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Professor Darren Evans

Director of Expertise: Ecosystems, School of Natural and Environmental Sciences; Professor of Ecology and Conservation

  • Email: darren.evans@ncl.ac.uk
  • Telephone: +44 (0)191 2085310
  • Address: Office 6.04
    School of Natural and Environmental Sciences,
    Agriculture Building,
    King's Road,
    缅北禁地 upon Tyne
    NE1 7RU
Background

I am an ecologist and conservationist using network theory and DNA-metabarcoding to understand and mitigate the impacts of environmental change on species-interactions and ecosystem functioning.

Find out more at , ,  & . Follow me on Twitter @DarrenMarkEvans

Brief CV

  • 2020-present: Professor of Ecology and Conservation, 缅北禁地
  • 2016-2020: Reader in Ecology and Conservation, 缅北禁地
  • 2010-2015: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Reader in Conservation Biology, University of Hull
  • 2006-2010: Senior Postdoctoral Research Associate working on the BBSRC/Defra funded project: Biodiversity on Farms: A Complex Systems Approach with Prof. Jane Memmott, University of Bristol
  • 2002-2005: Postdoctoral Avian Ecologist working on a Scottish Government funded project investigating the impacts of livestock grazing on upland Birds (GRUB) with Prof. Steve Redpath, NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Banchory
  • 1996-2000: DPhil 'Ecology and Spatial Dynamics of wintering Wildfowl on Lough Neagh'. DENI CAST Award with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and the Department of Education for Northern Ireland, University of Ulster

University Administrative Roles

  • Ecology Academic Group Leader (2022 - present)
  • Senator (professorial constituency) of 缅北禁地 (elected term to 31 July 2024)
  • Honorary Degree Committee (SAgE Senate member, 2021-2024)
  • University Global Committee (SAgE Senate member, 2023-2024)
  • PGR Selector (Biology)
  • Biology Health & Safety Committee (member) and Agriculture Building User Group (ABUG) (member)
  • 缅北禁地 Director

External Activities

  • Biodiversity Expert Committee (BEC), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (2023 - present)
  • Expert Committee on Forest Science (ECFS), Forestry Commission (2021 - present)
  • External Examiner for School of Biosciences, Cardiff University (2024 - present)
  • Senior Editor of the , a top 3 journal in Zoology (2019 - present)
  • BBSRC Pool of Experts (2016 - 2023)
  • External Examiner for the Department of Biology, University of York (2019 - 2022)
  • Subject Extern Examiner for the MSc in Wildlife Conservation and Management, University College Dublin (2019 - 2021)
  • Member of the Conservation Science Advisory Council for A Rocha International


Membership of Learned Societies

  • Fellow of the
  • Member of the  (and former Vice-Chair of the Policy Committee)
  • Member (and former Council member and Chair, Meetings Committee) of the


Research

Research summary

I combine advances in ecological network analysis with DNA-metabarcoding to examine the impacts of environmental change on species-interactions and ecosystem functioning. I am currently studying the consequences of altered network structure on fungi, plant and animal populations, mainly within forest- and agro-ecosystems.

I have created a unique range of antagonistic, mutualistic and multilayer networks under different types of perturbation (simulated climate-warming, habitat modification, wildfire and artificial light at night (ALAN)). These are fully-replicated in space and time in order to examine variation in network structure and complexity within and between experimental treatments. I welcome collaborations with theoreticians and applied scientists (and can host Research Fellows and Visiting Scientists) to examine the eco-evolutionary dynamics of these networks.  


Key indicative publications

Cuff, J. P. ...& Evans, D. M. (2023) A roadmap for biomonitoring in the 21st century: Merging methods into metrics via ecological networks. 68, 1-34

Windsor, F. W. ... & Evans, D. M. (2022) Network science: Applications for sustainable agroecosystems and food security.  20, 79-90

Boyes, D. H., Evans, D. M., Fox, R., Parsons, M. S. & Pocock, M. J. O. (2021) Street lighting has detrimental impacts on local insect populations. 7, eabi8322

Malm, L. E., Pearce-Higgins, J. W., Littlewood, N. A., Karley, A. J., Karaszewska, E., Jaques, R., Pakeman, R. J., Redpath, S. M. & Evans, D. M. (2020) Livestock grazing impacts components of the breeding productivity of a common upland insectivorous passerine: Results from a long-term experiment.  57, 1514-1523. 

Evans, D. M. & Kitson, J. N. N. (2020) Molecular ecology as a tool for understanding pollination and other plant-insect interactions. 38, 26-33. 

Raimundo, R. L. J., Guimaraes, P. R. & Evans, D. M. (2018) Adaptive Networks for Restoration Ecology.  33, 664-675.

Evans, D. M., Kitson, J. N., Lunt, D. H., Straw, N. A. & Pocock, M. J. O. (2016) Merging DNA metabarcoding and ecological network analysis to understand and build resilient terrestrial ecosystems. 30, 1904-1916.

