Staff Profile

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 Google Scholar, ResearchGate, Mendeley & ORCID. Follow me on Twitter @DarrenMarkEvans

Brief CV

• 2020-present: Professor of Ecology and Conservation, Newcastle University
• 2016-2020: Reader in Ecology and Conservation, Newcastle University
• 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 Newcastle University (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)
• Newcastle University NERC IAPETUS DTP 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)
• 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)
• Senior Editor of the BES Journal of Animal Ecology, a top 3 journal in Zoology (2019 - present)
• Member of the Conservation Science Advisory Council for A Rocha International

Membership of Learned Societies

• Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society
• Member of the British Ecological Society (and former Vice-Chair of the Policy Committee)
• Member (and former Council member and Chair, Meetings Committee) of the British Ornithologists' Union

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

Windsor, F. W. ... & Evans, D. M. (2022) Network science: Applications for sustainable agroecosystems and food security. Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation 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. Science Advances 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. Journal of Applied Ecology 57, 1514-1523. 

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

Raimundo, R. L. J., Guimaraes, P. R. & Evans, D. M. (2018) Adaptive Networks for Restoration Ecology. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 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. Functional Ecology 30, 1904-1916.

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

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

Current Grants

• '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.
• 'Benign infections of damaging epidemics: the influence of biology, the environment and agricultural practice on vector-borne phytobacteria (CALIBER)' Funding BBSRC SPF.

Recently Completed Grants

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

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, Newcastle) and Prof. Neil Boonham (SNES, Newcastle). Funding Defra/Newcastle University (joint-studentship).

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: NERC ONE Planet DTP.

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, Newcastle) 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, Newcastle). Funding: BBSRC NLD DTP.

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

Aifionn Evans (Research Assistant) 'Oak Processionary Moth nest processing'. In collaboration with Dr. James Kitson (PI, SNES, Newcastle) and Dr. Nigel Straw (Forest Research). Funding: Defra.

Alumni (since joining Newcastle)

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 Newcastle University).

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 Newcastle University.

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, Newcastle). Funding: Research Excellence Academy, Newcastle.

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, Newcastle) and Dr. James Kitson (SNES, Newcastle). 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: NERC IAPETUS DTP 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 here.

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, Newcastle) and Prof. Hans-Peter Klenk (SNES, Newcastle). 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.

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 Newcastle University and The James Hutton Institute (with support from BTO). Dr. Malm took up a post-doctoral position at Umeå university, Sweden.

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 Newcastle University.

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, Newcastle). Funding: Institute for Sustainability, Newcastle University.

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 Newcastle University 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, Newcastle). Funding: Forestry Commission England. Ms. Collinson was awarded a place on University of Amsterdam's Science Programme in Biological Sciences.

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.

