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Shannon M. Collins

University of North TexasORCID 0009-0000-8048-4444Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:database / resource· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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Elinor M. LichtenbergiD· 3 shared Alice Catherine HughesiD· 1 shared Allan H. Smith‐PardoiD· 1 shared Ángela Nava-BolañosiD· 1 shared Armando Falcón BrindisiD· 1 shared Avery E. PearsoniD· 1 shared Bruno R. RibeiroiD· 1 shared Diego Alejandro GuevaraiD· 1 shared

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2023-2026 · peak 1/yr

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EcologybioRxivPreprintNov 4, 2026

A workflow to gather, clean, and standardize species occurrence records at scale for conservation applications

Avery E. Pearson, Mitchell Webb, Hannah L. Gray…·Elinor M. Lichtenberg

The paper develops an R-based workflow to aggregate, clean, and standardize species occurrence records for conservation, demonstrating its utility with Texas native bee data.

DOI 10.64898/2026.11.03.763978

database / resource

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EcologyJournal of Applied EcologyPeer-reviewedMay 21, 2025

Local nesting resources rather than floral food alter ground-nesting bee communities in grazed habitats

Shannon M. Collins, Laura A. Taylor, Karen W. Wright, Elinor M. Lichtenberg

This study finds that belowground nesting habitat characteristics, not floral resources, drive ground-nesting bee abundance and diversity in grazed habitats.

9 citationstop 2%

experimental assayecology & biodiversity

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EcologyScientific DataPeer-reviewedNov 2, 2023

A globally synthesised and flagged bee occurrence dataset and cleaning workflow

James B. Dorey, Erica E. Fischer, Paige Chesshire…·Neil S. Cobb

The paper presents a cleaned and flagged global bee occurrence dataset and an R package to improve data accessibility and reliability for conservation and research.

57 citations

metagenomicsexperimental assay

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