Evans D. M., Pocock M. J. O. & Memmott J. (2013). The robustness of a network of ecological networks to habitat loss. , 16, 844-852.

Pocock, M. J. O., Evans, D. M. & Memmott, J. (2012) The robustness and restoration of a network of ecological networks. 335, 973-977.


Current Grants

  • 'Safe Sustainable Road Lighting (SAFELUX)' Funding: Conference of European Directors of Roads (CEDR).
  • 'High-Throughput Molecular Labelling to Train Image Classifiers' Funding: BBSRC (24TRT).
  • 'Stacking of ecosystem services: mechanisms and interactions for optimal crop protection, pollination enhancement, and productivity (EcoStack)' Funding: EU H2020.
  • 'Developing network ecology to understand and secure resilient food systems' Funding: Royal Society Challenge-led Grant.


Recently Completed Grants

  • 'Benign infections of damaging epidemics: the influence of biology, the environment and agricultural practice on vector-borne phytobacteria (CALIBER)' Funding BBSRC SPF.
  • 'As Good as (G)Old? Comparing Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services of Restored and Natural Mangrove Forests in the Wallacea Region (CoReNat)' Funding: NERC/Newton.
  • 'What to plant, when and where? - designing integrated forest-agricultural landscapes to enhance multiple livelihood benefits to and from agriculture' Funding: BBSRC GCRF.


Network Ecology Group

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Madeleine Fabusova (PhD) 'Mitigating the impacts of artificial light at night on biodiversity' (2024 - present). In collaboration with Dr. Kath Baldock (Northumbria University), Dr. Michael Pocock (UKCEH), Dr. Paula Banza (A Rocha Portugal) & Dr. Richard Fox (Butterfly Conservation). Funding: .

Tom Atkins (PhD) 'Adaptive management strategies of amenity grasslands for biodiversity and ecosystem services' (2024 - present). In collaboration with Greg Gavin (Northumberland County Council) and Dr. Amy Proctor (SNES, 缅北禁地). Funding: NCC/SNES.

Julie Smith (PhD P/T) 'The assembly of species interaction networks: Examining the effects of afforestation as part of the Northern Forest Initiative' (2020 - present). Funding: Self-funded.

Beatrice Dale (PhD) 'Quantifying the importance of tree floral resources for pollinators in urban landscapes' (2021 - present). In collaboration with Dr. Kath Baldock (PI, Northumbria University), Dr. Matthew Pound (Northumbria), Dr. Mark Goddard (Northumbria) & Dr. Rinke Vinkenoog (Northumbria). Funding: .

Tom Howells (PhD) 'Investigating the assembly of plant and animal communities following wildfire: an ecological network approach' (2022 - present). In collaboration with Dr. Kendrew Colhoun (KRC Ecological Ltd), Prof. Mark Whittingham (SNES, 缅北禁地) and Dr. Killian Kelly (Munster Technological University, Ireland). Funding: NPWS/SNES.

Mukilan Deivarajan Suresh (PhD) 'Developing machine learning for entomological biomonitoring' (2022 - present). In collaboration with Dr. Tong Xin (School of Computing, 缅北禁地). Funding: .

Ben Hawthorne (PhD) 'Applying eDNA/metabarcoding for the biomonitoring and assessment of Environmental Land Management Schemes (ELMs)' (2022 - present). In collaboration with Dr. Larrisa Collins (Fera), Dr. Ian Adams (Fera), Dr. Jordan Cuff (SNES), Dr. Belinda Bailey (Syngenta), Dr. Max Newbert (Syngenta). Funding: IAFRI

Matt Dopson (PhD) 'Inferring ecological networks from species abundance data' (2022 - present). Funding: NERC ONE Planet DTP.

Freya Cole (PhD) 'Preparing for biological control of Emerald Ash Borer before its arrival in the UK' (2023 - present). In collaboration with Dr. Neil Audsley (Fera) and Dr. Katy Reed (Forest Research). Funding: Defra


Alumni (since joining 缅北禁地)

Kyle Miller (PhD) 'Development of a rapid molecular diagnostic tool to assess parasitism rates of highly-invasive oak processionally moths for integrated pest management' (2020 - present). In collaboration with Dr. James Kitson (PI, SNES, 缅北禁地) and Prof. Neil Boonham (SNES, 缅北禁地). Funding Defra/缅北禁地 (joint-studentship).

Ferran Salavert Pamblanco (PhD) 'Understanding the diversity of viruses within key vegetable crops and their variation across Europe' (2019 - 2025). In collaboration with Prof. Neil Boonham (PI, SNES, 缅北禁地). Funding: IAFRI. 

Dr. James Kitson (Research Fellow) Dr. Kitson is a molecular ecologist leading a project examining the parasitoids of the highly-invasive Oak Processionary Moth (OPM) using DNA-metabarcoding. In collaboration with Dr. Nigel Straw (Forest Research). Funding: Forestry Commission England. James took up a Senior position at Fera. (and is currently a Visiting Researcher at 缅北禁地).

