Alexander Charles Lees

This paper introduces an unsupervised method for estimating avian species richness from soundscape recordings, showing it outperforms traditional acoustic indices and automated identification models in hyperdiverse systems.

This study shows that anthropogenic disturbance inverts vertical microclimate stratification in Amazonian forests, with burned forests having hotter understory temperatures during the day and cooler temperatures at night compared to undisturbed forests.

The paper presents a chromosome-level genome assembly for the scaly-sided merganser and analyzes its demographic history using genomic data.

This study evaluates how classification model accuracy affects the reliability of detecting avian vocalisation patterns in ecological datasets.

Across 1281 bird assemblages and 3696 species, land-use change lowers functional redundancy and resistance to simulated extinctions despite lower vulnerability, hitting frugivores and invertivores hardest.

The paper compares the biodiversity and carbon benefits and costs of three interventions in tropical forests, finding that avoiding disturbances is most cost-effective, but combined interventions yield the greatest gains.

This study finds that avian wing morphology changes with elevation, showing increased wing elongation and area at higher elevations, supporting aerodynamic constraints as a driver of trait evolution.

The paper quantifies temperature regime novelty in tropical Key Biodiversity Areas and identifies refugia for conservation prioritization under climate change.

The paper quantifies defaunation of seed-dispersing birds in degraded tropical forests and finds reduced functional trait diversity and limited seed dispersal potential in degraded areas.