christie, A. P., De Palma, A., Dicks, L. V., . . . Finch, T. (2019). Worldwide insect declines: An important message, but interpret with caution.. Ecol Evol, 9(7), 3678-3680. doi:10.1002/ece3.5153
Simmons, B. I., Cirtwill, A. R., Baker, N. J., Wauchope, H. S., Dicks, L. V., Stouffer, D. B., & Sutherland, W. J. (2019). Motifs in bipartite ecological networks: uncovering indirect interactions. Oikos, 128(2), 154-170. doi:10.1111/oik.05670
Simmons, B. I., Sweering, M. J. M., Schillinger, M., Dicks, L. V., Sutherland, W. J., & Di Clemente, R. (2019). bmotif: A package for motif analyses of bipartite networks. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 10(5), 695-701. doi:10.1111/2041-210X.13149
Simmons, B. I., Vizentin-Bugoni, J., Maruyama, P. K., Cotton, P. A., Marín-Gómez, O. H., Lara, C., . . . Sutherland, W. J. (2019). Abundance drives broad patterns of generalisation in plant–hummingbird pollination networks. Oikos, 128(9), 1287-1295. doi:10.1111/oik.06104
Sutherland, W. J., Broad, S., Butchart, S. H. M., Clarke, S. J., Collins, A. M., Dicks, L. V., . . . Ockendon, N. (2019). A Horizon Scan of Emerging Issues for Global Conservation in 2019.. Trends Ecol Evol, 34(1), 83-94. doi:10.1016/j.tree.2018.11.001
Sutherland, W. J., Taylor, N. G., MacFarlane, D., Amano, T., Christie, A. P., Dicks, L. V., . . . Wordley, C. F. R. (2019). Building a tool to overcome barriers in research-implementation spaces: The conservation evidence database. Biological Conservation, 238. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2019.108199
Watt, A., Ainsworth, G., Balian, E., Cojocaru, G., Darbi, M., Dicks, L., . . . Young, J. (2019). Eklipse: Engaging knowledge holders and networks for evidence-informed European policy on biodiversity and ecosystem services. Evidence and Policy, 15(2), 253-264. doi:10.1332/174426418X15314036194114
Walsh, J. C., Dicks, L. V., Raymond, C. M., & Sutherland, W. J. (2019). A typology of barriers and enablers of scientific evidence use in conservation practice.. J Environ Manage, 250, 109481. doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109481
2018
Haddaway, N. R., & Dicks, L. V. (2018). Over-simplifying evidence synthesis? A response toCook et al., 2017. Biological Conservation, 218, 289-290. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2017.11.003
Iacona, G. D., Sutherland, W. J., Mappin, B., Adams, V. M., Armsworth, P. R., Coleshaw, T., . . . Possingham, H. P. (2018). Standardized reporting of the costs of management interventions for biodiversity conservation.. Conserv Biol, 32(5), 979-988. doi:10.1111/cobi.13195
Ottoy, S., Angileri, V., Gibert, C., Paracchini, M. L., Pointereau, P., Terres, J. M., . . . Dicks, L. V. (2018). Impacts of selected Ecological Focus Area options in European farmed landscapes on climate regulation and pollination services: A systematic map protocol. Environmental Evidence, 7(1). doi:10.1186/s13750-018-0122-6
Pretty, J., Benton, T. G., Bharucha, Z. P., Dicks, L. V., Flora, C. B., Godfray, H. C. J., . . . Wratten, S. (2018). Global assessment of agricultural system redesign for sustainable intensification. Nature Sustainability, 1(8), 441-446. doi:10.1038/s41893-018-0114-0
Rose, D. C., Morris, C., Lobley, M., Winter, M., Sutherland, W. J., & Dicks, L. V. (2018). Exploring the spatialities of technological and user re-scripting: The case of decision support tools in UK agriculture. Geoforum, 89, 11-18. doi:10.1016/j.geoforum.2017.12.006
Rose, D. C., Parker, C., Fodey, J., Park, C., Sutherland, W. J., & Dicks, L. V. (2018). Involving stakeholders in agricultural decision support systems: Improving user-centred design. International Journal of Agricultural Management, 6(3-4), 80-89. doi:10.5836/ijam/2017-06-80