Dr. Jordan Cuff (Postdoctoral Research Associate) 'Stacking of ecosystem services: mechanisms and interactions for optimal crop protection, pollination enhancement, and productivity (EcoStack)' In collaboration with Dr. Sam Cook (Rothamsted Research) as Leader of Work Package 3 and a consortium of European Universities. Funding: EU H2020. Jordan took up a NUAcT Fellowship at 缅北禁地.

Dr. Kieran Peel (PhD) 'Designing dynamic models to understand and predict the responses of complex ecological networks to environmental perturbations' (2017 - present). In collaboration with Dr. Clive Emary (PI, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics, 缅北禁地). Funding: Research Excellence Academy, 缅北禁地.

Dr. Dimitrios Petsopoulos (PhD) 'Developing DNA-metabarcoding technologies for the nationwide surveillance of pest and beneficial insects' (2018 - present). In collaboration with Dr. Larissa Collins (Fera), Dr. Ramiro Morales-Hojas (Rothamsted Research), Dr. Dave Lunt (University of Hull), Prof. Neil Boonham (SNES, 缅北禁地) and Dr. James Kitson (SNES, 缅北禁地). Funding: IAFRI. Dimitris took up a position at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), Japan.

Dr. Fred Windsor (Postdoctoral Research Associate) 'Developing network ecology to understand and secure resilient food systems' (2019 - present). In collaboration with Dr. Mariano Devoto (University of Buenos Aires) and Dr. Paulo Guimarães (University of São Paulo). Funding: Royal Society. Fred took up a lectureship at Cardiff University.

Dr. Pilar Suárez (Postdoctoral Research Associate) 'As Good as (G)Old? Comparing Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services of Restored and Natural Mangrove Forests in the Wallacea Region (CoReNat). In collaboration with Prof. Karen Diele (Edinburgh Napier University) and a consortium of other UK and Indonesian Universities. Funding: NERC/Newton.

Dr. Douglas Boyes (PhD) 'Examining the impacts of light pollution on moth populations and pollination processes: a DNA-metabarcoding approach'. In collaboration with Dr. Michael Pocock (UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology), Mark Parsons (Butterfly Conservation) and Richard Fox (Butterfly Conservation). Funding: with Butterfly Conservation as CASE partner. Doug sadly died during his doctoral studies. He was awarded a posthumous PhD in 2022. Our tribute to him can be found .

Dr. Justin Byrne (PhD) 'Merging DNA-metabarcoding and ecological network analysis to monitor forest biodiversity and ecosystem functioning' (2016 - 2021). In collaboration with Sian Atkinson (Woodland Trust), Dr. Julia Cooper (SNES, 缅北禁地) and Prof. Hans-Peter Klenk (SNES, 缅北禁地). Funding: Woodland Trust. Dr. Byrne took up a Senior Scientist position at the NHS.

Dr. Kirsten Miller (Postdoctoral Research Associate) 'Stacking of ecosystem services: mechanisms and interactions for optimal crop protection, pollination enhancement, and productivity (EcoStack)' In collaboration with Dr. Sam Cook (Rothamsted Research) as Leader of Work Package 3 and a consortium of European Universities. Funding: EU H2020. Dr. Miller took up a post at Defra.

Dr. Darren O'Connell (Postdoctoral research Associate) 'As Good as (G)Old? Comparing Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services of Restored and Natural Mangrove Forests in the Wallacea Region (CoReNat). In collaboration with Prof. Karen Diele (Edinburgh Napier University) and a consortium of other UK and Indonesian Universities. Funding: NERC/Newton. Dr. O'Connell took up a postdoctoral position at University College Dublin, Ireland.

Dr. Lisa Malm (PhD) 'The impacts of habitat modification on avian food-web structure and resilience' (2014 - 2019). In collaboration with Dr. Nick Littlewood (James Hutton Institute), Dr. Alison Karley (James Hutton Institute) and Dr. James Pearce-Higgins (British Trust for Ornithology). Funding: Joint Studentship between 缅北禁地 and The James Hutton Institute (with support from BTO). Dr. Malm took up a post-doctoral position at Umeå university, Sweden.

Dr. Ellen Moss (PhD) 'The impacts of habitat modification on avian food-web structure and resilience' (2014 - 2019). In collaboration with Prof. Jonathan Atkins (University of Hull). Funding: University Scholarship. Dr. Moss took up a post-doctoral position in the Modelling, Evidence & Policy group at 缅北禁地.

Anne-Kathleen Malchow (RA) 'Dynamical models to predict the response of farmland ecological networks to environmental change' (2017). In collaboration with Dr. Clive Emary (PI, School of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics, 缅北禁地). Funding: Institute for Sustainability, 缅北禁地.

