Dr Peter Long
Senior Lecturer in Ecology and Conservation
School of Biological and Medical Sciences
Role
My research is focused on using satellite remote sensing and environmental modeling to address questions related to patterns of biodiversity, ecosystem services and ecosystem function. I mainly design algorithms to process large volumes of satellite data to reveal environmental phenomena such as land cover change, phenology and resilience. In order to accomplish this I have research skills including databases, high performance scientific computing, R and a variety of GIS and RS software. In addition, I have been closely involved in the development of web-based tools to expose environmental data to users, and in the dissemination of these tools to a wide range of stakeholders.
Research
Centres and institutes
Publications
Journal articles
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Andrianandrasana HT, Campera M, Viraina FF, Long PR, Jones N, Additional measures needed to ensure clove industry does not contribute to tree cover loss in Madagascar
Forest Policy and Economics 169 (2024) ISSN: 1389-9341 eISSN: 1872-7050 Additional measures needed to ensure clove industry does not contribute to tree cover loss in Madagascar Open Access version on RADAR -
Yalla N, Polo B, McDermott DP, Kosgei J, Omondi S, Agumba S, Moshi V, Abong’o B, Gimnig JE, Harris AF, Entwistle J, Long PR, Ochomo E, A comparison of the attractiveness of flowering plant blossoms versus attractive targeted sugar baits (ATSBs) in western Kenya
PLoS ONE 18 (6) (2023) ISSN: 1932-6203 eISSN: 1932-6203 A comparison of the attractiveness of flowering plant blossoms versus attractive targeted sugar baits (ATSBs) in western Kenya Open Access version on RADAR -
Villar DA, Long PR, Gutierrez TER, Moreno Terrazas EG, Gosler AG, Trends in the area of suitable breeding habitat for the Endangered Lake Titicaca Grebe <i>Rollandia microptera</i>, 2001–2020
Bird Conservation International 33 (2023) ISSN: 0959-2709 eISSN: 1474-0001 -
Andrianandrasana HT, Savage J, Volahy AT, Long PR, Jones N, Participatory Ecological Monitoring (PEM): Participatory research methods for sustainability ‐ toolkit #4
GAiA : Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society 31 (4) (2022) pp.231-233 ISSN: 0940-5550 eISSN: 2625-5413 Participatory Ecological Monitoring (PEM): Participatory research methods for sustainability ‐ toolkit #4 Open Access version on RADAR -
Jordon MW, Smith P, Long PR, Bürkner PC, Petrokofsky G, Willis KJ, Can Regenerative Agriculture increase national soil carbon stocks? Simulated country-scale adoption of reduced tillage, cover cropping, and ley-arable integration using RothC
Science of the Total Environment 825 (2022) ISSN: 0048-9697 eISSN: 1879-1026 Can Regenerative Agriculture increase national soil carbon stocks? Simulated country-scale adoption of reduced tillage, cover cropping, and ley-arable integration using RothC Open Access version on RADAR -
Long PR, Nogué S, Benz D, Willis KJ, Devising a method to remotely model and map the distribution of natural landscapes in Europe with the greatest recreational amenity value (cultural services)
Frontiers of Biogeography 13 (1) (2021) ISSN: 1948-6596 eISSN: 1948-6596 -
Harvey WJ, Nogué S, Stansell N, Adolf C, Long PR, Willis K, A palynological perspective on the impacts of European contact: Historic deforestation, ranching and agriculture surrounding the Cuchumatanes Highlands, Guatemala
Vegetation History and Archaeobotany 30 (2020) pp.395-408 ISSN: 0939-6314 eISSN: 1617-6278 -
Palfrey RH, Baddams J, Raveloson BA, Rasamison S, Ó Marcaigh F, Neaves J, Long PR, Martin TE, The avifauna of the forest mosaic habitats of the Mariarano region, Mahajanga II district, north-west Madagascar
Bothalia 49 (1) (2019) ISSN: 0006-8241 eISSN: 2311-9284 -
Morel Alexandra C, Hirons Mark, Demissie Sheleme, Gonfa Techane, Mehrabi Zia, Long Peter R, Rifai Sami, Woldemariam Gole Tadesse, Mason John, McDermott Constance L, Boyd Emily, Robinson Elizabeth J Z, Malhi Yadvinder, Norris Ken, The structures underpinning vulnerability: examining landscape-society interactions in a smallholder coffee agroforestry system
Environmental Research Letters 14 (7) (2019) ISSN: 1748-9326 eISSN: 1748-9326 -
Long PR, Benz D, Martin AC, Holland PWA, Macias‐Fauria M, Seddon AWR, Hagemann R, Frost TK, Simpson A, Power DJ, Slaymaker MA, Willis KJ, LEFT—A web‐based tool for the remote measurement and estimation of ecological value across global landscapes
Methods in Ecology and Evolution 9 (3) (2017) pp.571-579 ISSN: 2041-210X eISSN: 2041-210X -
Nogué S, Long PR, Eycott AE, de Nascimento L, Fernández-Palacios JM, Petrokofsky G, Vandvik V, Willis KJ, Pollination service delivery for European crops: Challenges and opportunities
Ecological Economics 128 (2016) pp.1-7 ISSN: 0921-8009 eISSN: 1873-6106 -
Seddon Alistair WR, Macias-Fauria M, Long PR, Benz D, Willis KJ, Sensitivity of global terrestrial ecosystems to climate variability
Nature 531 (2016) pp.229-232 ISSN: 0028-0836 eISSN: 1476-4687 -
Cole EF, Long PR, Zelazowski P, Szulkin M, Sheldon BC, Predicting bird phenology from space: satellite‐derived vegetation green‐up signal uncovers spatial variation in phenological synchrony between birds and their environment
Ecology and Evolution 5 (21) (2015) pp.5057-5074 ISSN: 2045-7758 eISSN: 2045-7758 -
Willis KJ, Seddon AWR, Long PR, Jeffers ES, Caithness N, Thurston M, Smit MGD, Hagemann R, Macias-Fauria M, Remote assessment of locally important ecological features across landscapes: how representative of reality?