Simmons, B. I., Sutherland, W. J., Dicks, L. V., Albrecht, J., Farwig, N., García, D., . . . González-Varo, J. P. (2018). Moving from frugivory to seed dispersal: Incorporating the functional outcomes of interactions in plant-frugivore networks.. J Anim Ecol, 87(4), 995-1007. doi:10.1111/1365-2656.12831
Sutherland, W. J., Dicks, L. V., Everard, M., & Geneletti, D. (2018). Qualitative methods for ecologists and conservation scientists. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 9(1), 7-9. doi:10.1111/2041-210X.12956
Wordley, C., Petrovan, S., Smith, R., Dicks, L., Ockendon, N., & Sutherland, W. (2018). Uplisting a threatened small mammal: the Nimba otter-shrew of West Africa. ORYX, 52(4), 609-610. doi:10.1017/S0030605318000765
Sutherland, W. J., Butchart, S. H. M., Connor, B., Culshaw, C., Dicks, L. V., Dinsdale, J., . . . Gleave, R. A. (2018). A 2018 Horizon Scan of Emerging Issues for Global Conservation and Biological Diversity.. Trends Ecol Evol, 33(1), 47-58. doi:10.1016/j.tree.2017.11.006
2017
Kovács-Hostyánszki, A., Espíndola, A., Vanbergen, A. J., Settele, J., Kremen, C., & Dicks, L. V. (2017). Ecological intensification to mitigate impacts of conventional intensive land use on pollinators and pollination.. Ecol Lett, 20(5), 673-689. doi:10.1111/ele.12762
Smith, B. M., Basu, P. C., Chatterjee, A., Chatterjee, S., Dey, U. K., Dicks, L. V., . . . Basu, P. (2017). Collating and validating indigenous and local knowledge to apply multiple knowledge systems to an environmental challenge: A case-study of pollinators in India. Biological Conservation, 211, 20-28. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2017.04.032
Sutherland, W. J., Barnard, P., Broad, S., Clout, M., Connor, B., Côté, I. M., . . . Ockendon, N. (2017). A 2017 Horizon Scan of Emerging Issues for Global Conservation and Biological Diversity.. Trends Ecol Evol, 32(1), 31-40. doi:10.1016/j.tree.2016.11.005
2016
Brown, M. J. F., Dicks, L. V., Paxton, R. J., Baldock, K. C. R., Barron, A. B., Chauzat, M. -P., . . . Stout, J. C. (2016). A horizon scan of future threats and opportunities for pollinators and pollination.. PeerJ, 4, e2249. doi:10.7717/peerj.2249
Key, G., Whitfield, M. G., Cooper, J., De Vries, F. T., Collison, M., Dedousis, T., . . . Bardgett, R. D. (2016). Knowledge needs, available practices, and future challenges in agricultural soils. SOIL, 2(4), 511-521. doi:10.5194/soil-2-511-2016
Mukherjee, N., Dicks, L. V., Shackelford, G. E., Vira, B., & Sutherland, W. J. (2016). Comparing groups versus individuals in decision making: A systematic review protocol. Environmental Evidence, 5(1). doi:10.1186/s13750-016-0066-7
Phalan, B., Green, R. E., Dicks, L. V., Dotta, G., Feniuk, C., Lamb, A., . . . Balmford, A. (2016). CONSERVATION ECOLOGY. How can higher-yield farming help to spare nature?. Science, 351(6272), 450-451. doi:10.1126/science.aad0055
Potts, S. G., Imperatriz-Fonseca, V., Ngo, H. T., Aizen, M. A., Biesmeijer, J. C., Breeze, T. D., . . . Vanbergen, A. J. (2016). Safeguarding pollinators and their values to human well-being.. Nature, 540(7632), 220-229. doi:10.1038/nature20588
QUINTESSENCE Consortium. (2016). Networking Our Way to Better Ecosystem Service Provision.. Trends Ecol Evol, 31(2), 105-115. doi:10.1016/j.tree.2015.12.003
Santangeli, A., Arroyo, B., Dicks, L. V., Herzon, I., Kukkala, A. S., Sutherland, W. J., & Moilanen, A. (2016). Voluntary non-monetary approaches for implementing conservation. Biological Conservation, 197, 209-214. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2016.03.013
Summary for policymakers of the thematic assessment on pollinators, pollination and food production (2016). Biota Neotropica, 16(1). doi:10.1590/1676-0611201600010001
Sutherland, W. J., Broad, S., Caine, J., Clout, M., Dicks, L. V., Doran, H., . . . Wright, K. E. (2016). A Horizon Scan of Global Conservation Issues for 2016.. Trends Ecol Evol, 31(1), 44-53. doi:10.1016/j.tree.2015.11.007