Dr. Peter Orrell (PhD) 'Linking above and below-ground interactions in agro-ecosystems: an ecological network approach' (2013 - 2017). In collaboration with Dr Alison Bennett and Prof Maria Nijnik (James Hutton Institute). Funding: Joint Studentship between 缅北禁地 and The James Hutton Institute. Dr. Orrell was awarded a Royal Society of Edinburgh Enterprise Fellowship.

Eleanor Collinson (RA) 'Oak Processionary Moth nest processing'. In collaboration with Dr. Nigel Straw (Forest Research) and Dr. James Kitson (SNES, 缅北禁地). Funding: Forestry Commission England. Ms. Collinson was awarded a place on University of Amsterdam's Science Programme in Biological Sciences.

Dr. Callum Macgregor (PhD) 'Understanding the importance of moths as pollinators: an ecological network approach' (2013 - 2017). In collaboration with Dr. Michael Pocock (Centre for Ecology & Hydrology) and Richard Fox (Butterfly Conservation). Funding: NERC CASE. Dr. Macgregor took up a post-doctoral position at the University of York.

Aifionn Evans (Research Assistant) 'Oak Processionary Moth nest processing'. In collaboration with Dr. James Kitson (PI, SNES, 缅北禁地) and Dr. Nigel Straw (Forest Research). Funding: Defra. Aifionn took up employment with NCEA.








Teaching

I am Module Leader for NES3302 Current Research in Ecology

I currently contribute towards the following undergraduate and postgraduate modules:

  • Academic and Professional Skills for the Biosciences
  • Residential Field Course (Kielder Forest)
  • Undergraduate Research Projects
  • Ecological Consultancy Project
  • Wildlife Research Project


