Dr Christopher Clements
BSc, PhD
Expertise
My interests centre on the extinction of species and collapse of populations, topics which I investigate using a combination of mathematical models, microcosm experiments, and analysis of real world population data.
Current positions
Associate Professor in Ecology
School of Biological Sciences
Contact
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Biography
Research website
https://www.experimentalconservation.com/
Google Scholar
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=KpeKxgcAAAAJ&hl=en
Research interests
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
NERC forecasting
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of Biological SciencesDates
01/07/2026 to 30/06/2029
STABILI-NICHE: leveraging niche theory to quantifying changing global patterns of stabilityNiche-Resilience
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of Biological SciencesDates
01/01/2026 to 31/12/2028
Seabird resilience
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of Biological SciencesDates
01/05/2024 to 30/04/2027
Timeline to collapse: a holistic view of population loss
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of Biological SciencesDates
01/01/2021 to 31/12/2023
8080: APS Highlight 2019 (NERC via Sheffield)
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of Biological SciencesDates
13/02/2020 to 12/02/2024
Thesis supervisions
Allometric scaling of the extinction vortex
Supervisors
Exploring the use of targeted selective treatment and stocking density to reduce the non-target effects of ivermectin on a northern temperate decomposer community.
Supervisors
Body size and latitude predict the presence of multiple stressors in global vertebrate populations
Supervisors
Restoring the 3D structure of tropical ecosystems – how important is tree diversity?
Supervisors
Investigating configuration, connectivity and conservation goals to understand nature reserve design
Supervisors
Do marine protected areas increase fishery yield? A study using experimental microcosms and protist populations.
Supervisors
The effectiveness of wildlife corridors in theory and in practice
Supervisors
Complexity and regime shifts
Supervisors
Season and Dung Type Affect Sheep Dung-Colonising Insects
Supervisors
The role of climate and competition in shaping tree allometry, growth and function of miombo woodlands
Supervisors
“In hot water”
Supervisors
The Effect of Heterogeneity and Spatiotemporal Autocorrelation of Temperature Change on Metacommunity Diversity
Supervisors
Short and long-term impacts of disturbance on the structural complexity of tropical forest canopies
Supervisors
Publications
Recent publications
11/02/2026Halting predicted vertebrate declines requires tackling multiple drivers of biodiversity loss
Science Advances
Linear features affect pollination success in experimental plant assemblages
Oecologia
Contribution of microcosm experiments to conservation science
Conservation Biology
Multivariate signals of population collapse in a high‐throughput ecological experiment
Ecology
Novel Regimes of Extreme Climatic Events Trigger Negative Population Rates in a Common Insect
Global Change Biology
Teaching
I also teach on the Communicating Science Masters, and have previously taught statistics and code at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Related people
Professor Jane Memmott
Professor of Ecology and Dulverton Chair
School of Biological Sciences
Professor Thomas Gorochowski
Professor of Biological Engineering
School of Biological Sciences
Dr Edmund Hunt
Senior Lecturer in Robotics
School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology
Professor Tommaso Jucker
Associate Professor in Forest Ecology and Global Change
School of Biological Sciences
Mr Duncan O'Brien
Senior Research Associate
School of Biological Sciences