2015
Batáry, P., Dicks, L. V., Kleijn, D., & Sutherland, W. J. (2015). The role of agri-environment schemes in conservation and environmental management.. Conserv Biol, 29(4), 1006-1016. doi:10.1111/cobi.12536
Carvalheiro, L. G., Biesmeijer, J. C., Benadi, G., Fründ, J., Stang, M., Bartomeus, I., . . . Kunin, W. E. (2014). The potential for indirect effects between co-flowering plants via shared pollinators depends on resource abundance, accessibility and relatedness. Ecology Letters, 17(11), 1389-1399. doi:10.1111/ele.12342
Gill, R. J., Baldock, K. C. R., Brown, M. J. F., Cresswell, J. E., Dicks, L. V., Fountain, M. T., . . . Potts, S. G. (2016). Protecting an Ecosystem Service: Approaches to Understanding and Mitigating Threats to Wild Insect Pollinators. Unknown Journal, 54, 135-206. doi:10.1016/bs.aecr.2015.10.007
Sutcliffe, L. M. E., Batáry, P., Kormann, U., Báldi, A., Dicks, L. V., Herzon, I., . . . Tscharntke, T. (2015). Harnessing the biodiversity value of Central and Eastern European farmland. Diversity and Distributions, 21(6), 722-730. doi:10.1111/ddi.12288
Sutherland, W. J., Clout, M., Depledge, M., Dicks, L. V., Dinsdale, J., Entwistle, A. C., . . . Wintle, B. C. (2015). A horizon scan of global conservation issues for 2015. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 30(1), 17-24. doi:10.1016/j.tree.2014.11.002
Walsh, J. C., Dicks, L. V., & Sutherland, W. J. (2015). The effect of scientific evidence on conservation practitioners' management decisions. Conservation Biology, 29(1), 88-98. doi:10.1111/cobi.12370
2014
Moilanen, A., Laitila, J., Vaahtoranta, T., Dicks, L. V., & Sutherland, W. J. (2014). Structured analysis of conservation strategies applied to temporary conservation. Biological Conservation, 170, 188-197. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2014.01.001
Mukherjee, N., Sutherland, W. J., Dicks, L., Hugé, J., Koedam, N., & Dahdouh-Guebas, F. (2014). Ecosystem service valuations of mangrove ecosystems to inform decision making and future valuation exercises.. PLoS One, 9(9), e107706. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0107706
Jones, A. C., Mead, A., Kaiser, M. J., Austen, M. C. V., Adrian, A. W., Auchterlonie, N. A., . . . Sutherland, W. J. (2015). Prioritization of knowledge needs for sustainable aquaculture: A national and global perspective. Fish and Fisheries, 16(4), 668-683. doi:10.1111/faf.12086
Pe'er, G., Dicks, L. V., Visconti, P., Arlettaz, R., Báldi, A., Benton, T. G., . . . Scott, A. V. (2014). Agriculture policy. EU agricultural reform fails on biodiversity.. Science, 344(6188), 1090-1092. doi:10.1126/science.1253425
Smith, R. K., Dicks, L. V., Mitchell, R., & Sutherland, W. J. (2014). Comparative effectiveness research: The missing link in conservation. Conservation Evidence, 11, 2-6.
Sutherland, W. J., Aveling, R., Brooks, T. M., Clout, M., Dicks, L. V., Fellman, L., . . . Watkinson, A. R. (2014). A horizon scan of global conservation issues for 2014.. Trends Ecol Evol, 29(1), 15-22. doi:10.1016/j.tree.2013.11.004
Sutherland, W. J., Gardner, T., Bogich, T. L., Bradbury, R. B., Clothier, B., Jonsson, M., . . . Dicks, L. V. (2014). Solution scanning as a key policy tool: Identifying management interventions to help maintain and enhance regulating ecosystem services. Ecology and Society, 19(2). doi:10.5751/ES-06082-190203
Sutherland, W. J., Gardner, T. A., Haider, L. J., & Dicks, L. V. (2014). How can local and traditional knowledge be effectively incorporated into international assessments?. ORYX, 48(1), 1-2. doi:10.1017/S0030605313001543
Sutherland, W. J., Smith, R. K., Mitchell, R., & Dicks, L. (2014). Introduction of short communications in the conservation evidence journal. Conservation Evidence, 11, 1.