Publications

  • Articles

    • Rother DC, Cosmo LG, Tavella J, Windsor FM, Devoto M, Evans DM, Guimaraes Jr PR. . Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation 2025, 23(2), 93-103.
    • Hawthorne BSJ, Cuff JP, Collins LE, Evans DM. . Agricultural and Forest Entomology 2025, 27(1), 50-66.
    • Tavella J, Windsor F, Oreja F, Rother DC, Monasterolo M, Palacios TP, Tognetti P, Omacini M, Guimaraes PR, Evans DM, Devoto M. . Journal of Applied Ecology 2025, 62(9), 2237-2248.
    • Miller KA, Boonham N, Evans DM, Hoppit A, Morris J, Kitson JJN. . Agricultural and Forest Entomology 2025, 27(1), 124-135.
    • Suresh MD, Xin T, Cook SM, Evans DM. . Agricultural and Forest Entomology 2025, 27(1), 35-49.
    • Pakeman RJ, Bienkowski D, Fielding DA, Thiel A, Evans DM. . Journal of Avian Biology 2025, 2025(1), e03356.
    • Cuff JP, Evans DM, Vaughan IP, Wilder SM, Tercel MPTG, Windsor FM. . Journal of Animal Ecology 2024, 93(8), 974-988.
    • Petsopoulos D, Cuff JP, Bell JR, Kitson JJN, Collins L, Boonham N, Morales-Hojas R, Evans DM. . Environmental DNA 2024, 6(3), e542.
    • Windsor FM, van den Hoogen J, Crowther TW, Evans DM. . Journal of Biogeography 2023, 50(1), 57-69.
    • Cuff JP, Kitson JJN, Hemprich-Bennett D, Tercel MPTG, Browett SS, Evans DM. . Molecular Ecology Resources 2023, 23(1), 41-51.
    • Djamaluddin R, Fusi M, Djabar B, Evans D, Holmes R, Huxham M, O'Connell DP, Salzmann U, Singleton I, Tjoa A, Trianto A, Diele K. . Restoration Ecology 2023, 31(7), e13963.
    • Trianto A, Radjasa OK, Subagiyo, Octaviani E, Isabella AA, Bahry MS, Purnaweni H, Djamaludin R, Tjoa A, Singleton I, Evans DM, Diele K. . Ilmu Kelautan: Indonesian Journal of Marine Sciences 2023, 28(2), 136-147.
    • Evans DM. . Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 2023, 378(1892).
    • Hirt MR, Evans DM, Miller CR, Ryser R. . Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences 2023, 378(1892), 20220351.
    • Tavella J, Windsor FM, Rother DC, Evans DM, Guimarães Jr PR, Palacios TP, Lois M, Devoto M. . Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 2022, 331, 107912.
    • Peel K, Evans DM, Emary C. . Royal Society Open Science 2022, 9(10), 220619.
    • Windsor FM, Armenteras D, Assis APA, Astegiano J, Santana PC, Cagnolo L, Carvalheiro LG, Emary C, Fort H, Gonzalez XI, Kitson JJN, Lacerda ACF, Lois M, Márquez-Velásquez V, Miller KE, Monasterolo M, Omacini M, Maia KP, Palacios TP, Pocock MJO, Poggio SL, Varassin IG, Vázquez DP, Tavella J, Rother DC, Devoto M, Guimarães Jr PR, Evans DM. . Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation 2022, 20(2), 79-90.
    • Moss ED, Evans DM. . Frontiers in Plant Science 2022, 13, 826205.
    • Cuff JP, Evans SA, Porteous IA, Quinonez J, Evans DM. . Agricultural and Forest Entomology 2022, 24(3), 422-431.
    • OConnell DP, Fusi M, Djamaluddin R, Rajagukguk BB, Bachmid F, Kitson JJN, Dunnett Z, Trainto A, Tjoa AB, Diele K, Evans DM. . Restoration Ecology 2022, 30(4), e13546.
    • Petsopoulos D, Lunt DH, Bell JR, Kitson JJN, Collins L, Boonham N, Morales-Hojas R, Evans DM. . Ecological Entomology 2021, 46(4), 693-698.
    • Boyes DH, Evans DM, Fox R, Parsons MS, Pocock MJO. . Science Advances 2021, 7(35), eabi8322.
    • Banza P, Evans DM, Medeiros R, Macgregor CJ, Belo ADF. . Ecological Entomology 2021, 46(6), 1353-1363.
    • Trianto A, Radjasa OK, Subagiyo, Purnaweni H, Bahry MS, Djamaludin R, Tjoa A, Singleton I, Diele K, Evans D. . Biodiversitas 2021, 22(4), 1717-1724.
    • Depra MS, Evans DM, Gaglianone MC. . Restoration Ecology 2021, 30(4), e13544.
    • Cuff JP, Windsor FM, Tercel MPTG, Kitson JJN, Evans DM. . Methods in Ecology and Evolution 2021, 13(3), 545-559.
    • Moss ED, Evans DM, Atkins JP. . Land Use Policy 2021, 105, 105394.
    • Windsor FM, Tavella J, Rother DC, Raimundo RLG, Devoto M, Guimarães Jr PR, Evans DM. . Journal of Applied Ecology 2021, 58(12), 2770-2782.
    • Emary C, Evans DM. . Oikos 2021, 130(9), 1512-1522.
    • Miller KE, Polaszek A, Evans DM. . Trends in Parasitology 2021, 37(10), 863-874.
    • Evans DM, Kitson JNN. . Current Opinion in Insect Science 2020, 38, 26–33.
    • Malm LE, Pearce-Higgins JW, Littlewood NA, Karley AJ, Karaszewska E, Jaques R, Pakeman RJ, Redpath SM, Evans DM. . Journal of Applied Ecology 2020, 57(8), 1514-1523.
    • Banza P, Macgregor CJ, Belo ADF, Fox R, Pocock MJO, Evans DM. . Functional Ecology 2019, 33(10), 1882-1892.
    • Macgregor CJ, Pocock MJO, Fox R, Evans DM. . Ecosphere 2019, 10(1), e02550.
    • Kitson JJN, Hahn C, Sands RJ, Straw NA, Evans DM, Lunt DH. . Molecular Ecology 2019, 28(2), 471-483.
    • Macgregor CJ, Kitson JJN, Fox R, Hahn C, Lunt DH, Pocock MJO, Evans DM. . Ecological Entomology 2019, 44(1), 17-29.
    • Francisco TM, Couto DR, Evans DM, Garbin ML, Ruiz-Miranda CR. . Austral Ecology 2018, 43(8), 903-914.
    • Bennett AE, Evans DM, Powell JR. . Functional Ecology 2018, 33(1), 107-117.
    • Derocles SAP, Lunt DH, Berthe SCF, Nichols PC, Moss ED, Evans DM. . Molecular Ecology 2018, 27(23), 4931-4946.
    • Raimundo RLG, Guimarães PR, Evans DM. . Trends in Ecology and Evolution 2018, 33(9), 664-675.
    • Kemp JE, Evans DM, Augustyn WJ, Ellis AG. . Ecography 2017, 40(11), 1315-1324.
    • Macgregor CJ, Evans DM, Fox R, Pocock MJO. . Global Change Biology 2016, 23(2), 697-707.
    • Kitson JJN, Hahn C, Sands RJ, Straw NA, Evans DM, Lunt DH. . bioRxiv 2016, 035071.
    • Evans DM, Kitson JJN, Lunt DH, Straw NA, Pocock MJO. . Functional Ecology 2016, 30, 1904-1916.
    • Derocles SAP, Plantegenest M, Rasplus JY, Marie A, Evans DM, Lunt DH, Le Ralec A. . Systematic Entomology 2016, 41(2), 379-391.
    • Banza P, Belo ADF, Evans DM. . Insect Conservation and Diversity 2015, 8(6), 538-546.
    • Evans DM, Villar N, Littlewood NA, Pakeman RJ, Evans SA, Dennis P, Skartveit J, Redpath SM. . Ecosphere 2015, 6(3), 1-15.
    • Berthe SCF, Derocles SAP, Lunt DH, Kimball BA, Evans DM. . Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 2015, 210, 11-14.
    • Derocles SAP, Evans DM, Nichols PC, Evans SA, Lunt DH. . PLOS One 2015, 10(2), e0117872.
    • Pocock MJO, Evans DM. . PLOS One 2014, 9(1), e86226.
    • Derocles SAP, Le Ralec A, Besson MM, Maret M, Walton A, Evans DM, Plantegenest M. . Molecular Ecology 2014, 23(15), 3900-3911.
    • Fraser MD, Moorby JM, Vale JE, Evans DM. . PLOS One 2014, 9(2), e89054.
