Amy Elizabeth Eycott
Associate Professor
Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture
My research focus is on the consequences of land use for biodiversity and ecosystem function. I am an ecologist with experience from forests in tropical, temperate and boreal biomes, plus heathlands and agroecosystems. My main themes are plant community ecology and landscape ecology and I enjoy some interesting side-projects in the ecology of insects and of grazing ungulates. Right now my main project is on grazing animals and ecological function in the Nordhordland Biosphere Reserve, as part of two wider projects on sustainable land management (https://www.uib.no/en/rg/EECRG/120534/tradmod and https://www.uib.no/node/122270).
Bio1010 Vegetation, Climate and Geology
Bio201 Ecology
Bio2060 Botanical Species Knowledge
Responsible for the Terrestrial Ecology specialism in the MSc in Biology
I supervise projects at the bachelor, masters and PhD level. I am interested in new bachelor and master project students! For PhD opportunities please check jobbnorge.no - I cannot take on PhD students through other channels.
2024
From death comes life: Large vertebrate carrion enhances seedling establishment in clonal ericaceous shrubs 2024, Functional Ecology: Arnberg, Mie Prik; Eycott, Amy Elizabeth; Steyaert, Sam
Just graze it! Biodiversity, nectar and forage resources in cultural landscapes grazed by different livestock species 2024, Ecosystems and People: Volum 20 Demeaux, Morgane; Kerdoncuff, Morgane; Eycott, Amy Elizabeth; Måren, Inger Elisabeth
2023
Traditional prescribed burning of coastal heathland provides niches for xerophilous and sun-loving beetles 2023, Biodiversity and Conservation: Volum 32 s. 4083-4109 Kerdoncuf, Morgane Alizee; Måren, Inger Elisabeth; Eycott, Amy Elizabeth
2022
Directed endozoochorous dispersal by scavengers facilitate sexual reproduction in otherwise clonal plants at cadaver sites 2022, Ecology and Evolution: Volum 12 Arnberg, Mie Prik; Frank, Shane; Blaalid, Rakel; Davey, Marie Louise; Eycott, Amy Elizabeth; Steyaert, Sam
Effects of climate change on regeneration of plants from seeds in boreal, subarctic, and subalpine regions Plant Regeneration from Seeds: A Global Warming Perspective 2022, Elsevier: s. 19-32 Graae, Bente Jessen; Nystuen, Kristin Odden; Vandvik, Vigdis; Eycott, Amy Elizabeth
2020
Complexity within an oil palm monoculture: The effects of habitat variability and rainfall on adult dragonfly (Odonata) communities 2020, Biotropica: Volum 52 s. 366-379 Luke, Sarah H.; Advento, Andreas Dwi; Dow, Rory A.; Aryawan, Anak Agung Ketut; Barclay, Holly; Eycott, Amy Elizabeth
2019
The handbook for standardized field and laboratory measurements in terrestrial climate change experiments and observational studies 2019, Methods in Ecology and Evolution: Volum 11 Halbritter, Aud Helen; De Boeck, Hans J.; Eycott, Amy Elizabeth; Reinsch, Sabine; Robinson, David A; Vicca, Sara
Managing Oil Palm Plantations More Sustainably: Large-Scale Experiments Within the Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function in Tropical Agriculture (BEFTA) Programme 2019, Frontiers in Forests and Global Change: Volum 2 Luke, Sarah H.; Advento, Andreas Dwi; Aryawan, Anak Agung Ketut; Adhy, Dwi Nugroho; Ashton-Butt, Adham; Barclay, Holly
Resilience of ecological functions to drought in an oil palm agroecosystem 2019, Environmental Research Communications (ERC): Volum 1 Eycott, Amy Elizabeth; Advento, Andreas Dwi; Waters, Helen S.; Luke, Sarah H.; Aryawan, Anak Agung Ketut; Hood, Amelia S.C.