Ecological Applications 25 (5) (2015) pp.1290-1302 ISSN: 1051-0761 eISSN: 1939-5582 -
Macias-Fauria Marc, Seddon Alistair W. R., Benz David, Long Peter R., Willis Kathy, Spatiotemporal patterns of warming
Nature Climate Change 4 (2014) pp.845-846 ISSN: 1758-678X eISSN: 1758-6798 -
Willis KJ, Jeffers ES, Tovar C, Long PR, Caithness N, Smit MGD, Hagemann R, Collin-Hansen C, Weissenberger J, Determining the ecological value of landscapes beyond protected areas
Biological Conservation 147 (1) (2012) pp. 3-12 ISSN: 0006-3207 eISSN: 1873-2917 -
Brede EG, Long P, Zefania S, Rabenandrasana M, Székely T, Bruford M, PCR primers for microsatellite loci in a Madagascan waterbird, the Sakalava Rail (Amaurornis olivieri)
Conservation Genetics Resources 2 (Suppl 1) (2010) pp.273-277 ISSN: 1877-7252 eISSN: 1877-7260 -
RABENANDRASANA MARC, ZEFANIA SAMA, LONG PETER, THE SEING SAM, CLÉMENTINE VIRGINIE MARIE, RANDRIANARISOA MIHAJA, SAFFORD ROGER, SZÉKELY TAMA´S, Distribution, habitat and status of ‘Endangered’ Sakalava Rail of Madagascar
Bird Conservation International 19 (1) (2009) pp.23-32 ISSN: 0959-2709 eISSN: 1474-0001 -
Long PR, Zefania S, Ffrench‐Constant RH, Székely T, Estimating the population size of an endangered shorebird, the Madagascar plover, using a habitat suitability model
Animal Conservation 11 (2) (2008) pp.118-127 ISSN: 1367-9430 eISSN: 1469-1795 -
Long PR, Székely T, Kershaw M, O'Connell M, Ecological factors and human threats both drive wildfowl population declines
Animal Conservation 10 (2) (2007) pp.183-191 ISSN: 1367-9430 eISSN: 1469-1795
Other publications
Long PR, Nogue S, Benz, D, Willis K (2021) Devising a method to remotely model and map the distribution of natural landscapes in Europe with the greatest recreational amenity value. Frontiers in Biogeography 13(1).
