Owen L. Petchey

University of Zurich — Switzerland

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

71h-index22.2kcitations303works3.22yr avg
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Research Topics

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies(76), Plant and animal studies(75), Species Distribution and Climate Change(72), Ecosystem dynamics and resilience(41), Evolution and Genetic Dynamics(40)

Publications303 total

Micropollutant-driven bacterial adaptation enables resilient pharmaceuticals biodegradation at trace concentrations in biologically treated wastewater
2026
Micropollutant-driven bacterial adaptation enables resilient pharmaceuticals biodegradation at trace concentrations in biologically treated wastewater
SSRN Electronic Journal·2026Open Access
The Imbalance of Nature: The Role of Species Environmental Responses for Community Stability
Ecology Letters·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Expert-led priorities for a response diversity research agenda in ecology
2025Open Access
Author response for "The Imbalance of Nature: The Role of Species Environmental Responses for Community Stability"
2025
Author response for "The Imbalance of Nature: The Role of Species Environmental Responses for Community Stability"
2025
Mixed Evidence for Species Diversity Affecting Ecological Forecasts in Constant Versus Declining Light
Global Change Biology·2025Open Access
Quantifying dynamical response diversity and its influences on ecosystem stability
2025Open Access
Author response for "The Imbalance of Nature: The Role of Species Environmental Responses for Community Stability"
2025
Disentangling How Climate and Dispersal Drive Temporal Trends in Synchronous Population Dynamics
Ecology and Evolution·2025Open Access
Species interactions determine the importance of response diversity for community stability to pulse disturbances
2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Microbial photosynthesis mitigates carbon loss from northern peatlands under warming
Nature Climate Change·2025· 11 citedOpen Access
The imbalance of nature: The Role of Species Environmental Responses for Ecosystem Stability
2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Code and Data for: The dependence of forecasts on sampling frequency as a guide to optimizing monitoring in community ecology
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2024Open Access
Data and Code for publication: Forecasting in the face of ecological complexity: Number and strength of species interactions determine forecast skill in ecological communities
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2024Open Access
Measuring the Response Diversity of Ecological Communities Experiencing Multifarious Environmental Change
Global Change Biology·2024· 7 citedOpen Access
Temperature and biodiversity influence community stability differently in birds and fishes
Nature Ecology & Evolution·2024· 13 cited
Reflecting on the symmetry of ecosystem tipping points: The influence of trait dissimilarity and environmental driver dynamics in a simple ecosystem model
Ecology and Evolution·2024Open Access
Reflecting on the symmetry of ecosystem tipping points. The influence of trait dissimilarity and environmental driver dynamics in a simple ecosystem model.
2024
Biodiversity increases the forecastability of species abundances in changing environments
2024Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Kevin J. Gaston(9), Frank Pennekamp(6), Ulrich Brose(6), José M. Montoya(5), Guy Woodward(5), Ute Jacob(5), Andrew P. Beckerman(4), Philip H. Warren(4), Björn C. Rall(4), Bernhard Schmid(4), Alan G. Hildrew(4), Georgina M. Mace(3), Eoin J. O’Gorman(3), Mikael Pontarp(3), Florian Altermatt(3), Aurélie Garnier(3), Thomas M. Massie(3), Gian Marco Palamara(3), Amy B. Pedersen(3), Andy Fenton(3)