The handbook for standardized field and laboratory
measurements in terrestrial climate change experiments and
observational studies (ClimEx) 2019, Methods in Ecology and Evolution: Volum 11 s. 22-37 Halbritter Rechsteiner, Aud Helen; De Boeck, Hans J.; Eycott, Amy Elizabeth; Reinsch, Sabine; Robinson, David A.; Vicca, Sara
2018
Effects of grazing abandonment and climate change on mountain summits flora: a case study in the Tatra Mts 2018, Plant Ecology: Volum 219 s. 261-276 Czortek, Patryk; Eycott, Amy; Grytnes, John-Arvid; Delimat, Anna; Kapfer, Jutta; Jaroszewicz, Bogdan
Dung beetle assemblages, dung removal and secondary seed dispersal: data from a large-scale, multi-site experiment in the Western Palaearctic 2018, Frontiers of Biogeography: Volum 10 s. 1-16 Milotić, Tanja; Baltzinger, Christophe; Eichberg, Carsten; Eycott, Amy; Heurich, Marco; Müller, Jörg
Plant species composition shifts in the Tatra Mts as a response to environmental change: a resurvey study after 90 years 2018, Folia Geobotanica: Volum 53 s. 333-348 Czortek, Patryk; Kapfer, Jutta; Delimat, Anna; Eycott, Amy; Grytnes, John-Arvid; Orczewska, Anna
Functionally richer communities improve ecosystem functioning: Dung removal and secondary seed dispersal by dung beetles in the Western Palaearctic 2018, Journal of Biogeography: Volum 46 s. 70-82 Milotić, Tanja; Baltzinger, Christophe; Eichberg, Carsten; Eycott, Amy Elizabeth; Heurich, Marco; Müller, Jörg
2017
Avian guild assemblages in forest fragments around Budongo Forest Reserve, western Uganda 2017, Ostrich: Volum 88 s. 267-276 Uwimbabazi, Moreen; Eycott, Amy; Babweteera, Fred; Sande, Eric; Telford, Richard; Vandvik, Vigdis
2016
Diversity, functional structure and functional redundancy of woodland plant communities: How do mixed tree species plantations compare with monocultures? 2016, Forest Ecology and Management: Volum 382 s. 244-256 Barsoum, Nadia; Coote, Linda; Eycott, Amy; Fuller, Lauren; Kiewitt, Andrea; Davies, Richard Glyn
Pollination service delivery for European crops: Challenges and opportunities 2016, Ecological Economics: Volum 128 s. 1-7 Nogué, Sandra; Long, Peter R.; Eycott, Amy; de Nascimento, Lea; Fernandez-Palacios, José María; Petrokofsky, Gillian
Plant functional group responses in an African tropical forest recovering from disturbance 2016, Plant Ecology & Diversity: Volum 9 s. 69-80 Eycott, Amy; Esaete, Josephine; Reiniø, Jenny; Telford, Richard; Vandvik, Vigdis
2015
Seed dispersal by ungulates as an ecological filter: A trait-based meta-analysis 2015, Oikos: Volum 124 s. 1109-1120 Albert, Aurélie; Auffret, Alistair G.; Cosyns, Eric; Cousins, Sara A.O.; D'hondt, Bram; Eichberg, Carsten
2014
The seed and fern spore bank of a recovering African tropical forest 2014, Biotropica: Volum 46 s. 677-686 Esaete, Josephine; Eycott, Amy; Reiniø, Jenny; Telford, Richard; Vandvik, Vigdis
2013
Hunting for fear: innovating management of human-wildlife conflicts 2013, Journal of Applied Ecology: Volum 50 s. 544-549 Cromsigt, Joris P. G. M.; Kuijper, Dries P. J.; Adam, Marius; Beschta, Robert L.; Churski, Marcin; Eycott, Amy
Defecation rate in captive European bison, Bison bonasus 2013, Acta Theriologica: Volum 58 s. 387-390 Eycott, Amy; Daleszczyk, Katarzyna; Drese, Jacqueline; Cantero, Adrià Solé; Pébre, Jennifer; Gladys, Samuel
Structural changes are more important than compositional changes in driving biomass loss in Ugandan forest fragments 2013, Journal of Tropical Forestry and Environment: Volum 3 s. 23-38 Bulafu, Collins Edward; Baranga, Deborah; Eycott, Amy; Mucunguzi, Patrick; Telford, Richard; Vandvik, Vigdis
2012
A meta-analysis on the impact of different matrix structures on species movement rates 2012, Landscape Ecology: Volum 27 s. 1263-1278 Eycott, Amy; Stewart, Gavin B.; Buyung-Ali, Lisette M.; Bowler, Diana E.; Watts, Kevin; Pullin, Andrew S.