Harvey WJ, Nogue S, Stansell N, Adolf C, Long PR, Willis K (2020) A palynological perspective on the impacts of European contact: historic deforestation, ranching and agriculture surrounding the Cuchumatanes highlands, Guatemala. Vegetation History and Archaeobotany https://doi.org/10.1007/s00334-020-00790-2
O’Marcaigh F, Raveloson BA, Rakotomanga G, Ratianarivo AN, Baddams J, Rasamison S, Long PR, Martin TE (2020) The avifauna of Ankobohobo wetland, a neglected important bird area in northwestern Madagascar. Scopus 40: 18-28
Morel, A; Hirons, M; Demissie, S; Gonfa, T; Mehrabi, Z ; Long, PR.; Rifai, S; Woldemariam Gonfa, T; Mason, J; McDermott, C; Boyd, E; Robinson, E; Malhi, Y; Norris, K (2020) The structures underpinning vulnerability and resilience: examining landscape-society interactions in a smallholder coffee agroforestry system. Environmental Research Letters 14: 075006
Palfrey R, Baddams J, Raveloson B, Rasamison S, O Marcaigh F, Neaves J, Long PR, Martin T (2020) The avifauna of Mariarano forest and its vicinity, Mahajanga II district, Madagascar. Bothalia: African Biodiversity and Conservation 49(1):2416
Long PR, Benz D, Macias-Fauria M, Seddon AWR, Holland PWA, Martin AC, Hagemann R, Frost TK, Simpson AC, Power DJ, Slaymaker MA, Willis KJ. (2017) LEFT – a web-based tool for the remote measurement and estimation of ecological value across global landscapes Methods in Ecology and Evolution 9: 571-579
Nogué S, Long PR; Eycott A, de Nascimento L, Fernández-Palacios JM, Petrokofsky G, Vandvik V, Willis KJ (2016) Polliination service delivery for European crops: challenges and opportunities Ecological Economics 128: 1-7
Seddon AWR, Macias-Fauria M, Long PR, Benz D, Willis KJ (2016) Sensitivity of global terrestrial ecosystems to climate variability. Nature 531: 229-232
Highlighted in ‘News and Views’: Huete A (2016) Vegetation’s responses to climate variability. Nature 531: 181-182
Seddon AWR, Macias-Fauria M, Long PR, Benz D, Willis KJ (2016) Sensitivity of global terrestrial ecosystems to climate variability: data and R code. Oxford University Research Archive DOI: 10.5287/bodleian:VY2PeyGX4
Mann GKH, Long PR, Rakontondraparany F, The Seing S, Gandola R (2015) First record of Fossa Cryptoprocta ferox in Mariarano forest, Madagascar. Small Carnivore Conservation 52: 45-55
Cole EF, Long PR, Szulkin M, Zelezowski P, Sheldon BC (2015) Satellite-derived vegetation phenology measures reveal spatial variation in phenological matching to the environment in great tits and blue tits. Ecology & Evolution 5: 5057-5074
Macias Fauria M, Seddon A, Benz D, Long PR, Willis K (2014) Spatio-temporal patterns of warming. Nature Climate Change 4: 845-846
Willis KJ, Seddon AR, Long PR, Jeffers ES, Smit MGD, Hagelmann R, Collin-Hansen C, Weissenberger J, Macias Fauria M (2014) Remote assessment of locally important ecological features across landscapes: how representative of reality is such an approach? Ecological Applications 25: 1290-1302
Evans B, Rakontondraparany F, Cole L, Graham S, Gandola R, Long PR (2013) The carnivores of Mariarano forest, Madagascar: first insights. Small Carnivore Conservation 49: 15-19
Willis KJ, Jeffers ES, Tovar C, Long PR, Caithness N, Smit MGD, Hageman R, Colin-Hansen C, Weissenberger J (2012) Determining the ecological value of landscapes beyond protected areas. Biological Conservation 147: 3-12
Al Rashidi M., Long PR, O’Connell M, Shobrak M, Székely T (2011) Use of remote sensing to identify suitable breeding habitat for the Kentish Plover and estimate population size along the western coast of Saudi Arabia. Wader Study Group Bulletin 118 32–39
Zefania S, Razafimahatatra M, Faria P, Bruford MW, Long PR, Szekely T. Cryptic sexual size dimorphism in Malagasy plovers Charadrius spp. Ostrich, 81: 173-178
Brede EG, Long PR, Zefania S, Rabenandrasana M, Szekely T, Bruford MW. PCR primers for microsatellite loci in a Madagascan waterbird, the Sakalava rail (Amaurornis olivieri). Conservation Genetics Resources, 2: 273-277
Rabenandrasana MR, Zefania S, Long PR, Seing ST, Virginie MC, Randrianarisoa M, Szekely T, Safford R. (2008) Distribution, status and population size of the endangered Sakalava of Madagascar. Bird Conservation International 19: 23-32
Zefania S, ffrench-Constant R, Long PR, Szekely T. (2008) Breeding distribution and ecology of the threatened Madagascar Plover Charadrius thoracicus. Ostrich 79: 43-51
Long PR, Zefania S, Szekely T, ffrench-Constant R. (2008) Estimating population size of an endangered shorebird, the Madagascar plover, using a habitat suitability model. Animal Conservation 11: 118-127
Long PR, Szekely T, Kerhaw M, O’Connell M (2007) Ecological factors and human threats both drive wildfowl population declines. Animal Conservation 10: 183-191
Book chapter
Willis KJ, Macias Fauria M, Gasparatos A, Long PR (2014) Identifying and mapping biodiversity: where can we damage? In, Helm D, Hepburn C (eds) Nature in the balance: the economics of biodiversity. Oxford University Press.