    • Villar N, Cornulier T, Evans D, Pakeman R, Redpath S, Lambin X. . Population Ecology 2014, 56(1), 55-61.
    • Zotarelli HGS, Evans DM, Bego LR, Sofia SH. . Neotropical Entomology 2014, 43(5), 399-408.
    • Evans DM, Pocock MJO, Memmott J. . Ecology Letters 2013, 16(7), 844-852.
    • Villar N, Lambin X, Evans D, Pakeman R, Redpath S. Experimental evidence that livestock grazing intensity affects the activity of a generalist predator. Acta Oecologica 2013, 49, 12-16.
    • Benevides CR, Evans DM, Gaglianone MC. Comparing the structure and robustness of Passifloracaea-Floral visitor and true pollinator networks in a lowland Atlantic forest. Sociobiology 2013, 60(3), 295-305.
    • Evans DM. Citizen science comes of age. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 2013, 28(8), 451.
    • Bennett AE, Daniell TJ, Opik M, Davison J, Moora M, Zobel M, Selosse MA, Evans DM. . PLoS One 2013, 8(12), e83241.
    • Pettorelli N, Evans DM, Katzner T, Gompper ME, Altwegg R, Branch TA, Johnson JA, AcevedoWhitehouse K, DaVolls L, Rantanen E, Gordon IJ. . Animal Conservation 2013, 16(2), 131-133.
    • Pocock MJO, Evans DM, Memmott J. The robustness and restoration of a network of ecological networks. Science 2012, 335 (6071), 973-977.
    • Evans DM, Barnard P, Koh LP, Chapman CA, Altwegg R, Garner TWJ, Gompper ME, Gordon IJ, Katzner TE, Pettorelli N. Funding nature conservation: who pays?. Animal Conservation 2012, 15(3), 215-216.
    • Pocock M, Evans D, Straw N, Polaszek A. The horse-chestnut leaf-miner and its parasitoids. British Wildlife 2011, 22(5), 305.
    • Evans DM, Pocock MJO, Brooks J, Memmott J. Seeds in farmland food-webs: resource importance, distribution and the impacts of farm management. Biological Conservation 2011, 144(12), 2941-2950.
    • Handley LJL, Estoup A, Evans DM, Thomas CE, Lombaert E, Facon B, Aebi A, Roy HE. Ecological genetics of invasive alien species. BioControl 2011, 56(4), 409-428.
    • Prior GL, Evans DM, Redpath S, Thirgood SJ, Monaghan P. Birds bias offspring sex ratio in response to livestock grazing. Biology Letters 2011, 7(6), 958-960.
    • Pocock MJO, Evans DM, Memmott J. The impact of farm management on species-specific leaf area index (LAI): farm-scale data and predictive models. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 2010, 135(4), 279-287.
    • Evans DM, McLeod JJ, Pascoe L, Memmott J. The efficiency of a vacuum device for estimating soil-surface seed abundance on lowland farms. Weed Research 2009, 49(4), 337-340.
    • Dennis P, Skartveit J, McCracken DI, Pakeman RJ, Beaton K, Kunaver A, Evans DM. The effects of livestock grazing on foliar arthropods associated with bird diet in upland grasslands of Scotland. Journal of Applied Ecology 2008, 41(1), 279-287.
    • Douglas DJT, Evans DM, Redpath SM. Selection of foraging habitat and nestling diet by Meadow Pipits Anthus pratensis breeding on intensively grazed moorland: Capsure Foraging sites with low vegetation height and density, but with high arthropod biomass, are selected. Bird Study 2008, 55(3), 290-296.
    • Loe LE, Mysterud A, Stien A, Steen H, Evans DM, Austrheim G. Positive short-term effects of sheep grazing on an alpine avifauna. Biology Letters 2007, 3(1), 110-112.
    • Walsh PT, Evans DM, Hansell M, Ruxton GD. Factors influencing nocturnal egg-turning frequency in Meadow Pipits Anthus pratensis: Capsule Mean frequency of nocturnal egg-turning in Meadow Pipits is similar to that found in other passerines. Turning frequency changes during incubation, with time since the start of incubation exerting the strongest influence. Bird Study 2007, 54(1), 133-136.
    • Evans DM, Redpath SM, Elston DA, Evans SA, Mitchell RJ, Dennis P. To graze or not to graze? Sheep, voles, forestry and nature conservation in the British uplands. Journal of Applied Ecology 2006, 43(3), 499-505.
    • Evans DM, Redpath SM, Evans SA, Elston DA, Gardner CJ, Dennis P, Pakeman RJ. Low intensity, mixed livestock grazing improves the breeding abundance of a common insectivorous passerine. Biology Letters 2006, 2(4), 636-638.
    • Evans DM, Redpath SM, Evans SA. Seasonal patterns in the productivity of meadow pipits in the uplands of Scotland. Journal of Field Ornithology 2005, 76(3), 245-251.
    • Evans DM, Redpath SM, Evans SA, Elston DA, Dennis P. Livestock grazing affects the egg size of an insectivorous passerine. Biology Letters 2005, 1(3), 322-325.
    • Stuart SN, Archibald GW, Berry RJ, Emmerich SD, Evans DM, Flenley JR, Gaston KJ, Given DR, Gosler AG, Harris P, Houghton J, Lindquist ED, Mahan DC, Morecroft MD, Moyer DC, Murdiyarso D, Musiti BWW, Nicolson C, Oteng-Yeboah A, Plumptre AJ, Prance G, Ramachandra V, Sale JB, Sheldon JK, Simiyu S, Underhill LG, Vickery J, Whitten T. Conservation theology for conservation biologists - A reply to David Orr. Conservation Biology 2005, 19(6), 1689-1692.
    • Evans DM, Ruxton GD, Ruxton DA. Do false alarm anti-predatory flushes provide a foraging benefit to subdominant species?. Biologia-Bratislava 2004, 59(5), 675-678.
    • Verboven N, Monaghan P, Evans DM, Schwabl H, Evans N, Whitelaw C, Nager RG. . Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences 2003, 270(1530), 2223-2232.
    • Evans DM, Day KR. Hunting disturbance on a large shallow lake: the effectiveness of waterfowl refuges. Ibis 2002, 144(1), 2-8.
    • Evans DM, Day KR. Migration patterns and sex ratios of diving ducks wintering in Northern Ireland with specific reference to Lough Neagh. Ringing and Migration 2001, 20(4), 358-363.
    • Evans DM, Day KR. Does shooting disturbance affect diving ducks wintering on large shallow lakes? A case study on Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland. Biological Conservation 2001, 98(3), 315-323.
    • Evans DM, Day KR. Diving duck redistribution in relation to refuge zones and wildfowling disturbance on Lough Neagh. Irish Birds 1998, 6, 251-256.
    • Evans DM. A report on the BOU/RSPB Conference 5-7 September 1997: Bird science and conservation - A view from Ireland by Darren Mark Evans. Ibis 1998, 140(2), 361-362.
    • Evans DM, Warrington S. The effects of recreational disturbance on wintering waterbirds on a mature gravel pit lake near London. International Journal of Environmental Studies 1997, 53(3), 167-182.