2023
Pathways to participatory research and knowledge co-production: notes from the ‘field’ 2023, Eycott, Amy Elizabeth; Rozite-Arina, Ieva; Kerdoncuf, Morgane Alizee; Cusens, Jarrod; Östman, Silje A. H.; Måren, Inger Elisabeth
What’s going on in the grass? Biodiversity and ecosystem function in grasslands of Nordhordland 2023, Eycott, Amy Elizabeth; Kerdoncuf, Morgane Alizee
2021
Heathland projects past, present and future 2021, Eycott, Amy Elizabeth
2019
Study of temporal changes in forest vegetation reveals large differences between species groups 2019, Schei, Fride Høistad; Eycott, Amy Elizabeth; Grytnes, John-Arvid
Death might not be such a bad thing: effects of forest change in Białowieża National Park 2019, Eycott, Amy Elizabeth; Wierzcholska, Sylwia; Lubek, Anna; Kukwa, Martin; Adamowski, Wojciech; Schei, Fride Høistad
Diverse and natural forest buffers the effect of ash dieback on bryophyte communities 2019, Wierzcholska, Sylwia; Eycott, Amy Elizabeth; Schei, Fride Høistad; Grytnes, John-Arvid; Czortex, Patryk; Cholewinska, Olga
Of seeds and sheep: can poop help plants cope with climate change? 2019, Eycott, Amy Elizabeth; Haugum, Siri Vatsø; Abaz, Ardian Høgøy; Bagge, May-Lill; Hauso, Marie; Vandvik, Vigdis
2017
Climate change drives shifts in plant species composition of Tatry Mountain summits over the past 100 years 2017, Czortek, Patryk; Eycott, Amy; Grytnes, John-Arvid; Kapfer, Jutta; Delimat, Anna; Jaroszewicz, Bogdan
Long-term plant species composition shifts in Morskie Oko Valley (Tatry Wysokue mts) as a response to changes in environment 2017, Czortek, Patryk; Kapfer, Jutta; Ratynska, Halina; Eycott, Amy; Delimat, Anna; Zieba, Antoni
2016
Grazing abandonment drives community compositional shift in the Tatras mountains over the past 90 years 2016, Eycott, Amy; Czortek, Patryk; Grytnes, John-Arvid; Zieba, Antoni; Delimat, Anna; Kapfer, Jutta
Mammal species extinction and decline: some current and past case studies of the detrimental influence of man Problematic Wildlife: A cross-disciplinary approach 2016, Springer: s. 21-44 Daleszczyk, Katarzyna; Eycott, Amy; Tilmann, Jörg E.
Seed banks, spore banks, and moist forest community recovery. 2016, Eycott, Amy; Esaete, Josephine; Reiniö, Jenny; Telford, Richard; Vandvik, Vigdis
2014
Cumulative effects of fragmentation: loss of specialist forest birds in Budongo, Western Uganda 2014, Uwimbabazi, Moreen; Eycott, Amy; Babwateera, Fred; Sande, Eric; Telford, Richard; Vandvik, Vigdis
2013
Influence of disturbance and fragmentation on species richness in Ugandan forests 2013, Eycott, Amy; Vandvik, Vigdis; Telford, Richard; Esaete, Josephine; Akite, Perpetra; Bulafu, Collins Edward
2012
Plant groups respond differently to forest disturbance 2012, Esaete, Josephine; Eycott, Amy; Måren, Inger Elisabeth; Reinö, Jenny; Telford, Richard; Vandvik, Vigdis