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

• Articles

  • Cuff JP, Evans DM, Vaughan IP, Wilder SM, Tercel MPTG, Windsor FM. Networking nutrients: how nutrition determines the structure of ecological networks . Journal of Animal Ecology 2024, epub ahead of print.
  • Hawthorne BSJ, Cuff JP, Collins LE, Evans DM. Metabarcoding advances agricultural invertebrate biomonitoring by enhancing resolution, increasing throughput, and facilitating network inference. Agricultural and Forest Entomology 2024, epub ahead of print.
  • Petsopoulos D, Cuff JP, Bell JR, Kitson JJN, Collins L, Boonham N, Morales-Hojas R, Evans DM. Identifying archived insect bulk samples using DNA metabarcoding: A case study using the long-term Rothamsted Insect Survey. Environmental DNA 2024, 6(3), e542.
  • Windsor FM, van den Hoogen J, Crowther TW, Evans DM. Using ecological networks to answer questions in global biogeography and ecology. Journal of Biogeography 2023, 50(1), 57-69.
  • Cuff JP, Kitson JJN, Hemprich-Bennett D, Tercel MPTG, Browett SS, Evans DM. The predator problem and PCR primers in molecular dietary analysis: swamped or silenced; depth or breadth?. 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. Point of (no) return? Vegetation structure and diversity of restored mangroves in Sulawesi, Indonesia, 14–16 years on. 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. Molecular Identification and Biotechnological Potential of Cerithidea cingulata-and Lottia scabra Associated Fungi as Extracellular Enzyme Producer and Anti-Vibriosis Agent. Ilmu Kelautan: Indonesian Journal of Marine Sciences 2023, 28(2), 136-147.
  • Evans DM. Mitigating the impacts of street lighting on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 2023, 378(1892).
  • Hirt MR, Evans DM, Miller CR, Ryser R. Light pollution in complex ecological systems. 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. Using motifs in ecological networks to identify the role of plants in crop margins for multiple agriculture functions. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 2022, 331, 107912.
  • Peel K, Evans DM, Emary C. Ternary network models for disturbed ecosystems. 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. Network science: Applications for sustainable agroecosystems and food security. Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation 2022, 20(2), 79-90.
  • Moss ED, Evans DM. Experimental Climate Warming Reduces Floral Resources and Alters Insect Visitation and Wildflower Seed Set in a Cereal Agro-Ecosystem. Frontiers in Plant Science 2022, 13, 826205.
  • Cuff JP, Evans SA, Porteous IA, Quinonez J, Evans DM. Candy-striped spider leaf and habitat preferences for egg deposition. 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. Assessing mangrove restoration practices using species-interaction networks. Restoration Ecology 2022, 30(4), e13546.
  • Petsopoulos D, Lunt DH, Bell JR, Kitson JJN, Collins L, Boonham N, Morales-Hojas R, Evans DM. Using network ecology to understand and mitigate long-term insect declines. Ecological Entomology 2021, 46(4), 693-698.
  • Boyes DH, Evans DM, Fox R, Parsons MS, Pocock MJO. Street lighting has detrimental impacts on local insect populations. Science Advances 2021, 7(35), eabi8322.
  • Banza P, Evans DM, Medeiros R, Macgregor CJ, Belo ADF. Short-term positive effects of wildfire on diurnal insects and pollen transport in a Mediterranean ecosystem. 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. Potential of fungi isolated from a mangrove ecosystem in Northern Sulawesi, Indonesia: Protease, cellulase and anti-microbial capabilities. Biodiversitas 2021, 22(4), 1717-1724.
  • Depra MS, Evans DM, Gaglianone MC. Pioneer herbaceous plants contribute to the restoration of pollination interactions in restinga habitats in tropical Atlantic Forest. Restoration Ecology 2021, 30(4), e13544.
  • Cuff JP, Windsor FM, Tercel MPTG, Kitson JJN, Evans DM. Overcoming the pitfalls of merging dietary metabarcoding into ecological networks. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 2021, 13(3), 545-559.
  • Moss ED, Evans DM, Atkins JP. Investigating the impacts of climate change on ecosystem services in UK agro- ecosystems: An application of the DPSIR framework. Land Use Policy 2021, 105, 105394.
  • Windsor FM, Tavella J, Rother DC, Raimundo RLG, Devoto M, Guimarães Jr PR, Evans DM. Identifying plant mixes for multiple ecosystem service provision in agricultural systems using ecological networks. Journal of Applied Ecology 2021, 58(12), 2770-2782.
  • Emary C, Evans DM. Can a complex ecosystem survive the loss of a large fraction of its species? A random matrix theory of secondary extinction. Oikos 2021, 130(9), 1512-1522.
  • Miller KE, Polaszek A, Evans DM. A dearth of data: fitting parasitoids into ecological networks. Trends in Parasitology 2021, 37(10), 863-874.
  • Evans DM, Kitson JNN. Molecular ecology as a tool for understanding pollination and other plant–insect interactions. 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. Livestock grazing impacts upon components of the breeding productivity of a common upland insectivorous passerine: results from a long-term experiment. Journal of Applied Ecology 2020, 57(8), 1514-1523.
  • Banza P, Macgregor CJ, Belo ADF, Fox R, Pocock MJO, Evans DM. Wildfire alters the structure and seasonal dynamics of nocturnal pollen‐transport networks. Functional Ecology 2019, 33(10), 1882-1892.
  • Macgregor CJ, Pocock MJO, Fox R, Evans DM. Effects of street lighting technologies on the success and quality of pollination in a nocturnally pollinated plant. Ecosphere 2019, 10(1), e02550.