2013
Dicks, L. (2013). Bees, lies and evidence-based policy.. Nature, 494(7437), 283. doi:10.1038/494283a
Dicks, L. V., Bardgett, R. D., Bell, J., Benton, T. G., Booth, A., Bouwman, J., . . . Sutherland, W. J. (2013). What do we need to know to enhance the environmental sustainability of agricultural production? A prioritisation of knowledge needs for the UK food system. Sustainability (Switzerland), 5(7), 3095-3115. doi:10.3390/su5073095
Dicks, L. V., Abrahams, A., Atkinson, J., Biesmeijer, J., Bourn, N., Brown, C., . . . Sutherland, W. J. (2013). Identifying key knowledge needs for evidence-based conservation of wild insect pollinators: A collaborative cross-sectoral exercise. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 6(3), 435-446. doi:10.1111/j.1752-4598.2012.00221.x
Sutherland, W. J., Gardner, T. A., Haider, L., & Dicks, L. V. (2013). How can local and traditional knowledge be effectively incorporated into international assessments?. Oryx, 1-2.
Sutherland, W. J., Mitchell, R., Walsh, J., Amano, T., Ausden, M., Beebee, T. J. C., . . . Dicks, L. V. (2013). Conservation practice could benefit from routine testing and publication of management outcomes. Conservation Evidence, 10, 1-3.
Sutherland, W. J., Bardsley, S., Clout, M., Depledge, M. H., Dicks, L. V., Fellman, L., . . . Watkinson, A. R. (2013). A horizon scan of global conservation issues for 2013. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 28(1), 16-22. doi:10.1016/j.tree.2012.10.022
Wright, H., & Dicks, L. (2013). Calling all foodies. Planet Earth, (SPRING), 22-23.
2012
Dicks, L. V., Abrahams, A., Atkinson, J., Biesmeijer, J., Bourn, N., Brown, C., . . . Sutherland, W. J. (2012). Identifying key knowledge needs for evidence-based conservation of wild insect pollinators: A collaborative cross-sectoral exercise. Insect Conservation and Diversity.
Sutherland, W. J., Aveling, R., Bennun, L., Chapman, E., Clout, M., Côté, I. M., . . . Fellman, L. (2012). A horizon scan of global conservation issues for 2012.. Trends Ecol Evol, 27(1), 12-18. doi:10.1016/j.tree.2011.10.011
2011
Sutherland, W. J., Bardsley, S., Bennun, L., Clout, M., Côté, I. M., Depledge, M. H., . . . Watkinson, A. R. (2011). Horizon scan of global conservation issues for 2011.. Trends Ecol Evol, 26(1), 10-16. doi:10.1016/j.tree.2010.11.002
Sutherland, W. J., Goulson, D., Potts, S. G., & Dicks, L. V. (2011). Quantifying the impact and relevance of scientific research.. PLoS One, 6(11), e27537. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0027537
2010 and older
Comba, L., Corbet, S. A., Hunt, L., & Warren, B. (1999). Flowers, nectar and insect visits: Evaluating British plant species for pollinator-friendly gardens. Annals of Botany, 83(4), 369-383. doi:10.1006/anbo.1998.0835
Pywell, R. F., Warman, E. A., Carvell, C., Sparks, T. H., Dicks, L. V., Bennett, D., . . . Sherwood, A. (2005). Providing foraging resources for bumblebees in intensively farmed landscapes. Biological Conservation, 121(4), 479-494. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2004.05.020
Thompson, H. M., & Hunt, L. V. (1999). Extrapolating from honeybees to bumblebees in pesticide risk assessment. Ecotoxicology, 8(3), 147-166. doi:10.1023/A:1026444029579
Some examples of popular science articles
Dicks, L. (2007). My family and other plants. New Scientist, 196(2635-2636), 64-65. doi:10.1016/S0262-4079(07)63224-2
Dicks, L. (2006). An environment for career success. New Scientist, 190(2554), 58-59.
Dicks, L. (2005). The original rebels. New Scientist, 185(2489), 39-42.
Dicks, L. (2003). Worm brings death to coral. New Scientist, 178(2390), 16.
Dicks, L. (2002). Like father like husband. New Scientist, 173(2328), 26-29.
