Ulf Ottosson

University of Jos — Nigeria

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

29h-index2.8kcitations116works2.22yr avg
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Research Topics

Avian ecology and behavior(63), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(31), Animal Behavior and Reproduction(27), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies(26), Species Distribution and Climate Change(19)

Publications116 total

Bridging citizen science and policy for bird conservation in Africa: lessons from the Nigerian bird atlas project
Frontiers in Bird Science·2026Open Access
How urban green space typologies and attributes influence avifauna in rapidly urbanizing Afrotropical cities
Journal of Environmental Management·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
First detection of Sindbis virus in wild birds in Nigeria
Scientific Reports·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Effectiveness of protected areas in conserving avian communities amid human impact in Nigeria
Conservation Biology·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Vultures on the Brink of Extirpation: Massive Decline in Plateau State, North-Central Nigeria
Journal of Raptor Research·2025
Free-ranging poultry owners’ opinion towards raptors in Plateau State, Nigeria
Ostrich·2025· 1 cited
Predicting the Distribution of the Range-Restricted Rock Firefinch (Lagonosticta Sanguinodorsalis) in Nigeria: A Landscape-Scale Assessment
SSRN Electronic Journal·2025Open Access
Ecological consequences of urbanization in Afrotropical bird communities: present and future prospects
Frontiers in Conservation Science·2024· 5 citedOpen Access
Structural and acoustic properties of urbanized landscapes adversely affect bird communities in a tropical environment
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
A comparison of the sampling effectiveness of acoustic recorder, camera trap and point count methods in sampling nocturnal birds in Afrotropical landscapes
Ecology and Evolution·2024· 5 citedOpen Access
Citizen science mitigates the lack of distributional data on Nigerian birds
Ecology and Evolution·2024· 10 citedOpen Access
Difference in acoustic responses to urbanisation in two African passerines
Ostrich·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Seasonal movements of Black Coucals <i>Centropus grillii</i> in Nigeria
Ostrich·2024· 1 cited
The African Bird Atlas Project: a description of the project and BirdMap data-collection protocol
Ostrich·2022· 42 cited
Bergmann’s Rule Holds in Birds Inhabiting Southern Guinea Forests but Not in the Northern Savanna of Nigeria
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution·2022· 2 citedOpen Access
Migration distance affects how closely Eurasian wigeons follow spring phenology during migration
Movement Ecology·2021· 15 citedOpen Access
Abundance, distribution, and threats affecting hooded vultures in north-central Nigeria
Journal of Research in Forestry, Wildlife and Environment·2021· 4 citedOpen Access
Traditional belief systems and trade in vulture parts are leading to the eradication of vultures in Nigeria: an ethno-ornithological study of north-central Nigeria
Ostrich·2021· 29 citedOpen Access
Urban areas have lower species richness, but maintain functional diversity: insights from the African Bird Atlas Project
Ostrich·2021· 29 cited
Additional file 4 of Migration distance affects how closely Eurasian wigeons follow spring phenology during migration
Figshare·2021Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Staffan Bensch(10), Henrik G. Smith(7), Jonas Waldenström(6), Talatu Tende(6), Dennis Hasselquist(5), Susanne Åkesson(5), Bengt Hansson(5), Ola Olsson(4), Johan Bäckman(4), Ross Mcgregor(4), Roland Sandberg(4), Jens Morin(3), Rachel Muheim(3), Martin Stervander(3), Tomáš Albrecht(3), Taiwo Crossby Omotoriogun(3), Ondřej Sedláček(3), David Hořák(3), Jan T. Lifjeld(3), Miriam Brandt(3)