  • Kitson JJN, Hahn C, Sands RJ, Straw NA, Evans DM, Lunt DH. Detecting host–parasitoid interactions in an invasive Lepidopteran using nested tagging DNA metabarcoding. Molecular Ecology 2019, 28(2), 471-483.
  • Macgregor CJ, Kitson JJN, Fox R, Hahn C, Lunt DH, Pocock MJO, Evans DM. Construction, validation, and application of nocturnal pollen transport networks in an agro‐ecosystem: a comparison using light microscopy and DNA metabarcoding. Ecological Entomology 2019, 44(1), 17-29.
  • Francisco TM, Couto DR, Evans DM, Garbin ML, Ruiz-Miranda CR. Structure and robustness of an epiphyte–phorophyte commensalistic network in a neotropical inselberg. Austral Ecology 2018, 43(8), 903-914.
  • Bennett AE, Evans DM, Powell JR. Potentials and pitfalls in the analysis of bipartite networks to understand plant–microbe interactions in changing environments. Functional Ecology 2018, 33(1), 107-117.
  • Derocles SAP, Lunt DH, Berthe SCF, Nichols PC, Moss ED, Evans DM. Climate-warming alters the structure of farmland tri-trophic ecological networks and reduces crop yield. Molecular Ecology 2018, 27(23), 4931-4946.
  • Raimundo RLG, Guimarães PR, Evans DM. Adaptive Networks for Restoration Ecology. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 2018, 33(9), 664-675.
  • Kemp JE, Evans DM, Augustyn WJ, Ellis AG. Invariant antagonistic network structure despite high spatial and temporal turnover of interactions. Ecography 2017, 40(11), 1315-1324.
  • Macgregor CJ, Evans DM, Fox R, Pocock MJO. The dark side of street lighting: impacts on moths and evidence for the disruption of nocturnal pollen transport. Global Change Biology 2016, 23(2), 697-707.
  • Kitson JJN, Hahn C, Sands RJ, Straw NA, Evans DM, Lunt DH. Nested metabarcode tagging: a robust tool for studying species interactions in ecology and evolution. bioRxiv 2016, 035071.
  • Evans DM, Kitson JJN, Lunt DH, Straw NA, Pocock MJO. Merging DNA metabarcoding and ecological network analysis to understand and build resilient terrestrial ecosystems. Functional Ecology 2016, 30, 1904-1916.
  • Derocles SAP, Plantegenest M, Rasplus JY, Marie A, Evans DM, Lunt DH, Le Ralec A. Are generalist Aphidiinae (Hym. Braconidae) mostly cryptic species complexes?. Systematic Entomology 2016, 41(2), 379-391.
  • Banza P, Belo ADF, Evans DM. The structure and robustness of nocturnal Lepidopteran pollen-transfer networks in a biodiversity hotspot. 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. The cascading impacts of livestock grazing in upland ecosystems: a 10-year experiment. Ecosphere 2015, 6(3), 1-15.
  • Berthe SCF, Derocles SAP, Lunt DH, Kimball BA, Evans DM. Simulated climate-warming increases Coleoptera activity-densities and reduces community diversity in a cereal crop. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 2015, 210, 11-14.
  • Derocles SAP, Evans DM, Nichols PC, Evans SA, Lunt DH. Determining plant-leaf miner-parasitoid interactions: a DNA barcoding approach. PLOS One 2015, 10(2), e0117872.
  • Pocock MJO, Evans DM. The success of the horse-chestnut leaf-miner, Cameraria ohridella, in the UK revealed with hypothesis-led citizen science. PLOS One 2014, 9(1), e86226.
  • Derocles SAP, Le Ralec A, Besson MM, Maret M, Walton A, Evans DM, Plantegenest M. Molecular analysis reveals high compartmentalization in aphid-primary parasitoid networks and low parasitoid sharing between crop and noncrop habitats. Molecular Ecology 2014, 23(15), 3900-3911.
  • Fraser MD, Moorby JM, Vale JE, Evans DM. Mixed grazing systems benefit both upland biodiversity and livestock production. PLOS One 2014, 9(2), e89054.
  • Villar N, Cornulier T, Evans D, Pakeman R, Redpath S, Lambin X. Experimental evidence that livestock grazing intensity affects cyclic vole population regulation processes. Population Ecology 2014, 56(1), 55-61.
  • Zotarelli HGS, Evans DM, Bego LR, Sofia SH. A comparison of social bee-plant networks between two urban areas. Neotropical Entomology 2014, 43(5), 399-408.
  • Evans DM, Pocock MJO, Memmott J. The robustness of a network of ecological networks to habitat loss. 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. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal networks vary throughout the growing season and between successional stages. 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. Addressing gender imbalances in Animal Conservation. 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. Maternal condition, yolk androgens and offspring performance: a supplemental feeding experiment in the lesser black-backed gull (Larus Fuscus). 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. A roadmap for biomonitoring in the 21st century: merging methods into metrics via ecological networks. In: David A. Bohan, Alex J. Dumbrell, ed. Advances in Ecological Research. Elsevier, 2023.
  • Derocles SAP, Bohan DA, Dumbrell AJ, Kitson JJN, Massol F, Pauvert C, Plantegenest M, Vacher C, Evans DM. Biomonitoring for the 21st Century: Integrating Next-Generation Sequencing Into Ecological Network Analysis. 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. The visualisation of ecological networks, and their use as a tool for engagement, advocacy and management. 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. Networking agroecology: integrating the diversity of agroecosystem interactions. 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. Multiple mechanisms control the breeding density of meadow pipit. 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. Effects of grazing management on upland bird populations: disentangling habitat structure and arthropod food supply. In: Crossing Frontiers - Landscape Ecology Down Under. 2003, Darwin, Australia: International Association for Landscape Ecology World congress.