  • Book Chapters

    • Cuff JP, Deivarajan Suresh M, Dopson MEG, Hawthorne BSJ, Howells T, Kitson JJN, Miller KA, Xin T, Evans DM. . In: David A. Bohan, Alex J. Dumbrell, ed. Advances in Ecological Research. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2023, pp.1-34.
    • Derocles SAP, Bohan DA, Dumbrell AJ, Kitson JJN, Massol F, Pauvert C, Plantegenest M, Vacher C, Evans DM. . In: Bohan DA; Dumbrell AJ; Woodward G; Jackson M, ed. Advances in Ecological Research. United States of America: Academic Press, 2018, pp.1-62.
    • Pocock MJO, Evans DM, Fontaine C, Harvey M, Julliard R, McLaughlin O, Silvertown J, Tamaddoni-Nezhad A, White PCL, Bohan DA. . In: Woodward G; Bohan DA, ed. Ecosystem Services: From Biodiversity to Society, Part 2. London, UK: Academic Press, 2016, pp.41-85.
    • Bohan DA, Raybould A, Mulder C, Woodward G, Tamaddoni-Nezhad A, Bluthgen N, Pocock MJO, Muggleton S, Evans DM, Astegiano J, Massol F, Loeuille N, Petit S, Macfadyen S. . In: Woodward, G; Bohan, DA, ed. Ecological Networks in an Agricultural World. Elsevier, 2013, pp.1-67.

  • Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstracts)

    • Pakeman RJ, Dennis P, Evans D, Redpath S, Elston D, McCracken DI. . In: The Future of Biodiversity in the Uplands. 2006, Battleby, Perth: University of the Highlands and Islands.
    • Dennis P, Evans D, Skartveit J, Stephen L, Pakeman RJ, Pearce-Higgins J, Redpath S, Mayes R, McCracken DI, Gordon IJ, Grant M, Elston D, Kunaver A, Quinn S, Benton T, Bryant D, Marquiss M. . In: Crossing Frontiers - Landscape Ecology Down Under. 2003, Darwin, Australia: International Association for Landscape Ecology World congress.

