Patrick A. Omeja

Makerere University — UG

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

23h-index1.6kcitations68works1.52yr avg
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Research Topics

Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(24), Primate Behavior and Ecology(21), Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management(19), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies(13), Zoonotic diseases and public health(7)

Publications68 total

Managing Uganda's Biodiversity Amid Climate and Societal Change
African Journal of Ecology·2026Open Access
Elephants inhabiting two forested sites in western Uganda exhibit contrasting patterns of species identity, density, and history of hybridization
2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Yaws Circulating in Nonhuman Primates, Uganda and Rwanda
Emerging infectious diseases·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Solar radiation and atmospheric CO$_2$ predict young leaf production in a moist evergreen tropical forest: Insights from 23 years
ArXiv.org·2025Open Access
A long‐term study on food choices and nutritional goals of a leaf‐eating primate
Ecosphere·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Parks can effectively protect ungulates and elephants despite a constant poaching threat
Global Ecology and Conservation·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
Fifty+ years of primate research illustrates complex drivers of abundance and increasing primate numbers
American Journal of Primatology·2023· 7 citedOpen Access
Wild animals leave DNA on plants, making them easier to track – here’s what scientists found in a Ugandan rainforest
2023
Vertebrate environmental DNA from leaf swabs
Current Biology·2023· 40 citedOpen Access
The effects of the invasive species, <i>Lantana camara</i>, on regeneration of an African rainforest
African Journal of Ecology·2023· 15 citedOpen Access
30 years brings changes to the arthropod community of Kibale National Park, Uganda
Biotropica·2023· 10 citedOpen Access
The Movement of Pathogen Carrying Flies at the Human–Wildlife Interface
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2023Open Access
Elephant Movements, Abundance, and Use of Water Sources in Kibale National Park, Uganda
2023· 3 cited
Climate change can be beaten – why some scientists are hopeful
2022
Mitigating crop raiding by forest elephants and baboons at Kibale National Park
African Journal of Ecology·2022· 10 cited
The Movement of Pathogen Carrying Flies at the Human–Wildlife Interface
EcoHealth·2022· 5 citedOpen Access
The future of sub-Saharan Africa’s biodiversity in the face of climate and societal change
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution·2022· 72 citedOpen Access
Social media’s potential to promote conservation at the local level: an assessment in eleven primate range countries
Folia Primatologica·2022· 6 citedOpen Access
Genetics and community-based restoration can guide conservation of forest fragments for endangered primates
Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation·2022· 3 citedOpen Access
Exploring multiple dimensions of conservation success: Long‐term wildlife trends, anti‐poaching efforts and revenue sharing in Kibale National Park, Uganda
Animal Conservation·2022· 29 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Colin A. Chapman(48), Urs Kalbitzer(15), Dipto Sarkar(14), Jan F. Gogarten(13), Tony L. Goldberg(10), Michael J. Lawes(9), Jessica M. Rothman(7), Charles Tumwesigye(7), J. Obua(6), Rafael Reyna‐Hurtado(6), Joel Hartter(6), Nelson Ting(6), Kim Valenta(6), Aerin L. Jacob(5), Lauren J. Chapman(5), Rong Hou(5), Ria R. Ghai(4), Noah D. Simons(4), Addisu Mekonnen(4), Sarah Bortolamiol(4)