• Editorials

  • Sanders NJ, Salguero-Gomez R, Evans DM, Gaillard J-M, Lancaster LT. Journal of Animal Ecology in 2023: Looking back and looking forward. 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. Time counts in animal ecology. 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 journeys: Building on our reputation in animal ecology with new ways to publish. Journal of Animal Ecology 2021, 90(12), 2724-2725.
  • Gordon IJ, Altwegg R, Evans DM, Ewen JG, Guillera-Arroita G, Johnson JA, Young JK. 20th Anniversary Editorial: Animal Conservation 1998–2018. Animal Conservation 2018, 21(1), 1-2.
  • Evans DM, Gilbert JDJ, Port GR. Everything is connected: network thinking in entomology. Ecological Entomology 2017, 42(S1), 1-3.
  • Gordon IJ, Altwegg R, Evans DM, Ewen JG, Johnson JA, Pettorelli N, Young JK. Reducing agricultural loss and food waste: how will nature fare?. Animal Conservation 2016, 19(4), 305-308.
  • Johnson JA, Altwegg R, Evans DM, Ewen JG, Gordon IJ, Pettorelli N, Young JK. Is there a future for genome-editing technologies in conservation?. Animal Conservation 2016, 19(2), 97-101.
  • Evans DM, Altwegg R, Garner TWJ, Compper ME, Gordon IJ, Johnson JA, Pettorelli N. Biodiversity offsetting: what are the challenges, opportunities and research priorities for animal conservation?. 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. Enhancing communication between conservation biologists and conservation practitioners: Letter from the Conservation Front Line. 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. Challenges and opportunities for animal conservation from renewable energy development. 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. Confronting the costs and conflicts associated with biodiversity. 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

  • Sanders D, Hirt MR, Brose U, Evans DM, Gaston KJ, Gauzens B, Ryser R. How artificial light at night may rewire ecological networks: concepts and models. 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. Environmental DNA as an emerging tool in botanical research. 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. Safeguarding Imperiled Biodiversity and Evolutionary Processes in the Wallacea Center of Endemism. BioScience 2022, 72(11), 1118-1130.
  • Boyes DH, Evans DM, Fox R, Parsons MS, Pocock MJO. Is light pollution driving moth population declines? A review of causal mechanisms across the life cycle. Insect Conservation and Diversity 2021, 14(2), 167-187.
  • Macgregor CJ, Pocock MJO, Fox R, Evans DM. Pollination by nocturnal Lepidoptera, and the effects of light pollution: a review. Ecological Entomology 2015, 40(3), 187-198.