  • Editorials

    • Salguero-Gomez R, Evans DM, Gaillard J-M, Lancaster LT, Sanders N, Briden MI, Meyer J. . Journal of Animal Ecology 2024, 93(12), 1814-1818.
    • Sanders NJ, Salguero-Gomez R, Evans DM, Gaillard J-M, Lancaster LT. . Journal of Animal Ecology 2024, 93(4), 370-372.
    • Salguero-Gomez R, Evans DM, Gaillard J-M, Lancaster L, Sanders NJ, Scandrett K, Meyer J. . Journal of Animal Ecology 2022, 91(11), 2154-2157.
    • Evans DM, Gaillard J-M, Lancaster LT, Salguero-Gomez R, Sanders NJ, Ponton SR, Aime E. . Journal of Animal Ecology 2021, 90(12), 2724-2725.
    • Gordon IJ, Altwegg R, Evans DM, Ewen JG, Guillera-Arroita G, Johnson JA, Young JK. . Animal Conservation 2018, 21(1), 1-2.
    • Evans DM, Gilbert JDJ, Port GR. . Ecological Entomology 2017, 42(S1), 1-3.
    • Gordon IJ, Altwegg R, Evans DM, Ewen JG, Johnson JA, Pettorelli N, Young JK. . Animal Conservation 2016, 19(4), 305-308.
    • Johnson JA, Altwegg R, Evans DM, Ewen JG, Gordon IJ, Pettorelli N, Young JK. . Animal Conservation 2016, 19(2), 97-101.
    • Evans DM, Altwegg R, Garner TWJ, Compper ME, Gordon IJ, Johnson JA, Pettorelli N. . Animal Conservation 2015, 18(1), 1-3.
    • Gordon IJ, Evans DM, Garner TWJ, Katzner T, Gompper ME, Altwegg R, Branch TA, Johnson JA, Pettorelli N. . Animal Conservation 2014, 17(1), 1-2.
    • Katzner T, Johnson JA, Evans DM, Garner TWJ, Gompper ME, Altwegg R, Branch TA, Gordon IJ, Pettorelli N. . Animal Conservation 2013, 16(4), 367-369.
    • Linnell JDC, Rondeau D, Reed DH, Williams R, Altwegg R, Raxworthy CJ, Austin JD, Hanley N, Fritz H, Evans DM, Gordon IJ, Reyers B, Redpath S, Pettorelli N. . Animal Conservation 2010, 13(5), 429-431.

  • Report

    • Dennis P, Elston D, Evans DM, Evans SA, Gordon IJ, Grant M, Kunaver A, Marquiss M, Mayes R, McCracken DI, Pakeman R, Pearce-Higgins J, Redpath SM, Skartveit J, Stephen L, Benton T, Bryant D. Effect of grazing management on upland bird populations: disentagling habitat structure and arthropod food supply at appropriate spatial scales (GRUB). Macaulay Land Use Research Institute: Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department, Edinburgh, 2005.

  • Reviews

    • Fusi M, Stephenson F, Navarrete SA, Tapia FJ, Largier JL, Marasco R, Rueger T, MacDonald C, Daffonchio D, Fernandez M, Wieters EA, Booth J, Daghio M, Sugden H, Scaife K, Evans DM, Moore P, Baldanzi S. . Trends in Ecology and Evolution 2025, 40(8), 791-804.
    • Sanders D, Hirt MR, Brose U, Evans DM, Gaston KJ, Gauzens B, Ryser R. . Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences 2023, 378(1892), 20220368.
    • Johnson MD, Freeland JR, Parducci L, Evans DM, Meyer RS, Molano-Flores B, Davis MA. . American Journal of Botany 2023, 110(2), e16120.
    • Struebig MJ, Aninta SG, Beger M, Bani A, Barus H, Brace S, Davies ZG, De Brauwer M, Diele K, Djakiman C, Djamaluddin R, Drinkwater R, Dumbrell A, Evans D, Fusi M, Herrera-Alsina L, Iskandar DT, Jompa J, Juliandi B, Lancaster LT, Limmon G, Lindawati, Lo MGY, Lupiyaningdyah P, Mccannon M, Meijaard E, Mitchell SL, Mumbunan S, O'connell D, Osborne OG, Papadopulos AST, Rahajoe JS, Rosaria, Rossiter SJ, Rugayah, Rustiami H, Salzmann U, Sheherazade, Sudiana IM, Sukara E, Tasirin JS, Tjoa A, Travis JMJ, Trethowan L, Trianto A, Utteridge T, Voigt M, Winarni N, Zakaria Z, Edwards DP, Frantz L, Supriatna J. . BioScience 2022, 72(11), 1118-1130.
    • Boyes DH, Evans DM, Fox R, Parsons MS, Pocock MJO. . Insect Conservation and Diversity 2021, 14(2), 167-187.
    • Macgregor CJ, Pocock MJO, Fox R, Evans DM. . Ecological Entomology 2015, 40(3), 187-198.